Local and special acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia 1993 [volume 2]

Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia Georgia Law, Georgia Georgia. Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia 19930000 English

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LOCAL AND SPECIAL ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA 1993 19930000 COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME ONE Acts by NumbersPage References vi Bills and ResolutionsAct Number References xiii Acts and Resolutions of General Application 1 Appellate CourtsPersonnel I Superior CourtsPersonnel and Calendars II IndexTabular XV IndexGeneral LVI Population of Georgia CountiesAlphabetically CLXVI Population of Georgia CountiesNumerically CLXXII Population of Municipalities CLXXIV Population of Judicial Circuits CLXXXV Georgia Senatorial Districts, Alphabetically by County CLXXXVIII Georgia Senators, Alphabetically by Name CXC Georgia Senators, Numerically by District CXCIII Georgia House Districts, Alphabetically by County CXCVI Georgia Representatives, Numerically by Name CXCVIII Georgia Representatives, Numerically by District CCVI Status of Referendum Elections CCXIV Governor's Proclamation on Ratification or Rejection of Constitutional Amendments at November, 1992, General Election CCCXL Vetoes by the Governor CCCXLV VOLUME TWO Acts by NumbersPage References vi Bills and ResolutionsAct Number References xiii Acts and Resolutions of Local Application 3501 County Home Rule Actions 5343 Municipal Home Rule Actions 5443 Appellate CourtsPersonnel I Superior CourtsPersonnel and Calendars II IndexTabular XV IndexGeneral LVI Population of Georgia CountiesAlphabetically CLXVI Population of Georgia CountiesNumerically CLXXII Population of Municipalities CLXXIV Population of Judicial Circuits CLXXXV Georgia Senatorial Districts, Alphabetically by County CLXXXVIII Georgia Senators, Alphabetically by Name CXC Georgia Senators, Numerically by District CXCIII Georgia House Districts, Alphabetically by County CXCVI Georgia Representatives, Alphabetically by Name CXCVIII Georgia Representatives, Numerically by District CCVI Status of Referendum Elections CCXIV Governor's Proclamation on Ratification or Rejection of Constitutional Amendments at November, 1992, General Election CCCXL Vetoes by the Governor CCCXLV

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COMPILER'S NOTE General Acts and Resolutions of the 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia will be found in Volume I beginning at page 1. No amendments to the Constitution of the State of Georgia were proposed in 1993. Local and Special Acts and Resolutions will be found in Volume II beginning at page 3501. Home rule actions by counties which were filed in the office of the Secretary of State during 1992 are printed in Volume II beginning at page 5343. Home rule actions by municipalities which were filed in the office of the Secretary of State during 1992 are printed in Volume II beginning at page 5443. There are no numbered pages between page 1994 and page 3501. This allows both volumes to be compiled and printed simultaneously. Indexes are printed in each volume and cover material in both volumes. The tabular indexes list matter by broad categories. The general index is a detailed alphabetical index by subject matter. Where it is possible to do so, general Acts have been indexed by reference to the titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated which they amend and the tabular index also contains a list of Code sections which have been amended, enacted, or repealed. Each Act is preceded by the Act number assigned by the Governor and the House Bill or Senate Bill number which it was given when introduced in the General Assembly. Each Resolution is preceded by the Resolution Act number assigned by the Governor and the House Resolution or Senate Resolution number. Each Act or Resolution which was signed by the Governor is followed by the approval date on which it was signed by the Governor. The Resolution beginning on page 1988 was not signed by the Governor. See the note at the end of that Resolution. ACTS BY NUMBERS, PAGE REFERENCES Act No. Page 1 3501 2 3514 3 3529 4 3538 5 3552 6 3560 7 3568 8 3576 9 3584 10 3588 11 3594 12 3601 13 3614 14 3620 15 3630 16 3637 17 3643 18 3651 19 3659 20 3667 21 3674 22 3682 23 3691 24 3699 25 3706 26 3714 27 3722 28 3730 29 3737 30 1 31 3746 32 3748 33 3754 34 3757 35 3767 36 3778 37 3784 38 3792 39 3801 40 3803 41 3806 42 3812 43 3820 44 3827 45 3830 46 4 47 3831 48 3839 49 3846 50 3857 51 3881 52 6 53 3888 54 3895 55 3897 56 3904 57 3909 58 3928 59 3934 60 3941 61 3945 62 3961 63 3966 64 3981 65 4006 66 4007 67 4014 68 4020 69 4022 70 4059 71 4064 72 4073 73 4082 74 4087 75 83 76 4091 77 4127 78 4136 79 4144 80 4151 81 4162 82 4174 83 86 84 91 85 118 86 4180 87 4187 88 4191 89 4195 90 4196 91 4198 92 4200 93 4203 94 4205 95 4213 96 4215 97 4226 98 4228 99 4232 100 4245 101 4248 102 4250 103 4256 104 4258 105 4269 106 4271 107 4273 108 4275 109 4278 110 4282 111 4284 112 4286 113 4288 114 4291 115 4308 116 4310 117 4312 118 4314 119 4316 120 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1712 586 1716 587 1719 588 1721 589 1728 590 1731 591 1732 592 1736 593 5337 594 5340 595 1744 596 1774 597 1775 598 1777 599 1780 600 1781 601 1793 602 1795 603 1797 604 1805 605 1813 606 1815 607 1817 608 1819 609 1909 610 1914 611 1941 612 1969 613 1980 614 1983 615 1985 616 1987 RESOLUTIONS BY NUMBERS, PAGE REFERENCES Res. Act No. Page 1 513 2 1097 3 1100 4 1102 5 1104 6 1107 7 1117 8 1122 9 1126 10 1132 11 1134 12 1137 13 1139 14 1145 15 1150 16 1153 17 1158 18 1159 19 1161 20 1163 21 1169 22 1170 23 1172 24 1173 25 1175 26 1177 27 1178 28 1179 29 1180 30 1181 31 1185 32 1189 33 1191 34 1195 35 1197 36 1198 37 1199 38 1200 39 1205 40 1208 41 5333 42 1210 43 1212 44 1214 45 1216 46 1219 47 1221 48 1225 49 1229 50 5336 51 1952 52 1958 53 1961 54 1963 55 1965 56 1988

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BILLS AND RESOLUTIONSACT NUMBER REFERENCES House Bill Act No. Page HB 2 316 394 HB 4 358 516 HB 7 3 3529 HB 8 4 3538 HB 9 5 3552 HB 11 1 3501 HB 12 2 3514 HB 13 6 3560 HB 14 7 3568 HB 15 8 3576 HB 16 9 3584 HB 17 10 3588 HB 19 110 4282 HB 20 11 3594 HB 21 476 936 HB 24 477 940 HB 29 410 630 HB 30 411 632 HB 33 13 3614 HB 34 413 698 HB 35 14 3620 HB 38 327 432 HB 39 328 434 HB 47 369 565 HB 49 368 563 HB 58 Vetoed HB 62 414 699 HB 63 415 700 HB 66 478 947 HB 69 366 542 HB 75 394 576 HB 76 416 701 HB 77 417 702 HB 79 418 705 HB 83 564 1574 HB 84 565 1579 HB 86 609 1909 HB 87 280 294 HB 90 613 1980 HB 93 603 1797 HB 94 419 707 HB 100 552 1445 HB 103 21 3674 HB 107 420 710 HB 108 12 3601 HB 113 601 1793 HB 114 45 3830 HB 115 109 4278 HB 116 281 296 HB 119 15 3630 HB 120 16 3637 HB 121 52 6 HB 123 108 4275 HB 124 602 1795 HB 125 421 712 HB 127 17 3643 HB 129 107 4273 HB 130 422 715 HB 135 106 4271 HB 137 423 717 HB 138 433 735 HB 139 282 299 HB 140 424 719 HB 142 434 738 HB 143 559 1529 HB 144 83 86 HB 145 84 91 HB 146 85 118 HB 149 526 1231 HB 152 26 3714 HB 155 20 3667 HB 156 19 3659 HB 157 105 4269 HB 159 18 3651 HB 164 527 1260 HB 167 425 721 HB 168 435 757 HB 172 436 762 HB 174 362 535 HB 191 571 1664 HB 195 317 396 HB 197 363 537 HB 205 426 724 HB 206 Vetoed HB 213 427 725 HB 214 428 727 HB 216 27 3722 HB 217 28 3730 HB 218 429 728 HB 222 395 577 HB 223 Vetoed HB 224 283 301 HB 226 36 3778 HB 227 572 1665 HB 228 430 730 HB 229 284 303 HB 232 285 304 HB 237 367 543 HB 239 431 732 HB 242 396 579 HB 243 562 1544 HB 244 563 1550 HB 246 549 1436 HB 248 573 1667 HB 252 528 1278 HB 254 574 1669 HB 255 365 541 HB 257 318 399 HB 258 432 733 HB 259 608 1819 HB 261 397 585 HB 264 174 123 HB 265 605 1813 HB 269 479 961 HB 277 210 290 HB 280 398 588 HB 283 286 305 HB 284 287 308 HB 289 31 3746 HB 292 Vetoed HB 293 288 311 HB 294 319 416 HB 296 289 313 HB 298 575 1670 HB 299 480 966 HB 300 529 1279 HB 301 481 968 HB 302 290 315 HB 303 329 435 HB 306 330 438 HB 308 482 969 HB 316 291 316 HB 320 483 972 HB 322 530 1290 HB 327 484 974 HB 332 32 3748 HB 333 485 979 HB 334 22 3682 HB 335 577 1676 HB 338 41 3806 HB 340 292 317 HB 341 331 440 HB 342 33 3754 HB 344 486 981 HB 346 332 442 HB 349 437 765 HB 350 567 1647 HB 352 333 444 HB 353 320 417 HB 360 334 446 HB 362 531 1292 HB 363 104 4258 HB 364 37 3784 HB 365 38 3792 HB 374 399 590 HB 377 335 447 HB 378 103 4256 HB 379 293 319 HB 383 595 1744 HB 384 400 597 HB 385 438 768 HB 386 336 448 HB 388 102 4250 HB 393 39 3801 HB 395 412 633 HB 399 76 4091 HB 400 321 418 HB 402 487 982 HB 403 576 1673 HB 406 100 4245 HB 409 337 450 HB 410 338 452 HB 411 95 4213 HB 412 29 3737 HB 413 101 4248 HB 414 34 3757 HB 421 488 986 HB 422 211 4612 HB 425 212 4614 HB 428 596 1774 HB 442 98 4228 HB 443 99 4232 HB 444 96 4215 HB 447 439 772 HB 449 92 4200 HB 450 91 4198 HB 453 93 4203 HB 454 566 1585 HB 456 42 3812 HB 457 94 4205 HB 458 97 4226 HB 459 43 3820 HB 462 440 776 HB 463 489 992 HB 465 47 3831 HB 466 48 3839 HB 468 49 3846 HB 470 90 4196 HB 472 490 995 HB 474 89 4195 HB 476 339 453 HB 485 569 1654 HB 486 570 1660 HB 487 40 3803 HB 489 532 1315 HB 490 402 604 HB 491 554 1497 HB 493 401 603 HB 496 491 1000 HB 497 403 607 HB 502 404 608 HB 508 340 454 HB 509 53 3888 HB 511 341 456 HB 515 342 457 HB 520 578 1678 HB 522 533 1336 HB 523 553 1490 HB 528 343 459 HB 536 568 1649 HB 538 344 462 HB 540 441 778 HB 543 492 1003 HB 544 493 1008 HB 547 494 1012 HB 548 111 4284 HB 550 77 4127 HB 551 75 83 HB 552 345 464 HB 556 443 782 HB 557 112 4286 HB 568 294 320 HB 569 495 1014 HB 570 35 3767 HB 583 66 4007 HB 584 346 465 HB 585 347 467 HB 586 44 3827 HB 588 113 4288 HB 593 348 468 HB 595 55 3897 HB 597 442 779 HB 600 444 784 HB 603 114 4291 HB 604 236 4749 HB 612 115 4308 HB 614 116 4310 HB 619 73 4082 HB 621 213 4616 HB 626 237 4767 HB 630 555 1502 HB 634 279 4978 HB 636 117 4312 HB 643 56 3904 HB 648 405 611 HB 651 579 1683 HB 653 534 1339 HB 657 118 4314 HB 660 445 786 HB 661 446 787 HB 669 535 1362 HB 673 238 4771 HB 677 536 1365 HB 678 295 323 HB 680 447 788 HB 682 214 4619 HB 687 50 3857 HB 688 119 4316 HB 689 496 1020 HB 691 215 4622 HB 695 448 790 HB 696 239 4780 HB 697 51 3881 HB 701 120 4318 HB 704 406 615 HB 712 548 1434 HB 713 371 5075 HB 714 497 1023 HB 717 67 4014 HB 718 583 1693 HB 719 537 1368 HB 720 449 791 HB 728 450 792 HB 730 121 4332 HB 731 122 4324 HB 735 216 4631 HB 737 580 1687 HB 741 364 539 HB 743 123 4326 HB 744 57 3909 HB 745 Vetoed HB 746 124 4328 HB 750 538 1372 HB 751 451 794 HB 753 539 1374 HB 755 452 795 HB 756 68 4020 HB 757 58 3928 HB 758 59 3934 HB 759 453 797 HB 764 540 1389 HB 768 454 800 HB 774 71 4064 HB 775 60 3941 HB 776 72 4073 HB 779 455 801 HB 780 125 4331 HB 781 582 1690 HB 782 456 803 HB 784 606 1815 HB 787 462 813 HB 789 54 3895 HB 790 217 4637 HB 792 457 805 HB 793 218 4641 HB 797 498 1028 HB 802 407 617 HB 810 458 806 HB 811 558 1512 HB 813 61 3945 HB 814 62 3961 HB 815 63 3966 HB 817 78 4136 HB 818 79 4144 HB 825 126 4333 HB 826 499 1030 HB 830 127 4335 HB 831 128 4341 HB 833 129 4351 HB 836 219 292 HB 839 130 4354 HB 840 220 4647 HB 841 64 3981 HB 843 74 4087 HB 844 409 629 HB 845 65 4006 HB 846 131 4356 HB 853 132 4359 HB 855 80 4151 HB 856 133 4361 HB 858 81 4162 HB 859 134 4370 HB 867 135 4378 HB 868 136 4380 HB 869 137 4382 HB 870 459 808 HB 872 138 4384 HB 873 372 5083 HB 874 221 4649 HB 875 222 4652 HB 876 373 5092 HB 885 460 809 HB 888 223 4663 HB 899 70 4059 HB 908 374 5100 HB 909 224 4698 HB 910 139 4386 HB 911 240 4784 HB 916 241 4795 HB 917 242 4805 HB 918 140 4404 HB 919 142 4408 HB 920 360 521 HB 921 225 4708 HB 924 226 4710 HB 927 143 4410 HB 928 461 811 HB 930 375 5112 HB 935 144 4413 HB 936 581 1688 HB 940 227 4718 HB 941 600 1781 HB 942 69 4022 HB 944 228 4720 HB 946 229 4723 HB 948 230 4725 HB 949 408 625 HB 950 231 4727 HB 951 232 4730 HB 955 376 5117 HB 958 377 5124 HB 960 233 4737 HB 961 243 4815 HB 962 145 4416 HB 963 141 4406 HB 964 463 863 HB 966 322 419 HB 968 379 5138 HB 970 244 4823 HB 971 245 4827 HB 972 541 1390 HB 976 234 4745 HB 978 Vetoed HB 979 378 5130 HB 982 246 4831 HB 983 380 5143 HB 984 247 4834 HB 985 248 4836 HB 987 249 4841 HB 990 250 4843 HB 991 381 5147 HB 995 251 4845 HB 996 235 4747 HB 1001 252 4847 HB 1002 253 4849 HB 1003 254 4851 HB 1004 255 4853 HB 1005 256 4855 HB 1010 257 4857 HB 1013 258 4860 HB 1014 259 4863 HB 1015 382 5153 HB 1016 383 5161 HB 1017 465 5301 HB 1018 260 4866 HB 1022 261 4870 HB 1023 262 4872 HB 1028 384 5168 HB 1031 263 4874 HB 1032 185 4552 HB 1033 186 4556 HB 1035 187 4561 HB 1036 385 5175 HB 1037 188 4564 HB 1038 189 4566 HB 1039 264 4879 HB 1040 190 4568 HB 1041 265 4914 HB 1042 266 4916 HB 1043 267 4918 HB 1044 191 4570 HB 1045 268 4920 HB 1046 269 4922 HB 1047 270 4929 HB 1048 192 4573 HB 1049 82 4174 HB 1050 271 4931 HB 1051 386 5181 HB 1052 272 4934 HB 1054 387 5186 HB 1055 273 4953 HB 1056 466 5309 HB 1057 193 4574 HB 1058 274 4955 HB 1060 275 4957 HB 1061 388 5190 HB 1069 276 4965 HB 1070 389 5192 HB 1071 464 5262 HB 1072 194 4578 HB 1076 467 5316 HB 1079 195 4580 HB 1081 277 4966 HB 1083 593 5337 HB 1089 196 4582 HB 1093 197 4584 HB 1094 278 4970 HB 1095 198 4587 HB 1096 199 4589 HB 1102 200 4591 HB 1106 201 4592 HB 1107 202 4595 HB 1108 203 4597 HB 1110 390 5205 HB 1115 204 4600 HB 1116 205 4602 HB 1117 206 4604 HB 1118 207 4606 HB 1121 208 4608 HB 1123 209 4610 HB 1124 Vetoed House Resolution Resolution Act No. Page No. HR 16 23 1172 HR 49 24 1173 HR 55 25 1175 HR 64 26 1177 HR 78 27 1178 HR 88 28 1179 HR 119 29 1180 HR 121 30 1181 HR 122 31 1185 HR 123 32 1189 HR 125 33 1191 HR 134 34 1195 HR 155 35 1197 HR 156 36 1198 HR 157 37 1199 HR 167 38 1200 HR 168 39 1205 HR 180 48 1225 HR 182 40 1208 HR 197 41 5333 HR 228 42 1210 HR 229 43 1212 HR 330 44 1214 HR 332 45 1216 HR 374 46 1219 HR 400 47 1221 Senate Bill Act No. Page No. SB 1 584 1695 SB 2 585 1712 SB 3 586 1716 SB 7 359 518 SB 9 361 531 SB 11 604 1805 SB 13 560 1534 SB 14 296 325 SB 15 303 349 SB 16 304 351 SB 17 298 329 SB 18 297 327 SB 19 597 1775 SB 21 23 3691 SB 22 24 3699 SB 23 25 3706 SB 25 349 471 SB 26 612 1969 SB 28 370 568 SB 29 545 1399 SB 30 30 1 SB 45 305 353 SB 48 306 355 SB 51 323 423 SB 61 587 1719 SB 70 542 1394 SB 73 550 1438 SB 74 551 1440 SB 75 147 4426 SB 76 307 360 SB 78 146 4418 SB 83 350 476 SB 85 308 361 SB 87 324 426 SB 88 557 1510 SB 90 309 363 SB 91 310 366 SB 92 311 370 SB 93 312 373 SB 96 148 4429 SB 97 175 288 SB 102 46 4 SB 103 543 1396 SB 104 500 1037 SB 108 325 427 SB 111 149 4431 SB 115 501 1042 SB 117 351 481 SB 125 598 1777 SB 129 607 1817 SB 130 502 1044 SB 133 588 1721 SB 137 299 330 SB 139 Vetoed SB 142 503 1047 SB 145 300 5066 SB 146 504 1048 SB 151 150 4433 SB 152 87 4187 SB 153 88 4191 SB 154 505 1050 SB 156 313 374 SB 162 546 1402 SB 165 506 1051 SB 167 151 4435 SB 171 507 1052 SB 172 508 1054 SB 173 509 1055 SB 175 510 1056 SB 177 152 4437 SB 178 Vetoed SB 179 Vetoed SB 181 Vetoed SB 182 Vetoed SB 183 153 4439 SB 184 Vetoed SB 189 511 1057 SB 191 326 429 SB 192 544 1398 SB 195 154 4441 SB 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SB 358 473 931 SB 359 472 929 SB 369 474 933 SB 371 475 934 SB 372 592 1736 SB 373 168 4482 SB 374 181 4524 SB 375 182 4534 SB 379 86 4180 SB 382 183 4543 SB 383 169 4485 SB 385 170 4490 SB 388 171 4492 SB 389 172 4495 SB 390 594 5340 SB 391 173 4498 SB 392 184 4549 Senate Resolution Resolution Act No. Page No. SR 7 54 1963 SR 8 56 1988 SR 21 51 1952 SR 44 55 1965 SR 64 2 1097 SR 68 3 1100 SR 69 4 1102 SR 109 53 1961 SR 115 5 1104 SR 118 6 1107 SR 119 1 513 SR 121 7 1117 SR 122 8 1122 SR 127 9 1126 SR 131 52 1958 SR 142 10 1132 SR 153 11 1134 SR 156 49 1229 SR 158 12 1137 SR 180 13 1139 SR 200 14 1145 SR 208 15 1150 SR 226 16 1153 SR 230 17 1158 SR 231 18 1159 SR 232 19 1161 SR 233 20 1163 SR 234 21 1169 SR 238 22 1170 SR 250 50 5336

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LOCAL AND SPECIAL ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA 1993 ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTYCOMMISSION; DISTRICTS. No. 1 (House Bill No. 11). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the unification of the existing governments of the City of Athens and Clarke County and providing a charter for the unified government of Athens-Clarke County, approved March 2, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3560), as amended, so as to change the composition of the districts from which the members of the Commission of Athens-Clarke County are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide for monthly reports of the auditor to the commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the unification of the existing governments of the City of Athens and Clarke County and providing a charter for the unified government of Athens-Clarke County, approved March 2, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3560),

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as amended, is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 2-102 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (a) The terms of office of all members of the commission shall be four years and until their successors are elected and qualified, except that a commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the balance of the unexpired term as provided in Section 2-106 of this charter. Those members of the commission elected from District 2, District 4, District 6, District 8, and District 10 who are serving in office on July 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices, shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected, which shall expire at the first regular commission meeting in January, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the commission elected from District 1, District 3, District 5, District 7, and District 9 who are serving in office on July 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices, shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected, which shall expire at the first regular commission meeting in January, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. At the general election immediately preceding the expiration of their terms of office, the commissioners shall be elected from the commissioner districts set forth in Appendix A for terms of office for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. All terms of office shall commence at the first regular meeting in January next following the election. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 6-201 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 6-201. Number of Districts; Boundaries. The territory of the unified government of Athens-Clarke County shall consist of ten commissioner districts. The boundaries of such districts shall be as specifically described and set forth in Appendix A of this charter which is incorporated in this charter by reference.

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Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Appendix A in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Appendix A (a) For the purpose of electing the ten members of the commission, the territory of Athens-Clarke County shall be divided into the following commissioner districts: Commissioner District: 1 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 001A PRECINCT 216-1A (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 720A Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 301A VTD: 0217 PRECINCT 0217 (Part) Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217 VTD: 0218 PRECINCT 0218 (Part) Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 130, 201, 218, 219, 220, 221 VTD: 0219 PRECINCT 0219 (Part) Tract: 0003. Block(s): 101, 107 Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 144 Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 201A, 203, 204, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 404, 406, 407, 408, 414, 415, 416, 417 VTD: 0220 PRECINCT 0220 (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 105, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110A, 110B, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 201B, 202, 205, 206, 207,

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216, 217, 218, 219, 401, 402, 403, 405, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 418B, 419B, 420, 501, 502, 503A, 503B, 504A, 504B, 505, 506A, 506B, 507, 508, 509A, 509B, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 601, 602, 603, 604, 608, 609, 612, 613, 614, 616, 617, 618, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705 VTD: 1899 PRECINCT 1899 (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 605, 606, 607, 610, 611, 615, 707, 708, 711, 720B, 722, 723B, 726, 727, 728, 729, 731, 732 Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 217, 218, 219, 301B, 302 Commissioner District: 2 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 001A PRECINCT 216-1A (Part) Tract: 0003. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 355, 356, 357, 361 Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 419A, 706A, 709, 710, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719A VTD: 001B PRECINCT 216-2B (Part) Tract: 0003. Block(s): 102A, 103A, 104, 105, 106A, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114A, 115A, 117A, 117B, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 331 Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 418A VTD: 0219 PRECINCT 0219 (Part) Tract: 0003. Block(s): 102B, 102C, 103B, 106B, 114B, 115B Tract: 0014.01

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Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 116, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253 VTD: 0220 PRECINCT 0220 (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 706B, 706C, 719B, 723A VTD: 1347 PRECINCT 1347 (Part) Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 211, 212 Commissioner District: 3 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 0004 PRECINCT 216-4 (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 122, 123, 141 Tract: 0002. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 Tract: 0005. Block(s): 102 Tract: 0006. Block(s): 110, 125, 126, 127, 128, 142, 143, 201, 202, 203, 217, 218, 219 VTD: 003B PRECINCT 216-3B (Part) Tract: 0005. Block(s): 103 Tract: 0006. Block(s): 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 Tract: 0009.

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Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243 VTD: 005A PRECINCT 216-5A (Part) Tract: 0006. Block(s): 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 Tract: 0009. Block(s): 114, 115, 220 VTD: 005B PRECINCT 216-5B (Part) Tract: 0009. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113 Commissioner District: 4 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 0004 PRECINCT 216-4 (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143 Tract: 0004. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 Tract: 0005. Block(s): 101 VTD: 001A PRECINCT 216-1A (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 Tract: 0003. Block(s): 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 358, 359, 360 Tract: 0004. Block(s): 101, 110, 201, 202, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214A, 215, 217 Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 303A VTD: 001B PRECINCT 216-2B (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 116, 117 VTD: 002A PRECINCT 216-2A (Part) Tract: 0005.

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Block(s): 104, 105 VTD: 002B PRECINCT 216-2B (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 218, 219, 220, 221 Tract: 0010. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311 VTD: 0217 PRECINCT 0217 (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 216, 222 VTD: 1899 PRECINCT 1899 (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 203B, 214B Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 303B, 304, 305, 306 Commissioner District: 5 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 0004 PRECINCT 216-4 (Part) Tract: 0002. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222 Tract: 0007. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 Tract: 0008. Block(s): 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 127, 128, 129 Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 108A, 108B, 108C, 108D, 108E, 117A, 117B, 118A, 118B, 119A, 120A, 120B, 120C, 120D, 120E, 120F, 121A, 121B, 121C, 121D, 121E, 125, 130A, 130B, 132A, 133A, 133B, 134,

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135 VTD: 005A PRECINCT 216-5A (Part) Tract: 0006. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117 Tract: 0007. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907 Tract: 0008. Block(s): 201 VTD: 005B PRECINCT 216-5B (Part) Tract: 0008. Block(s): 124, 125, 130, 131, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227 VTD: 0219 PRECINCT 0219 (Part) Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 104, 128, 131, 133C VTD: 1347 PRECINCT 1347 (Part) Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108F, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117C, 118C, 119B, 120G, 123, 124, 126, 127, 129, 130C, 130D, 132B VTD: 144A PRECINCT 144B (Part) Tract: 0013.98 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107 Commissioner District: 6 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 0004 PRECINCT 216-4 (Part) Tract: 0008. Block(s): 102 Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 201A, 205A, 206A, 209A, 210A, 210B, 211A, 318A VTD: 005B PRECINCT 216-5B (Part)

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Tract: 0008. Block(s): 209 Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 320, 321, 322, 328A, 329, 330 VTD: 1347 PRECINCT 1347 (Part) Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 122, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205B, 206B, 207, 208, 209B, 210C, 211B, 212, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318B, 319, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328B VTD: 144A PRECINCT 144B (Part) Tract: 0013.98 Block(s): 105, 108, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 210, 501B VTD: 144B PRECINCT 144A (Part) Tract: 0013.98 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317A, 317B, 318A, 318B, 319, 401, 402, 403A, 403B, 404A, 404B, 405A, 405B, 406, 407A, 407B, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 501C, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509 Tract: 0016.98 Block(s): 201B, 301C, 307B, 308B, 308D, 315B, 317B, 318B, 325B, 325D Commissioner District: 7 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 002A PRECINCT 216-2A (Part) Tract: 0010. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 214 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 201, 202, 203, 204 Tract: 0012. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223

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Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 306A, 418A, 419A VTD: 002B PRECINCT 216-2B (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 303, 313, 314, 316 Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 303A, 306B VTD: 003A PRECINCT 216-3A (Part) Tract: 0010. Block(s): 109, 110 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 116, 117 Tract: 0012. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117 VTD: 0217 PRECINCT 0217 (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 317A, 317B, 317C Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 301A, 301B, 302, 303B, 304, 305, 306C VTD: 144A PRECINCT 144B (Part) Tract: 0013.98 Block(s): 109, 110, 111 Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418B, 419B Commissioner District: 8 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 001A PRECINCT 216-1A (Part) Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 307A VTD: 0217 PRECINCT 0217 (Part) Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520 Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 216 VTD: 0218 PRECINCT 0218 (Part)

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Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 106, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 514, 515 VTD: 1899 PRECINCT 1899 (Part) Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 201, 202, 206, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 221, 307B, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 401, 402, 403 Commissioner District: 9 This district shall be composed of Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 combined. Commissioner District: 10 This district shall be composed of Districts 5, 6, 7, and 8 combined. (b) For purposes of this appendix: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control;

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(4) Any part of Athens-Clarke County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this appendix shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Athens-Clarke County which is described in this appendix as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 7-410 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 7-410. Continuing audit. The auditor shall conduct a continuing internal audit of the fiscal affairs and operations of every department, office, and agency of the unified government. The auditor shall present a monthly report of such continuing audit to the members of the commission and be prepared to respond to questions of the commission regarding such report. Section 5 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Athens-Clarke County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 6 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the CEO and Commission of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia intends to apply to the General Assembly of Georgia at the 1993 regular session thereof, for a

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passage of an amendment of the Charter of the Unified Government, of Athens-Clarke County so as to reapportion the election districts of Athens-Clarke County. This notice is given pursuant to Section 28-1-14 OCGA and Article VI, Chapter 2 of the Charter of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County. Denny C. Galls Attorney for Athens-Clarke County GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Louise McBee, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 88th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Athens Daily News, which is the official organ of Clarke County, on the following date: December 4, 1992. /s/ Louise McBee Representative, 88th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires 1-5-97 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993.

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CLARKE COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS; OFFICERS; MEETINGS. No. 2 (House Bill No. 12). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the merger of the existing independent school system of the Mayor and council of the City of Athens and the existing school district in the County of Clarke, approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 3057), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4711), so as to change the composition of the districts from which the members of the Board of Education of Clarke County are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the election of such members and for vacancies in those offices; to provide for terms of office; to provide for qualifications; to provide for a president and vice president of the board and for the compensation of the president and other members of the board; to provide for oaths, meetings, and quorum; to change certain titles of members of the board; to provide for reports and audits; to provide for submissions to the United States Attorney General; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the merger of the existing independent school system of the Mayor and council of the City of Athens and the existing school district in the County of Clarke, approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 3057), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4711), is amended by striking Section 5 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 5. (a) The Board of Education of Clarke County shall be composed of eight members to be elected as provided in this Act. For the purpose of electing members of the Board of Education of Clarke County, the Clarke County

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School District shall be divided into eight education districts as follows: Education District: 1 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 001A PRECINCT 216-1A (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 720A Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 301A VTD: 0217 PRECINCT 0217 (Part) Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217 VTD: 0218 PRECINCT 0218 (Part) Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 130, 201, 218, 219, 220, 221 VTD: 0219 PRECINCT 0219 (Part) Tract: 0003. Block(s): 101, 107 Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 144 Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 201A, 203, 204, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 404, 406, 407, 408, 414, 415, 416, 417 VTD: 0220 PRECINCT 0220 (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 105, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110A, 110B, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 201B, 202, 205, 206, 207, 216, 217, 218, 219, 401, 402, 403, 405, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 418B, 419B, 420, 501, 502, 503A, 503B, 504A, 504B, 505, 506A, 506B, 507, 508, 509A, 509B, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 601, 602, 603, 604, 608, 609, 612, 613, 614, 616, 617, 618, 701, 702, 703,

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704, 705 VTD: 1899 PRECINCT 1899 (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 605, 606, 607, 610, 611, 615, 707, 708, 711, 720B, 722, 723B, 726, 727, 728, 729, 731, 732 Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 217, 218, 219, 301B, 302 Education District: 2 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 001A PRECINCT 216-1A (Part) Tract: 0003. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 355, 356, 357, 361 Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 419A, 706A, 709, 710, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719A VTD: 001B PRECINCT 216-2B (Part) Tract: 0003. Block(s): 102A, 103A, 104, 105, 106A, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114A, 115A, 117A, 117B, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 331 Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 418A VTD: 0219 PRECINCT 0219 (Part) Tract: 0003. Block(s): 102B, 102C, 103B, 106B, 114B, 115B Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 116, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233,

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234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253 VTD: 0220 PRECINCT 0220 (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 706B, 706C, 719B, 723A VTD: 1347 PRECINCT 1347 (Part) Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 211, 212 Education District: 3 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 0004 PRECINCT 216-4 (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 122, 123, 141 Tract: 0002. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 Tract: 0005. Block(s): 102 Tract: 0006. Block(s): 110, 125, 126, 127, 128, 142, 143, 201, 202, 203, 217, 218, 219 VTD: 003B PRECINCT 216-3B (Part) Tract: 0005. Block(s): 103 Tract: 0006. Block(s): 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 Tract: 0009. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243 VTD: 005A PRECINCT 216-5A (Part) Tract: 0006.

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Block(s): 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 Tract: 0009. Block(s): 114, 115, 220 VTD: 005B PRECINCT 216-5B (Part) Tract: 0009. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113 Education District: 4 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 0004 PRECINCT 216-4 (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143 Tract: 0004. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 Tract: 0005. Block(s): 101 VTD: 001A PRECINCT 216-1A (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 Tract: 0003. Block(s): 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 358, 359, 360 Tract: 0004. Block(s): 101, 110, 201, 202, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214A, 215, 217 Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 303A VTD: 001B PRECINCT 216-2B (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 116, 117 VTD: 002A PRECINCT 216-2A (Part) Tract: 0005. Block(s): 104, 105 VTD: 002B PRECINCT 216-2B (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 218, 219, 220, 221 Tract: 0010. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220,

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221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311 VTD: 0217 PRECINCT 0217 (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 216, 222 VTD: 1899 PRECINCT 1899 (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 203B, 214B Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 303B, 304, 305, 306 Education District: 5 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 0004 PRECINCT 216-4 (Part) Tract: 0002. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222 Tract: 0007. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 Tract: 0008. Block(s): 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 127, 128, 129 Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 108A, 108B, 108C, 108D, 108E, 117A, 117B, 118A, 118B, 119A, 120A, 120B, 120C, 120D, 120E, 120F, 121A, 121B, 121C, 121D, 121E, 125, 130A, 130B, 132A, 133A, 133B, 134, 135 VTD: 005A PRECINCT 216-5A (Part) Tract: 0006. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117 Tract: 0007. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209,

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210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907 Tract: 0008. Block(s): 201 VTD: 005B PRECINCT 216-5B (Part) Tract: 0008. Block(s): 124, 125, 130, 131, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227 VTD: 0219 PRECINCT 0219 (Part) Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 104, 128, 131, 133C VTD: 1347 PRECINCT 1347 (Part) Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108F, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117C, 118C, 119B, 120G, 123, 124, 126, 127, 129, 130C, 130D, 132B VTD: 144A PRECINCT 144B (Part) Tract: 0013.98 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107 Education District: 6 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 0004 PRECINCT 216-4 (Part) Tract: 0008. Block(s): 102 Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 201A, 205A, 206A, 209A, 210A, 210B, 211A, 318A VTD: 005B PRECINCT 216-5B (Part) Tract: 0008. Block(s): 209 Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 320, 321, 322, 328A, 329, 330 VTD: 1347 PRECINCT 1347 (Part) Tract: 0013.02 Block(s): 122, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205B, 206B, 207,

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208, 209B, 210C, 211B, 212, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318B, 319, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328B VTD: 144A PRECINCT 144B (Part) Tract: 0013.98 Block(s): 105, 108, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 210, 501B VTD: 144B PRECINCT 144A (Part) Tract: 0013.98 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317A, 317B, 318A, 318B, 319, 401, 402, 403A, 403B, 404A, 404B, 405A, 405B, 406, 407A, 407B, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 501C, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509 Tract: 0016.98 Block(s): 201B, 301C, 307B, 308B, 308D, 315B, 317B, 318B, 325B, 325D Education District: 7 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 002A PRECINCT 217-2A (Part) Tract: 0010. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 214 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 201, 202, 203, 204 Tract: 0012. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223 Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 306A, 418A, 419A VTD: 002B PRECINCT 216-2B (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 303, 313, 314, 316 Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 303A, 306B

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VTD: 003A PRECINCT 216-3A (Part) Tract: 0010. Block(s): 109, 110 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 116, 117 Tract: 0012. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117 VTD: 0217 PRECINCT 0217 (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 317A, 317B, 317C Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 301A, 301B, 302, 303B, 304, 305, 306C VTD: 144A PRECINCT 144B (Part) Tract: 0013.98 Block(s): 109, 110, 111 Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418B, 419B Education District: 8 CLARKE COUNTY VTD: 001A PRECINCT 216-1A (Part) Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 307A VTD: 0217 PRECINCT 0217 (Part) Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520 Tract: 0015.02 Block(s): 216 VTD: 0218 PRECINCT 0218 (Part) Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 106, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 514, 515 VTD: 1899 PRECINCT 1899 (Part) Tract: 0015.01 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 201, 202, 206,

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209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 221, 307B, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 401, 402, 403 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of the Clarke County School District which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of the Clarke County School District which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia.

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(c) Candidates offering for election to said board of education shall designate the education district for which they are offering. There shall be elected one member from each of said districts. No person shall be eligible as a candidate for election to said board of education unless such person shall have been a bona fide resident of the education district for which such person is offering for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the election. If members of the board move their residence from the respective education districts which they represent, their respective positions on the board shall thereby become vacant, and such vacancies shall be filled as provided in subsection (f) of this section. Candidates shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters voting within their respective education districts as provided in subsection (d) of this section. (d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the members of the board of education shall be nominated and elected in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided for in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. The nonpartisan primaries shall be held on the same date as the state-wide general primary in the years during which state-wide general primaries are held and the nonpartisan elections shall be held on the same date as the state-wide general election in the years during which state-wide general elections are held. Except for being elected from education districts as provided for in this section, each member of the board of education shall be nominated and elected at said nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in the applicable provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., known as the `Georgia Election Code.' (e) Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Clarke County shall call and conduct a nonpartisan special election for the initial members of the Board of Education of Clarke County provided for by this section. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those persons elected as such members at that special election shall take office on the first day of January, 1994. In order to provide for staggered terms, the members elected to represent Education

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Districts No. 1, No. 3, No. 5, and No. 7 shall serve for initial terms which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. The members thus elected to represent Education Districts No. 2, No. 4, No. 6, and No. 8 shall serve for initial terms which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. All board of education members elected in subsequent nonpartisan general elections after the nonpartisan special election of 1993 shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election and shall serve for terms of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, so that four members of the board of education shall be elected at the nonpartisan general election held every two years. (f) In the event of a vacancy on the board of education for any reason, other than expiration of term, such vacancy shall be filled as follows: (1) If the vacancy occurs at least 35 days before the first November general election for members of the General Assembly which will be held during the term of the vacated office and there are at least two years remaining in the term of the vacated office, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term of office by the election of a successor at a nonpartisan special election, which shall be held upon the same date as that first November general election, in the education district wherein the vacancy occurred. The remaining members of the board shall appoint a qualified resident of the education district wherein the vacancy exists to fill such vacancy until it is filled by election as provided in this paragraph. The non-partisan special elections provided for in this paragraph and any run-off elections that may be necessary to determine a winner by majority vote of the voters voting within the applicable education district shall be held and conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., known as the `Georgia Election Code.' A person elected to fill a vacancy as provided in this paragraph shall take office on the first day of January immediately following the election to

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serve for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualified; or (2) If the vacancy occurs at any time other than as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the remaining members of the board shall appoint a qualified resident of the education district wherein the vacancy occurred to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualified. (g) The president and vice president of the Board of Education of Clarke County shall be elected from the membership of the board by a majority vote of the members. The president and vice president shall be elected at the first regular meeting of the elected board held in 1994 and at the first regular meeting of the elected board in each even-numbered year thereafter and each shall serve until a successor is elected by the board as herein provided. The president shall be compensated in the amount of $75.00 per meeting not to exceed $375.00 per month, and each of the other members shall be compensated in the amount of $50.00 per meeting not to exceed $250.00 per month. (h) Each member of the board of education, upon assuming office, shall take an oath faithfully to perform the duties of his office; said oath to be administered by the judge of the Superior Court of Clarke County or by the clerk of the same. The board of education shall hold regular monthly meetings on a date fixed by said board but may, by resolution, dispense with such meetings during June, July, and August of each year. The president may call special meetings upon 24 hours' written notice to the board members or shall call a special meeting upon written request of two-thirds of the board members. At all meetings a majority of the entire membership of said board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking the second paragraph of Section 24 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new second paragraph to read as follows:

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The superintendent shall present a monthly report to the members of the board on the fiscal affairs of the school system and shall be prepared to respond to questions of the board concerning such report. Annually, and at such other times as the board of education shall deem advisable, the board shall cause a full and complete audit to be made by a certified public accountant independent of the board, of the books and affairs of said school system. Copies of said audit shall be made available to the board of commissioners and shall be made available for public inspection at the offices of the board of education during regular business hours. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Clarke County to submit this Act and an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4711) to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . Except for Section 1 of this Act, the provisions of this Act shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Those provisions of Section 1 of this Act which relate to and are necessary for the 1993 nonpartisan special election of the initial members of the board of education pursuant to Section 1 of this Act shall become effective as soon as the call for that special election is permissible under that Section 1. The remaining provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION STATE OF GEORGIA ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to provide for the election of members of the Clarke County

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Board of Education, according to 1990 Census data; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes. This 7th day of December, 1992. Edward D. Tolley President, Clarke County Board of Education GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Louise McBee, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 88th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Athens Daily News, which is the official organ of Clarke County, on the following date: December 7, 1992. /s/ Louise McBee Representative, 88th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993.

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CANDLER COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 3 (House Bill No. 7). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Candler County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for a quorum; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for severability; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Candler County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Candler County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Candler County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Candler County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such

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offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Candler County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Candler County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Candler County School District: Education District: 1 CANDLER COUNTY VTD: 0001 METTER (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 150, 222B, 223, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234B, 236A, 236B, 237A, 237B, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260, 267, 268, 304A, 305, 306, 307, 308, 317, 318, 319, 320 VTD: 0002 UNION (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 108, 116, 147A, 151A, 152, 153, 169, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 189 VTD: 0003 ROSEMARY Education District: 2 CANDLER COUNTY VTD: 0001 METTER (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 192, 193, 194, 301, 302, 303, 304B, 309A, 309B, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 312C, 313, 314, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350A, 350B, 351A, 351B, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 501B, 572 Tract: 9503.

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Block(s): 131, 132, 133, 134, 180, 181, 182, 194, 195 VTD: 0002 UNION (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 187, 188, 190, 191, 195, 196, 197 Tract: 9503. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 121, 122, 127, 128, 129, 130, 197 VTD: 0004 PULASKI (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 123, 124, 125, 126, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 196 Education District: 3 CANDLER COUNTY VTD: 0001 METTER (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 501A, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 508, 509, 510, 511, 532, 562A, 562B, 562C, 564A, 564B, 565, 566, 567, 568B, 568C, 569, 570, 571, 573, 574 VTD: 0004 PULASKI (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 116, 117, 118, 119, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147A, 147B, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159A, 159B, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168A, 168B, 169A, 169B, 170A, 170B, 171, 172A, 172B, 173, 174A, 174B, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206A, 206B, 207, 208A, 208B, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297

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Education District: 4 CANDLER COUNTY VTD: 0001 METTER (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 335, 363, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 420, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 446, 507, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 533, 534A, 534B, 534C, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539A, 539B, 539C, 547A, 547B, 553A, 553B, 553C, 554, 555, 556A, 556B, 556C, 557A, 557B, 558A, 558B, 559A, 559B, 560A, 560B, 560C, 561, 563A, 563B, 568A, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580 VTD: 0005 ALINE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 144, 147, 148, 149, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 205, 206, 207, 208, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 222, 223, 224, 225, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 264, 265, 266 VTD: 0006 EVERGREEN Education District: 5 CANDLER COUNTY VTD: 0001 METTER (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 222A, 234A, 235, 255, 256, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 315, 316, 332, 333, 334, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 359, 360, 361, 362, 364, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 419, 421, 422, 423, 445, 540, 541, 544, 545, 546A, 546B, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552 VTD: 0005 ALINE (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 542, 543 Tract: 9502. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131,

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136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 150, 151, 152, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 201, 202, 203, 204, 209, 210, 211, 212, 219, 220, 221 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Candler County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and

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(6) Any part of the Candler County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Candler County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 3, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2 and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1998, and upon the election and

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qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the November state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, the remaining members of the Board of Education of Candler County shall, by majority vote, select a qualified person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy pursuant to this section shall possess the same qualifications as required for election to a full term of office. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Candler County shall be compensated in the amount of $100.00 per month. The chairperson of the board shall be compensated in the amount of $100.00 per month. Members of the board, including the chairperson, shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their official duties. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board annually at its first meeting after January 1 of each year. The chairperson shall serve until the first meeting of the next calendar year. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business before the board. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Candler County School District who is in office on January

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1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occuring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. The school superintendent shall be compensated as provided by the board of education and consistent with any general law of this state and any contract of employment. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Candler County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . Each section and subsection and provision of this Act shall be deemed severable and in the event that any provision is ruled to be invalid, unconstitutional, violative of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, or in conflict with any general law or constitutional provision of this state, the remaining provisions of this Act shall not be affected thereby, and such remaining provisions shall be of full force and effect. Section 11 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Candler County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994.

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Section 12 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the Board of Education of Candler County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; and for other purposes. This 21st day of December, 1992. Honorable John Godbee Representative, 145th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John F. Godbee, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 145th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Metter Advertiser, which is the official organ of Candler County, on the following date: December, 30, 1992. /s/ John F. Godbee Representative, 145th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 7th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993. HARRIS COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 4 (House Bill No. 8). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Harris County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Harris County which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided

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in this Act. The Board of Education of Harris County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Harris County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those appointed members of the Board of Education of Harris who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members until December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Harris County shall consist of seven members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Harris County School District is divided into seven education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Harris County School District: Education District: 1 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 305, 306, 349, 350 VTD: 0003 FLAT SHOALS (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 346, 347, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 377, 378, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 427B, 432, 433, 434 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 246A, 246C, 246D, 247, 248, 249, 280A, 287, 291, 292 Tract: 9802.

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Block(s): 232, 233A, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 105, 106A, 106B, 106C, 108A, 108B, 108C, 108D, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 130, 131B, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136A, 136B, 137A, 137B, 145A, 145B, 146, 147A, 149, 151, 152, 155, 156, 165B, 166, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 291, 293, 297 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 110A, 201, 202, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 209, 302, 303 VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 103B, 104 VTD: 0009 UPPER 19TH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 230, 231, 288 VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 125A, 134, 135, 155B, 156A, 156B, 156C, 157B, 161, 168, 170, 171, 172, 182, 196, 197, 231 VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 110B, 111A, 111B, 112, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116, 117A, 117B, 130, 162, 163, 203B, 269, 522A, 526A, 526B, 528A, 540, 541, 545, 546 VTD: 0012 WHITESVILLE (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 267, 271, 272, 273, 277, 278, 279, 280B, 284, 285, 286, 288, 289, 290, 341, 356, 357, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 379, 380, 381, 382, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228

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Education District: 2 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0003 FLAT SHOALS (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308A, 308B, 309A, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 342, 343, 344, 345, 348, 349, 358, 401B VTD: 0004 GOODMAN VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 104A, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118A, 119A, 120A, 205, 206, 208, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 235, 236 VTD: 0008 SKINNER VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 104B, 118B, 119B, 120B, 222, 229 VTD: 0012 WHITESVILLE (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 274, 275, 276, 295, 296, 297, 301, 302, 338, 339, 340 Education District: 3 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0006 LOWER 19TH VTD: 0009 UPPER 19TH (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 383, 384 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 215, 216, 217, 218, 229, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 279, 281, 282, 284, 285, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326,

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327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 417, 418, 419 Education District: 4 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429A, 431, 434, 435, 436, 437 VTD: 0002 ELLERSLIE (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 429B, 430, 432 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 245, 246, 251, 257, 258, 259, 263, 264, 265 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 103A, 107, 131A, 132A, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 147B, 148, 150, 153, 154, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 167, 168, 169, 170A, 170B, 171, 172, 173, 174A, 174B, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 294, 295, 296 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 207, 208, 301 VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 226, 227, 233B, 234, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 247, 248, 249, 250 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 197 VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part)

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Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125B, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155A, 157A, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 173, 174, 175, 176A, 176B, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 228, 230, 260, 261, 262 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128B, 128C, 129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156B, 157, 158, 159B, 160, 161 Tract: 9805.98 Block(s): 283B, 284B VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 185, 186, 187 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 128A, 131, 156A, 159A, 268, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 501, 502, 503, 504A, 504B, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 523, 524, 525A, 525B, 531, 547 Education District: 5 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221A, 222, 245, 310A, 311, 318, 319, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407A, 408, 409, 410, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 VTD: 0002 ELLERSLIE (Part) Tract: 9804.

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Block(s): 221B, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 266, 267, 296, 297, 407B, 433, 543, 544 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 203, 204, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 275, 276, 277, 278, 289, 290, 292 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 304, 307, 308, 309, 310B, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 321, 322, 330 VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 522B, 527, 528B, 529, 530, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 542, 548, 549 Education District: 6 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 305, 306, 349, 350 VTD: 0003 FLAT SHOALS VTD: 0004 GOODMAN VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 246A, 246C, 246D, 247, 248, 249, 280A, 287, 291, 292 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 232, 233A, 245, 246, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 263, 264, 265 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 103A, 105, 106A, 106B, 106C, 107, 108A, 108B, 108C, 108D, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 130, 131A, 131B, 132A, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136A, 136B, 137A, 137B, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145A, 145B, 146, 147A, 147B, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170A,

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170B, 171, 172, 173, 174A, 174B, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 291, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 110A, 201, 202, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 301, 302, 303 VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY VTD: 0008 SKINNER VTD: 0009 UPPER 19TH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 230, 231, 288 VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 104B, 118B, 119B, 120B, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155A, 155B, 156A, 156B, 156C, 157A, 157B, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176A, 176B, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 222, 228, 229, 230, 231, 260, 261, 262 VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 185, 186, 187 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110B, 111A, 111B, 112, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116, 117A, 117B, 130, 162, 163, 203B, 269, 522A, 526A, 526B, 528A, 540, 541, 545, 546 VTD: 0012 WHITESVILLE Education District: 7 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218,

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219, 220, 221A, 222, 245, 310A, 311, 318, 319, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407A, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429A, 431, 434, 435, 436, 437 VTD: 0002 ELLERSLIE (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 221B, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 407B, 429B, 430, 432, 433, 543, 544 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 203, 204, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 275, 276, 277, 278, 289, 290, 292 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 304, 307, 308, 309, 310B, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 321, 322, 330 VTD: 0006 LOWER 19TH VTD: 0009 UPPER 19TH (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 383, 384 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 215, 216, 217, 218, 229, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 279, 281, 282, 284, 285, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376,

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377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 417, 418, 419 VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128B, 128C, 129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156B, 157, 158, 159B, 160, 161 Tract: 9805.98 Block(s): 283B, 284B VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 128A, 131, 156A, 159A, 268, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 501, 502, 503, 504A, 504B, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522B, 523, 524, 525A, 525B, 527, 528B, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 542, 547, 548, 549 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Harris County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Harris County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) Each member of the board of education shall, at the time of election or appointment, be at least 21 years of age, shall be a registered elector entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall have resided in Harris County for the most recent 12 months preceding such election or appointment, and shall have resided in the education district which such candidate seeks to represent for the most recent 12 months preceding such election or appointment. Each candidate for an elected position shall designate the district for which he or she is offering.

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(c) The board created by this Act shall be the successor to the board of education existing on the effective date of this Act and shall be a continuation of such board and may exercise all powers vested in county boards of education by laws of the Constitution of this state. Section 4 . (a) The members of the Harris County Board of Education elected to serve Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 will continue to serve the remainder of their terms, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The members representing Education Districts 6 and 7 shall be elected on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and shall take office on January 1, 1994, to serve initial terms of three years and one year, respectively. Notwithstanding the residency requirements in Section 3 of this Act, the candidates of such initial election for Education Districts 6 and 7 need not reside within the districts which they seek to represent. Thereafter, candidates for Education Districts 6 and 7 shall be subject to all requirements of Section 3 of this Act including, without limitation, the residency requirements. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. (c) Four members shall constitute a quorum of the Board of Education of Harris County. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A.

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Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Harris County shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Members of the board, including the chairperson, shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A.; provided, however, the board may by appropriate resolution annually delegate to the chairperson the authority to approve in advance requests for per diem and reimbursement of actual expenses for board members while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as a member of a committee of the board or on official business of the board. Section 7 . At its first meeting each year, the members of the board shall elect, by a majority vote, one of their number to serve as chairman and one to serve as vice chairman for that year and until the election of a chairman in the subsequent year. A member shall be eligible to succeed himself as a member of the board and also as chairman and vice chairman of the board. Section 8 . (a) The superintendent of schools for the Harris County School District in office on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve for the remainder of his contract. The board of education shall appoint the school superintendent of the Harris County School District. The superintendent shall serve under a contract of employment for a fixed term which fixed term may be less than but shall not exceed three years. The superintendent shall be compensated as provided by law, and the board of education may provide for such supplemental compensation as it deems necessary from funds available to the board. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Harris County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of December 31, 1993, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members

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of the Board of Education of Harris County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act providing for a Board of Education of Harris County, Approved January 31, 1984 and designated as Act No. 575 of the regular 1984 session of the General Assembly (House Bill No. 844), as amended by an Act approved February 21, 1984 and designated as Act 594 of the regular 1984 session of the General Assembly (House Bill 1511) so as to define the Harris County School District, to define the Harris County Board of Education Election Districts and to define the Harris County Board of Education and other matters relative thereto; and for other purposes. This 29th day of December, 1992. HONORABLE VANCE C. SMITH, JR. REPRESENTATIVE ELECT, 102ND DISTRICT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Vance C. Smith, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 102nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Harris County Journal, which is the official organ of Harris County, on the following date: December 31, 1992.

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/s/ Vance C. Smith, Jr. Representative, 102nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993. HARRIS COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 5 (House Bill No. 9). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to create the Board of Commissioners in the County of Harris, approved March 17, 1869 (Ga. L. 1869, p. 170), as amended, particularly by an Act approved January 31, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3534), so as to change the commissioner districts in said county; to define certain terms; to provide for currently serving commissioners and their successors; to provide for terms of office; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to create the Board of Commissioners in the County of Harris, approved March 17, 1869 (Ga. L. 1869, p. 170), as amended, particularly by an Act approved January 31, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3534), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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Section 1. (a) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Harris County is divided into five commissioner districts. Each commissioner district shall consist of a portion of Harris County described as follows: District: 1 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 305, 306, 349, 350 VTD: 0003 FLAT SHOALS (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 346, 347, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 377, 378, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 427B, 432, 433, 434 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 246A, 246C, 246D, 247, 248, 249, 280A, 287, 291, 292 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 232, 233A, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 105, 106A, 106B, 106C, 108A, 108B, 108C, 108D, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 130, 131B, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136A, 136B, 137A, 137B, 145A, 145B, 146, 147A, 149, 151, 152, 155, 156, 165B, 166, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 291, 293, 297 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 110A, 201, 202, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 209, 302, 303 VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 103B, 104 VTD: 0009 UPPER 19TH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 230, 231, 288

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VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 125A, 134, 135, 155B, 156A, 156B, 156C, 157B, 161, 168, 170, 171, 172, 182, 196, 197, 231 VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 110B, 111A, 111B, 112, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116, 117A, 117B, 130, 162, 163, 203B, 269, 522A, 526A, 526B, 528A, 540, 541, 545, 546 VTD: 0012 WHITESVILLE (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 267, 271, 272, 273, 277, 278, 279, 280B, 284, 285, 286, 288, 289, 290, 341, 356, 357, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 379, 380, 381, 382, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228 District: 2 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0003 FLAT SHOALS (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308A, 308B, 309A, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 342, 343, 344, 345, 348, 349, 358, 401B VTD: 0004 GOODMAN VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 104A, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118A, 119A, 120A, 205, 206, 208, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 235, 236 VTD: 0008 SKINNER VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 104B, 118B, 119B, 120B, 222, 229 VTD: 0012 WHITESVILLE (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226,

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227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 274, 275, 276, 295, 296, 297, 301, 302, 338, 339, 340 District: 3 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0006 LOWER 19TH VTD: 0009 UPPER 19TH (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 383, 384 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 215, 216, 217, 218, 229, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 279, 281, 282, 284, 285, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 417, 418, 419 District: 4 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429A, 431, 434, 435, 436, 437 VTD: 0002 ELLERSLIE (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 429B, 430, 432

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VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 245, 246, 251, 257, 258, 259, 263, 264, 265 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 103A, 107, 131A, 132A, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 147B, 148, 150, 153, 154, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 167, 168, 169, 170A, 170B, 171, 172, 173, 174A, 174B, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 294, 295, 296 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 207, 208, 301 VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 226, 227, 233B, 234, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 247, 248, 249, 250 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 197 VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125B, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155A, 157A, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 173, 174, 175, 176A, 176B, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 228, 230, 260, 261, 262 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128B, 128C, 129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156B, 157, 158, 159B, 160, 161 Tract: 9805.98 Block(s): 283B, 284B VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 185, 186, 187 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 128A, 131, 156A,

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159A, 268, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 501, 502, 503, 504A, 504B, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 523, 524, 525A, 525B, 531, 547 District: 5 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221A, 222, 245, 310A, 311, 318, 319, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407A, 408, 409, 410, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 VTD: 0002 ELLERSLIE (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 221B, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 266, 267, 296, 297, 407B, 433, 543, 544 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 203, 204, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 275, 276, 277, 278, 289, 290, 292 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 304, 307, 308, 309, 310B, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 321, 322, 330 VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 522B, 527, 528B, 529, 530, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 542, 548, 549 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the

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United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Harris County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Harris County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) The members of the board of commissioners shall be elected as follows:

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(1) At the primary and general elections conducted in 1994 at which members of the board of commissioners are elected, the members of the board elected to represent Commissioner Districts 4 and 5 shall be elected for terms of office of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified. The incumbent commissioners shall serve the remainder of the term of office for which they were elected. (2) At the primary and general elections conducted in 1996 at which members of the board of commissioners are elected, the members of the board elected to represent Commissioner Districts 1, 2, and 3 shall be elected for terms of office of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified. The incumbent commissioners shall serve the remainder of the term for which they were elected. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Harris County, approved March 17, 1869 (Ga. L. 1869, p. 170), as amended, to define the Harris County Board of Commissioners Election Districts and for other purposes. This 31st day of December, 1992. Honorable Vance C. Smith, Jr. Representative Elect, 102nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Vance C. Smith, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from

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the 102nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Harris County Journal, which is the official organ of Harris County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Vance C. Smith, Jr. Representative, 102nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993. CITY OF DUBLINBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 6 (House Bill No. 13). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of the City of Dublin, Georgia, and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain

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laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of the City of Dublin, Georgia, which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of the City of Dublin, Georgia, so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of the City of Dublin, Georgia, as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of the City of Dublin, Georgia, who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of the City of Dublin, Georgia, shall consist of seven members of whom four shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section; two of whom shall be elected from super-districts described in subsection (c) of this section; and one of whom shall be elected at large. (b) (1) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the City of Dublin School District is divided into four education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the City of Dublin School District: EDUCATION DISTRICT 1 shall include the same territory as Ward 1 for the election of members of the City Council of the City of Dublin, as now or hereafter established. EDUCATION DISTRICT 2 shall include the same

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territory as Ward 2 for the election of members of the City Council of the City of Dublin as now or hereafter established. EDUCATION DISTRICT 3 shall include the same territory as Ward 3 for the election of members of the City Council of the City of Dublin as now or hereafter established. EDUCATION DISTRICT 4 shall include the same territory as Ward 4 for the election of members of the City Council of the City of Dublin as now or hereafter established. (2) Until changed by law, the boundaries of the respective education districts shall be the same as those of the corresponding Wards for the election of members of the City Council of the City of Dublin, as they existed on January 1, 1993, which are specifically set forth in the order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Dublin Division, on October 8, 1975, in Civil Action CV374-14, except that the Ward designated as Ward 3 by the court order is Ward 4, and the Ward designated as Ward 4 by the court order is Ward 3. The boundaries of the Council Wards incorporated by reference shall be as shown on the map retained permanently in the Office of the City Clerk of Dublin, Georgia, and designated Official Map of the Council Wards of the City of Dublin, Georgia. Any property annexed into the City of Dublin since the date of said court order shall be included in the Ward as shown on the official map of the city. Territory annexed into the city hereafter shall become a part of the education district it abuts. If any such annexed territory abuts more than one education district, the dividing line between the education districts shall be extended along its present course to make the division. (c) One member of the board shall be elected from each super-district, with Super-district I being comprised of Education District 1 and Education District 2 and Super-district II being comprised of Education District 3 and Education District 4. One member of the board shall be elected at large.

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Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months immediately prior to qualifying for election thereto; have reached the age of 21 years; possess a high school diploma or its equivalency; and receive a plurality of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of the education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (c) In order to be elected as a member of the board from Super-district I, a person must have resided in Super-district I for at least six months immediately prior to qualifying for election thereto; have reached the age of 21 years; possess a high school diploma or its equivalency; and receive a plurality of the votes cast for that office in Super-district I only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of Super-district I may vote for a member of the board for Super-district I. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from a super-district, each candidate for such office shall specify the super-district for which that person is a candidate. The member of the board who is elected from Super-district I may reside anywhere within the first or second education district and must receive a plurality of the votes cast for such office in the first and second education districts. The member of the board from Super-district I must continue to reside within the first or second education district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (d) In order to be elected as a member of the board from Super-district II, a person must have resided in Super-district II for at least six months prior to qualifying for election thereto; have reached the age of 21 years; possess a high school

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diploma or its equivalency; and receive a plurality of the votes cast for that office in Super-district II only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of Super-district II may vote for a member of the board for Super-district II. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from a super-district, each candidate for such office shall specify the super-district for which that person is a candidate. The member of the board who is elected from Super-district II may reside anywhere within the third or fourth education district and must receive a plurality of the votes cast for such office in the third and fourth education districts. The member of the board from Super-district II must continue to reside within the third or fourth education district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (e) In order to be elected as a member of the board for the at-large post, a person must have resided within the city limits of Dublin for at least six months prior to qualifying for election thereto; have reached the age of 21 years; possess a high school diploma or its equivalency; and receive a plurality of the votes cast for that office city wide. All electors of the City of Dublin may vote for the member of the board for the at-large post. At the time of qualifying for election as an at-large member of the board, each candidate must specify that he or she is qualifying for the at-large post. The board member elected at-large may reside anywhere in the city and must receive a plurality of the votes cast for said office. The at-large member must continue to reside in the city during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon be vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of the City of Dublin shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day in January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Super-district I, Education Super-district II and at large in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following their election and

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shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Thereafter, successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms and shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for terms of office of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be elected in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code, in nonpartisan elections as provided in Code Section 21-3-95 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of the City of Dublin shall be compensated in the amount of $100.00 per official meeting with a maximum of two official meetings per month and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred. The chairperson of the board shall be compensated in the same amount. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The school superintendent of the City of Dublin School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided for the filling of vacancies in office of county school superintendents in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A.

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(b) Upon the expiration of the term of the school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the City of Dublin to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of the City of Dublin in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to reconstitute the Board of Education of the CITY OF DUBLIN, GEORGIA, and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts, to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation

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and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors; thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. S. DuBose Porter State Representative GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Dubose Porter, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 143rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Courier Herald, which is the official organ of Laurens County, on the following date: January 9, 1993. /s/ Dubose Porter Representative, 143rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires January 5, 1997. (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993.

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RANDOLPH COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 7 (House Bill No. 14). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Randolph County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson and vice chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Randolph County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Randolph County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Randolph County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Randolph County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of

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office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Randolph County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Randolph County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Randolph County School District: Education District 1 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 133, 174, 176A, 209A, 219A, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 VTD: 2004 SPRINGVALE VTD: 2010 CUTHBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL 718B (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308A, 337A, 342, 343, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349 Education District 2 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 157, 178 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 109, 110A, 110B, 112A, 112B, 113A, 113B, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 135, 136, 137, 138A, 138B, 139A, 139B, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 241, 501, 505A, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518

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VTD: 2002 SHELLMAN (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 170A, 170B, 174A, 174B, 184, 190, 191, 192, 193A, 193B VTD: 2005 BENEVOLENCE VTD: 2006 BROOKSVILLE VTD: 2008 5TH DISTRICT (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 175, 179, 180 Education District 3 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 131, 132, 134, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 170, 171, 172, 173, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254 VTD: 2010 CUTHBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL 718B (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 340, 341, 344, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429A, 430, 431, 432, 433 Education District 4 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 434, 535B, 537, 545B, 546, 572A VTD: 2003 COLEMAN VTD: 2007 4TH DISTRICT VTD: 2008 5TH DISTRICT (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 261, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 549, 552, 553, 554, 592, 593, 594

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VTD: 2009 CARNEGIE (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 436, 437, 543, 544, 545C, 547, 548, 550, 551, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572B, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 595, 596, 597 VTD: 2010 CUTHBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL 718B (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 308B, 336, 337B, 338, 339, 429B, 435 Education District 5 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 502, 503, 504, 505B, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527A, 527B, 528A, 528B, 529, 530, 531, 532A, 532B, 533A, 533B, 534A, 534B, 535A, 536, 538, 539, 540, 542, 545A VTD: 2002 SHELLMAN (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 166A, 166B, 167, 168, 169, 173, 185, 186, 187, 188A, 188B, 189, 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 214A, 214B, 215, 220, 221A, 221B, 222, 223A, 223B, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 244, 245, 246, 247, 260 VTD: 2008 5TH DISTRICT (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 181, 216, 217, 218, 219 VTD: 2009 CARNEGIE (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 541 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as

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provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Randolph County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Randolph County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the

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United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. No person shall be a member of the board unless he or she has a high school diploma or general education development (GED) equivalency diploma. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Randolph County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2, 3, and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and

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shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board, whether the vacancy is in the office of chairperson or any other member, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Randolph County shall be compensated in the amount of $75.00 per diem and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred. The chairperson of the board shall be compensated in the amount of $75.00 per diem. Section 7 . The chairperson and vice chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Randolph County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occuring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the

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board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Randolph County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Randolph County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the election of members of the Board of Education of the Randolph County School District and the appointment or employment of the school superintendent; to provide for districts; to provide for qualifications, officers, terms, quorums, meetings, compensation, expenses, and vacancies; to provide for a special election; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; and for other purposes. This 4th day of January, 1993. /s/ Jimmy Gilbert Jimmy Gilbert, Chairman Board of Education Randolph County

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Southern Tribune, which is the official organ of Randolph County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993. CLAY COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 8 (House Bill No. 15). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Clay County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses;

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to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Clay County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Clay County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Clay County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Clay County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Clay County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Clay County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Clay County School District: Education District 1 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0001 PRECINCT 1 VTD: 0002 PRECINCT 2, 3, AND 4 (Part)

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Tract: 9601. Block(s): 201, 202, 271 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 114, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 158 Education District 2 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCT 2, 3, AND 4 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 155B, 156, 157, 172, 173, 174, 175, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210B, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 262B, 263B, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 115, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 195, 196, 197 Education District 3 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCT 2, 3, AND 4 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 170, 171, 210A, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262A, 263A Education District 4 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCT 2, 3, AND 4 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 127A, 145, 146A, 146B, 147, 148, 150A, 150B, 151, 152, 153A, 153B, 154A, 154B, 155A, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 214, 229

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VTD: 0005 PRECINCT 5 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 108, 109, 114, 142, 144 Education District 5 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0005 PRECINCT 5 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 149, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on

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the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Clay County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Clay County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto, must have a high school diploma or its equivalent, and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant.

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Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Clay County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, or November 2, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 2 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 3, 4, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in non-partisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Clay County shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. in the amount of $55.00 per meeting attended and shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily incurred.

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Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Clay County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term of four years or less. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Clay County to submit this Act General for approval pursuant to said federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Clay County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to create an act to elect the Board of Education of Clay County, as approved by an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia on November 3, 1992 and for other purposes. This the 5th day of January, 1993. HONORABLE GERALD GREENE REPRESENTATIVE GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Southwest Georgia News, which is the official organ of Clay County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993.

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CLAY COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 9 (House Bill No. 16). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Clay County, approved February 16, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2326), as amended, so as to provide new commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners of Clay County, approved February 16, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2326), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3785), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. (a) For the purpose of electing members of the board of commissioners, Clay County is divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District 1 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0001 PRECINCT 1 VTD: 0002 PRECINCT 2, 3, AND 4 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 201, 202, 271 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 114, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 158

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Commissioner District 2 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCT 2, 3, AND 4 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 155B, 156, 157, 172, 173, 174, 175, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210B, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 262B, 263B, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 115, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 195, 196, 197 Commissioner District 3 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCT 2, 3, AND 4 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 170, 171, 210A, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262A, 263A Commissioner District 4 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCT 2, 3, AND 4 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 127A, 145, 146A, 146B, 147, 148, 150A, 150B, 151, 152, 153A, 153B, 154A, 154B, 155A, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 214, 229 VTD: 0005 PRECINCT 5 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 108, 109, 114, 142, 144

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Commissioner District 5 CLAY COUNTY VTD: 0005 PRECINCT 5 (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 149, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Clay County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and

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(5) Any part of Clay County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Clay County to submit this Act for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to Amend an act creating the Board of Commissioners of Clay County, approved Feb. 16, 1953) Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2326), as amended; and for other purposes. This the 5th day of January, 1993. GERALD ISLER CHAIRMAN GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Southwest Georgia News, which is the official organ of Clay County, on the following date: January 6, 1993.

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/s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993. RANDOLPH COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 10 (House Bill No. 17). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Randolph County, approved February 13, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 778), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 3, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3624), so as to reapportion the commissioner districts for the purpose of electing members of the board of commissioners; to change certain definitions; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to require submission of this Act under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Randolph County, approved February 13, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 778), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 3, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3624), is amended by striking Section 3 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 3 to read as follows:

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Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that for purposes of electing the members of the Board of Commissioners of Randolph County, the county is divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District 1 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 133, 174, 176A, 209A, 219A, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 VTD: 2004 SPRINGVALE VTD: 2010 CUTHBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL 718B (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308A, 337A, 342, 343, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349 Commissioner District 2 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 157, 178 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 109, 110A, 110B, 112A, 112B, 113A, 113B, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 135, 136, 137, 138A, 138B, 139A, 139B, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 241, 501, 505A, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518 VTD: 2002 SHELLMAN (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 170A, 170B, 174A, 174B, 184, 190, 191, 192, 193A, 193B VTD: 2005 BENEVOLENCE VTD: 2006 BROOKSVILLE

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VTD: 2008 5TH DISTRICT (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 175, 179, 180 Commissioner District 3 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 131, 132, 134, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 170, 171, 172, 173, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254 VTD: 2010 CUTHBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL 718B (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 340, 341, 344, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429A, 430, 431, 432, 433 Commissioner District 4 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 434, 535B, 537, 545B, 546, 572A VTD: 2003 COLEMAN VTD: 2007 4TH DISTRICT VTD: 2008 5TH DISTRICT (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 261, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 549, 552, 553, 554, 592, 593, 594 VTD: 2009 CARNEGIE (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 436, 437, 543, 544, 545C, 547, 548, 550, 551, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567,

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568, 569, 570, 571, 572B, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 595, 596, 597 VTD: 2010 CUTHBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL 718B (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 308B, 336, 337B, 338, 339, 429B, 435 Commissioner District 5 RANDOLPH COUNTY VTD: 2001 CUTHBERT 718A (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 502, 503, 504, 505B, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527A, 527B, 528A, 528B, 529, 530, 531, 532A, 532B, 533A, 533B, 534A, 534B, 535A, 536, 538, 539, 540, 542, 545A VTD: 2002 SHELLMAN (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 166A, 166B, 167, 168, 169, 173, 185, 186, 187, 188A, 188B, 189, 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 214A, 214B, 215, 220, 221A, 221B, 222, 223A, 223B, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 244, 245, 246, 247, 260 VTD: 2008 5TH DISTRICT (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 181, 216, 217, 218, 219 VTD: 2009 CARNEGIE (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 541 Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 4 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 4 to read as follows: Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that for purposes of Section 3 of this Act: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the

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United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Randolph County which is not included in any commissioner district described in Section 3 shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Randolph County which is described in Section 3 as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the county attorney of Randolph County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Randolph County, approved February 13, 1935 (Ga. L. 19354, p. 778), as amended; to provide for all related matters; and for other purposes. This 4th day of January, 1993. R.W. Moore David L. Jackson James Mock Charles A. Curry Mike McGeehen GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Southern Tribune, which is the official organ of Randolph County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993.

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QUITMAN COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 11 (House Bill No. 20). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Quitman County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of thier terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Quitman County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Quitman County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Quitman County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Quitman County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office

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which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Quitman County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Quitman County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Quitman County School District: Education District 1 QUITMAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 GEORGETOWN (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163 Education District 2 QUITMAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 GEORGETOWN (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 150, 166, 181 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128A, 129, 130, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 147, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168 VTD: 0002 MORRIS (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 128B, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 169, 170, 171

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Education District 3 QUITMAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 GEORGETOWN (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105B, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157C, 165, 182, 183, 201A, 201B VTD: 0002 MORRIS (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 184 Education District 4 QUITMAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 GEORGETOWN (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 105A, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 157B, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 214, 222, 223, 224 Education District 5 QUITMAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 GEORGETOWN (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 121, 122, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of

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the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of the Quitman County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of the Quitman County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months and in the county for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the

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time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Quitman County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2, 3, and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Quitman County shall be compensated in the amount of $75.00 per diem. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for the actual

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expenses necessarily incurred for attending meetings in the performance of their official duties when those meetings occur outside the Quitman County School District. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Quitman County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . This section of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Quitman County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 10 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the election of members of the Board of Education of the Quitman County School District and the appointment or employment of the school superintendent;to provide for districts; to provide for qualifications, officers, terms, quorums, meeting, compensation, expenses, and vacancies; to provide for a special election; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; and for other purposes. This 7th day of January, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Honorable Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Cuthbert Times and News Record, which is the official organ of Quitman County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993. TROUP COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTIONS; DISTRICTS; QUALIFICATIONS; TERMS; COMPENSATION. No. 12 (House Bill No. 108). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a board of education of Troup County, approved January 22, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3515), as amended by an Act approved March 3, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3633), an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4205), and an Act approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5558), so as to define the Troup County School District; to provide for the composition and election of members of the board; to provide for education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for qualifications of office; to provide for vacancies; to provide for terms; to provide for successors; to provide for the election of a chairperson and vice chairperson; to provide for the compensation of members of the board; to provide for submission; to provide effective dates; to provide for repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a board of education of Troup County, approved January 22, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p.

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3515), as amended by an Act approved March 3, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3633), an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4205), and an Act approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5558), is amended by striking Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 4.1 in their entirety and inserting in their respective places new sections to read as follows: Section 1. (a) The Troup County School District shall be defined as all of Troup County excluding the area within the corporate limits of the City of Hogansville. The board of education of Troup County shall be composed of seven members who shall be elected as provided in this Act. For the purpose of electing members of the board, the Troup County School District shall be divided into seven education districts described as follows: Education District: 1 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 223, 301, 302, 303, 324, 325, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 433, 434, 435, 436, 439 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 201, 202, 203A, 203B, 203C, 204, 205A, 205B, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 303, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313A, 313B, 313C, 314A, 314B, 315, 316, 317, 318, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513A, 513C, 514, 561A, 562, 563, 564A VTD: 0004 LAGRANGE FOUR (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 402, 403 VTD: 0005 WEST POINT (Part) Tract: 9610. Block(s): 138, 145, 146, 243, 244, 263, 264, 265, 267, 272A, 272B, 273A, 273B, 273C, 274, 275A, 275B, 276A, 276B, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 301A, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 310A, 310B, 311A, 311B, 312A, 312B, 313,

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314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320A, 325A, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449 VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part) Tract: 9609. Block(s): 203D, 513D, 515, 516, 517, 518A, 518B, 519, 561B, 564B VTD: 0011 LONG CANE (Part) Tract: 9609. Block(s): 520, 521, 522, 523, 540, 729, 730, 735, 736 Tract: 9610. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 144, 239, 240, 241 VTD: 0013 GRAY HILL (Part) Tract: 9610. Block(s): 101, 119, 126, 142, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 301B, 320B, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325B, 326 Tract: 9612.98 Block(s): 308C, 309B Education District: 2 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9609. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 504, 513B, 524A, 525, 526A, 529A, 530A, 530B, 533A, 559, 560, 565, 566, 567 VTD: 0004 LAGRANGE FOUR (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 310A, 310B, 311, 312, 313, 314, 401, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409 VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part)

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Tract: 9609. Block(s): 524B, 524C, 526B, 527, 528, 529B, 530C, 530D, 531, 532, 533B VTD: 0008 ROUGH EDGE VTD: 0013 GRAY HILL (Part) Tract: 9609. Block(s): 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558 Tract: 9610. Block(s): 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 140, 141, 143, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153 VTD: 0015 HIGHLANDS (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415A, 415B, 415C, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420A, 420B, 420C Education District: 3 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0003 LAGRANGE THREE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138B, 139, 164A, 196A, 196B, 196C, 197 Tract: 9606. Block(s): 112A VTD: 0006 HOGANSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111B, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116B, 117B, 118B, 118C, 119B, 119C, 120, 121B, 122, 123, 124B, 126B, 127B, 127C, 128B, 128C, 131B, 133B, 133C, 135B, 135C, 137B, 138, 139B, 140B, 140C, 141B, 142B, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207B, 208, 209C, 210, 211, 212, 213B, 214B, 215, 216, 217B, 217C, 218, 219B, 220B, 221B, 221C, 221D, 503, 504, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 525C, 526B, 526C, 527,

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546, 547, 548B, 549, 550B, 553B, 554B, 555, 556B, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 564, 565, 566, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 591, 592 VTD: 0009 MOUNTVILLE VTD: 0010 MCLENDON VTD: 0012 WEST VERNON Education District: 4 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 211A, 214A, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243 Tract: 9604. Block(s): 109A, 109B, 110A, 110B, 110C, 110D, 111, 112, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 301, 302, 303, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 424, 425, 426, 427, 434, 435 VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 431, 432, 433 Tract: 9608. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 109 VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 201A, 201B, 201C, 202A, 202B, 203, 204, 205A, 205B, 206, 207, 208A, 208B, 208C, 209, 210, 211B, 212, 213, 214B, 214C, 227A, 227B, 228A, 228B, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306A, 306B, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 312C, 312D, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 613, 614, 615, 708, 710, 711, 712, 737, 738, 739, 740

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Education District: 5 TROUP COUNTY VTD; 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 104C, 105A, 105B, 106A, 106B, 107A, 107B, 108, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121 VTD: 0003 LAGRANGE THREE (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 101, 120, 122, 123 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 138A, 140, 141A, 141B, 142, 143, 144A, 144B, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153A, 153B, 155, 156, 157, 158, 201, 202, 203A, 203B, 204, 205A, 205B, 205C, 205D, 205E, 206A, 206B, 206C, 207, 208A, 208B, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 220B, 221, 222, 223, 301A, 301B, 301C, 301D, 301E, 301F, 301G, 301H, 301J, 302, 303A, 303B, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 523 Tract: 9606. Block(s): 114A, 115 VTD: 0014 SUNNYSIDE VTD: 0015 HIGHLANDS (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307A, 307B, 308A, 308B, 308C, 309, 315A, 315B, 316A, 316B, 316C, 317A, 317B, 317C, 317D, 318, 319, 320A, 320B, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332A, 332B, 333, 334, 337, 338, 501 Education District: 6 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 226A, 237, 238 VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9608.

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Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 437, 438 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 301, 302, 304, 305, 319, 320 VTD: 0004 LAGRANGE FOUR (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 508, 509 VTD: 0005 WEST POINT (Part) Tract: 9610. Block(s): 245, 261A, 261B, 262, 268, 269, 270, 271, 277A, 277B, 278, 279, 280, 292, 293, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505A, 505B, 506A, 506B, 507, 508A, 508B, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593 VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 226B, 234, 235, 236 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 401A, 401B, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423A, 423B, 423C, 424A, 424B, 425A, 425B, 425C, 425D, 425E, 425F, 425G, 426A, 426B, 427, 428, 429A, 429B, 429C, 430A, 430B, 430C, 430D, 430E, 430F, 431, 432, 433, 434, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 707, 709, 713, 715

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VTD: 0011 LONG CANE (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 254 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 706, 714, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 731, 732, 733, 734 Tract: 9610. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 229, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 242, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 266, 290 Education District: 7 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 314, 315, 316, 317, 420, 421, 422, 423, 428 VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 429, 430 VTD: 0003 LAGRANGE THREE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 162, 163, 310, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 520, 521, 522, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622 VTD: 0004 LAGRANGE FOUR (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 205, 206, 209, 210, 211, 212, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534

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Tract: 9607. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114 VTD: 0015 HIGHLANDS (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 201A, 202, 203, 204, 207, 208, 213, 214A, 215A, 216, 217, 232, 233, 234, 235 (b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Troup County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United

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States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Troup County School District which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2. (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) There shall be one member of the board elected from each education district. In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months prior to the date such person qualifies as a candidate for election from such district and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (c) In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1994, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 3. At its first meeting each year, the members of the board shall elect, by majority vote, one of their number

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to serve as chairperson and one to serve as vice chairperson for that year and until the election of a chairperson and vice chairperson in the subsequent year. A member shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself as a member of the board and as chairperson or vice chairperson of the board. Section 4. (a) The members of the board who were elected in 1988 to represent Education Districts 5 and 6, respectively, shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms of office and until the election and qualification of their successors. On January 1, 1994, such members shall be deemed to represent, respectively, Education Districts 5 and 6 as described in Section 1 of this Act. (b) The members of the board who were elected in 1990 to represent Education Districts 2 and 3, respectively, shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms of office and until the election and qualification of their successors. On January 1, 1994, such members shall be deemed to represent, respectively, Education Districts 2 and 3 as described in Section 1 of this Act. (c) The members of the board who were elected in 1992 to represent Education Districts 1 and 4, respectively, shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms of office and until the election and qualification of their successors. On January 1, 1994, such members shall be deemed to represent, respectively, Education Districts 1 and 4 as described in Section 1 of this Act. (d) The first member of the board representing Education District 7 shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, shall take office on the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for an initial term of office which shall expire on December 31, 1996, and until the election and qualification of a successor. (e) Successors to the members of the board provided in subsections (a) through (d) of this section and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to

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expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of six years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (f) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code,' in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 4.1. Members of the board of education of Troup County shall receive a per diem for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling inside or outside the state on official business first authorized by the board, plus reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith; provided, however, the board may by appropriate resolution annually delegate to the chairperson the authority to approve and authorize per diem and expenses in advance in lieu of a majority of the board. The per diem shall be set by majority vote of the board but shall not exceed the sum of $100.00. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of Troup County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . (a) This section and Section 2 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of the member of the board of education of Troup County representing Education District 7 in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. (b) If, as of the first date upon which candidates for the board of education of Troup County may begin qualifying for the special primary for the election of the member of the board

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from Education District 7 in 1993, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act providing for a Board of Education of Troup County, approved January 22, 1986 and designated as Act No. 772 of the regular 1986 session of the General Assembly (House Bill No. 1207), as amended by an Act approved March 5, 1986 and designated as Act 794 of the regular 1986 session of the General Assembly (House Bill 1899), and as amended by an Act approved April 6, 1992 and designated as Act 798 of the regular session of the General Assembly (Senate Bill 856), so as to define the Troup County School District, to define the Troup County Board of Education Election District, to define the Troup County Board of Education and other matters relative thereto; and for other purposes. This 29th day of December, 1992. Wade Milam Representative, 81st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wade Milam, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 130th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the LaGrange Daily News, which is the official organ of Troup County, on the following date: January 1, 1993.

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/s/ Wade Milam Representative, 130th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993. TERRELL COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS; QUALIFICATIONS; VACANCIES. No. 13 (House Bill No. 33). AN ACT To amend an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Terrell County, Georgia, approved February 28, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2610), as amended, so as to provide new commissioner districts; to provide definitions and inclusions; to provide for the currently serving chairperson and members; to provide for the election and terms of successors; to provide for residency requirements; to provide for certain purchases; to provide for commissioners' bonds and oaths; to provide for filling of vacancies; to provide for the submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General and conditions for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Terrell County, Georgia, approved February 28, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2610), as amended, is

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amended by striking in its entirety Sections 1 and 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. (a) There is created the Board of Commissioners of Terrell County, to be composed of a chairperson and four commissioners. For the purpose of electing the board of commissioners, Terrell County is divided into four commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 120A, 120B, 121A, 122A, 126, 127, 128A, 129A, 131, 132, 201, 202, 206, 207, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 336, 337, 338, 339, 405A, 406A, 407A, 407B, 408, 409, 410A, 411A, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 432 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 205, 206 VTD: 0002 DAWSON PRECINCT TWO (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 316, 317, 318, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 430, 431, 433, 434, 435, 436A, 437, 438, 439 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 109, 201, 202, 203, 204, 209 Commissioner District: 2 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 115A, 139A, 140A, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 359, 363

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VTD: 0002 DAWSON PRECINCT TWO (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135A, 137A, 138, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 143A, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 306, 307A, 351A, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 360, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372 Commissioner District: 3 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 120C, 121B, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 128B, 129B, 130, 405B, 406B, 410B, 411B VTD: 0003 BRONWOOD (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119A, 119B, 120, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 154B, 155A, 155B, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167A, 167B, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 188, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197A, 197B Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 108B, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121A, 121B, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140A, 140B, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 155, 156A, 156B, 157A, 157B, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163A, 163B, 164,

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165, 166, 167, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 194, 195, 196, 197 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115B, 116, 117, 118, 119, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139B, 140B, 141, 403, 404 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 307B, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 334 Commissioner District: 4 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0003 BRONWOOD (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 154B, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 180, 181, 182, 187, 188, 192, 193 VTD: 0004 SASSER For purposes of this subsection: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the state of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown

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on the census maps for the United States decennnial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Terrell County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this subsection shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Terrell County which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (b) The commissioners serving on the effective date of this Act shall serve through December 31, 1994, as provided in that certain order entered on July 16, 1992, in the case of Holloway, et al. v. Terrell County Board of Commissioners, et al., United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Civil Action No. 92-89-ALB-AMER (DF). At the general election held in November, 1994, and every four years thereafter, a commissioner shall be elected from each commissioner district by majority of the voters residing within such district voting in the election. The chairperson serving on the effective date of this Act shall servefor the remainder of his term. At the general election held in November, 1996, and every four years thereafter, a chairperson shall be elected from the county at large by a majority of the voters residing within the county voting in the election. Each commissioner shall reside within the district he or she represents, and the chairperson shall reside within Terrell County. The members and the chairperson shall take office on the first day of January of the year following their election and shall serve terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

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(c) Any one particular purchase or any one contract for furnishing supplies, material, or for doing work for Terrell County shall be awarded to the lowest competitive bidder at a regular public meeting, except that if the amount involved does not exceed $500.00, the chairperson may incur the expense; but the chairperson must report in writing to the board at its next regular meeting all the facts for its approval. Said report shall be spread upon the minutes. The commissioners shall each give a bond in the sum of $2,000.00 for the faithful discharge of their duties and take and subscribe before the judge of the probate court of said county an oath for the faithful discharge of their duties. Section 2. (a) A vacancy shall occur on the board of commissioners if a member of the board moves from the commissioner district he or she represents or if the chairperson moves from the county. (b) When a vacancy occurs on the board of commissioners for any reason and the unexpired term of office exceeds six months in duration, it shall be the duty of the judge of the probate court of the county to call a special election to elect a successor and fill the vacancy in not less than 30 nor more than 60 days. The election shall be held as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., and the cost of the election shall be defrayed by the county. If the unexpired term to be filled is less than six months in duration, such vacancy shall not be filled, but the remaining members of the board shall act with all the powers and authority of a full board. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that local legislation will be introduced in the Georgia General Assembly to reapportion County Commissioners Districts of Terrell County, Georgia and provide for elections regarding the same.

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Terrell County Commission GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bob Hanner, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 159th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Dawson News, which is the official organ of Terrell County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Bob Hanner Representative, 159th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993. TERRELL COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 14 (House Bill No. 35). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Terrell County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications

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for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Terrell County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Terrell County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Terrell County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Terrell County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Terrell County shall consist of 5 members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Terrell County School District is divided into 5 education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Terrell County School District:

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Education District: 1 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 120C VTD: 0003 BRONWOOD (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119A, 119B, 120, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 154B, 155A, 155B, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167A, 167B, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 188, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197A, 197B Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 108B, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121A, 121B, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140A, 140B, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 154B, 155, 156A, 156B, 157A, 157B, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163A, 163B, 166, 167, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 196, 197 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115B, 116, 117, 118, 119, 133 VTD: 0004 SASSER (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 187, 189, 190 Education District: 2 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0002 DAWSON PRECINCT TWO (Part) Tract: 9804.

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Block(s): 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135A, 137A, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 240 VTD: 0003 BRONWOOD (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 308, 322, 323, 324, 325 VTD: 0004 SASSER (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 135B, 136, 137B, 139, 142C, 143B, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 326, 327, 348, 349, 350, 351B, 352, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 388 Tract: 9805. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 115A, 115B, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126A, 126B, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139A, 139B, 140A, 140B, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152, 153A, 153B, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 174, 175, 176, 177, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 192, 193 Education District: 3 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 115A, 120A, 120B, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128A, 128B, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 132, 139A, 140A, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 221, 222, 223, 224, 301, 305, 306, 307, 314, 315, 405A, 414 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 304, 305, 363 VTD: 0002 DAWSON PRECINCT TWO (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 306, 307A, 351A, 353, 354, 362, 364, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372 VTD: 0003 BRONWOOD (Part)

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Tract: 9803. Block(s): 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139B, 140B, 141 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 307B, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 334 VTD: 0004 SASSER (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 389 Tract: 9805. Block(s): 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 178, 179, 181, 190, 191 Education District: 4 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 218, 219, 220, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 302, 303, 304, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 336, 337, 338, 339, 406A, 409, 410A, 411A, 412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 432 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 205, 206, 301, 302, 303, 359 VTD: 0002 DAWSON PRECINCT TWO (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 316, 317, 318, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 433 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 356, 357, 358, 360, 361, 365

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Education District: 5 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 405B, 406B, 407A, 407B, 408, 410B, 411B, 429 VTD: 0002 DAWSON PRECINCT TWO (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 330, 430, 431, 434, 435, 436A, 437, 438, 439 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 138, 143A, 201, 214, 215, 216, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 355 VTD: 0003 BRONWOOD (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 164, 165, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 181, 182, 187, 188, 192, 193, 194, 195 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 106, 403, 404 VTD: 0004 SASSER (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 183, 184, 185, 186, 189, 190, 191 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 401, 402, 407C, 436B, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 148 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area

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designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Terrell County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Terrell County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law.

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(b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 6 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Terrell County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. The members of the board elected thereto in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled by majority vote of the remaining members of the board.

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Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Terrell County shall be compensated in the amount of $50.00 per meeting. Members of the board, including the chairperson, shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarialy incurred for attending meetings in the performance of their official duties when those meetings occur outside the Terrell County School District. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Terrell County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Terrell County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Terrell County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor

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or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that local legislation will be introduced to provide for elections for members of the Terrell County Board of Education for terms beginning January 1, 1994. Terrell County Board of Education GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bob Hanner, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 159th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Dawson News, which is the official organ of Terrell County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Bob Hanner Representative, 159th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved January 15, 1993.

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WILKES COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 15 (House Bill No. 119). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Wilkes County, approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4091), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4592), so as to change the composition of the districts from which the members of the board are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for terms; to provide for a statement of intent; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide when such Act shall be void and repealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Wilkes County, approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4091), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4592), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows: Section 1. (a) For the purpose of electing four members of the board, Wilkes County is divided into four education districts as follows: Education District: 1 WILKES COUNTY VTD: 0001 1 (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 233, 234, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 301A, 301B, 302A, 302B, 303, 304, 305,

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306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414A, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422A, 422B, 423A, 423B, 424A, 424B, 424C, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528A, 529A, 620A, 621A, 622, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637A, 640A VTD: 0002 2A (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 317 VTD: 0004 3A (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 223, 224, 225, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 202C, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233A, 233B, 235 Education District: 2 WILKES COUNTY VTD: 0002 2A (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 239, 240, 241B, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 268, 269 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123A, 123B, 124A, 124B, 125, 316, 318, 319, 329, 330, 331, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 528B, 529B, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620B, 621B, 629, 630, 637B, 637C, 638, 639, 640B, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715A, 715B, 716A, 716B, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789 VTD: 0003 2B

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VTD: 0006 4A (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 144 Education District: 3 WILKES COUNTY VTD: 0004 3A (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 235, 236, 237, 238 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 202A, 202B, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207A, 207B, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 212B, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 234, 414B, 415 VTD: 0005 3B VTD: 0006 4A (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 167, 168, 174 VTD: 0007 4B (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 114 Education District: 4 WILKES COUNTY VTD: 0001 1 (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 631, 632 VTD: 0006 4A (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 167, 168, 169, 170 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 172, 173, 180, 181, 182 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116, 126A, 126B, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132A, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153

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VTD: 0007 4B (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147A, 147B, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152A, 152B, 153, 154, 155A, 155B, 156, 157, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 223, 224, 225, 226A, 226B, 227, 228, 229, 230A, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 241A Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 136, 137, 138, 169, 170, 171 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control;

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(4) Any part of Wilkes County which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Wilkes County which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Sections 3 and 4 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 3. The chairperson and members of the board holding office upon the adoption of this Act shall complete the terms for which they were elected, which will expire on December 31, 1993, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. In the general election in November, 1994, the members representing Education Districts 1 and 2 shall be elected for terms of four years to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election; thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially for four-year terms to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. In the general election in November, 1994, the chairperson and members representing Education Districts 3 and 4 shall be elected for terms of two years to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election; their successors shall be elected in the general election in November, 1996, for terms of four years to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. Thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially for four-year terms to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. Present and future chairpersons

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and members of the board shall continue in office until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 4. Reserved. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Wilkes County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 1994, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 4 . It is the purpose of this Act to reapportion the districts from which members of the Board of Education of Wilkes County are to be elected in the November, 1994, general election and in subsequent general elections and results from changes in population based on the United States decennial census of 1990. It is not the intention of the General Assembly to affect the membership of current members of the board, their terms of office, or the manner in which their successors shall be elected and such matters shall remain as provided by law on the effective date of this Act until otherwise amended by law. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 1993 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend the Act creating the districts of representation of the Wilkes County Board of Education by changing the district lines, to provide for related matters and for other purposes.

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This 7th day of January, 1993. R. M. Channell, Representative, 111th District Charles Yeargin, Representative, 90th District G. B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Mickey Channell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the News Reporter, which is the official organ of Wilkes County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 4, 1993.

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WILKES COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 16 (House Bill No. 120). AN ACT To amend an Act re-creating the Board of Commissioners of Wilkes County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2979), as amended, so as to change the composition of the districts from which the members of the board are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for terms; to provide for a statement of intent; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide when such Act shall be void and repealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act re-creating the Board of Commissioners of Wilkes County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2979), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows: Section 3. (a) For the purpose of electing the remaining four members of the board, Wilkes County is divided into four commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 WILKES COUNTY VTD: 0001 1 (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 233, 234, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 301A, 301B, 302A, 302B, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 401, 402, 403, 404,

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405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414A, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422A, 422B, 423A, 423B, 424A, 424B, 424C, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528A, 529A, 620A, 621A, 622, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637A, 640A VTD: 0002 2A (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 317 VTD: 0004 3A (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 223, 224, 225, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 202C, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233A, 233B, 235 Commissioner District: 2 WILKES COUNTY VTD: 0002 2A (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 239, 240, 241B, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 268, 269 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123A, 123B, 124A, 124B, 125, 316, 318, 319, 329, 330, 331, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 528B, 529B, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620B, 621B, 629, 630, 637B, 637C, 638, 639, 640B, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715A, 715B, 716A, 716B, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789 VTD: 0003 2B VTD: 0006 4A (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 144

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Commissioner District: 3 WILKES COUNTY VTD: 0004 3A (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 235, 236, 237, 238 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 202A, 202B, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207A, 207B, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 212B, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 234, 414B, 415 VTD: 0005 3B VTD: 0006 4A (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 167, 168, 174 VTD: 0007 4B (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 114 Commissioner District: 4 WILKES COUNTY VTD: 0001 1 (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 631, 632 VTD: 0006 4A (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 167, 168, 169, 170 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 172, 173, 180, 181, 182 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116, 126A, 126B, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132A, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153 VTD: 0007 4B (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109,

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110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147A, 147B, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152A, 152B, 153, 154, 155A, 155B, 156, 157, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 223, 224, 225, 226A, 226B, 227, 228, 229, 230A, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 241A Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 136, 137, 138, 169, 170, 171 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Wilkes County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous

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to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Wilkes County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) The chairperson and members of the commission holding office upon the adoption of this Act shall complete the terms for which they were elected. In the general election in November, 1994, the chairperson and members representing Commissioner Districts 3 and 4 shall be elected for terms of four years to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election; thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially for four-year terms to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. In the general election in November, 1996, members representing Commissioner Districts 1 and 2 shall be elected for terms of four years to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election; thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially for four-year terms to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. Present and future chairpersons and members of the board shall continue in office until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Wilkes County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 1994, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety.

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Section 3 . It is the purpose of this Act to reapportion the districts from which members of the Board of Commissioners of Wilkes County are to be elected in the November, 1994, general election and in subsequent general elections and results from changes in population based on the United States decennial census of 1990. It is not the intention of the General Assembly to affect the membership of current members of the board, their terms of office, or the manner in which their successors shall be elected and such matters shall remain as provided by law on the effective date of this Act until otherwise amended by law. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act recreating the Board of Commissioners of Wilkes County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. Laws 1975, p. 2979), amended April 11, 1979 (Ga. Laws 1979, p. 3377), amended March 30, 1989 (Ga. Laws 1989, p. 4411); and for other purposes. This 7th day of January, 1993 R. M. Channell, Representative, 111th District Charles Yeargin, Representative, 90th District G. B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Mickey Channell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the News-Reporter,

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which is the official organ of Wilkes County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 4, 1993. TALIAFERRO COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 17 (House Bill No. 127). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Taliaferro County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Taliaferro County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Taliaferro County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Taliaferro County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Taliaferro County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Taliaferro County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Taliaferro County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Taliaferro County School District: Education District: 1 TALIAFERRO COUNTY VTD: 3102 CRAWFORDVILLE (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 186A, 186B, 187, 188, 189, 208, 209, 210A, 210B, 211, 212, 221, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 276, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284,

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285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297 Education District: 2 TALIAFERRO COUNTY VTD: 3101 SHARON (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 139A, 154, 155A, 155B, 157, 158A, 159A, 161, 164, 165, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 VTD: 3102 CRAWFORDVILLE (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 190, 191, 192, 193, 202A, 203A, 203B, 204, 205, 206, 207, 246A, 246B, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 277 Education District: 3 TALIAFERRO COUNTY VTD: 3102 CRAWFORDVILLE (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 194, 195 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 152, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 173A, 173B, 174A, 174B, 174C, 175, 176, 182A, 183, 184, 185A, 194, 195, 196, 197 Education District: 4 TALIAFERRO COUNTY VTD: 3102 CRAWFORDVILLE (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170,

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171, 172, 185B, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224 Education District: 5 TALIAFERRO COUNTY VTD: 3101 SHARON (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 124, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139B, 140A, 140B, 141, 142, 143, 144A, 144B, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 156, 158B, 159B, 160, 162, 163, 166, 167, 168, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192A, 192B, 193 VTD: 3102 CRAWFORDVILLE (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 118, 122, 123, 127, 196, 197 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182B, 201, 202B (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Taliaferro County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Taliaferro County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a

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candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Taliaferro County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 2 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 3, 4, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Thereafter, successors to members of the board shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of the respective terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Taliaferro County shall receive a per diem of $75.00 for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as a member of the board on official business first authorized by a majority of the board.

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Members of the board shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Section 7 . At the first meeting of the board in each year, the members of the board shall elect from among the membership of the board a chairperson for a term of one year. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Taliaferro County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board shall provide by contract that the superintendent shall serve either: (1) At the pleasure of the board of education; or (2) For a fixed term of employment. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Taliaferro County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Taliaferro County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994.

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Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the Board of Education of Taliaferro County; to provide for the election of its members; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and for the appointment of successors thereto and the terms of employment thereof, and for other purposes. This 8 day of January, 1993. Honorable R. M. Channell, Jr. Representative, 111st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Mickey Channell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Advocate Democrat, which is the official organ of Taliaferro County, on the following date: January 8, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 4, 1993. WARREN COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 18 (House Bill No. 159). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Warren County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Warren County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be

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constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Warren County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Warren County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Warren County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Warren County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Warren County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Warren County School District: Education District: 1 WARREN COUNTY VTD: 0001 WARRENTON (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 171B, 172B, 173B Tract: 9702. Block(s): 158B, 171, 172, 173, 174B, 177B, 178B, 179B, 180, 194, 195 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 183, 184 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 101, 102A, 102C, 103, 104, 105, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110B, 111B, 117A, 117C, 118A, 118B, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128A, 128B, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139,

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140, 143, 144, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 320C, 323, 324 VTD: 0002 CAMAK (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 150A, 151A, 153A, 154, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171A, 172A, 173A VTD: 0003 NORWOOD (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 118A, 118B, 119, 120, 121A, 121B, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150A, 150B, 151A, 151B, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158A, 159A, 159B, 160A, 160B, 161, 162A, 162B, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 174A, 175, 176, 177A, 178A, 179A, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197 Education District: 2 WARREN COUNTY VTD: 0001 WARRENTON (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 131, 132, 143, 144, 145, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 VTD: 0003 NORWOOD (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 107, 108, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 183 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 115 VTD: 0004 BEALL SPRINGS Education District: 3 WARREN COUNTY VTD: 0001 WARRENTON (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 102B, 106A, 110A, 111A, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117B, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 141, 142,

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145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 174, 175, 203A, 203B, 203C, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 314B, 317, 318, 320A, 320B, 322A, 322B Education District: 4 WARREN COUNTY VTD: 0001 WARRENTON (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238A, 238B, 239A, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 311, 312A, 312B, 313, 314A, 315, 316, 319, 321A, 321B, 325 VTD: 0005 RICKETSON (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 310, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 345, 346, 395, 396, 397 VTD: 0006 PAN HANDLE Education District: 5 WARREN COUNTY VTD: 0001 WARRENTON (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 146, 147, 148, 149, 150B, 151B, 152, 153B, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 182, 183, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 201, 202, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 301, 302, 303, 309 VTD: 0002 CAMAK (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134A, 134B, 134C, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 155,

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156, 157, 158A, 158B, 159, 160A, 160B, 161A, 161B, 162, 163A, 163B, 164, 165, 179, 180, 181, 184, 185 VTD: 0003 NORWOOD (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 114, 115, 116, 117 VTD: 0005 RICKETSON (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 304, 305, 306, 307, 308 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Warren County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within

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that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Warren County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Warren County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and

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qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2, 3, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Warren County shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Members of the board, including the chairperson, shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Warren County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occuring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A.

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(b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Warren County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Warren County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the board of education of Warren County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to provide for other matters relative to such board; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of succesors thereto and terms of employment thereof, to provide for other matters relative to the school superintendent; and for other purposes.

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This 8th day of January, 1993. /s/ Honorable R. M. Channell, Representative, 111th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, R. M. Channell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Warrenton Clipper, which is the official organ of Warren County, on the following date: January 8, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 4, 1993. MORGAN COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 19 (House Bill No. 156). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Morgan County, approved March 22, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 738), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4184), so as to change the composition of the commissioner

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districts from which members of the Board of Commissioners of Morgan County are elected; to provide for the election of members; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for terms of office; to require submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General for certain approval; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Morgan County, approved March 22, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 738), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4184), is amended by striking Section 2 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. (a) The Board of Commissioners of Morgan County shall consist of five members. For the purpose of electing the members of the board, Morgan County shall be divided into five commissioner districts consisting of the following territory in Morgan County: Commissioner District 1 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 120A, 122A, 123, 124A, 125, 133A, 136, 137, 138, 139, 142, 149, 150, 163A, 164A, 165, 166, 209A, 209B, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230A, 230B, 231A, 231B, 232, 233, 234, 238, 304A, 305, 320A, 321A, 322, 323, 324, 325, 340, 341, 342, 346, 347, 348, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 407, 408, 422A, 422B, 422C, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427A, 427B, 440 VTD: 0002 BUCKHEAD (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 119, 120B, 122B, 124B, 132B, 133B, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 159, 163B, 164B

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Tract: 9804. Block(s): 104, 106, 107 VTD: 0012 MARTIN (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 117, 118, 121 Commissioner District 2 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0007 WHITFIELD (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143A, 143B, 144A, 144B, 145, 146A, 146B, 146C, 147A, 147B, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155A, 155B, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164A, 164B, 165, 166, 167A, 167B, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 205, 206, 207A, 207B, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 212B, 213, 214A, 214B, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 220B, 220C, 220D, 221A, 221B, 221C, 221D, 222A, 222B, 223, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 263, 264, 265, 296, 297 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 372, 373, 374A, 374B, 376, 377, 396, 397 VTD: 0008 HARRIS (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 195 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 124, 125, 132 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 204, 205, 239, 240, 306, 308, 309 VTD: 0009 FAIRPLAY (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 118, 119, 160 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 VTD: 0010 WELLINGTON (Part)

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Tract: 9801. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113B, 114, 115, 116, 117, 124, 126, 130 Commissioner District 3 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 212A, 212B, 213, 214A, 214B, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 235, 236, 237, 304B, 307, 311, 318, 319, 320B, 321B, 343A, 343B, 344A, 344B, 345 VTD: 0007 WHITFIELD (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 312 VTD: 0008 HARRIS (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 168, 192, 193, 194, 196, 197 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 301, 302, 303, 310 VTD: 0009 FAIRPLAY (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 120B, 155B, 156B, 157, 158, 159, 161 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 104, 105 VTD: 0010 WELLINGTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 113A, 120A, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 125, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 133, 134A, 134B, 135A, 135B, 136A, 136B, 137A, 137B, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151A, 151B, 152, 153, 154, 155A, 156A, 167 VTD: 0011 ASKEW (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 131, 132, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 187, 188, 189, 190

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VTD: 0012 MARTIN (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 114, 115, 116 Commissioner District 4 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132A, 134, 135, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420A, 420B, 420C, 421, 428A, 428B, 429, 430, 431A, 431B, 432, 433A, 433B, 434, 437A, 437B, 438, 439, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446A, 446B, 447, 448, 449A, 449B, 450A, 450B, 454A, 454B, 455A, 455B, 456, 457, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468 VTD: 0003 SHEPHERD (Part) Tract: 9805. Block(s): 106, 107, 108 VTD: 0004 HARWELL VTD: 0005 SEATS VTD: 0006 DURDEN VTD: 0007 WHITFIELD (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 271, 272, 273, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 375A, 375B, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385A, 385B, 386, 387 Commissioner District 5 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803.

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Block(s): 435, 436A, 436B, 451, 452, 453, 458 VTD: 0002 BUCKHEAD (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 160, 161, 162 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105A, 105B, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117A, 117B, 118, 119A, 119B, 120A, 120B, 121, 122, 123, 124A, 124B, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141A, 141B, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 183, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 VTD: 0003 SHEPHERD (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 158, 159, 160, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188 Tract: 9805. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 VTD: 0011 ASKEW (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 191 VTD: 0012 MARTIN (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 156, 157, 158 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the

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O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Morgan County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Morgan County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 4 of said Act in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 4 to read as follows: Section 4. The members of the Board of Commissioners of Morgan County in office on July 1, 1993, shall serve out the terms for which they were elected and shall be deemed to represent the district described in Section 2 which has the same number as such member's district had under previous law. Successors to each such member shall be elected from the district described in Section 2 in the manner provided in Section 3. Elections shall be conducted under the general election laws of Georgia, and members shall be commissioned

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by the Governor as other county officers are commissioned. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the county attorney of Morgan County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . An Act amending the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Morgan County, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5868), is repealed in its entirety. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Morgan County, approved March 22, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 738), so amended; and for other purposes. This 21st day of December, 1992. /s/ Honorable Frank E. Stancil Representative, 91st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Frank E. Stancil, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 91st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Madisonian, which is the official organ of Morgan County, on the following date: December 31, 1992. /s/ Frank E. Stancil Representative, 91st District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 10, 1993. MORGAN COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS. No. 20 (House Bill No. 155). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Morgan County, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4643), so as to change the composition of and reapportion the education districts from which members of the board of education are elected; to provide for the election of members; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to require submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General for certain approval; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Morgan County, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4643), is amended by striking Section 1 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. (a) The Board of Education of Morgan County shall consist of five members to be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Act. For the purpose of

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electing such members, the Morgan County School District shall be divided into five education districts as follows: Education District 1 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 120A, 122A, 123, 124A, 125, 133A, 136, 137, 138, 139, 142, 149, 150, 163A, 164A, 165, 166, 209A, 209B, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230A, 230B, 231A, 231B, 232, 233, 234, 238, 304A, 305, 320A, 321A, 322, 323, 324, 325, 340, 341, 342, 346, 347, 348, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 407, 408, 422A, 422B, 422C, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427A, 427B, 440 VTD: 0002 BUCKHEAD (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 119, 120B, 122B, 124B, 132B, 133B, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 159, 163B, 164B Tract: 9804. Block(s): 104, 106, 107 VTD: 0012 MARTIN (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 117, 118, 121 Education District 2 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0007 WHITFIELD (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143A, 143B, 144A, 144B, 145, 146A, 146B, 146C, 147A, 147B, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155A, 155B, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164A, 164B, 165, 166, 167A, 167B, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 205, 206, 207A, 207B, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 212B, 213, 214A, 214B, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 220B, 220C, 220D, 221A, 221B,

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221C, 221D, 222A, 222B, 223, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 263, 264, 265, 296, 297 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 372, 373, 374A, 374B, 376, 377, 396, 397 VTD: 0008 HARRIS (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 195 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 124, 125, 132 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 204, 205, 239, 240, 306, 308, 309 VTD: 0009 FAIRPLAY (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 118, 119, 160 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 VTD: 0010 WELLINGTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113B, 114, 115, 116, 117, 124, 126, 130 Education District 3 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 212A, 212B, 213, 214A, 214B, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 235, 236, 237, 304B, 307, 311, 318, 319, 320B, 321B, 343A, 343B, 344A, 344B, 345 VTD: 0007 WHITFIELD (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 312 VTD: 0008 HARRIS (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 168, 192, 193, 194, 196, 197

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Tract: 9803. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 301, 302, 303, 310 VTD: 0009 FAIRPLAY (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 120B, 155B, 156B, 157, 158, 159, 161 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 104, 105 VTD: 0010 WELLINGTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 113A, 120A, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 125, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 133, 134A, 134B, 135A, 135B, 136A, 136B, 137A, 137B, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151A, 151B, 152, 153, 154, 155A, 156A, 167 VTD: 0011 ASKEW (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 131, 132, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 187, 188, 189, 190 VTD: 0012 MARTIN (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 114, 115, 116 Education District 4 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132A, 134, 135, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420A, 420B, 420C, 421, 428A, 428B, 429, 430, 431A, 431B, 432, 433A, 433B, 434, 437A, 437B, 438, 439, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446A, 446B, 447, 448, 449A, 449B, 450A, 450B, 454A, 454B, 455A, 455B, 456, 457, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468

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VTD: 0003 SHEPHERD (Part) Tract: 9805. Block(s): 106, 107, 108 VTD: 0004 HARWELL VTD: 0005 SEATS VTD: 0006 DURDEN VTD: 0007 WHITFIELD (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 271, 272, 273, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 375A, 375B, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385A, 385B, 386, 387 Education District 5 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 435, 436A, 436B, 451, 452, 453, 458 VTD: 0002 BUCKHEAD (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 160, 161, 162 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 105A, 105B, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117A, 117B, 118, 119A, 119B, 120A, 120B, 121, 122, 123, 124A, 124B, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141A, 141B, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 183, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 VTD: 0003 SHEPHERD (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 158, 159, 160, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188 Tract: 9805. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166

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VTD: 0011 ASKEW (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 191 VTD: 0012 MARTIN (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 156, 157, 158 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of the Morgan County School District which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of the Morgan County School District which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not

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contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Morgan County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . An Act amending an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Morgan County, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6048) is repealed in its entirety. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Morgan County, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga, L. 1985, p. 4643) as amended; and for other purposes. This 21st day of December, 1992. /s/ Honorable Frank E. Stancil Representative, 91st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Frank E. Stancil, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 91st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Madisonian, which is the official organ of Morgan County, on the following date: December 31, 1992.

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/s/ Frank E. Stancil Representative, 91st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 10, 1993. EARLY COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 21 (House Bill No. 103). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Early County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . The Board of Education of Early County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Early County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Early County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Early County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Early County shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education other than the chairperson, the Early County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Early County School District: Education District: 1 EARLY COUNTY VTD: 0003 CEDAR SPRINGS VTD: 0006 HILTON VTD: 0007 JAKIN VTD: 0011 LUCILLE Education District: 2 EARLY COUNTY VTD: 0001 ARLINGTON (Part) Tract: 9901.98 Block(s): 102B, 103B, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107,

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108A, 108B, 109, 110A, 110B, 111, 112, 116A, 116B, 117B, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128A, 128B, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 132, 133A, 133B, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140B, 140C, 141B, 142B, 143B, 144B, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 165, 167, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186 VTD: 0002 BLAKELY (Part) Tract: 9901.98 Block(s): 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 172, 173, 174, 175 Tract: 9904. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105A, 105B, 105C, 105D, 106A, 106B, 107, 119, 120, 121, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126A, 126B, 127A, 127B, 131, 132, 146A, 170, 213 VTD: 0005 DAMASCUS Education District: 3 EARLY COUNTY VTD: 0002 BLAKELY (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 147A, 147B, 169, 170, 171, 176A, 176B, 177, 178, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 339, 340, 401A, 401B, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434 Tract: 9904. Block(s): 108, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118 Education District: 4 EARLY COUNTY VTD: 0002 BLAKELY (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 218A, 219, 330A, 332, 338, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345

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Tract: 9903. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107A, 126A, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142A, 143A, 145, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 204A, 204B, 205, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 212B, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 252, 253, 254 VTD: 0008 COLOMOKEE VTD: 0009 URQUHART VTD: 0010 FREEMAN Education District: 5 EARLY COUNTY VTD: 0001 ARLINGTON (Part) Tract: 9901.98 Block(s): 164, 168, 169, 170, 171, 174 VTD: 0002 BLAKELY (Part) Tract: 9901.98 Block(s): 179 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 206, 207, 208 Tract: 9904. Block(s): 101, 112, 113, 135, 136, 137, 169, 171, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 214, 215, 216A, 217, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305A, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 312A, 313, 314 VTD: 0004 CUBA (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of

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the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Early County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Early County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law.

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(b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months prior to election thereto, must have a high school diploma or its equivalent, and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Early County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, or November 2, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 3 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2, 4, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan

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primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occuring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Early County shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. in the amount of $50.00 per meeting attended and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Early County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. In order to be appointed by the board as school superintendent, such person must reside in the school district during such appointment, hold a five-year degree from a regionally accredited college or university, have not less than three years' actual teaching or educational administration experience, shall be of good moral character, shall never have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, shall possess the minimum valid Fifth Year Leadership Certificate issued by the Professional Standards Commission, and shall have such other qualifications as the board may require. The board may provide that the school superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent

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with a contract of employment for a fixed term of four years or less. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Early County to submit this Act for approval pursuant to said federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Early County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create an act to elect the Board of Education of Early County, as approved by an Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia on November 3, 1992 and for other purposes. This the 5th day of January, 1993. Honorable Gerald Greene, State Representative Honorable Cathy Cox, State Representative

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William H. Mills Attorney at Law 113 College Street Post Office Box 585 Blakely, Georgia 31723 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Early County News, which is the official organ of Early County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 10, 1993. HARRIS COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 22 (House Bill No. 334). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to create the Board of Commissioners in the County of Harris, approved March 17, 1869 (Ga. L. 1869, p. 170), as amended, particularly by an Act

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approved January 31, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3534), so as to change the commissioner districts in said county; to define certain terms; to provide for currently serving commissioners and their successors; to provide for terms of office; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to create the Board of Commissioners in the County of Harris, approved March 17, 1869 (Ga. L. 1869, p. 170), as amended, particularly by an Act approved January 31, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3534), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. (a) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Harris County is divided into five commissioner districts. Each commissioner district shall consist of a portion of Harris County described as follows: District: 1 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 305, 306, 349, 350 VTD: 0003 FLAT SHOALS (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 346, 347, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 377, 378, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 427B, 432, 433, 434 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 246A, 246C, 246D, 247, 248, 249, 280A, 287, 291, 292 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 232, 233A, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 105, 106A, 106B, 106C, 108A, 108B, 108C,

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108D, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 130, 131B, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136A, 136B, 137A, 137B, 145A, 145B, 146, 147A, 149, 151, 152, 155, 156, 165B, 166, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 291, 293, 297 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 110A, 201, 202, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 209, 302, 303 VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 103B, 104 VTD: 0009 UPPER 19TH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 230, 231, 288 VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 125A, 134, 135, 155B, 156A, 156B, 156C, 157B, 161, 168, 170, 171, 172, 182, 196, 197, 231 VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 110B, 111A, 111B, 112, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116, 117A, 117B, 130, 162, 163, 203B, 269, 522A, 526A, 526B, 528A, 540, 541, 545, 546 VTD: 0012 WHITESVILLE (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 267, 271, 272, 273, 277, 278, 279, 280B, 284, 285, 286, 288, 289, 290, 341, 356, 357, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 379, 380, 381, 382, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228 District: 2 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0003 FLAT SHOALS (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308A, 308B, 309A,

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310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 342, 343, 344, 345, 348, 349, 358, 401B VTD: 0004 GOODMAN VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 104A, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118A, 119A, 120A, 205, 206, 208, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 235, 236 VTD: 0008 SKINNER VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 104B, 118B, 119B, 120B, 222, 229 VTD: 0012 WHITESVILLE (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 274, 275, 276, 295, 296, 297, 301, 302, 338, 339, 340 District: 3 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0006 LOWER 19TH VTD: 0009 UPPER 19TH (Part) Tract: 9801.98 Block(s): 383, 384 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 215, 216, 217, 218, 229, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 279, 281, 282, 284, 285, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386,

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387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 417, 418, 419 District: 4 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429A, 431, 434, 435, 436, 437 VTD: 0002 ELLERSLIE (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 429B, 430, 432 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 245, 246, 251, 257, 258, 259, 263, 264, 265 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 103A, 107, 131A, 132A, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 147B, 148, 150, 153, 154, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 167, 168, 169, 170A, 170B, 171, 172, 173, 174A, 174B, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 294, 295, 296 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 207, 208, 301 VTD: 0007 PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 226, 227, 233B, 234, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 247, 248, 249, 250 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 197 VTD: 0010 VALLEY PLAINS (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125B, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155A, 157A, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166,

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167, 169, 173, 174, 175, 176A, 176B, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 228, 230, 260, 261, 262 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128B, 128C, 129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156B, 157, 158, 159B, 160, 161 Tract: 9805.98 Block(s): 283B, 284B VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 185, 186, 187 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 128A, 131, 156A, 159A, 268, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 501, 502, 503, 504A, 504B, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 523, 524, 525A, 525B, 531, 547 District: 5 HARRIS COUNTY VTD: 0001 CATAULA (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221A, 222, 245, 310A, 311, 318, 319, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407A, 408, 409, 410, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 VTD: 0002 ELLERSLIE (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 221B, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 266, 267, 296, 297, 407B, 433, 543, 544 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part)

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Tract: 9803. Block(s): 203, 204, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 275, 276, 277, 278, 289, 290, 292 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 304, 307, 308, 309, 310B, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 321, 322, 330 VTD: 0011 WAVERLY HALL (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 522B, 527, 528B, 529, 530, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 542, 548, 549 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Harris County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and

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(5) Any part of Harris County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) The members of the board of commissioners shall be elected as follows: (1) At the primary and general elections conducted in 1994 at which members of the board of commissioners are elected, the members of the board elected to represent Commissioner Districts 1, 2, and 3 shall be elected for terms of office of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified. The incumbent commissioners shall serve the remainder of the term of office for which they were elected. (2) At the primary and general elections conducted in 1996 at which members of the board of commissioners are elected, the members of the board elected to represent Commissioner Districts 4 and 5 shall be elected for terms of office of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified. The incumbent commissioners shall serve the remainder of the term for which they were elected. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Harris County, approved March 17, 1869 (Ga. L. 1869, p. 170), as amended, to define the Harris County Board of Commissioners Election Districts and for other purposes. This 31st day of December, 1992. Honorable Vance C. Smith, Jr. Representative Elect, 102nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Vance C. Smith, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 102nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Harris County Journal, which is the official organ of Harris County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Vance C. Smith, Jr. Representative, 102nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 10, 1993.

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COLUMBIA COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS. No. 23 (Senate Bill No. 21). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2708), as amended, so as to change the composition of education districts; to provide for elections; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2708), as amended, is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. The board of education of Columbia County shall be composed of five members to be elected as provided in this Act. For the purposes of electing members of the board of education, Columbia County is divided into five education districts as follows: Education District: 1 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0007 PRECINCT SIXTY (Part) Tract: 0303.01 Block(s): 219, 220, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234 VTD: 0010 PRECINCT NINETY (Part) Tract: 0301.03 Block(s): 102A, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

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Tract: 0302.01 Block(s): 134, 135, 136 Tract: 0306.03 Block(s): 329, 330, 331A, 333, 334 VTD: 0012 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED TEN (Part) Tract: 0301.03 Block(s): 102B, 103 Tract: 0306.03 Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304A, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 331B, 332, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340 VTD: 0013 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED TWENTY VTD: 0014 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (Part) Tract: 0302.01 Block(s): 102, 103 Tract: 0303.01 Block(s): 207, 208, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274, 275 Tract: 0306.03 Block(s): 304B VTD: 0017 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE Education District: 2 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0011 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED VTD: 0012 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED TEN (Part) Tract: 0301.01 Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304 VTD: 0014 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (Part) Tract: 0303.01 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 296, 297 VTD: 0015 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE

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Education District: 3 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCTS TWENTY AND THIRTY (Part) Tract: 0305.01 Block(s): 301, 302, 303A, 303B, 304, 305A, 305B, 306A, 306B, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 309C, 309D, 309E, 309F, 310A, 310B, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330A, 330B, 331A, 331B, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339A, 339B, 339C, 339D, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353m 354, 355A, 355B, 356A, 356B, 356C, 356D, 356E, 356F, 356G, 356H, 357A, 358, 359A, 359B, 360A, 360B, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366A, 366B, 367A, 367B, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 901A, 901B Tract: 0305.02 Block(s): 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415A, 415B, 416, 417A, 417B, 418A, 418B, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424A, 424B, 425, 426, 427, 428A, 428B, 429, 430A, 430B, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454A, 454B, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462A, 462B, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471A, 471B, 472A, 472B, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507A, 507B, 507C, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520A, 520B, 521, 522A, 522B, 522C, 522D, 523, 524, 525A, 525B, 526, 527A, 527B, 527C, 528, 529, 530, 531A, 531B, 531C, 531D, 532, 533, 534A, 534B, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565 VTD: 0003 PRECINCT TWENTYFIVE

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Education District: 4 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCTS TWENTY AND THIRTY (Part) Tract: 0305.02 Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 479, 480 VTD: 0009 PRECINCT EIGHTY VTD: 0010 PRECINCT NINETY (Part) Tract: 0302.02 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252 VTD: 0018 PRECINCT EIGHTYFIVE VTD: 0019 PRECINCT SEVENTYFIVE (Part) Tract: 0303.02 Block(s): 333, 334, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372 Education District: 5 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0001 PRECINCT TEN VTD: 0005 PRECINCTS FORTY AND FIFTY VTD: 0007 PRECINCT SIXTY (Part) Tract: 0303.01 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 221, 222, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 245, 246, 247, 281, 293, 294, 295 VTD: 0008 PRECINCT SEVENTY VTD: 0016 PRECINCT SIXTYFIVE VTD: 0019 PRECINCT SEVENTYFIVE (Part) Tract: 0303.02 Block(s): 332, 360, 361, 362, 363, 373 (c) For purposes of this section:

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(1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Columbia County which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Columbia County which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows:

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Section 2. (a) The members of the board of education in office on the effective date of this Act shall serve for the terms of office for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified as provided in this section. (b) (1) Beginning with the nonpartisan general primary and general elections held in 1994 at which new members of the board of education are elected and thereafter, members shall be elected from the education districts provided for in Section 1 of this Act. Each member of the board shall be elected only by the voters of the education district he or she represents and not by the voters of the Columbia County School District at large. (2) There shall be elected to the board one member from each of said districts. Each candidate shall designate, at the time of qualifying, the district from which he or she is offering. Candidates may not offer for election to the board from any district other than that district in which their legal residence lies. No person shall be eligible to represent a district unless he or she has been a resident of the district from which he or she offers as a candidate for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the election. In the event a member moves his or her residence from the district the member represents, his or her place on the board shall immediately become vacant. (3) (A) Successors shall be elected to succeed those current members of the board of education whose terms expire December 31, 1994, at the nonpartisan general primary and the general election in 1994. Such successors shall be elected from Education Districts 1 and 4 for terms of four years beginning on the first day of January following their election and shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (B) At the nonpartisan general primary and the general election in 1996, successors shall be elected to succeed those current members of the

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board of education whose terms expire December 31, 1996. Such successors shall be elected from Education Districts 2, 3, and 5 for terms of four years beginning on the first day of January following their election and shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (C) Thereafter, successors to all members of the board shall be nominated in a nonpartisan primary and elected in a nonpartisan election to be held and conducted at the same time as the general primary and election immediately preceding the expiration of their terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 3 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 3. Each member of the board of education shall be nominated and elected at nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-284.1 and other applicable provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code.' Section 4 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Columbia County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 5 . This Act shall become effective upon the Governor's approval or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 6 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L., 1968, p. 2708), as amended, so as to change the composition of education districts; to provide for elections; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 23rd day of December, 1992 Honorable G.B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, G.B. Pollard, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 24th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbia News Times which is the official organ of Columbia County, on the following date: December 30, 1992. /s/ G.B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 6th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 10, 1993. COLUMBIA COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS. No. 24 (Senate Bill No. 22). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new Board of Commissioners of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3707), as amended, so as to change the composition of the districts from which members are elected; to provide for elections; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide when this Act shall be void and stand repealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new Board of Commissioners of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3707), as amended, is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. (a) There is established in the County of Columbia a board of commissioners which shall be the governing authority of said county and shall be composed of five members as provided in this section.

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(b) For the purpose of electing members of the board, Columbia County is divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0007 PRECINCT SIXTY (Part) Tract: 0303.01 Block(s): 219, 220, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234 VTD: 0010 PRECINCT NINETY (Part) Tract: 0301.03 Block(s): 102A, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114 Tract: 0302.01 Block(s): 134, 135, 136 Tract: 0306.03 Block(s): 329, 330, 331A, 333, 334 VTD: 0012 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED TEN (Part) Tract: 0301.03 Block(s): 102B, 103 Tract: 0306.03 Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304A, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 331B, 332, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340 VTD: 0013 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED TWENTY VTD: 0014 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (Part) Tract: 0302.01 Block(s): 102, 103 Tract: 0303.01 Block(s): 207, 208, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 274, 275 Tract: 0306.03 Block(s): 304B VTD: 0017 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED TWENTYFIVE

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Commissioner District: 2 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0011 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED VTD: 0012 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED TEN (Part) Tract: 0301.01 Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304 VTD: 0014 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (Part) Tract: 0303.01 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 296, 297 VTD: 0015 PRECINCT ONE HUNDRED THIRTYFIVE Commissioner District: 3 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCTS TWENTY AND THIRTY (Part) Tract: 0305.01 Block(s): 301, 302, 303A, 303B, 304, 305A, 305B, 306A, 306B, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 309C, 309D, 309E, 309F, 310A, 310B, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330A, 330B, 331A, 331B, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339A, 339B, 339C, 339D, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355A, 355B, 356A, 356B, 356C, 356D, 356E, 356F, 356G, 356H, 357A, 358, 359A, 359B, 360A, 360B, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366A, 366B, 367A, 367B, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 901A, 901B Tract: 0305.02 Block(s): 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415A, 415B, 416, 417A, 417B, 418A, 418B, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424A, 424B, 425, 426, 427, 428A, 428B, 429, 430A, 430B, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454A, 454B, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462A,

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462B, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471A, 471B, 472A, 472B, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507A, 507B, 507C, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520A, 520B, 521, 522A, 522B, 522C, 522D, 523, 524, 525A, 525B, 526, 527A, 527B, 527C, 528, 529, 530, 531A, 531B, 531C, 531D, 532, 533, 534A, 534B, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565 VTD: 0003 PRECINCT TWENTYFIVE Commissioner District: 4 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0002 PRECINCTS TWENTY AND THIRTY (Part) Tract: 0305.02 Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 479, 480 VTD: 0009 PRECINCT EIGHTY VTD: 0010 PRECINCT NINETY (Part) Tract: 0302.02 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252 VTD: 0018 PRECINCT EIGHTYFIVE VTD: 0019 PRECINCT SEVENTYFIVE (Part) Tract: 0303.02 Block(s): 333, 334, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372 Commissioner District: 5 COLUMBIA COUNTY VTD: 0001 PRECINCT TEN VTD: 0005 PRECINCTS FORTY AND FIFTY VTD: 0007 PRECINCT SIXTY (Part)

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Tract: 0303.01 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 221, 222, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 245, 246, 247, 281, 293, 294, 295 VTD: 0008 PRECINCT SEVENTY VTD: 0016 PRECINCT SIXTYFIVE VTD: 0019 PRECINCT SEVENTYFIVE (Part) Tract: 0303.02 Block(s): 332, 360, 361, 362, 363, 373 (c) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Columbia County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and

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(5) Any part of Columbia County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 2. (a) The present members of the board of commissioners shall continue to serve out the terms of office for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. Members of the board of commissioners shall be deemed to represent the commissioner districts provided for in Section 1, which numbers correspond to the commissioner districts for which they were elected. (b) At the general election in November, 1994, new members of the board from Commissioner District 1 and 2 shall be elected and shall take office on the first day of January following their election for terms of four years. At the general election in November, 1996, new members of the board from Commissioner Districts 3, 4, and 5 shall be elected and shall take office on the first day of January following their election for terms of four years. Thereafter, successors shall be elected in the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office, shall take office on the first day of January following their election, and shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. In order to be elected as a member of the board of commissioners from a commissioner district, a candidate shall be a bona fide resident of such district. One member of the board shall be elected from each district. Each member of the board shall be elected by the qualified voters of that commissioner district.

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(c) In all elections pursuant to this Act, each candidate shall designate, at the time of qualifying, the district from which such candidate is offering. To be elected as a member of the board, a candidate must receive the highest number of votes cast for the particular seat the candidate is seeking, and at the same time a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast for such seat. In the event that no candidate for a particular seat receives a majority of the votes for such seat, a run-off election shall be held for that seat in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code.' Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Columbia County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 1994, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a new Board of Commissioners of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3707), as amended, so as to change the composition of the districts from which members are elected; to provide for elections; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide when this Act shall be void and stand repealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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This 23rd day of December, 1992 Honorable G.B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, G.B. Pollard, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 24th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbia News Times which is the official organ of Columbia County, on the following date: December 30, 1992. /s/ G.B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 6th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 10, 1993. COLUMBIA COUNTYBOARD OF ELECTIONS; CREATION. No. 25 (Senate Bill No. 23). AN ACT To create a board of elections for Columbia County and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for the composition of the board of elections and the selection, qualification, and terms of its members; to provide for resignation, succession, and

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removal of members and for filling vacancies; to provide for the duties of the chairperson of the board of elections; to relieve certain boards and officers of certain powers and duties and provide for the transfer of certain items to the newly created board of elections; to provide for an executive director and the powers and duties of such executive director; to provide for board of elections employees and their compensation; to provide for compensation of the members of the board of elections and the executive director; to provide for offices and equipment; to provide for the board of elections' performance of certain functions and duties for certain municipalities; to provide for the employment of legal counsel for the board under certain circumstances; to provide for the meaning of certain terms; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . There is created in Columbia County, Georgia, a board of elections which shall have jurisdiction over the conduct of primaries and elections and the registration of electors in Columbia County, Georgia. Section 2 . (a) The board of elections in Columbia County shall be composed of three members, each of whom shall be an elector and resident of Columbia County. (b) One member of the board of elections shall be a member of the political party which received the highest number of votes within the county for its candidate for President of the United States in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of the member, and such member shall be appointed by the executive committee of such political party. One member of the board of elections shall be a member of the political party which received the second highest number of votes within the county for its candidate for President of the United States in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of such member, and such member shall be appointed by the executive committee of such political party.

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(c) (1) The third member of the board shall be appointed by the two political party members provided for in subsection (b) of this section. However, if the two political party members are unable to agree upon a person to be appointed to serve as such third member within a period of 21 days following their appointment or following a vacancy thereafter, then such two political party members shall immediately vacate their positions and new appointments to said positions shall be made by said party executive committees. Such procedure of reappointment by the party executive committees shall recommence and continue until such time as their two appointees agree on a third appointee within 21 days as provided for in this section, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. (2) If the two political party members are for a third successive time unable to agree within such 21 day period, then: (A) machanism of reappointment by the party executive committees shall cease; (B) the two members in office shall remain in office; and (C) the third member of the board shall be appointed by the probate judge of Columbia County. (d) The initial appointments made under this section shall be for terms of office beginning July 1, 1993; and subsequent terms of office shall likewise begin on July 1 of the appropriate year. The initial appointment under this section of the third member of the board of elections shall be for two years and the initial appointment under this section of the two political party members shall be for four years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for terms of four years and until their successors are duly appointed. (e) A chairperson who shall be a member of the board of elections shall be elected annually by the board to serve for a term of one year. The chairperson shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself for one term only. Section 3 . No person who holds elective public office shall be eligible to serve as a member during the term of such elective office, and the position of any member shall be deemed

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vacant upon such member qualifying as a candidate for elective public office. Section 4 . The appointment of each political party member, in the case of an appointment other than an appointment to fill a vacancy resulting from a failure to agree on a third member, shall be made by the respective appointing authority filing an affidavit with the clerk of the Superior Court of Columbia County no earlier than 60 days and no later than 30 days preceding the date at which such member is to take office, stating the name and residential address of the person appointed and certifying that such member has been duly appointed as provided in this Act. In the case of an appointment made to fill a political party member vacancy resulting from a failure to agree on the third member of the board, the appointment shall be so certified not later than the tenth day following the date of the vacancy and shall take effect on such tenth day. The appointment of each member who is not a political party member shall likewise be certified to the clerk by the two political party members. The clerk of the superior court shall record each of such certifications on the minutes of the court and shall certify the name of each such member to the Secretary of State and provide for the issuance of appropriate commissions to the members and chairperson within the same time and in the same manner as provided by law for registrars. Section 5 . Each member of the board of elections shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself for one term and shall have the right to resign at any time by giving written notice of his or her resignation to the appointing authority and to the clerk of the superior court and shall be subject to removal from the board of elections at any time for cause after notice and hearing in the same manner and by the same authority as provided for removal of registrars. Section 6 . In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of any member before the expiration of his or her term by removal, death, resignation, or otherwise, the respective appointing authority shall appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. The clerk of the superior court shall be notified of interim appointments and record and certify such

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appointments in the same manner as the regular appointment of members. Section 7 . Before entering upon his or her duties, each member shall take substantially the same oath as required by law for registrars and shall have the same privileges from arrest as registrars. Section 8 . Each board of elections shall: (1) With regard to the preparation for conduct and administration of primaries and elections, succeed to and exercise all duties and powers granted to and incumbent upon the judge of the probate court pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, as now or hereafter amended, and any other provision of law; (2) With regard to the registration of electors, succeed to and exercise all of the powers, duties, and responsibilities granted to and incumbent upon a board of registrars pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, as now or hereafter amended, or any other provision of law. Section 9 . (a) The board of elections shall be responsible for the selection, appointment, and training of poll workers in elections, and such workers shall be appointed, insofar as practicable, from lists provided the board of elections by the county executive committee of each political party. (b) (1) The board of elections shall be authorized to employ necessary employees to assist the board of elections in carrying out its duties and functions as provided in this Act. The board of elections is authorized the same number of staff positions and the same level of funding for such positions as were in effect for the prior board of elections on January 1, 1993, without any necessity of approval from the Board of Commissioners of Columbia County.

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(2) Prior to the creation of any additional positions of employment or additional staff funding, the board of elections shall receive approval from the Board of Commissioners of Columbia County for such positions or staff funding. (c) There is created the position of a full-time executive director who shall be appointed by the board of elections as one of the staff positions authorized under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this section. The executive director shall have supervisory duties and shall carry out the policies of the board of elections and the requirements of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code. The executive director shall conduct voter registration drives throughout the county at least once within the 18 month period following each general election. The executive director shall also establish not less than two permanent facilities for registration of electors. The executive director shall establish staff personnel rules and policies which are generally consistent with those in effect for employees of the Columbia County governing authority. Section 10 . As of July 1, 1993, any prior board of elections of Columbia County (if in existence on that date), the judge of the Probate Court of Columbia County, and any board of registrars of Columbia County shall be relieved from all powers and duties to which the board of elections as created in this Act shall succeed by the provisions of this Act; and they shall deliver thereafter to the board of elections the custody of all equipment, supplies, materials, books, papers, records, and facilities of every kind pertaining to such powers and duties. Section 11 . The chairperson of the board of elections shall be the chief executive officer of the board of elections and shall generally supervise, direct, and control the administration of the affairs of the board of elections pursuant to law and duly adopted resolutions of the board of elections. The board of elections shall fix and establish by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes directives governing the execution of matters within its jurisdiction. Section 12 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 9 of this Act, compensation for the members of the board of elections,

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the executive director, clerical assistants, and other employees of the board of elections shall be such as may be fixed by the governing authority of the county. Such compensation and operating expenses required by the office of the board of elections shall be paid wholly from county funds. The governing authority of the county shall provide the board of elections with proper and suitable offices. The governing authority of the county shall further provide the board of elections with funding sufficient for the employment of clerical assistance and other employees as may be necessary for the effective functioning of the board of elections and completion of its duties as provided in this Act. Section 13 . The board of elections shall have the authority to contract with any municipality located within the county for the holding of any primary or election by the board to be conducted within the municipality. Any income from this activity shall be delivered to the county governing authority. Section 14 . The board of elections shall have the authority to engage the services of legal counsel, by contract or otherwise, to represent the interests of the board of elections in any matter with respect to which legal counsel for the board of elections is not provided by the county governing authority; and the board of elections is authorized to order the payment of fees, compensation, and expenses therefor from the general fund of the county treasury. Section 15 . The words election, elector, political party, primary, public office, special election, and special primary shall have the same meaning ascribed to those words by Code Section 21-2-2 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the text of this Act. Section 16 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Columbia County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 17 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

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Section 18 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create a board of elections for Columbia County and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for the composition of the board of elections and the selection, qualification, and terms of its members; to provide for resignation, succession, and removal of members and for filling vacancies; to provide for the duties of the chairperson of the board of elections; to relieve certain boards and officers of certain powers and duties and provide for the transfer of certain items to the newly created board of elections; to provide for an executive director and the powers and duties of such executive director; to provide for board of elections employees and their compensation; to provide for compensation of the members of the board of elections and the executive director; to provide for offices and equipment; to provide for the board of elections' performance of certain functions and duties for certain municipalities; to provide for the employment of legal counsel for the board under certain circumstances; to provide for the meaning of certain terms; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 23rd day of December, 1992. Honorable G.B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, G.B. Pollard, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 24th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbia News Times which is the official organ of Columbia County, on the following date: December 30, 1992.

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/s/ G.B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 6th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 10, 1993. CITY OF COMMERCEBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 26 (House Bill No. 152). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Commerce, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4042), so as to reconstitute the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Commerce and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson or president and vice chairperson or vice president of the board; to provide for organization; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the selection of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Commerce, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4042), is amended by striking paragraph (40) of subsection (b) of Section 1.12 thereof and inserting in its place a new paragraph to read as follows: (40) Independent School System. (A) The public school system of the City of Commerce was initially established on November 26, 1901, by Sections 41 through 45 of the Act incorporating the City of Harmony Grove, predecessor to the City of Commerce, and reenacted as Section 40 of the Act of 1909, page 674. The City of Commerce shall retain all of those powers and rights set forth inthose predecessor Acts as an independent public school system. The City of Commerce shall have the power to establish and operate a complete public school system, including such facilities and programs as are deemed necessary by the Commerce City Board of Education. (B) The Commerce City Board of Education which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this paragraph. The board of education of the independent school system of the City of Commerce so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this section as the `board,' shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of the Commerce City Board of Education as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this section. (C) (i) Those members of the Commerce City Board of Education who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the

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board of education of the independent school system of the City of Commerce shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in division (ii) of this subparagraph. (ii) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the independent school district of the City of Commerce is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the independent school district of the City of Commerce: Education District: 1 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0007 MINISH (Part) Tract: 0103. Block(s): 127A, 127B, 127E, 128A, 128B, 129, 150, 155, 156, 157, 158A, 159, 161A, 162, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169A, 169B, 169C, 169E, 170, 181, 182, 183, 184 Tract: 0104. Block(s): 226, 227, 229 Education District: 2 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0007 MINISH (Part) Tract: 0104. Block(s): 102, 103A, 104A, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 228, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289 Education District: 3 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0007 MINISH (Part) Tract: 0104. Block(s): 205A, 206, 207, 208, 209, 216, 217, 218, 230, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249A, 250A, 250B, 250C, 250E, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255,

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256, 257, 258A, 259A, 259B, 259C, 259D, 260B, 265A, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274A, 275A, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280A, 281A, 282A, 315A, 316A, 316B, 318B, 319A, 319B Education District: 4 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0007 MINISH (Part) Tract: 0103. Block(s): 105A, 115A, 115B, 115C, 116A, 116B, 117A, 117B, 118A, 119A, 120A, 134A, 135A, 136, 137A, 139A, 142A, 145, 146A, 179, 180, 185, 188A, 188B, 189A, 190A, 191A, 191B, 191C, 191D, 191E, 191H, 192A, 197A, 201A, 202, 203, 204, 205, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306 Tract: 0104. Block(s): 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 260A, 260C, 261, 262A, 262B, 262C, 262D, 262F, 263, 264A, 264B, 264C, 264D, 268, 269, 318A Education District: 5 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0007 MINISH (Part) Tract: 0103. Block(s): 121A, 130A, 130B, 132A, 133A, 133D, 147A, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 186, 187 (iii) For purposes of division (ii) of this subparagraph: (I) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(II) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (III) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (IV) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (V) Any part of the independent school district of the City of Commerce which is not included in any education district described in division (ii) of this subparagraph shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (VI) Any part of the independent school district of the City of Commerce which is described in division (ii) of this subparagraph as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous

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part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (D) (i) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (ii) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (E) (i) The first members of the reconstituted board of education of the independent school system of the City of Commerce shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted at the time of the general municipal election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 2 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 3, 4, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall

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serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this division and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (ii) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be elected in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code,' in nonpartisan elections as provided in Code Section 21-3-95 of the O.C.G.A. (F) In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. (G) The board of education shall organize by electing a president or chairperson and a vice president or vice chairperson from their number. The superintendent of schools shall be elected by the board of education from outside the membership of the board, based upon that person's qualifications, and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. (H) The superintendent of schools shall serve as the secretary and treasurer of the board. Members of the board shall, when approved by the board, receive a per diem of $50.00 for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as a member of a committee of the board on official business first authorized by a majority of the board, plus reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith. The accounts for

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such service and expenses shall be submitted for approval to the school superintendent. The compensation of members of the board shall be paid only from the local tax funds available to the board for educational purposes. (I) In addition to these powers, the board of education shall possess all such other powers as are granted to boards of education under general law. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Commerce to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . This section and Section 2 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Commerce in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Commerce, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4042); and for other purposes. This 6th day of January, 1993. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

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Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tommy Stephenson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 25th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Jackson Herald, which is the official organ of Jackson County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Tommy Stephenson Representative, 25th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 11, 1993. CITY OF JEFFERSONBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; POWERS; OFFICERS; TERMS; COMPENSATION. No. 27 (House Bill No. 216). AN ACT To amend an Act establishing a system of public schools in the City of Jefferson, Georgia, approved July 30, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 1019), as amended, so as to reconstitute the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications

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for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act establishing a system of public schools in the City of Jefferson, Georgia, approved July 30, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 1019), as amended, is amended by adding at the end a new section to read as follows: Section 17.1. (a) The board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this section. The board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this section as the `board,' shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this section. (b) Those members of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson shall consist of six members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (c) of this section except for the member who is chairperson and who is elected at large as provided in subsection (g) of this section.

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(c) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, other than the chairperson, the school district of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of school district of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson: Education District: 1 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0107. That part of Block 111A which lies south and west of Elder Avenue. Block(s): 130B, 137A, 138A, 138C, 138D, 138E, 138F, 142A, 144A, 144C, 145A, 145B, 146, 147, 148A, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 155A, 155B, 156B, 171, 172, 173, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 191 VTD: 0010 CUNNINGHAM (Part) Tract: 0101. Block(s): 221A, 246A, 260A, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272 Tract: 0102. Block(s): 189A, 190A, 190B, 191 Tract: 0107. Block(s): 131A, 132, 133A, 133B, 133C, 134A, 135A, 136, 139 Education District: 2 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARRISBURG (Part) Tract: 0107. Block(s): 126A, 126B, 223A, 229, 230 VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0106. Block(s): 208A, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214D, 214E, 214F, 214G, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221A Tract: 0107. Block(s): 175, 195A, 196C, 196D, 196E

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Education District: 3 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0106. Block(s): 211, 214C Tract: 0107. Block(s): 162E, 162F, 162G, 162H, 162J, 162K, 162L, 192A, 192B, 192C, 192D, 192E, 192F, 193A, 194A, 196B, 301, 306A, 307, 308, 309 Education District: 4 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0107. Block(s): 156A, 157A, 157B, 161A, 162A, 162B, 162C, 162D, 163, 164A, 165, 166A, 166B, 167, 168, 169, 170, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190A, 190B, 302, 303, 304, 305, 404A, 405B, 406A Education District: 5 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARRISBURG (Part) Tract: 0107. Block(s): 113A VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0107. Block(s): 109A, 109B, 109C, 109D That part of Block 111A which lies north and east of Elder Avenue. Block(s): 111B, 111C, 111D, 112, 127, 128A, 128B, 128C, 129A, 130A, 149, 174, 176, 177 VTD: 0009 MILLER (Part) Tract: 0102. Block(s): 177A Tract: 0107. Block(s): 105A, 105B, 108A VTD: 0010 CUNNINGHAM (Part) Tract: 0102. Block(s): 178A, 178B

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(d) For purposes of subsection (c) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the school district of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson which is not included in any education district described in subsection (c) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the school district of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson which is described in subsection (c) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not

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contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (e) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (f) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (g) The member of the board who is chairperson of the board may reside anywhere within the school district of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in that entire school district. The chairperson must continue to reside within that school district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (h) The first members of the reconstituted board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted at the time of the general municipal election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 3, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of their respective

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successors. The chairperson and those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2 and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (i) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be elected in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code,' in nonpartisan elections as provided in Code Section 21-3-95 of the O.C.G.A. (j) In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board whether the vacancy is in the office of the chairperson or any other member, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. (k) Members of the board shall be compensated in the amount of $50.00 per month. The chairperson of the board shall be compensated in the amount of $75.00 per month. Members of the board, including the chairperson, shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred. (l) The chairperson of the board shall be a member of the board elected at large as provided in this section. (m) The provisions of this section shall apply to the independent school system of the City of Jefferson notwithstanding any conflicting provisions of this Act.

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Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . This section and Section 2 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Jefferson in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an act establishing a public school system in the City of Jefferson, approved July 30, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 1019) as amended; and for other purposes. This 6th day of January, 1993 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tommy Stephenson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 25th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Jackson Herald, which is the official organ of Jackson County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Tommy Stephenson Representative, 25th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 11, 1993. CITY OF JEFFERSONMAYOR AND COUNCIL; DISTRICTS; TERMS; ELECTIONS. No. 28 (House Bill No. 217). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Jefferson, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2887), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 4256), so as to provide for council districts and for the election therefrom of members of the council of said city; to provide for qualifications for office of such members of the council; to provide for election and terms of the mayor and members of the council of the City of Jefferson; to change the date of the general municipal election; to provide for submission and for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of Jefferson, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2887), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 4256), is amended by striking Sections 2.03 and 2.04 and inserting in their places the following: Section 2.03. City council districts. (a) For purposes of electing members of the council of the City of Jefferson,

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which members are sometimes designated `alderman' in this Act, the City of Jefferson is divided into five council districts. One member of the council shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the City of Jefferson: Council District: 1 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0107. That part of Block 111A which lies south and west of Elder Avenue. Block(s): 130B, 137A, 138A, 138C, 138D, 138E, 138F, 142A, 144A, 144C, 145A, 145B, 146, 147, 148A, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 155A, 155B, 156B, 171, 172, 173, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 191 VTD: 0010 CUNNINGHAM (Part) Tract: 0101. Block(s): 221A, 246A, 260A, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272 Tract: 0102. Block(s): 189A, 190A, 190B, 191 Tract: 0107. Block(s): 131A, 132, 133A, 133B, 133C, 134A, 135A, 136, 139 Council District: 2 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARRISBURG (Part) Tract: 0107. Block(s): 126A, 126B, 223A, 229, 230 VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0106. Block(s): 208A, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214D, 214E, 214F, 214G, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221A Tract: 0107. Block(s): 175, 195A, 196C, 196D, 196E

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Council District: 3 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0106. Block(s): 211, 214C Tract: 0107. Block(s): 162E, 162F, 162G, 162H, 162J, 162K, 162L, 192A, 192B, 192C, 192D, 192E, 192F, 193A, 194A, 196B, 301, 306A, 307, 308, 309 Council District: 4 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0107. Block(s): 156A, 157A, 157B, 161A, 162A, 162B, 162C, 162D, 163, 164A, 165, 166A, 166B, 167, 168, 169, 170, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190A, 190B, 302, 303, 304, 305, 404A, 405B, 406A Council District: 5 JACKSON COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARRISBURG (Part) Tract: 0107. Block(s): 113A VTD: 0002 JEFFERSON (Part) Tract: 0107. Block(s): 109A, 109B, 109C, 109D That part of Block 111A which lies north and east of Elder Avenue. Block(s): 111B, 111C, 111D, 112, 127, 128A, 128B, 128C, 129A, 130A, 149, 174, 176, 177 VTD: 0009 MILLER (Part) Tract: 0102. Block(s): 177A Tract: 0107. Block(s): 105A, 105B, 108A VTD: 0010 CUNNINGHAM (Part) Tract: 0102. Block(s): 178A, 178B

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(b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any council district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any council district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the City of Jefferson which is not included in any council district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the City of Jefferson which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular council district shall nevertheless not be included within such council district if such part is not contiguous to such council district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that council district

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contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) In addition to the requirements of Section 2.02 of this Act, in order to be elected as a member of the council from a council district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that council district may vote for a member of the council for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the council from a council district, each candidate for such office shall specify the council district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the council from a council district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 2.04. Election of mayor and members of council. (a) That person serving as mayor of the City of Jefferson on January 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office, shall continue to serve out that person's term of office, which shall expire December 31, 1993, and upon the election and qualification of a successor. That successor and all future successors to the office of mayor shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of such office, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for a term of four years. In order to be elected as mayor, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in the city at large. (b) Those members of the council of the City of Jefferson serving on January 1, 1993, as aldermen of that city from Wards 2 and 4, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office, shall continue to serve out their respective terms of office but shall be deemed to be serving as members of the council from Council Districts 2 and 4, respectively, as described in Section 2.03 of this Act. Their terms shall expire December 31, 1993, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those successors to members

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of the council deemed to be serving as members from Council Districts 2 and 4 shall be the first members of council elected from Council Districts 2 and 4, respectively, and they and all successors to such offices shall be elected from Council Districts 2 and 4, respectively, as described in Section 2.03 of this Act, shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the terms of such offices, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of four years each. (c) Those members of the council of the City of Jefferson serving on January 1, 1993, as aldermen of that city from Wards 1 and 3 and as alderman at large, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office, shall continue to serve out their respective terms of office but shall be deemed to be serving as members of the council from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5, respectively, as described in Section 2.03 of this Act. Their terms shall expire December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those successors to members of the council deemed to be serving as members from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be the first members of council elected from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5, respectively, and they and all successors to such offices shall be elected from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5, respectively, as described in Section 2.03 of this Act, shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the terms of such offices, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of four years each. (d) The mayor and members of the council shall serve for the terms specified in this Act and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 5.01 and inserting in its place a new section to read as follows: Section 5.01. Regular elections. The general municipal election for the city shall be held on the Tuesday next following

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the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the City of Jefferson to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . Those provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the 1993 election of the mayor and members of the council of the City of Jefferson from Council Districts 2 and 4 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon this Act's becoming effective without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced a the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act reincorporating and creating a new charter for the City of Jefferson, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2887), as amended; and for other purposes. This 6th day of January, 1993. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tommy Stephenson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 25th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Jackson Herald, which is the official organ of Jackson County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Tommy Stephenson Representative, 25th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 11, 1993. CITY OF DECATURCITY COMMISSION DISTRICTS; BOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTIONS. No. 29 (House Bill No. 412). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Decatur in DeKalb County, Georgia, approved August 17, 1909 (Ga. L. 1909, p. 757), as amended, so as to change the composition of election districts from which city commissioners are elected; to reconstitute the Board of Education of the City of Decatur and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to repeal certain sections of the Act relating to the board of education; to provide for submission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of Decatur in DeKalb County, Georgia, approved August 17,

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1909 (Ga. L. 1909, p. 757), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) of Section 5.1 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) (1) For the purpose of electing commissioners, the City of Decatur is divided into two election districts consisting of the following territory within the City of Decatur: Election District: 1 DEKALB COUNTY VTD: 0024 CLAIREMONT VTD: 0048 GLENNWOOD VTD: 00AE PONCE DE LEON (Part) Tract: 0225. Block(s): 408, 412, 502, 503, 505, 507, 508, 509, 510, 513, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612A, 614, 701, 702 VTD: 00BX WESTCHESTER VTD: 00CB WINNONA (Part) Tract: 0228. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 114, 115, 401, 402 Election District: 2 DEKALB COUNTY VTD: 00AE PONCE DE LEON (Part) Tract: 0225. Block(s): 309, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 411 VTD: 00BD SOUTH DECATUR VTD: 00CB WINNONA (Part) Tract: 0208. Block(s): 101B Tract: 0228. Block(s): 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205A, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 313, 314, 403, 404, 405, 409, 414 Tract: 0229. Block(s): 402B, 404B

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(2) The election districts provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not affect any commissioners in office on the effective date of this subsection but shall apply to all elections held after the effective date of this subsection. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 65 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 65 to read as follows: Section 65. (a) The Board of Education of the City of Decatur which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of the City of Decatur so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the `board,' shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of the City of Decatur as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. (b) Those members of the Board of Education of the City of Decatur who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of the City of Decatur shall consist of five members, four of whom shall be elected from education districts described in this subsection and one member who shall be elected at large. For the purpose of electing the four district members of the board of education, the City of Decatur School District is divided into two education districts. The districts shall consist of the following described territory of the City of Decatur School District: Education District: 1 DEKALB COUNTY VTD: 0024 CLAIREMONT VTD: 0048 GLENNWOOD

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VTD: 00AE PONCE DE LEON (Part) Tract: 0225. Block(s): 408, 412, 502, 503, 505, 507, 508, 509, 510, 513, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612A, 614, 701, 702 VTD: 00BX WESTCHESTER VTD: 00CB WINNONA (Part) Tract: 0228. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 114, 115, 401, 402 Education District: 2 DEKALB COUNTY VTD: 00AE PONCE DE LEON (Part) Tract: 0225. Block(s): 309, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 411 VTD: 00BD SOUTH DECATUR VTD: 00CB WINNONA (Part) Tract: 0208. Block(s): 101B Tract: 0228. Block(s): 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205A, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 313, 314, 403, 404, 405, 409, 414 Tract: 0229. Block(s): 402B, 404B (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place;

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(3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the City of Decatur School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the City of Decatur School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (d) (1) Two members shall be elected from each education district provided for in subsection (b) of this section. The members elected from an education district shall be elected solely by the voters of the education district voting in an election thereon. There shall be a Post A and a Post B in each education district and each candidate shall be required to designate the post for which the candidate is offering. A candidate for the board of education from an education district shall have been a resident

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of the district from which the candidate is offering for at least one year prior to the election. A member elected to the board of education from a district shall remain a resident of the respective district during the term for which elected. (2) A candidate for the at-large office on the board of education may reside anywhere within the City of Decatur School District and shall be elected by the voters of the City of Decatur School District voting in an election thereon. (3) All candidates for office on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age and shall have been a resident of the City of Decatur School District for at least one year prior to the election. Persons employed by the City of Decatur School System shall not be eligible to be members of the board of education. (e) (1) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of the City of Decatur shall be elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1993. The members elected to Post A of Education District 1 and Post A of Education District 2 and the at-large post shall take office on the first day of January of the year following their election and shall serve terms of four years and until their successors are elected. Successors to such members shall be elected at the general municipal election held on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1997, and quadrennially thereafter for terms of office of four years. (2) The members elected to Post B of Education District 1 and Post B of Education District 2 shall take office on the first day of January of the year following their election and shall serve initial terms of two years and until their successors are elected. Successors to such members shall be elected at the general municipal election held on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1995, and quadrennially thereafter for terms of office of four years.

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(3) Political parties shall not conduct primaries for board of education offices and all names of candidates for such offices shall be listed without party designation. (4) The person receiving a plurality of the votes cast for any office on the board of education shall be elected. (f) Any vacancy in the board of education as a result of death, resignation, removal from the city, removal from an education district, or otherwise, except for expiration of a term of office, shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by adding between Sections 65 and 66 a new Section 65A to read as follows: Section 65A. (a) The chairperson of the board of education shall be selected from the membership of the board at its first meeting in each calendar year and such member selected shall serve as chairperson for a term of one year. A member may succeed himself or herself as chairperson. (b) The compensation of the members of the board, if any, shall be set by ordinance by the governing authority of the City of Decatur. (c) The board of education shall make such rules and regulations for its government as it deems wise. The said board of education shall have entire supervision, direction, and control of the public school system of said city as now established and may make such changes therein from time to time as it deems proper; provided, however, that said board shall not have power or authority to contract any debt for or on account of the city; provided, further, that titles to all property secured for school purposes shall be vested in the `City of Decatur.' Said board shall have the exclusive right, power, and authority to prescribe the curriculum of said school system, appoint and employ a superintendent and all other employees at the recommendation of the superintendent in said school system and to fix their compensation; to suspend or remove the superintendent or any other employee at the recommendation of the superintendent for

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cause satisfactory to it; to make such rules, regulations, and orders for the government, discipline, and conduct of said school system and of the superintendent, teachers, employees, and pupils as it may deem proper and not in conflict with the laws of Georgia; and generally to have power and authority to do and perform all acts necessary to and in promotion of the best educational interests of said city, not in conflict with provisions of this Act or the laws of this state. No member of said board may serve in the office of superintendent or in the position of a teacher or other employee in said schools. The secretary and treasurer of the board shall give bond in such sum as the board may fix. The board shall cause to be kept regular minutes of all its proceedings which shall be open to inspection. The board shall annually submit to the mayor and commission full and complete estimates of the total funds needed to operate the schools for the fiscal year, with such estimate as it can make of the probable amount of the city's pro rata of the state common school fund, and of any other funds that it may expect to receive. The mayor and commission shall, not later than the first day of June, notify said board of education of the gross amount of funds, including the city's pro rata share of the state common school fund, set apart for the fiscal year for said system of public schools, which sum shall be sufficient to support and maintain said school system and efficiently operate the schools for at least nine scholastic months in each calendar year. Said board of education shall submit to the mayor and commission not later than the first day of August in each year an annual report for the scholastic year ending June 30, showing the condition of the public schools; the attendance therein, with resident and nonresident pupils shown separately; and the receipts and expenditures for the scholastic year, together with such other information as the mayor and commission may call or said board may deem proper and such recommendations as it may desire to make. The report, or so much thereof as the mayor and commission shall order, shall be published in said city. (d) The board of education shall provide schools for children, which schools shall be kept open and free for not less than nine scholastic months in each year.

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(e) When there are vacant seats in said schools not needed for children of said city as above mentioned, said board of education may provide for the admission of children whose parents or guardians are not residents of said city upon such terms and provisions and upon payment of such reasonable rates of tuition as said board may prescribe; provided, however, that tuition may be waived in whole or in part as said board may prescribe for children of teachers and employees in the public schools of the city, for students who maintain a certain average in their grades, and for tuition credits for students who perform work in prescribed work programs. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking in their entirety Section 45A and Section 68. Section 5 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of the City of Decatur to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 6 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill amending the Decatur City Charter to provide for an elected Board of Education, to provide for related matters and others purposes. Curtis Branscome City Manager GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Mike Polak, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 67th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to

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Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Decatur-DeKalb News, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the following date: December 31, 1992. /s/ Michael C. Polak Representative, 67th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 11, 1993. CITY OF BACONTONMAYOR AND COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; TERMS. No. 31 (House Bill No. 289). AN ACT To amend an Act reincorporating and providing a new charter for the City of Baconton in Mitchell County, approved February 13, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2552), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the time of election, taking of office, and terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for the authority for this Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act reincorporating and providing a new charter for the City of Baconton in Mitchell County, approved February 13, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2552), as amended, is amended by striking subsections (a) and (c) of Section 5.10 and

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inserting in their places new subsections (a) and (c), respectively, to read as follows: (a) Reserved. (c) (1) The councilmembers representing Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 in office on the effective date of this Act shall remain in office until December 31, 1993. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1993, and every two years thereafter, the successors to the councilmembers representing Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election. (2) The councilmembers representing Council Districts 2 and 4 and the mayor in office on the effective date of this Act shall remain in office until December 31, 1994. On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of 1994, and every two years thereafter, the successors to the councilmembers representing Council Districts 2 and 4 and the mayor shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election. Section 2 . This Act is enacted pursuant to the authority provided for in subsection (c) of Code Section 21-3-64 of the O.C.G.A. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and Council of the City of Baconton have requested Representative Richard Royal to introduce legislation at the 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia to provide for two year staggered terms for the Mayor and Councilmen.

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Dated this 5th day of January, 1993. Fran Green, Clerk, City of Baconton GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, A. Richard Royal, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 164th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Camilla Enterprise, which is the official organ of Mitchell County, on the following date: January 9, 1993. /s/ A. Richard Royal Representative, 164th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 15, 1993. CITY OF MADISONMAYOR AND COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; DISTRICTS; TERMS; VACANCIES. No. 32 (House Bill No. 332). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Madison, approved October 6, 1891 (Ga. L. 1890-91, Vol. II, p. 827), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4018), so as to change the provisions relating

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to the election of the mayor and councilmen; to provide for election districts; to provide for definitions, inclusions, and exclusions relating to election districts; to provide for initial and regular terms of office; to provide for qualifications; to provide for vacancies and the filling thereof; to provide for submission; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Madison, approved October 6, 1891 (Ga. L. 1890-91, Vol. II, p. 827), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4018), is amended by striking Section IV of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section IV to read as follows: Section IV. (a) For the purpose of electing members of the city council, the City of Madison is divided into five election districts as follows: Election District 1 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 138, 139, 209A, 214A, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230A, 235, 323, 324, 325, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 361, 362, 363, 364, 414, 415 Election District 2 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 120A, 122A, 123, 124A, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 135, 136, 137, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 231A, 233, 234, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 357, 358, 359, 360, 401, 402, 410, 411, 412, 413

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Election District 3 MORGAN COUNTY VTD; 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 130, 131, 132A, 133A, 134, 163A, 164A, 165, 166, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 423, 424 Election District 4 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 409, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420A, 422A, 427A, 428A, 429, 430, 431A, 433A, 436A, 437A, 438, 439, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446A, 449A, 450A, 451, 453, 454A, 455A VTD: 0007 WHITFIELD (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 374A, 375A, 385A Election District 5 MORGAN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MADISON CITY (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 212A, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 236, 237, 238, 304A, 305, 320A, 321A, 322, 341, 342, 343A, 344A, 345, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 388, 440 For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the

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O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any election district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any election district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the City of Madison which is not included in any election district described in this section shall be included within that election district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the City of Madison which is described in this section as being included in a particular election district shall nevertheless not be included within such election district if such part is not contiguous to such election district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that election district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (b) Regular general municipal elections for the City of Madison shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and on such day biennially thereafter. Persons elected to the office of mayor or councilman in such municipal elections shall take office on the first day of January following their election and shall serve for terms of office of four years each and until their respective

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successors are duly elected and qualified. The mayor and councilmen shall each be elected by majority vote of the qualified electors voting in their respective elections. If no candidate for a particular office receives a majority of the votes cast for all candidates for such office, a run-off election shall be held as provided in Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the `Georgia Municipal Election Code,' as amended. At the first meeting of the mayor and council of said city after each election or as soon as practicable thereafter, one of such councilmen shall be elected by the mayor and council to serve as mayor pro tempore for a term of office of two years and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. (c) At the regularly scheduled general municipal election in 1993, there shall be elected a mayor and two councilmen. One such councilman shall be elected from Election District 2 by the qualified electors residing within Election District 2. The other councilman shall be elected from Election District 5 by the qualified electors residing within Election District 5. The mayor shall be elected from the city at large by the electors of the entire city. (d) At the regularly scheduled general municipal election in 1995, there shall be elected three councilmen. One such councilman shall be elected from Election District 1 by the qualified electors residing within Election District 1. One such councilman shall be elected from Election District 3 by the qualified electors residing within Election District 3. One such councilman shall be elected from Election District 4 by the qualified electors residing within Election District 4. (e) Councilmen must reside within the election district from which they are elected. Candidates for the office of councilman shall certify at the time of their qualification as candidates that they are residents of the election district from which they seek election. Successors to the mayor and councilmen elected as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section shall be elected in the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of the respective terms of office.

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(f) In the event that a member of the city council moves his or her residence from the district from which such person was elected during such person's term of office, such office shall immediately become vacant, and such vacancy shall be filled as otherwise provided by this charter for the filling of a vacancy. (g) The councilmen who were in office on January 1, 1993, shall serve as members of the council until the expiration of the terms of office in which they were serving on such date, but on and after January 1, 1994, Councilman Fred Perriman shall represent Election District 1, Councilman Barry N. Lurey shall represent Election District 3, and Councilman Roy Womack shall represent Election District 4 as set out in subsection (a) of this section until the expiration of their terms of office on December 31, 1995. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the city attorney of the City of Madison to submit this Act for approval. Section 3 . Section 2, this section, and the provisions of Section 1 of this Act necessary for the election of the mayor and councilmen of the City of Madison in 1993 shall become effective for the purpose of conducting such election upon approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. All other provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Madison approved October 6, 1891 (1890-91, Vol. II, p. 827), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Honorable Frank E. Stancil Representative, 91st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Frank E. Stancil, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 91st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Madisonian, which is the official organ of Morgan County, on the following date: January 14, 1993. /s/ Frank E. Stancil Representative, 91st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 15, 1993. ECHOLS COUNTYSUPERIOR COURT; CLERK; CLERICAL HELP; FEES. No. 33 (House Bill No. 342). AN ACT To fix the compensation of the clerk of the Superior Court of Echols County; to provide for clerical help and their compensation; to provide that all fees, commissions, and other compensation of the clerk of the Superior Court of Echols

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County shall be paid into the county treasury of Echols County, Georgia; to repeal a specific Act; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . All fees, costs, percentages, forfeitures, penalties, allowances, and all other perquisites of whatever kind, as are now or may hereafter be allowed by the law, to be received or collected as compensation for service by the clerk of the Superior Court of Echols County shall be received and diligently collected by the clerk of the Superior Court of Echols County for the sole use of Echols County and shall be held as public moneys belonging to Echols County and accounted for and paid into the county treasury by the tenth day of each month, for the immediately preceding month, at which time a detailed itemized statement shall be made by the clerk of the superior court under oath showing such collections and the sources from which collected, and Echols County shall keep a separate account showing such collections and the sources from which they are paid. Section 2 . The clerk of the Superior Court of Echols County shall receive a salary in the minimum amount specified in Code Section 15-6-88 of the O.C.G.A., payable in equal monthly installments from county funds. Section 3 . The governing authority of Echols County may, but shall not be required to, authorize the clerk of the superior court to employ deputies and other employees. The salaries of the above employees shall be payable in equal monthly installments out of county funds. Section 4 . An Act providing for a supplement to the compensation of the clerk of the Superior Court of Echols County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3510), as amended by an Act approved March 21, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3724), is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 5 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

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Section 6 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to fix the compensation of the clerk of the Superior Court of Echols County; to provide for clerical help and there compensation; to provide for fees to be paid into the county treasury; to repeal a specific Act which provides a supplement to the salary of the clerk of the Superior Court of Echols County; and for other purposes. This 14th day of January, 1993. Honorable Robert L. Patten Representative, 176th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Robert L. Patten, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 176th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Valdosta Daily Times, which is the official organ of Echols County, on the following date: January 16, 1993. /s/ Robert L. Patten Representative, 176th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 15, 1993. IRWIN COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 34 (House Bill No. 414). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Irwin County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies, notices, and hearings; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Irwin County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be

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constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Irwin County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Irwin County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Irwin County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Irwin County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Irwin County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Irwin County School District: Education District: 1 IRWIN COUNTY VTD: 0002 IRWINVILLE (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 114A, 118A, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 147, 148, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167A, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 268 Tract: 9502. Block(s): 419, 470 VTD: 0004 ROBERTS (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285,

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286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293 Tract: 9502. Block(s): 493, 494, 495, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541 VTD: 0007 MYSTIC (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 267, 269, 270 Tract: 9502. Block(s): 439, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 477, 478, 479, 480, 491, 492 VTD: 0009 FLETCHER Education District: 2 IRWIN COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAX VTD: 0004 ROBERTS (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 526, 527, 542, 543, 544 VTD: 0005 OCILLA (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 151, 152, 153, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 225, 226, 236, 237, 238, 240A, 240B, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246A, 246B, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 483A, 483B, 483C, 484A, 484B, 485, 486A, 486B, 487A, 487B, 487C, 487D, 488A, 488B, 489A, 489B, 490, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513A, 514, 515, 516A, 516B, 516C, 517A, 517B, 517C, 517D, 518A, 518B, 519, 520, 521, 522A, 522B, 522C, 523, 524A, 524B, 525, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596,

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597 VTD: 0010 HOLT (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 171, 172 Education District: 3 IRWIN COUNTY VTD: 0002 IRWINVILLE (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 128, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 149, 150 Tract: 9502. Block(s): 418 VTD: 0003 MINNIE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126A, 126B, 126C, 127A, 127B, 127C, 128, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 140, 427, 428, 429, 431A, 431B, 432A, 432B Tract: 9503. Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 142, 143, 144, 145 VTD: 0005 OCILLA (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 138D, 302, 357A, 357B, 425, 426, 433A, 433B, 434A, 434B, 434D, 436A, 436B VTD: 0006 OSIERFIELD (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 109, 110, 114, 115, 139 VTD: 0007 MYSTIC (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 146 Tract: 9502. Block(s): 401A, 401B, 401C, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 430, 437, 438, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 476, 481, 482, 496, 497 VTD: 0008 ABBA

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Education District: 4 IRWIN COUNTY VTD: 0005 OCILLA (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 154, 155, 156, 157C, 157E, 168A, 168B, 169, 170, 171A, 171B, 171C, 171D, 172, 173, 174, 175, 220, 221, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 239 VTD: 0006 OSIERFIELD (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 155, 156, 157, 194, 195, 196, 197 VTD: 0010 HOLT (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 141, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 173, 174, 175, 177 Education District: 5 IRWIN COUNTY VTD: 0003 MINNIE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 132, 137 VTD: 0005 OCILLA (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 138A, 138B, 138C, 138E, 139A, 139B, 141A, 141B, 142A, 142B, 157A, 157B, 157D, 158A, 158B, 158C, 159A, 159B, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 222, 223, 224, 301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 356A, 356B, 434C, 435, 513B (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as

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provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Irwin County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Irwin County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia.

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Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Irwin County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2 and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 3, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1998, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

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(b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . (a) In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A., except that any appointment to fill such vacancy under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of that Code Section 20-2-54.1 shall comply with subsection (b) of this section. (b) Prior to the board's appointing any person to fill a vacancy under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A., the board shall conduct a public hearing regarding the appointment to fill such vacancy. The board shall have published, at the expense of the Irwin County School System, once in the legal organ of Irwin County the week immediately following the occurrence of that vacancy a notice. The notice shall: (1) Indicate that a vacancy has occurred in the board and that a public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding whom the board should appoint to fill that vacancy; (2) Specify the education district in which the vacancy occurred; and (3) Specify the date, time, and location of the public hearing. The public hearing shall be held within 30 days following the publication of the notice. The board shall conduct a special meeting the week following the public hearing at which special meeting a person shall be appointed by the board to fill the vacancy. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Irwin County shall receive $50.00 for each meeting of the board

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which they attend in Irwin County and for each meeting of the board which they attend outside Irwin County shall receive $20.00 plus reasonable expenses. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. The vice chairperson of the board shall be elected from among the board members by majority vote of those members. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Irwin County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment not to exceed four years in duration. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Irwin County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Irwin County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994.

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Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to fix the boundaries of the Irwin County Board of Education Districts, method of election of Board members, appointment of School Superintendents, to provide for related matters, and for other purposes. This 11th day of January, 1993. C. Vinson Walters, II Attorney for the Irwin County Board of Education GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, W. N. Hudson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 156th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Ocilla Star, which is the official organ of Irwin County, on the following date: January 14, 1993. /s/ W. N. Hudson Representative, 156th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 15, 1993. CITY OF WARNER ROBINSCOUNCIL; ELECTIONS; DISTRICTS; TERMS; QUALIFICATIONS; MEETINGS; VACANCIES; SPECIAL ELECTION. No. 35 (House Bill No. 570). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Warner Robins in Houston County, approved March 7, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3081), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the election of members of the council; to provide for four members of the council to be elected from council districts and for two members to be elected at large; to describe the four council districts; to provide for elections and terms of office; to provide for the election of successors; to provide procedures; to change the provisions relating to qualifications of certain members elected to the council; to provide residency requirements; to change the provisions relating to organizational meetings; to change the provisions relating to the filling of vacancies with respect to certain members of the council; to provide for a special election; to provide for purpose; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Warner Robins in Houston County, approved March 7, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3081), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 2-102 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) have resided in the city for three months and continue in such residence during the term of office and, with respect to members of the council representing council districts, have resided in the council district for three months and continue in such residence during the term of office;. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) of Section 2-401 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) The mayor and councilmembers shall be sworn in upon the date they assume their offices. Subsequent to the members' being elected to the council at the special election in 1993, the mayor and councilmembers shall meet for organization at the next regularly scheduled council meeting; provided, however, that, subsequent to the members' being elected to the council at the general municipal election in 1995, the mayor and councilmembers shall meet for organization on the first regular business day in January, 1996, and on such date bienially thereafter following such general municipal elections. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 3-102 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 3-102 to read as follows: Section 3-102. Regular elections, time for holding. (a) The mayor elected at the municipal election in 1992 and the members of the council elected at the municipal election in 1990 to Posts 2, 4, and 6 shall continue to serve out the terms of office to which they were elected. The members elected at the municipal election in 1988 to Posts 1, 3, and 5 and continuing in office pursuant to court order shall serve for a term of office which expires the day following the day that the results of the special election provided for in subsection (d) of this section are certified to the Secretary of State.

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(b) (1) After the special election in 1993 and the regular election in 1995, the council shall have four district councilmembers and two councilmembers at large. The entire electorate of the City of Warner Robins shall be entitled to vote in the elections for mayor and councilmembers at large. The mayor and councilmembers at large shall be residents of the City of Warner Robins. Each district councilmember shall be a resident of the council district he or she represents and shall be elected only by the voters of the council district he or she represents. Any councilmember or the mayor who removes his or her residence from the City of Warner Robins or, in the case of a district councilmember, from the council district from which elected shall thereby vacate his or her office. (2) The mayor and councilmembers must each receive a majority of the votes cast in order to be elected to the office for which they are candidates. In the event that no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast in a particular race, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall participate in a run-off election which shall be held 14 days after the date of the general election. (3) Except as otherwise provided by court order in effect on the effective date of this Act, except as provided for the term of office of the mayor elected at the 1992 municipal election, and except for the members elected at the special election in 1993, the terms of office of the mayor and members of the council shall be four years. The mayor and members of the council shall serve their terms of office and until their successors are elected and qualified. (c) (1) For the purpose of electing the four district councilmembers, the territory of the City of Warner Robins shall be divided into four council districts as follows:

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Council District: 3 HOUSTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 RUMB (Part) Tract: 0207. Block(s): 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409 Tract: 0208. Block(s): 114, 115, 116, 117, 119 Tract: 0211.01 Block(s): 105B, 105C, 107, 108A, 109, 110 VTD: 0002 MILL (Part) Tract: 0207. Block(s): 419, 420, 421 Tract: 0209. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 406, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 423, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431 VTD: 0006 RUSS (Part) Tract: 0210. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 508, 509 Tract: 0211.01 Block(s): 111A, 112A, 112B, 113A, 201A, 209A, 210A, 210B, 211A, 212A, 213A, 213B, 214, 215A, 220A VTD: 0010 UII (Part) Tract: 0211.02 Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107A, 111A, 112A, 113A, 114A, 115A, 116A VTD: 0013 ANNX (Part) Tract: 0211.01 Block(s): 211C VTD: 0017 WRJH (Part) Tract: 0210. Block(s): 504, 505, 506, 507, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522

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Council Districrt: 4 HOUSTON COUNTY VTD: 0002 MILL (Part) Tract: 0209. Block(s): 407, 412, 413, 414, 420, 421, 422, 424 Tract: 0210. Block(s): 304 VTD: 0006 RUSS (Part) Tract: 0211.01 Block(s): 209B VTD: 0007 PKWD (Part) Tract: 0202. Block(s): 201, 201A, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 301, 302, 303A, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 401A, 401B, 401C, 402A, 402B, 403A, 404A, 405A, 406B, 425A, 425B, 425C VTD: 0008 NSJH (Part) Tract: 0201.01 Block(s): 118B Tract: 0201.02 Block(s): 401A, 401B, 401C, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422A, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428 VTD: 0012 CENT (Part) Tract: 0201.01 Block(s): 101, 102B, 103, 104, 105B, 106B, 108B, 109B, 111B, 112B, 411A VTD: 0013 ANNX (Part) Tract: 0209. Block(s): 408, 409, 410, 411 Tract: 0210. Block(s): 301, 302, 303A, 303B, 303C, 303D Tract: 0211.01 Block(s): 201B, 201C, 202A, 203, 204, 205A, 208A, 211B, 301A, 302A, 405A, 405B, 406A, 407A, 407B, 408A, 409A, 410A, 411, 412A, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419A, 424A VTD: 0017 WRJH (Part) Tract: 0210. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209,

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305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 501, 502, 503, 516 Council District: 5 HOUSTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 RUMB (Part) Tract: 0205. Block(s): 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227A, 227B, 228, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240A, 241A, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246 Tract: 0207. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 201A, 202, 203A, 203B, 204A, 204B, 205A, 205B, 208A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307A, 308A, 308B, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 401, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418 Tract: 0208. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 107, 108, 109, 401, 402 Tract: 0211.01 Block(s): 101A, 102A, 103A, 104A, 105A, 106, 114A, 115A VTD: 0002 MILL (Part) Tract: 0207. Block(s): 410, 411 VTD: 0003 MSSH (Part) Tract: 0201.03 Block(s): 305, 306A, 308A, 311, 312, 313A, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319 Tract: 0203. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 223, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 Tract: 0204. Block(s): 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 VTD: 0004 RECR (Part) Tract: 0201.03 Block(s): 307A

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Tract: 0203. Block(s): 101A, 102A, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 115, 116, 301 Tract: 0204. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 126 Tract: 0205. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113A, 114A, 115, 116, 117, 201, 202, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216 VTD: 0007 PKWD (Part) Tract: 0202. Block(s): 202B, 426A VTD: 0008 NSJH (Part) Tract: 0201.02 Block(s): 219, 220, 221, 224, 301B VTD: 0010 UII (Part) Tract: 0211.03 Block(s): 203A Council District: 6 HOUSTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 RUMB (Part) Tract: 0208. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 110, 111, 112, 113, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 201, 301, 901A, 901B, 901C VTD: 0002 MILL (Part) Tract: 0209. Block(s): 201, 206, 207 VTD: 0003 MSSH (Part) Tract: 0202. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119 Tract: 0203. Block(s): 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 308, 309, 401, 404, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429 Tract: 0204. Block(s): 114 VTD: 0004 RECR (Part)

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Tract: 0204. Block(s): 125, 127, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906 Tract: 0205. Block(s): 108, 109, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 226, 229, 230, 231, 232 Tract: 0209. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 112, 113, 119, 120, 121 VTD: 0007 PKWD (Part) Tract: 0202. Block(s): 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130 Tract: 0209. Block(s): 105, 108, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 301, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405 VTD: 0008 NSJH (Part) Tract: 0201.02 Block(s): 301A, 302A, 302B, 303A, 304, 305, 306A, 307A, 309A (2) For the purposes of this subsection: (A) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (B) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (C) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any council district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of

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the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (D) Any part of the City of Warner Robins which is not included in any council district described in this subsection shall be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (E) Any part of the City of Warner Robins which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular council district shall nevertheless not be included within such council district if such part is not contiguous to such council district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (d) (1) The regular election for the City of Warner Robins shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year. (2) (A) The superintendent as provided for in Code Section 21-3-8 of the O.C.G.A. shall conduct a special election within 45 days following the approval of this Act by the United States Attorney General or as soon thereafter as legally permitted for the purpose of electing certain members to the council as provided in this subparagraph. The superintendent shall issue the call therefor as provided by law. The special election shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A. At such special election, members shall be elected to the council from Council Districts 3 and 5 and the atlarge member shall be elected to Post 1 for terms of office which expire December 31, 1997. From the commencement of their terms of office following their election and until the expiration of the terms of members

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elected to the council in 1990, the council shall consist of the three members elected at the 1993 special election as provided in this subparagraph and the three members elected to the council in 1990 to Posts 2, 4, and 6 or any successor to such a member who is filling a vacancy for an unexpired term. (B) At the regular election in 1995, members shall be elected to the council from Council Districts 4 and 6 and the at-large member shall be elected to Post 2. From the commencement of their terms of office on the first day of January following their election and thereafter, the council shall consist of four district councilmembers and two councilmembers at large. (C) The mayor elected at the municipal election in 1992 shall serve for a term of office which expires December 31, 1997. (D) Successors to the mayor and members of the council provided for in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this paragraph shall be elected at the regular election held immediately preceding the expiration of their respective terms of office, shall take office on the first day of January following such election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (E) After the 1993 special election and the 1995 regular election, members elected to the council from Council Districts 3, 4, 5, and 6 may be referred to as the members of the council elected to Posts 3, 4, 5, and 6, respectively. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by adding at the end of Section 3-103 a new subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) With respect to a vacancy in the office of a district councilmember, any person appointed to fill such vacancy as provided in this section shall be a resident of such council

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district; and any person elected at a special election to fill such a vacancy as provided in this section shall be elected solely by the voters of the council district wherein the vacancy has occurred voting in the special election thereon. Section 5 . It is the purpose of this Act to provide compliance to the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 92-331-2-MAC(WDO). Section 6 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the City of Warner Robins, Georgia, to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 7 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Warner Robins in Houston County, approved March 7, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3081 et seq.) and for other purposes. Honorable Sonny Perdue Senator, 18th District Honorable Robert Ray Representative 128th District Honorable Johnny Floyd Representative 138th District Honorable Roy H. Watson, Jr. Representative 139th District Honorable Larry Walker Representative 141st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Roy H. Watson, Jr.,

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who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 139th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Houston Home Journal, which is the official organ of Houston County, on the following date: December 23, 1992. /s/ Roy H. Watson, Jr. Representative, 139th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 15, 1993. CITY OF MARIETTABOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTIONS. No. 36 (House Bill No. 226). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a system of public schools for the City of Marietta, approved December 29, 1890 (Ga. L. 1890-91, Vol. II, p. 1014), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3992), so as to provide for the election of the members of the Board of Education of the City of Marietta; to provide for the terms of office; to provide that members must be elected by a majority vote; to provide for run-off elections; to provide for wards and their boundaries; to provide the manner in which vacancies shall be filled; to provide an oath; to provide for residency requirements; to provide for qualifications; to provide that the board shall be a body politic; to provide for its authority and powers; to provide for the election of a chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary, and treasurer;

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to provide for compensation; to provide for a quorum; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a system of public schools for the City of Marietta, approved December 29, 1890 (Ga. L. 1890-91, Vol. II, p. 1014), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3992), is amended by striking Section 2 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. (a) The Board of Education of the City of Marietta shall consist of seven members who shall be elected in nonpartisan races. The present members of the appointed board of education shall serve until December 31, 1993, on which date the term of each appointed member shall end. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and every four years on said day thereafter an election shall be held in said city for seven members of the board of education. The terms of office of said members of the board of education so elected shall begin on the first day in January following their election, and they shall hold their office for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. No candidate shall be nominated for the office of board of education or elected to any such office in any election unless the candidate shall have received a majority of the votes cast to fill such nomination or office. Certificates of election shall be recorded by the city clerk upon the book of minutes or other book kept for such purposes. Such record shall be evidence of the result of said election and of the authority of those elected to act. In the event no candidate receives the majority of the votes cast, a run-off election shall be held between the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes. Such run-off election shall be held two weeks from the date of the regular election or in a special election as the case may be. The members of the board of education shall serve for terms of four years. (b) The ward boundaries, ward number, and polling places for the board of education shall be the same as those

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set forth in City of Marietta Code Section 1-2008, or succeeding code sections, as may be hereafter amended. Each candidate for election to the board of education shall reside within the ward for which election is sought. The qualification fee for every candidate shall be the fee set forth in Code Section 21-3-90 of the O.C.G.A., as may be hereafter amended, and the qualifying period shall be the same as that set for members of the city council. (c) In the event that a position on the board of education shall become vacant for any cause whatsoever, the board or those remaining thereon shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such office in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code.' Only those registered voters residing in the ward or wards from which such board member was elected shall be entitled to vote in such special election; provided, however, that if such vacancy occurs within six months of the expiration of the term of that office, the board or those remaining thereon shall appoint a successor from the same ward for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code.' (d) The members of said board shall subscribe an oath on the minutes of the council to faithfully discharge the duties of their office to the best of their ability. (e) The residency requirements for a person seeking to be elected to the board of education shall be: (1) In the case of a general election, the person shall be a resident of the ward for which the office is sought on or before July 1 next preceding the date of taking of office and, in addition, the person shall be a resident of the City of Marietta on or before January 1 next preceding the date of taking office; and (2) In the case of a special election, the person shall be a resident of the ward for which the office is sought for a minimum of six months next preceding the date of taking

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of office and, in addition, the person shall be a resident of the City of Marietta for a minimum of 12 months next preceding the date of taking of office; provided, however, that the residency requirements for 1993 shall be the lesser of the requirements set forth in this paragraph or the effective date of this law pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1973 (C). (f) Any other election requirements or issue shall be consistent with the requirements for the election of members of the city council and in accordance with state law. (g) No person shall qualify to run for office or hold office unless he or she: (1) Is a citizen of the United States; (2) Is at least 21 years of age; (3) Is registered to vote pursuant to Code Section 21-3-125; and (4) Meets the residency requirements set forth in subsection (e) of this section. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 3 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 3. (a) Said board of education shall be a body politic and shall be known as the Board of Education of the City of Marietta; shall be capable of suing and being sued as such; and shall be empowered to enact such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this state or the United States, for the government of the members of the board and the superintendent, teachers, and pupils of said schools, as the board may deem proper. The board may hold any property, real or personal, that the board may acquire by purchase, donations, or otherwise. The board shall appoint the superintendent for the school system.

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(b) At its first meeting in January, as its first item of business each year, the board shall elect from its body a chairperson and a vice chairperson who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as the board may prescribe. The board shall also elect from the citizens of said city, but not from its body, a secretary and treasurer, who shall hold their offices for one year, unless sooner removed by the board of education. The board shall pay said secretary and treasurer such salaries as the board may deem just, not exceeding $50.00 each per annum. Said treasurer shall give bond in such amount as said board shall determine sufficient, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by said board, and payable to said board for the faithful discharge of said treasurer's duties and the safekeeping and disbursement of all moneys, bonds, and matters entrusted to said treasurer's care. Said bonds shall be recorded on the minutes of said board. The board may remove the secretary or treasurer for cause and may fill any vacancy in either of said offices at any time. All actions by the board of education shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum of the board, a quorum being a majority of the board of education. (c) The members of said board shall be paid $300.00 per month as compensation out of the budget of the board of education revenues. The chair shall be compensated an additional $100.00 per month out of the budget of the board of education revenues. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of the City of Marietta to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of the City of Marietta in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994.

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Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating public schools for Marietta, Georgia, approved December 29, 1890 (Ga. L. 1890, p. 1014), as amended; and for other purposes. This 18th day of December, 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John W. Hammond, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 32nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention

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to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: December 18, 1992. /s/ John W. Hammond Representative, 32nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 17, 1993. MITCHELL COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 37 (House Bill No. 364). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for a Board of Commissioners of Mitchell County, approved February 20, 1873 (Ga. L. 1873, p. 279), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4190), so as to change the composition of the commissioner districts; to provide for certain definitions and inclusions; to provide for election of members; to require submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General for certain approval; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for a Board of Commissioners of Mitchell County, approved February 20, 1873 (Ga. L.

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1873, p. 279), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4190), is amended by striking Section 1 as enacted by Section 1 of the 1988 amendatory Act (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4190) and inserting in its place a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. (a) The Board of Commissioners of Mitchell County shall consist of five members to be elected from five single-member commissioner districts provided for in subsection (b) of this section. One commissioner shall be elected from each district. Each commissioner shall be a resident of the commissioner district from which elected. Each commissioner shall be elected by a majority of the voters voting within each respective district in an election therefor. All members shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code.' (b) The five commissioner districts for the election of each of the five members of the Board of Commissioners of Mitchell County shall be as follows: Commissioner District: 1 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0005 BACONTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 107, 114, 115, 116, 117, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 214A, 214B, 215, 216A, 216B, 217, 218, 219A, 219B, 220A, 220B, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229A, 229B, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237A, 237B, 238, 239A, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247A, 247B, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254A, 254B, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280 VTD: 0010 CAMILLA NORTH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124a, 124b, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129,

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130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 169, 170, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 220, 221, 301, 307, 308, 309, 311, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334A, 334B, 335, 336, 337A, 337B, 338, 339A, 339B, 340A, 340B, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350 Commissioner District: 2 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0015 CAMILLA SOUTH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 165, 166, 167, 168, 171 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 146, 147, 148A, 148B, 148C, 148D, 148E, 149, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 227, 244, 245, 246A, 246B, 247A, 247B, 249, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305A, 305B, 306, 325, 327 Tract: 9806. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104 Tract: 9807. Block(s): 119, 120 VTD: 0040 PELHAM (Part) Tract: 9806. Block(s): 105A, 105B, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 114, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206A, 206B, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 210, 211A, 211B, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216A, 216B, 217, 218, 302 Tract: 9807. Block(s): 154B, 155 Commissioner District: 3 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0010 CAMILLA NORTH (Part) Tract: 9803.

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Block(s): 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 329, 351, 352 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431A, 431B, 432, 433A, 433B, 461, 481, 482, 483 VTD: 0015 CAMILLA SOUTH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 215, 216, 217, 218, 219 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 225, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 248, 307A, 307B, 307C, 307D, 308, 309A, 309B, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320A, 320B, 321, 322, 323A, 323B, 323C, 324, 326, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457A, 457B, 458A, 458B, 458C, 459A, 462, 463A, 463B, 463C, 464A, 464B, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469A, 469B, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475 Tract: 9806. Block(s): 301 VTD: 0025 FAIRCLOTH VTD: 0030 PARKER Commissioner District: 4 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0020 COTTON AND HINSONTON (Part) Tract: 9807. Block(s): 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150A, 151, 152, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263, 268, 269, 271 VTD: 0040 PELHAM (Part) Tract: 9806. Block(s): 111, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 142, 143, 144, 145,

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146, 147, 148, 149, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317A, 317B, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335A, 335B, 336A, 336B, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 355, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444A, 444B, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449A, 449B, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455 Tract: 9807. Block(s): 127, 128, 129, 150B, 153A, 153B, 154A, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179A, 179B, 180, 181A, 181B, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 212B, 213, 214A, 214B, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249A, 249B, 250A, 250B, 251A, 251B, 251C, 252, 253, 264, 265, 266, 267, 270, 272A, 272B, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277 Commissioner District: 5 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0005 BACONTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 187, 188, 248A, 248B, 249, 272, 273, 274, 275 VTD: 0010 CAMILLA NORTH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 115, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164 VTD: 0015 CAMILLA SOUTH (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143,

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144, 145, 150, 151 VTD: 0020 COTTON AND HINSONTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 231, 232, 233, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267 Tract: 9807. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 202, 262 VTD: 0035 PEBBLE CITY VTD: 0045 RAIFORD VTD: 0050 SALE CITY (c) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Mitchell County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district

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contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Mitchell County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (d) Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as they existed on January 1, 1993, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this section on and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, and members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this section. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 6 as enacted by Section 2 of the 1988 amendatory Act, and inserting in its place a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) (1) The members of the board of commissioners in office on January 1, 1993, representing former Commissioner Districts 1 and 3 shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which they were elected, such terms expiring on December 31, 1994. At the general election in 1994 and every four years thereafter, members of the board shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 1 and 3 pursuant to this Act and shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on January 1 immediately following their election. (2) The members of the board of commissioners in office on January 1, 1993, representing former Commissioner

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Districts 2, 4, and 5 shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which they were elected, such terms expiring on December 31, 1996. At the general election in 1996 and every four years thereafter, members of the board shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 2, 4, and 5 pursuant to this Act and shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on January 1 immediately following their election. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the county attorney of Mitchell County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to amend an Act approved February 20, 1873, as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988, to redistrict the County Commission voting districts in Mitchell County, and for other purposes. This 19th day of December, 1992. JAMES W. DAVIS CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, MITCHELL COUNTY GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, A. Richard Royal, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 164th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Camilla Enterprise,

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which is the official organ of Mitchell County, on the following date: December 19, 1992. /s/ A. Richard Royal Representative, 164th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 17, 1993. MITCHELL COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS; VACANCIES; CHAIRPERSON. No. 38 (House Bill No. 365). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved March 4, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2239), so as to change the composition of the education districts; to provide for certain definitions and inclusions; to provide for legislative intent; to implement the provisions of a certain consent decree; to provide for elections, procedures, and qualifications; to provide for vacancies; to provide for a chairperson; to require submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General for certain approval; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved

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March 4, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2239), is amended by striking Sections 1 through 7 and inserting in lieu thereof new Sections 1 through 6 to read as follows: Section 1. It is the intent of the General Assembly in enacting this Act to incorporate the provisions of the consent decree entered on May 10, 1984, in Cochran v. Autry , United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Albany Division, Civil Action No. 79-59-ALB and to provide for the reapportionment of the Board of Education of Mitchell County pursuant to the United States decennial census of 1990. Section 2. (a) For the purpose of electing members of the Board of Education, the Mitchell County School District shall be divided into seven education districts as follows: Education District: 1 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0020 COTTON AND HINSONTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 231, 232, 233, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267 Tract: 9807. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110, 140, 141, 143, 187, 188, 189, 190 VTD: 0035 PEBBLE CITY VTD: 0045 RAIFORD VTD: 0050 SALE CITY Education District: 2 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0010 CAMILLA NORTH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 220, 221, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334A, 334B, 335, 336, 337A,

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337B, 338, 339A, 339B, 340A, 340B, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431A, 431B, 432, 433A, 433B, 461, 481, 482, 483 VTD: 0015 CAMILLA SOUTH (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 309A, 309B, 320A, 320B, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 434, 435, 436, 437, 451, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457A, 457B, 458A, 458B, 458C, 459A, 462, 463A, 463B, 463C, 464A, 464B, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469A, 469B, 473, 474, 475 Education District: 3 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0005 BACONTON VTD: 0010 CAMILLA NORTH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124A, 124B, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 170, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214 Education District: 4 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0015 CAMILLA SOUTH (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 165, 166, 167, 168, 171, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134A,

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134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 150, 151, 208, 209, 210, 229, 230, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 240, 241, 243, 307A, 307B, 307C, 307D, 308, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323A, 323B, 323C, 324, 326, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 452, 470, 471, 472 Tract: 9806. Block(s): 301 VTD: 0020 COTTON AND HINSONTON (Part) Tract: 9807. Block(s): 105, 106, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 142, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150A, 151, 152, 191, 192, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 268, 269, 271 VTD: 0040 PELHAM (Part) Tract: 9807. Block(s): 127, 128, 129, 150B, 153B, 179B, 180, 181B Education District: 5 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0025 FAIRCLOTH VTD: 0030 PARKER VTD: 0040 PELHAM (Part) Tract: 9806. Block(s): 313, 314, 315, 316, 317B, 335B, 336B, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 355, 444B, 445, 449B, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455 Tract: 9807. Block(s): 209, 210, 211, 212B, 214B, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249A, 249B, 250A, 250B, 251A, 251B, 251C, 252, 253, 264, 265, 266, 267, 270, 272A, 272B, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277

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Education District: 6 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0015 CAMILLA SOUTH (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 146, 147, 148A, 148B, 148D, 149, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 231, 232, 237, 242, 244, 245, 246A, 246B, 247A, 247B, 248, 249, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305A, 305B, 306, 325, 327 Tract: 9806. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104 Tract: 9807. Block(s): 119, 120 VTD: 0040 PELHAM (Part) Tract: 9806. Block(s): 105B, 106B, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206B, 207, 208, 209B, 210, 211B, 216B, 302 Tract: 9807. Block(s): 154B, 155 Education District: 7 At Large All of Mitchell County School District (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains

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a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of the Mitchell County School District which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of the Mitchell County School District which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 At Large as they existed on January 1, 1993, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 At Large, respectively, but as newly described under this section on and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, and members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this section. Section 3. (a) Each candidate for membership on the board other than the Education District 7 At-Large member shall be a resident of the education district which such candidate offers to represent and shall be elected by a majority vote to the qualified voters of such district voting in an election therefor. (b) The Education District 7 At-Large member shall be a resident of the Mitchell County School District and shall

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be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the entire Mitchell County School District voting in an election therefor. Section 4. (a) The members of the board of education in office on the effective date of this Act representing former Education Districts 1, 3, and 5, pursuant to the consent decree described in Section 1 of this Act, shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which they were elected, such terms expiring on December 31, 1996. At the general election in 1996 and every four years thereafter, members of the board of education shall be elected from Education Districts 1, 3, and 5 as provided in this Act. (b) The Education District 7 At-Large member of the board of education in office on the effective date of this Act representing the entire county school district, pursuant to the consent decree described in Section 1 of this Act, shall serve out the remainder of the term to which such member was elected, such term expiring on December 31, 1996. Such member shall be designated as representing Education District 7 At Large, comprised of the entire county school district. At the general election in 1996 and every four years thereafter, a member shall be elected at large from Education District 7 At Large as provided in this Act. (c) The members of the board of education in office on the effective date of this Act representing former Education Districts 2, 4, and 6, pursuant to the consent decree described in Section 1 of this Act, shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which they were elected, such terms expiring on December 31, 1994. At the general election in 1994 and every four years thereafter, members of the board of education shall be elected from Education Districts 2, 4, and 6 as provided in this Act. (d) Each member of the board of education elected pursuant to this Act shall serve for a term of office of four years and until such member's successor is elected and qualified and shall take office on January 1 immediately following such member's election.

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(e) All elections under this Act shall be held in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code.' Section 5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, any vacancy on the board of education shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board. Any member so appointed shall be a resident of the education district such person is appointed to represent. (b) Any vacancy on the board with respect to the member representing Education District 7 At Large shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board. Any member so appointed shall be a resident of the Mitchell County School District. (c) All appointments to fill vacancies under this section shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of office. Section 6. At the first meeting of the board conducted in each odd-numbered year, the members of the board shall elect one of the members thereof to serve as chairperson for the ensuing two years. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of Mitchell County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a Bill to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved March 4, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2239) as amended by Consent Order of the Honorable J. Robert Elliott, United States District Judge,

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United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia, on May 10, 1984; and for other purposes. This 4th day of January, 1993. /s/ Herman Wilson HERMAN WILSON, CHAIRMAN MITCHELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, A. Richard Royal, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 164th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Camilla Enterprise, which is the official organ of Mitchell County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ A. Richard Royal Representative, 164th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 28th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 17, 1993.

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CITY OF MARIETTABOARD OF EDUCATION; MEMBERSHIP. No. 39 (House Bill No. 393). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a system of public schools for the City of Marietta, approved December 29, 1890 (Ga. L. 1890-91, Vol. II, p. 1014), as amended, so as to provide for a seventh member of the board of education, which member shall be appointed by the city council and shall serve until December 31, 1993; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Section 1 . An Act creating a system of public schools for the City of Marietta, approved December 29, 1890 (Ga. L. 1890-91, Vol. II, p. 1014), as amended, is amended by adding a new Section 2A to read as follows: Section 2A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, there is created a seventh member of the board of education, which member shall be appointed by the city council. The seventh member created by this Act shall serve until December 31, 1993, on which date the term of such appointed member shall expire. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating public schools for Marietta, Georgia, approved December 29, 1890 (Ga. L. 1890, p. 1014), as amended, and for other purposes.

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This 18th day of December, 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John W. Hammond, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 32nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: December 18, 1992. /s/ John W. Hammond Representative, 32nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 26th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 17, 1993. CITY OF MARIETTABOARD OF EDUCATION; TAXATION; BONDED INDEBTEDNESS; FISCAL YEAR. No. 40 (House Bill No. 487). AN ACT To amend an Act reincorporating the City of Marietta in Cobb County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3541), as amended, so as to provide for the millage rate, bonded indebtedness, and fiscal year of the City of Marietta Board of Education; to provide for other taxes that may be levied by the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act reincorporating the City of Marietta in Cobb County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3541), as amended, is amended by adding immediately after Section 7A a new Section 7B to read as follows: Section 7B. (a) Effective January 1, 1994, the board of education shall have the power and be authorized to budget for and to levy an ad valorem tax annually in accordance with law for the purpose of supporting and maintaining the public schools of the City of Marietta, Georgia. The board of education is also authorized to provide for sufficient

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levy to pay principal and interest on school bonds for the support of the public schools, not to exceed the limit now in effect for such school bonds for the City of Marietta. The city shall serve as the collecting agent for such tax and is authorized to deduct the reasonable cost of collection of such tax. The board shall establish a millage rate for operating and maintaining the public schools and said rate shall become part of the ad valorem tax levy of the City of Marietta pursuant to the city charter of the City of Marietta. (b) The fiscal year for the board of education shall be the same as the fiscal year for the City of Marietta. The board of education shall also adopt a billing cycle which will allow the city to include the school taxes with the ad valorem taxes of the City of Marietta, Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 7.10 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 7.10. The City of Marietta and the board of education shall be empowered to levy any other tax allowed now or hereafter by state law or the Constitution of the State of Georgia. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act reincorporating the City of Marietta, approved march 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977 p. 3541), as amended, and for other purposes.

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This 18th day of December 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John W. Hammond, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 32nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: December 12, 1992. /s/ John W. Hammond Representative, 32nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 17, 1993. TOWNS COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 41 (House Bill No. 338). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Towns County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for nonpartisan elections; to provide for the chairperson of the board and the authority of such chairperson; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to limit terms of office; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to repeal a specific Act; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . The Board of Education of Towns County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Towns County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Towns County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Towns County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Towns County shall consist of five members, three of whom shall be residents of education districts described in subsection (b) of this section and all of whom shall be elected by the voters of the entire county. (b) For the purpose of electing the members of the board of education, other than the two at-large members, the Towns County School District is divided into three education districts as follows: Education District 1 Shall consist of Militia District 833 (Macedonia) and Militia District 1581 (Tate City). Education District 2 Shall consist of Militia District 1468 (Young Harris). Education District 3 Shall consist of Militia District 990 (Hiawassee). (c) (1) All members of the board shall be at least 21 years of age upon taking office, shall have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and shall be qualified electors of the Towns County School District.

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(2) Each member elected from an education district provided for in subsection (b) of this section shall be a resident of the education district which that member represents and shall have resided in Towns County for at least 12 months and in that education district for at least six months immediately preceding the date of that member's election from such education district. If, during the term of office, any member ceases to be a resident of the education district the member was elected to represent, the member's position on the board shall thereby become vacant. Each member of the board elected from an education district shall be elected by a majority of the voters of the Towns County School District voting in an election for such office. A person offering as a candidate from an education district shall designate the education district for which he or she is offering as a candidate. (3) In addition to the three members of the board elected from education districts by the voters of the entire school district voting in an election thereon, the board shall include two at-large members. An at-large member may be a resident of any education district and shall have resided in Towns County for at least 12 months immediately preceding the date of election. If, during the term of office, any at-large member ceases to be a resident of Towns County, the member's position on the board shall thereby become vacant. Each at-large member shall be elected by a majority of the voters of the Towns County School District voting in an election for such office. A person offering as a candidate for an at-large office on the board of education shall designate the at-large post, either At-large Post 4 or At-large Post 5, for which he or she is offering as a candidate. (d) (1) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (2) No person who has been elected to three consecutive four-year terms of office on the school board shall again be eligible for membership on such board until two

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years have elapsed following the expiration of the person's third term of office. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to terms of office which began on or after January 1, 1993. Section 3 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Towns County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. The members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 2, and 3 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1998, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. The members of the board elected to At-large Post 4 and At-large Post 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be nominated and elected at nonpartisan primaries and elections held immediately preceding the expiration of their respective terms of office, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) The nonpartisan primaries and elections provided for in subsection (a) of this section for the successors to the first members elected under this Act shall be held on the same dates as the general state-wide primaries and elections conducted in 1996 and 1998 and, thereafter, on the same dates as the general state-wide primary and election conducted immediately prior to the expiration of the respective terms of office. Members of the board of education shall be nominated and elected at said nonpartisan primaries and elections under the same procedures which are applicable to the nonpartisan nomination and election of judges of state courts as provided in the applicable provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code.

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Section 4 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . Members of the Board of Education of Towns County shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Members of the board, including the chairperson, shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . (a) The members of the board shall, at their first meeting in January of each year, elect from their own membership a chairperson and a vice chairperson of said board to serve for terms of office of one year. The vice chairperson shall serve in the absence of the chairperson. The vice chairperson shall become the chairperson for the remainder of the term of office of the chairperson if a vacancy occurs in the office of the member elected as chairperson. A member of the board may be reelected as chairperson or vice chairperson. (b) It shall be the duty of the chairperson to act as presiding officer at all meetings of the board, and the chairperson shall be recognized as the ceremonial head of the Board of Education of Towns County. The chairperson shall have such administrative duties as authorized by the board. In addition, it shall be the duty of the chairperson to preserve order and decorum at all meetings of the board, to state every question coming before the board, to announce the decision of the board on all subjects, and to decide all questions of order; subject, however, to an appeal to the board, in which event a majority of the vote of the board shall govern and conclusively determine such question of the order. The chairperson shall have the right to vote on any matter coming before the board. Section 7 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Towns County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that

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office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 8 . An Act changing the manner of selecting the members of the Board of Education of Towns County, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6853), is repealed in its entirety. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Towns County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Towns County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for an elected board of education for Towns County; to provide

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for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, compensation, and liabilities; to provide for education districts; to provide for qualifications, elections, and terms of office; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ralph J. Twiggs, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 8th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Towns County Herald, which is the official organ of Towns County, on the following date; January 21, 1993. /s/ Ralph Twiggs Representative, 8th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 18, 1993. GREENE COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 42 (House Bill No. 456). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Greene County, approved August 11, 1925 (Ga. L. 1925, p. 653), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3684), so as to change the composition of the

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districts from which the members of the board are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for terms; to provide for a statement of intent; to provide for submission of this Act to the U.S. Attorney General; to provide when such Act shall be void and repealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Greene County, approved August 11, 1925 (Ga. L. 1925, p. 653), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3684), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 2 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection to read as follows: (b) (1) For the purposes of electing the members of the board other than the chairperson, Greene County is divided into four commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 GREENE COUNTY VTD: 0001 GREENSBORO (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 401A, 401B, 401C, 402A, 402B, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410A, 410B, 410C, 410D, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 422, 429A, 429B, 429C, 430A, 430B, 431A, 431B, 432A, 432B, 432C, 432D, 432E, 504, 505 VTD: 0005 SILOAM (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 548, 549, 550 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 129, 130A, 130B, 131, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156A, 156B, 157, 158, 159A, 159B, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166A, 166B, 167, 168A, 168B, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178

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Tract: 9505. Block(s): 102 VTD: 0006 WHITE PLAINS VTD: 0007 LIBERTY (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 132, 133, 134, 142, 144, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 157, 158, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169 Commissioner District: 2 GREENE COUNTY VTD: 0001 GREENSBORO (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 108B, 108C, 109, 110A, 110B, 110C, 110D, 110E, 111A, 111B, 111C, 118A, 118B, 118C, 119, 120A, 120B, 120C, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 204, 205, 206, 207, 306A, 306B, 306C, 307A, 307B, 308A, 308B, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 311C, 312A, 312B, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 322B, 322C, 322D, 322E, 323 VTD: 0003 WOODVILLE (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 115, 116A, 116B, 117A, 117B, 118A, 118B, 119, 120, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 123, 124A, 124B, 124C, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130A, 142A, 142B, 143, 144A, 144B, 145 Tract: 9502. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126 VTD: 0004 UNIONPOINT (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131A, 131B, 132, 133A, 133B, 134, 137, 138, 140, 151A, 151B, 162A, 162B, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 221, 301, 302, 303A, 303B, 304A, 304B, 305, 306A, 306B, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313A, 313B, 314, 329B, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334

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Commissioner District: 3 GREENE COUNTY VTD: 0001 GREENSBORO (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 112, 115, 116, 117A, 117B, 123A, 123B, 123C, 124A, 124B, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 201, 202, 203, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 319 VTD: 0003 WOODVILLE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 110, 111 VTD: 0004 UNIONPOINT (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 113, 135, 136, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 152, 153A, 153B, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160A, 160B, 161, 206, 207, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 311, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326A, 326B, 326C, 327A, 327B, 328, 329A, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341A, 341B, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355A, 355B, 356A, 356B, 357A, 357B VTD: 0005 SILOAM (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 113, 114, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113A, 113B, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 128A, 128B, 132 Commissioner District: 4 GREENE COUNTY VTD: 0001 GREENSBORO (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 140, 141, 146, 147, 246, 250, 284, 285, 286,

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287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292 Tract: 9503. Block(s): 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313, 320, 321A, 321B, 322A, 324A, 324B, 324C, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 421, 423A, 423B, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 506, 507A, 507B, 508A, 508B, 509A, 509B, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 552A, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 140, 141A, 170, 171, 172 VTD: 0002 GRESHAMVILLE VTD: 0003 WOODVILLE (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 109, 110, 114B, 130B, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 251, 252 VTD: 0005 SILOAM (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 546, 547, 551, 552B, 560, 561 VTD: 0007 LIBERTY (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141B, 143, 159, 160, 161 (2) For purposes of this subsection: (A) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (B) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place;

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(C) Whenever the description of any commissioner district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (D) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (E) Any part of Greene County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this subsection shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (F) Any part of Greene County which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said section of said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection to read as follows: (d) (1) The board members representing commissioner districts 1 and 3 on January 1, 1993, shall complete their terms of office which will expire December 31, 1994, and when their successors are elected and qualified.

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Their successors will be nominated in the primary election in 1994 and elected in the November general election in 1994, and take office on the first day of January in the year following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially and take office on the first day of January in the year following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (2) The chairperson and the members representing commissioner districts 2 and 4 on January 1, 1993, shall complete their terms of office which will expire December 31, 1996, and when their successors are elected and qualified. Their successors will be nominated in the primary election in 1996 and elected in the November general election in 1996, and take office on the first day of January in the year following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially and take office on the first day of January in the year following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Greene County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 1994, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 4 . It is the purpose of this Act to reapportion the districts from which members of the Board of Commissioners of Greene County are to be elected in the November, 1994, general election and in subsequent general elections and results from changes in population based on the United States decennial census of 1990. It is not the intention of the General Assembly to affect the membership of current members of the board, their terms of office, or the manner in which their successors

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shall be elected and such matters shall remain as provided by law on the effective date of this Act until otherwise amended by law. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing the Greene County Board of Commissioners, approved August, 11, 1925 (Ga. L. 1925, p. 653), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1986, so as to reapportion the Greene County Board of Commissioners, and for other purposes. This 15 day of January, 1993. Honorable R. M. Channell, Jr. Representative, 111th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, R. M. Channell, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Herald-Journal, which is the official organ of Greene County, on the following date: January 15, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell, Jr. Representative, 111th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 18, 1993. GREENE COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 43 (House Bill No. 459). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Greene County, approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3696), so as to change the composition of the districts from which the members of the board are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for terms; to provide for a statement of intent; to provide for submission of this Act to the U.S. Attorney General; to provide when such Act shall be void and repealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Education of Greene County, approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3696), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (c) of Section 2 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection to read as follows: (c) (1) For the purposes of electing the members of the board other than the chairperson, Greene County is divided into four education districts as follows:

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Education District: 1 GREENE COUNTY VTD: 0001 GREENSBORO (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 401A, 401B, 401C, 402A, 402B, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410A, 410B, 410C, 410D, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 422, 429A, 429B, 429C, 430A, 430B, 431A, 431B, 432A, 432B, 432C, 432D, 432E, 504, 505 VTD: 0005 SILOAM (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 548, 549, 550 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 129, 130A, 130B, 131, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156A, 156B, 157, 158, 159A, 159B, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166A, 166B, 167, 168A, 168B, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 102 VTD: 0006 WHITE PLAINS VTD: 0007 LIBERTY (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 132, 133, 134, 142, 144, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 157, 158, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169 Education District: 2 GREENE COUNTY VTD: 0001 GREENSBORO (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 108B, 108C, 109, 110A, 110B, 110C, 110D, 110E, 111A, 111B, 111C, 118A, 118B, 118C, 119, 120A, 120B, 120C, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 204, 205, 206, 207, 306A, 306B, 306C, 307A, 307B, 308A, 308B, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 311C, 312A, 312B, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 322B, 322C, 322D, 322E,

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323 VTD: 0003 WOODVILLE (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 115, 116A, 116B, 117A, 117B, 118A, 118B, 119, 120, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 123, 124A, 124B, 124C, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130A, 142A, 142B, 143, 144A, 144B, 145 Tract: 9502. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126 VTD: 0004 UNIONPOINT (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131A, 131B, 132, 133A, 133B, 134, 137, 138, 140, 151A, 151B, 162A, 162B, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 221, 301, 302, 303A, 303B, 304A, 304B, 305, 306A, 306B, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313A, 313B, 314, 329B, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334 Education District: 3 GREENE COUNTY VTD: 0001 GREENSBORO (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 112, 115, 116, 117A, 117B, 123A, 123B, 123C, 124A, 124B, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 201, 202, 203, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 319 VTD: 0003 WOODVILLE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 110, 111 VTD: 0004 UNIONPOINT (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 113, 135, 136, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 152, 153A, 153B, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160A, 160B, 161, 206, 207, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218,

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219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 311, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326A, 326B, 326C, 327A, 327B, 328, 329A, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341A, 341B, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355A, 355B, 356A, 356B, 357A, 357B VTD: 0005 SILOAM (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 113, 114, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113A, 113B, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 128A, 128B, 132 Education District: 4 GREENE COUNTY VTD: 0001 GREENSBORO (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 140, 141, 146, 147, 246, 250, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292 Tract: 9503. Block(s): 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313, 320, 321A, 321B, 322A, 324A, 324B, 324C, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 421, 423A, 423B, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 506, 507A, 507B, 508A, 508B, 509A, 509B, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 552A, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 140, 141A, 170, 171, 172 VTD: 0002 GRESHAMVILLE VTD: 0003 WOODVILLE (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 109, 110, 114B, 130B, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240,

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241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 251, 252 VTD: 0005 SILOAM (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 546, 547, 551, 552B, 560, 561 VTD: 0007 LIBERTY (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141B, 143, 159, 160, 161 (2) For purposes of this subsection: (A) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (B) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (C) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (D) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (E) Any part of Greene County which is not included in any education district described in this subsection shall be included within that education

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district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (F) Any part of Greene County which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said section of said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection to read as follows: (e) The chairperson and members of the board of education who are in office on January 1, 1993, shall serve for the remainder of their respective terms of office to which they were elected and until succeeded as provided in this subsection. In the general election in November, 1994, members of the board from Education Districts 1 and 3 shall be elected to four-year terms of office to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. In the general election in November, 1996, the chairperson and members of the board from Education Districts 2 and 4 shall be elected to four-year terms of office to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. Thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially to four-year terms of office to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. Future chairpersons and members of the board shall serve for four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the school board of Greene County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the

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general primary in 1994, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 4 . It is the purpose of this Act to reapportion the districts from which members of the Board of Education of Greene County are to be elected in the November, 1994, general election and in subsequent general elections and results from changes in population based on the United States decennial census of 1990. It is not the intention of the General Assembly to affect the membership of current members of the board, their terms of office, or the manner in which their successors shall be elected and such matters shall remain as provided by law on the effective date of this Act until otherwise amended by law. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the board of education of Greene County, approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3696), and for other purposes. This 15 day of Jan., 1993. Honorable R. M. Channell, Jr. Representative, 111th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, R. M. Channell, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Herald-Journal, which is the official organ of Greene County, on the following date: January 15, 1993.

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/s/ R. M. Channell, Jr. Representative, 111th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 18, 1993. WILKES COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; TERMS. No. 44 (House Bill No. 586). AN ACT To amend an Act approved February 4, 1993 (Act No. 15, H.B. 119), so as to correct the expiration date for the term of office of members of the board of education of Wilkes County; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act approved February 4, 1993 (Act No. 15, H.B. 119), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Sections 3 and 4 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: `Section 3. The chairperson and members of the board holding office upon the adoption of this Act shall complete the terms for which they were elected, which will expire on December 31, 1994, and upon the election

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and qualification of their respective successors. In the general election in November, 1994, the members representing Education Districts 1 and 2 shall be elected for terms of four years to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election; thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially for four-year terms to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. In the general election in November, 1994, the chairperson and members representing Education Districts 3 and 4 shall be elected for terms of two years to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election; their successors shall be elected in the general election in November, 1996, for terms of four years to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. Thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially for four-year terms to begin on the first day of January in the year following their election. Present and future chairpersons and members of the board shall continue in office until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 4. Reserved.' Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 1993 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend the Act creating the districts of representation of the Wilkes County Board of Education by changing the district lines, to provide for related matters and for other purposes.

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This 7th day of January, 1993. R. M. Channell, Representative, 111th District Charles Yeargin, Representative, 90th District G. B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, R. M. Channell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the News-Reporter, which is the official organ of Wilkes County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 18, 1993.

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CITY OF TIFTONCITY MANAGER; OUTSIDE WORK. No. 45 (House Bill No. 114). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Tifton, approved March 30, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 4353), as amended, so as to provide that the city manager shall be engaged in no work or business outside of his or her duties as city manager unless authorized by the city commission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Tifton, approved March 30, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 4353), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (d) of Section 3.01 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (d) The city manager shall be engaged in no other work or kind of business unless approved by resolution of the city commission. The city manager shall, in any event, provide such management, administration, planning, and overall leadership as is necessary successfully to accomplish all duties and responsibilities assigned by the city commission or imposed by this charter. The city manager shall maintain an office in city hall and may employ such assistance as may be, in his or her judgment, necessary to carry out the duties of the city manager. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Charter of the City of Tifton, Georgia with respect to

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the duties of the City Manager and with respect to the timing of City elections, to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. This 4 day of January, 1993. /s/ Honorable Henry Bostick GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Henry Bostick, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 165th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Tifton Gazette, which is the official organ of Tift County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Henry Bostick Representative, 165th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 23, 1993. SUMTER COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS; QUALIFICATIONS. No. 47 (House Bill No. 465). AN ACT To amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the Counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham,

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Schley, Sumter, and Greene, approved December 13, 1871 (Ga. L. 1871, p. 665), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 28, 1876 (Ga. L. 1876, p. 290); an Act approved October 5, 1885 (Ga. L. 1885, p. 4321); an Act approved August 6, 1904 (Ga. L. 1904, p. 286); an Act approved August 11, 1908 (Ga. L. 1908, p. 348); and an Act approved March 24, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 665), so as to provide for commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for currently serving members; to provide for the election and terms of commissioners; to provide for residency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the Counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter, and Greene, approved December 13, 1871 (Ga. L. 1871, p. 665), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 28, 1876 (Ga. L. 1876, p. 290); an Act approved October 5, 1885 (Ga. L. 1885, p. 4321); an Act approved August 6, 1904 (Ga. L. 1904, p. 286); an Act approved August 11, 1908 (Ga. L. 1908, p. 348); and an Act approved March 24, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 665), is amended by striking Sections 1 and 2 of said Act approved December 13, 1871 (Ga. L. 1871, p. 665), and repealing all said amendatory Acts thereto, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. (a) For the purpose of electing the board of commissioners, Sumter County is divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 114C, 115A, 115B, 115C, 115D, 116A, 116B, 117A, 117B, 118A, 118B, 118C, 119A, 119B, 120A, 120B, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 124A, 124B, 125, 126, 127,

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137, 140B, 141B, 141C, 141D, 142, 143B, 144A, 144B, 145, 146A, 146B, 146C, 146D, 147A, 147B, 148A, 148B, 148C, 149B, 149C, 156, 157, 158A, 158B, 159A, 159B, 201A, 201B, 201C, 202A, 202B, 203A, 203B, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 301D, 301E, 303A, 303B, 304, 305, 308, 309, 310, 315B, 321A, 322, 323 Tract: 9503. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 135D, 137A, 137B, 138, 139B, 140B, 142B Tract: 9506. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 135, 136, 137, 138 VTD: 0040 CHAMBLISS 28 (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 Tract: 9502. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 130, 131, 153, 154, 155, 401, 431, 432, 433 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 101, 102, 103 VTD: 0045 ANDERSONVILLE Commissioner District: 2 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 128, 129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140A, 141A, 143A, 149A, 150, 151, 152, 301A, 301B, 301C, 302, 306, 307, 311A, 311B, 312A, 312B, 312C, 313, 314, 315A, 315C, 316A, 316B, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321B, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406,

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407, 408, 409A, 409B, 409C, 409D, 409E, 410, 411, 412A, 412B, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 114B, 115, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 217A, 217C, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224A, 224B, 224C, 225, 226A, 226B, 227, 228, 229, 232A Tract: 9506. Block(s): 101, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 301, 302, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 104, 105A, 105B, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 123, 124, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 409A, 409G, 410, 412, 413 Commissioner District: 3 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0010 SUMTER CITY NEW 16 VTD: 0015 HUNTINGTON OLD 16 (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 341, 342, 343, 344 Tract: 9508. Block(s): 322, 323, 324, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 371 VTD: 0020 THOMPSON 17 VTD: 0025 CONCORD NEW 26 VTD: 0030 PLAINS OLD 26 VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 222, 223, 224, 225 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 319, 320

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Tract: 9505. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114C, 114D, 116, 117, 119, 203, 204A, 204B, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215A, 215B, 216A, 216B, 216C, 216D, 217B, 230, 231, 232B, 233A, 233B, 233C, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 326B, 327, 328, 329, 331, 332, 333, 334 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 305, 306, 312, 313, 314, 315 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 414A, 414B, 414C, 414D, 415A, 415B, 415C, 415D, 416A, 416B, 416C Commissioner District: 4 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0005 LESLIE 15 VTD: 0015 HUNTINGTON OLD 16 (Part) Tract: 9507. Block(s): 428, 429, 430, 431, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438 Tract: 9508. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 318, 319, 320, 321, 325, 351, 352 VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9506. Block(s): 210 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 115, 117, 118, 125, 126, 201A, 201B, 201C, 201D, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206A, 206B, 206C, 207A, 207B, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216A, 216B, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 220B, 220C, 220D, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246A, 246B, 247, 248, 249, 250, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 401A, 401B, 401C, 402A, 402B, 402C, 403A, 403B, 404A, 404B, 405, 406, 407A, 407B, 407C, 408A, 408B, 409B, 409C, 409D, 409E, 409F, 411, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 432, 435

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VTD: 0040 CHAMBLISS 28 (Part) Tract: 9507. Block(s): 119, 120, 121, 122 Tract: 9508. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205 Commissioner District: 5 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 135C, 136, 139A, 140A, 141, 142A, 143, 144, 204, 205A, 205B, 205C, 205D, 205E, 205F, 205G, 205H, 205J, 205K, 205L, 206A, 206B, 206C, 206D, 207A, 207B, 207C, 208A, 208B, 208C, 209A, 209B, 209C, 210, 211A, 211B, 211C, 211D, 212A, 212B, 213A, 213B, 214A, 214B, 214C, 215A, 215B, 215C, 216A, 216B, 216C, 217A, 217B, 217C, 217D, 217E, 217F, 217G, 217H, 217J, 218A, 218B, 218C, 219, 220, 221, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514A, 514B, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519A, 519B, 520A, 520B, 520C, 521A, 521B, 521C, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535A, 535B, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 201, 202 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 303, 304 (b) For purposes of this section:

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(1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Sumter County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Sumter County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) The members serving on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms and their successors are duly elected and qualified. The members representing Commissioner Districts 1, 3, and 5

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shall be elected at the general election held in November, 1996, to take office on January 1, 1997, for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The members representing Commissioner Districts 2 and 4 shall be elected at the general election held in November, 1994, to take office on January 1, 1995, for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office and shall take office on the first day of January of the next year for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. All members shall reside in the commissioner district which they represent. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and revenues in the Counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter, and Green, approved December 13, 1871, as amended, so as to provide commissioner districts; and for other purposes. This 26th day of january, 1993. Board of Commissioners of Sumter County, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jimmy Skipper, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 137th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Americus-Times Recorder, which is the official organ of Sumter County, on the following date: January 29, 1993.

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/s/ Jimmy Skipper Representative, 137th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 25, 1993. CITY OF AMERICUSCOUNCIL; DISTRICTS; TERMS; QUALIFICATIONS. No. 48 (House Bill No. 466). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Americus, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5985), so as to provide council districts; to define certain terms; to provide for elections; to provide for currently serving officers; to specify the period of qualifications for office; to provide for matters related to the foregoing; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Americus, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5985), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 5-102 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 5-102. Regular Elections; time for holding.

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(1) The mayor shall be elected from the city at large, and the councilmembers shall be elected from council districts described as follows: Council District: 1 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 114A, 114B, 115A, 115B, 115C, 116A, 117A, 118A, 119A, 120A, 121A, 122A, 123A, 124A, 125, 126, 144A, 146A, 146B, 146C, 147A, 148A, 148B, 156, 157, 158A, 159A, 201A, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 303A, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130 VTD: 0045 ANDERSONVILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 128A, 129A, 130, 131A Council District: 2 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 135A, 135B, 135C, 136, 137A, 141, 142A, 143, 144, 205A, 205B, 205C, 205D, 205E, 205F, 206A, 206B, 206C, 207A, 208A, 209A, 210, 211A, 211B, 211C, 212A, 213A, 214A, 215A, 216A, 216B, 217A, 217B, 217C, 217D, 217E, 217F, 217G, 218A, 219, 220, 221, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 461, 514A, 519A, 520A, 521A, 521B, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 535A

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Council District: 3 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 233A, 233B Tract: 9506. Block(s): 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 201C, 202, 203, 204, 205, 216A, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246A, 247, 248, 249, 250, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 401A, 402A, 403A, 404A, 405, 407A, 407B, 408A, 409A, 409B, 409C, 409D, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414A, 415A, 415B, 416A Council District: 4 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 458, 460, 462, 463, 534 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 114C, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 215A, 216A, 216B, 217A, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224A, 225, 226A, 227, 228, 229, 232A Tract: 9506. Block(s): 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 Council District: 5 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 202A, 225, 226

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Tract: 9503. Block(s): 139A, 140A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 401, 402, 403, 404, 414, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 459 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 101, 108, 109 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 212, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308 Council District: 6 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 140A, 141A, 143A, 149A, 301A, 301B, 301C, 302, 311A, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315A, 315C, 316A, 321A, 322, 323, 409A, 411, 412A, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 101, 128, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 209, 210, 211, 214 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 105A, 106A, 201A, 201B, 206A, 206B, 207A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316 (2) For purposes of this section: (A) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(B) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (C) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any council district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (D) Any part of the City of Americus which is not included in any council district described in this section shall be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (E) Any part of the City of Americus which is described in this section as being included in a particular council district shall nevertheless not be included within such council district if such part is not contiguous to such council district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (F) The mayor and the councilmembers from County Districts 3, 4, and 5 shall be elected on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1993, and on the same date quadrennially thereafter to serve for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (G) Councilmembers from Council Districts 1, 2, and 6 shall be elected on the Tuesday following

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the first Monday in November, 1995, and quadrennially thereafter to serve for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (H) The mayor and councilmembers serving on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the councilmembers shall represent the district described in this Act which corresponds in number to the district for which they were elected. (3) The mayor and the councilmembers from Council Districts 3, 4, and 5 shall be elected on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1993, and on the same date quadrennially thereafter to serve for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (4) Councilmembers from Council Districts 1, 2, and 6 shall be elected on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1995, and quadrennially thereafter to serve for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (5) The mayor and councilmembers serving on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the councilmembers shall represent the district described in this Act which corresponds in number to the district for which they were elected. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 5-107 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 5-107. Filing of notice of Candidacy. Each candidate for the office of mayor or councilmember shall file notice of his or her candidacy in the office of the municipal superintendent at least 42 but not more than 52 days prior

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to the election. Each candidate for city council shall specify the council district for which he or she is running. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Americus approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, P. 5985), so as to provide new council member districts; and for other purposes. This 26th day of January, 1993. City of Americus, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jimmy Skipper, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 137th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Americus-Times Recorder, which is the official organ of Sumter County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Jimmy Skipper Representative, 137th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 25, 1993. CITY OF AMERICUSBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 49 (House Bill No. 468). AN ACT To amend an Act establishing a system of public schools in the City of Americus, Georgia, approved February 13, 1873 (Ga. L. 1873, p. 109), as amended, particularly by an Act approved December 20, 1893 (Ga. L. 1893, p. 413), so as to reconstitute the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the currently serving school superintendent; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes for the support and maintenance of education; to provide for prior indebtedness; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act establishing a system of public schools in the City of Americus, Georgia, approved February 13, 1873 (Ga. L. 1873, p. 109), as amended, particularly by an Act approved December 20, 1893 (Ga. L. 1893, p. 413), is amended by striking in its entirety Section III and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section III. (a) The board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the `board,' shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and, except as provided in subsection (n) of this section, the liabilities of that board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. All real and personal property owned by the City of Americus for educational purposes on the effective date of this Act shall be transferred to the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus. (b) Those members of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus shall consist of members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (c) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, other than the chairperson, the school district of

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the independent school system of the City of Americus is divided into nine education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of school district of the independent school system of the City of Americus: Education District: 1 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 114A, 114B, 115A, 115B, 115C, 116A, 117A, 118A, 119A, 120A, 121A, 122A, 123A, 124A, 125, 126, 144A, 146A, 146B, 146C, 147A, 148A, 148B, 156, 157, 158A, 159A, 201A, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 303A, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130 VTD: 0045 ANDERSONVILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 128A, 129A, 130, 131A Education District: 2 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 135A, 135B, 135C, 136, 137A, 141, 142A, 143, 144, 205A, 205B, 205C, 205D, 205E, 205F, 206A, 206B, 206C, 207A, 208A, 209A, 210, 211A, 211B, 211C, 212A, 213A, 214A, 215A, 216A, 216B, 217A, 217B, 217C, 217D, 217E, 217F, 217G, 218A, 219, 220, 221, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 461, 514A, 519A, 520A, 521A, 521B, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 535A

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Education District: 3 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 233A, 233B Tract: 9506. Block(s): 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 201C, 202, 203, 204, 205, 216A, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246A, 247, 248, 249, 250, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 401A, 402A, 403A, 404A, 405, 407A, 407B, 408A, 409A, 409B, 409C, 409D, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414A, 415A, 415B, 416A Education District: 4 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 458, 460, 462, 463, 534 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 114C, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 215A, 216A, 216B, 217A, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224A, 225, 226A, 227, 228, 229, 232A Tract: 9506. Block(s): 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 Education District: 5 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502.

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Block(s): 202A, 225, 226 Tract: 9503. Block(s): 139A, 140A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 401, 402, 403, 404, 414, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 459 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 101, 108, 109 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 212, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308 Education District: 6 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 140A, 141A, 143A, 149A, 301A, 301B, 301C, 302, 311A, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315A, 315C, 316A, 321A, 322, 323, 409A, 411, 412A, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 101, 128, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 209, 210, 211, 214 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 105A, 106A, 201A, 201B, 206A, 206B, 207A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316 Education District: 7 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 202A, 225, 226 Tract: 9503. Block(s): 135A, 135B, 135C, 136, 137A, 139A, 140A,

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141, 142A, 143, 144, 205A, 205B, 205C, 205D, 205E, 205F, 206A, 206B, 206C, 207A, 208A, 209A, 210, 211A, 211B, 211C, 212A, 213A, 214A, 215A, 216A, 216B, 217A, 217B, 217C, 217D, 217E, 217F, 217G, 218A, 219, 220, 221, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 459, 461, 514A, 519A, 520A, 521A, 521B, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 535A Tract: 9505. Block(s): 101, 108, 109 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 212, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308 Education District: 8 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 114A, 114B, 115A, 115B, 115C, 116A, 117A, 118A, 119A, 120A, 121A, 122A, 123A, 124A, 125, 126, 140A, 141A, 143A, 144A, 146A, 146B, 146C, 147A, 148A, 148B, 149A, 156, 157, 158A, 159A, 201A, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 301A, 301B, 301C, 302, 303A, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315A, 315C, 316A, 321A, 322, 323, 409A, 411, 412A, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430 Tract: 9506.

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Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 209, 210, 211, 214 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 105A, 106A, 201A, 201B, 206A, 206B, 207A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316 VTD: 0045 ANDERSONVILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 128A, 129A, 130, 131A Education District: 9 SUMTER COUNTY VTD: 0035 AMERICUS 27 (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 458, 460, 462, 463, 534 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 114C, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 215A, 216A, 216B, 217A, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224A, 225, 226A, 227, 228, 229, 232A, 233A, 233B Tract: 9506. Block(s): 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 201C, 202, 203, 204, 205, 216A, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246A, 247, 248, 249, 250, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 401A, 402A, 403A, 404A, 405, 407A, 407B, 408A, 409A, 409B, 409C, 409D, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414A, 415A, 415B, 416A (d) For purposes of subsection (c) of this section:

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(1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the school district of the independent school system of the City of Americus which is not included in any education district described in subsection (c) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the school district of the independent school system of the City of Americus which is described in subsection (c) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education

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district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (e) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (f) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must be 21 years of age and have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (g) The first members of the reconstituted board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted at the time of the general municipal election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 3, 4, 5, and 7 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall

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take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (h) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be elected in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code' in nonpartisan elections as provided in Code Section 21-3-95 of the O.C.G.A. (i) In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. (j) Members of the board shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. (k) The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. (l) The provisions of this section shall apply to the independent school system of the City of Americus notwithstanding any conflicting provisions of this Act. (m) (1) The school superintendent of the independent school system of the City of Americus who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's contract subject to the terms and provisions of such contract. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents.

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(n) The board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus shall annually recommend to the governing authority of the City of Americus the rate of levy to be made for taxes for the support and maintenance of education in the school district, and likewise shall notify the state revenue commissioner of the rate of levy to be made on such property within the district for the support and maintenance of education, and the governing authority shall levy and collect taxes at such rate. The City of Americus shall continue to be liable for the reduction of any bonded indebtedness incurred prior to the effective date of this Act. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . This section and Section 2 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Americus in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INCORPORATE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to amend an Act establishing a system of public schools in the city of Americus, Georgia, approved February 13, 1873 (Ga. L. 1873, P. 109), as amended, particularly by an Act approved December 20, 1893 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 413), so as to reconstitute the board of education of the independent school system of said city; and for other purposes.

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This 26th day of January, 1993. City of Americus, Georgia and Board of Public Education for the City of Americus, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jimmy Skipper, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 137th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Americus-Times Recorder, which is the official organ of Sumter County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Jimmy Skipper Representative, 137th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved February 25, 1993. MONROE COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 50 (House Bill No. 687). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Monroe County, Georgia, and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional

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and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Monroe County, Georgia, which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Monroe County, Georgia, so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Monroe, County, Georgia, as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Monroe County, Georgia, who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Monroe County, Georgia, shall consist of seven members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Monroe County, Georgia, School District is divided into seven education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall

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consist of the following described territory of the Monroe County, Georgia, School District: Education District: 1 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 181A, 181E, 181F, 182B, 186B, 187A, 187B, 188A, 188B, 189, 190A, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196A, 196B, 197, 362A, 388A, 388B, 388C, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396A, 396B Tract: 0502. Block(s): 144A, 144B, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 169, 201A, 216, 217, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 232, 233, 234, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 312B, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336A, 341A, 342A, 356, 357, 363B, 374A, 377, 378 An Education District lying mainly in the City of Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia, and described as follows: Begin at the point where the Southern right-of-way of the Southern Natural Gas line crosses the Western right-of-way of State Highway 83, located Northeast of the City of Forsyth (this is the POINT OF BEGINNING); thence proceed Northwesterly on the South side of said Southern Natural Gas line right-of-way until the same intersects the East right-of-way of the Georgia Power transmission line, thence turn South and run along the Eastern right-of-way of the Georgia Power transmission line to a point; from said point turn and run Southwest in a straight line across the Georgia Power transmission line to the Northwest corner of Lot 10, located on Oakridge Terrace. From said point turn and run along the city limits line East, then South until the point where the city limits of Forsyth adjoin the Northern right-of-way of Maplewood Drive; thence turn and run East along the Northern right-of-way of Maplewood; there cross Maplewood at a point opposite Lot 31 in Betsy Lynn Estates, Section 3; thence turn and run to the Northwest corner

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of Lot 31 in Section 3 of Betsy Lynn Estates; thence turn and run 175 feet, more or less, along the Western boundary of Lot 31 of Section 3 of Betsy Lynn Estates to its Southwest corner; there turn and run East to the Southeast corner of Lot 31 where the same adjoins the Western right-of-way of Fern Drive; cross over Fern Drive to its Eastern right-of-way and then turn and run along the Eastern right-of-way of Fern Drive to the Northwest corner of Lot 11 in Betsy Lynn Estates; thence turn and run 217.3 feet East along the Northern boundary of Lot 11 in Section 2 of Betsy Lynn Estates and continue on to the Eastern right-of-way of the Georgia Power transmission line; thence turn and run South along the Eastern right-of-way of the Georgia Power transmission line a distance of 125 feet more or less to a point opposite the Southeast corner of Lot 11; thence turn and run West to the Southwest corner of said Lot 11, located adjacent to the Eastern right-of-way of Fern Drive; thence turn and run South along the Eastern right-of-way of Fern Drive a distance of 125 feet more or less along the Western boundary of Lot 10 of Section 2 of Betsy Lynn Estates; thence turn and run East to the Southeast corner of said Lot #10 a distance of 219.7 feet, located adjacent to the Western right-of-way of the Georgia Power transmission line; cross over to the Eastern right-of-way of said Georgia Power transmission line and thence turn and run Southerly to a point opposite the Southeast corner of Lot #8 in Section 1 of Betsy Lynn Estates a distance of 325.8 feet, more or less; thence turn and run Westerly along the Southern boundaries of Lots 8, 7, 6 and 5 of Betsy Lynn Estates, Section 1, to the Southwest corner of Lot 5; thence turn and run along the Western boundary of Lot 5 to the Southern right-of-way of Fern Drive; thence turn and run Westerly along the Southern boundary of Fern Drive to the Northwest corner of Lot 4 of Betsy Lynn Estates, Section 1; thence turn and run Southwesterly along the city limits boundary until the Northern right-of-way of Lakeside Drive is reached; thence turn and run Southeasterly along the Northern right-of-way of Lakeside Drive until the intersection of Lakeshore Drive is reached; thence turn and run across Lakeside Drive to the Southern right-of-way of Lakeshore Drive to a point

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opposite the Southwest corner of Lot 2 of Betsy Lynn Estates (old section, Block A); cross over to same and thence turn and run Northwesterly along the Western boundaries of Lots 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Block A, Betsy Lynn Estates to the Southern right-of-way of Oakridge Road; there turn and run Southwesterly along the Southern right-of-way of Oakridge Road to the intersection of the Eastern right-of-way of Frontage Drive; thence turn and run Southeast a short distance to the point where the City of Forsyth intersects; thence turn and run Westerly to the Eastern right-of-way of I-75; thence turn and run Southeasterly along the Eastern right-of-way of I-75 to its intersection with the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 83; thence cross State Highway 83 to the Eastern right-of-way; then turn and run Southerly along the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 83 until same intersects the Eastern right-of-way of Lee Street; thence turn and run Southerly along the Eastern right-of-way of Lee Street to a point opposite the intersection of the Southern right-of-way of King Street; cross over to the Southern right-of-way of King Street; thence turn and run Westerly along the Southern right-of-way of King Street to the intersection of the Eastern right-of-way of Phelps Street; thence turn and run Southerly along the Eastern right-of-way of Phelps to a point opposite the Southern right-of-way of Johnston Street; thence proceed West along the Southern right-of-way of Johnston Street; thence turn and run Westerly along the Southern right-of-way of Johnston Street to a point opposite the Western right-of-way of Country Club Drive; cross over to the Western right-of-way of Country Club Drive; thence turn and run Northerly along the Western right-of-way of Country Club Drive to its intersection with the Southern right-of-way of East Lake Drive; turn and run Westerly along the Southern right-of-way of East Lake Drive to the Southern right-of-way of Pine Circle; thence turn and run Southwesterly along the Southern right-of-way of Pine Circle until the city limits of Forsyth turns due South; thence turn and run South following the inner city limits meanderings West of Stroud Street until the city limits boundaries intersect the Northern right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41; thence turn and run Easterly along the Northern right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41, following

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the city limits North of U.S. Highway 41 to a point where same crosses U.S. Highway 41 and turns Southerly following the inner city limits line, staying East of said line until the same intersects at a point in the cul-de-sac at Brookwood Place; at said point on the Northern right-of-way of Brookwood Place, turn and run East following the Northern right-of-way of Brookwood Place until same adjoins the Northern right-of-way of Brookwood Drive, until the same adjoins the Northern right-of-way of Brookwood Circle, until the West right-of-way of Martin Luther King Drive (State Highway 83 South) is reached; thence proceed East and cross over Martin Luther King Drive to the Eastern right-of-way of said road; turn and run Southwesterly along the Eastern right-of-way of Martin Luther King Drive until the same intersects the Northern right-of-way of an unnamed street (also the intersection of the city limits of Forsyth at the point where same crosses State Highway 83); said unnamed street connects what was formerly known as Culloden Road and Old Culloden Road; thence turn and run East along the Northern right-of-way of said unnamed street following the inner boundary of the Southern city limits of Forsyth to the Northern right-of-way of Clearview Road; thence turn and run Southeasterly along the Northern right-of-way of Clearview Road along the inner city limits boundary to a point approximately 250 feet, more or less, from the intersection of the Northern right-of-way of Clearview Road with the Western right-of-way of Blount Street; thence turn and run Easterly along the Northern right-of-way of Clearview Road East to a point opposite and across the Eastern right-of-way of Hilltop Avenue; cross over to the Eastern right-of-way of Hilltop Avenue; thence turn and run Southerly to the point where the inner Southern city limits are reached; thence turn and run along the city limits inner South line following the meanderings of same in an Easterly direction until the Western right-of-way of State Highway 42 is reached; thence turn and run Northerly along the Western right-of-way of State Highway 42 (also known as Lee Street) until the same intersects the Northern right-of-way of Johnston Street on the Northeast corner of the Courthouse Square; thence turn and run East along the Northern right-of-way of Johnston Street until the same

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meets the Western right-of-way of Indian Springs Road; thence turn and run Northwesterly along the Western right-of-way of Indian Springs Road to a point opposite the Western right-of-way of James Street; cross over to the Western right-of-way of James Street; thence turn and run Northerly along the Western right-of-way of James Street (also known as Milledge Circle on some maps) to a point opposite the Northern right-of-way of East South Drive; cross over to the Northern right-of-way of East South Drive; thence turn and run Southeasterly along the Northern right-of-way of East South Drive until the same meets the Northern right-of-way of Tift College Drive; thence turn and run Easterly along the Northern right-of-way of Tift College Drive until the Southern right-of-way of Johnson Lane is reached; thence turn and run Westerly along the Southern right-of-way of Johnson Lane until the inner Eastern portion of the city limits is reached; thence turn and run along the inner city limits in an arc proceedings generally Northwesterly until State Highway 83 is reached; cross the Highway to the Western right-of-way of same; thence turn and run Northeasterly along the Western right-of-way of State Highway 83 until the point is reached where the Southern boundary of the Southern Natural gas line crosses the Western right-of-way of State Highway 83, which is the POINT OF BEGINNING. Education District: 2 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0502. Block(s): 201J, 312A, 312C, 313, 336B, 336C, 339, 340, 341B, 341C, 341D, 341E, 342B, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 358, 359A, 359B, 360, 361A, 361B, 361C, 362A, 362B, 362C, 363A, 363C, 364, 365A, 365B, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 374B, 375, 376A, 376B VTD: 0005 COX AND RUSSELVILLE (Part)

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Tract: 0503.98 Block(s): 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 234, 235, 236, 272 VTD: 0006 CULLODEN An Education District lying partly in the Southwestern part of the City of Forsyth, Georgia, and the remainder in the Southwestern portion of Monroe County, Georgia, including the entire unincorporated City of Culloden, Georgia, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the intersection where the Southern right-of-way of Brookwood Circle intersects the Western right-of-way of Martin Luther King Drive (a/k/a Culloden Road, a/k/a State Highway 83); this is known as the POINT OF BEGINNING. From said point turn and run Southwesterly along the Western right-of-way of Martin Luther King Drive until the city limits is reached; then turn and run Southeasterly along the outer city limits boundary until the Northern right-of-way of Clearview Road is reached; cross Clearview Road, then turn and run East along the Southern right-of-way of Clearview Road until the Western right-of-way of Hilltop Road is reached; thence turn and run South until the outer Southern city limits is reached; thence turn and run along the city limits outer line following the meanderings of same in an Easterly direction until the Western right-of-way of State Highway 42 is reached, just North of where Rock Branch crosses; thence turn and run South along the Western right-of-way of State Highway 42 until the same crosses Echeconnee Creek; thence turn and run East along the Southern bank of said creek until same crosses the Crawford/Monroe County line; at that point turn and run along the Monroe County line South and then Westerly until the Upson County line is reached at the Southwest corner of Monroe County, Georgia; thence turn and run Northerly, following the County line until same intersects the South bank of Tobesofkee Creek; thence turn and run Easterly following the meanderings of said creek

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along the South bank of same until the creek intersects the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 83; thence turn and run along the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 83 in a Northeastern direction until the same reaches a point opposite the intersection of the Eastern right-of-way of Vaughn Road; thence cross State Highway 83 to the Eastern right-of-way of Vaughn Road and proceed Northerly to the intersection of the Southern right-of-way of Old Culloden Road; thence turn and run Easterly along the Southern right-of-way of Old Culloden Road to the intersection with State Highway 83; thence cross over State Highway 83 to the Eastern right-of-way of same; thence turn and run Northeasterly along the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 83 to a point opposite the Eastern right-of-way of the road going to Rest Haven Cemetery; thence cross over State Highway 83 to the Eastern right-of-way of said road going to Rest Haven Cemetery and continue along said right-of-way to the Southeast corner of the cemetery facing U.S. Highway 41, adjacent to the Eastern right-of-way of a road that separates the cemetery from the Carter's tract; proceed along the East right-of-way of said road that separates the cemetery from the industrial tract formerly occupied by Carters, on the South right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41; cross U.S. Highway 41 to a point on the Northern right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41; thence turn and run East along the Northern right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41 to the point where the inner city limits turns North to the Southwest corner of the Joseph property; thence turn and run East to the Southeast corner of the Joseph property; thence turn and run North to the Southern right-of-way of Meadow Drive; thence turn and run Northeasterly along the Southern right-of-way of Meadow Drive to the Southern right-of-way of Pine Circle; thence turn and run along the Southern right-of-way of Pine Circle to a point where the city limits of Forsyth turns South; thence follow the outer city limits meandering North and West of Stroud Street until the outer city limits boundary intersects the Northern right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41; thence turn and run Easterly along the Northern right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41, following the outer city limits Southerly, staying West of said line until the same

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intersects the cul-de-sac at Brookwood Place; at said point on the Southern right-of-way of Brookwood Place, turn and run East following the Southern right-of-way of Brookwood place until same adjoins the Southern right-of-way of Brookwood Drive; proceed on until the same adjoins the Southern right-of-way of Brookwood Circle, and then proceed on to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Education District: 3 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 179A, 179B, 179C, 179D, 179E, 179F, 180, 181B, 181C, 181D, 182A, 182C, 183, 184, 185, 186A, 190B, 190C Tract: 0502. Block(s): 127A, 128, 129A, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138A, 138B, 139A, 139B, 140A, 140B, 141A, 141B, 142, 143, 201B, 201C, 201D, 201E, 201F, 201G, 201H, 201K, 202, 203, 204A, 205, 206, 207, 208A, 208B, 209A, 209B, 210, 211A, 211B, 211C, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 230, 231, 309, 310, 311, 314, 348, 379, 380, 381 VTD: 0008 EVERS (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 176, 177, 178, 258, 259, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284A, 284B, 285, 286, 287 Tract: 0502. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127B, 129B, 201L, 204B, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 382 An Education District lying in the West Central portion of Monroe County, Georgia, including a portion of the West side of the City of Forsyth, described as follows: Begin at the point where the Southern bank of the Little Towaliga River crosses into Monroe County from Lamar

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County (this is the POINT OF BEGINNING); thence continue Easterly along the South bank of the said Little Towaliga River until it merges with the Towaliga River, following its meanderings along the South bank until the same meets the Western right-of-way of State Highway 42; thence turn and run Southerly along the Western right-of-way of State Highway 42 to a point opposite the Southern right-of-way of Sutton Road; thence cross State Highway 42 East to the Southern right-of-way of Sutton Road; proceed Easterly along the Southern right-of-way of Sutton Road to the Western right-of-way of State Highway 83; thence turn and run Southerly along the Western right-of-way of State Highway 83 until same meets the Northern right-of-way of the Southern Natural Gas line; thence turn and run Northwesterly along the Northern right-of-way of the Southern Natural Gas line to the point where same meets a Georgia Power Company transmission line, cross over and run Southerly along the Western right-of-way of the said Georgia Power transmission line to a point; from said point, turn and run Southwest in a straight line to the Northwest corner of Lot 10, located on Oakridge Terrace; from said point, turn and run along the outer city limits line East, then South until the point where the city limits of Forsyth adjoins the Southern right-of-way of Maplewood Drive; thence turn and run East along the Southern right-of-way of Maplewood to the Northwest corner of Lot 31 in Betsy Lynn Estates, Section 3; thence turn and run 175 feet, more or less, along the Western boundary of Lot 31 of Section 3 of Betsy Lynn Estates, above-mentioned, to its Southwest corner; thence turn and run East to the Southeast corner of Lot 31 where the same adjoins the Western right-of-way of Fern Drive; thence turn and run along the Western right-of-way of Fern Drive until the same intersects the Northern right-of-way of Pineview Drive; thence cross Fern Drive and run 217.3 feet, more or less, along Lot 11 (Northern boundary) in Section 2 of Betsy Lynn Estates to the Western right-of-way of the Georgia Power transmission line; thence turn and run South along the Western right-of-way of the Georgia Power transmission line a distance of 125 feet, more or less, to the Southeast corner of Lot 11, above-described;

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thence turn and run West a distance of 215 feet, more or less, to the Southwest corner of said Lot 11, located adjacent to the Eastern right-of-way of Fern Drive; thence turn and run South along the Eastern right-of-way of Fern Drive a distance of 125 feet, more or less, along the Western boundary of Lot 10 of Section 2 of Betsy Lynn Estates; thence turn and run East to the Southeast corner of said Lot 10 a distance of 219.7 feet, located adjacent to the Western right-of-way of the Georgia Power transmission line; thence turn and run Southerly to the Southeast corner of Lot 8 in Section 1 of Betsy Lynn Estates, a distance of 325.8 feet, more or less; thence turn and run Westerly along the Southern boundaries of Lots 8, 7, 6 and 5 of Betsy Lynn Estates, Section 1, to the Southwest corner of Lot 5; thence turn and run along the Western boundary of Lot 5 to the Southern right-of-way of Fern Drive; thence turn and run Westerly along the Southern boundary of Fern Drive to the Northwest corner of Lot 4 of Betsy Lynn Estates, Section 1; thence turn and run Southwesterly along the city limits boundary until the Northern right-of-way of Lakeside Drive is reached; thence turn and run Southeasterly along the Northerly right-of-way of Lakeside Drive until the intersection of Lakeshore Drive is reached; thence turn and run across Lakeside Drive to the Northern right-of-way of Lakeshore Drive to the Southwest corner of Lot 2, Betsy Lynn Estates (old section, Block A); thence turn and run Northwesterly along the Western boundaries of Lots 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Block A, Betsy Lynn Estates, to the Northern right-of-way of Oakridge Road; thence turn and run Southwesterly along the Northern right-of-way of Oakridge Road to the intersection of the Eastern right-of-way of Frontage Drive; thence turn and run Southeast a short distance to the point where the City of Forsyth intersects; thence turn and run Westerly to the West right-of-way of I-75; thence turn and run Southeasterly along the West right-of-way of I-75 to its intersection with the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 83; thence turn and run Southerly along the Westerly right-of-way of State Highway 83 until same intersects the Western right-of-way of Lee Street; thence turn and run Southerly along the Western right-of-way of Lee

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Street to the intersection of the Northern right-of-way of King Street; thence turn and run Westerly along the Northern right-of-way of King Street to a point opposite the Western right-of-way of Phelps Street; there cross King Street to the intersection of the Western right-of-way of Phelps Street; thence turn and run Southerly along the Western right-of-way of Phelps Street to the Northern right-of-way of Johnston Street; thence turn and run Westerly along the Northern right-of-way of Johnston Street to its intersection with the Eastern right-of-way of Country Club Drive; thence turn and run Northerly along the Eastern right-of-way of Country Club Drive to a point opposite the intersection of the Western right-of-way of East Lake Drive; cross over to the Western right-of-way of East Lake Drive and run Westerly along the Western right-of-way of East Lake Drive to the Southern right-of-way of Pine Circle; thence turn and run generally West and Northwesterly along the Southern right-of-way of Pine Circle to its intersection with the Southern right-of-way of Meadow Drive; thence turn and run along the Southern right-of-way of Meadow Drive to its intersection with the city limits of Forsyth, being the East line of the Kelly Joseph property where same adjoins the Southern right-of-way of Meadow Drive; thence turn and run South along the East line of the Joseph property to its Southeast corner; thence turn and run West along the South line of the Joseph property to the Southwest corner of the Kelly Joseph property; thence turn and run South to the Western right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41; thence turn and run West along the Northern right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41 a short distance to a point opposite a road dividing the cemetery from the industrial tract facing the Southern right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41 formerly used by Carters; thence turn South and proceed Southerly to the Northeast corner of Rest Haven Cemetery's drive; thence turn and run West along said drive South to where same meets the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 83; thence turn and run Southwest along the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 83 to where same intersects the Northern right-of-way of Old Culloden Road; thence turn and run Westerly along the Northern right-of-way of Old Culloden

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Road to the point where same intersects the Eastern right-of-way of Vaughn Road; thence cross over to the Western right-of-way of Vaughn Road and continue Southerly to the point where same intersects the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 83; thence turn and run Southwest along the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 83 to where same intersects the Northern bank of Tobesofkee Creek; thence turn and run Westerly along the Northern bank of said Tobesofkee Creek, following its meanderings, until same reaches Lamar County; then turn and run Northerly along the Monroe/Lamar County line to the POINT OF BEGINNING, being the Southern bank of Little Towaliga River. Education District: 4 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 164, 165, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338 VTD: 0004 CABANISS VTD: 0008 EVERS (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 163, 175 VTD: 0010 HIGHFALLS VTD: 0013 PROCTORS An Education District lying in the upper one-third ([UNK]) of Monroe County, Georgia, described as follows: Begin at the point where the North Bank of the Little Towaliga River crosses into Monroe County from Lamar County (this is the POINT OF BEGINNING); thence continue Easterly along the North bank of the said Little Towaliga River, at its intersection with the Towaliga River, following its meanderings, until the Towaliga River crosses State Highway 42; there turn and run Southerly along the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 42 until the same meets the point of intersection with the Northern right-of-way of Sutton Road; thence

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turn and run Easterly along the Northern right-of-way of Sutton Road until the same meets State Highway 83; cross over to the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 83; thence turn and run Southerly along the East right-of-way of State Highway 83 until the same meets the North bank of Rum Creek; thence turn and run Easterly along the North bank of Rum Creek, following its meanderings, to the intersection of the Northern right-of-way of Juliette Road; thence turn and run Easterly along the Northern right-of-way of the Juliette Road to the West bank of the Ocmulgee River; thence turn and run Northerly along the West bank of Ocmulgee River to the point where the West bank of said river joins Butts County at the intersection of the South bank of Big Sandy Creek and the West bank of the Ocmulgee River; thence turn and run generally Northwesterly and Westerly along the line dividing Monroe County and Butts County until Lamar County is reached; thence turn and run South along the line dividing Monroe County and Lamar County until the POINT OF BEGINNING is reached on the North bank of the Little Towaliga River. Education District: 5 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 328, 329, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362B, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 385, 386A, 386B, 386C, 387, 389A, 389B, 389C, 389D, 389E, 397 Tract: 0502. Block(s): 145, 146, 147, 148, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161A, 161B, 161C, 162, 163, 164A, 164B, 165, 166, 167, 168, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252A, 252B, 252C, 253A, 254, 321, 322, 323, 324, 337A

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Tract: 0503.98 Block(s): 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 106C, 107, 108A, 109A, 109B, 115, 182, 183, 184 An Education District lying partly in the Southern and Eastern portions of the City of Forsyth, with the remainder being in the middle one-third ([UNK]) of Monroe County, Georgia, East of the City of Forsyth, described as follows: Begin at the point where the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 42, a/k/a Lee Street, intersects the Southern city limits of Forsyth, Georgia; thence turn and run Northerly along the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 42 (also known as Lee Street) until the same intersects the Southern right-of-way of Johnston Street on the Northeast corner of the Courthouse Square; thence turn and run East along the Southern right-of-way of Johnston Street until the same meets a point opposite the Western right-of-way of Indian Springs Road; thence turn and run and cross Johnston Street to the Eastern right-of-way of Indian Springs Road, then proceed Northwesterly along the Eastern right-of-way of Indian Springs Road until the same intersects the Eastern right-of-way of James Street; thence turn and run Northerly along the Eastern right-of-way of James Street (also known as Milledge Circle on some maps) until the same meets the Southern right-of-way of East South Drive; thence turn and run Southeasterly along the Southern right-of-way of East South Drive until the same meets a point opposite the Southern right-of-way of Tift College Drive; cross over to the Southern right-of-way of Tift College Drive; thence turn and run Easterly along the Southern right-of-way of Tift College Drive until a point is reached opposite the Northern right-of-way of Johnson Lane; cross over to the Northern right-of-way of Johnson Lane; thence turn and run Westerly along the Northern right-of-way of Johnson Lane until the outer Eastern portion of the city limits is reached; thence turn and run along the outer city limits in an arc proceeding generally Northwesterly until the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 83 is reached; thence turn and run Northeasterly along the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 83

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until the Southern bank of Rum Creek is reached, where it crosses State Highway 83; thence turn and run along the Southern bank of said Rum Creek in an Easterly direction, following its meanderings, until same crosses the right-of-way of Juliette Road; thence turn and run generally Easterly along the Southern right-of-way of the Juliette Road until the West bank of the Ocmulgee River is reached; thence turn and run southerly along the West bank of said river until same intersects the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 18, where same crosses the river; at that point turn and run Northwesterly along the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 18 until the Eastern right-of-way of the Southern Railroad is reached; thence turn and run Northeasterly along the Eastern right-of-way of the Southern Railroad to a point opposite the Southern right-of-way of Dames Ferry Road; thence cross the Southern Railroad right-of-way to the Northern right-of-way of Dames Ferry Road; thence turn and run West along the Northern right-of-way of Dames Ferry Road until the same intersects the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 18; thence turn and run along the Northern right-of-way of State Highway 18 until the same reaches a point opposite the Western right-of-way of Jenkins Road; thence cross over to the Western right-of-way of Jenkins Road and run Southwesterly along the Western right-of-way of Jenkins Road until the same intersects the Northern right-of-way of Rumble Road; thence turn and run Westerly along the Northern right-of-way of Rumble Road; until the same intersects the Eastern right-of-way of I-75; thence turn and run Northwesterly along the Eastern right-of-way of I-75 until the same intersects the Southern right-of-way of State Highway 18; thence turn and run East to the intersection of the inner Southern city limits of the City of Forsyth (West of I-75) and follow the meanderings of the Southern inner line of the city limits of Forsyth until it reaches the POINT OF BEGINNING on the East right-of-way of South Lee Street.

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Education District: 6 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0502. Block(s): 253B, 337B, 338, 371, 372, 373 Tract: 0503.98 Block(s): 108B, 109C, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 178, 179, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 273, 274, 308, 309, 317, 319, 320, 331, 333, 334, 335, 336, 338, 342, 345, 346, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365 VTD: 0005 COX AND RUSSELVILLE (Part) Tract: 0503.98 Block(s): 130, 131, 144, 146, 148, 162, 175, 176, 177, 180, 181, 207, 208, 209, 237, 238, 268, 269, 270, 271 An Education District lying entirely outside the City of Forsyth, Georgia, South of said city in the middle and lower [UNK] of the County, described as follows: Begin at the point where the outer South city limits of Forsyth adjoins the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 42. This is the Point of Beginning. From said point proceed Easterly following the outer Southern boundary of the South city limits of Forsyth, Georgia until same reaches the Western right-of-way of I-75 at the point where the Southern right-of-way of State Highway 18 intersects the Western right-of-way of I-75; thence turn and run Southerly along the Western right-of-way of I-475; thence turn and run Southerly along the Western right-of-way of I-475 to the junction of the Bibb and Monroe County line; thence turn and run along the Bibb/Monroe and then Crawford/Monroe County line until the same intersects the Northern bank of the Echeconnee Creek; thence turn and run Westerly along the Northern bank of said creek, following the meanderings of said creek, until same reaches the Eastern right-of-way of State

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Highway 42; thence turn and run Northerly along the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway 42 until the same intersects the Southern city limits of Forsyth at a point just North of where Rock Branch passes under State Highway 42, being the POINT OF BEGINNING. Education District: 7 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 353, 384 Tract: 0503.98 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318A, 321A, 321B, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328A, 329, 330, 332, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343, 344, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 366, 367, 368 Tract: 0504.98 Block(s): 104A, 114A, 301A, 302A, 303A, 304A, 309A An Education District lying in the Southeast portion of Monroe County, Georgia, described as follows: Begin at the point on the Eastern right-of-way of I-475 where I-475 crosses from Bibb County into Monroe County, Georgia (this is the POINT OF BEGINNING); thence continue Northerly along the Eastern right-of-way of I-475 to the intersection of I-75; thence continue Northerly along the Eastern right-of-way of I-75 to the intersection of the Southern right-of-way of Rumble Road and the Eastern right-of-way of I-75; thence turn and run East along the Southern right-of-way of Rumble Road to a point across from the intersection of Jenkins Road and Rumble Road; thence cross Rumble Road onto the Eastern right-of-way of Jenkins Road and run generally Northeasterly along the Eastern right-of-way of Jenkins Road to the intersection of the said Eastern right-of-way of Jenkins Road with the Southern right-of-way of

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State Highway 18; thence turn and run along the Southern right-of-way of State Highway 18 to a point opposite the Southern right-of-way of Dames Ferry Road; thence cross State Highway 18 onto the Southern right-of-way of Dames Ferry Road; thence turn and run Easterly along the Southern right-of-way of Dames Ferry Road until same meets the Western right-of-way of the Southern Railroad; thence turn and run along the Western right-of-way of the Southern Railroad until same crosses the Northern right-of-way of Highway 18; thence turn and run East along the Northern right-of-way of Highway 18 until same meets the West bank of the Ocmulgee River; thence turn and run along the West bank of the said Ocmulgee River until same reaches the point where Bibb and Monroe Counties meet; thence turn and run along the Bibb/Monroe County line generally Westerly to the POINT OF BEGINNING. (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of

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any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Monroe County, Georgia, School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Monroe County, Georgia, School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in the county for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only, with no minimum residency in the district required, except that he or she reside in the district at the time of qualifying. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's

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term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. There is no educational requirement in order to qualify. (c) The member of the board who is chairperson of the board shall be elected to said office from the board members at the first meeting in January following the initial election and shall serve for one year. After the initial term, the chairperson shall hold office for a period of two years. The chairperson shall at all times be elected by majority vote of the members. The election shall always be held at the first meeting in January. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Monroe County, Georgia, shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2, 4, and 6 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1998, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board, whether

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the vacancy is in the office of chairperson or any other member, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members and the chairperson of the Board of Education of Monroe County, Georgia, shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. in the amount of $75.00 for regular and called meetings and $25.00 for other committee meetings and special meetings. The board shall designate any special meetings for which members are to be compensated. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred. Section 7 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Monroe County, Georgia, School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 8 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Monroe County, Georgia, to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval.

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Section 9 . This section and Section 8 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Monroe County, Georgia, in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 10 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the Board of Education of Monroe County; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Curtis S. Jenkins GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Curtis S. Jenkins, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 110th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Monroe County Reporter, which is the official organ of Monroe County, on the following date: February 3, 1993. /s/ Curtis S. Jenkins Representative, 110th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 25, 1993. MONROE COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 51 (House Bill No. 697). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Monroe County, approved August 19, 1907 (Ga. L. 1907, p. 318), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5334), and an Act approved February 5, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3540), so as to reapportion the commissioner districts; to provide that all members serving on the board on the effective date of this Act shall complete the terms for which they were elected; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal this Act in the event of a certain contingency; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners for Monroe County, approved August 19, 1907 (Ga. L. 1907, p. 318), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5334), and an Act approved February 5, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3540), is amended by striking in their entirety

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subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 1 and inserting new subsections to read as follows: (a) There is created the Board of Commissioners of Monroe County which shall conduct and administer the county affairs of Monroe County. The board shall be composed of five members. For the purpose of electing members of the board, Monroe County shall be divided into four commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 179A, 179B, 179C, 179D, 179E, 179F, 180, 181A, 181B, 181C, 181D, 181E, 181F, 182A, 182B, 182C, 183, 184, 185, 186A, 186B, 187A, 187B, 188A, 188B, 189, 190A, 190B, 190C, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196A, 196B, 197, 362A, 388A, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395 Tract: 0502. Block(s): 138A, 139A, 140A, 141A, 142, 143, 144A, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 169, 208A, 210, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 255, 256, 257, 311, 312A, 312B, 312C, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336A, 336C, 337A, 341A, 341B, 341C, 341D, 341E, 342B, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 356, 357, 358, 359A, 359B, 360, 361A, 361B, 361C, 362A, 362B, 362C, 363A, 363B, 363C, 364, 365A, 365B, 366, 367, 374A, 374B, 375, 376A, 376B, 377, 378 VTD: 0008 EVERS (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 176, 177, 178 Commissioner District: 2 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part)

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Tract: 0502. Block(s): 127A, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138B, 201A, 201B, 201C, 201D, 201E, 201F, 201G, 201H, 201J, 201K, 202, 203, 204A, 205, 206, 207, 208B, 209A, 209B, 211A, 211B, 211C, 212, 213, 253B, 258, 259, 260, 309, 310, 336B, 337B, 338, 339, 340, 342A, 353, 354, 355, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 379, 380, 381 Tract: 0503.98 Block(s): 108B, 109C, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 178, 179, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 273, 274, 308, 309, 310, 320, 333, 334, 335, 362 VTD: 0005 COX AND RUSSELVILLE VTD: 0006 CULLODEN VTD: 0008 EVERS (Part) Tract: 0502. Block(s): 307, 308, 382 Commissioner District: 3 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 351, 353, 372, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 384, 386A, 386B, 386C, 388B, 388C, 389A, 389B, 389C, 389D, 389E, 396A, 396B Tract: 0502. Block(s): 144B, 146, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161A, 161B, 161C, 162, 163, 164A, 164B, 165, 166, 167, 168, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252A, 252B, 252C, 253A, 254, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325 Tract: 0503.98 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 106C, 107, 108A, 109A, 109B, 115, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318A, 319, 321A,

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321B, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328A, 329, 330, 331, 332, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368 Tract: 0504.98 Block(s): 104A, 114A, 301A, 302A, 303A, 304A, 309A Commissioner District: 4 MONROE COUNTY VTD: 0001 DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, AND 12 (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 164, 165, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 352, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362B, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 373, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 385, 387, 397 Tract: 0502. Block(s): 128, 129A, 130, 139B, 140B, 141B VTD: 0004 CABANISS VTD: 0008 EVERS (Part) Tract: 0501. Block(s): 163, 175, 258, 259, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284A, 284B, 285, 286, 287 Tract: 0502. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127B, 129B, 201L, 204B, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306 VTD: 0010 HIGHFALLS VTD: 0013 PROCTORS (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided

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in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Monroe County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Monroe County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (d) (1) Notwithstanding those changes in descriptions of commissioner districts which become effective at the same time this section becomes effective, members of the board shall serve the term for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified.

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(2) Those members of the board representing Commissioner Districts 3 and 4 who were elected at the general election in 1990 under previously existing provisions of this Act shall serve for the terms of office to which they were elected, which shall expire on December 31, 1994, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Their successors shall be elected at the general election of 1994 and shall take office on the first day in January, 1995, for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (3) Those members representing Commissioner Districts 1 and 2 and the at-large district who are elected at the general election of 1992 shall continue to serve the terms for which elected, which terms shall expire on December 31, 1996. On January 1, 1994, such members shall represent new Commissioner Districts 1 and 2 and the at-large district established by this Act. Successors to such members shall be elected at the general election in 1996 from the commissioner districts set forth in this Act and shall take office January 1, 1997, for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (4) Successors to the members elected under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and future successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the respective terms of office and shall take office on the first day in January immediately following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Monroe County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Monroe County, approved August 19, 1907 (Ga. L. 1907, p. 318), as amended; and for other purposes. This 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Curtis S. Jenkins GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Curtis S. Jenkins, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 110th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Monroe County Reporter, which is the official organ of Monroe County, on the following date: February 3, 1993. /s/ Curtis S. Jenkins Representative, 110th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved February 25, 1993.

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CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLEBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 53 (House Bill No. 509). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Social Circle and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Social Circle which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Social Circle so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Social Circle as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Social Circle who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which

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expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Social Circle shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section except for the member who is chairperson and who is elected at large as provided in Section 7 of this Act. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, other than the chairperson, the Social Circle School District is divided into four education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Social Circle School District: Education District: 1 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0418 SOCIAL CIRCLE (Part) Tract: 1108. Block(s): 124A, 164A, 165, 166, 167, 173, 174, 176, 177A, 178A, 179A, 181, 182, 183, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 212, 213, 214, 215 Education District: 2 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0418 SOCIAL CIRCLE (Part) Tract: 1108. Block(s): 161A, 163A, 168A, 169A, 171A, 172, 184, 185A, 186, 205A, 206A, 207, 208, 209, 239, 253, 254, 255, 257A, 258A Education District: 3 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0005 BRICK STORE (Part) Tract: 1002. Block(s): 104A WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0418 SOCIAL CIRCLE (Part) Tract: 1108. Block(s): 175, 180A, 218A, 219, 221, 223, 235, 236

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Education District: 4 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0418 SOCIAL CIRCLE (Part) Tract: 1108. Block(s): 210, 211, 216, 217, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 256, 301A, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308A (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Social Circle School District which is not included in any education district described

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in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Social Circle School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (c) The member of the board who is chairperson of the board may reside anywhere within the Social Circle School District and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in the entire Social Circle School District. The chairperson must continue to reside within the Social Circle School District during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant.

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Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Social Circle shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. The chairperson and those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2 and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 3 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be elected in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occuring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board, whether the vacancy is in the office of chairperson or any other member, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled by the remaining members of the council. Section 6 . The chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Social Circle may be compensated in an amount not to exceed $50.00 for each day during which they attend a meeting of the board of education. Members of the board, including the chairperson, may be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily incurred for attending meetings in the performance of their official duties when those meetings occur outside the Social Circle School District.

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Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be a member of the board elected at large as provided in this Act. Section 8 . (a) The school superintendent of the Social Circle School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Social Circle to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Social Circle in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act to incorporate the Academy of Social Circle, in the City of Social Circle, approved August 22, 1905 (Ga. L. 1905, p. 515), as amended; and for other purposes. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tyrone Carrell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 87th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Walton Tribune, which is the official organ of Walton County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Tyrone Carrell Representative, 87th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 3, 1993.

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CITY OF EASTMANCOUNCIL; VACANCIES. No. 54 (House Bill No. 789). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Eastman, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4593), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the filling of vacancies on the city council; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Eastman, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4593), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety the second paragraph of Section 7 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: In the event that the office of a member of the council shall become vacant, for any cause whatsoever, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, if such vacancy occurs within six months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those members remaining shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code,' as now or hereafter amended. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF DODGE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the regular session of the 1993 Georgia General Assembly, a Bill to create an Act providing for a special election in the event of a vacancy occurring in the Eastman City Council by resignation of a Council member during his or her term of office; to provide for the conditions for holding said special election; to amend the Eastman City Charter and Code to provide for same; and for other purposes. This 9th day of February, 1993. AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF EASTMAN, STATE OF GEORGIA GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terry L. Coleman, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 142nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Times-Journal Spotlight, which is the official organ of Dodge County, on the following date: February 11, 1993. /s/ Terry L. Coleman Representative, 142nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 3, 1993. WILKINSON COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 55 (House Bill No. 595). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Wilkinson County, approved February 28, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 777), as amended, so as to change the composition of the commissioner districts from which the chairperson and members of the board are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for other related matters; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide when this Act shall be void and repealed; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Wilkinson County, approved February 28, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 777), as amended, is amended by striking Sections 1 and 2 in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof new Sections 1 and 2 to read as follows: Section 1. The governing authority of Wilkinson County shall be a board of commissioners consisting of a chairperson

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and four additional members who shall be elected as hereinafter provided in this Act. Section 2. (a) The chairperson of the board of commissioners may reside anywhere within Wilkinson County and shall be elected by a majority of the qualified electors of Wilkinson County voting at the elections hereinafter provided for in this Act. Any person offering as a candidate for chairperson shall have been a resident of Wilkinson County for two years immediately preceding the date of election and shall remain a resident of said county during the term of office. The chairperson and all other members shall be at least 21 years of age as of the date of taking office. For the purpose of electing the other four members of the board, Wilkinson County shall be divided into four commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 WILKINSON COUNTY VTD: 0002 BETHEL (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 401B VTD: 0003 BLOODWORTH (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140 VTD: 0006 IVEY (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112A, 112B, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150A, 150B, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 201A, 201B, 201C, 201D, 201E, 202, 203B, 204, 205, 209, 212B, 213, 214A, 214B, 215, 216, 217, 219, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 237A, 237B, 237C, 242, 243, 244, 245, 401A, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408,

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409, 410, 411, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 443, 444 VTD: 0010 RAMAH (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 218, 220, 227, 228, 229, 252, 253, 301, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 451, 452, 453, 454 Commissioner District: 2 WILKINSON COUNTY VTD: 0001 IRWINTON (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 302B, 308B, 309B, 310, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 350, 351, 352, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362 VTD: 0002 BETHEL (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 141, 142, 143, 144, 145D, 145E, 145F, 165D, 166B, 166C, 167, 168, 169, 170C, 173, 174, 175B, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 329, 401, 402, 403, 404 Tract: 9603. Block(s): 238B, 238C, 412B, 413, 424B, 425, 426, 427C, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476 VTD: 0005 HIGH HILL (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 116, 117, 118, 120 VTD: 0006 IVEY (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 210B, 236B, 429B, 430, 431, 432, 441, 442, 445, 446, 447B, 458B, 459, 460 VTD: 0010 RAMAH (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 203A, 210A, 211, 212A, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 235, 236A, 238A, 239, 240, 241, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 302, 303, 304, 412A, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424A, 427A, 427B, 428, 429A, 447A, 448, 449, 450, 455, 456,

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457, 458A VTD: 0011 TURKEY CREEK (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 201 Commissioner District: 3 WILKINSON COUNTY VTD: 0001 IRWINTON (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 135, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 203A, 211A, 221, 222, 223, 301A, 301B, 337, 338B, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 353 VTD: 0003 BLOODWORTH (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 107, 108, 109, 110 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 190, 191 VTD: 0004 GRIFFIN VTD: 0005 HIGH HILL (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 119, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 174, 175, 176, 177, 194, 195 VTD: 0007 LORD VTD: 0009 PASSMORE VTD: 0011 TURKEY CREEK (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 121A, 121B, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 178, 179, 180, 181, 191, 192, 193, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 210A, 210B, 211, 212, 213, 214A, 214B, 215A, 215B, 216A, 216B, 216C, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229

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Commissioner District: 4 WILKINSON COUNTY VTD: 0003 BLOODWORTH (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 146A, 146B, 147, 148, 149, 150, 157A, 157B, 158, 159A, 159B, 160A, 160B, 161, 162, 180, 186, 187, 188, 189 VTD: 0008 MIDWAY (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 145A, 145B, 145C, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 165C, 166A, 170A, 170B, 171, 172, 175A, 176, 177, 178, 179A, 179B, 203B, 203C, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211B, 211C, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216A, 216B, 217, 218, 219, 220, 302A, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308A, 309A, 338A (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control;

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(4) Any part of Wilkinson County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Wilkinson County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) A candidate for commissioner other than the chairperson, hereinafter referred to as district commissioner, shall have been a resident of the commissioner district for which the candidate is offering for at least one year and of Wilkinson County for at least two years prior to the election. A district commissioner shall remain a resident of the respective commissioner district during the term for which elected. Each district commissioner shall be elected by a majority of the qualified electors voting within each respective commissioner district. A candidate for district commissioner shall specify the commissioner district for which the candidate is offering. The chairperson and all other members of the board shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the `Georgia Election Code.' (d) The members of the board serving in office on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve in office until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected, which terms shall expire December 31, 1994, and until their successors are elected and qualified as provided in this Act. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately

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following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Wilkinson County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 1994, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Wilkinson County, approved February 28, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 777), as amended, so as to reapportion the Board of Commissioners, and for other purposes. This 4th day of January, 1993. /s/ Honorable Kenneth Birdsong Representative, 123rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kenneth W. Birdsong, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 123rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Wilkinson County News, which is the official organ of Wilkinson County, on the following date: January 7, 1993.

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/s/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative, 123rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993. HALL COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 56 (House Bill No. 643). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Hall County, approved March 21, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 661), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 7, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 3305), an Act approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3802), an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4030), and an Act approved February 26, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4764), so as to change the composition of the commissioner districts from which the commissioners are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for other related matters; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Hall County, approved March 21, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 661), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 7, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 3305), an Act approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978,

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p. 3802), an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4030), and an Act approved February 26, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4764), is amended by striking Sections 2, 2A, and 3 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof new Sections 2, 2A, and 3 to read as follows: Section 2. (a) The Board of Commissioners of Hall County shall be composed of five members, one from each of the four commissioner districts provided for in Section 3 of this Act and one elected from the county at large who shall be the chairperson. (b) Persons qualifying as candidates for membership on the board shall designate whether qualifying for a district membership or for chairperson. In order to represent a district, a person must be a resident of said district. Each district commissioner shall be elected by a majority of the electors voting in such commissioner district and the chairperson shall be elected by a majority of the electors voting in the county. Section 2A. (a) The chairperson and those commissioners in office on the effective date of this Act who represent District 2 and District 4 shall continue to serve until the expiration of their present terms on December 31, 1996. Their successors shall be elected at the general election in November, 1996, from the commissioner districts provided in Section 3 of this Act, for terms of office of four years, beginning January 1, 1997, and until their successors are elected and qualified. (b) Those commissioners in office on the effective date of this Act who represent District 1 and District 3 shall continue to serve until the expiration of their present terms on December 31, 1994. Their successors shall be elected at the general election in November, 1994, from the commissioner districts provided in Section 3 of this Act, for terms of office of four years, beginning January 1, 1995, and until their successors are elected and qualified.

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Section 3. (a) Hall County is divided into four commissioner districts each to be composed of the following precincts: Commissioner District: 1 HALL COUNTY FLOWERY BRANCH ROBERTS MORGAN CANDLER TADMORE GAINSVILLE MILL Commissioner District: 2 HALL COUNTY WILSON I CHICOPEE OAKWOOD I BARK CAMP FORK OAKWOOD II WILSON II Commissioner District: 3 HALL COUNTY GLADE LULA CLERMONT QUILLIANS WHELCHEL WEST WELCHEL NEW HOLLAND GILLSVILLE BIG HICKORY Commissioner District: 4 HALL COUNTY GAINESVILLE I

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GAINESVILLE II GAINESVILLE III GAINESVILLE VI RIVERBEND (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (2) Whenever the description of any commissioner district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (3) Any part of Hall County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (4) Any part of Hall County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Hall County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval.

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Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION NOTICE IS given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA a bill to amend an Act creating THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HALL COUNTY, approved March 21, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 661), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978 p. 3002); and for other purposes. THIS 11th day of January, 1993. HALL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BY BRENDA BRANCH (Chairman) WILLIAM H. BLALOCK, JR. Attorney for HALL COUNTY P.O.Box 430 Gainesville, GA 30503 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bobby Lawson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 20th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gainesville Times, which is the official organ of Hall County, on the following date: January 12, 1993. /s/ Bobby Lawson Representative, 20th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993. CITY OF LAGRANGEMAYOR AND COUNCIL; COMPOSITION; DISTRICTS; REFERENDUM. No. 57 (House Bill No. 744). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of LaGrange, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191), as amended, so as to provide for a referendum election in the City of LaGrange at which the voters of the City of LaGrange shall be given choices relating to the composition and selection of the members of the governing authority; to continue in office the mayor and certain members of the city council and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for council districts; to provide for the election of councilmembers and the mayor; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for procedures for holding the referendum election; to provide for the ballot; to provide for clarification; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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ARTICLE 1 Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of LaGrange, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191), as amended, is amended by striking Section 2.11 and inserting in its place a new Section 2.11 to read as follows: Section 2.11Terms and Qualifications of Office. The mayor and members of the council shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be qualified or eligible to seek election as mayor unless such person shall have met the residency requirements of Section 6.01 and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections for offices of the City of LaGrange. No person shall be qualified or eligible to seek election as a member of the council unless such person shall have met the residency requirements of Section 6.01 and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections for offices of the City of LaGrange. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2.12 and inserting in its place a new Section 2.12 to read as follows: Section 2.12Vacancy in Elected Offices. The offices of mayor or councilperson shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, removal from office in any manner authorized by law, or forfeiture of office or when the incumbent ceases to comply with the residency requirements of Section 6.01. A vacancy in the office of mayor or councilperson shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, as provided for in Chapter 6. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 6.01 and inserting in its place a new Section 6.01 to read as follows: Section 6.01Regular Election. (a) The mayor and those members of the city council who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such until the regular expiration of the terms of office to which they were

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elected and until the election and qualification of their successors. On and after January 1, 1994, the governing authority of the City of LaGrange shall consist of six members, all of whom shall be elected from council districts described in subsection (b) of this section, and the mayor. (b) For purposes of electing members of the city council, the City of LaGrange is divided into six council districts. One member of the council shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the City of LaGrange: Council District: 1 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 104A, 104B, 105A, 106A, 106B, 107A, 108, 114A, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119 VTD: 0003 LAGRANGE THREE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 114A, 138A, 141A, 144A, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153A, 153B, 155, 156, 157, 158, 162, 163, 164A, 196A, 203A, 205A, 206A, 207, 208A, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 222, 223, 301A, 301B, 301C, 301E, 302, 303A, 304, 305, 306, 309, 310, 311, 312, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 418, 419, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 601, 602, 607, 608, 622 Tract: 9606. Block(s): 112A, 114A, 115 VTD: 0004 LAGRANGE FOUR (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 205, 206, 209 VTD: 0010 MCLENDON (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 130A, 131, 135A, 139, 140 VTD: 0014 SUNNYSIDE (Part) Tract: 9605.

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Block(s): 153C, 161A Tract: 9606. Block(s): 116A, 117A VTD: 0015 HIGHLANDS (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 201A, 202, 203, 204, 207, 208 Council District: 2 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 211A, 214A, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226A, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243 Tract: 9604. Block(s): 109A, 110A, 111, 112, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 301, 302, 303, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 434, 435 VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 133, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 426, 432 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313A, 314A, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320 VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 201A, 202A, 205A, 208A, 208B, 209, 210, 214B, 227A, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 306A, 307A, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 313, 314, 315 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 401A

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Council District: 3 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 223, 301, 302, 303, 324, 325, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 433, 434, 435, 436, 439 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 201, 202, 203A, 203B, 205A, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513A, 513B, 514, 524A, 525, 526A, 529A, 530A, 530B, 533A, 559, 560, 561A, 562, 563, 564A, 565, 566, 567 VTD: 0004 LAGRANGE FOUR (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 406, 407, 408, 513, 514, 533, 534 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 310A, 311, 312, 313, 314, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409 VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part) Tract: 9609. Block(s): 423A, 424A, 425A, 425B, 425C, 426A, 429A, 430A, 430B, 430C, 431, 432, 518A, 519 VTD: 0015 HIGHLANDS (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 308A, 308B, 309, 315A, 316A, 317A, 317B, 317C, 319, 320A, 332A, 337, 338, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415A, 415B, 416, 420A Council District: 4 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 314, 315, 316, 317, 401, 402, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428

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VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 429, 430, 431, 432, 433 Tract: 9608. Block(s): 101, 102, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 130, 131, 132, 134, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 401, 425, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 437, 438 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 103, 108 VTD: 0003 LAGRANGE THREE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 416, 417, 603, 604, 605, 606, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621 VTD: 0004 LAGRANGE FOUR (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 210, 211, 212, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532 VTD: 0014 SUNNYSIDE (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 119A VTD: 0015 HIGHLANDS (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 213, 214A, 215A, 216, 217, 232, 233, 234, 235 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 307A Council District: 5 The territory lying within and corresponding to the corporate limits of the City of LaGrange.

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Council District: 6 The territory lying within and corresponding to the corporate limits of the City of LaGrange. (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any council district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any council district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the City of LaGrange which is not included in any council district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and

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(6) Any part of the City of LaGrange which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular council district shall nevertheless not be included within such council district if such part is not contiguous to such council district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (d) In addition to such other qualifications as are provided in this charter, no person shall be a member of the council if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (e) In order to be elected as a member of the council from a council district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that council district may vote for a member of the council for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the council from a council district, each candidate for such office shall specify the council district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the council from a council district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (f) The mayor and the two at-large members of the council must have been residents for at least 12 months prior to their election, may reside anywhere within the City of LaGrange, and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in the entire city. The mayor and the two at-large members of the council must continue to reside within the city during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (g) The members of the council elected thereto from Council Districts 1, 4, and 6 and the mayor shall be elected at the time of the general municipal election in 1993. Those

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members of the council and the mayor shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to such members of the council and the mayor whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Such members of the council and the mayor shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (h) The members of the council elected thereto from Council Districts 2, 3, and 5 shall be elected at the time of the general municipal election in 1995. Those members of the council shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1999, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the council whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the council shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 9.10 and inserting in its place a new Section 9.10 to read as follows: Section 9.10. Date of election. As used in this Act the term `general municipal election' means the election provided for under subsection (b) of Code Section 21-3-52 of the O.C.G.A., as amended.

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ARTICLE 2 Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of LaGrange, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191), as amended, is amended by striking Section 2.11 and inserting in its place a new Section 2.11 to read as follows: Section 2.11Terms and Qualifications of Office. The mayor and members of the council shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be qualified or eligible to seek election as mayor unless such person shall have met the residency requirements of Section 6.01 and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections for offices of the City of LaGrange. No person shall be qualified or eligible to seek election as a member of the council unless such person shall have met the residency requirements of Section 6.01 and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections for offices of the City of LaGrange. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2.12 and inserting in its place a new Section 2.12 to read as follows: Section 2.12Vacancy in Elected Offices. The offices of mayor or councilperson shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, removal from office in any manner authorized by law, or forfeiture of office or when the incumbent ceases to comply with the residency requirements of Section 6.01. A vacancy in the office of mayor or councilperson shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, as provided for in Chapter 6. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 6.01 and inserting in its place a new Section 6.01 to read as follows: Section 6.01Regular Election. (a) The mayor and those members of the city council who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such until the regular expiration of the terms of office to which they were

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elected and until the election and qualification of their successors. On and after January 1, 1994, the governing authority of the City of LaGrange shall consist of six members, all of whom shall be elected from council districts described in subsection (b) of this section, and the mayor. (b) For purposes of electing members of the city council, the City of LaGrange is divided into six council districts. One member of the council shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the City of LaGrange: Council District: 1 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 104A, 104B, 105A, 106A, 106B, 107A, 108, 109A, 110A, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310, 311 VTD: 0003 LAGRANGE THREE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 301E VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 201A, 202A, 205A, 208A, 208B, 209, 210, 212, 227A, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 307A, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 313, 314, 315 VTD: 0010 MCLENDON (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 130A, 131, 135A, 139, 140 Council District: 2 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 211A, 214A, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223,

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224, 225, 226A, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243 Tract: 9604. Block(s): 312, 313, 314, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 434, 435 VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 203, 204, 205, 206, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 316, 317, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 401, 402, 403, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 437, 438 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 301, 302 VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 214B Council District: 3 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0001 LAGRANGE ONE (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 308, 315, 316, 317 VTD: 0003 LAGRANGE THREE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 114A, 141A, 144A, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153A, 153B, 155, 156, 157, 158, 162, 163, 164A, 196A, 203A, 205A, 206A, 207, 208A, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 222, 223, 301A, 301B, 301C, 302, 303A, 304, 305, 306, 309, 310, 311, 312, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 418, 419, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 523, 525, 526 Tract: 9606. Block(s): 112A, 114A, 115 VTD: 0014 SUNNYSIDE (Part) Tract: 9605.

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Block(s): 153C, 161A Tract: 9606. Block(s): 116A, 117A Council District: 4 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0003 LAGRANGE THREE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 520, 521, 522, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 607, 608, 622 VTD: 0004 LAGRANGE FOUR (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 205, 206, 209, 210, 211, 212, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 419, 420, 501, 520, 521, 531 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 310A, 311, 312, 313, 314 VTD: 0015 HIGHLANDS (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 201A, 202, 203, 204, 207, 208, 213, 214A, 215A, 216, 217, 232, 233, 234, 235 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 308A, 308B, 309, 315A, 316A, 317B, 317C, 319, 320A, 337, 338 Council District: 5 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 429, 430, 431, 432, 433 Tract: 9608. Block(s): 201, 202, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 230 VTD: 0003 LAGRANGE THREE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 609, 610, 611, 612,

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613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621 VTD: 0004 LAGRANGE FOUR (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 532, 533, 534 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409 VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part) Tract: 9609. Block(s): 424A, 430A, 524C VTD: 0014 SUNNYSIDE (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 119A VTD: 0015 HIGHLANDS (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 307A, 317A, 320B, 332A, 332B, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415A, 415B, 416, 420A Council District: 6 TROUP COUNTY VTD: 0002 LAGRANGE TWO (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313, 314, 315, 318, 324, 325, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 439 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 201, 202, 203A, 203B, 205A, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313A, 314A, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506,

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507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513A, 513B, 514, 524A, 525, 526A, 529A, 530A, 530B, 533A, 559, 560, 561A, 562, 563, 564A, 565, 566, 567 VTD: 0007 EAST VERNON (Part) Tract: 9609. Block(s): 401A, 423A, 425A, 425B, 425C, 426A, 429A, 430B, 430C, 431, 432, 518A, 519 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any council district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any council district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the City of LaGrange which is not included in any council district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least

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population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the City of LaGrange which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular council district shall nevertheless not be included within such council district if such part is not contiguous to such council district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (d) In addition to such other qualifications as are provided in this charter, no person shall be a member of the council if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (e) In order to be elected as a member of the council from a council district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that council district may vote for a member of the council for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the council from a council district, each candidate for such office shall specify the council district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the council from a council district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (f) The mayor must have resided for at least 12 months prior to such person's election anywhere within the City of LaGrange and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in the entire city. The mayor must continue to reside within the city during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (g) The members of the council elected thereto from Council Districts 1, 4, and 6 and the mayor shall be elected

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at the time of the general municipal election in 1993. Those members of the council and the mayor shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to such members of the council and the mayor whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Such members of the council and the mayor shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (h) The members of the council elected thereto from Council Districts 2, 3, and 5 shall be elected at the time of the general municipal election in 1995. Those members of the council shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1999, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the council whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the council shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 9.10 and inserting in its place a new Section 9.10 to read as follows: Section 9.10. Date of election. As used in this Act the term `general municipal election' means the election provided for under subsection (b) of Code Section 21-3-52 of the O.C.G.A., as amended.

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ARTICLE 3 Section 1 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of the City of LaGrange shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of LaGrange for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the third Tuesday in June, 1993, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of LaGrange. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: Question No. 1 Select the form of government of the City of LaGrange which you favor by placing a check ([UNK]) mark or (X) in the appropriate space below: OPTION 1 Election of the city council from six single-member districts with two of such districts being city wide. (Article 1) OPTION 2 Election of the city council from six single-member districts with no city-wide districts. (Article 2) No voter shall vote for more than one of the above options. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of Option 1, then Article 1 shall become of full force and effect immediately and Article 2 shall stand repealed in its entirety. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of Option 2, then Article 2 shall become of full force and effect immediately and Article 1 shall stand repealed in its entirety. If neither Option 1 nor Option 2 is so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, the remaining articles and sections of this Act shall not become effective

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and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of LaGrange. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. ARTICLE 4 Section 1 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 1 of Article 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. ARTICLE 5 Section 1 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the city attorney of the City of LaGrange to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. ARTICLE 6 Section 1 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act creating a new Charter for the City of LaGrange, in the County of Troup, approved March 8, 1968, (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191) as amended. This 27th day of January, 1993. /s/ Wade Milam Representative 130th District

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wade Milam, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 130th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the LaGrange Daily News, which is the official organ of Troup County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Wade Milam Representative, 130th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993. TWIGGS COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 58 (House Bill No. 757). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County, approved July 27, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 324), as amended, so as to change the composition of the commissioner districts from which members of the board are elected; to provide for definitions and insertions; to provide for terms; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide when this Act shall be void and repealed; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County, approved July 27, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 324), as amended, is amended by striking Section 2 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. (a) The chairperson of the board of commissioners may reside anywhere within Twiggs County and shall be elected by a majority of the qualified electors of Twiggs County voting at the elections hereinafter provided for in this Act. Any person offering as a candidate for chairperson shall have been a resident of Twiggs County for two years immediately preceding the date of election and shall remain a resident of said county during the term of office. The chairperson and all other members shall be at least 21 years of age as of the date of taking office. For the purpose of electing the other four members of the board, Twiggs County shall be divided into four commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 TWIGGS COUNTY VTD: 0002 HAMMOCK (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 101, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 125, 126, 127 VTD: 0004 JEFFERSONVILLE VTD: 0008 SMITH (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 122, 123, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141 VTD: 0011 PEARSON 2 (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 232, 235, 236 Commissioner District: 2 TWIGGS COUNTY VTD: 0001 BLUFF (Part) Tract: 0602.

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Block(s): 342, 343, 363, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 384, 395, 396, 397, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 433, 434, 435, 520, 521, 527, 528, 529, 530 VTD: 0003 HIGGSVILLE AND SHADY GROVE (Part) Tract: 0602. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102A, 102B, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 123C, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136A, 136B, 136C, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146A, 146B, 147, 148, 149, 150A, 150B, 151, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 340, 341, 381, 382, 383, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 431, 432, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 531 Commissioner District: 3 TWIGGS COUNTY VTD: 0001 BLUFF (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 265, 266 Tract: 0602. Block(s): 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 401, 524,

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525, 526 VTD: 0003 HIGGSVILLE AND SHADY GROVE (Part) Tract: 0602. Block(s): 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339 VTD: 0011 PEARSON 2 (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 201, 202, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 233, 234, 273, 343, 374, 375, 388, 389, 390 Tract: 0602. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 355, 356, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 522, 523 Commissioner District: 4 TWIGGS COUNTY VTD: 0002 HAMMOCK (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 114, 115, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 338, 339, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 407, 408 VTD: 0006 PEARSON 1 VTD: 0008 SMITH (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 138, 340, 341, 342, 344, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 363, 370, 371, 372, 373, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418A, 418B, 419, 420, 421A, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the

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United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Twiggs County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Twiggs County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 4 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 4 to read as follows: Section 4. Those members serving in office on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected. At the general

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election in November, 1996, the four members of the board shall be elected from the commissioner districts provided for in Section 2 of this Act for terms of four years beginning January 1, 1997, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The chairperson shall be elected as provided in Section 2 of this Act at the general election in November, 1996, for a term of four years and until a successor is elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors to the chairperson and the four members of the board elected from commissioner districts shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Twiggs County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 1996, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County, approved July 27, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 324), as amended, so as to reapportion the Board of Commissioners, and for other purposes. This 4th day of January, 1993. Honorable Kenneth Birdsong

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kenneth W. Birdsong, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 123rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Twiggs County New Era, which is the official organ of Twiggs County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative, 123rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993. TWIGGS COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 59 (House Bill No. 758). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a Board of Education of Twiggs County, approved March 26, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3627), as amended, so as to change the composition of the education districts from which the members of the board are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for terms; to provide for a statement of intent; to provide for submission of this Act to the U.S. Attorney General; to provide when such Act shall be void and repealed; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of Education of Twiggs County, approved March 26, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3627), as amended, is amended by striking Sections 1 through 3 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof new Sections 1 through 3 to read as follows: Section 1. The Board of Education of Twiggs County shall be composed of a chairperson and four members. The chairperson shall be elected from the Twiggs County School District at large. The four members of the board shall be elected from the education districts provided in Section 2 of this Act. Section 2. (a) Those members of the Board of Education serving in office on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. (b) For the purpose of electing a Board of Education of Twiggs County, the Twiggs County School District shall be divided into four education districts as follows: Education District: 1 TWIGGS COUNTY VTD: 0002 HAMMOCK (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 101, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 125, 126, 127 VTD: 0004 JEFFERSONVILLE VTD: 0008 SMITH (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 122, 123, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141 VTD: 0011 PEARSON 2 (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 232, 235, 236

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Education District: 2 TWIGGS COUNTY VTD: 0001 BLUFF (Part) Tract: 0602. Block(s): 342, 343, 363, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 384, 395, 396, 397, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 433, 434, 435, 520, 521, 527, 528, 529, 530 VTD: 0003 HIGGSVILLE AND SHADY GROVE (Part) Tract: 0602. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102A, 102B, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 123C, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136A, 136B, 136C, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146A, 146B, 147, 148, 149, 150A, 150B, 151, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 340, 341, 381, 382, 383, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 431, 432, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 531 Education District: 3 TWIGGS COUNTY VTD: 0001 BLUFF (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 265, 266 Tract: 0602.

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Block(s): 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 401, 524, 525, 526 VTD: 0003 HIGGSVILLE AND SHADY GROVE (Part) Tract: 0602. Block(s): 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339 VTD: 0011 PEARSON 2 (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 201, 202, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 233, 234, 273, 343, 374, 375, 388, 389, 390 Tract: 0602. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 355, 356, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 522, 523 Education District 4: TWIGGS COUNTY VTD: 0002 HAMMOCK (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 114, 115, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 338, 339, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 407, 408 VTD: 0006 PEARSON 1 VTD: 0008 SMITH (Part) Tract: 0601.98 Block(s): 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 138, 340, 341, 342, 344, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 363, 370, 371, 372, 373, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418A, 418B, 419, 420, 421A, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430

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(c) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Twiggs County which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Twiggs County which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (d) Each district member of the board of education shall be a resident of the respective education district during

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the member's term of office, and a candidate for district membership on said board shall have been a resident of the education district for which the candidate offers for election at least one year prior to the date of election. Each person offering for election as a district member of said board shall specify the education district for which the person is offering. Each district member of the board shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters voting within each respective education district. The chairperson may reside anywhere within the Twiggs County Education District and shall be elected by a majority of the qualified voters voting at large within the Twiggs County Education District. The chairperson shall be a full-voting member of the board. All members of said board shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the `Georgia Election Code.' Section 3. (a) The terms of office of the chairperson and those members elected from Education Districts 1 and 3 shall expire December 31, 1994. Their successors shall be elected at the general election in November, 1994, and quadrennially thereafter from the education district set forth in this Act for terms of four years and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election. (b) The terms of office of those members elected from Education Districts 2 and 4 shall expire December 31, 1996. Their successors shall be elected at the general election in November, 1996, from the education districts set forth in this Act and quadrennially thereafter for terms of four years and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election. (c) All members shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . It is the purpose of this Act to reapportion the districts from which members of the Board of Education of Twiggs County are to be elected in the November, 1994, general election and in subsequent general elections and results from changes in population based on the United States decennial census

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of 1990. It is not the intention of the General Assembly to affect the membership of current members of the board, their terms of office, or the manner in which their successors shall be elected and such matters shall remain as provided by law on the effective date of this Act until otherwise amended by law. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Twiggs County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 1994, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Education of Twiggs County, approved March 26, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3627), as amended, so as to reapportion the Board of Education, and for other purposes. This 4th day of January, 1993. Honorable Kenneth Birdsong GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kenneth W. Birdsong, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 123rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Twiggs County New Era, which is the official organ of Twiggs County, on the following date: January 7, 1993.

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/s/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative, 123rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993. CITY OF LAGRANGEMAYOR AND COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; REFERENDUM. No. 60 (House Bill No. 775). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of LaGrange, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191), as amended, so as to delete certain provisions relating to the conducting of elections, time of election, absentee voting, and election rules; to provide that elections shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code,' as amended; to provide for nonpartisan elections; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of LaGrange, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191), as amended, is amended by striking Section 6.03 and inserting in its place a new Section 6.03 to read as follows:

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Section 6.03. Nonpartisan Elections. Elections in the City of LaGrange shall be nonpartisan; political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices; and the names of all candidates for city offices shall be listed on the ballot without party designation. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 6.05 and inserting in its place a new Section 6.05 to read as follows: Section 6.05. Conduct of Elections. All elections in the city shall be held and conducted in compliance with and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code,' as now or hereafter amended. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 6.06 which read as follows: Section 6.06Time of ElectionsBallots. The polls shall be open from 7 o'clock a.m. to 7 o'clock p.m. All voting shall be by ballot., and inserting in its place a new Section 6.06 to read as follows: Section 6.06. Reserved. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 6.12 which reads as follows: Section 6.12. Absentee Voting. Voting by absentee ballot in all general or special municipal elections or primaries shall be in accordance with the absentee voting provisions of the Georgia Municipal Election Code., and inserting in its place a new Section 6.12 to read as follows: Section 6.12. Reserved. Section 5 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 6.15 which reads as follows:

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Section 6.15 Rules. The mayor and council are hereby authorized to enact by ordinance such additional rules consistent with this charter and the Georgia Municipal Election Code as are deemed necessary for the conduct of elections., and inserting in its place a new Section 6.15 to read as follows: Section 6.15. Reserved. Section 6 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of the City of LaGrange shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of LaGrange for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the third Tuesday in June, 1993, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of LaGrange. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides for the election of the mayor and council of the City of LaGrange in nonpartisan elections pursuant to the `Georgia Municipal Election Code'? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Sections 1 through 5 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately. If Sections 1 through 5 of this Act are not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, the remaining sections of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date.

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The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of LaGrange. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 7 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 6 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 8 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act creating a new Charter for the City of LaGrange, in the County of Troup, approved March 8, 1968, (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191) as amended. This 27th day of January, 1993. /s/ Wade Milam Representative 130th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wade Milam, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 130th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the LaGrange Daily News, which is the official organ of Troup County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Wade Milam Representative, 130th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993. CAMDEN COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 61 (House Bill No. 813). AN ACT To amend an Act to provide for the Board of Education of Camden County, approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4943), so as to provide for reapportionment of the education districts; to provide that members shall continue to serve for the terms to which they were elected; to provide for election of members of the board from the new districts; to provide for nonpartisan elections; to provide for expiration of the term of the superintendent and appointment of successors; to provide for submission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to provide for the Board of Education of Camden County, approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4943), is amended by striking Section 3 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 3. (a) For the purposes of electing members of the board of education, Camden County shall be divided into five education districts as follows:

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Education District 1: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged or not submerged, comprising the First Voter Commission and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 270th and 1606th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows: For a point of beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Interstate Highway 95 and Georgia State Hihgway 40 and proceed in a westerly direction along the centerline of said Georgia Highway 40 to the point of intersection with the centerline of North Grove Boulevard; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of East Hilton Avenue; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17 (also known as North Lee Street); thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of West Lawnwood Avenue; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of South West Street; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 (also known as West King Avenue); thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the westerly city limits line of Kingsland, Georgia; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned westerly line to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain - St. Marys Road (County Road 66); thence proceed in a westerly and southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Spring Hill Road (County Road 51); thence proceed in a southerly and southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline and the southwesterly prolongation

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thereof to the point of intersection with the line common to the States of Georgia and Florida in the run of St. Marys River; thence proceed in a westerly and northwesterly direction along the meanderings of the run of St. Marys River to the point of intersection with the line common to Camden and Charlton Counties, Georgia; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned line to the point of intersection with the run of Satilla River; thence proceed in a westerly, northerly and westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Satilla River, the same being the line common to said Camden and Charlton Counties, to the point of intersection with the lines common to Camden, Charlton and Brantley Counties, Georgia; thence proceed in a westerly and northerly direction, continuing along the meanderings of the run of said Satilla River, the same being the line common to said Camden and Brantley Counties, to the point of intersection with the line common to said Camden and Brantley Counties that runs easterly from said Satilla River; thence proceed in an easterly and northeasterly direction along last mentioned line to the point of intersection with the lines common to Camden, Brantley and Glynn Counties, Georgia in the run of the Little Satilla River; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Little Satilla River to the point of intersection with centerline of Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Horse Stamp Church Road (County Road 138); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the centerline of Georgia State Highway 110 to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 24; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Post Road (County Road 21); thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 23; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection

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with the centerline of the Old Post Road; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rhoden Road; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Milton Road; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of an unnamed road connecting the southerly ends of Milton Road and Hunting Camp Road; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Thrower Road; thence proceed in a southerly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Incachee Road; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Aberdeen Drive; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of an unnamed private road; thence proceed in an easterly and northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of a private road following the dividing line between the properties of Burwell Russell and others and Kenneth McCarthy; thence proceed in a southeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Post Road (County Road 139) at a point approximately 1.1 miles south of the intersection of New Post Road and Incachee Road; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 20; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the run of the Big Satilla River and the northern city limits line of Woodbine, Georgia; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Big Satilla River, the same being last mentioned northern city limits line, to the point of intersection with the western city limits line

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of Woodbine, Georgia; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned line to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 110; thence proceed in a northeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline, to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence continue in an easterly direction along the centerline of 4th Street and the easterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the northerly prolongation of the centerline of Georgia Avenue in the center of the Court House Square; thence proceed in a southerly and southeasterly direction to and along the centerline of said Georgia Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of Satilla Bluff Road (Georgia State Highway 25 Spur); run thence in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with Billyville Road (County Road 94); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rose Creek; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the meanderings of said Rose Creek to the point of intersection with the centerline of Interstste Highway 95; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with Georgia State Highway 40 and the Point of Beginning of lands described herein. Education District 2: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged, or not submerged, comprising the Second Voter, Commission and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 29th, 31st, 33rd, 270th and 1606th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows:

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For a Point of Beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Georgia State Highway 40 and Interstate Highway 95 and proceed in a northerly direction along the centerline of said Interstate Highway 95 to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rose Creek; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the meanderings of said Rose Creek to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Billyville Road (County Road 94); thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Satilla Bluff Road (Georgia State Highway 25 Spur); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia Avenue; thence proceed in a northwesterly and northerly direction along last mentioned centerline and the northerly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the easterly prolongation of the centerline of 4th street in the center of Court House Square; thence proceed in a westerly direction to and along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a westerly and southwesterly direction along the centerline of Georgia State Highway 110 to the point of intersection with the westerly city limits line of Woodbine, Georgia; thence proceed in a in a northerly direction along last mentioned westerly line to the point of intersection with the northerly city limits line of Woodbine, Georgia in the run of the Big Satilla River; thence proceed in an easterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Big Satilla River, the same being the northerly city limits line of Woodbine, Georgia, to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 20; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Post

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Road (County Road 139); thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of a private road to the west, at a point approximately 1.1 miles south of the intersection of New Post Road and Incachee Road, said private road following the dividing line between the properties of Burwell Russell and others and Kenneth McCarthy; thence proceed in a westerly and northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with a private road to the south; thence proceed in a southerly and westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Aberdeen Drive; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Incachee Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Thrower Road; thence proceed in a westerly and northerly direction along last mentioned centerline of an unnamed road connecting the southerly ends of Milton Road and Hunting Camp Road; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Milton Road; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rhoden Road; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Old Post Road; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 23; thence proceed in a easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Post Road (County Road 21); thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 24; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 110; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction

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along the centerline of Horse Stamp Church Road (County Road 138) to the point of intersection with the centerline of Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the run of the Little Satilla River; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Little Satilla River, the same being the line common to Camden and Glynn Counties, Georgia, to a point in said run lying due North of the centerline of Umbrella Cut; thence proceed due South to the point of intersection with the centerline of said Umbrella Cut with the southerly edge of said Little Satilla River; thence proceed in an easterly and southeasterly direction along said edge of river to the point of intersection with the northwesterly edge of Umbrella Creek; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along said edge of creek to the point of intersection with the northwesterly prolongation of the southwesterly edge of Racoon Key Spit; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction to and along the southwesterly edge of said Racoon Key Spit to the point of intersection with the northwesterly edge of the Big Satilla River; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned edge of river to the point of intersection with the northeasterly edge of said Racoon Key Spit; run thence in a northwesterly direction along the northeasterly edge of said Racoon Key Spit to the point of intersection with the southeasterly edge of said Umbrella Creek; thence proceed in an easterly direction along said edge of creek and the easterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the centerline of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway through the Jekyll Sound; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to a point in the St Andrew Sound that is the point of intersection of the runs of the Little Satilla River, the Big Satilla River and the Cumberland River; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the centerline of said Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways in the Cumberlnad River to the point of intersection with the run of the Crooked River; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Crooked River to the point of intersection with the run of West Laurel Creek;

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thence proceed in a southerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said West Laurel Creek to the point of intersection with the run of Gum Branch on the western end of Laurel Island; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Gum Branch to the point of intersection with the centerline of Laurel Island Road; thence proceed in a in a westerly and southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain - St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 78; thence proceed in a northeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the southeasterly prolongation of the southwesterly line of Crooked River Plantation Development; thence proceed in a northwesterly, northeasterly and easterly direction along the southwesterly, northwesterly and northerly lines of said Crooked River Plantation and the easterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 Spur; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Kings Bay Road; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain-St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of the St. Marys Railroad Spur to the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Georgia; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40, thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a southwesterly and westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with Georgia State Highway 40 and the point of Beginning of lands described herein.

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Education District 3: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged or not submerged, comprising of the Third Voter, Commission and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 29th, 31st and 1606th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows: For a point of beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Georgia State Highway 40 and Georgia State Highway 40 Spur and proceed in a northerly direction along the centerline of said Georgia State Highway 40 Spur to the point of the intersection of the easterly prolongation of the northerly line of the Crooked River Plantation Development; thence proceed in a westerly, southwesterly and southeasterly direction to and along the northerly, northwesterly and southwesterly line of said Crooked River Plantation and the Southeasterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 78; thence proceed in a westerly and southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain-St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Laurel Island Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the run of Gum Branch on the western end of Laurel Island; thence proceed in a northerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Gum Branch to the point of intersection with the run of West Laurel Creek; thence proceed in a northerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said West Laurel Creek to the point of intersection with the run of the Crooked River; thence proceed in an easterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Crooked River to the intersection with the centerline of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in the Cumberland River; thence proceed in a northwesterly, northeasterly and northerly direction along the centerline of said Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to a point lying due West of the most

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northern end of Little Cumberland Island; thence proceed due East to and along the northern end of said Little Cumberland Island to the point of intersection with the westerly shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned shoreline to the point of intersection with the northerly edge of the St. Marys River at the most southern end of Cumberland Island; thence proceed due East to and along the northern end of said Little Cumberlnad Island to the point of intersection with the westerly shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned shoreline to the point of intersection with the northerly edge of the St. Marys River at the most southern end of Cumberland Island; thence proceed due South to the point of intersection with the line common to the states of Georgia and Florida in the centerline of the Cumberland Sound; thence in a westerly and northwesterly direction along the centerline of Cumberland Sound to the intersection with the southern prolongation of the westerly edge of Cumberland Sound; thence in a northerly direction to and along said westerly edge of Cumberland to the prolongation of the centerline of New Point Peter Road (County Road 535); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction to and along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Point Peter Road (County Road 553); thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 (Osborne Road); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 Spur and the point of Beginning of lands described herein. Education District 4: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged or not submerged, comprising of the Fourth Voter, Commission and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 29th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows:

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For a Point of Beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Georgia State Highway 40 Spur and Georgia State Highway 40 (Osborne Road) and proceed in a southeasterly direction along the centelrine of said Georgia State Highway 40 to the point of intersection with the centerline of Point Peter Road (County Road 553); thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Point Peter Road (County Road 535); thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline and the prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the westerly edge of the Cumberland Sound; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the westerly edge of said Cemberland Sound and the southerly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the line common to the States of Georgia and Florida in the run of the St. Marys River; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said St. Marys River to the point of intersection with the run of the most easterly tributary from Casey Creek; thence proceed in a northerly direction along the meanderings of the run of last mentioned tributary to the point of intersection with the run of said Casey Creek; thence proceed in an easterly and northeasterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Casey Creek to the point of intersection with the run of Millers Branch; thence proceed in a northwesterly and northerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Millers Branch to the point of intersection with the centerline of St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of the St. Marys Railroad Spur to the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Georgia; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain to St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Kings Bay Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned

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centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 Spur; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 (Osborne Road) and the Point of Beginning of lands described herein. Education District 5: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged or not submerged, comprising of the Fifth, Voter, Commission and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 29th, 32nd, and 1606th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows: For a Point of Beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Interstate Highway 95 and St. Marys Road and proceed in an easterly and southeasterly direction along the centerline of said St. Marys Road to the point of intersection with the run of Millers Branch; thence proceed in a southerly and southeasterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Millers Branch to the point of intersection with the run of Casey Creek; thence proceed in a southwesterly and westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Casey Creek to the point of intersection with the run of the most easterly tributary to the St. Marys River; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the meanderings of the run of last mentioned tributary to the point of intersection with the line common to the States of Georgia and Florida in the run of the St. Marys River; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said St. Marys River to the point of intersection with the southwesterly prolongation of the centerline of Spring Hill Road; thence proceed northeasterly and northerly to and along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain - St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned

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centerline to the point of intersection with the northerly prolongation of the westerly city limits line of Kingsland, Georgia; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned westerly line to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in a southeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of South West Street; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of West Lawnwood Avenue; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17 (also known as South Lee Street); thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of East Hilton Avenue; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of North Grove Boulevard; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with St. Marys Road and the Point of Beginning of lands described herein. (b) Any part of Camden County which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included in that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the 1990 United States decennial census or any future such census. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Sections 5 and 6 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 5. (a) The members of the board in office on January 1, 1993, shall continue to serve for the terms for which they were elected.

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(b) At the general election to be held in November, 1994, members shall be elected from Education Districts 2 and 4 as described in Section 3 of this Act for terms of four years and until successors are elected and qualified. (c) At the general election to be held in November, 1996, members shall be elected from Education Districts 1, 3, and 5 as described in Section 3 of this Act for terms of four years and until successors are elected and qualified. (d) Members shall take office on January 1 immediately following their election and shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding expiration of their terms of office. (e) All members of the board shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code,' in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6. The elected school superintendent of the Board of Education of Camden County who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office shall continue to serve out the remainder of that term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term of office. In the event of a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of such term, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Camden County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Education for Camden County, approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4943); and for other purposes. This 2nd day of February, 1993. Charles C. Smith, Jr. Representative, District 175 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Charles C. Smith, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 175th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Camden County Tribune, which is the official organ of Camden County, on the following date: February 3, 1993. /s/ Charles C. Smith, Jr. Representative, 175th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993.

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CITY OF ST. MARYSCOUNCIL; DISTRICTS. No. 62 (House Bill No. 814). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of St. Marys, Georgia, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4763), as amended, so as to provide for districts for the election of councilmembers; to provide that members shall continue to serve for the terms for which elected; to provide for election of members from districts; to provide for all related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for a new charter for the City of St. Marys, Georgia, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4763), as amended, is amended by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 2-102, relating to qualifications, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (2) Have resided in the city and in the district from which offering as a candidate for not less than one year immediately preceding the date of qualification for office and must continue in such residence during the term of office. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 3-102, relating to elections, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3-102. (a) Those councilmembers in office on January 1, 1993, and any successors appointed to fill vacancies in such offices shall continue to serve for the terms to which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the regular municipal election to be held in November, 1993, the mayor and councilmembers representing Posts 4, 5, and 6 shall be elected by the voters of the entire city of St. Marys for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

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(b) For the purpose of electing councilmembers at the regular municipal election to be held in 1995 and thereafter, the City of St. Marys, Georgia, shall be divided into two Council Districts as follows: Council District 1: All of those tracts or parcels of land comprising the First Voter District of the City of St. Marys, Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 29th Georgia Military District of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows: For a Point of Beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Georgia State Highway 40 (Osborne Road) and Georgia State Highway 40 Spur and proceed in a northerly direction along the centerline of said Georgia State Highway 40 Spur to the point of intersection with the centerline of Davis Street; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Florence Street; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Mary Powell Drive; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Martha Drive; thence proceed in a southerly and southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 (Osborne Road); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of City Smitty Drive; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of the St. Marys Railroad; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Miller Street; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of 1st Street; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of

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George Street; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of 2nd Street Extension; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Bowen Street; thence continue in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Durden Street; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Nelson Street; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Dilworth Street; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Gallop Street; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Mahan Street; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Hall Street; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Bartlett Street; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Church Street; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Bailey Street; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Alexander Street; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Seagrove Street; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Church Street; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline and the easterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the centerline of the North River; thence proceed in a northeasterly, northerly, westerly and northwesterly direction along the meanderings of the centerline of said North River to the point of intersection with the easterly prolongation of

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Gallop Street; thence proceed in a westerly direction to and along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Osborne Street; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Boundary Street; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Mahan Street; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 (Osborne Road); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 Spur and the Point of Beginning of lands described herein. Council District 2: All of those tracts or parcels of land comprising the City of St. Marys not included in the legal description of Council District 1. Councilmembers shall be elected from Districts 1 and 2 as follows: Post 1 shall be elected from District 1 by a majority of the voters of that district. Posts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 shall be elected at large from District 2 by the voters of that district. (c) At the regular municipal election to be held in November, 1995, councilmembers shall be elected to represent Posts 1, 2, and 3 as described in subsection (b) of this section, shall take office January 1, 1996, and shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the regular municipal election to be held in November, 1997, the mayor shall be elected by the voters of the entire City of St. Marys and councilmembers shall be elected from Posts 4, 5, and 6 as described in subsection (b) of this section; the mayor and such councilmembers shall take office on January 1, 1998, and shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (d) Thereafter, the mayor and councilmembers shall be elected at the regular municipal election held in November

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immediately preceding the expiration of their terms of office for terms of four years and until successors are elected and qualified. (e) All municipal elections shall be nonpartisan and the names of candidates shall be listed alphabetically upon the ballot without party label. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of the City of St. Marys, Georgia, to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of St. Marys, Georgia, approved April 9, 1984 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4763), as amended; and for other purposes. This 2nd day of February, 1993. Charles C. Smith, Jr. Representative, District 175 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Charles C. Smith, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 175th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Camden County Tribune, which is the official organ of Camden County, on the following date: February 3, 1993.

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/s/ Charles C. Smith, Jr. Representative, 175th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993. CAMDEN COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 63 (House Bill No. 815). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Camden County, approved February 26, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 800), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4929), so as to provide for reapportionment of commissioner districts; to provide for related matters; to provide that members shall continue to serve for the terms to which they were elected; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Camden County, approved February 26, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 800), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4929), is amended by striking Section 2 of said Act in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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Section 2. (a) For the purpose of electing members of the Board of Commissioners of Camden County, said county shall be divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District 1: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged or not submerged, comprising the First Voter Commissioner and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 270th and 1606th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows: For a point of beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Interstate Highway 95 and Georgia State Highway 40 and proceed in a westerly direction along the centerline of said Georgia Highway 40 to the point of intersection with the centerline of North Grove Boulevard; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of East Hilton Avenue; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17 (also known as North Lee Street); thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of West Lawnwood Avenue; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of South West Street; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 (also known as West King Avenue); thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the westerly city limits line of Kingsland, Georgia; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned westerly line to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain - St. Marys Road (County Road 66); thence proceed in a westerly and southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned

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centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Spring Hill Road (County Road 51); thence proceed in a southerly and southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline and the southwesterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the line common to the States of Georgia and Florida in the run of St. Marys River; thence proceed in a westerly and northwesterly direction along the meanderings of the run of St. Marys River to the point of intersection with the line common to Camden and Charlton Counties, Georgia; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned line to the point of intersection with the run of Satilla River; thence proceed in a westerly, northerly and westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Satilla River, the same being the line common to said Camden and Charlton Counties, to the point of intersection with the lines common to Camden, Charlton and Brantley Counties, Georgia; thence proceed in a westerly and northerly direction, continuing along the meanderings of the run of said Satilla River, the same being the line common to said Camden and Brantley Counties, to the point of intersection with the line common to said Camden and Brantley Counties that runs easterly from said Satilla River; thence proceed in an easterly and northeasterly direction along last mentioned line to the point of intersection with the lines common to Camden, Brantley and Glynn Counties, Georgia in the run of the Little Satilla River; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Little Satilla River to the point of intersection with centerline of Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Horse Stamp Church Road (County Road 138); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the centerline of Georgia State Highway 110 to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 24; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Post Road (County Road 21); thence

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proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 23; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of the Old Post Road; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rhoden Road; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Milton Road; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of an unnamed road connecting the southerly ends of Milton Road and Hunting Camp Road; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Thrower Road; thence proceed in a southerly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Incachee Road; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Aberdeen Drive; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of an unnamed private road; thence proceed in an easterly and northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of a private road following the dividing line between the properties of Burwell Russell and others and Kenneth McCarthy; thence proceed in a southeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Post Road (County Road 139) at a point approximately 1.1 miles south of the intersection of New Post Road and Incachee Road; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 20; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the run of the Big Satilla River and the northern city limits line of Woodbine, Georgia;

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thence proceed in a westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Big Satilla River, the same being last mentioned northern city limits line, to the point of intersection with the western city limits line of Woodbine, Georgia; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned line to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 110; thence proceed in a northeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline, to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence continue in an easterly direction along the centerline of 4th Street and the easterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the northerly prolongation of the centerline of Georgia Avenue in the center of the Court House Square; thence proceed in a southerly and southeasterly direction to and along the centerline of said Georgia Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of Satilla Bluff Road (Georgia State Highway 25 Spur); run thence in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with Billyville Road (County Road 94); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rose Creek; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the meanderings of said Rose Creek to the point of intersection with the centerline of Interstste Highway 95; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with Georgia State Highway 40 and the Point of Beginning of lands described herein. Commissioner District 2: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged, or not submerged, comprising the Second Voter, Commission and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 29th, 31st, 33rd, 270th and

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1606th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows: For a Point of Beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Georgia State Highway 40 and Interstate Highway 95 and proceed in a northerly direction along the centerline of said Interstate Highway 95 to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rose Creek; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the meanderings of said Rose Creek to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Billyville Road (County Road 94); thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Satilla Bluff Road (Georgia State Highway 25 Spur); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia Avenue; thence proceed in a northwesterly and northerly direction along last mentioned centerline and the northerly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the easterly prolongation of the centerline of 4th street in the center of Court House Square; thence proceed in a westerly direction to and along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a westerly and southwesterly direction along the centerline of Georgia State Highway 110 to the point of intersection with the westerly city limits line of Woodbine, Georgia; thence proceed in a in a northerly direction along last mentioned westerly line to the point of intersection with the northerly city limits line of Woodbine, Georgia in the run of the Big Satilla River; thence proceed in an easterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Big Satilla River, the same being the northerly city limits line of Woodbine, Georgia, to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the

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centerline of County Road 20; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Post Road (County Road 139); thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of a private road to the west, at a point approximately 1.1 miles south of the intersection of New Post Road and Incachee Road, said private road following the dividing line between the properties of Burwell Russell and others and Kenneth McCarthy; thence proceed in a westerly and northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with a private road to the south; thence proceed in a southerly and westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Aberdeen Drive; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Incachee Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Thrower Road; thence proceed in a westerly and northerly direction along last mentioned centerline of an unnamed road connecting the southerly ends of Milton Road and Hunting Camp Road; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Milton Road; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rhoden Road; thence proceed in a westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Old Post Road; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 23; thence proceed in a easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Post Road (County Road 21); thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 24; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 110; thence proceed

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in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Horse Stamp Church Road (County Road 138) to the point of intersection with the centerline of Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the run of the Little Satilla River; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Little Satilla River, the same being the line common to Camden and Glynn Counties, Georgia, to a point in said run lying due North of the centerline of Umbrella Cut; thence proceed due South to the point of intersection with the centerline of said Umbrella Cut with the southerly edge of said Little Satilla River; thence proceed in an easterly and southeasterly direction along said edge of river to the point of intersection with the northwesterly edge of Umbrella Creek; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along said edge of creek to the point of intersection with the northwesterly prolongation of the southwesterly edge of Racoon Key Spit; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction to and along the southwesterly edge of said Racoon Key Spit to the point of intersection with the northwesterly edge of the Big Satilla River; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned edge of river to the point of intersection with the northeasterly edge of said Racoon Key Spit; run thence in a northwesterly direction along the northeasterly edge of said Racoon Key Spit to the point of intersection with the southeasterly edge of said Umbrella Creek; thence proceed in an easterly direction along said edge of creek and the easterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the centerline of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway through the Jekyll Sound; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to a point in the St Andrew Sound that is the point of intersection of the runs of the Little Satilla River, the Big Satilla River and the Cumberland River; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the centerline of said Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways in the Cumberland River to the point of intersection with the run of the Crooked River;

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thence proceed in a westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Crooked River to the point of intersection with the run of West Laurel Creek; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said West Laurel Creek to the point of intersection with the run of Gum Branch on the western end of Laurel Island; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Gum Branch to the point of intersection with the centerline of Laurel Island Road; thence proceed in a in a westerly and southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain - St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 78; thence proceed in a northeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the southeasterly prolongation of the southwesterly line of Crooked River Plantation Development; thence proceed in a northwesterly, northeasterly and easterly direction along the southwesterly, northwesterly and northerly lines of said Crooked River Plantation and the easterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 Spur; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Kings Bay Road; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain-St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of the St. Marys Railroad Spur to the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Georgia; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40, thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a southwesterly and westerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned

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centerline to the point of intersection with Georgia State Highway 40 and the point of Beginning of lands described herein. Commissioner District 3: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged or not submerged, comprising of the Third Voter, Commission and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 29th, 31st and 1606th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows: For a point of beginning commnece at the centerline intersection of Georgia State Highway 40 and Georgia State Highway 40 Spur and proceed in a northerly direction along the centerline of said Georgia State Highway 40 Spur to the point of the intersection of the easterly prolongation of the northerly line of the Crooked River Plantation Development; thence proceed in a westerly, southwesterly and southeasterly direction to and along the northerly, northwesterly and southwesterly line of said Crooked River Plantation and the Southeasterly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road 78; thence proceed in a westerly and southwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain-St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Laurel Island Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the run of Gum Branch on the western end of Laurel Island; thence proceed in a northerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Gum Branch to the point of intersection with the run of West Laurel Creek; thence proceed in a northerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said West Laurel Creek to the point of intersection with the run of the Crooked River; thence proceed in an easterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Crooked River to the intersection with the centerline of the Atlantic Intracoastal

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Waterway in the Cumberland River; thence proceed in a northwesterly, northeasterly and northerly direction along the centerline of said Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to a point lying due West of the most northern end of Little Cumberland Island; thence proceed due East to and along the northern end of said Little Cumberland Island to the point of intersection with the westerly shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned shoreline to the point of intersection with the northerly edge of the St. Marys River at the most southern end of Cumberland Island; thence proceed due East to and along the northern end of said Little Cumberland Island to the point of intersection with the westerly shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned shoreline to the point of intersection with the northerly edge of the St. Marys River at the most southern end of Cumberland Island; thence proceed due South to the point of intersection with the line common to the states of Georgia and Florida in the centerline of the Cumberland Sound; thence in a westerly and northwesterly direction along the centerline of Cumberland Sound to the intersection with the southern prolongation of the westerly edge of Cumberland Sound; thence in a northerly direction to and along said westerly edge of Cumberland to the prolongation of the centerline of New Point Peter Road (County Road 535); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction to and along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Point Peter Road (County Road 553); thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 (Osborne Road); thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 Spur and the point of Beginning of lands described herein. Commissioner District 4: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged or not submerged, comprising of the Fourth Voter, Commission

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and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 29th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows: For a Point of Beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Georgia State Highway 40 Spur and Georgia State Highway 40 (Osborne Road) and proceed in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of said Georgia State Highway 40 to the point of intersection with the centerline of Point Peter Road (County Road 553); thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of New Point Peter Road (County Road 535); thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline and the prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the westerly edge of the Cumberland Sound; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the westerly edge of said Cumberland Sound and the southerly prolongation thereof to the point of intersection with the line common to the States of Georgia and Florida in the run of the St. Marys River; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said St. Marys River to the point of intersection with the run of the most easterly tributary from Casey Creek; thence proceed in a northerly direction along the meanderings of the run of last mentioned tributary to the point of intersection with the run of said Casey Creek; thence proceed in an easterly and northeasterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Casey Creek to the point of intersection with the run of Millers Branch; thence proceed in a northwesterly and northerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Millers Branch to the point of intersection with the centerline of St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of the St. Marys Railroad Spur to the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Georgia; thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the

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point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain to St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Kings Bay Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 Spur; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40 (Osborne Road) and the Point of Beginning of lands described herein. Commissioner District 5: All of those tracts or parcels of land, either submerged or not submerged, comprising of the Fifth Voter, Commission and School Board District of Camden County, Georgia, lying and being in the 29th, 32nd, and 1606th Georgia Military Districts of said Camden County and being more particularly described as follows: For a Point of Beginning commence at the centerline intersection of Interstate Highway 95 and St. Marys Road and proceed in an easterly and southeasterly direction along the centerline of said St. Marys Road to the point of intersection with the run of Millers Branch; thence proceed in a southerly and southeasterly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Millers Branch to the point of intersection with the run of Casey Creek; thence proceed in a southwesterly and westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said Casey Creek to the point of intersection with the run of the most easterly tributary to the St. Marys River; thence proceed in a southerly direction along the meanderings of the run of last mentioned tributary to the point of intersection with the line common to the States of Georgia and Florida in the run of the St. Marys River; thence proceed in a westerly direction along the meanderings of the run of said St. Marys River to the point of intersection with the southwesterly prolongation of the centerline of Spring Hill Road; thence proceed northeasterly and northerly to and along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection

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with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colerain - St. Marys Road; thence proceed in a northeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the northerly prolongation of the westerly city limits line of Kingsland, Georgia; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned westerly line to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in a southeasterly and easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of South West Street; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of West Lawnwood Avenue; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 17 (also known as South Lee Street); thence proceed in a northerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of East Hilton Avenue; thence proceed in an easterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of North Grove Boulevard; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Georgia State Highway 40; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of Interstate Highway 95; thence proceed in a southerly direction along last mentioned centerline to the point of intersection with St. Marys Road and the Point of Beginning of lands described herein. (b) Any part of Camden County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included in that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the 1990 United States decennial census or any future such census.

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Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 4 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 4. (a) The members of the board in office on January 1, 1993, shall continue in office for the terms for which they were elected. (b) At the general election held in 1994, the members representing Commissioner Districts 1 and 4 shall be elected for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (c) At the general election held in 1996, the members representing Commissioner Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be elected for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney for the governing authority of Camden County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners for Camden County, approved February 26, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 800), as amended; and for other purposes. This 2nd day of February, 1993. Charles C. Smith, Jr. Representative, District 175

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Charles C. Smith, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 175th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Camden County Tribune, which is the official organ of Camden County, on the following date: February 3, 1993. /s/ Charles C. Smith, Jr. Representative, 175th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993. CITY OF GAINESVILLEBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; POWERS; WARDS; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 64 (House Bill No. 841). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Gainesville, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3302), as amended, so as to provide for the public schools, school district, and Board of Education of the City of Gainesville; to provide for the establishment of public schools; to provide for general powers, duties, authority, rights, obligations, and liabilities of the board of education, the school district, the City of Gainesville, and the governing authority of the city; to provide for the management

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of the school district; to provide for the title, care, and custody of property and the acquisition and disposition thereof; to provide for ad valorem taxation and the requirements, procedures, limitations, restrictions, levy, and collection related thereto; to reconstitute the Board of Education of the City of Gainesville and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to provide for bonded indebtedness; to provide for contracts; to provide for personnel policies; to provide for purchasing; to provide for elections for members of the board of education and the practices, procedures, and requirements connected therewith; to provide for education wards and the revision thereof; to provide for polling places; to provide for notices of candidacy; to provide for the selection and qualifications of candidates; to provide for qualification fees; to provide for nonpartisan elections; to provide for vacancies; to provide for dates of elections; to provide for terms of office and limitation of terms; to provide for members of the Gainesville City Board of Education serving as such on December 31, 1992, and the expiration of their terms of office; to provide for a new board of education; to provide for organizational board meetings; to provide for oaths, officers, employees, and an attorney for the board; to provide for quorums; to provide for a seal; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for appointment, powers, duties, and authority of the school superintendent; to provide for compensation thereof; to provide for budgets; to provide for plans; to provide for school attendance zones; to provide for audits; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for submission; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of Gainesville, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3302), as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new Chapter 9 to read as follows:

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CHAPTER 9 School System ARTICLE 1 School District Created Section 9.10. Public Schools Established. There shall be established, conducted, maintained, supported, and provided for by local taxation, and otherwise in the manner provided in this Act, a system of public schools in and for the City of Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia. Section 9.11. General Powers, School District, Board of Education. (a) School District. There is created a body corporate and politic to be known and designated as the `School District of the City of Gainesville,' hereinafter sometimes referred to as `school district,' with power to purchase, acquire, lease, condemn, hold, and dispose of real and personal property in that name. (b) Board of Education. (1) Management of School District. The school district shall be under the government, management, and control of a board of education, hereinafter sometimes referred to as `board.' (2) Board of Education - General Powers. The board shall have control of the whole subject of public schools in the city and shall have full and ample power to provide the requisite buildings and open and conduct a sufficient number of schools to meet the wants of the population so far as they can do so by prudent and judicious application of the means made subject to their administration and management. (3) Title, Care, and Custody of Property. The board is vested with the title, care, and custody of all school-houses or other property used in the school district for educational purposes, including administrative offices, storage, maintenance, transportation, and all other education related uses, with power to control such property

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in such manner as it thinks will best serve the interest of the public schools. Title to the property known as Centennial Elementary School, Enota Elementary School, Fair Street Elementary School, Gainesville Middle School, and Gainesville High School and all other property associated and under the control of the present Gainesville City School System shall be vested in the school district. If a majority of the board declares any of the above-named sites to be either (A) surplus or (B) nonviable for school purposes, then title to such sites shall be reconveyed from the school district to the City of Gainesville. After the board has provided the governing authority of the city with a written plan for the use of the net proceeds from the sale of the above-named sites and afforded the governing authority of the city at least 60 days to present its position on the plan, the board shall have the right by a four-fifths vote to sell and convey the above-named sites and apply the net proceeds from said sale only to school capital improvement purposes or to pay any outstanding school bonded indebtedness of the City of Gainesville. (c) Authority to Levy Ad Valorem Taxes. (1) The board shall annually certify to the mayor and council of the City of Gainesville, hereinafter referred to as the `governing authority,' the rate of the tax levy necessary for the support, maintenance, and operation of schools, libraries, and other operations and functions coming within the jurisdiction of the board, and after such certification has been made to the governing authority, the board, through its superintendent, shall notify the state revenue commissioner of the rate of the tax levy to be made on the taxable property in the city by the governing authority for said purposes. Such certification by the board to the governing authority shall be made in May of each year. The governing authority shall, at its first regular meeting after receiving such certification of the rate of tax, levy the tax so certified upon the assessed value of all taxable property in the city for the purposes so specified by the board.

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(2) The school tax shall not be greater than 20 mills per dollar upon 40 percent of the appraised value of all property of the school district for the support and maintenance of education or such millage as provided in Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraphs I, II, and III of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. The mill-rate limitation shall be a limitation only upon the power of taxation and shall not limit or otherwise affect any revenue sharing or other funds received by the school district from sources other than the local ad valorem tax. (3) The 20 mill limitation provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection may be removed or increased under the procedure set out in this paragraph. The board, in order to initiate the procedure, must pass a resolution recommending that the limitation be removed and, upon presentation of such resolution to the election superintendent of the city, the election superintendent shall issue the call for an election to determine whether such limitation shall be removed. Such election shall be called and held as soon after adoption of the resolution as is reasonably practicable under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and under general state law. The election shall be set to be held on a date not less than 30 days from the date of the issuance of the call. The date and purpose of the election shall be published in the official organ of the county once a week for two weeks preceding the date of the election. If a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the board voting in such election vote in favor of such proposal, there shall be no mill-rate limitation and the board may certify any number of mills for the purposes set out in paragraph (2) of this subsection. In lieu of recommending that the limitation be removed entirely, the board may recommended that it be increased and shall specify the amount in the resolution. The election provisions for increase shall be the same as for removal and, if the proposal is favorably voted upon, the board may certify any number of mills up to the specified amount. It shall be the duty of the governing authority to hold the election, to canvass the returns, and to declare the results. It shall also be their duty to certify the results to the Secretary of State. The

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expenses of the election shall be borne by the school district. (4) The rate of tax to be levied in the manner and for the purposes above set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be within the discretion of the board. The tax rate authorized by this section is for the support, maintenance, and operation of the school district and to pay the bonded indebtedness of such school district. (5) The board shall pay all expenses incurred for the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes for the support and maintenance of education in the school district and may contract for such services as provided in subsection (e) of this section. (6) As long as the bonded indebtedness and lease purchase financing for the Gainesville City School System which exists on January 1, 1994, (the `prior debt') remains outstanding, the finance director of the City of Gainesville shall annually certify to the board the amount required by the bond ordinances and resolutions to fund the current year's deposit to the debt service fund allocable to the prior debt. In setting the rate of the tax levy, the board shall include the amounts necessary to fund the amount certified to it and shall remit that amount to the City of Gainesville by the date or dates required by the bond ordinances and resolutions. The City of Gainesville shall remain liable on the prior debt. When the prior debt has been paid in full, all balances remaining in the debt service fund from previous deposits to fund the prior debt, including accrued interest, shall be promptly remitted to the board by the City of Gainesville. (7) The board shall assume the contractual obligations of the city pursuant to the agreement entered into between the city and the Hall County Board of Education on October 20, 1992. (d) General Power. (1) Purchase and Disposal of Property. (A) The board shall purchase or otherwise

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acquire real or personal property necessary for operation of the school system by purchase, construction, leasing, or the exercise of eminent domain; and the board shall properly furnish such property for school purposes. (B) The board is authorized to sell and convey any real or personal property owned or held by the school district for educational or other purposes, except as otherwise limited by law or otherwise prohibited by this Act. (C) The board is authorized to receive, hold, apply, sell, and expend any donation, gift, or bequest of property of any kind, real and personal, made to said board for the benefit of the schools of the city, except as provided in this Act. (2) Bonded Indebtedness. After complying with the procedure for authorization of bonded debt in accordance with Code Sections 36-82-1 through 36-83-4.1 of the O.C.G.A., the board shall have power and authority to issue bonds or notes, or both, for the purpose of buying and improving property for educational purposes and for the construction and maintenance of public schools, administrative offices, and storage, maintenance, and transportation facilities established and maintained under the direction of the board, provided that the debt which may be created under this paragraph shall never exceed more than 10 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property within the city and school district as provided by Article IX, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. (e) Contract for Services. The board shall prescribe by resolution such rules and regulations as may be necessary to govern the authorization and execution of contracts which shall bind the district and the board. All contracts, and all resolutions making contracts or authorizing the same, shall be reviewed as to form by the board attorney before authorization by the board. Except where otherwise provided by law or by resolution of the board, all contracts of the board shall

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be signed by the board chairman, or by some person designated by the board, and shall be authenticated by the secretary of the board. (f) Personnel Policies. The board shall prescribe by resolution such policies, procedures, rules, and regulations as may be necessary to govern the authorization of employment of faculty and staff of the board and the school district. The board shall provide for a system of employee classification and compensation by written resolution. (g) Purchasing Policies. (1) The board shall prescribe by resolution such rules and regulations as may be necessary to govern the authorization and execution of contracts which shall bind the board and school district. All contracts, and all resolutions making contracts or authorizing the same, shall be reviewed as to form by the board attorney before authorization by the board.Except where otherwise provided by law or by resolution of the board, allcontracts of the school district shall be signed by the board chairman, or by some person designated by the board, and shall be authenticated by the secretary of the board. (2) Before the board makes any purchase of or contracts for improvements, supplies, materials, or equipment in the amount of $1,000.00 or more, it shall give ample opportunity for competitive bidding. Purchases of under $1,000.00 shall be made in the open market, at the lowest obtainable price. (3) (A) The board shall not enter into a contract for the sale or furnishing of products, goods, materials, or services with any parent, spouse, lineal descendant, or a lineal descendant's spouse of a board member, board member, or employee; nor shall the board similarly contract with any corporation, partnership, trust, or association in which any parent, spouse, lineal descendant, or lineal descendant's spouse of a board member or employee owns a substantial interest. This paragraph shall only apply to new contracts. The foregoing provision notwithstanding, this paragraph

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shall not apply to contracts existing at the time of a future board member's election, or the appointment or employment of any employee, nor shall it invalidate any such existing contract or invalidate the board member's election or the appointment or employment of any employee. (B) A substantial interest is defined as ownership of 10 percent or more of the total outstanding stock or an investment value in excess of $20,000.00, or both, in a corporation, partnership, trust, or association. ARTICLE II Education Election Wards Section 9.20. Education Wards Created. (a) For purposes of electing the five board members, the School District of the City of Gainesville shall be divided into five education wards, to be designated respectively as Education Wards one through five. One member of the board shall be elected from each of the five education wards, with the member from each education ward elected by a plurality vote of the voters voting within that respective ward. The boundaries of the five education wards of the Gainesville School District shall be as follows: Education Ward One HALL COUNTY VTD: 0014 FORK (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 311A, 313A, 314A, 315A VTD: 0016 WEST WELCHEL (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 201A, 202A, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208A, 209, 210, 211A, 212A Tract: 0005. Block(s): 320A, 321A, 328A, 329A, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338A VTD: 0017 GAINESVILLE I (Part)

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Tract: 0004. Block(s): 101A, 102A, 103, 104A, 105, 106A, 107A, 107B, 107C, 107D, 108A, 108B, 109A, 113A, 114, 116 Tract: 0005. Block(s): 401A, 401B, 402, 403, 404, 405, 407A, 408, 409A, 409B, 410A, 410B, 411, 412, 413A, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 509A, 509B, 511, 512, 513 Tract: 0009. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407 Education Ward Two HALL COUNTY VTD: 0015 WHELCHEL (Part) Tract: 0005. Block(s): 121A, 122A, 122B, 123A, 210A, 215A VTD: 0017 GAINESVILLE I (Part) Tract: 0005. Block(s): 509C, 514, 515 Tract: 0009. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313 VTD: 0018 GAINESVILLE II (Part) Tract: 0008. Block(s): 411, 422, 423 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 124, 125 VTD: 0020 GAINESVILLE VI (Part) Tract: 0008. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 413, 414, 415, 416, 424, 425, 426 Tract: 0009. Block(s): 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 101, 102, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 116, 117 VTD: 0021 RIVERBEND (Part) Tract: 0005. Block(s): 501A, 502A, 503A, 504, 505A, 506A, 507A, 507B, 507C, 508A, 510, 516A, 517A Tract: 0006. Block(s): 314A, 316A, 318A, 319A, 320A, 323A,

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325A, 401A, 401B, 401C, 401D, 401E, 402, 404A, 404B, 405A, 406A, 407A, 408, 409A, 409B, 410, 411, 412, 415A, 416, 417 VTD: 0023 NEW HOLLAND (Part) Tract: 0006. Block(s): 103A, 204A, 205A, 205B, 206A, 212A, 213A, 213C, 216, 217A, 218A, 219, 220B, 220C, 221A, 223A, 223B, 223C, 227A, 229A, 413, 414A Education Ward Three HALL COUNTY VTD: 0007 CANDLER (Part) Tract: 0012. Block(s): 308A, 308B VTD: 0008 TADMORE (Part) Tract: 0012. Block(s): 411A, 411B, 411C VTD: 0018 GAINESVILLE II (Part) Tract: 0007. Block(s): 212A, 212B, 301A, 301B, 305A, 306A, 307A, 307B, 308A, 308B, 309A, 310A, 312A Tract: 0008. Block(s): 102A, 108A, 109A, 109B, 111A, 111B, 111C, 111D, 113A, 114A, 115A, 116A, 206A, 207A, 208A, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 412, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 126, 127, 128, 129 Tract: 0012. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 201, 202, 203 VTD: 0020 GAINESVILLE VI (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169,

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170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208 VTD: 0022 GAINESVILLE MILL (Part) Tract: 0012. Block(s): 204A, 205, 206, 207A, 208A, 209, 210A, 214A, 219A, 220A, 221, 222A, 223A, 224A, 231A, 301A, 302, 303, 305A, 306A Tract: 0013. Block(s): 101D Education Ward Four HALL COUNTY VTD: 0001 WILSON (Part) Tract: 0010. Block(s): 405A, 410A, 411A, 501B, 501C, 501D, 502A, 508A, 509A, 510A, 511A, 512A, 516A, 601A, 602A, 605A, 635A, 636A, 637A VTD: 0002 CHICOPEE (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 505A, 506A, 506B, 507A, 509A, 513A, 513B, 516A, 517A Tract: 0014. Block(s): 128A VTD: 0006 MORGAN (Part) Tract: 0013. Block(s): 202A, 203A, 203B, 205, 206A, 301A VTD: 0007 CANDLER (Part) Tract: 0012. Block(s): 310A, 311A, 311C, 317A, 331A, 386, 387 Tract: 0013. Block(s): 201A, 207 VTD: 0014 FORK (Part) Tract: 0003. Block(s): 620A, 804A VTD: 0019 GAINESVILLE III (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 219A, 220A, 220B, 223, 224, 225A, 227A, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 Tract: 0010. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107A, 108A, 109A, 201A, 202A, 203A, 204A, 205A, 218A,

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219A, 220, 221, 301A, 301B, 302A, 304A, 305A, 305B, 308, 309A, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 313A, 313B, 318A, 319A, 320A, 321A, 323A, 406A, 407A, 409A, 409B, 409C, 505A, 506A, 507A Tract: 0011. Block(s): 301, 302, 303A, 304A, 305A, 306A, 307A, 308A, 312A, 313A, 316A, 317, 318, 319A, 320A, 320B, 320C, 321A, 323, 326A, 327A, 329A, 330A, 330B, 401A, 401B, 402A, 403A, 407A, 409A, 410A, 411A, 412A, 413A, 415A, 416A, 423A, 425A, 426A, 427A, 431A, 501A, 501B, 502B, 503B, 504A VTD: 0020 GAINESVILLE VI (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 134, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 214A, 215A, 216A VTD: 0022 GAINESVILLE MILL (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 213A, 213B, 217A, 414A, 414B, 515A Tract: 0011. Block(s): 229A, 231B, 232A, 233A, 234A Tract: 0013. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 101C, 102A, 102B, 103A, 104, 105A, 106A, 107A, 109, 110, 111A, 127A, 132A, 133 Education Ward Five HALL COUNTY VTD: 0017 GAINESVILLE I (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 110, 111, 115, 117 Tract: 0009. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 521, 522, 523, 524 VTD: 0019 GAINESVILLE III (Part) Tract: 0004. Block(s): 220D, 222A Tract: 0009. Block(s): 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136

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Tract: 0010. Block(s): 304B VTD: 0020 GAINESVILLE VI (Part) Tract: 0009. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 122, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 513, 519, 520 Tract: 0011. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 114, 115 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education ward contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of the City of Gainesville School District which is not included in any education ward described in this section shall be included within that education ward contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and

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(5) Any part of City of Gainesville School District which is described in this section as being included in a particular education ward shall nevertheless not be included within such education ward if such part is not contiguous to such education ward. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education ward contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 9.21. Polling Places. The polling place for each education ward shall be the same as those polling places used for municipal elections. Section 9.22. Filing Notice of Candidacy. No candidate shall be listed on the ballot at an election for the office of board member unless a nominating petition, signed by at least 50 persons who reside in the ward of residence of the candidate and whose names shall appear on the last registration list of the city shall be filed with the city clerk as provided in Code Section 21-3-90 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. ARTICLE III Election System Section 9.30. Selection and Qualification of Candidates. (a) Qualification Fee. No candidate shall be listed on the ballot at an election for the office of board member unless the candidate shall pay a qualification fee as provided in Code Section 21-3-91 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (b) Nonpartisan Elections. All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be elected in accordance with the `Georgia Municipal Election Code' in nonpartisan elections as provided in Code Section 21-3-95 of the O.C.G.A. (c) Vacancies and Vacancies by Nonattendance. (1) In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1994, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of a term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A.

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(2) Absence by a member of said board for three regular meetings within a 12 month period shall be held to be a resignation from the board, but such absence may be excused by resolution by a majority of the board. (d) Residency Requirements. In order to be elected as a member of the board, a person must have resided in the city for at least 12 months prior to the election thereto and must reside in his or her respective ward at the time of qualification. A person elected as a member of the board from a ward must continue to reside in that ward during that person's term of office and when a board member ceases to reside in that ward, that office shall thereupon become vacant. (e) Other Exceptions. No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board if that person: (1) Holds any other public office for which compensation is paid, other than the office of notary public; (2) Is employed by or serves on the governing body of a private education institution; provided, however, this paragraph shall not apply to private educational institutions above the high school level; (3) Is employed by the board of education or general government of the City of Gainesville; (4) Is employed by Hall County, any other municipality within Hall County, the Hall County Board of Education, or the Hall County School District; (5) Is employed by the State Board of Education or the State Department of Education; (6) Is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A., or any other general law; (7) Is not at least 21 years of age upon taking office; or (8) Is not a qualified elector of the school district.

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ARTICLE IV Dates of Elections, Terms of Office, and Limitation of Terms Section 9.40. Dates of Elections and Terms of Office. The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of the City of Gainesville shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Wards one and four in 1993 shall take office on the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire on December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected from Education Wards two, three, and five in 1993 shall take office on the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire on December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the City of Gainesville general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified in this section and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 9.41. Limitation of Terms. (a) No member of the board shall be eligible for re-election to a fourth term. (b) Election to any unexpired term shall be considered as a full term if the balance of the unexpired term is over 50 percent of the full term.

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ARTICLE V Board of Education Section 9.50. Current Membership. Those members of the Gainesville City Board of Education who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire on December 31, 1993. Section 9.51. Composition of New Board. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of the City of Gainesville shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be elected from education wards described in Article II, Section 9.20. Section 9.52. Organizational Board Meeting. (a) Oath of Office. Before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, each board member shall take and subscribe before the city clerk or some judicial officer the following oath, which shall be entered on the minutes of the board: `I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully conduct myself as a board member of the Board of Education of the City of Gainesville during my continuance in office; that I will discharge the duties of the office to the best of my ability; that in the performance of my duties I will have due regard for the charter of the City of Gainesville and the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America and I do further swear that I have not in the election in which I was a candidate, directly or indirectly, expressed or implied any promise of support to any person for any office or employment with the Board of Education of the City of Gainesville, nor have I influenced my election by the unlawful use of money or other thing of value or by the use of intoxicating liquor. I do further swear that I will not knowingly permit my vote in the election or appointment of any person to a position with the Board of Education of the City of Gainesville or on the passage or adoption of any resolution before the board to be influenced by fear, favor, affection, reward, or the hope thereof, but that in all things pertaining

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to my said office I will be governed by my conviction as to do public good. So help me God.' (b) Election and Duties of Board Chairman, Vice Chairman. (1) The members of the board shall, at their first meeting in January of each year, elect from their own membership a chairman and a vice chairman of the board to serve for terms of office of one year. The vice chairman shall serve in the absence of the chairman. The vice chairman shall become the chairman for the remainder of the term of office of the chairman if a vacancy occurs in the office of the member elected as chairman. A member of the board may be re-elected as chairman or vice chairman. (2) It shall be the duty of the chairman to act as presiding officer at all meetings of the board, and the chairman shall be recognized as the ceremonial head and spokesperson of the board. The chairman shall have such administrative duties as authorized by the board. In addition, it shall be the duty of the chairman to preserve order and decorum at all meetings of the board, to state every question coming before the board, to announce the decision of the board on all subjects and to decide all questions of order; subject, however, to an appeal to the board, in which event a majority vote of the board shall govern and conclusively determine such question of the order. The chairman shall have the right to vote on any matter coming before the board. (c) Appointment and Duties of Board Officers and Attorney. (1) The superintendent shall serve as secretary of the board. (2) It shall be the duty of the secretary to attend all regular and special meetings of the board, keep minutes of such meetings, be the custodian of all books and records of the board, keep and use the official seal of the board, and perform such other duties as may be required by the board.

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(3) In January of each year, the board shall select a treasurer. If the treasurer is a person other than a member of the board, such person shall be paid such salary as the board deems proper. (4) The treasurer shall be the chief financial officer and the custodian of all funds of the school system and of the board. The treasurer shall be required to give bond with a corporate surety in such form and in such amount and with such surety company as security as will, in the opinion of the board, protect as fully as possible funds and property of the board, or as otherwise provided by law. (5) Each officer named in this section shall hold office at the will of the board and the board shall be authorized to fill vacancies in said offices. (6) Attorney. The board shall appoint a board attorney who shall be an attorney at law licensed to engage in the practice of law in Georgia. The board attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall receive such compensation as the board shall determine. Section 9.53. Quorum for Board Meetings. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. The vote of a majority of the board members present shall determine all questions except as otherwise provided in this Act and as may be provided by law. Section 9.54. Seal of the Board Created. The board shall adopt an official seal for use when necessary; the wording of said seal to read `Gainesville City School District (Georgia). Organized 1892.' ARTICLE VI Compensation of Board Members Section 9.60. Regular Meetings. Each member of the board shall be compensated in the amount of $125.00 per month. In addition, each member of the board shall be entitled

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to reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection with travel outside of the county on official business of the board, including, but not limited to, attending training sessions or state-wide meetings; provided, however, that this travel is authorized by a majority vote of the members of the board prior thereto. All expenses shall be approved and verified prior to reimbursement in such manner as may be specified by the board. ARTICLE VII School District Operations Section 9.70. Superintendent, Appointment and Duties. (a) The board shall appoint a superintendent and provide the superintendent with an employment contract to establish the compensation and to fix the length of the term of appointment. The superintendent shall be appointed solely on the basis of educational, executive, and administrative qualifications. The appointee need not be a resident of the city or state at the time of appointment but may reside outside the district while in office only with the approval of the board. (b) The duties of the superintendent shall be those duties as prescribed in Code Section 20-2-104 of the O.C.G.A. Additional duties shall be adopted and assigned by the board. (c) The superintendent shall be subject to suspension in accordance with Code Section 20-2-105 of the O.C.G.A. (d) The superintendent shall be subject to removal in accordance with Code Section 20-2-106 of the O.C.G.A. (e) In the event of a temporary absence or temporary disability of more than two weeks of the superintendent, the board shall have the power to appoint an acting superintendent until the superintendent returns or his or her disability shall cease. (f) In the event of a vacancy in the position of superintendent, the board shall have the power to appoint an acting

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superintendent until a permanent superintendent is appointed. Section 9.71. Adoption of Budget. (a) The board may amend the operating budget proposed by the superintendent; except, that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by law or by other provisions of this Act and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year and the total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) The board shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the first day of the budget year. The fiscal year of the board shall be the same as the fiscal year adopted by the City of Gainesville. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit, purpose, or activity shall constitute the annual appropriation for such item, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise encumbered balance of the appropriation, or allotment thereof, to which it is chargeable, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section. (d) The board may by resolution make supplemental appropriations from revenues in excess of those estimated in the budget or make revisions in the operating budget at any regular or special meeting called for such purpose. (e) All unencumbered balances of appropriations in the current operating budget shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year. (f) (1) On or before a date fixed by the board, but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the superintendent shall submit to the board a proposed capital improvements budget with his or her recommendations as to the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing fiscal year. The board shall have the power to accept with or without amendments

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or reject the proposed programs and proposed means of financing. (2) The board shall adopt the final capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the month of May prior to the budget year. No appropriation provided for in the capital improvements budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriation was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided the superintendent may submit amendments to the capital improvements budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by his or her recommendations thereon. Any such amendments to the capital improvements budget shall become effective only upon adoption by the board. (g) The affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the board shall be required to enact or amend all matters in this section. Section 9.72. Adoption of Five-Year Facilities and Capital Improvement Plan via Public Hearing. The board shall adopt annually by resolution a `Gainesville Educational and Capital Facilities Five-Year Plan.' The purpose of this five-year plan is to establish the educational program for the school district, the educational curriculum for the students, and the educational facilities and equipment that are necessary and appropriate to support the educational program and curriculum. Elements of the five-year plan shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) A facilities plan in accordance with Code Section 20-2-260 of the O.C.G.A.; (2) An educational program for the district; (3) An educational curriculum for the district; (4) A capital improvement program for the district; and

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(5) Financial and fiscal policies to assure the sound operation of the district. Section 9.73. Establishment of School Attendance Zones. Where the school district operates more than one school with the same grade level, the board shall have the authority to establish, as well as revise, the attendance zones served by each school. Attendance zones shall be reviewed at least every two years. The board shall prescribe by resolution such policies and procedures to establish and periodically review attendance zones. Section 9.74. Annual Audit. The board shall provide for an independent annual audit of all system accounts and may provide for such more frequent audits as it deems necessary. The board may, without requiring competitive bids, designate an accountant or firm annually or for a period not exceeding three years, provided that the designation for any particular fiscal year shall be made no later than 30 days after the beginning of such fiscal year. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of the City of Gainesville to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . This section and Section 2 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of the City of Gainesville in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION NOTICE IS given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend

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an act creating a system of public schools for the City of Gainesville, approved September 21, 1883 (Ga. L. 1883, p. 362) as amended, particularly by an act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3302), and for other purposes. GAINESVILLE CITY COUNCIL BY: JOHN W. MORROW, JR., Mayor GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bobby Lawson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 20th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Times, which is the official organ of Hall County, on the following date: January 8, 1993. /s/ Bobby Lawson Representative, 20th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993.

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MARION COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; NONPARTISAN PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS. No. 65 (House Bill No. 845). AN ACT To provide for the election of the Board of Education of Marion County and the procedures connected therewith; to provide for nonpartisan elections; to repeal conflicting law; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Marion County is continued in existence. On and after the effective date of this Act the members of the board of education shall be nominated and elected in nonpartisan primaries and elections as authorized by Code Section 21-2-139 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the election of the Board of Education of Marion County and the procedures connected therewith and for other purposes. This 15th day of February, 1993. Marion County Board of Education GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who,

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on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Patriot-Citizen, which is the official organ of Marion County, on the following date: February 18, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 22nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 4, 1993. COWETA COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS. No. 66 (House Bill No. 583). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the composition of the Board of Education of Coweta County, approved March 5, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3704), as amended, so as to reapportion the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide when this Act shall be void and repealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act providing for the composition of the Board of Education of Coweta County, approved March 5, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3704), as amended, is amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) For the purpose of electing the members of the board of education, the Coweta County School District shall be divided into seven education districts as follows: Education District 1 shall consist of the Coweta County School District in its entirety. Education District 2 shall consist of the Coweta County School District in its entirety. Education District: 3 COWETA COUNTY VTD: 0001 FIRST (SENOIA) VTD: 0002 SECOND (MORELAND) (Part) Tract: 1705. Block(s): 246 Tract: 1708. Block(s): 206, 222, 223, 230, 231, 232, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 264A, 266, 267A, 268, 269, 270A, 270B, 271, 272, 273, 274A, 274B, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 295A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314A, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320A, 321A, 323A, 324A, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 360, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390 VTD: 0005 SIXTH (SHARPSBURG) (Part) Tract: 1704. Block(s): 325, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 338, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362 Tract: 1705.

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Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131A, 131B, 132, 133A, 133B, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140A, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145A, 145B, 146A, 146B, 146C, 153A, 154, 155A, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175 Tract: 1706. Block(s): 601, 602, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 664, 665, 666, 667A, 667B, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673 VTD: 0009 TENTH (HARALSON) VTD: 0012 THIRTEENTH (RAYMOND) VTD: 0013 FOURTEENTH (TURIN) VTD: 0016 SIXTEENTH (NEWNAN) (Part) Tract: 1703. Block(s): 410B, 417B, 418 Tract: 1706. Block(s): 401A, 501, 502B, 503B, 504B, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528 Education District: 4 COWETA COUNTY VTD: 0002 SECOND (MORELAND) (Part) Tract: 1708. Block(s): 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 261, 262, 263, 264B, 265, 267B, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295B, 314B, 320B, 321B, 322, 323B, 324B, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 361, 368, 369, 446, 447, 448 VTD: 0003 THIRD (SMOKEY ROAD) VTD: 0004 FOURTH (HANDY) VTD: 0008 NINTH (GRANTVILLE) VTD: 0010 ELEVENTH (HURRICANE) (Part) Tract: 1701. Block(s): 192, 193, 194, 201B, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 220B, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245,

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246, 247, 248, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 266, 267, 357, 358, 359, 361 Tract: 1702. Block(s): 306, 307, 309, 310, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323 Tract: 1707. Block(s): 107, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 221, 222, 227, 228 VTD: 0015 FIFTEENTH (NEWNAN) VTD: 0016 SIXTEENTH (NEWNAN) (Part) Tract: 1706. Block(s): 413A, 413C, 414B, 415A, 417A, 418A, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 438, 439, 440, 517, 518, 519, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533 Education District: 5 COWETA COUNTY VTD: 0007 EIGHTH (CEDAR CREEK) VTD: 0011 TWELFTH (PANTHER CREEK) VTD: 0018 EIGHTEENTH (NEWNAN) (Part) Tract: 1702. Block(s): 511, 518, 519, 520 Tract: 1703. Block(s): 227, 228, 229, 230, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 262A, 262B, 263, 264, 265, 266, 324, 325, 326, 343, 344A, 344B, 344C, 345, 346, 347A, 347B, 348A, 348B, 348C, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355A, 355B, 361A, 361B, 362A, 362B, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381A, 381B, 415, 416 Tract: 1707. Block(s): 401, 402 VTD: 0019 NINETEENTH (NEWNAN) VTD: 0020 TWENTIETH (NEWNAN) (Part) Tract: 1702. Block(s): 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 126A, 126B, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143,

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144, 145, 146, 147A, 147B, 148A, 148B, 148C, 149A, 149B, 149C, 150, 151A, 151B, 152A, 152B, 153, 154, 401A, 401B, 401C, 401D, 402A, 402B, 402C, 402D, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407A, 407B, 408A, 408B, 409, 410A, 410B, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517 Tract: 1707. Block(s): 403, 404, 405 Education District: 6 COWETA COUNTY VTD: 0005 SIXTH (SHARPSBURG) (Part) Tract: 1704. Block(s): 221, 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 319, 320, 322, 323, 324, 326, 327, 363, 364, 365, 366 VTD: 0006 SEVENTH (PALMETTO) VTD: 0018 EIGHTEENTH (NEWNAN) (Part) Tract: 1703. Block(s): 327, 329A, 329B, 329C, 330, 339A, 339B, 356, 357A, 357B, 358A, 358B, 359, 360, 409A, 410A, 410C, 411, 412A, 412B, 413, 414, 417A, 417C, 419 Tract: 1706. Block(s): 609A, 610A, 610B VTD: 0021 TWENTY-FIRST (WHITE OAK) VTD: 0022 TWENTY-SECOND (MADRAS) Education District: 7 COWETA COUNTY VTD: 0010 ELEVENTH (HURRICANE) (Part) Tract: 1701. Block(s): 249 Tract: 1702. Block(s): 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 335 Tract: 1707.

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Block(s): 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 218 VTD: 0014 FIFTH (NEWNAN) VTD: 0017 SEVENTEENTH (NEWNAN) VTD: 0018 EIGHTEENTH (NEWNAN) (Part) Tract: 1703. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 504, 509B, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 542, 543, 544 VTD: 0020 TWENTIETH (NEWNAN) (Part) Tract: 1702. Block(s): 330A, 330B, 330C, 332A, 332B, 333A, 333B, 334 For purposes of this subsection: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control;

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(5) Any part of Coweta County which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of Coweta County which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Coweta County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 1994, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the composition of the Board of Education of Coweta County, approved March 5, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3704), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Donna Staples Brooks, Honorable Donna Staples Brooks, Representative, District 103. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Donna Staples Brooks, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 103rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Newnan Times-Herald, which is the official organ of Coweta County, on the following date: January 16, 1993. /s/ Donna Staples Brooks Representative, 103rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 28th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 8, 1993. TOWN OF TRIONBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 67 (House Bill No. 717). AN ACT To amend an Act incorporating the Town of Trion, approved December 18, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 352), as amended, so as to reconstitute the Board of Education of the Town of Trion

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and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act incorporating the Town of Trion, approved December 18, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 352), as amended, is amended by adding a new section immediately following Section 11, to be designated Section 11A, to read as follows: Section 11A. (a) The provisions of this section shall supersede any other contrary provision of the charter of the Town of Trion. (b) The Board of Education of the Town of Trion which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this section. The Board of Education of the Town of Trion so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this section as the `board,' shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of the Town of Trion as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this section. (c) Those members of the Board of Education of the Town of Trion who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such

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offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of the Town of Trion shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected at large from the Town of Trion Independent School District. (d) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (e) In order to be elected as a member of the board, a person must have resided in the Town of Trion Independent School District for at least 12 months prior to election thereto. Only electors who are residents of that school district may vote for a member of the board. A person elected as a member of the board must continue to reside in that school district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (f) For the purpose of electing the members of the reconstituted Board of Education of the Town of Trion, there shall be five seats on the board, designated as Board Seats 1 through 5. Candidates shall designate the seat for which he or she offers at the time of qualifying. Members may reside anywhere within the school district and shall be elected by the electors of the entire school district. The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of the Town of Trion shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted at the time of the general municipal election in 1993. In the election for members of the board, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each board seat shall be declared elected to such board seat. Those members of the board elected to Board Seats 1, 2, and 3 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected to Board Seats 4 and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to

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members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (g) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be elected in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code,' by plurality vote in nonpartisan elections as provided in Code Section 21-3-95 of the O.C.G.A. (h) In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. (i) Members of the Board of Education of the Town of Trion shall be compensated in the same amount and subject to the same procedures as the members of the town council. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for expenses in the same manner as members of the town council. (j) The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. (k) (1) The school superintendent of the Town of Trion Independent School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (2) Upon the expiration of the term of the school superintendent as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general

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law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of the Town of Trion to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . This section and Section 2 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of the Town of Trion in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Trion, approved December 18, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 352), as amended, so as to reconstitute the Board of Education of the City of Trion and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent andto provide for the appointment of successors

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thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; and for other purposes. This 21st day of December, 1992. Honorable Tim Perry, Representative, 11th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tim Perry, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 11th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Summerville News, which is the official organ of Chattooga County, on the following date: December 24, 1992. /s/ Tim Perry Representative, 11th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 8, 1993.

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HOUSTON COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; MEETINGS. No. 68 (House Bill No. 756). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Houston county, approved August 15, 1922 (Ga. L. 1922, p. 372), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 14, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3510), so as to change provisions relating to the place for holding the regular monthly meeting in the City of Perry; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners of Houston county, approved August 15, 1922 (Ga. L. 1922, p. 372), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 14, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3510), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) of Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection to read as follows: (a) The commissioners elected as provided in this Act shall meet at some public place in the City of Perry on the first Tuesday in each month and shall meet at the county building in Warner Robins on the third Tuesday in each month. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, on the first Tuesday in January of each year, said commissioners shall organize and choose one from their number as chairman, whose term of office shall be one year; and a chairman of said board shall be elected by said board on the first Tuesday in January of each year through December 31, 1990. The board of commissioners shall have full and complete right and power to fix the time or times for its regular meetings and may also call and set the times and places for any special meetings as said board of commissioners may within its discretion require. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Houston County, approved August 15, 1922 (Ga. L. 1922, p. 372), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 14, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3510); and for other purposes. This 18th day of January, 1993. Representative Larry Walker 141st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Larry Walker, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 141st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Houston Home Journal, which is the official organ of Houston County, on the following date: January 20, 1993. /s/ Larry Walker Representative, 141st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 8, 1993.

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CITY OF DOUGLASNEW CHARTER. No. 69 (House Bill No. 942). AN ACT To provide a new charter for the City of Douglas; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, meetings, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for organization and procedures; to provide for ordinances and codes; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city manager; to provide for a city attorney, a city clerk-treasurer, and other personnel; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for purchases; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for severability; to repeal a specific Act; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: ARTICLE I INCORPORATION AND POWERS Section 1.10 . Incorporation. The City of Douglas in Coffee County is reincorporated by the enactment of this charter and is constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the name of the City of Douglas. References in this

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charter to the city or this city refer to the City of Douglas. The city shall have perpetual existence. Section 1.11 . Corporate boundaries. (a) The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time by local law or in the manner provided by general state law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the official map area at the Douglas, Georgia, City Hall and to be designated, as the case may be: Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Douglas, Georgia. Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the clerk-treasurer shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as the original map or description. (b) The city commission may provide for the redrawing of any such map by ordinance to reflect lawful changes in the corporate boundaries. A redrawn map shall supersede for all purposes the entire map or maps which it is designated to replace. Section 1.12 . Municipal powers. (a) This city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the present or future Constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law. (b) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city. Said powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Air and water pollution. To regulate the emission of smoke or other exhaust which pollutes the air and to prevent the pollution of natural streams which flow within the corporate limits of the city;

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(2) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and fowl and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance; and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted under this paragraph; (3) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of this city; (4) Building regulations. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures not inconsistent with general law; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, electrical, gas, and heating and air-conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades except as otherwise prohibited by general law; (5) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of license fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions; to license and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such licenses and taxes; and to revoke such licenses after due process for the failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (6) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other laws as are or may hereafter be enacted;

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(7) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governments and entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (8) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists inside or outside the city and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (9) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations, not inconsistent with general law relating to both fire prevention and detection and to fire fighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (10) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal and other sanitary service jcharge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business within the city and benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges; (11) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to the health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (12) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to the powers and duties of the city and the general welfare of its citizens on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose;

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(13) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation within the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (14) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the municipal court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and parks in the city; to provide for the commitment of such persons to any jail; or to provide for the commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials; (15) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking, upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (16) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (17) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (18) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (19) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of same by the public; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof;

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(20) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers, and drains, sewage disposal, gas works, electric plants, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; and to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties therefor; and to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; and to authorize the extension of water, natural gas, sewerage, and electrical distribution systems, and all necessary appurtenances by which said utilities are distributed, inside and outside the corporate limits of the city; and to provide utility services to persons, firms, and corporations inside and outside the corporate limits of the city as provided by ordinance; (21) Nuisances. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (22) Ordinances, rules, and regulations. To make, establish, and adopt such bylaws, ordinances, policies, and rules and regulations as shall appear necessary for the security, welfare, convenience, and interest of the city and the inhabitants thereof, and for preserving the health, peace, order, and good government of the city; (23) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (24) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for development by zoning and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city commission deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and esthetically pleasing community; (25) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, or contract for a police and a fire-fighting agency;

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(26) Public hazards; removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public; (27) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, parking facilities, or charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; to provide any other public improvements inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and, for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (28) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (29) Public transportation. To organize and operate such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial; (30) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts or provide direct services for public utilities and public services and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and the standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Public Service Commission; (31) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights of way of streets and roads or within view thereof, inside or abutting the corporate limits of

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the city and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (32) Retirement. To provide and maintain a retirement plan for officers and employees of the city; (33) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; and to negotiate and execute leases over, through, under, or across any city property or the right of way of any street, road, alley, and walkway or portion thereof within the corporate limits of the city for bridges, passageways, or any other purpose or use between buildings on opposite sides of the street and for other bridges, overpasses, and underpasses for private use at such location and to charge a rental therefor in such manner as may be provided by ordinance; and to authorize and control the construction of bridges, overpasses, and underpasses within the corporate limits of the city; and to grant franchises and rights of way throughout the streets and roads and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities and for private use; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (34) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system; to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or tax for the availability or use of the sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charge and for enforcing payment of the same; and to charge, impose, and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system;

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(35) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse and to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and provide for the sale of such items; (36) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, pawn shops, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and the use and sale of firearms; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating equipment, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxing or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit professional fortunetelling, palmistry, adult bookstores, and massage parlors; (37) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs of any public improvement; (38) Ad valorem taxes. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (39) Other taxes. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (40) Taxicabs. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in the amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles; (41) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and

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(42) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated in this charter; and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia. Section 1.13 . Exercise of powers. All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia. ARTICLE II GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE Section 2.10 . City commission creation; composition; number; election. The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city commission to be composed of a mayor and six commission members. The mayor and commission members shall be elected in the manner provided by this charter. Section 2.11 . Election of mayor; forfeiture; compensation. The mayor shall be elected at large and serve for a term of two years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The mayor shall be a qualified elector of this city and shall have been a resident of the city for 12 months immediately preceding

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his or her election. The mayor shall continue to reside in this city during the period of his or her service and to be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city. The mayor shall forfeit his or her office on the same grounds and under the same procedure as for commission members. The compensation of the mayor shall be established in the same manner as for commission members. Section 2.12 . Mayor pro tempore. By a majority vote, the city commission shall elect a commission member to serve as mayor pro tempore. The mayor pro tempore shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor during the mayor's disability or absence. Section 2.13 . Powers and duties of mayor. The mayor shall: (1) Preside at all meetings of the city commission; (2) Be the head of the city for the purpose of service of process and for ceremonial purposes and be the official spokesperson for the city and the chief advocate of policy; (3) Have the power to administer oaths and to take affidavits; (4) Sign as a matter of course on behalf of the city all written and approved contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; (5) Vote on matters before the city commission and be counted toward a quorum as any other commission member; and (6) Fulfill such other executive and administrative duties as the city commission shall by ordinance establish. Section 2.14 . City commission members; terms; qualifications. The members of the city commission shall serve for

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terms of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as commission member unless that person shall have been a resident of the ward he or she seeks to represent for 12 months immediately preceding the election of mayor or commission members; each such person shall continue to reside within the ward he or she is representing during said period of service and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city. Section 2.15 . Vacancies; filling of vacancies; suspensions. (a) In the event that the office of mayor or commission member shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, forfeiture of office, or removal from office in any manner authorized by this charter or the general laws of the State of Georgia, the city commission or those remaining shall appoint a qualified individual to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such individual. (b) Upon the suspension from office of the mayor or a commission member in any manner authorized by the general laws of the State of Georgia, the city commission or those remaining shall appoint a successor for the duration of the suspension. If the suspension becomes permanent, then the office shall become vacant and the city commission or those remaining shall appoint a qualified individual to fill the remainder of the unexpired term, if any. Section 2.16 . Compensation and expenses. The mayor and commission members shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by ordinance and in accordance with Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2.17 . Conflicts of interest; holding other offices. (a) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly: (1) Engage in any business or transaction or have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of official duties or which would tend to impair the independence

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of his or her judgment or action in the performance of official duties; (2) Engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of official duties or would tend to impair the independence of his or her judgment or action in the performance of official duties; (3) Disclose confidential information concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body by which engaged without proper legal authorization or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of himself or herself or others; (4) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, object, or promise, from any person, firm, or corporation which to his or her knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the governmental body by which he or she is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign; (5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; or (6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which he or she has a financial interest. (b) Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee who has any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such private interest to the city commission. The mayor or any commission member who has a private interest in any matter pending before the city commission shall disclose such private interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city commission, and he or she

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shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee of any agency or political entity to which this charter applies who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity shall disclose such private interest to the governing body of such agency or entity. (c) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use property owned by such governmental entity for personal benefit, convenience, or profit, except in accordance with policies promulgated by the city commission or the governing body of such agency or entity. (d) Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render said contract or sale voidable at the option of the city commission. (e) Except as authorized by law, neither the mayor nor any commission member shall hold any other elective or compensated appointive city office or other city employment during the term for which elected. No former mayor and no former commission member shall hold any compensated appointive office in the city until after the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected. (f) Penalties for violation of this section are as follows: (1) Any city officer or employee who knowingly conceals such financial interest or knowingly violates any of the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall be deemed to have forfeited his or her office or position; and (2) Any officer or employee of the city who shall forfeit his or her office or position as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be ineligible for appointment or election to or employment in a position in the city government for a period of three years thereafter.

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Section 2.18 . Inquiries and investigations. The city commission may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the city commission shall be punished as provided by ordinance. Section 2.19 . General power and authority. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city commission shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city as provided by Article I of this charter. Section 2.20 . Eminent domain. The city commission is empowered to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain public rights of way, parks, public grounds, cemeteries, public buildings, sewers, drains, sewage treatment, waterworks, electrical systems, gas systems, airports, and charitable, educational, recreational, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal institutions, agencies and facilities, and any other public improvements inside or outside the city, and to regulate the use thereof, and for such purposes, property may be condemned under procedures established under general law applicable now or as provided in the future. Section 2.21 . Organizational meetings. The city commission shall hold an organizational meeting after each municipal election on or before January 1. The meeting shall be called to order by the mayor and the oath of the office shall be administered by the city attorney to the newly elected members as follows: I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor) (commission member) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America. Section 2.22 . Meetings. (a) The city commission shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as prescribed by ordinance.

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(b) Special meetings of the city commission may be held on call of the mayor or any member of the city commission. Notice of such special meeting shall be served by the city manager or clerk-treasurer on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to commission members shall not be required if the mayor and all commission members are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a commission member in writing before or after such a meeting and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such commission member's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting. (c) All meetings of the city commission shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be given as fully as reasonably possible 24 hours prior to such meetings. Section 2.23 . Procedures. (a) The city commission shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings which shall be a public record. (b) All committees and committee chairpersons and officers of the city commission shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any committee at any time. Section 2.24 . Voting. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, four commission members or the mayor and three commission members shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact the business of the city commission. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, but any member of the city commission shall have the right to request a roll-call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of four commission members or the mayor and three commission

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members shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. (b) In the event vacancies in office result in less than a quorum of commission members holding office, then the remaining commission members in office shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city commission. A vote of a majority of the remaining commission members shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. Section 2.25 . Ordinances. (a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be The Council of the City of Douglas, Georgia, hereby ordains..... and every ordinance shall so begin. (b) An ordinance may be introduced by any commission member and be read at a regular or special meeting of the city commission. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city commission in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances provided for in Section 2.27 of this charter. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the clerk-treasurer shall, as soon as possible, distribute a copy to the mayor and to each commission member and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk-treasurer and at such other public places as the city commission may designate. Section 2.26 . Effect of ordinances. Acts of the city commission which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance. Section 2.27 . Emergencies. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city commission may convene on call of the mayor and three commission members or four commission members and promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance shall not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the

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borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least four commission members shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 90 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency continues to exist. An emergency ordinance shall also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. Section 2.28 . Codification of ordinances. (a) The clerk-treasurer shall authenticate by his or her signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the commission. (b) The city shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city commission by ordinance and shall be published promptly together with all amendments thereto and shall contain such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city commission may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as The Code of the City of Douglas, Georgia. Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city and shall be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city commission. (c) The city commission shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city commission. Following

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publication of the first code under this charter and at all times thereafter, the ordinances and charter amendments shall be printed in substantially the same style as the code then in effect and shall be suitable in form for incorporation within the code. The city commission shall make such further arrangements as deemed desirable with reproduction and distribution of any changes in or additions to codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations included in the code. Section 2.29 . City manager; appointment; qualifications; compensation. The city commission shall appoint a city manager for an indefinite term and shall fix his or her compensation. The manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications and shall serve at the pleasure of the city commission. Any vacancy in the office of city manager shall be filled by the city commission. Section 2.30 . Powers and duties of the city manager. The city manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the city. The city manager shall be responsible to the city commission for the administration of all city affairs placed in his or her charge by or under this charter. The city manager shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Subject to approval of the city commission, the city manager shall appoint and, when deeming it necessary for the good of the city, suspend or remove any or all city employees and administrative officers he or she appoints, except as otherwise provided by law or personnel ordinances adopted pursuant to this charter. The city manager may authorize any administrative officer who is subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office, or agency; (2) The city manager shall direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the city except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law;

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(3) The city manager shall attend all city commission meetings and shall have the right to take part in discussion but he or she may not vote; (4) The city manager shall see that all laws, provisions of this charter, and acts of the city commission, subject to enforcement by him or her or by officers subject to his or her direction and supervision, are faithfully executed; (5) The city manager shall prepare and submit the annual operating and capital budget to the city commission; (6) The city manager shall prepare and submit to the city commission and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city as of the end of each fiscal year; (7) The city manager shall make such other reports as the city commission may require concerning the operations of city departments, offices, and agencies subject to his or her direction and supervision; (8) The city manager shall keep the city commission fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the city and make such recommendations to the city commission concerning the affairs of the city as he or she deems desirable; and (9) The city manager shall perform other such duties as are specified in this charter or as may be required by the city commission. Section 2.31 . Commission interference with administration. Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations under Section 2.18 of this charter, the city commission or its members shall deal with city officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager solely through the manager, and neither the city commission nor its members shall give orders to any such officer or employee, either publicly or privately.

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ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS Section 3.10 . Administrative and service departments. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city commission by ordinance shall prescribe the functions or duties and establish, abolish, or alter all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each department head or superintendent and other appointed officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointed officers and department heads or superintendents shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance. (d) There shall be a department head or superintendent of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each department head or superintendent shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of his or her department or agency. (e) All department heads or superintendents under the supervision of the city manager shall be employed by the city manager with approval of appointment by the city commission. The city manager may suspend or remove any employee under his or her supervision only with approval of the city commission. Section 3.11 . Boards, commissions, and authorities. (a) The city commission shall create by ordinance such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city commission deems necessary and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof.

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(b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city commission for such terms of office and in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, terms of office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by law. (c) The city commission, by budgetary measures, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority. (d) Except as otherwise provided by charter or by law, no member of any board, commission, or authority shall hold any elective office in the city, except those appointed in an advisory role as a city commission liaison. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) Any member of a board, commission, or authority may be removed from office for cause by a vote of four members of the city commission during a regular or called meeting of the city commission. (g) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one member as vice chairperson, and may elect as its secretary one of its members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Subject to approval by the city commission, each board, commission, or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, an ordinance of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the clerk-treasurer of the city. Section 3.12 . City attorney. The city commission shall appoint a city attorney and shall provide for the payment of

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such attorney for services rendered to the city. The city attorney shall be responsible for representing and defending the city in all litigation in which the city is a party, may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court, shall attend the meetings of the city commission as directed, shall advise the city commission, city manager, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by virtue of the position of city attorney. Section 3.13 . City clerk-treasurer. Subject to the approval of the city commission, the city manager shall appoint a city clerk-treasurer who shall not be a commission member. The city clerk-treasurer shall: (1) Be custodian of the official city seal; (2) Maintain city commission records required by this charter; (3) Collect all taxes, licenses, fees, and other moneys belonging to the city subject to the provisions of this charter and the ordinances of the city; (4) Enforce all laws of Georgia relating to the collection of delinquent taxes and sale or foreclosure for nonpayment of taxes by the city; (5) Perform such other duties as may be required by the city manager; and (6) Be responsible directly to the city manager. Section 3.14 . Position classification and pay plans. The city manager and personnel director shall be responsible for the preparation of a position classification and pay plan which shall be submitted to the city commission for approval. Such plan may apply to all employees of the city and any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, or authorities.

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Section 3.15 . Personnel policies. The city commission shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this charter concerning: (1) The method of employee selection and probationary periods of employment; (2) The administration of a position classification and pay plan, methods of promotion and applications of service ratings thereto, and transfer of employees within the classification plan; (3) Hours of work, vacation, sick leave, and other leaves of absence, overtime pay, and the order and manner in which layoffs shall be effected; (4) Such dismissal hearings as due process may require; and (5) Such other personnel notices as may be necessary to provide for adequate and systematic handling of personnel affairs. ARTICLE IV JUDICIALL BRANCH Section 4.10 . Creation; name. There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Douglas, Georgia. Section 4.11 . Chief judge; associate judge. (a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by the city commission. The method of selection and terms of such judges shall be provided by the city commission. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge on the municipal court unless that person shall have attained the age of 21 years and shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia. All judges shall be appointed by the city commission.

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(c) Compensation of the judge or judges shall be fixed by the mayor and city commission. (d) Judges shall serve at the pleasure of the city commission. Section 4.12 . Convening. The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as provided by ordinance. Section 4.13 . Jurisdiction; powers. The municipal court shall try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have the authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed a fine of $500.00 or 30 days in jail. (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $1,000.00 or as provided by state law or imprisonment for not more than six months or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. (d) The municipal court shall have the authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the actual cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violation of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety bond for the appearance of persons charged with violations. Whenever any person shall give bail for appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, the bond shall be forfeited by the judge presiding at such time and an execution shall be issued thereon by serving the defendant and his or her sureties with a rule nisi at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi. In the event that cash or property is accepted in lieu of bond for security for the appearance of a defendant at trial, and

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if such defendant fails to appear at the time and place fixed for trial, the cash so deposited shall be on order of the judge declared forfeited to the city, or the property so deposited shall have a lien against it for the value forfeited, which lien shall be enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for city property taxes. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary. (g) The municipal court shall have the authority to bind prisoners over to the appropriate court when it appears by probable cause that state law has been violated. (h) Each judge of the municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (i) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any 8ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city. (j) The municipal court is specifically vested with all the jurisdiction and powers throughout the geographic area of this city granted by law to municipal courts and particularly by such laws as authorize the abatement of nuisances and prosecution of traffic violations. Section 4.14 Appeal and certiorari. (a) A review on a decision of the municipal court, in the case of traffic violations, may be by direct appeal to the superior court, and any bond as may be required to secure the costs of appeal to the Superior Court of Coffee County, Georgia, from the municipal

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court shall lie as prescribed by law. An appeal to the superior court shall not be a de novo proceeding. (b) The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Coffee County, under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari. Section 4.15 . Rules for court. With the approval of the city commission, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city commission may adopt in part or in toto the rules and regulations applicable to superior courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk-treasurer, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to said proceedings. ARTICLE V ELECTIONS AND REMOVAL Section 5.10 . Election date. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and on that day biennially thereafter, there shall be elected a mayor and six commission members. Section 5.11 . Nonpartisan elections. Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city officers and all names of candidates for city officers shall be listed without party designations. Section 5.12 . Election by majority. The person receiving a majority of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected. Section 5.13 . Compliance with Election Code. All primaries and elections shall be held and conducted in accordance

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with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Section 5.14 . Continuation in office. The mayor and commission members who are in office on January 1, 1993, shall serve until the expiration of the term of office to which they are elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 5.15 . Notice of candidacy. No person's name shall be listed as a candidate on the ballot for election for either mayor or commission member unless such person shall file a written notice with the clerk-treasurer that he or she desires his or her name to be placed on said ballot as a candidate either for mayor or commission member. No person shall be eligible for the office of mayor or commission member unless such person shall file the above notice within the time provided for in Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Each person seeking election as a city commissioner shall designate the post for which he or she seeks election at the time of filing of said notice. Section 5.16 . Wards designated; ward boundaries. (a) For the purpose of electing members of the city commission, the City of Douglas shall be divided into three wards consisting of two posts each, to be designated as follows: Ward 1 Post 1 Ward 1 Post 4 Ward 2 Post 2 Ward 2 Post 5 Ward 3 Post 3 Ward 3 Post 6 (b) An official description of the ward boundaries from which city commissioners are elected shall be maintained in the official map area of the Douglas, Georgia, City Hall. Section 5.17 . Other provisions. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city commission shall by ordinance prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code.

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Section 5.18 . Removal of officers. (a) The mayor, any city commissioner, the city clerk-treasurer, city manager, or other appointed officers, municipal court judges, the city attorney, or board members provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; (2) Failure at any time to possess any qualifications of office as provided by this charter or by law; (3) Conviction of a felony; and (4) A change of residency whereby the mayor moves beyond the city limits or a commission member moves beyond the boundaries of the ward he or she was elected to represent. (b) Removal of an officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1) By the vote of four commission members after an investigative hearing. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the city commission, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the ground or grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than ten days after the service of such written notice. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as provided in this section shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city commission to the Superior Court of Coffee County. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; or (2) By an order of the Superior Court of Coffee County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Douglas, Georgia.

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ARTICLE VI FINANCE Section 6.10 . Property tax. The city commission may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city commission in its discretion. Section 6.11 . Millage rate; due dates; payment methods. The city commission by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city commission by ordinance may provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due. Section 6.12 . Occupation and business taxes. The city commission by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. Such taxes may be levied on both individuals and corporations who transact business in this city or who practice or offer to practice any profession or calling within the city to the extent such persons have a constitutionally sufficient nexus to this city to be so taxed. The city commission may classify businesses, occupations, professions, or callings for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.13 . Licenses; permits; fees. The city commission by ordinance shall have the power to require any individual or corporation who transacts business in this city or who practices or offers to practice any profession or calling within the city to obtain a license or permit for such activity from the city and pay a reasonable fee for such license or permit where such activities are not now regulated by general law in such a way as to preclude city regulations. Such fees may reflect the total cost

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to the city of regulating the activity and, if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. The city commission by ordinance may establish reasonable requirements for obtaining or keeping such licenses as the public health, safety, and welfare necessitate. Section 6.14 . Franchises. The city commission shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, cable television companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city commission shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, that no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city commission shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by the clerk. The city commission may provide by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. Section 6.15 . Sewer charges. The city commission by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, and tolls for sewers, sanitary and health services, or any other services provided or made available inside or outside the corporate limits of the city for the total cost to the city of providing or making available such services. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.16 . Special assessments. The city commission by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect the costs of constructing, reconstructing, widening, or improving any public way, street, sidewalk, curbing, gutters, sewers, or other utility mains and appurtenances from the abutting property owners under such terms and conditions as are reasonable. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.17 . Construction; other taxes. This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority

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in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs. Section 6.18 . Collection of delinquent taxes and fees. The city commission by ordinance may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due, late penalties or interest, issuance and execution of fi. fas., creation and priority of liens, making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed, revoking city licenses for failure to pay any city taxes or fees, and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions. Section 6.19 . General obligation bonds. The city commission shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the state. Such bonding authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken. Section 6.20 . Revenue bonds. Revenue bonds may be issued by the city commission as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued. Section 6.21 . Short-term loans. The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law. Section 6.22 . Fiscal year. The city commission shall set the fiscal year by ordinance. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government. Section 6.23 . Preparation of budgets. The city commission shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement program, and a capital

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budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets and programs. The city commission shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6.24 . Submission of operating budget to city commission. On or before a date fixed by the city commission but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city commission a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the mayor containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other comments and information as the mayor may deem pertinent. The operating budget, the capital improvements budget, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection. Section 6.25 . Action by city commission on budget. (a) The city commission may amend the operating budget proposed by the mayor, except that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year. The total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) The city commission by resolution or ordinance shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than first day of July of each year. If the city commission fails to adopt the budget by said date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the then current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly, until such time as the city commission adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget

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preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.23 of this charter. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotments thereof to which it is chargeable. Section 6.26 . Tax levies. Following adoption of the operating budget, the city commission shall levy by ordinance such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinance shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expense of the general government of this city. Section 6.27 . Changes in appropriations. The city commission by resolution or ordinance may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget at any regular meeting or special or emergency meeting called for such purposes, but any additional appropriations may be made only from an existing unexpended surplus. Section 6.28 . Independent audit. There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city commission. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted auditing standards; in compliance with the guidelines, as required, of the United States General Accounting Office's Standards for Auditing Government Organizations, Programs, Activities, and Functions. Any audit of any funds by the state or federal government may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of all audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public. Section 6.29 . Contracting procedures. No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless:

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(1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn or submitted and reviewed by the city attorney; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city commission and such approval is entered in the city commission journal of proceedings pursuant to Section 2.24 of this charter. Section 6.30 . Centralized purchasing. The city commission shall by ordinance prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city. Section 6.31 . Sale of city property. (a) The city commission or city manager may sell and convey any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law. (b) The city commission may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon request by the mayor and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value. (c) Whenever in opening, extending, or widening any street, avenue, alley, or public place of the city a small parcel or tract of land is cut off or separated by such work from a larger tract or boundary of land owned by the city, the city commission may authorize the mayor to execute and deliver in the name of the city a deed conveying said cut-off or separated parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners in exchange for rights of way of said street, avenue, alley, or public place when such exchange is deemed to be in the best interest of the city. All deeds and conveyances heretofore and hereafter so executed and delivered shall convey all title and interest the city has in such property, notwithstanding the fact that no public sale after advertisement was or is hereafter made.

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ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 7.10 . Bonds for officials. The officers and employees of this city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city commission shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law. Section 7.11 . Prior ordinances. All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city commission. Section 7.12 . Existing personnel and officers. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all personnel and officers of the city and their rights, privileges, and powers shall continue beyond the time this charter takes effect for a period of 30 days before or during which the existing city council shall pass a transition ordinance detailing the changes in personnel and appointive officers required or desired to arranging such titles, rights, privileges, and powers as may be required or desired to allow a reasonable transition. Section 7.13 . Pending matters. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city commission. Section 7.14 . Definitions and construction. (a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and shall not be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word shall is mandatory and the word may is permissive. (c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa.

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Section 7.15 . Severability. If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof of this charter shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect or impair other parts of this charter unless it clearly appears that such other parts are wholly and necessarily dependent upon the part held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it being the legislative intent in enacting this charter that each article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof be enacted separately and independently of each other. Section 7.16 . Specific repealer. an Act incorporating the City of Douglas in the County of Coffee, approved December 20, 1899 (Ga. L. 1899, p. 177), as amended, is repealed in its entirety and all amendatory Acts thereto are likewise repealed in their entirety. Section 7.17 . Effective date. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993. Section 7.18 . General repealer. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given of the intention to introduce a bill in the 1993 Session of the Georgia General Assembly enacting a new charter for the City of Douglas, Georgia. This the 9th day of February, 1993. Representative Van Streat GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Van Streat, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from 167th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Doulgas Enterprise,

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which is the official organ of Coffee County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ V. Streat Representative, 167th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 10, 1993. CITY OF BACONTONMAYOR AND COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; TERMS; DISTRICTS; VACANCIES. No. 70 (House Bill No. 899). AN ACT To amend an Act reincorporating and providing a new charter for the City of Baconton in Mitchell County, approved February 13, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2552), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the time of election, taking of office, and terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for council districts; to provide for vacancies; to provide for the election of councilmembers and the mayor; to provide for the authority for this Act; to provide for submission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act reincorporating and providing a new charter for the City of Baconton in Mitchell County, approved February 13, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2552), as amended, is

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amended by striking Section 5.10 and inserting in its place a new Section 5.10 to read as follows: Section 5.10. (a) For purposes of electing members of the city council, the City of Baconton is divided into five council districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the City of Baconton: Council District: 1 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0005 BACONTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 214A, 217, 219A, 236 Council District: 2 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0005 BACONTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 213A, 220A, 221, 222, 228, 229A, 230 Council District: 3 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0005 BACONTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 218, 223, 226, 227, 231 Council District: 4 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0005 BACONTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 216A, 224, 225, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237A, 239A, 240, 242, 243, 254A

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Council District: 5 MITCHELL COUNTY VTD: 0005 BACONTON (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 134A, 241, 244, 245, 246, 247A, 248A (b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any council district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any council district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the City of Baconton which is not included in any council district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and

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(6) Any part of the City of Baconton which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular council district shall nevertheless not be included within such council district if such part is not contiguous to such council district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (d) In order to be elected as a member of the board from a council district, a person must reside in that district at the time such person is elected and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that council district may vote for a member of the council for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the council from a council district, each candidate for such office shall specify the council district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the council from a council district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (e) The mayor may reside anywhere within the City of Baconton and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in the entire city. The mayor must continue to reside within the City of Baconton during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (f) Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as they existed on January 1, 1993, shall continue to be designated as Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this section on and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, and members of the council serving from those former council districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this section. (g) (1) The councilmembers representing Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 in office on the effective date of this Act shall remain in office until December 31, 1993. On the

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Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1993, and every two years thereafter, the successors to the councilmembers representing Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election. (2) The councilmembers representing Council Districts 2 and 4 and the mayor in office on the effective date of this Act shall remain in office until December 31, 1994. On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of 1994, and every two years thereafter, the successors to the councilmembers representing Council Districts 2 and 4 and the mayor shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election. (3) This subsection is enacted pursuant to the authority provided for in subsection (c) of Code Section 21-3-64 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the city attorney of the City of Baconton to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and Council of the City of Baconton have requested Representative Richard Royal to introduce legislation at the 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia to provide for reapportionment of city voting districts.

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Dated this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Fran Green Clerk, City of Baconton GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, A. Richard Royal, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 164th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Camilla Enterprise, which is the official organ of Mitchell County, on the following date: February 13, 1993. /s/ A. Richard Royal Representative, 164th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 12, 1993. COLQUITT COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 71 (House Bill No. 774). AN ACT To amend an Act re-creating the Board of Commissioners of Colquitt County, approved March 22, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3078), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3735), so as to reapportion the commissioner

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districts; to provide for definitions and insertions; to provide that members of the board shall complete the terms for which they were elected; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act re-creating the Board of Commissioners of Colquitt County, approved March 22, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3078), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3735), is amended by striking Sections 2, 3, and 22 and inserting in their places new Sections 2, 3, and 22, respectively, to read as follows: Section 2. Commissioner districts. For purposes of electing the members of the board of commissioners, Colquitt County is divided into seven commissioner districts as provided in Section 22 of this Act. Each member shall be elected by only the voters of the respective commissioner district and not by the voters of the county at large, except that the member to represent Commissioner District 7, which consists of the entire county, shall be elected by the voters of the entire county. Section 3. (a) Notwithstanding those changes in descriptions of commissioner districts which become effective at the same time this section becomes effective, members of the board serving on the effective date of this Act shall serve the term for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. (b) (1) Commissioner Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 as they existed on January 1, 1993, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7, respectively, but as newly described under Section 22 of this Act on and after the date Section 22 of this Act becomes effective in 1993, and members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under Section 22 of this Act.

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(2) The members of the county commission in office on January 1, 1993, representing former Commissioner Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which they were elected, such terms expiring on December 31, 1994, and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the general election in 1994 and every four years thereafter, members of the board shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 pursuant to this Act and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on January 1 immediately following their election. (c) (1) Commissioner Districts 2, 4, and 6 as they existed on January 1, 1993, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 2, 4, and 6, respectively, but as newly described under Section 22 of this Act on and after the date Section 22 of this Act becomes effective in 1993, and members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under Section 22 of this Act. (2) The members of the county commission in office on January 1, 1993, representing former Commissioner Districts 2, 4, and 6 shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which they were elected, such terms expiring on December 31, 1996, and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the general election in 1996 and every four years thereafter, members of the board shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 2, 4, and 6 pursuant to this Act and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on January 1 immediately following their election. Section 22. (a) For purposes of electing members of the board, Colquitt County is divided into seven commissioner districts as follows:

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Commissioner District: 1 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0009 MONK (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 222, 223, 224, 225A, 225B, 226A, 226B VTD: 0010 MOULTRIE (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 433, 523, 524, 525, 616, 617 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210 Tract: 9709. Block(s): 129A, 131, 134, 135, 136, 301A VTD: 0018 SHAW Commissioner District: 2 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0002 CROSLAND VTD: 0012 NORMAN PARK VTD: 0015 TY TY VTD: 0016 WARRIOR Commissioner District: 3 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0001 BRIDGE CREEK (Part) Tract: 9709. Block(s): 224, 263, 264, 275, 301B, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 324, 325A, 325C, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418A, 418B, 418C, 418D, 419, 420, 459, 460, 461, 462 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9709. Block(s): 225, 226, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 276, 280, 281,

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282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458 VTD: 0010 MOULTRIE (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 301, 302A, 304, 305, 306A, 307A, 308A, 315A, 316, 317, 318, 322A Tract: 9708. Block(s): 108B, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 147, 148, 201, 202, 203, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 301A, 301B, 301C, 301D, 301E, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418 Tract: 9709. Block(s): 325B VTD: 0011 MURPHY VTD: 0019 AUTREYVILLE (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 213, 214, 215, 234, 324, 325, 326, 327, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 370, 371 Tract: 9707. Block(s): 521B, 524, 525 Commissioner District: 4 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0010 MOULTRIE (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 215A, 215B, 216 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 107A, 108A, 108B, 109A, 110A, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 136A, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235A, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253,

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254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 302B, 314A Tract: 9707. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121A, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131A, 132, 133, 134, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 404A, 405, 406A, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 509A, 510A, 511A, 512A, 513A, 513B, 513C, 514, 515, 516A, 517A, 518A, 519, 520A, 521A, 522A, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622A, 622B, 623A, 623B, 624, 625A, 626A, 627, 628, 629, 630 VTD: 0019 AUTREYVILLE (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 210, 211, 212, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 245, 246 Tract: 9707. Block(s): 509B, 510B, 510C, 511B, 511C, 512B, 513D, 516B, 517B, 517C, 518B, 520B, 520C, 526, 527, 528, 530, 531, 622C, 623C, 625B Commissioner District: 5 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0001 BRIDGE CREEK (Part) Tract: 9709. Block(s): 305, 306, 307

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VTD: 0003 DOERUN VTD: 0004 FUNSTON VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9709. Block(s): 227 VTD: 0006 HARTSFIELD VTD: 0008 MILL CREEK VTD: 0009 MONK (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 288, 289, 290 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 158C, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 176, 177, 178, 289, 290, 291, 292 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 VTD: 0014 THIGPEN Commissioner District: 6 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0007 LEE VTD: 0010 MOULTRIE (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 138A, 201A, 236A, 237A, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 335A, 337, 340, 341, 342 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 102A, 104A, 104B, 105A, 106A, 108A, 108C, 116A, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126A, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139A, 139B Tract: 9707. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 116, 121B, 131B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 401, 402A, 402B, 403A, 403B, 404B, 406B, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419A, 419B, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 501A, 502,

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503, 505, 506, 537, 538A VTD: 0013 ROBINSON VTD: 0017 HOPEWELL Commissioner District: 7 COLQUITT COUNTY (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Colquitt County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Colquitt County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous

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to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of commissioners of Colquitt County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an act recreating the Board of Commissioners of Colquitt County, approved March 12, 1986, Act. No. 817 (H.B. 1809), Ga. L. 1986 P. 3735, so as to change the method of election of the members of the Board of Commissioners; to provide that each member of the Board shall be elected by the voters of the district he represents; to change the district lines of the various election districts for the Board of Commissioners; to provide for all related matters; to repeal conflicting law; and for other purposes. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, A. Richard Royal, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 164th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Observer, which is the official organ of Colquitt County, on the following date: January 20, 1993. /s/ A. Richard Royal Representative, 164th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 28th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 12, 1993. COLQUITT COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 72 (House Bill No. 776). AN ACT To amend an Act relating to the Board of Education of Colquitt County, approved March 12, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2582), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3724), so as to reapportion the education districts; to provide for definitions and insertions; to provide that members of the board shall complete the terms for which they were elected; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act relating to the Board of Education of Colquitt County, approved March 12, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2582), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3724), is amended by striking Sections 1, 2, and 6 and inserting in their places new Sections 1, 2, and 6, respectively, to read as follows:

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Section 1. The board of education of the Colquitt County School District shall continue to consist of six members. Section 2. (a) Notwithstanding those changes in descriptions of education districts which become effective at the same time this section becomes effective, and notwithstanding the district residency requirement, members of the board serving on the effective date of this Act shall serve the term for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. (b) (1) Education Districts 1, 4, and 5 as they existed on January 1, 1993, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under Section 6 of this Act on and after the date Section 6 of this Act becomes effective in 1993, and members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under Section 6 of this Act. (2) The members of the board of education in office on January 1, 1993, representing former Education Districts 1, 4, and 5, shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which they were elected, such terms expiring on December 31, 1994, and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the general election in 1994 and every four years thereafter, members of the board shall be elected from Education Districts 1, 4, and 5 pursuant to this Act and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on January 1 immediately following their election. (c) (1) Education Districts 2, 3, and 6 as they existed on January 1, 1993, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 2, 3, and 6, respectively, but as newly described under Section 6 of this Act on and after the date Section 6 of this Act becomes effective in 1993, and members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing

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their respective districts as newly described under Section 6 of this Act. (2) The members of the board of education in office on January 1, 1993, representing former Education Districts 2, 3, and 6, shall serve out the remainder of the terms to which they were elected, such terms expiring on December 31, 1996, and until their successors are elected and qualified. At the general election in 1996 and every four years thereafter, members of the board shall be elected from Education Districts 2, 3, and 6 pursuant to this Act and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on January 1 immediately following their election. Section 6. (a) For purposes of electing members of the board, the Colquitt County School District is divided into six education districts, as follows: Education District: 1 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0009 MONK (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 222, 223, 224, 225A, 225B, 226A, 226B VTD: 0010 MOULTRIE (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 433, 523, 524, 525, 616, 617 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210 Tract: 9709. Block(s): 129A, 131, 134, 135, 136, 301A VTD: 0018 SHAW

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Education District: 2 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0002 CROSLAND VTD: 0012 NORMAN PARK VTD: 0015 TY TY VTD: 0016 WARRIOR Education District: 3 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0001 BRIDGE CREEK (Part) Tract: 9709. Block(s): 224, 263, 264, 275, 301B, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 324, 325A, 325C, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418A, 418B, 418C, 418D, 419, 420, 459, 460, 461, 462 VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9709. Block(s): 225, 226, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 276, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458 VTD: 0010 MOULTRIE (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 301, 302A, 304, 305, 306A, 307A, 308A, 315A, 316, 317, 318, 322A Tract: 9708. Block(s): 108B, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 147, 148, 201, 202, 203, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 301A, 301B, 301C, 301D, 301E, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418 Tract: 9709.

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Block(s): 325B VTD: 0011 MURPHY VTD: 0019 AUTREYVILLE (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 213, 214, 215, 234, 324, 325, 326, 327, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 370, 371 Tract: 9707. Block(s): 521B, 524, 525 Education District: 4 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0010 MOULTRIE (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 215A, 215B, 216 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 107A, 108A, 108B, 109A, 110A, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 136A, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 203A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235A, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 302B, 314A Tract: 9707. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121A, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131A, 132, 133, 134, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 404A, 405, 406A, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413,

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414, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 509A, 510A, 511A, 512A, 513A, 513B, 513C, 514, 515, 516A, 517A, 518A, 519, 520A, 521A, 522A, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622A, 622B, 623A, 623B, 624, 625A, 626A, 627, 628, 629, 630 VTD: 0019 AUTREYVILLE (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 210, 211, 212, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 245, 246 Tract: 9707. Block(s): 509B, 510B, 510C, 511B, 511C, 512B, 513D, 516B, 517B, 517C, 518B, 520B, 520C, 526, 527, 528, 530, 531, 622C, 623C, 625B Education District: 5 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0001 BRIDGE CREEK (Part) Tract: 9709. Block(s): 305, 306, 307 VTD: 0003 DOERUN VTD: 0004 FUNSTON VTD: 0005 HAMILTON (Part) Tract: 9709. Block(s): 227 VTD: 0006 HARTSFIELD VTD: 0008 MILL CREEK VTD: 0009 MONK (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 288, 289, 290 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 158C, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 176, 177, 178, 289, 290, 291, 292 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147,

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148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 VTD: 0014 THIGPEN Education District: 6 COLQUITT COUNTY VTD: 0007 LEE VTD: 0010 MOULTRIE (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 138A, 201A, 236A, 237A, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 335A, 337, 340, 341, 342 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 102A, 104A, 104B, 105A, 106A, 108A, 108C, 116A, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126A, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139A, 139B Tract: 9707. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 116, 121B, 131B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 401, 402A, 402B, 403A, 403B, 404B, 406B, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419A, 419B, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 501A, 502, 503, 505, 506, 537, 538A VTD: 0013 ROBINSON VTD: 0017 HOPEWELL (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place;

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(3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of the Colquitt County School District which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of the Colquitt County School District which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) It is the purpose of this Act to reapportion the districts from which members of the Board of Education of Colquitt County are to be elected in the November, 1994, general election and in subsequent general elections and results from changes in population based on the United States decennial census of 1990. Except as provided in this Act, it is not the intention of the General Assembly to affect the membership of current members of the board, their terms of office, or the manner in which their successors shall be elected and such matters shall remain as provided by law on the effective date of this Act until otherwise amended by law. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of Colquitt County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval.

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Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act relating to the Board of Education of Colquitt County, approved March 12, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2582), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3724), so as to reapportion the education districts; to provide for definitions and insertions; to provide that members of the board shall complete the terms for which they were elected; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Colquitt County Board of Education GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, A. Richard Royal, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 164th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Moultrie Observer, which is the official organ of Colquitt County, on the following date: February 5, 1993. /s/ A. Richard Royal Representative, 164th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 12, 1993.

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CITY OF CHICKAMAUGABOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTIONS. No. 73 (House Bill No. 619). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a charter for the City of Chickamauga, approved August 11, 1913 (Ga. L. 1913, p. 665), as amended, particularly by an Act approved August 3, 1925 (Ga. L. 1925, p. 963), an Act approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 2941), an Act approved October 4, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 2003), an Act approved March 20, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973), p. 3025), and an Act approved March 17, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3841), so as to provide for an elected board of education for the City of Chickamauga as mandated by an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia, Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph II, and approved by the voters on November 3, 1992; to establish the terms of office and the method of electing the members of the board; to provide a means of filling vacancies on the board; to establish the powers of the board of education; to provide for other matters related thereto; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a charter for the City of Chickamauga, approved August 11, 1913 (Ga. L. 1913, p. 665), as amended, particularly by an Act approved August 3, 1925 (Ga. L. 1925, p. 963), an Act approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 2941), an Act approved October 4, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 2003), an Act approved March 20, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973), p. 3025), and an Act approved March 17, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3841), is amended by striking Sections 15 and 15A in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 15 to read as follows:

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Section 15. (a) The present system of public schools in the City of Chickamauga as provided for and established by the charter of the City of Chickamauga in Ga. L. 1913, p. 665, as amended, shall continue to exist and shall be under the management and control of an elected board of education (hereinafter sometimes referred to as `board'). (b) The board shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be elected at large in nonpartisan general elections, as provided in Code Section 21-3-95 of the O.C.G.A., and in the same manner as the members of the city council of the City of Chickamauga are elected. Any person eligible to vote in elections for the members of the city council may vote in the elections for membership on the board of education. (c) The first members of the elected board of education shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and shall take office on January 1, 1994. They shall be elected by a plurality vote with the three persons receiving the highest number of votes serving for a term of four years and the two persons receiving the next highest number of votes serving for a term of two years. Thereafter, each of the members of the board shall serve for a term of four years. The successor members shall be elected in the same manner as the members of the city council of the City of Chickamauga are elected. In order to qualify to run for election to the board, candidates must pay the qualifying fee required to run for election to the city council. (d) Those members currently serving as trustees of the City of Chickamauga School System shall serve until the members of the elected board of education take office. (e) In order to be elected and serve as a member of the board of education, a person must be eligible to vote in elections for mayor and city council of the City of Chickamauga. (f) The members of the board of education shall elect one of their members as chairperson in the manner provided by local board policy.

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(g) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board because of death, resignation, removal of residence from the City of Chickamauga, or for any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled according to the provisions of general law. (h) Members of the board shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by adding a new Section 15A to read as follows: Section 15A. (a) The Chickamauga City Board of Education shall have all the power and authority to manage the public schools of the City of Chickamauga as provided to county boards of education by the Constitution of Georgia and the Acts of the General Assembly. (b) The board shall annually prepare a budget for the operation of the school system and shall recommend to the mayor and council of Chickamauga a school tax in an amount not greater than 20 mills per dollar or as authorized in Article VIII of the Constitution of Georgia, upon 40 percent of the assessed value of all property of the city for the support and maintenance of education. The millage rate limitation shall be a limitation only upon the power oftaxation and shall not limit or otherwise affect any revenue sharing or other funds received by the school system from sources other than the local ad valorem tax. (c) Notwithstanding any provision in the Charter of 1913 and as subsequently amended, the mayor and council of the City of Chickamauga shall have the power and authority to levy and collect a tax annually, for school purposes, of not more than 20 mills per dollar, or as authorized by Article VIII of the Georgia Constitution, upon 40 percent of the assessed value of all property of the city. The recommendation of the board of education with respect to the amount of such levy as provided in subsection (b) of this section shall be advisory only; and the number of mills of school tax to be actually levied shall be determined in the sole discretion of the mayor and council. Such tax shall be upon all and every species of property, both real and personal, within the corporate

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limits of the city, including bonds, notes, debts, choses in action, moneys employed in banking, and otherwise. The mayor and council shall enforce the collection of same by execution, levy, and sale as the mayor and council shall provide. (d) The mayor and council of the City of Chickamauga shall have the power and authority to provide by ordinance when such taxes shall be due, in what length of time they shall be paid, and when tax executions shall issue against defaulters and to fix a penalty for the nonpayment of such taxes when due. (e) The Chickamauga City Board of Education shall appoint the superintendent of schools of the City of Chickamauga who shall serve either at the pleasure of the board or for such term of office as the board may determine by contract with the superintendent so appointed but not to exceed four years. The superintendent of schools shall have all the duties and responsibilities provided to superintendents appointed by county boards of education by the Constitution of Georgia and general law and such other duties and responsibilities as specified by the board. The superintendent shall receive such compensation as the board may provide annually or by contract with the superintendent. Section 3 . This Act shall become effective immediately upon approval by the Governor solely for the purpose of conducting the election specified in this Act and shall become effective for all purposes on January 1, 1994. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Chickamauga so as to create an elected board of education; to provide for other matters relative thereto; and for other purposes.

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This 4th day of January, 1990. MICHAEL A. SNOW REPRESENTATIVE 2nd DISTRICT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Michael M. Snow, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 2nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Walker County Messenger, which is the official organ of Walker County, on the following date: January 5, 1993. /s/ Michael M. Snow Representative, 2nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 16, 1993.

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AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COLISEUM AUTHORITYMEMBERSHIP; VICE CHAIRMAN; QUORUM; REPORTS; GENERAL MANAGER; TERM LIMITS; MINORITY BUSINESS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. No. 74 (House Bill No. 843). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3042), as amended, so as to provide for appointment and terms of office of new members and their successors; to provide for powers of the vice chairman; to provide for a quorum; to provide for certain reports; to provide for the selection, compensation, and regulation of a general manager; to provide for term limitations; to provide for rules and regulations; to authorize a minority business enterprise participation plan; to provide for compliance notification with respect thereto; to prohibit elected officials from doing business with the Authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3042), as amended, is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 2 and inserting in its place a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority, and which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia and a public corporation and by that name, style, and title said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The Authority shall consist of 12 members to be appointed as follows:

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(1) The board of commissioners of Richmond County shall appoint four members. Two members shall be appointed for initial terms of two years and subsequent terms of three years. Two members shall be appointed for initial terms of four years and subsequent terms of three years; (2) The governing authority of the City of Augusta shall appoint four members. Two members shall be appointed for initial terms of two years and subsequent terms of three years. Two members shall be appointed for initial terms of four years and subsequent terms of three years; and (3) The members of the General Assembly representing all or a portion of Richmond County shall appoint four members. Two members shall be appointed for initial terms of two years and subsequent terms of three years. Two members shall be appointed for initial terms of four years and subsequent terms of three years. The initial members shall be appointed for terms of office as specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection, commencing on April 1, 1993, and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. All successors to the initial members shall be appointed for terms of office of three years and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. No member shall be authorized to serve more than two consecutive terms of office. The members in office on January 1, 1993, shall not serve until the regular expiration of the terms to which such members were appointed and the terms of such members shall expire on March 31, 1993. All members of the Authority shall be residents of the area governed by the governing body which shall appoint them. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 2 and inserting in its place a new subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) The chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer shall serve for a period of one year and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Seven members of the

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Authority shall constitute a quorum. The vice chairman shall have voting power on all committees of the authority during his term as vice chairman. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (g) of Section 2 and inserting in its place new subsections (g) through (l) to read as follows: (g) The Authority shall make rules and regulations for its own government. It shall have perpetual existence. (h) The members of the Authority shall serve without compensation provided that all members shall be reimbursed for this actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. (i) The governing authority of the City of Augusta, the governing authority of Richmond County, and the members of the General Assembly representing all or a portion of Richmond County shall be furnished by the Authority with a quarterly financial report which shall include separate itemizations for tax revenue, revenue generated from performances, financial projections for the next two years, and any major renovation or upkeep project exceeding $10,000.00. (j) The Authority shall only hire a general manager to perform such duties as shall be specified by the Authority on the basis of a two-year contract. The performance of the general manager shall be reviewed annually and the general manager's salary shall be a fixed figure on an annual basis. (k) The authority shall make any rules and regulations it deems necessary as to the issuance of discounted tickets for use by nonprofit organizations as defined in Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by adding a new section immediately following Section 4 to be designated Section 4A, to read as follows: Section 4A. The Authority, in considering whether a contracting party for a project is responsible, may consider

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the contracting party's quality of work, general reputation in the community, financial responsibility, previous employment on public works, and compliance with a minority business enterprise participation plan or making a good faith effort to comply with the goals of such a plan. The members of the Authority shall notify annually their respective appointing bodies of efforts to comply with the goals of such a plan. Section 5 . Said Act is further amended by adding a new section immediately following Section 4A, to be designated Section 4B, to read as follows: Section 4B. It shall be unlawful for any elected public official for himself or herself or on behalf of any business or for any business in which such official has a substantial interest to transact any business with the Authority. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any member of an elected official's family from transacting business with the Authority. Section 6 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION NOTICE is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia an Act to amend an Act known as The Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority Act, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3042), as amended by an Act approved March 22, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3207), on Act approved April 25, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 4681), and an Act approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3300), so as to provide for the membership of said Authority; the method of appointment of members of the Authority; and for other purposes.

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This 12th day of November, 1992. HENRY HOWARD Representative, General Assembly of Georgia, 118th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Henry Howard, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 118th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Augusta Herald, which is the official organ of Richmond County, on the following date: November 20, 1992. /s/ Henry Howard Representative, 118th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 16, 1993. CITY OF BLACKSHEARNEW CHARTER. No. 76 (House Bill No. 399). AN ACT To provide a new charter for the City of Blackshear; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies,

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compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, conflicts of interest, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for oaths, organization, quorum, meetings, and procedures; to provide for ordinances and codes; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a mayor pro tempore, a city attorney, a city clerk, a city treasurer, a city accountant, and other personnel and matters relating thereto; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for the court's jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the right of certiorari; to provide for the court's practices and procedures; to provide for taxation, licenses, and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for auditing, accounting, budgeting, and appropriations; to provide for city contracts and purchasing; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: ARTICLE I INCORPORATION AND POWERS Section 1.10 . Incorporation. The City of Blackshear in Pierce County is reincorporated by the enactment of this charter and is constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the name of the City of Blackshear, Georgia. References in this charter to the city or this city refer to the City of Blackshear. The city shall have perpetual existence. Section 1.11 . Corporate boundaries. The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time by local law or in the manner provided by

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general law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the office of the city clerk of the city and to be designated, as the case may be: Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Blackshear, Georgia. Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the mayor shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as the original map or description. Section 1.12 . Municipal powers. (a) This city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the present or future Constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law. (b) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city. Said powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Air and water pollution. To regulate the emission of smoke or other exhaust which pollutes the air and to prevent the pollution of natural streams which flow within the corporate limits of the city; (2) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and fowl and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance; and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted under this charter; (3) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the

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State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of this city; (4) Building regulations. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures not inconsistent with general law; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, electrical, gas, and heating and air-conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades except as otherwise prohibited by general law; (5) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of license fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions; to license and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such licenses and taxes; and to revoke such licenses after due process for the failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (6) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (7) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governmental entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (8) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists inside or outside the city and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (9) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations, not inconsistent with general law relating to both fire prevention and detection

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and to fire fighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (10) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business within the city and benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges; (11) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to the health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (12) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to the powers and duties of the city and the general welfare of its citizens on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose; (13) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation within the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (14) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the municipal court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and squares or other public property in the city; to provide for the commitment of such persons to any jail; or to provide for the commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials; (15) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including

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parking, upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (16) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (17) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (18) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (19) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of same by the public; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (20) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers, and drains, sewage disposal, gas works, electric plants, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; and to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties therefor; and to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; and to authorize the extension of water, sewerage, and electrical distribution systems, and all necessary appurtenances by which said utilities are distributed, inside and outside the corporate limits of the city; and to provide utility services to persons, firms, and corporations inside and [UNK]outside the corporate limits of the city as provided by ordinance;

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(21) Nuisances. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (22) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (23) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for development by zoning and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and esthetically pleasing community; (24) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, or contract for a police and a fire-fighting agency; (25) Public hazards; removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public; (26) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, parking facilities, or charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; to provide any other public improvements inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and, for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or [UNK]such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (27) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances;

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(28) Public transportation. To organize and operate or contract for such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial; (29) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts for public utilities and public services and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and the standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Public Service Commission; (30) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights of way of streets and roads or within view thereof, inside or abutting the corporate limits of the city and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation such ordinances; (31) Retirement. To provide and maintain a retirement plan for officers and employees of the city; (32) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; and to negotiate and execute leases over, through, under, or across any city property or the right of way of any street, road, alley, and walkway or portion thereof within the corporate limits of the city for bridges, passageways, or any other purpose or use between buildings on opposite sides of the street and for other bridges, overpasses, and underpasses for private use at such location and to charge a rental therefor in such manner as may be provided by ordinance; and to authorize and control the construction of bridges, overpasses, and underpasses within the corporate limits of the city; and to grant franchises and rights of way throughout the streets and roads and over the bridges

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and viaducts for the use of public utilities and for private use; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (33) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system; to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or tax for the availability or use of the sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charge; and to impose and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system; (34) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse and to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and provide for the sale of such items; (35) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, pawn shops, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and the use and sale of firearms; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating equipment, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxing or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit professional fortunetelling, palmistry, adult bookstores, adult video rental stores, and massage parlors; (36) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs of any public improvements;

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(37) Ad valorem taxes. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (38) Other taxes. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (39) Taxicabs. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in the amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles; (40) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and (41) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; (to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated in this charter; and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia. Section 1.13 . Exercise of powers. All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia.

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ARTICLE II GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTIONS, AND REMOVAL Section 2.10 . City council creation; composition; number; election. (a) The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and six councilmembers. The mayor and city councilmembers shall be elected as provided in this charter. (b) The mayor and councilmembers shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless he or she shall have been a resident of this city for 12 months immediately preceding the election of mayor or councilmembers; each such person shall continue to reside within the city during that person's period of service and to be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city. No person's name shall be listed as a candidate on the ballot for election for either mayor or councilmember unless such person shall file a written notice with the clerk of said city that he or she desires his or her name to be placed on said ballot as a candidate either for mayor or councilmember. No person shall be eligible for the office of mayor or councilmember unless such person shall file above said notice within the time provided for in Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Section 2.11 . Elections. (a) At any election, all persons who are qualified under the Constitution and laws of Georgia to vote for members of the General Assembly of Georgia and who are bona fide residents of said city shall be eligible to qualify as voters in the election. (b) All primaries and elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall, by ordinance, prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill

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any options and duties under the Georgia Municipal Election Code. (c) The mayor and councilmembers who are in office on the effective date of this Act shall serve until the expiration of the term of office to which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. (d) For the purpose of electing members of the council, the City of Blackshear shall consist of six election districts as per the plan overview prepared by the Reapportionment Services Office of the Georgia General Assembly and dated December 13, 1991. The plan is available for inspection at city hall during business hours. It may be revised during reapportionment years or at other times deemed necessary. One councilmember shall be elected from each district as per Article II, Section 2.10 (e). Each person seeking election must live within the district which he or she seeks to represent. The voting for each district shall take place at city hall on voting machines or in booths set up for each district. (e) The mayor and council shall be elected in the manner specified by subsection (a) of Code Section 21-3-61 of the O.C.G.A. The mayor and three councilmembers elected in December, 1990, shall have their terms expire on December 31, 1993. On Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1993, and every four years thereafter an election shall be held to elect the mayor at large and one councilmember from each of Districts 2, 3, and 4. The three councilmembers elected in 1991 shall have their terms expire on December 31, 1995. On Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1995, and every four years thereafter, an election shall be held to elect one councilmember from each of Districts 1, 5, and 6. All elected officials will take office on January 1 following their election and shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 2.12 . Vacancies in office. (a) (1) The office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, forfeiture of office, or removal from office in any manner authorized by this charter or the general laws of the State of Georgia.

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(2) Upon the suspension from office of mayor or councilmember in any manner authorized by the general laws of the State of Georgia, the city council or those remaining shall appoint a successor for the duration of the suspension. If the suspension becomes permanent, then the office shall become vacant and shall be filled as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, if such vacancy occurs within six months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those members remaining shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code, as now or hereafter amended. Section 2.13 . Election by majority. The candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected. Section 2.14 . Compensation and expenses. The mayor and councilmembers shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by ordinance and in accordance with Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2.15 . Prohibitions. (a) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly: (1) Engage in any business or transaction or have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of his or her official duties or which would tend to impair the independence of his or her judgment or action in the performance of his or her official duties; (2) Engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge

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of his or her official duties or would tend to impair the independence of his or her judgment or action in the performance of his or her official duties; (3) Disclose confidential information concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body by which he or she is engaged without proper legal authorization or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of himself or herself or others; (4) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, object, or promise, from any person, firm, or corporation which to his or her knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the governmental body by which he or she is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign; (5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; or (6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which he or she has a financial interest. (b) Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee who has any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such private interest to the city council. The mayor or any councilmember who has a private interest in any matter pending before the city council shall disclose such private interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city council, and he or she shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee of any agency or political entity to which this charter applies who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity

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shall disclose such private interest to the governing body of such agency or entity. (c) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use property owned by such governmental entity for personal benefit, convenience, or profit, except in accordance with policies promulgated by the city council or the governing body of such agency or entity. (d) Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render said contract or sale voidable at the option of the city council. (e) Except as authorized by law, no member of the council shall hold any other elective city office or other city employment during the term for which he or she was elected. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person holding employment on the effective date of this Act. Section 2.16 . Removal of officers. (a) The mayor, a councilmember, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Incompetence, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office; (2) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; (3) Failure at any time to possess any qualifications of office as provided by this charter or by law; (4) Knowingly violating Section 2.15 or any other express prohibition of this charter; (5) Abandonment of office or neglect to perform the duties thereof; or (6) Failure for any other cause to perform the duties of office as required by this charter or by state law.

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(b) Removal of any officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1) By the vote of four councilmembers after an investigative hearing. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the city council, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the ground or grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than ten days after the service of such written notice. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as provided in this section shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city council to the Superior Court of Pierce County. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; or (2) By an order of the Superior Court of Pierce County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Blackshear. ARTICLE III ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT, GENERAL AUTHORITY, AND ORDINANCES Section 3.10 . General power and authority. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city as provided by Article I of this charter. Section 3.11 . Organization. (a) The city council shall hold an organizational meeting at the first regular meeting on or before the second Tuesday in January following an election. The meeting shall be called to order by the city clerk and the oath of office shall be administered to the newly elected members as follows: I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor) (councilmember) of this

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city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America. (b) By a majority vote, the city council shall elect a councilmember to serve as mayor pro tempore. The mayor pro tempore shall preside at all meetings of the city council and shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor during any disability or absence of the mayor. Any such disability or absence shall be declared by a majority vote of the city council. The city council shall by majority vote elect a presiding officer from its number for any period in which the mayor pro tempore is disabled, absent, or acting as mayor. Such absence or disability shall be declared by majority vote of the city council. Section 3.12 . Inquiries and investigations. The city council may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the city council shall be punished as provided by ordinance. Section 3.13 . Meetings. (a) The city council shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as prescribed by ordinance. (b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or four members of the city council. Notice of such special meeting shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting.

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(c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be given as required by law. Section 3.14 . Procedures. (a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings which shall be a public record. (b) All committees and committee chairpersons and officers of the city council shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any committee at any time. Section 3.15 . Voting. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, four councilmembers shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact the business of the city council. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, but any member of the city council shall have the right to request a roll-call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of a majority of the councilmembers present shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. (b) In the event vacancies in office result in less than a quorum of councilmembers holding office, then the remaining councilmembers in office shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city council. A vote of a majority of the remaining councilmembers shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. Section 3.16 . Ordinances. (a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be The Council of the City of Blackshear hereby ordains..... and every ordinance shall so begin.

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(b) An ordinance may be introduced by any councilmember and be read at a regular or special meeting of the city council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances provided for in Section 3.18 of this charter. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the clerk shall, as soon as possible, distribute a copy to the mayor and to each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate. Section 3.17 . Effect of ordinances. Acts of the city council which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance. Section 3.18 . Emergencies. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor or three councilmembers and may promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance shall not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least four councilmembers shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 30 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency continues to exist. An emergency ordinance shall also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances.

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Section 3.19 . Codes. (a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that: (1) the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 3.16 of this charter for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of any code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (2) a copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 3.20 of this charter. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the clerk for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price. Section 3.20 . Codification of ordinances. (a) The clerk shall authenticate by the clerk's signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the city council. (b) The city council shall provide for the preparation of a genreal codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance and shall be published promptly together with all amendments thereto and shall contain such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as The Code of the City of Blackshear, Georgia. Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city and shall be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city council. Following publication of the first code under this charter and at all times thereafter, the ordinances and charter amendments shall be printed in substantially

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the same style as the code then in effect and shall be suitable in form for incorporation within the code. The city council shall make such further arrangements as deemed desirable with reproduction and distribution of any changes in or additions to codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations included in the code. Section 3.21 . Chief executive officer; delegation of powers. The mayor shall be the chief executive of this city. The mayor shall possess all of the executive and administrative powers granted to the city under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and all the executive and administrative powers contained in this charter, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act. The mayor shall have the authority to delegate any one or more executive or administrative powers to a person or persons employed by the city and qualified in management and administration. Section 3.22 . Powers and duties of mayor. As the chief executive of this city, the mayor shall: (1) See that all laws and ordinances of the city are faithfully executed; (2) Appoint and remove, for cause, with confirmation of appointment or removal by the city council, all officers, department heads, and employees of the city except as otherwise provided in this charter; (3) Exercise supervision over all executive and administrative work of the city and provide for the coordination of administrative activities; (4) Prepare and submit to the city council a recommended annual operating budget and recommended capital budget; (5) Submit to the council at least once a year a statement covering the financial conditions of the city and from time to time such other information as the city council may request;

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(6) Call special meetings of the city council as provided for in Section 3.13 of this charter; (7) Participate in the discussion of all matters brought before the city council and vote on such matters only in the case of a tie vote; (8) Recommend to the city council such measures relative to the affairs of the city, improvement of the government, and promotion of the welfare of its inhabitants as he or she may deem expedient; (9) Require any department or agency of the city to submit written reports whenever he or she deems it expedient; (10) Sign as a matter of course all written contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; and (11) Perform such other duties as may be required by general state law, this charter, or ordinance. Section 3.23 . Mayor pro tempore. The city council shall appoint a councilmember to serve as mayor pro tempore. The mayor pro tempore shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor during the mayor's disability or absence when the city council is advised by the mayor of his or her disability or absence or when any such disability or absence shall be declared by a majority vote of the city council. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS Section 4.10 . Department heads. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council by ordinance shall prescribe the functions or duties and establish, abolish, or alter all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city.

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(b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the directors of departments and other appointed officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointed officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance. (d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the mayor, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of such director's department or agency. (e) All directors under the supervision of the mayor shall be nominated by the mayor with confirmation of appointment by the city council. The mayor may suspend or remove directors under the mayor's supervision but such suspension or removal shall not be effective for ten calendar days following the mayor's giving written notice of such action and the reason therefor to the director involved and to the city council. The director involved may appeal to the city council which, after a hearing, may override the mayor's action by a vote of four councilmembers. Section 4.11 . Boards. (a) The city council shall create by ordinance such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city council deems necessary and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof. (b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city council for such terms of office and in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, terms of office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by law. (c) The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority.

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(d) Except as otherwise provided by charter or by law, no member of any board, commission, or authority shall hold any elective office in the city. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) No member of a board, commission, or authority shall assume office until that person has executed and filed with the clerk of the city an oath obligating himself or herself to perform faithfully and impartially the duties of that person's office, such oath to be prescribed by ordinance and administered by the mayor. (g) Any member of a board, commission, or authority may be removed from office for cause by a vote of four members of the city council. (h) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one member as vice-chairperson, and may elect as its secretary one of its members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission, or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, an ordinance of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the clerk of the city. Section 4.12 . City attorney. The city council shall appoint a city attorney who shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia and who shall have actively practiced law for at least one year. The city attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. The city attorney shall be responsible for representing and defending the city in all litigation in which the city is a party, may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court, shall attend the meetings of the council as directed, shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs, and shall perform

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such other duties as may be required of such person by virtue of his or her position as city attorney. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the city attorney. Section 4.13 . City clerk. The city council shall appoint a city clerk who shall not be a councilmember. The city clerk shall be custodian of the official city seal, maintain city council records required by this charter, and perform such other duties as may be required by the city council. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the city clerk. Section 4.14 . City treasurer. The city council shall appoint a city treasurer to collect all taxes, licenses, fees, and other moneys belonging to the city subject to the provisions of this charter and the ordinances of the city and to enforce all laws of Georgia relating to the collection of delinquent taxes and sale or foreclosure for nonpayment of taxes by the city. The city treasurer shall also be responsible for the general duties of a treasurer and fiscal officer. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the city treasurer. Section 4.15 . City accountant. The mayor may appoint and the city council shall confirm a city accountant to perform the duties of accountant. Section 4.16 . Rules and regulations. The city council shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this charter concerning: (1) The method of employee selection and probationary periods of employment; (2) The administration of a position classification and pay plan, methods of promotion and applications of service ratings thereto, and transfer of employees within the classification plan; (3) Hours of work, vacation, sick leave, and other leaves of absence, overtime pay, and the order and manner in which layoffs shall be effected;

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(4) Such dismissal hearings as due process may require; and (5) Such other personnel notices as may be necessary to provide for adequate and systematic handling of personnel affairs. ARTICLE V JUDICIAL BRANCH Section 5.10 . Municipal court. There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Blackshear. Section 5.11 . Judges. (a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by ordinance. The method of selection and terms of such judges shall be provided by ordinance. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge on the municipal court unless he or she shall have attained the age of 21 years and shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia. All judges shall be appointed by the city council. (c) Compensation of the judge or judges shall be fixed by ordinance. (d) Judges may be removed for cause by a vote of four members of the city council. (e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath, given by the mayor, that he or she will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of the judge's office to the best of his or her ability and without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council journal required in Section 3.14 of this charter. Section 5.12 . Convening of court. The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as provided by ordinance.

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Section 5.13 . Powers. (a) The municipal court shall try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have the authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed a fine consistent with general law or ten days in jail. (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine consistent with general law or imprisonment for 180 days or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. (d) The municipal court shall have the authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the actual cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violation of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety bond for the appearance of persons charged with violations. Whenever any person shall give bail for his or her appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, his or her bond shall be forfeited by the judge presiding at such time and an execution shall be issued thereon by serving the defendant and his or her sureties with a rule nisi at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary. (g) The municipal court shall have the authority to bind prisoners over to the appropriate court when it appears by probable cause that state law has been violated.

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(h) Each judge of the municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (i) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city. (j) The municipal court is specifically vested with all the jurisdiction and powers throughout the geographic area of this city granted by law to municipal courts and particularly by such laws as authorize the abatement of nuisances and prosecution of traffic violations. Section 5.14 . Certiorari. The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Pierce County, under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari. Section 5.15 . Rules. With the approval of the city council, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city council may adopt in part or in toto the rules and regulations applicable to superior courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to such proceedings.

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ARTICLE VI FINANCE Section 6.10 . Property tax. The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion. Section 6.11 . Millage rate. The city council by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city council by ordinance may provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due. Section 6.12 . Occupation taxes and business license fees. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. Such taxes may be levied on both individuals and corporations who transact business in this city or who practice or offer to practice any profession or calling within the city to the extent such persons have a constitutionally sufficient nexus to this city to be so taxed. The city council may classify businesses, occupations, professions, or callings for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.19 of this charter. Section 6.13 . Licenses. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to require any individual or corporation who transacts business in this city or who practices or offers to practice any profession or calling within the city to obtain a license or permit for such activity from the city and pay a reasonable fee for such license or permit where such activities are not now regulated by general law in such a way as to preclude city regulations. Such fees may reflect the total cost to the city of

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regulating the activity and, if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.19 of this charter. The city council by ordinance may establish reasonable requirements for obtaining or keeping such licenses as the public health, safety, and welfare necessitate. Section 6.14 . Franchises. The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, cable television companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, that no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by him or her. The city council may provide by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. Section 6.15 . Service charges. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, and tolls for sewers, sanitary and health services, or any other services provided or made available inside or outside the corporate limits of the city for the total cost to the city of providing or making available such services. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.19 of this charter. Section 6.16 . Roads. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess, charge, and collect the costs of constructing, reconstructing, widening, or improving any public way, street, sidewalk, curbing, gutters, sewers, or other utility mains and appurtenances from the abutting property owners under such terms and conditions as are reasonable. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.19 of this charter. Section 6.17 . Tax for promoting industry. The city council, by ordinance, shall have the power to levy an annual tax not to exceed one mill, in addition to all other taxes, for the

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purpose of creating a fund to be used exclusively for the following purposes: assisting, promoting, and encouraging the location of new industries in the City of Blackshear; assisting, promoting, and encouraging existing industries in the City of Blackshear; and promoting tourism in the City of Blackshear. Section 6.18 . Other taxes. This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs. Section 6.19 . Collection of delinquent taxes. The city council by ordinance may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.18 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due, late penalties or interest, issuance and execution of fi. fas., creation and priority of liens, making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed, revoking city licenses for failure to pay any city taxes or fees, and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions. Section 6.20 . Borrowing. The city council shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the state. Such bonding authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken. Section 6.21 . Revenue bonds. Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued. Section 6.22 . Loans. The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law. Section 6.23 . Accounting and budgeting. The city council shall set the fiscal year by ordinance. This fiscal year

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shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government. Section 6.24 . Budget ordinance. The city council shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement program, and a capital budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets and programs. The city council shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6.25 . Operating budget. On or before a date fixed by the city council but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the mayor containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other comments and information as the mayor may deem pertinent. The operating budget, the capital improvements budget, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection. Section 6.26 . Adoption. (a) The city council may amend the operating budget proposed by the mayor, except that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year. The total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) After the conducting of a budget hearing, the city council shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than June 30 of each year. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by said date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the then current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly, until such time as the city council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of

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the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.24 of this charter. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotments thereof to which it is chargeable. Section 6.27 . Levy of taxes. Following adoption of the operating budget, the city council shall levy by ordinance such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinance shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expense of the general government of this city. Section 6.28 . Changes in budget. The city council by majority vote may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget at any regular meeting or special or emergency meeting called for such purposes. Section 6.29 . Capital improvements. (a) On or before the date fixed by the city council, but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements budget with his or her recommendations as to the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing year. The city council shall have the power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed program and proposed means of financing. The city council shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations for such project are included in the capital improvements budget, except to meet a public emergency as provided in Section 3.17 of this charter.

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(b) After the conducting of a public hearing, the city council shall adopt by ordinance the final capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than June 30 of each year. No appropriations provided for in a prior capital improvements budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriations were made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, the mayor may submit amendments to the capital improvements budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by his or her recommendations. Any such amendments to the capital improvements budget shall become effective only upon adoption by majority vote of the city council. Section 6.30 . Audits. There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted accounting principles. Any audit of any funds by the state or federal government may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of all audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public. Section 6.31 . Procurement and property management. No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn or submitted and reviewed by the city attorney and, as a matter of course, is signed by him or her to indicate such drafting or review; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the city council journal of proceedings pursuant to Section 3.14 of this charter. Section 6.32 . Purchasing. The city council shall by ordinance prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city. Section 6.33 . Sale of property. (a) The city council may sell and convey any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law.

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(b) The city council may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon request by the mayor and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value. (c) Whenever in opening, extending, or widening any street, avenue, alley, or public place of the city a small parcel or tract of land is cut off or separated by such work from a larger tract or boundary of land owned by the city, the city council may authorize the mayor to execute and deliver in the name of the city a deed conveying said cut-off or separated parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners in exchange for rights of way of said street, avenue, alley, or public place when such exchange is deemed to be in the best interest of the city. All deeds and conveyances heretofore and hereafter so executed and delivered shall convey all title and interest the city has in such property, notwithstanding the fact that no public sale after advertisement was or is hereafter made. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 7.10 . Bonds for officials. The officers and employees of this city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law. Section 7.11 . Rules and regulations. All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city council. Section 7.12 . Charter language on other general matters. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city council.

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Section 7.13 . Definitions and construction. (a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and shall not be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word shall is mandatory and the word may is permissive. (c) The singular shall include the plural. Section 7.14 . Specific repealer. An Act reincorporating the City of Blackshear in Pierce, County, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 461), as amended, is repealed in its entirety. Section 7.15 . General repealer. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act amending, consolidating, creating, revising and superseding the several Acts incorporating the City of Blackshear in the County of Pierce and State of Georgia, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 461, as amended; and for other purposes. This 21st day of December, 1992. Brooks Hampton, Mayor City of Blackshear, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tommy Smith, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 169th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Blackshear Times, which is the official organ of Pierce County, on the following date: December 30, 1992.

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/s/ Tommy Smith Representative, 169th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 19, 1993. CITY OF ALMAMAYOR AND COUNCIL; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS; TERMS; QUALIFICATIONS; VACANCIES. No. 77 (House Bill No. 550). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Alma, approved April 4, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2643), as amended, so as to continue in office the mayor and certain members of the city council and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for council districts; to provide for the election of councilmembers and the mayor; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of Alma, approved April 4, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2643), as amended, is amended by striking Section 6.01 and inserting in its place a new Section 6.01 to read as follows:

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Section 6.01. Elections. (a) Those members of the city council and the mayor who are serving as such on January 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members as provided in this Act. Following the phase-in period to establish four-year concurrent terms of office, the city council shall consist of six members all of whom shall be elected from council districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the city council, the City of Alma is divided into six council districts. One member of the council shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the City of Alma: Council District: 1 BACON COUNTY VTD: 0005 DOUGLAS (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 294, 295, 297 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 401, 413, 414, 415, 416, 424, 504, 505, 511, 512 Council District: 2 BACON COUNTY VTD: 0005 DOUGLAS (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 506, 509, 510, 513, 514, 515 That part of Block 516A lying east of Boggy Branch extended to 20th Street. Block(s): 517, 518, 519, 520, 523, 524, 525, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575 Council District: 3 BACON COUNTY VTD: 0005 DOUGLAS (Part) Tract: 9702.

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Block(s): 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 301, 303, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 425, 426, 427, 428, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 507, 508, 521, 522 Council District: 4 BACON COUNTY VTD: 0005 DOUGLAS (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 174, 178, 302, 304, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 429, 438, 439, 448, 449, 450, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462 That part of Block 516A lying west of Boggy Branch extended to 20th Street. Block(s): 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537A Council District: 5 BACON COUNTY VTD: 0005 DOUGLAS (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 104A, 105A, 110A, 111A, 111B, 112A, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118A, 119, 120A, 121, 122 That part of Block 124 lying east of a line described as follows: beginning at the intersection of Smallee Street and 4th Street and proceeding east along 4th Street 130 feet to an alleyway. Proceed north on said alleyway to its intersection with Bear Branch. Block(s): 125, 126, 127, 128A, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 173, 402, 403, 404, 405 Council District: 6 BACON COUNTY VTD: 0005 DOUGLAS (Part)

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Tract: 9702. Block(s): 123 That part of Block 124 lying west of a line described as follows: beginning at the intersection of Smallee Street and 4th Street and proceeding east along 4th Street 130 feet to an alleyway. Proceed north on said alleyway to its intersection with Bear Branch. Block(s): 175, 176, 177, 284A, 285A, 285B, 286, 290A, 305, 306, 307A, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 348A, 349A, 349B, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372A (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any council district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any council district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control;

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(5) Any part of the City of Alma which is not included in any council district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the City of Alma which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular council district shall nevertheless not be included within such council district if such part is not contiguous to such council district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (d) No person shall be a member of the council if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (e) In order to be elected as a member of the council from a council district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that council district may vote for a member of the council for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the council from a council district, each candidate for such office shall specify the council district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the council from a council district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (f) The mayor may reside anywhere within the City of Alma and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in the entire city. The mayor must continue to reside within the City of Alma during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. A person must have resided in the city at least six months prior to election thereto.

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(g) The first members of the council elected thereto from Council Districts 1 and 2 under this subsection shall be elected at the general municipal election in 1993. The members of the council elected thereto in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1999, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the council whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the council shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (h) The council seat now held by Corman Jordan shall be designated as Council District 5 and such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing that district as described in this section. The term of such councilmember, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office, shall not expire until December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of such councilmember's successor, who shall be elected as provided in this subsection. The council seat now held by Bud Hayes shall be designated as Council District 3 and such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing that district as described in this section. The term of such councilmember, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office, shall not expire until December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of such councilmember's successor, who shall be elected as provided in this subsection. The first members of the council elected thereto from Council Districts 3 and 5 under this subsection shall be elected at the general municipal election in 1995. Those members of the council elected shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1999, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to such members of the council whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at

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the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the council shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (i) The council seat now held by David Alderman shall be designated as Council District 4 and such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing that district as described in this section. The term of such councilmember, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office, shall expire on December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of such councilmember's successor who shall be elected as provided in this subsection. The council seat now held by Peggy Murphy shall be designated as Council District 6 and such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing that district as described in this section. The term of such councilmember and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office shall expire on December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of such councilmember's successor who shall be elected as provided in this subsection. The first members of the council elected thereto from Council Districts 4 and 6 under this subsection shall be elected at the general municipal election in 1995. Those members of the council elected shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1999, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to such members of the council whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the council shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (j) The mayor in office on January 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office shall serve until

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the regular expiration of the term of office on December 31, 1995, and until the mayor's successor is elected and qualified as provided in this subsection. The first mayor elected under this subsection shall be elected at the general municipal election in 1995. The mayor shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for an initial term of office which expires December 31, 1999, and upon the election and qualification of the mayor's successor. That and all future successors to the mayor whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal elections immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following those elections, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. The mayor shall serve for a term of office specified therefor in this subsection and until the mayor's successor is elected and qualified. (k) The council seat now held by Bill Sharp shall expire at the regular expiration of the term of office to which such person was elected, such term expiring on December 31, 1995, and no further elections shall be conducted for that office. (l) All members of the council who are elected thereto and the mayor shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code'; provided, however, that political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party labels pursuant to Code Section 21-3-95 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 6.03 and inserting in its place a new Section 6.03 to read as follows: Section 6.03. Reserved. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the city attorney of the City of Alma to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval.

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Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Alma, approved April 4, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2643); and for other purposes. This 25th day of January, 1993. Representative Tommy Smith 169th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tommy Smith, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 169th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Alma Times-Statesman, which is the official organ of Bacon County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ Tommy Smith Representative, 169th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 19, 1993.

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CRAWFORD COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 78 (House Bill No. 817). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Crawford County, Georgia, and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Crawford County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Crawford County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Crawford County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Crawford County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office

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which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Crawford County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Crawford County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Crawford County School District: Education District: 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0002 2 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 265A, 412, 414 VTD: 0003 3 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 274A, 275A, 278, 279, 280, 281, 303B, 304, 305, 306, 307, 411 VTD: 0005 5 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 237, 238, 239, 241, 245, 246, 268, 269 VTD: 001A 1A (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 304, 305, 310, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 354, 355, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395 VTD: 001B 1B Education District: 2 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0002 2 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111,

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112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 130, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 155, 156 That part of Block 158B lying west of Culpepper Creek extended to Salem Church Road. Block(s): 175, 176, 177, 178B, 179B, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265B, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271A, 271B, 272, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 327, 330, 343, 344, 413 VTD: 0003 3 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 101, 102, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 154, 157, 158A, 178A, 179A, 401, 404, 405 Tract: 0702. Block(s): 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 Education District: 3 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0003 3 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 146 That part of Block 158B lying east of Culpepper Creek extended to Salem Church Road. Block(s): 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 166, 167A, 167B, 168A, 168B, 169, 170A, 170B, 171A, 171B, 172, 173, 174, 273, 301A, 301B, 302, 303A, 402, 403, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 Tract: 0702. Block(s): 151 VTD: 0004 4 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 136, 138, 139, 140,

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141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 VTD: 0005 5 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 218, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 247, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267 VTD: 001A 1A (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 306, 307, 308, 309, 328, 340, 396, 397 Education District: 4 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0003 3 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 129, 131, 132, 143, 144, 145, 151, 153 Tract: 0702. Block(s): 103, 113, 117, 118 VTD: 0004 4 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 124, 125, 127, 129, 130, 133, 134, 135, 137, 167, 168, 192, 193, 194 Education District: 5 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0004 4 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 169, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183 VTD: 0005 5 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 126, 128, 131, 132, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 195, 196, 197, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 219, 221, 226, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 301, 302, 303, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 356

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(c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Crawford County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Crawford County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district.

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Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (c) To qualify for election to the Board of Education of Crawford County a person must have a high school diploma or a general education development (GED) equivalency diploma. No person employed by the Board of Education of Crawford County shall be eligible to be elected to or to serve as a member of such board of education. Section 4 . (a) Staggered terms. The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Crawford County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2, 3, and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January

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immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1998, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in non-partisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Crawford County shall be compensated in the amount of $200.00. The chairperson of the board shall be compensated in the amount of $300.00. Members of the board, including the chairperson, shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily incurred for attending meetings in the performance of their official duties when those meetings occur outside the Crawford County School District. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Such chairperson shall serve as such for a period to be set by the board. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Crawford County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration

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of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Crawford County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Crawford County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create an Elected Local Board of Education for Crawford County and Superintendent appointed by the elected Board of Education in conformity with constitutional amendment two to the Constitution of the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.

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This January 5, 1993. Robert Ray GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Robert Ray, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 128th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Georgia Post, which is the official organ of Crawford County, on the following date: January 14, 1993. /s/ Robert Ray Representative, 128th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 19, 1993. CRAWFORD COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 79 (House Bill No. 818). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Crawford County, approved March 2, 1874 (Ga. L. 1874, p. 339), as amended, particularly by an Act approved October 3, 1879 (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 366), and an Act approved February 22, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 909), so as to reapportion

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the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for successor to the current members of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Crawford County, approved March 2, 1874 (Ga. L. 1874, p. 339), as amended, particularly by an Act approved October 3, 1879 (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 366), and an Act approved February 22, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 909), is amended by striking in their entirety Sections 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, and 7 and inserting new sections to read as follows: Section 2. (a) The county affairs of Crawford County, Georgia, on or after January 1, 1995, shall be administered by a board of commissioners with five members, who shall be elected according to the provisions of this Act. (b) For the purpose of electing the members of the Board of Commissioners of Crawford County, Crawford County shall be divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0002 2 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 265A, 412, 414 VTD: 0003 3 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 274A, 275A, 278, 279, 280, 281, 303B, 304, 305, 306, 307, 411 VTD: 0005 5 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 237, 238, 239, 241, 245, 246, 268, 269 VTD: 001A 1A (Part)

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Tract: 0702. Block(s): 304, 305, 310, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 354, 355, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395 VTD: 001B 1B Commissioner District: 2 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0002 2 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 130, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 155, 156 That part of Block 158B lying west of Culpepper Creek extended to Salem Church Road. Block(s): 175, 176, 177, 178B, 179B, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265B, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271A, 271B, 272, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 327, 330, 343, 344, 413 VTD: 0003 3 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 101, 102, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 154, 157, 158A, 178A, 179A, 401, 404, 405 Tract: 0702. Block(s): 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109

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Commissioner District: 3 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0003 3 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 146 That part of Block 158B lying east of Culpepper Creek extended to Salem Church Road. Block(s): 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 166, 167A, 167B, 168A, 168B, 169, 170A, 170B, 171A, 171B, 172, 173, 174, 273, 301A, 301B, 302, 303A, 402, 403, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 Tract: 0702. Block(s): 151 VTD: 0004 4 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 VTD: 0005 5 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 218, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 247, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267 VTD: 001A 1A (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 306, 307, 308, 309, 328, 340, 396, 397 Commissioner District: 4 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0003 3 (Part) Tract: 0701. Block(s): 129, 131, 132, 143, 144, 145, 151, 153 Tract: 0702. Block(s): 103, 113, 117, 118 VTD: 0004 4 (Part)

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Tract: 0702. Block(s): 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 124, 125, 127, 129, 130, 133, 134, 135, 137, 167, 168, 192, 193, 194 Commissioner District: 5 CRAWFORD COUNTY VTD: 0004 4 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 169, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183 VTD: 0005 5 (Part) Tract: 0702. Block(s): 126, 128, 131, 132, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 195, 196, 197, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 219, 221, 226, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 301, 302, 303, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 356 (c) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown

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on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Crawford County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Crawford County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3. (a) The members of the Board of Commissioners of Crawford County who are in office on the effective date of this Act and who were elected pursuant to the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 84-321-3-MAC-WDO shall serve from the districts and for the terms provided in that order. The expiration dates for the terms provided in that order and for successors to such members elected pursuant to that order are as follows: December 31, 1994, for the District 1 and District 5 Commissioners; and December 31, 1996, for the Districts 2, 3, and 4 Commissioners. (b) (1) A successor to each of these current members and their successors shall be elected from the commissioner district of the same number at the general election preceding the expiration of each term; and each such future member shall serve for a term of four years beginning on January 1 following election and until the respective successor is elected and qualified.

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(2) Each candidate in such future elections must be a resident of the commissioner district the candidate seeks to represent at the time of qualifying. (3) Election of each such future member shall be by the voters of the commissioner district representated only. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney for the governing authority for Crawford County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reapportion the five County Commission Districts for the Board of Commissioners of Crawford County which bill will amend Act approved 184 (Ga. L. 1874, p. 339) as amended; and for other purposes. This January 5, 1993. Robert Ray GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Robert Ray, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 128th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Georgia Post, which is the official organ of Crawford County, on the following date: January 14, 1993. /s/ Robert Ray Representative, 128th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 19, 1993. LIBERTY COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 80 (House Bill No. 855). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Liberty County, approved March 12, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 712), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3557), so as to provide for new commissioner districts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the board of commissioners of Liberty County, approved March 12, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 712), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3557), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) For the purpose of electing the chairman and the other six members of the board of commissioners, Liberty County shall be divided into seven commissioner districts described as follows:

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Commissioner District 1 BEGINNING at a point at Tibet Road intersection with the Liberty County/Long County Boundary; thence north along Tibet Road to intersection of E. B. Cooper Highway (Walthourville-Riceboro Road); thence east along Walthourville-Riceboro Road to intersection of Holmestown Road; thence north along Holmestown Road to U.S. Highway 84; thence northwest along U.S. Highway 84 to intersection McIntosh Lake Road; thence northeast along McIntosh Lake Road to intersection Goshen Swamp; thence northwest along Goshen Swamp to east incorporated limits of Flemington and west along the north limits of Flemington and Fort Stewart Boundary to the intersection of Fort Stewart Road 47; thence north along Fort Stewart Road 47 to Harmon Avenue; thence west on Harmon Avenue to the intersection of the Tank Trail; thence north on Tank Trail to intersection of Murray Avenue; thence west on Murray Avenue to intersection of Austin Road; thence north along Austin Road to intersection Diamond Head Avenue; thence east along Diamond Head Avenue to intersection of Fort Stewart Road 47; thence north on Fort Stewart Road 47 to intersection of State Highway 144; thence east along State Highway 144 to intersection Fort Stewart Road 51; thence south on Fort Stewart Road 51 to the Fort Stewart Boundary; thence east along the Fort Stewart Boundary to intersection of Fort Stewart Road 53 and undeveloped Roger's Pasture Road; thence south along Roger's Pasture Road to intersection of State Highway 196; thence north on State Highway 196 to intersection Luke Road; thence east along Luke Road to intersection of U.S. Highway 17; thence north along U.S. Highway 17 to intersection of Leroy Baker Road; thence east along Leroy Baker Road to Cress River; thence east to Jones Creek; thence south along Jones Creek to intersection of Interstate Highway 95; thence south along Interstate Highway 95 to intersection of State Highway 38; thence east along State Highway 38 to intersection Old Sunbury Road; thence along Old Sunbury Road to intersection of Fort Morris Road; thence south on Fort Morris Road to Stevens Street; thence east on Stevens Street to Medway River; thence

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south along Medway River (Liberty Bryan County Line) to the Atlantic Ocean (east of St Catherine's Island); thence south on a line to South Newport River (boundary of Liberty and McIntosh County); thence west along Liberty County/McIntosh County line to intersection of Liberty/McIntosh/Long County Lines and Tibet Road to point of beginning. Commissioner District 2 BEGINNING at a point where Shaw Road intersects the Fort Stewart Railroad; thence north along the western city limits of Hinesville to the Fort Stewart boundary line; thence east along the Fort Stewart boundary line to the intersection of Frank Cochran Drive/Utility Street; thence south on Frank Cochran Drive to the intersection of Georgia Power Company (powerline); thence north along powerline to Ridgewood Way; thence north on Ridgewood Way to Lost Grove Lane; thence east along Lost Grove Lane to Monroe Avenue; thence south along Monroe Avenue to Georgia Power Company (powerline); thence east along powerline to Lee Street; thence south on Lee Street to Madison Drive; thence west on Madison Drive to Pineview Street; thence south on Pineview Street to Olive Street; thence east on Olive Street to General Screven Way; thence south on General Screven Way to Franklin Street; thence west on Franklin Street to Lee Street; thence south on Lee Street to the intersection of Lee Street (northern-most limits of Census Block 119); thence west on the northern-most limits of the concerned properties and thence south and east of the concerned properties to the intersection of Lee Street; thence north on Lee Street to Azalea Street; thence east on Azalea Street to intersection of Seaboard Coastline Railroad; thence south on Seaboard Coastline Railroad to Eunice Road; thence east on Eunice Road to South Main Street; thence south on South Main Street to Shaw Road; thence south on Shaw Road to intersection of Fort Stewart Railroad and point of beginning.

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Commissioner District 3 BEGINNING at a point at the intersection of Griffin Road and the Long County line along a northwest direction along the Long County Line to State Highway 144; thence southeast on State Highway 144 to the intersection of State Highway 119; thence southeast along State Highway 119/Gulick Avenue to the intersection of Sixth Street; thence southwest along Sixth Street to the intersection of Wilson Avenue; thence southeast along Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Utility Street; thence south along Utility Street to the intersection of Hinesville City Limits; thence west and south around Hinesville City Limits to the intersection of the Walthourville City Limits; thence west and southwest along the Walthourville City Limits to the intersection of Airport Road; thence south along Airport Road to the intersection of Shaw Road; thence northeast along Shaw Road to the intersection of Hines Lane; thence southeast along Hines Lane to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence southwest along U.S. Highway 84 to the intersection of Scott Lane; thence southeast along Scott Lane to Fort Stewart Railroad; thence northeast along Fort Stewart Railroad to a point north and opposite the terminus of Carter Drive; thence south to the terminus of Carter Drive; thence west and south along Carter Drive to the intersection of Griffin Road; thence south along Griffin Road to the Long County/Liberty County Line to point of beginning. Commissioner District 4 BEGINNING at a point at the intersection of Liberty County and Bryan County Lines (Medway River) west to intersection of Stevens Road; thence west along Stevens Road to Fort Morris Road; thence north on Fort Morris Road to Old Sunbury Road; thence west on Old Sunbury Road to State Highway 38; thence west on State Highway 38 to intersection of Interstate Highway 95; thence north on Interstate Highway 95 to intersection of Jones Creek; thence west along Jones Creek to Cress River; thence west along Cress River and Leroy Baker Road; thence west along Leroy Baker Road to U.S. Highway 17; thence

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south on U.S. Highway 17 to intersection of Luke Road; thence west on Luke Road to State Highway 196; thence south along State Highway 196 to Roger's Pasture Road; thence north on Roger's Pasture road to intersection of Fort Stewart Road 53 and the Fort Stewart Boundary; thence southwest along Fort Stewart Boundary to intersection Fort Stewart Road 51; thence north on Fort Stewart 51 to intersection State Highway 144; thence west on State Highway 144 to Fort Stewart Road 47; thence south on Fort Stewart Road 47 to Diamond Head Avenue; thence west on Diamond Head Avenue to Austin Road; thence south on Austin Road to Murray Avenue; thence east on Murray Avenue to intersection Tank Trail; thence south on Tank Trail to Harmon Avenue; thence east on Harmon Avenue to Fort Stewart Road 47; thence south on Fort Stewart Road 47 to intersection north of north Flemington incorporated limits/Fort Stewart Boundary; thence east along Fort Stewart Boundary to intersection east Flemington incorporated limits and Goshen Swamp; thence south along Goshen Swamp and east incorporated limits of Flemington to John Mann Road; thence west on John Mann Road to east incorporated city limits of Flemington; thence south along eastern Flemington city limits to the Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad; thence west on the Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad to west Flemington city limits; thence north along the western city limits of Flemington to city limits of Hinesville; thence northwest and south along the eastern city limits of Hinesville to intersection Topi Trail; thence southeast along Topi Trail to Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad; thence southwest on Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX railroad to intersection southern city limits of Hinesville; thence west along southern limits of Hinesville city limits to U.S. Highway 84; thence north on U.S. Highway 84 to Macarthur Drive; thence west on Macarthur Drive to South Main Street; thence south on South Main Street to Deal Street; thence west on Deal Street to Maxwell Street; thence north on Maxwell Street to Robin Road; thence west on Robin Road to Caines Road; thence south along Caines Road to Deal Street; thence west on Deal Street to State Highway 196; thence north on State

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Highway 196 to General Screven Way; thence north on General Screven Way to Gause Street; thence north on Gause Street to Memorial Drive; thence south on Memorial Drive to West Street; thence south on West Street to Court Street and intersection Welborn Street; thence south on Welborn Street to Brickyard Creek; thence east along Brickyard Creek to Ashmore Street; thence north on Ashmore Street to Bagley Avenue; thence east on Bagley Avenue/South Main Street to Liberty Street to U.S. Highway 84; thence north on U.S. Highway 84 to Fraser Street/Forest Street; thence south along Forest Street to Gray Fox Road; thence east on Gray Fox Road to Sandy Run Drive; thence north on Sandy Run Drive to Tupelo Trail; thence east on Tupelo Trail to Peacock Canal; thence north on Peacock Canal to Flemington city limits; thence north along Flemington city limits to intersection of projected powerline entering the Fort Stewart Area; thence west along powerline entering the Fort Stewart Area to 13th Street Extension to intersection Troupe Avenue; thence west on Troup Avenue to Ninth Street; thence north on Ninth Street to Niles Avenue and west on Niles Avenue to French Road; thence northeast on French Road to Coe Ave; thence northwest on Coe Avenue to Hero Road; thence north on Hero Road to Tank Trail; thence north on Tank Trail to State Highway 144; thence west on State Highway 144 to intersection Fort Stewart Gulick Avenue/State Highway 144; thence north on State Highway 144 to intersection State Highway 144/State Highway 119 intersection; thence west on State Highway 144 to the Liberty/Long County Boundary Lines (Fort Stewart Road 20); thence north along the Liberty/Long County Boundary lines to the Tattnall/Liberty County Boundary line; thence northeast along Tattnall/Liberty County Boundary line to the Liberty/Evans County Boundary lines to the intersection Cannochee River; thence southeast along the Cannochee River/Bryan and Liberty County Boundary lines to the intersection Fort Stewart Road 55; thence south on Fort Stewart Road 55 to Mount Hope Creek; thence east along Mount Hope Creek to Mount Hope/Jerico Creek; thence south on Jerico Creek to the Jerico River; thence south on Jerico River to the intersection Liberty County/Bryan

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County lines/Medway River and Stevens Road to point of beginning. Commissioner District 5 BEGINNING at a point at intersection of Tibet Road proceed west along the Long County Line to Griffin Road; thence north to intersection of Carter Drive; thence north on Carter Drive to terminus of Carter Drive; thence north to the Fort Stewart Railroad; thence west along the Fort Stewart Railroad to the intersection of Scott Road; thence north along Scott Road to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; then northeast along Highway 84 to the intersection of Hines Lane; then northwest along Hines Lane to the intersection of Shaw Road; thence southwest along Shaw Road to the intersection of Airport Road; thence north along Airport Road to north City Limits of Walthourville; thence in east/northeast direction along Walthourville/Hinesville City Limits Boundaries to the intersection of Shaw Road. Thence, north along Shaw Road to South Main Street; thence north to intersection of Eunice Road; thence west along Eunice Road to Fort Stewart Railroad; thence north along Fort Stewart Railroad to Azalea Street; thence west on Azalea Street to Lee Street; thence south on Lee Street to Census Block 119 (See Census Map); thence west, north, and east to intersection of Lee Street (northern-most limits of Census Block #119); thence north on Lee Street to the intersection of Frankline Street; thence east along Frankline Street to General Screven Way; thence north along General Screven Way to Olive Street; thence west on Olive Street to Pineview Street; thence north on Pineview Street to Madison Avenue; thence east on Madison Avenue to Lee Street; thence north on Lee Street to intersection Georgia Power Company (powerline); thence west along powerline to Monroe Avenue; thence north on Monroe Avenue to Lost Grove Lane; thence west along Lost Grove Lane to Ridgewood Way; thence south along Ridgewood Way to powerline; thence south along powerline to Frank Cochran Drive; thence north along Frank Cochran Drive to intersection of Fort Stewart boundary/Utility Street; thence north on Utility

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Street to Wilson Avenue; thence north on Wilson Avenue to 6th Street; thence northeast on 6th Street to Gulick Avenue; thence southeast on Gulick Avenue to Wilson Avenue; thence south on Wilson Avenue/General Screven Way to Fort Stewart boundary; thence north and east along Fort Stewart Boundary to intersection Olmstead Avenue; thence southeast along Olmstead Avenue to the southern limits of Woodwind North boundary line; thence west along southern boundary of Woodwind North to intersection of Taylor Road; thence south along Taylor Road to intersection of General Stewart Way; thence east along General Stewart Way to intersection of Stewart Terrace; thence southeast and north around Stewart Terrace to intersection of General Stewart Way; thence east on General Stewart Way to intersection of North Main Street; thence south along North Main Street to intersection of Wilson Avenue; thence east along Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Bradwell Street; thence south along Bradwell Street to the intersection of East Washington Avenue; thence west along East Washington Avenue to the intersection of North Main Street; thence north along North Main Street to the intersection of Mills Avenue; thence west along Mills Avenue to the intersection of Rebecca Street; thence south along Rebecca Street to intersection of West Washington Avenue; thence east along West Washington Avenue to the intersection of North Main Street; thence south along North Main Street to the intersection of M. L. King Jr Drive; thence east along M. L. King Jr Drive to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence south along U.S. Highway 84 to the intersection of Liberty Street; thence west along Liberty Street to the intersection of South Main Street; thence north along South Main Street to the intersection of Bagley Avenue; thence west along Bagly Avenue to the intersection of Ashmore Street; thence south along Ashmore Street to Brickyard Creek; thence west along Brickyard Creek to the intersection of Welborn Street; thence north along Welborn Street to intersection of West Court Street; thence east along West Court Street to the intersection of West Street; thence north along West Street to the intersection of Memorial Drive; thence northwest along Memorial

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Drive to the intersection of Gause Street; thence south along Gause Street to the intersection of General Screven Way; thence southeast along General Screven Way to the intersection of State Highway 196; thence southwest along State Highway 196 to the intersection of Deal Street; thence southeast along Deal Street to the intersection of Caines Road; thence north along Caines Road to the intersection of Robin Road; thence east along Robin Road to the intersection of Maxwell Street; thence south along Maxwell Street to the intersection of Deal Street; thence east along Deal Street to the intersection of South Main Street; thence northeast along South Main Street to the intersection of Macarthur Drive; thence southeast along Macarthur Drive to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence south along U.S. Highway 84 to the northern town limits of Allenhurst; thence east along northern town limits of Allenhurst to the intersection of Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad; thence northeast on Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad to the intersection of Topi Trail; thence west along Topi Trail in a direction to the Hinesville city limits; thence north and east along the Hinesville city limits to the intersection of the Flemington city limits; thence around the eastern Flemington city limits to the intersection of Goshen Swamp; thence southeast along Goshen Swamp to McIntosh Lake Road; thence south along McIntosh Lake Road in a southwest direction to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence southeast along U.S. Highway 84 to the intersection of Holmestown Road; thence south along the Homestown Road to the intersection of the E. B. Coopter Highway; thence west along E. B. Cooper Highway to the intersection of Tibet Road; thence south along Tibet Road to the Long County line and the place of the beginning. Commissioner District 6 BEGINNING at the intersection of South Main Street and M. L. King, Jr. Drive; thence north along South Main Street to the intersection of West Washington Avenue; thence northwest along West Washington Avenue to the intersection of Rebecca Street; thence north along

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Rebecca Street to the intersection of Mills Avenue; thence east along Mills Avenue to the intersection of North Main Street; thence south along North Main Street to the intersection of East Washington Avenue; thence east on East Washington Avenue to the intersection of Bradwell Street; thence north on Bradwell Street to the intersection of Wilsong Avenue; thence west on Wilson Avenue to the intersection of North Main Street to the intersection of General Stewart Way; thence west along General Stewart Way to the intersection of Stewart Terrace; thence south, west, and north around Stewart Terrace to the intersection of General Stewart Way; thence west to General Stewart Way to the intersection of Taylor Road; thence north along Taylor Road to the southern boundary of Woodwind North; thence east on southern boundary of Woodwind North to Olmstead Avenue to the Fort Stewart Boundary; thence south along the Fort Stewart Boundary to General Stewart Way; thence westerly along General Stewart Way to the intersection of Wilson Avenue; thence northwest along Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Hero Road to the intersection of State Highway 119/Gulick Avenue; thence northwest along State Highway 119 to the intersection of State Highway 144; thence northeast along State Highway 144 to the Tank Trail; thence east along Tank Trail to the intersection of Hero Road; thence south along Hero Road to the intersection of Steele Avenue; thence east along Steele Avenue to French Street and south on French Street to the intersection of Niles Avenue to the intersection of 9th Street; thence southeast along 9th Street to the intersection of Troupe Avenue; thence northeast along Troupe Avenue to 13th Street Extension and southeast along the 13th Street Extension to the projected powerline; thence southeast along the projected powerline to the intersection of Flemington City Limits; thence around the western boundary of the Flemington City Limits to the intersection of Peacock Canal to the intersection of Tupelo Trail; thence west along Tupelo Trail to the intersection of Sandy Run Drive; thence southeast along Sandy Run Drive to the intersection of Gray Fox Road; thence southwest along Gray Fox Road to the intersection of Forest Street; thence northwest

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along Forest Street to the intersection of Fraser Street; thence along Fraser Street to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence southwest along U.S. Highway 84 to the intersection of M. L. King, Jr. Drive; thence west along M. L. King, Jr. Drive to South Main Street and point of beginning. Commissioner District 7 . District 7 shall consist of all the territory embraced within the geographical boundaries of Liberty County. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the County of Liberty, approved March 12, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 717), as amended; and for other purposes. This 2nd day of February, 1993. Rep. James M. Floyd 172nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, James M. Floyd, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 172nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Coastal Courier, which is the official organ of Liberty County, on the following date: February 3, 1993. /s/ James M. Floyd Representative, 172nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 19, 1993. LIBERTY COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; ELECTION; COMPENSATION. No. 81 (House Bill No. 858). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled an Act to create the board of education of the Liberty County School District, approved February 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3542), so as to provide for new education districts; to provide for the election of a chairperson and members of the board of education; to provide for compensation; to provide for submission to the United States Attorney General for approval; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled an Act to create the board of education of the Liberty County School District, approved February 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3542), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) For the purpose of electing the chairman and the other six members of the board of education, the Liberty County School District shall be divided into seven education districts described as follows:

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Education District 1 BEGINNING at a point at Tibet Road intersection with the Liberty County/Long County Boundary; thence north along Tibet Road to intersection of E. B. Cooper Highway (Walthourville-Riceboro Road); thence east along Walthourville-Riceboro Road to intersection of Holmestown Road; thence north along Holmestown Road to U.S. Highway 84; thence northwest along U.S. Highway 84 to intersection McIntosh Lake Road; thence northeast along McIntosh Lake Road to intersection Goshen Swamp; thence northwest along Goshen Swamp to east incorporated limits of Flemington and west along the north limits of Flemington and Fort Stewart Boundary to the intersection of Fort Stewart Road 47; thence north along Fort Stewart Road 47 to Harmon Avenue; thence west on Harmon Avenue to the intersection of the Tank Trail; thence north on Tank Trail to intersection of Murray Avenue; thence west on Murray Avenue to intersection of Austin Road; thence north along Austin Road to intersection Diamond Head Avenue; thence east along Diamond Head Avenue to intersection of Fort Stewart Road 47; thence north on Fort Stewart Road 47 to intersection of State Highway 144; thence east along State Highway 144 to intersection Fort Stewart Road 51; thence south on Fort Stewart Road 51 to the Fort Stewart Boundary; thence east along the Fort Stewart Boundary to intersection of Fort Stewart Road 53 and undeveloped Roger's Pasture Road; thence south along Roger's Pasture Road to intersection of State Highway 196; thence north on State Highway 196 to intersection Luke Road; thence east along Luke Road to intersection of U.S. Highway 17; thence north along U.S. Highway 17 to intersection of Leroy Baker Road; thence east along Leroy Baker Road to Cress River; thence east to Jones Creek; thence south along Jones Creek to intersection of Interstate Highway 95; thence south along Interstate Highway 95 to intersection of State Highway 38; thence east along State Highway 38 to intersection Old Sunbury Road; thence along Old Sunbury Road to intersection of Fort Morris Road; thence south on Fort Morris Road to Stevens Street; thence east on Stevens Street to Medway River; thence

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south along Medway River (Liberty Bryan County Line) to the Atlantic Ocean (east of St Catherine's Island); thence south on a line to South Newport River (boundary of Liberty and McIntosh County); thence west along Liberty County/McIntosh County line to intersection of Liberty/McIntosh/Long County Lines and Tibet Road to point of beginning. Education District 2 BEGINNING at a point where Shaw Road intersects the Fort Stewart Railroad; thence north along the western city limits of Hinesville to the Fort Stewart boundary line; thence east along the Fort Stewart boundary line to the intersection of Frank Cochran Drive/Utility Street; thence south on Frank Cochran Drive to the intersection of Georgia Power Company (powerline); thence north along powerline to Ridgewood Way; thence north on Ridgewood Way to Lost Grove Lane; thence east along Lost Grove Lane to Monroe Avenue; thence south along Monroe Avenue to Georgia Power Company (powerline); thence east along powerline to Lee Street; thence south on Lee Street to Madison Drive; thence west on Madison Drive to Pineview Street; thence south on Pineview Street to Olive Street; thence east on Olive Street to General Screven Way; thence south on General Screven Way to Franklin Street; thence west on Franklin Street to Lee Street; thence south on Lee Street to the intersection of Lee Street (northern-most limits of Census Block 119); thence west on the northern-most limits of the concerned properties and thence south and east of the concerned properties to the intersection of Lee Street; thence north on Lee Street to Azalea Street; thence east on Azalea Street to intersection of Seaboard Coastline Railroad; thence south on Seaboard Coastline Railroad to Eunice Road; thence east on Eunice Road to South Main Street; thence south on South Main Street to Shaw Road; thence south on Shaw Road to intersection of Fort Stewart Railroad and point of beginning.

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Education District 3 BEGINNING at a point at the intersection of Griffin Road and the Long County line along a northwest direction along the Long County Line to State Highway 144; thence southeast on State Highway 144 to the intersection of State Highway 119; thence southeast along State Highway 119/Gulick Avenue to the intersection of Sixth Street; thence southwest along Sixth Street to the intersection of Wilson Avenue; thence southeast along Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Utility Street; thence south along Utility Street to the intersection of Hinesville City Limits; thence west and south around Hinesville City Limits to the intersection of the Walthourville City Limits; thence west and southwest along the Walthourville City Limits to the intersection of Airport Road; thence south along Airport Road to the intersection of Shaw Road; thence northeast along Shaw Road to the intersection of Hines Lane; thence southeast along Hines Lane to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence southwest along U.S. Highway 84 to the intersection of Scott Lane; thence southeast along Scott Lane to Fort Stewart Railroad; thence northeast along Fort Stewart Railroad to a point north and opposite the terminus of Carter Drive; thence south to the terminus of Carter Drive; thence west and south along Carter Drive to the intersection of Griffin Road; thence south along Griffin Road to the Long County/Liberty County Line to point of beginning. Education District 4 BEGINNING at a point at the intersection of Liberty County and Bryan County Lines (Medway River) west to intersection of Stevens Road; thence west along Stevens Road to Fort Morris Road; thence north on Fort Morris Road to Old Sunbury Road; thence west on Old Sunbury Road to State Highway 38; thence west on State Highway 38 to intersection of Interstate Highway 95; thence north on Interstate Highway 95 to intersection of Jones Creek; thence west along Jones Creek to Cress River; thence west along Cress River and Leroy Baker Road; thence west along Leroy Baker Road to U.S. Highway 17; thence

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south on U.S. Highway 17 to intersection of Luke Road; thence west on Luke Road to State Highway 196; thence south along State Highway 196 to Roger's Pasture Road; thence north on Roger's Pasture road to intersection of Fort Stewart Road 53 and the Fort Stewart Boundary; thence southwest along Fort Stewart Boundary to intersection Fort Stewart Road 51; thence north on Fort Stewart 51 to intersection State Highway 144; thence west on State Highway 144 to Fort Stewart Road 47; thence south on Fort Stewart Road 47 to Diamond Head Avenue; thence west on Diamond Head Avenue to Austin Road; thence south on Austin Road to Murray Avenue; thence east on Murray Avenue to intersection tank trail; thence south on tank trail to Harmon Avenue; thence east on Harmon Avenue to Fort Stewart Road 47; thence south on Fort Stewart Road 47 to intersection north of north Flemington incorporated limits/Fort Stewart Boundary; thence east along Fort Stewart Boundary to intersection east Flemington incorporated limits and Goshen Swamp; thence south along Goshen Swamp and east incorporated limits of Flemington to John Mann Road; thence west on John Mann Road to east incorporated city limits of Flemington; thence south along eastern Flemington city limits to the Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad; thence west on the Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad to west Flemington city limits; thence north along the western city limits of Flemington to city limits of Hinesville; thence northwest and south along the eastern city limits of Hinesville to intersection Topi Trail; thence southeast along Topi Trail to Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad; thence southwest on Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX railroad to intersection southern city limits of Hinesville; thence west along southern limits of Hinesville city limits to U.S. Highway 84; thence north on U.S. Highway 84 to Macarthur Drive; thence west on Macarthur Drive to South Main Street; thence south on South Main Street to Deal Street; thence west on Deal Street to Maxwell Street; thence north on Maxwell Street to Robin Road; thence west on Robin Road to Caines Road; thence south along Caines Road to Deal Street; thence west on Deal Street to State Highway 196; thence north on State

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Highway 196 to General Screven Way; thence north on General Screven Way to Gause Street; thence north on Gause Street to Memorial Drive; thence south on Memorial Drive to West Street; thence south on West Street to Court Street and intersection Welborn Street; thence south on Welborn Street to Brickyard Creek; thence east along Brickyard Creek to Ashmore Street; thence north on Ashmore Street to Bagley Avenue; thence east on Bagley Avenue/South Main Street to Liberty Street to U.S. Highway 84; thence north on U.S. Highway 84 to Fraser Street/Forest Street; thence south along Forest Street to Gray Fox Road; thence east on Gray Fox Road to Sandy Run Drive; thence north on Sandy Run Drive to Tupelo Trail; thence east on Tupelo Trail to Peacock Canal; thence north on Peacock Canal to Flemington city limits; thence north along Flemington city limits to intersection of projected powerline entering the Fort Stewart Area; thence west along powerline entering the Fort Stewart Area to 13th Street Extension to intersection Troupe Avenue; thence west on Troup Avenue to Ninth Street; thence north on Ninth Street to Niles Avenue and west on Niles Avenue to French Road; thence northeast on French Road to Coe Ave; thence northwest on Coe Avenue to Hero Road; thence north on Hero Road to Tank Trail; thence north on Tank Trail to State Highway 144; thence west on State Highway 144 to intersection Fort Stewart Gulick Avenue/State Highway 144; thence north on State Highway 144 to intersection State Highway 144/State Highway 119 intersection; thence west on State Highway 144 to the Liberty/Long County Boundary Lines (Fort Stewart Road 20); thence north along the Liberty/Long County Boundary lines to the Tattnall/Liberty County Boundary line; thence northeast along Tattnall/Liberty County Boundary line to the Liberty/Evans County Boundary lines to the intersection Cannochee River; thence southeast along the Cannochee River/Bryan and Liberty County Boundary lines to the intersection Fort Stewart Road 55; thence south on Fort Stewart Road 55 to Mount Hope Creek; thence east along Mount Hope Creek to Mount Hope/Jerico Creek; thence south on Jerico Creek to the Jerico River; thence south on Jerico River to the intersection Liberty County/Bryan

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County lines/Medway River and Stevens Road to point of beginning. Education District 5 BEGINNING at a point at intersection of Tibet Road proceed west along the Long County Line to Griffin Road; thence north to intersection of Carter Drive; thence north on Carter Drive to terminus of Carter Drive; thence north to the Fort Stewart Railroad; thence west along the Fort Stewart Railroad to the intersection of Scott Road; thence north along Scott Road to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; then northeast along Highway 84 to the intersection of Hines Lane; then northwest along Hines Lane to the intersection of Shaw Road; thence southwest along Shaw Road to the intersection of Airport Road; thence north along Airport Road to north City Limits of Walthourville; thence in east/northeast direction along Walthourville/Hinesville City Limits Boundaries to the intersection of Shaw Road. Thence, north along Shaw Road to South Main Street; thence north to intersection of Eunice Road; thence west along Eunice Road to Fort Stewart Railroad; thence north along Fort Stewart Railroad to Azalea Street; thence west on Azalea Street to Lee Street; thence south on Lee Street to Census Block 119 (See Census Map); thence west, north, and east to intersection of Lee Street (northern-most limits of Census Block #119); thence north on Lee Street to the intersection of Frankline Street; thence east along Frankline Street to General Screven Way; thence north along General Screven Way to Olive Street; thence west on Olive Street to Pineview Street; thence north on Pineview Street to Madison Avenue; thence east on Madison Avenue to Lee Street; thence north on Lee Street to intersection Georgia Power Company (powerline); thence west along powerline to Monroe Avenue; thence north on Monroe Avenue to Lost Grove Lane; thence west along Lost Grove Lane to Ridgewood Way; thence south along Ridgewood Way to powerline; thence south along powerline to Frank Cochran Drive; thence north along Frank Cochran Drive to intersection of Fort Stewart boundary/Utility Street; thence north on Utility

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Street to Wilson Avenue; thence north on Wilson Avenue to 6th Street; thence northeast on 6th Street to Gulick Avenue; thence southeast on Gulick Avenue to Wilson Avenue; thence south on Wilson Avenue/General Screven Way to Fort Stewart boundary; thence north and east along Fort Stewart Boundary to intersection Olmstead Avenue; thence southeast along Olmstead Avenue to the southern limits of Woodwind North boundary line; thence west along southern boundary of Woodwind North to intersection of Taylor Road; thence south along Taylor Road to intersection of General Stewart Way; thence east along General Stewart Way to intersection of Stewart Terrace; thence southeast and north around Stewart Terrace to intersection of General Stewart Way; thence east on General Stewart Way to intersection of North Main Street; thence south along North Main Street to intersection of Wilson Avenue; thence east along Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Bradwell Street; thence south along Bradwell Street to the intersection of East Washington Avenue; thence west along East Washington Avenue to the intersection of North Main Street; thence north along North Main Street to the intersection of Mills Avenue; thence west along Mills Avenue to the intersection of Rebecca Street; thence south along Rebecca Street to intersection of West Washington Avenue; thence east along West Washington Avenue to the intersection of North Main Street; thence south along North Main Street to the intersection of M. L. King Jr Drive; thence east along M. L. King Jr Drive to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence south along U.S. Highway 84 to the intersection of Liberty Street; thence west along Liberty Street to the intersection of South Main Street; thence north along South Main Street to the intersection of Bagley Avenue; thence west along Bagly Avenue to the intersection of Ashmore Street; thence south along Ashmore Street to Brickyard Creek; thence west along Brickyard Creek to the intersection of Welborn Street; thence north along Welborn Street to intersection of West Court Street; thence east along West Court Street to the intersection of West Street; thence north along West Street to the intersection of Memorial Drive; thence northwest along Memorial

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Drive to the intersection of Gause Street; thence south along Gause Street to the intersection of General Screven Way; thence southeast along General Screven Way to the intersection of State Highway 196; thence southwest along State Highway 196 to the intersection of Deal Street; thence southeast along Deal Street to the intersection of Caines Road; thence north along Caines Road to the intersection of Robin Road; thence east along Robin Road to the intersection of Maxwell Street; thence south along Maxwell Street to the intersection of Deal Street; thence east along Deal Street to the intersection of South Main Street; thence northeast along South Main Street to the intersection of Macarthur Drive; thence southeast along Macarthur Drive to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence south along U.S. Highway 84 to the northern town limits of Allenhurst; thence east along northern town limits of Allenhurst to the intersection of Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad; thence northeast on Seaboard Coastline Railroad/CSX Railroad to the intersection of Topi Trail; thence west along Topi Trail in a direction to the Hinesville city limits; thence north and east along the Hinesville city limits to the intersection of the Flemington city limits; thence around the eastern Flemington city limits to the intersection of Goshen Swamp; thence southeast along Goshen Swamp to McIntosh Lake Road; thence south along McIntosh Lake Road in a southwest direction to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence southeast along U.S. Highway 84 to the intersection of Holmestown Road; thence south along the Homestown Road to the intersection of the E. B. Coopter Highway; thence west along E. B. Cooper Highway to the intersection of Tibet Road; thence south along Tibet Road to the Long County line and the place of the beginning. Education District 6 BEGINNING at the intersection of South Main Street and M. L. King, Jr. Drive; thence north along South Main Street to the intersection of West Washington Avenue; thence northwest along West Washington Avenue to the intersection of Rebecca Street; thence north along

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Rebecca Street to the intersection of Mills Avenue; thence east along Mills Avenue to the intersection of North Main Street; thence south along North Main Street to the intersection of East Washington Avenue; thence east on East Washington Avenue to the intersection of Bradwell Street; thence north on Bradwell Street to the intersection of Wilson Avenue; thence west on Wilson Avenue to the intersection of North Main Street to the intersection of General Stewart Way; thence west along General Stewart Way to the intersection of Stewart Terrace; thence south, west, and north around Stewart Terrace to the intersection of General Stewart Way; thence west to General Stewart Way to the intersection of Taylor Road; thence north along Taylor Road to the southern boundary of Woodwind North; thence east on southern boundary of Woodwind North to Olmstead Avenue to the Fort Stewart Boundary; thence south along the Fort Stewart Boundary to General Stewart Way; thence westerly along General Stewart Way to the intersection of Wilson Avenue; thence northwest along Wilson Avenue to the intersection of Hero Road to the intersection of State Highway 119/Gulick Avenue; thence northwest along State Highway 119 to the intersection of State Highway 144; thence northeast along State Highway 144 to the Tank Trail; thence east along Tank Trail to the intersection of Hero Road; thence south along Hero Road to the intersection of Steele Avenue; thence east along Steele Avenue to French Street and south on French Street to the intersection of Niles avenue to the intersection of 9th Street; thence southeast along 9th Street to the intersection of Troupe Avenue; thence northeast along Troupe Avenue to 13th Street Extension and southeast along the 13th Street Extension to the projected powerline; thence southeast along the projected powerline to the intersection of Flemington City Limits; thence around the western boundary of the Flemington City Limits to the intersection of Peacock Canal to the intersection of Tupelo Trail; thence west along Tupelo Trail to the intersection of Sandy Run Drive; thence southeast along Sandy Run Drive to the intersection of Gray Fox Road; thence southwest along Gray Fox Road to the intersection of Forest Street; thence northwest

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along Forest Street to the intersection of Fraser Street; thence along Fraser Street to the intersection of U.S. Highway 84; thence southwest along U.S. Highway 84 to the intersection of M. L. King, Jr. Drive; thence west along M. L. King, Jr. Drive to South Main Street and point of beginning. District 7 . District 7 shall consist of all the territory embraced within the geographical boundaries of Liberty County. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in their entireties subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof, respectively, the following: (a) The members of the board of education serving on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified under the provisions of this section. (b) The election superintendent of Liberty County is authorized and directed to call a special election on the third Tuesday of June, 1993, for the nonpartisan election of members of the board elected from Education Districts 1, 2, and 3. Members elected at such special election shall take office on January 1, 1994, and shall serve terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected as provided in subsection (e) of this section. The cost of the special election provided for in this subsection shall be paid from the funds of Liberty County. (c) The chairperson and the members serving Education Districts 4, 5, and 6 on the effective date of this Act shall serve the remainder of their terms and their successors shall be elected as provided in subsection (e) of this section. (d) Candidates for district positions shall have been residents of their respective education districts for at least one year prior to the date of the general election and must remain residents of their respective education districts during

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their terms of office. District members of the board of education shall be elected by a majority of the electors voting within their respective education districts. Any candidate for the position of chairperson shall have been a resident of Liberty County for at least one year prior to the date of the general election and must remain a resident of Liberty County during his or her term of office. The chairperson shall be elected by a majority of electors voting in Liberty County. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by inserting at the end of Section 2 the following: (g) The chairperson and members of the board of education shall receive $75.00 per meeting, and the chairperson shall receive in addition to such amount $150.00 per month. Section 4 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of Liberty County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act to create the board of education of Liberty County, approved February 20, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3542), as amended; and for other purposes. This 22nd day of January, 1993. Representative James M. Floyd 172nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

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Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, James M. Floyd, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 172nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Coastal Courier, which is the official organ of Liberty County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ James M. Floyd Representative, 172nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 19, 1993. LIBERTY COUNTYBOARD OF ELECTIONS; CREATION. No. 82 (House Bill No. 1049). AN ACT To provide a board of elections for Liberty County; to define its powers and duties; to provide for appointment, resignation, and removal of its members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for the qualifications and terms of its members; to provide for a chairperson, clerical assistants, and other employees; to provide for compensation of such persons and the members of the board; to relieve the judge of the probate court from certain responsibilities; to provide for oaths and privileges from arrest; to provide for the transfer of certain property to the board; to provide for offices, equipment, materials, and supplies; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) For the purposes of this Act, the term: (1) Board means the board of elections created by subsection (b) of this section. (2) County means Liberty County. (3) Superior court means the Superior Court of Liberty County. (b) Pursuant to the authority of Code Section 21-2-40 of the O.C.G.A., there is created a board of elections for Liberty County which shall have jurisdiction over the conduct of primaries and elections in such county. Section 2 . The board of elections shall be composed of four members, each of whom shall be an elector and resident of the county and who shall be appointed as provided in this section. One member of the board of elections shall be appointed by the political party which received the highest number of votes within the county for its candidate for Governor in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of the member, and one member of the board of elections shall be appointed by the political party which received the second highest number of votes within the county for its candidate for Governor in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of the member. Each of the two appointments by political parties shall be made as follows: the member shall be nominated by the chairperson and ratified by the county executive committee of each of the above-designated political parties at least 30 days before the beginning of the term of office or within 30 days after the creation of a vacancy in the office. The remaining two members of the board shall be selected by the county governing authority. In making the initial appointments to the board, the members shall be selected at least 30 days prior to January 1 immediately following the effective date of this Act. Initial members and their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. The term of each initial member shall commence on January

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1 immediately following the effective date of this Act. The governing authority of the county shall designate one of the two members selected by it to be the chairperson of the board. Section 3 . No person who holds elective public office shall be eligible to serve as a member during the term of such elective office, and the position of any member shall be deemed vacant upon such member qualifying as a candidate for elective public office. Section 4 . Certification of the appointment of each member shall be made by the governing authority of the county filing an affidavit with the clerk of the superior court no later than 15 days preceding the date at which such member is to take office, stating the name and residential address of the person appointed and certifying that such member has been duly appointed as provided in this Act. The clerk of the superior court shall record each of such certifications on the minutes of the court and shall certify the name of each such appointed member to the Secretary of State and provide for the issuance of appropriate commissions to the members within the same time and in the same manner as provided by law for registrars. Section 5 . Each member of the board shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself, shall have the right to resign at any time by giving written notice of his or her resignation to the appointing body and to the clerk of the superior court, and shall be subject to removal from the board by the appointing body at any time, for cause after notice and hearing, in the same manner and by the same authority as provided for removal of registrars. Section 6 . In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of any appointed member before the expiration of his or her term, by removal, death, resignation, or otherwise, the original appointing body shall appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the unexpired term as provided for in Section 2 of this Act. The clerk of the superior court shall be notified of interim appointments and record and certify such appointments in the same manner as the regular appointment of members.

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Section 7 . Before entering upon his or her duties, each member shall take substantially the same oath as required by law for registrars and shall have the same privileges from arrest. Section 8 . The board of elections shall: (1) With regard to the preparation for, conduct, and administration of elections, succeed to and exercise all duties and powers granted to and incumbent upon the judge of the probate court pursuant to Title 21 of the O.C.G.A. or any other provision of law; (2) With regard to preparation for and conduct of primaries, succeed to all the duties and powers granted to and incumbent upon the judge of the probate court by Title 21 of the O.C.G.A.; and (3) Formulate, adopt, and promulgate rules and regulations, consistent with law and the rules and regulations of the state executive committee of each political party, governing the conduct of primaries to the end that, insofar as practicable, all primaries shall be uniformly conducted by the board of elections, poll workers shall be properly trained, and voters shall be adequately informed and instructed. Any rule or regulation promulgated by a county executive committee under the provisions of Code Section 21-2-111 of the O.C.G.A. shall be null and void if in conflict with a valid rule or regulation of the board of elections. Section 9 . The board shall be responsible for the selection, appointment, and training of poll workers in primaries and elections and such workers shall be appointed, insofar as practicable, from lists provided to the board by the county executive committee of each political party; however, the provisions of this section will not operate to prevent the board from selecting, appointing, and training poll workers who are not on such lists. Section 10 . On January 1 immediately following the effective date of this Act, the judge of the probate court shall be relieved from all powers and duties to which the board of elections

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succeeds by the provisions of this Act and shall deliver thereafter to the chairperson of the board, upon the chairperson's written request, the custody of all equipment, supplies, materials, books, papers, records, and facilities of every kind pertaining to such powers and duties. Section 11 . The chairperson of the board of elections shall be the chief executive officer of the board of elections and shall generally supervise, direct, and control the administration of the affairs of the board of elections pursuant to law and duly adopted resolutions of the board of elections. The board of elections shall fix and establish by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes directives governing the execution of matters within its jurisdiction. Section 12 . Compensation for the members of the board of elections, clerical assistants, and other employees shall be such as may be fixed by the governing authority of the county. Said compensation shall be paid wholly from county funds. Section 13 . The governing authority of the county shall provide the board with such proper and suitable offices, equipment, materials, and supplies and with such clerical assistants and other employees as the governing authority shall deem appropriate. Section 14 . The words election, elector, political party, primary, public office, special election, and special primary shall have the same meaning ascribed to those words by Code Section 21-2-2 of the O.C.G.A., unless otherwise clearly apparent from the text of this Act. Section 15 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create

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a board of elections for Liberty County; and for other purposes. This the 2nd day of March, 1993. James M. Floyd Representative District 172 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, James M. Floyd, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 172nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Coastal Courier, which is the official organ of Liberty County, on the following date: March 3, 1993. /s/ James M. Floyd Representative, 172nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 19, 1993.

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COLUMBIA COUNTYBOARD OF ELECTIONS; CREATION. No. 86 (Senate Bill No. 379). AN ACT To create a board of elections for Columbia County and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for the composition of the board of elections and the selection, qualification, and terms of its members; to provide for resignation, succession, and removal of members and for filling vacancies; to provide for the duties of the chairperson of the board of elections; to relieve certain boards and officers of certain powers and duties and provide for the transfer of certain items to the newly created board of elections; to provide for an executive director and the powers and duties of such executive director; to provide for board of elections employees and their compensation; to provide for compensation of the members of the board of elections and the executive director; to provide for offices and equipment; to provide for the board of elections' performance of certain functions and duties for certain municipalities; to provide for the employment of legal counsel for the board under certain circumstances; to provide for the meaning of certain terms; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . There is created in Columbia County, Georgia, a board of elections which shall have jurisdiction over the conduct of primaries and elections and the registration of electors in Columbia County, Georgia. Section 2 . (a) The board of elections in Columbia County shall be composed of three members, each of whom shall be an elector and resident of Columbia County. (b) One member of the board of elections shall be a member of the political party which received the highest number

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of votes within the county for its candidate for President of the United States in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of the member, and such member shall be appointed by the executive committee of such political party. One member of the board of elections shall be a member of the political party which received the second highest number of votes within the county for its candidate for President of the United States in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of such member, and such member shall be appointed by the executive committee of such political party. (c) (1) The third member of the board shall be appointed by the two political party members provided for in subsection (b) of this section. However, if the two political party members are unable to agree upon a person to be appointed to serve as such third member within a period of 21 days following their appointment or following a vacancy thereafter, then such two political party members shall immediately vacate their positions and new appointments to said positions shall be made by said party executive committees. Such procedure of reappointment by the party executive committees shall recommence and continue until such time as their two appointees agree on a third appointee within 21 days as provided for in this section, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. (2) If the two political party members are for a third successive time unable to agree within such 21 day period, then: (A) mechanism of reappointment by the party executive committees shall cease; (B) the two members in office shall remain in office; and (C) the third member of the board shall be appointed by the probate judge of Columbia County. (d) The initial appointments made under this section shall be for terms of office beginning July 1, 1993; and subsequent terms of office shall likewise begin on July 1 of the appropriate year. The initial appointment under this section of the third member of the board of elections shall be for two years and the initial appointment under this section of the two political party members shall be for four years. Thereafter, all appointments

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shall be for terms of four years and until their successors are duly appointed. (e) A chairperson who shall be a member of the board of elections shall be elected annually by the board to serve for a term of one year. The chairperson shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself for one term only. Section 3 . No person who holds elective public office shall be eligible to serve as a member during the term of such elective office, and the position of any member shall be deemed vacant upon such member qualifying as a candidate for elective public office. Section 4 . The appointment of each political party member, in the case of an appointment other than an appointment to fill a vacancy resulting from a failure to agree on a third member, shall be made by the respective appointing authority filing an affidavit with the clerk of the Superior Court of Columbia County no earlier than 60 days and no later than 30 days preceding the date at which such member is to take office, stating the name and residential address of the person appointed and certifying that such member has been duly appointed as provided in this Act. In the case of an appointment made to fill a political party member vacancy resulting from a failure to agree on the third member of the board, the appointment shall be so certified not later than the tenth day following the date of the vacancy and shall take effect on such tenth day. The appointment of each member who is not a political party member shall likewise be certified to the clerk by the two political party members. The clerk of the superior court shall record each of such certifications on the minutes of the court and shall certify the name of each such member to the Secretary of State and provide for the issuance of appropriate commissions to the members and chairperson within the same time and in the same manner as provided by law for registrars. Section 5 . Each member of the board of elections shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself for one term and shall have the right to resign at any time by giving written notice of his or her resignation to the appointing authority and to the clerk of the superior court and shall be subject to removal from

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the board of elections at any time for cause after notice and hearing in the same manner and by the same authority as provided for removal of registrars. Section 6 . In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of any member before the expiration of his or her term by removal, death, resignation, or otherwise, the respective appointing authority shall appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. The clerk of the superior court shall be notified of interim appointments and record and certify such appointments in the same manner as the regular appointment of members. Section 7 . Before entering upon his or her duties, each member shall take substantially the same oath as required by law for registrars and shall have the same privileges from arrest as registrars. Section 8 . Each board of elections shall: (1) With regard to the preparation for conduct and administration of primaries and elections, succeed to and exercise all duties and powers granted to and incumbent upon the judge of the probate court pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, as now or hereafter amended, and any other provision of law; (2) With regard to the registration of electors, succeed to and exercise all of the powers, duties, and responsibilities granted to and incumbent upon a board of registrars pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, as now or hereafter amended, or any other provision of law. Section 9 . (a) The board of elections shall be responsible for the selection, appointment, and training of poll workers in elections, and such workers shall be appointed, insofar as practicable, from lists provided the board of elections by the county executive committee of each political party.

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(b) (1) The board of elections shall be authorized to employ necessary employees to assist the board of elections in carrying out its duties and functions as provided in this Act. The board of elections is authorized the same number of staff positions and the same level of funding for such positions as were in effect for the prior board of elections on January 1, 1993, without any necessity of approval from the Board of Commissioners of Columbia County. (2) Prior to the creation of any additional positions of employment or additional staff funding, the board of elections shall receive approval from the Board of Commissioners of Columbia County for such positions or staff funding. (c) There is created the position of a full-time executive director who shall be appointed by the board of elections as one of the staff positions authorized under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this section. The executive director shall have supervisory duties and shall carry out the policies of the board of elections and the requirements of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code. The executive director shall conduct voter registration drives throughout the county at least once within the 18 month period following each general election. The executive director shall also establish not less than two permanent facilities for registration of electors. The executive director shall establish staff personnel rules and policies which are generally consistent with those in effect for employees of the Columbia County governing authority. Section 10 . As of July 1, 1993, any prior board of elections of Columbia County (if in existence on that date), the judge of the Probate Court of Columbia County, and any board of registrars of Columbia County shall be relieved from all powers and duties to which the board of elections as created in this Act shall succeed by the provisions of this Act; and they shall deliver thereafter to the board of elections the custody of all equipment, supplies, materials, books, papers, records, and facilities of every kind pertaining to such powers and duties.

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Section 11 . The chairperson of the board of elections shall be the chief executive officer of the board of elections and shall generally supervise, direct, and control the administration of the affairs of the board of elections pursuant to law and duly adopted resolutions of the board of elections. The board of elections shall fix and establish by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes directives governing the execution of matters within its jurisdiction. Section 12 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 9 of this Act, compensation for the members of the board of elections, the executive director, clerical assistants, and other employees of the board of elections shall be such as may be fixed by the governing authority of the county. Such compensation and operating expenses required by the office of the board of elections shall be paid wholly from county funds. The governing authority of the county shall provide the board of elections with proper and suitable offices. The governing authority of the county shall further provide the board of elections with funding sufficient for the employment of clerical assistance and other employees as may be necessary for the effective functioning of the board of elections and completion of its duties as provided in this Act. Section 13 . The board of elections shall have the authority to contract with any municipality located within the county for the holding of any primary or election by the board to be conducted within the municipality. Any income from this activity shall be delivered to the county governing authority. Section 14 . The board of elections shall have the authority to engage the services of legal counsel, by contract or otherwise, to represent the interests of the board of elections in any matter with respect to which legal counsel for the board of elections is not provided by the county governing authority; and the board of elections is authorized to order the payment of fees, compensation, and expenses therefor from the general fund of the county treasury. Section 15 . The words election, elector, political party, primary, public office, special election, and special primary shall have the same meaning ascribed to those

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words by Code Section 21-2-2 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the text of this Act. Section 16 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Columbia County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 17 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 18 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create a board of elections for Columbia County and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for the compositions of the board of elections and the selection, qualification, and terms of its members; to provide for resignation, succession, and removal of members and for filling vacancies; to provide for the duties of the chairperson of the board of elections; to relieve certain boards and officers of certain powers and duties and provide for the transfer of certain items to the newly created board of elections; to provide for an executive director and the powers and duties of such executive director; to provide for board of elections employees and their compensation; to provide for compensation of the members of the board of elections and the executive director; to provide for offices and equipment; to provide for the board of elections' performance of certain functions and duties for certain municipalities; to provide for the employment of legal counsel for the board under certain circumstances; to provide for the meaning of certain terms; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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This 23rd day of December, 1992. Honorable G.B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, G.B. Pollard, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 24th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbia News Times which is the official organ of Columbia County, on the following date: December 30, 1992. /s/ G.B. Pollard, Jr. Senator, 24th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 23, 1993. CITY OF DALTONHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; REFERENDUM. No. 87 (Senate Bill No. 152). AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Dalton ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the

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terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) For purposes of this Act, the term: (1) Ad valorem taxes for city purposes means all ad valorem taxes for city purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of Dalton, including, but not limited to, taxes to retire bonded indebtedness. (2) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Each resident of the City of Dalton is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all City of Dalton ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. (c) The governing authority of the City of Dalton or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for the exemption granted by this Act and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the initial and continuing eligibility of the owner for the exemption. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under this Act to notify the governing authority of the City of Dalton or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. (e) The exemption granted by this Act shall not apply to or affect any state taxes, county taxes, or City of Dalton Independent School District taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by this Act shall be in lieu of and

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not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to City of Dalton ad valorem taxes for city purposes. (f) The exemption granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. Section 2 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of the City of Dalton shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Dalton for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the November, 1993, municipal election and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of the City of Dalton. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from certain City of Dalton ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that city? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Section 1 shall become of full force and effect immediately and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. If Section 1 of this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date.

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The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Dalton. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 3 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Dalton ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; and for other purposes. This 29th day of January, 1993. Honorable Stephen B. Farrow Senator, 54th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Stephen B. Farrow, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 54th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Daily Citizen News which is the official organ of Whitfield County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Stephen B. Farrow Senator, 54th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 24, 1993. CITY OF DALTONHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES; REFERENDUM. No. 88 (Senate Bill No. 153). AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Dalton Independent School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) For purposes of this Act, the term: (1) Ad valorem taxes for educational purposes means all ad valorem taxes for educational purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of Dalton Independent School District, including, but not limited to, taxes to retire bonded indebtedness.

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(2) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Each resident of the City of Dalton Independent School District is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all City of Dalton Indenpendent School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. (c) The governing authority of the City of Dalton or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for the exemption granted by this Act and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the initial and continuing eligibility of the owner for the exemption. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under this Act to notify the governing authority of the City of Dalton or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. (e) The exemption granted by this Act shall not apply to or affect any state taxes, county taxes, or City of Dalton taxes for city purposes. The homestead exemption granted by this Act shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to City of Dalton Independent School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. (f) The exemption granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. Section 2 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of the City of Dalton shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Dalton Independent School District for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the November, 1993, municipal election and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided

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by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of the City of Dalton. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from certain City of Dalton Independent School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Section 1 shall become of full force and effect immediately and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. If Section 1 of this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Dalton Independent School District. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 3 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Dalton Independent School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; and for other purposes. This 29th day of January, 1993. Honorable Stephen B. Farrow Senator, 54th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Stephen B. Farrow, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 54th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Daily Citizen News which is the official organ of Whitfield County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Stephen B. Farrow Senator, 54th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 24, 1993.

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LIBERTY COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION. No. 89 (House Bill No. 474). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to create the board of education of the Liberty County School District, approved December 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3452), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the members and chairman of the board of education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to create the board of education of the Liberty County School District, approved December 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3452), as amended, is amended by inserting at the end of Section 2 the following: (g) The chairman and members of the board of education shall receive the sum of $75.00 per meeting, and the chairman shall receive in addition to such amount the sum of $150.00 per month. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act to create the board of

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education of Liberty County, approved February 20, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3542), as amended; and for other purposes. This 22nd day of January, 1993. Representative James M. Floyd 172nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, James M. Floyd, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 172nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Coastal Courier, which is the official organ of Liberty County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ James M. Floyd Representative, 172nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. SUMTER COUNTYSTATE COURT; JANUARY TERM. No. 90 (House Bill No. 470). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the state court of Sumter County, approved November 22, 1900 (Ga. L. 1900, p. 93), as

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amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3173), so as to change the beginning date of the January term of court; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the state court of Sumter County, approved November 22, 1900 (Ga. L. 1900, p. 93), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3173), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 11 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 11. The terms of court shall be held quarterly, beginning on the second Monday in January and the third Monday in March, June, and September of each year. The day on which an original petition is deposited in the clerk's office shall be known as the return day of that petition and the day on which defensive pleadings shall be filed with respect to a petition shall be known as the appearance day of that case. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the state court of Sumter County, approved November 22, 1900 (Ga. L. 1900, P. 93) as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, P. 3173), so as to change the beginning date of the January term of court; and for other purposes. This 26th day of January, 1993. Board of Commissioners of Sumter County, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

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Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jimmy Skipper, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 137th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Americus-Times Recorder, which is the official organ of Sumter County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Jimmy Skipper Representative, 137th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. DEKALB COUNTYAD VALOREM TAXES; MILLAGE RATE IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. No. 91 (House Bill No. 450). AN ACT To amend an Act to impose certain requirements and limitations upon ad valorem taxes levied by DeKalb County to finance the provision of certain governmental services, known as the DeKalb County Special Services Tax Districts Act, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4396), as amended, so as to provide for certain limitations on the millage rate levied in certain municipalities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act to impose certain requirements and limitations upon ad valorem taxes levied by DeKalb County to finance the provision of certain governmental services, known as the DeKalb County Special Services Tax Districts Act, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4396), as amended, is amended by adding a new section, to be designated Section 6B, to read as follows: Section 6B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the contrary, no provision of this Act shall in any manner authorize or require the levy of a millage rate in any municipality lying wholly or partially within DeKalb County in excess of the millage rate levied in the unincorporated area of DeKalb County. This section shall stand repealed in its entirety on March 1, 1994. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia legislation to amend an Act to impose certain requirements and limitations upon ad valorem taxes levied by DeKalb county to finance the provision of certain governmental services approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4396), as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 1/28/93 Michele Henson Representative 65th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Michele Henson, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 65th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention

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to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Decatur-DeKalb News Era, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ Michele Henson Representative, 65th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. DEKALB COUNTYDEKALB AD VALOREM TAX SURVEY COMMISSION; COMPENSATION; MEETINGS; FINDINGS; ABOLITION. No. 92 (House Bill No. 449). AN ACT To amend an Act to create the DeKalb Ad Valorem Tax Survey Commission, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6849), so as to change the compensation of the commission; to change the time for the organizational meeting; to change certain requirements regarding submission of the commission's findings; to change the time of abolition of the commission and repeal of this Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to create the DeKalb Ad Valorem Tax Survey Commission, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p.

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6849), is amended by striking Section 1 of said Act, relating to composition of the commission, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. The DeKalb Ad Valorem Tax Survey Commission is created. The members of the commission shall be as follows: (1) One member to be appointed by the chief executive officer of DeKalb County; (2) One member to be appointed by the DeKalb County Municipal Association; (3) One member to be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County; (4) Two members to be appointed by the chairperson of the DeKalb County delegation in the House of Representatives; (5) Two members to be appointed by the chairperson of the DeKalb County delegation in the Senate; and (6) Eight members to be appointed as follows: one each by the governing authority of each of the municipalities wholly located in DeKalb County. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2, relating to appointment of the commission, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. All members of the commission shall be appointed by May 1, 1993. The chairperson of the DeKalb County delegation in the House of Representatives and the chairperson of the DeKalb County delegation in the Senate shall each appoint a member of the commission to serve as cochairpersons of the commission. The organizational meeting shall be held not later than May 30, 1993. At the organizational meeting the commission shall elect from its own membership such other officers as it finds necessary or desirable.

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The commission may adopt such rules or policies governing its operation and procedures as it finds necessary or desirable. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation and may not be reimbursed from public funds for expenses incurred by them in carrying out their duties as members of the commission. The commission may meet at such times and places as may be necessary to carry out its duties. The county shall furnish the necessary staff to assist the commission in its study. All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public and notice of all meetings shall be published in the legal organ of the county. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 4, relating to submission of recommendations by the commission, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 4. The commission shall complete its study and submit its recommendations to the chief executive officer and the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, the governing authorities of each of the eight municipalities wholly located in DeKalb County, and the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate who represent any portion of DeKalb County on or before December 1, 1993. The commission shall stand abolished and this Act shall be repealed on January 1, 1994. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create the DeKalb Ad Valorem Tax Survey Commission; and for other purposes.

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1/28/93 Michele Henson Representative 65th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Michele Henson, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 65th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Decatur-DeKalb News Era, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ Michele Henson Representative, 65th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. WESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUITDISTRICT ATTORNEY; STAFF. No. 93 (House Bill No. 453). AN ACT To repeal an Act to make permanent certain existing Clarke County paid staff positions within the Office of the District Attorney of the Western Judicial Circuit, approved March

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26, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4840); to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to make permanent certain existing Clarke County paid staff positions within the Office of the District Attorney of the Western Judicial Circuit, approved March 26, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4840), is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the 1993 Session of the General Assembly a bill to repeal 1986 Ga. Laws p. 4840, House Bill No. 1661 (an Act entitled Western Judicial Circuit - District Attorney, Personnel Paid by Clarke County) to eliminate distinctions between District Attorney staff positions and compensation authorized by said Local Act and District Attorney Staff positions and compensation otherwise authorized by the governing authority of Athens-Clarke County, to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. This 25th day of January, 1993. Harry N. Gordon District Attorney GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Louise McBee, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 88th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Athens Daily News, which is the official organ of Clarke County, on the following date: January 29, 1993.

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/s/ Louise McBee Representative, 88th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 Approved March 30, 1993. STEPHENS COUNTYBOARD OF REGISTRATIONS AND ELECTIONS; CREATION. No. 94 (House Bill No. 457). AN ACT To provide for a Stephens County Board of Registrations and Elections; to provide for the powers and duties of the board; to provide for the appointment, resignation, and removal of its members; to provide for a chairperson; to provide an administrative office for elections and registrations; to staff such office with clerical assistants and other employees; to provide compensation for administrative personnel and members of the board; to provide for implementation; to provide for matters relative to the foregoing; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . There is created in Stephens County a board of registrations and elections which shall have jurisdiction over the conduct of primaries and elections and the registration of electors in such county in accordance with the provisions of this Act. The board shall be known as the Stephens County Board of Registrations and Elections.

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Section 2 . The board shall be composed of three members, each of whom shall be an elector and a resident of Stephens County and who shall be selected in the following manner: (1) One member shall be nominated by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidate for President at the last election preceding such nomination received the largest number of votes in the county. One member shall be nominated by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidate for President at such election received the next largest number of votes in the county. Each nomination shall have been ratified by a majority of the members of each of such respective executive committees voting at a regularly scheduled meeting of such executive committees or a meeting duly called and held for such purpose. In the event such nominations are not ratified by a majority of the members of such executive committees at least 60 days preceding the date on which such members are to take office, then the members of the respective executive committees may nominate such members by a two-thirds majority of the membership of such executive committees at a regularly scheduled meeting or at a meeting duly called and held for such purpose. In the event the members of said executive committees fail to nominate such members at least 30 days preceding the date on which such members are to take office, such members shall be appointed by the county governing authority. The nominee of each such chairperson or county executive committee shall be submitted to the county governing authority for appointment. If the county governing authority rejects a nominee, the chairperson or county executive committee shall submit another nominee; and (2) The third member of the board shall be, ex officio, the chief registrar of the county, who shall be designated chairperson of the board. Section 3 . (a) No person who holds elective public office shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board during the term of such elective public office, and the position of membership

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of any member shall be deemed vacant upon such member's qualifying as a candidate for an elective public office. (b) No person who has been a member of the board shall be eligible to qualify for an elective public office unless such person has ceased to be a member for at least six months prior to such qualifying. Section 4 . (a) The appointment of each member shall be made by the county governing authority's filing an affidavit with the clerk of the superior court, no later than 30 days preceding the date at which such member is to take office, stating the name and residence address of the person appointed and certifying that such member has been duly appointed as provided in this Act. (b) The clerk of the superior court shall record each of such certifications on the minutes of the superior court and shall certify the name of each member to the Secretary of State and provide for the issuance of appropriate commissions to the members as provided by law for registrars. (c) In the event the county governing authority fails to make an appointment with the specified time or fails to fill a vacancy within 90 days after such vacancy occurs, the appointment shall be made by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of Stephens County. Section 5 . (a) Each member of the board shall: (1) Serve for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualified, except in the event of resignation or removal as hereinafter provided; (2) Be eligible to succeed such member and shall have the right to resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the respective appointing authority and to the clerk of the superior court; and (3) Shall be subject to removal from the board at any time, for cause after notice and hearing, in the same manner

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and by the same authority as is provided for the removal of registrars. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the initial member appointed from the political party whose candidate for President received the second largest number of votes in the county shall be appointed for a term of two years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Section 6 . In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of any member other than the chief registrar before the expiration of a term, by removal, death, resignation, or otherwise, the respective appointing authority shall appoint a successor to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of chief registrar by reason of removal, death, resignation, or otherwise, such office on the board shall be filled by the person succeeding to the office of chief registrar by appointment of the chief judge of the superior court. The clerk of the superior court shall be notified of interim appointments and record and certify such appointments in the same manner as the regular appointment of members. Section 7 . (a) The first members of the board under this Act shall be appointed as provided in this Act to take office on September 1, 1993. The board shall take no official action until all members have been certified to the clerk of the superior court. (b) Before entering upon the duties of office, each member shall take substantially the same oath as required by law for registrars and shall have the same privileges from arrest. Section 8 . (a) The Stephens County Board of Registrations and Elections shall be empowered with all the powers and duties relating to the conduct of primaries and elections as election superintendents pursuant to the provisions of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A. (b) The board is empowered with all the powers and duties relating to the registration of voters and absentee balloting procedures as boards of registrars pursuant to the provisions of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A.

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(c) This Act is intended to implement the provisions of subsection (b) of Code Section 21-2-40 of the O.C.G.A. and shall be construed liberally so as to effectuate that purpose. Section 9 . Any rule or regulation promulgated by a county executive committee under the provisions of subsection (c) of Code Section 21-2-111 of the O.C.G.A., with regard to the conduct of primaries, shall be null and void if in conflict with a valid rule or regulation of the board. Section 10 . (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require or prohibit joint primaries or to require or prohibit the county governing authority or any other public agency to bear any expense of conducting primaries not otherwise required by law. (b) The board shall have the authority to contract with any municipal corporation located within the county for the holding by the board of any primary or election to be conducted within the municipal corporation. Section 11 . With the consent of the governing authority, the board shall be authorized to expend public funds for the purpose of preparing and distributing material solely to inform and instruct electors of the county adequately with regard to elections. No material distributed by the board shall contain or express, in any manner or form, any commentary or expression of opinion or request for support with respect to any political issue or matter of political concern. Section 12 . (a) The board shall be authorized and empowered to organize itself, determine its procedural rules and regulations, adopt bylaws, specify the functions and duties of its employees, and otherwise take such action as is appropriate to the management of the affairs committed to its supervision; provided, however, that no such action shall conflict with state law. (b) Action and decision by the board shall be by a majority of the members of the board. Section 13 . (a) The board shall fix and establish by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes directives governing

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the execution of matters within its jurisdiction. The board shall hold regular monthly meetings at the county courthouse or at the place of meeting of the county governing authority. Any special called meetings, held pursuant to the bylaws adopted by the board, shall be held only after notification of the time and place of the holding of such meeting has been communicated in writing to the person designated by the county governing authority to provide public information. All meetings of whatever kind of the board shall be open to the public. (b) The board shall maintain a written record of policy decisions that shall be amended to include additions or deletions. Such written record shall be made available for the public to review. Section 14 . (a) The chairperson of the board of registrations and elections shall be the chief executive officer of the board and shall generally supervise, direct, and control the administration of the affairs of the board pursuant to law and duly adopted resolutions of the board. (b) The chairperson shall receive a per diem allowance for each day spent attending to the business of the board in the same amount as received by members of the General Assembly as a daily expense allowance, not to exceed 272 days per year. (c) The two members of the board other than the chairperson shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses in attending to the business of the board in the amount of $50.00 each month. (d) All amounts payable under this section shall be paid from funds of the county. Section 15 . The governing authority of the county shall expend public funds to provide the board with such proper and suitable administrative offices and with such clerical assistants and other employees as the governing authority shall deem appropriate in accordance with the personnel system. Compensation for such administrative personnel shall be paid by the governing authority under the personnel system wholly from county funds.

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Section 16 . The board shall be responsible for the selection, appointment, and training of poll workers in elections. Such workers shall be appointed, insofar as practicable, from lists provided by the county executive committees of the two political parties nominating members to the board. Section 17 . The words election, elector, political party, primary, and public office shall have the same meaning as set forth in Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., unless otherwise clearly apparent from the text of this Act. Section 18 . (a) Effective September 1, 1993, the judge of the probate court and the board of registrars of Stephens County shall be relieved from all powers and duties to which the board of registrations and elections succeeds by the provisions of this Act and shall deliver thereafter to the chairperson of the board, upon the chairperson's written request, the custody of all equipment, supplies, materials, books, papers, records, and facilities of every kind pertaining to such powers and duties. (b) For the purposes of this Act, the chief registrar in office on September 1, 1993, shall continue in office for the term for which that chief registrar was appointed. Upon the expiration of a term of office, the successor to the chief registrar shall be chosen in the manner provided in Code Section 21-2-211 of the O.C.G.A., except that only a chief registrar shall be appointed. Section 19 . The provisions of this Act which are necessary for the appointment of the members of the Stephens County Board of Registrations and Elections who will take office September 1, 1993, shall be effective upon the approval of the Governor or upon the date which this Act becomes law without such approval and this Act shall become effective for all purposes on September 1, 1993. Section 20 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the establishment of the Stephens County Board of Registrations and Elections; to provide for the powers and duties of the Board; to provide for the appointment, resignation and removal of its members; to provide for a chairman; to provide an administrative office for elections and registrations; to provide compensation; and for other purposes. This 7th day of January, 1993. Jeanette Jamieson Representative, 22nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jeanette Jamieson, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 22nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Toccoa Record, which is the official organ of Stephens County, on the following date: January 14, 1993. /s/ Jeanette Jamieson Representative, 22nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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TOWN OF MORELANDMAYOR AND COUNCIL; TERMS; ELECTIONS; SPECIAL ELECTION. No. 95 (House Bill No. 411). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the Town of Moreland, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 5053), so as to provide for two-year terms of office for the mayor and board of aldermen; to provide for elections and a special election; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the Town of Moreland, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 5053), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 2.02 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection to read as follows: (a) (1) The term of office of the two aldermen elected in 1991 shall expire December 31, 1993, and their respective successors shall be elected at the general election in November, 1993, and take office on January 1, 1994, and serve until December 31, 1995, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected biennially in the November general election in odd-numbered years. (2) The mayor and two aldermen elected in 1990 shall serve until their respective successors are elected in the special election provided by this subsection and qualified. As soon as is permissible and reasonably practicable under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and under the general laws of this state, the election superintendent of the Town of Moreland shall call and conduct a special election for the purpose of electing successors to the mayor and two aldermen elected in 1990. At least 29 days shall intervene between the call of a special election and the holding of the special election. The mayor and two aldermen elected in the special election

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provided by this subsection shall take office as soon as they are elected and qualified, and their terms of office shall expire on December 31, 1994, and when their respective successors are elected and qualified. Their successors shall be elected in the November election in 1994; thereafter, successors shall be elected biennially in the November general election in even-numbered years. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Charter of City of Moreland, Georgia, so as to change the terms of offices of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. This 13th day of January, 1993. Honorable Carl Von Epps, Representative, 131st District, Jerry Ann Conner, City Attorney for the City of Moreland, Georgia. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Carl Von Epps, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 131st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Newnan Times-Herald, which is the official organ of Coweta County, on the following date: January 16, 1993. /s/ Carl Von Epps Representative, 131st District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. HART COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTIONS; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 96 (House Bill No. 444). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Hart County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Hart County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be

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constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Hart County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Hart County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Hart County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Hart County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Hart County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Hart County School District: Education District 1 HART COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARTWELL (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 219, 220B, 221, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 328B, 330B, 345, 346, 347 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 104A, 104B, 105A, 105E, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 227A, 243A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 333, 405, 406, 407A, 407B, 407C, 407D, 408, 409A, 409B, 412C, 412D, 413A, 413B, 414A, 414B, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449B, 450B, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472,

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473, 475, 476, 477, 560 VTD: 0003 COKESBURY (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 459, 463, 464 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 421, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 474, 521, 522, 523, 553, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 562, 563, 575, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591 VTD: 0007 BIO (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 424, 437 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 569, 570, 573 Education District 2 HART COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARTWELL (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 426, 427 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 101, 103, 104C, 105B, 105C, 105D, 108, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227B, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235A, 235B, 236, 237, 238, 239A, 239B, 239C, 240, 241, 242, 243B, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 401, 402, 403, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 501, 502, 503, 504, 514, 515, 593 VTD: 0003 COKESBURY (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 404, 420, 422, 423, 424, 425, 432, 433, 434, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 592, 594, 595, 596, 597 VTD: 0004 REED CREEK (Part) Tract: 9601.

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Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 139, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 193, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 434 Education District 3 HART COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARTWELL (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 523A, 524, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538A, 538B, 539, 540A, 540B, 541, 542A, 542B, 552 Tract: 9604. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, 101E, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108, 109A, 109B, 109C, 109D, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 201A, 201B, 201C, 202A, 202B, 203, 204A, 204B, 204C, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215A, 215B, 216, 217, 218A, 218B, 220A, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 254, 255, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328A, 329, 330A, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344

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Tract: 9605. Block(s): 102, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 337, 410, 411, 412A, 412B, 449A, 450A VTD: 0005 BOWERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 520, 521, 522, 523B, 544, 545 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 338, 365, 366, 367 Education District 4 HART COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARTWELL (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 419, 423, 424, 425, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531 VTD: 0004 REED CREEK (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 189, 190, 191, 192, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 417, 418, 420, 421, 422, 433, 435, 436, 437, 438 VTD: 0005 BOWERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 268, 269, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 310, 311A, 311B, 312, 313, 314A, 314B, 315, 316, 317A, 317B, 318, 319, 320A, 320B, 321, 322, 323, 324A, 324B, 325A, 325B, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335A, 335B, 336, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343A, 343B, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358A, 358B, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 379, 380, 381A, 381B, 381C, 382A, 382B, 383A, 383B, 384A, 384B, 385, 386, 387A, 387B, 388A, 388B, 389, 390, 391A, 391B, 392, 393, 394A, 394B, 395 VTD: 0006 SHOAL CREEK

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Education District 5 HART COUNTY VTD: 0002 GOLDMINE VTD: 0003 COKESBURY (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 460, 461, 462, 465, 467, 468 VTD: 0005 BOWERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 543, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 553 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 397 Tract: 9604. Block(s): 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233 VTD: 0007 BIO (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 423, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 466, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 495, 496, 497 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 561, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 571, 572, 574, 576 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of

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the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Hart County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Hart County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law.

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(b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Hart County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2 and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 3, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any

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reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . (a) Members of the Board of Education of Hart County shall be compensated in the amount of $100.00 per month. The chairperson of the board shall be compensated in the amount of $150.00 per month. (b) Each member of the board shall receive the same expense allowance per day as that received by a member of the General Assembly of Georgia for each day such member is in attendance at a meeting or other function related to the performance of such member's duties as a member of the board, if: (1) The meeting or function is held outside the Hart County School District; (2) The travel is approved in advance by majority vote of the board; and (3) The member is required to be and remain outside the Hart County School District overnight for the purpose of attending such meeting or function. No such expense allowance shall be paid unless all of the conditions stated in this subsection are met. In addition to such expense allowance, each member shall be reimbursed for the use of his or her personal motor vehicle in attending such meeting or function at the rate of 21 per mile. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board at the first meeting of the board held after the first day of January of each year. The person elected as chairperson by the members of the board shall serve as chairperson for a term of one year and until a successor is elected. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Hart County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration

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of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Hart County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Hart County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the Board of Education of Hart County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts;

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to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 19th day of January, 1993. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Alan T. Powell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 23rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Hartwell Sun, which is the official organ of Hart County, on the following date: January 20, 1993. /s/ Alan T. Powell Representative, 23rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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BURKE COUNTYCORONER; COMPENSATION. No. 97 (House Bill No. 458). AN ACT To amend an Act relating to the compensation of the coroner of Burke County, approved March 5, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 2882), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4439), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation and expenses of the coroner; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act relating to the compensation of the coroner of Burke County, approved March 5, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 2882), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4439), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 1 and inserting in its place a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. The coroner of Burke County shall receive a salary of $600.00 per month to be paid monthly from funds of Burke County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the compensation of the CORONER

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of Burke County (Compensation Act of 1962, As amended, p. 3468) and for other purposes. This 25th day of January, 1993. /s/ Bettieanne C. Hart Honorable Bettieanne C. Hart Representative, 116th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bettieanne C. Hart, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 116th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the True Citizen, which is the official organ of Burke County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ Bettieanne C. Hart Representative, 116th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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HART COUNTY WATER AND SEWER UTILITY AUTHORITYMEMBERSHIP; SECRETARY AND TREASURER. No. 98 (House Bill No. 442). AN ACT To amend the Hart County Water and Sewer Utility Authority Act, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6828), so as to provide for a statement of intent and purpose; to change the provisions relating to the membership of the authority and the appointment and terms of members; to change the provisions relating to the secretary and treasurer and voting rights thereof; to provide for other matters related to the authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Hart County Water and Sewer Utility Authority Act, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6828), is amended by striking Section 2 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. Hart County Water and Sewer Utility Authority. (a) There is created a body corporate and politic, to be known as the `Hart County Water and Sewer Utility Authority,' which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia and a public corporation and by that name, style, and title said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The Authority shall have perpetual existence. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Authority created by this Act shall be the primary supplier of water and sewer utilities and services in the unincorporated areas of Hart County and may, by contract, provide services to other areas or jurisdictions in a manner which will best utilize available resources and efficiently and economically provide such services.

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(b) The Authority shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Hart County. The initial members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Hart County for a term of office expiring on March 1, 1994. The initial members of the Authority shall take office immediately upon their appointment and qualification and shall serve until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified. For the purpose of appointing successors, there shall be five seats on the Authority, to be designated as Seat 1, Seat 2, Seat 3, Seat 4, and Seat 5, and the Board of Commissioners of Hart County shall designate the seat to which each member is appointed at the time of the appointment. Successors shall be appointed by said Board of Commissioners of Hart County in the month of February immediately preceding the expiration of the members' terms of office on March 1 in even-numbered years and such successors shall take office on the second day of March following their appointment. The members appointed to Seat 1, Seat 3, and Seat 5 in 1994 shall have initial terms of office of four years each and until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified. The members appointed to Seat 2 and Seat 4 in 1994 shall have initial terms of office of two years each and until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified. Following such initial terms, the terms of all members shall be for four years and until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified. Members of the Authority may be selected and appointed to succeed themselves. Immediately after such appointments, the members of such Authority shall enter upon their duties. The members of the Authority shall be entitled as compensation for their services to an amount to be set by the board of commissioners not to exceed $1,200.00 per year, payable in equal monthly payments. The Authority shall have the power to establish bylaws and to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary or desirable for the management and operation of the Authority. (c) To be eligible for appointment as a member of the Authority, a person shall be at least 21 years of age, a resident of Hart County for at least three years prior to the date

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of appointment, and shall not have been convicted of a felony. (d) The members of the Authority shall elect one of their number as chairman. Also, the members of the Authority shall elect one of their number as vice chairman and shall also elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the Authority, and may also elect a treasurer, who need not be a member of the Authority. The secretary may also serve as treasurer. If the secretary or treasurer is not a member of the Authority, such officer shall have no voting rights. Each of such officers shall serve for a period of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The county attorney for Hart County may serve as the attorney for the Authority. (e) Three members of the Authority shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the Authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the Authority. (f) In the event of a vacancy by reason of death, disqualification, resignation, or other reason, the Board of Commissioners of Hart County shall select and appoint a qualified person to fill the unexpired term of the member whose position has been vacated. A vacancy shall exist in the office of any member of the Authority who is convicted of a felony or who enters a plea of nolo contendere thereto, who is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or enters a plea of nolo contendere thereto, who moves his or her residence from Hart County, who is convicted of any act of misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance of duties as a member of the Authority, or who fails to attend any regular or special meeting of the Authority for a period of six months without excuse approved by a Resolution of the Authority. (g) There shall be an annual audit of the Authority to be conducted by a certified public accountant selected by the Board of Commissioners of Hart County. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Hart County Water and Sewer Utilities Authority Act, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 2828); and for other purposes. This 19th day of January, 1993. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Alan T. Powell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 23rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Hartwell Sun, which is the official organ of Hart County, on the following date: January 20, 1993. /s/ Alan T. Powell Representative, 23rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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HART COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; ELECTIONS; DISTRICTS; COMPENSATION; BUDGETS; AUDITS; POWERS. No. 99 (House Bill No. 443). AN ACT To create the Board of Commissioners of Hart County; to provide for five members of the board; to provide for elections; to provide for qualifications, terms, and election procedures; to provide for commissioner districts; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths of office and surety bonds; to provide for the compensation of the chairman and members of the board of commissioners; to provide for the powers, duties, and authority of the chairman and members of the board of commissioners; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for the preparation and submission of budgets; to provide for a system of expenditures of county funds; to provide for audits of county finances and financial records; to provide for the furnishing of certain services and the exercise of certain powers within Hart County by municipalities and other governmental entities and restrictions thereon; to provide for the specific repeal of certain local acts; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Part I Section 1 . (a) There is created the Board of Commissioners of Hart County to consist of five members to be elected as provided in this part. Each candidate for membership on the board shall be a resident of the commissioner district created by this section which he or she offers to represent and shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters of such district voting in such election.

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(b) For the purpose of electing members of the board of commissioners, Hart County is divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District 1 HART COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARTWELL (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 219, 220B, 221, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 328B, 330B, 345, 346, 347 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 104A, 104B, 105A, 105E, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 227A, 243A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 333, 405, 406, 407A, 407B, 407C, 407D, 408, 409A, 409B, 412C, 412D, 413A, 413B, 414A, 414B, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449B, 450B, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 475, 476, 477, 560 VTD: 0003 COKESBURY (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 459, 463, 464 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 421, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 474, 521, 522, 523, 553, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 562, 563, 575, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591 VTD: 0007 BIO (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 424, 437 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 569, 570, 573 Commissioner District 2 HART COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARTWELL (Part)

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Tract: 9601. Block(s): 426, 427 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 101, 103, 104C, 105B, 105C, 105D, 108, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227B, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235A, 235B, 236, 237, 238, 239A, 239B, 239C, 240, 241, 242, 243B, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 401, 402, 403, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 501, 502, 503, 504, 514, 515, 593 VTD: 0003 COKESBURY (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 404, 420, 422, 423, 424, 425, 432, 433, 434, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 592, 594, 595, 596, 597 VTD: 0004 REED CREEK (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 139, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 193, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 434

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Commissioner District 3 HART COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARTWELL (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 523A, 524, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538A, 538B, 539, 540A, 540B, 541, 542A, 542B, 552 Tract: 9604. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, 101E, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108, 109A, 109B, 109C, 109D, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 201A, 201B, 201C, 202A, 202B, 203, 204A, 204B, 204C, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215A, 215B, 216, 217, 218A, 218B, 220A, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 254, 255, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328A, 329, 330A, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 102, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 337, 410, 411, 412A, 412B, 449A, 450A VTD: 0005 BOWERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 520, 521, 522, 523B, 544, 545 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 338, 365, 366, 367 Commissioner District 4 HART COUNTY VTD: 0001 HARTWELL (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 419, 423, 424, 425, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 525,

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526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531 VTD: 0004 REED CREEK (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 189, 190, 191, 192, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 417, 418, 420, 421, 422, 433, 435, 436, 437, 438 VTD: 0005 BOWERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 268, 269, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 310, 311A, 311B, 312, 313, 314A, 314B, 315, 316, 317A, 317B, 318, 319, 320A, 320B, 321, 322, 323, 324A, 324B, 325A, 325B, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335A, 335B, 336, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343A, 343B, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358A, 358B, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 379, 380, 381A, 381B, 381C, 382A, 382B, 383A, 383B, 384A, 384B, 385, 386, 387A, 387B, 388A, 388B, 389, 390, 391A, 391B, 392, 393, 394A, 394B, 395 VTD: 0006 SHOAL CREEK Commissioner District 5 HART COUNTY VTD: 0002 GOLDMINE VTD: 0003 COKESBURY (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 460, 461, 462, 465, 467, 468 VTD: 0005 BOWERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9601. Block(s): 543, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 553 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 397 Tract: 9604. Block(s): 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233 VTD: 0007 BIO (Part)

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Tract: 9604. Block(s): 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 423, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 466, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 495, 496, 497 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 561, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 571, 572, 574, 576 (c) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Hart County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population

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according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Hart County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . (a) Inasmuch as the present board of commissioners in office on February 1, 1993, holds office pursuant to the terms of a consent order entered on May 4, 1989, in the case of Mayfield, et al. v. Crittendon, et al. (U.S. District Court Case No. 88-56-ATH (DF)), and given that the present five commissioners have all been elected for full four-year terms as prescribed by said consent order, there is no need for a special election. Accordingly, the members of the present board of commissioners are hereby appointed to serve out the remainder of their terms; specifically, Mr. R. C. Oglesby shall serve as commissioner from Commissioner District 1 until his successor is duly elected and qualified pursuant to Section 2(c) below; Mr. Alfred Atkinson shall serve as commissioner from Commissioner District 2 until his successor is duly elected and qualified pursuant to Section 2(b) below; Mr. Roy O. Crocker shall serve as commissioner from Commissioner District 3 until his successor is duly elected and qualified pursuant to Section 2(c) below; Mr. William Morris King shall serve as commissioner from Commissioner District 4 until his successor is duly elected and qualified pursuant to Section 2(b) below; and Mr. Jack L. Gurley shall serve as commissioner from Commissioner District 5 until his successor is duly elected and qualified pursuant to Section 2(c) below. (b) At the general election in 1994, members of the board of commissioners shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 2 and 4. Each such member shall serve for a term of four years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

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(c) At the general election in 1996, members of the board of commissioners shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 1, 3, and 5. At the general election in 1996 and every four years thereafter, successors to such members shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (d) All such elections shall be held and conducted as provided by Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, as amended, from time to time. (e) The members of the board shall be elected in the general election which shall take place immediately prior to the expiration of their respective terms of office. Candidates who are elected to office shall take office on the first day of January following their election. Section 3 . At the first meeting of the board in January of each year, the members of the board shall elect, by majority vote, one of their number as chairman for the ensuing year or until his or her successor is elected at the next January meeting. In the event the office of the commissioner selected as chairman becomes vacant, the remaining commissioners shall, at the next regular meeting, elect one of their number by majority vote as successor who shall serve as chairman for the remainder of the year. Section 4 . Members of the board of commissioners shall be citizens of this state who have been residents of their respective commissioner districts for not less than 12 months preceding their qualification as a candidate and on election day and shall hold no other elective public office. Should a member of the board of commissioners move his or her residence from the commissioner district from which he or she was elected, such position on the board of commissioners shall be declared vacant by the election superintendent who shall call and hold an election to fill said vacancy in accordance with Section 5 of this Act. The office of county commissioner shall be deemed to be a parttime position. Section 5 . In the event a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board of commissioners, such vacancy shall be filled

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as provided by Code Section 36-5-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, as amended from time to time. Section 6 . The members of the Board of Commissioners of Hart County shall be commissioned by the Governor of Georgia and shall make and subscribe, before any officer authorized to administer oaths, an oath for the faithful discharge of their duties and to account for all funds and property of Hart County coming into their possession. Such commissioners shall, before entering upon the duties of their offices, give a bond in the sum of $10,000.00 each, to be approved by the judge of the Probate Court of Hart County, and payable to the judge of the Probate Court of Hart County and his or her successors in office conditioned upon the faithful discharge of their duties, and to account for all funds and property of Hart County coming into their possession. The surety on the bonds shall be a corporate surety company authorized to do business in this state, and the premiums therefor shall be paid from county funds. Such bonds shall be filed in the office of the judge of the Probate Court of Hart County and shall be recorded upon his or her minutes. Section 7 . The board of commissioners shall meet at least twice each month for the transaction of public business pertaining to county matters which shall be held in an appropriate place at the courthouse of Hart County. The meetings shall be held at such times as the board shall prescribe by ordinance or resolution. At least one of the two regular meetings shall be an evening meeting. The board shall hold such other meetings as shall be called by the chairman or by a majority of the members of the board. The board may also appoint or designate any one or more of its members to transact such business connected with the duties of the board, between regular meetings, as the board deems proper. Section 8 . The board of commissioners may employ a clerk, a county manager or administrative officer of the county, and such other personnel as the board deems necessary. All such personnel shall receive the compensation fixed by the board, which shall be paid from county funds. It shall be the duty of the clerk or county manager of the board to attend all meetings of the board of commissioners and keep complete and orderly minutes of all such meetings. He or she shall file and keep in

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order all original orders, papers, petitions, and applications addressed to the board of commissioners concerning county business. The clerk or county manager shall also keep on record the payment of all money out of the county treasury or county depository by order of the board of commissioners, giving the amount and date of such payments and the persons to whom paid and for what purposes paid. The clerk or county manager shall also keep a record showing a full and detailed statement of all accounts and other indebtedness contracted by the board of commissioners, as well as all funds and moneys paid over to said board. The clerk or county manager shall also serve as the budget officer for Hart County. The clerk shall, before entering on the discharge of his or her duties, be required to give bond in the sum of $10,000.00, payable to the board of commissioners for the faithful performance of his or her duties. The clerk or county manager shall have such other authority and duties as given by the board of commissioners and shall serve at the pleasure of said board. Section 9 . Three members of the board of commissioners shall constitute a quorum and no action shall be taken by the board without the concurring vote of at least three members of the board. The chairman of the board shall preside at meetings and shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as are or may be conferred upon him or her by ordinance or resolution of the board and shall at each regular meeting of the board submit a report of the condition of the county affairs and make to the board such recommendations as he or she or the board may deem proper. The board of commissioners shall set such rules and policies by resolution or ordinance as may be necessary for the proper functioning of the board meetings. The chairman shall be authorized to vote on all matters before the board in the same manner as other members of the board. Section 10 . (a) The chairman of the board of commissioners shall receive a salary of $750.00 per month payable from the funds of Hart County. (b) The other members of the board of commissioners shall receive a salary of $450.00 per month payable from the funds of Hart County.

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Section 11 . (a) The board of commissioners shall be the governing authority of Hart County, Georgia, and shall have the power and authority to fix and establish, by appropriate ordinance or resolution entered on its minutes, policies, rules, and regulations governing all matters reserved to its exclusive jurisdiction, which policies, rules, and regulations, when so adopted, with proper entry thereof made on the minutes of the board of commissioners, shall be conclusive and binding on those affected thereby. The policies, rules, and regulations so adopted by the board of commissioners shall be carried out, executed, and enforced by the chairman and other designated administrative officers of the county. The board of commissioners of Hart County shall have exclusive jurisdiction and control over the following matters: levying taxes for county purposes; controlling all of the property belonging to the county as they may deem expedient according to law, including the proceeds of the sale of any and all bonds which may have heretofore been authorized or which may hereafter be authorized in the county; supervising tax collector's and tax receiver's books; allowing the insolvent list of the county; settling all claims and accounts of officers having the care, management, or disbursement of funds belonging to the county and bringing them to settlement; providing for the poor of the county; and for the promotion of health as granted by law or not inconsistent with law; to examine the tax digest of the county for the correction of errors; regulating or fixing license fees as may be provided by law; requiring any county officer or department to submit budget information and budget requests; maintaining and operating the county public correctional institution or other similar facility of the county as provided by law, and employing and fixing the salaries of all employees such as superintendents, wardens, and guards of convicts; providing an annual budget and acting on all budgetary matters and budgetary requests; having and exercising all the power heretofore vested in the Commissioner of Roads and Bridges and Board of Finance; and exercising such other powers and duties as are now or as may be hereafter provided by law for governing authorities of counties, by whatever name called, or as may be necessary, incidental, or convenient to their jurisdiction over county matters and county finances. (b) The Board of Commissioners of Hart County may exercise any of the powers listed in subparagraph (a) of Paragraph

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III of Section II of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Georgia in the unincorporated areas of Hart County and no other governmental entity or municipality shall exercise any of such powers outside its own boundaries except by contract with the Board of Commissioners of Hart County. Section 12 . The board of commissioners shall be empowered to require of all county officers reports on the general or specific conduct of the financial affairs of their respective offices. Section 13 . The board shall have the authority to employ a competent attorney at law as county attorney to advise the board and represent the county in such matters as the board of commissioners may direct, who shall be paid such salary or compensation as may be fixed by the board. The county attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the board. Whenever it is deemed necessary, the board may employ additional counsel to assist the county attorney or to serve in cases of disqualification of the county attorney. Such person shall be paid such compensation as the board may direct out of regular funds of the county. Part II Section 20 . An Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Bridges for Hart County and a Board of Finance for Hart County, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2580), as amended, is repealed in its entirety. An Act creating a new Board of Commissioners of Hart County, approved March 4, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3604), is repealed in its entirety. Section 21 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and upon receiving preclearance by the United States Department of Justice under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. Section 22 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create the Board of Commissioners of Hart County; to provide for five members of the board; to provide for elections; to provide for qualifications, terms, and election procedures; to provide or commissioner districts; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths of office and surety bonds; to provide for the compensation of the chairman and members of the board of commissioners; to provide for the powers, duties, and authority of the chairman and members of the board of commissioners; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for the preparation and submission of budgets; to provide for a system of expenditures of county funds; to provide for audits of county finances and financial records; to provide for the specific repeal of certain local acts; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 19th day of January, 1993. Hart County Board of Commissioners GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Alan T. Powell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 23rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Hartwell Sun, which is the official organ of Hart County, on the following date: January 20, 1993. /s/ Alan T. Powell Representative, 23rd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF ACWORTHCORPORATE LIMITS. No. 100 (House Bill No. 406). AN ACT To amend an Act reincorporating and providing a new charter for the City of Acworth, approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4736), and an Act approved April 17, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6445), so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act reincorporating and providing a new charter for the City of Acworth, approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4736), and an Act approved April 17, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6445), is amended by adding at the end of Section 1.11 a new subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) In addition to any other property included within the corporate limits of the City of Acworth, such corporate limits shall also include the following described property:

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ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 28, 20th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point at the common corner of Land Lots 11, 12, 27, and 28, run thence south 00 degrees 06 minutes 56 seconds west along the east land lot line of Land Lot 28 a distance of 1,299.5 feet more or less to a point; thence north 89 degrees 29 minutes 57 seconds west, leaving said land lot line, a distance of 1,311.51 feet more or less to a point; thence north 01 degrees 43 minutes 53 seconds east a distance of 1,305.8 feet more or less to a point, on the north land lot line of Land Lot 28; thence south 89 degrees 17 minutes 32 seconds east along said land lot line a distance of 1,280 feet more or less to a point, said point being THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract containing 38.6 acres more or less. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act reincorporating and providing a new city charter for the City of Acworth in Cobb County, approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended; and for other purposes. This 15 day of January, 1993. Representative Kem Shipp, 38th District SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District
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Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kem Shipp, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 38th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: January 22, 1993. /s/ Kem Shipp Representative, 38th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 26th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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BIBB COUNTYSTATE COURT; ASSISTANT SOLICITORS. No. 101 (House Bill No. 413). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the office of assistant solicitor of the State Court of Bibb County, approved March 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb., p. 3191), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 5, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2947), so as to provide for an additional assistant solicitor; to conform the qualifications for such assistant solicitors to general law; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the office of assistant solicitor of the State Court of Bibb County, approved March 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb., p. 3191), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 5, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2947), is amended by striking in their entirety Sections 1, 2, and 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. The State Court of Bibb County is authorized to employ three full-time assistant solicitors. Section 2. The solicitor of said court, by and with the approval of the judge of said court, shall appoint the assistant solicitors. The Board of County Commissioners of Bibb County shall provide funding for the assistant solicitors. Section 3. Reserved. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the office of assistant solicitor of the State County of Bibb County, approved March 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb., p. 3191), as amended; and for other purposes. This 20th day of January, 1993. BY: Larry G. Justice Chairman, Bibb County Board of Commissioners GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Robert A. B. Reichert, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 126th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Macon Telegraph, which is the official organ of Bibb County, on the following date: January 23, 1993. /s/ Robert A. B. Reichert Representative, 126th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 28th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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CITY OF CHAMBLEEMAYOR AND COUNCIL; POWERS; CITY MANAGER; OFFICIALS. No. 102 (House Bill No. 388). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Chamblee, approved March 28, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 976), as amended, so as to alter powers of the mayor and council; to create the office of city manager and provide for the appointment, removal, compensation, and duties of the city manager; to provide for the appointment and removal of the offices of marshal, city clerk, and director of public works; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of Chamblee, approved March 28, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 976), as amended, is amended by striking Section 24 of Article 1 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 24 to read as follows: Section 24. Personnel powers; generally. As provided in this charter, said municipality shall have the power to appoint such agents, employees, and attorneys as shall be necessary and to fix their compensation and terms of their employment. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 24.1 of Article 1 in its entirety. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking the first sentence of Section 1 of Article 3 and inserting in lieu thereof a new first sentence to read as follows:

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The legislative and policy-making functions of said municipality shall be vested in a board of mayor and councilmen. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2 of Article 3 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 of Article 3 to read as follows: Section 2. Mayor; powers and duties. The mayor shall be the chief elected officer of the municipality. The mayor shall preside at meetings of the mayor and council and approve minutes of the meetings. The mayor shall sign all contracts on behalf of the municipality. Section 5 . Said Act is further amended by redesignating Sections 2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 of Article 5 as Sections 3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4, and by inserting a new Section 1 of Article 5 to read as follows: Section 1. City manager. (a) There is created the office of city manager for the City of Chamblee, Georgia. The city council, by a majority vote of its total membership, shall appoint a person to serve as city manager for an indefinite term and shall fix the manager's compensation. The manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications. (b) No member of the city council shall be appointed city manager during the term of office for which he or she is elected or for a period of one year thereafter. (c) By a letter filed with the city clerk, the city manager shall designate, subject to approval of the city council, a qualified city officer or employee to exercise the powers and perform the duties of city manager during the manager's temporary absence or disability. The city council may revoke such designation at any time and appoint another officer of the city to serve until the city manager returns.

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(d) The city manager shall be the chief executive officer of the city, responsible to the city council for the administration of all city affairs placed in the manager's charge by or under this charter or state law. Specifically, the city manager shall: (1) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the city, suspend or remove all officers and employees of the city subject to this charter and applicable personnel policies and procedures, which the mayor and council had been heretofore empowered to appoint and discharge, except the city attorney, the outside auditor, the municipal judge, the assistant judge, and inspectors, who shall be appointed and removed by the mayor and council. The city manager may authorize any administrative officer who is subject to the manager's direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office, or agency; (2) Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the city except as otherwise provided by law or this charter; (3) Attend all city council meetings. The city manager shall have the right to take part in discussion but shall not have the right to vote; (4) See that all laws, provisions of this charter, and acts of the city council subject to enforcement by the city manager or by officers subject to the manager's direction and supervision are faithfully executed; (5) Prepare and submit the annual operating budget and the capital budget to the city council; (6) Submit to the city council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city as of the end of each fiscal year; (7) Make such reports as the city council may require concerning the operations of city departments, offices,

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and agencies subject to the manager's direction and supervision; (8) Keep the city council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the city; (9) Make recommendations to the city council concerning the affairs of the city; and (10) Perform such other duties that are specified by state law or this charter or are required by the city council. (e) Except for the purposes of inquiries and investigations as authorized by a majority vote of the council, the mayor, the city council, and members of the city council shall deal with city officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager solely through the manager; and neither the mayor, the city council, nor individual members of the city council shall give orders to any such city officer or employee, either publicly or privately. (f) The city manager shall not be eligible for election as a member of the city council of Chamblee for a period of one year after termination of service as city manager. (g) The city council may remove the manager from office in accordance with the following procedures: (1) The city council shall adopt by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members a preliminary resolution which must state the reasons for removal and may suspend the manager from duty for a period not to exceed 45 days. A copy of the resolution shall be delivered promptly to the manager; (2) Within five days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the manager, the manager may file with the city council a written request for hearing by the city council. This hearing shall be held within 30 days after the request is filed. The manager may file with the council

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a written reply not later than five days before the hearing; and (3) If the manager has not requested a hearing within the time specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the city council may adopt a final resolution for removal, which may be made effective immediately, by an affirmative vote of a majority of all its members. If the manager has requested a hearing, the city council may adopt a final resolution for removal, which may be made effective immediately, by an affirmative vote of a majority of all its members at any time after the hearing. (h) The manager shall continue to receive his or her salary until the effective date of a final resolution of removal. Section 6 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 1, renumbered as Section 2, of Article 5 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. Appointment of marshal, policemen, city clerk, and public works director; compensation; and removal. (a) There shall be a marshal of the City of Chamblee, who shall be appointed and removed by the city manager. The marshal shall be the chief of police of said municipality and shall be clothed with all the powers of an arresting officer within said municipality and shall be clothed with all the powers usual and incident to such officer. The marshal shall receive such compensation as the mayor and council shall prescribe. The marshal shall serve all papers and summonses and execute all writs and executions directed to him or her by the city manager, perform all the duties prescribed by state law and this charter, and carry out such other duties as the city manager may lawfully direct. The municipality through its manager shall have the power to appoint assistant marshals and policemen as may be necessary, who shall serve at the pleasure of the city manager and who shall receive such compensation as the mayor and council may prescribe and who shall perform the duties of marshals and policemen of the City of Chamblee.

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(b) There shall be a city clerk for the City of Chamblee who shall be appointed and removed by the city manager. The city clerk shall receive such compensation as the mayor and council may fix and shall perform the duties prescribed in this charter and such other duties as the city manager may lawfully direct. (c) There shall be a public works director for the City of Chamblee who shall be appointed and removed by the city manager. The public works director shall receive such compensation as the mayor and council may fix and shall perform the duties prescribed in this charter and such other duties as the city manager may lawfully direct. (d) If the marshal, the city clerk, or the director of public works is removed from office, said officer may appeal such removal to the city council. Only a majority vote of the entire membership of the city council can overturn such a removal action by the city manager. Section 7 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 8 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a new Charter for the City of Chamblee, approved March 28, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 976), as amended; and for other purposes. This 17th day of December, 1992. Kathy Brannon, CMC City Clerk City of Chamblee, Georgia

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Thomas B. Sherrill, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 62nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Decatur-DeKalb News/Era, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Thomas B. Sherrill Representative, 62nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. TOOMBS COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTIONS. No. 103 (House Bill No. 378). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Toombs County, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5121), so as to provide for the nonpartisan nomination and election of members of the board of education of Toombs County; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Toombs County, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5121), is amended by striking Section 4 and Section 5 in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 4 and Section 5 to read as follows: Section 4. Each education district shall have one member of the board of education who at the time of election and during said member's continuance in office shall be a bona fide resident of Toombs County and the education district from which elected and must also at the time of qualification for election have been a registered voter and elector of Toombs County and the education district for which he or she offers for election at least one year prior to qualification for election. Candidates seeking election shall be nominated and elected in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. by the qualified voters of the education district in which each resides. Section 5. The seventh member of the board of education shall be the chairperson and he or she shall at the time of election and during said member's continuance in office be a bona fide resident of Toombs County and the Toombs County School District and must also at the time of qualification for election have been a registered voter and elector of Toombs County and the Toombs County School District at least one year prior to qualification for election. The chairperson shall be nominated and elected in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. by the qualified voters of the Toombs County School District. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the non-partisan nomination and election of members

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of the Toombs County Board of Education, to provide for a referendum thereon, and for other purposes. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Fisher Barfoot, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 155th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Advance-Progress, which is the official organ of Toombs County, on the following date: January 20, 1993. /s/ Fisher Barfoot Representative, 155th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CATOOSA COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 104 (House Bill No. 363). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Catoosa County, Georgia, and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of

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board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Catoosa County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Catoosa County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Catoosa County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Catoosa County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Catoosa County shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be elected by the eligible voters of the district in which he or she resides. For purposes of this Act, a person resides in the district in which he or she is domiciled. Domicile shall be determined by reference to the location of house in which such person physically lives. (b) For purposes of determining eligibility of candidates to run for a seat on the board of education, the Catoosa County School District shall be constituted of four education districts. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Catoosa County School District:

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Education District: 1 CATOOSA COUNTY VTD: 0002 BOYNTON (Part) Tract: 0307. Block(s): 204A, 204C, 204D, 207B, 701A, 701B, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 718 VTD: 0003 FORT OGLETHORPE VTD: 0004 LAKEVIEW (Part) Tract: 0306. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 301, 302, 303, 304B, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 403B, 404A, 404B, 404C, 404D, 405A, 405B, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417A, 417B, 419, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427B, 428B, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519B, 519C, 520, 521 Tract: 0307. Block(s): 161B, 161C, 161D, 302B, 304, 305B, 306C, 310C, 602, 603B, 604, 605, 606, 607B VTD: 0005 WESTSIDE (Part) Tract: 0307. Block(s): 101B, 101E, 102, 157, 158, 159B, 165, 166 Education District: 2 CATOOSA COUNTY VTD: 0002 BOYNTON (Part) Tract: 0303. Block(s): 502, 503, 504, 505, 514, 516, 518, 519, 525, 526 Tract: 0304. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316A, 316B, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 335, 336, 337, 338, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 414, 417, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 515, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716

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VTD: 0004 LAKEVIEW (Part) Tract: 0305. Block(s): 301A, 301B, 315, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 324 Tract: 0306. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 308 Tract: 0307. Block(s): 301B VTD: 0005 WESTSIDE (Part) Tract: 0304. Block(s): 210, 211, 213, 214A, 214B, 215, 216A, 216B, 219, 710A, 710B Tract: 0305. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102A, 102B, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210 VTD: 0007 CHAMBERS VTD: 0008 DUNCAN PARK Education District: 3 CATOOSA COUNTY VTD: 0001 RINGGOLD (Part) Tract: 0301.98 Block(s): 303A, 303B, 304, 305, 316, 317, 319, 324 Tract: 0302. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 104, 105A, 106A, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236A, 236B, 237A, 237B, 238A, 238B, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256A, 256B, 257, 258, 259, 305A, 306, 313, 314, 315A, 315B, 316, 317A, 317B, 317C, 501, 502, 503, 504A, 504B, 505, 506, 507A, 507B, 508, 509 Tract: 0303. Block(s): 401A, 401B, 402, 403, 414, 415A, 415B, 415C, 501, 510, 511, 512, 522, 523, 524 VTD: 0002 BOYNTON (Part) Tract: 0302.

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Block(s): 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312 Tract: 0304. Block(s): 123 VTD: 0011 GRAYSVILLE Education District: 4 CATOOSA COUNTY VTD: 0001 RINGGOLD (Part) Tract: 0303. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 427, 434, 435, 436, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 506, 507, 508, 509, 513, 515, 517, 520, 521 Tract: 0304. Block(s): 406 VTD: 0006 CATOOSA-KEITH VTD: 0009 BLACKSTOCK VTD: 0010 WOODSTATION (c) Any person, in order to be eligible for membership on the board, must be domiciled and reside, at the time of qualification, in the district from which he or she offers himself or herself as a candidate. Each candidate shall designate by district number, and the two candidates running from the district electing two members shall further designate by post number, the position on the board for which they offer for election. Each candidate shall be elected to the board by the vote of all eligible voters of the education district in which he or she resides. (d) One board member shall be elected from each of the four districts, and a fifth member shall be elected as follows: such fifth member shall be initially elected from Education District 1, that is, the candidates for this fifth membership shall reside in Education District 1; this fifth seat shall expire after a two-year term of office; thereafter, the fifth member shall be elected from Education District 2, which said seat shall expire after a two-year term of office; thereafter, the fifth member shall be elected from Education District 3, which said seat shall expire after a two-year term of office; thereafter, the fifth member shall be elected from Education District 4, which said seat shall

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expire after two-year term of office; thereafter, the fifth member shall be elected in the same education district numerical order, 1, then 2, then 3, and then 4, and manner as provided for in this subsection such that the fifth seat will rotate education districts after each two-year term of office. The initial term of the fifth member shall be for three years; thereafter, the term for the fifth seat shall be for two years. The board of elections shall provide ballots having two posts, post number 1 and post number 2, for the district from which two members will run; post number 2 shall be the post electing such fifth board member, and this post will rotate to another education district as provided for above after one two-year term is served by the member elected therefrom. (e) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control;

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(5) Any part of the Catoosa County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Catoosa County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board who directly engages in any business with the board. Furthermore, no person shall be a member of the board who indirectly engages in any business with the board which is inconsistent with the conscientious performance of his or her governmental duties pursuant to paragraph (3) of Code Section 45-10-3 of the O.C.G.A. No person shall be a member of the board if that person also holds another county office, nor shall any deputy for any other commissioned officer be a member of the board, pursuant to Code Section 45-2-2 of the O.C.G.A. No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. No person shall be a member of the board if that person has not obtained a high school education or GED. No person shall continue to serve as a board member unless he or she attends new board member orientation and annual board member training so as to allow the school system to meet standards pursuant to Code Section 20-2-230 of the O.C.G.A. No person shall serve as chairperson unless he or she attends the first available, after his or her term as chairperson begins, board chairperson workshop sponsored by the Georgia School Board Association. The board shall annually evaluate the job performance of the superintendent by written evaluation.

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(b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in the county for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that seat in the district from which he or she runs. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Catoosa County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected in 1993 from Education Districts 1 and 3 and the fifth board member shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected in 1993 from Education Districts 2 and 4 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1998, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each except for the fifth member who shall serve for a term of two years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled by the majority vote of the remaining board members. Such vacancy shall be filled by a person residing in the same district as the board member that vacated such seat. The person filling the

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vacancy must possess the qualifications provided for in this Act for being a board member. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Catoosa County shall be compensated in the amount of $50.00 per meeting and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred for attending meetings in the performance of their official duties when those meetings occur outside the Catoosa County School District. The meetings of the board shall be conducted consistent with Robert's Rules of Order. Section 7 . (a) The chairperson of the board shall be selected by the board from one of its members annually as its first meeting after January 1 of each year. The chairperson shall serve until the first meeting of the next calendar year, when the board shall select one of their members to serve as chairperson. Such procedure shall be followed annually in the same manner as provided in this section. (b) The board shall consider the following factors in selecting a chairperson: the attendance of meetings and the length of prior service of all board members; the educational background of all board members; the educational training or attendance at educational seminars or workshops of all board members; and the familiarity and willingness to familiarize, of all board members, with Robert's Rules of Order. The chairperson of the board shall have the same power to make motions, deliberate upon, and otherwise vote on all matters regardless of whether a tie vote occurs upon the vote of the remaining members. The chairperson may succeed himself or herself in said office. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Catoosa County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. (b) Unless otherwise provided by general law, upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, or upon a vacancy in

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said office for any other reason, whichever shall first occur, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney for the Catoosa County School District to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General or other appropriate entity under the Voting Rights Act, for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Catoosa County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . Each section and subsection and provision of this Act shall be deemed severable, and, in the event that any provision of this Act is ruled to be invalid, unconstitutional, violative of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, or in conflict with a general law or constitutional provision of this state, the remaining provisions of this Act shall not be affected thereby, and such remaining provisions shall be of full force and effect. Section 12 . Unless otherwise provided by general law to the contrary, the qualifying fee for the office of a board member shall be in the amount of $350.00. Otherwise, the fee shall be as set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 21-2-131 of the O.C.G.A. Section 13 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the composition and election of the Board of Education of Catoosa County; to provide for education districts; and for other purposes. This 23 day of November, 1992. McCracken Poston, Jr. Representative, 3rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, McCracken Poston, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 3rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Catoosa County News, which is the official organ of Catoosa County, on the following date: December 2, 1992. /s/ McCracken Poston, Jr. Representative, 3rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of December, 1992. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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EFFINGHAM COUNTYSTATE COURT; JUDGE; SALARY. No. 105 (House Bill No. 157). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the State Court of Effingham County, approved July 20, 1908 (Ga. L. 1908, p. 211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3648), so as to change the salary of the judge of said court; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the State Court of Effingham County, approved July 20, 1908 (Ga. L. 1908, p. 211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3648), is amended by striking Section 2A in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2A to read as follows: Section 2A. The judge of said court shall receive a salary of $19,800.00 per year which shall be paid monthly by the treasurer of Effingham County; and it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of said county, or other proper officers, to make provision annually in levying taxes for this purpose. The judge shall receive no other compensation but may practice law in any court except his or her own. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill affecting the compensation of the Judge of State Court of Effingham County, Georgia. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ann R. Purcell, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 147th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the The Herald, which is the official organ of Effingham County, on the following date: December 30, 1992. /s/ Ann. R. Purcell Representative, 147th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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CITY OF GRAYSONMAYOR AND COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; TERMS. No. 106 (House Bill No. 135). AN ACT To amend an Act incorporating the City of Grayson, approved December 16, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 662), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the time of election, taking of office, and terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for election procedures; to provide for the authority for this Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act incorporating the City of Grayson, approved December 16, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 662), as amended, is amended by striking Section 8 and inserting in its place a new Section 8 to read as follows: Section 8. Elections. (a) The provisions of this section shall supersede any other provisions of this charter to the contrary. (b) The mayor and the Post 2 and Post 4 councilmembers elected pursuant to Code Section 21-3-62 of the O.C.G.A. in 1989, whose terms normally expire on December 31, 1993, shall remain in office until December 31, 1993, and until their successors are elected and qualified. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1993, and every two years thereafter, the successors to the mayor and the Post 2 and Post 4 councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January following their election. (c) The Post 1 and Post 3 councilmembers elected pursuant to Code Section 21-3-62 of the O.C.G.A. in 1991, whose terms normally expire on December 31, 1995, shall remain in

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office until December 31, 1994, and until their successors are elected and qualified. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1994, and every two years thereafter, the successors to the Post 1 and Post 3 councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January following their election. (d) At any election, all persons who are qualified under the Constitution and laws of Georgia to vote for members of the General Assembly of Georgia and who are bona fide residents of said city shall be eligible to qualify as voters in the election. (e) All primaries and elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code.' Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall, by ordinance, prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under the `Georgia Municipal Election Code.' Section 2 . This Act is enacted pursuant to the authority provided for in Code Section 21-3-64 of the O.C.G.A. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Grayson, approved December 16, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 662), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 16 day of December, 1992. /s/ Honorable Jere N. Johnson Representative-elect, 84th Dis- trict GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jere Johnson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 84th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune, which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: December 24, 1992. /s/ Jere Johnson Representative, 84th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF GREENSBOROMUNICIPAL COURT; PENALTIES. No. 107 (House Bill No. 129). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Greensboro, approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3932), as amended, so as to revise the punishment which may be imposed

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by the recorder's court for offenses within its jurisdiction; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Greensboro, approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3932), as amended, is amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 4.13 which reads as follows: (c) The recorder's court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of three hundred dollars or imprisonment for ninety days or both, or to sentence any offender upon conviction to labor in a city work gang or on the streets, sidewalks, squares, or other public works for a period not exceeding ninety days., and inserting in its place a new subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) The recorder's court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for six months or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective June 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Greensboro, approved March 16, 1978, (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3932), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 8 day of January, 1993. Honorable R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Mickey Channell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Herald-Journal, which is the official organ of Greene County, on the following date: January 8, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF TIFTONCOMMISSIONERS; POSTS; ELECTIONS. No. 108 (House Bill No. 123). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Tifton, approved March 30, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 4353), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3829), so as to provide for commissioner

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posts; to provide for elections; to provide that municipal elections shall be held on a certain date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Tifton, approved March 30, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 4353), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3829), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 2.03 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 2.03. Commissioner Posts and Terms. There shall be five commissioner posts to be designated 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. All persons offering themselves for election as commissioner shall designate the commissioner post for which he or she is offering as a candidate. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and every four years thereafter, commissioners shall be elected to represent all five posts. Commissioners shall take office and be sworn in at the first meeting of the commission in January of the next year following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 6.01 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 6.01. The election for the office of Chairman of the City Commission, Vice-Chairman of the City Commission, and for the office of Commissioners of the posts whose terms expire at the end of the year in which the election is conducted shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of each such year. All other provisions with respect to elections shall be as provided by the Georgia Election Code. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Charter of the City of Tifton, Georgia with respect to the duties of the City Manager and with respect to the timing of City elections, to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. This 4 day of January, 1993. /s/ Honorable Henry Bostick GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Henry Bostick, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 165th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Tifton Gazette, which is the official organ of Tift County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Henry Bostick Representative, 165th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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CITY OF TIFTONHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; REFERENDUM. No. 109 (House Bill No. 115). AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from the City of Tifton ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for certain residents of that city; to provide such an exemption in the amount of $25,000.00 for certain such residents 65 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to repeal a certain prior homestead exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . For purposes of this Act, the term: (1) Ad valorem taxes for city purposes means all ad valorem taxes for city purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of Tifton. (2) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., except that the exemption provided for under this Act shall only apply to the homestead residence and not more than one acre of the land included in that homestead. Section 2 . Each resident of the City of Tifton is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all City of Tifton ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. Section 3 . (a) Each resident of the City of Tifton who is 65 years of age of older is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all City of Tifton ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $25,000.00 of the assessed value

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of that homestead. The exemption granted by this section shall be in lieu of all other homestead exemptions granted. (b) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (a) of this section unless that person or the person's agent files an affidavit with the governing authority of the City of Tifton giving the person's age and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the governing authority to make a determination as to whether such owner is entitled to such exemption. The governing authority shall provide affidavit forms for such purpose. Section 4 . The governing authority of the City of Tifton or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for the exemptions granted by this Act and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the eligibility of the owner for the exemption. Section 5 . Any person who, as of January 1, 1994, has applied for and is eligible for the exemption provided for in Code Section 48-5-44 of the O.C.G.A. or the homestead exemption provided pursuant to a local Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4103), shall be eligible for the exemption granted by Section 2 of this Act without further application. Section 6 . Each exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. Each exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under this Act to notify the governing authority of the City of Tifton or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. Section 7 . (a) The exemptions granted by this Act shall not apply to or affect any state taxes, county taxes, or city school district taxes for educational purposes. (b) Each exemption granted by this Act shall be in lieu of any other homestead exemption from City of Tifton ad valorem taxes for city purposes.

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Section 8 . The exemptions granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993. Section 9 . An Act providing a $6,000.00 homestead exemption from the City of Tifton ad valorem taxes of the City of Tifton, approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4103), is repealed effective at the last moment of December 31, 1993. Section 10 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of the City of Tifton shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Tifton for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Tift County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from City of Tifton ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for certain residents of that city under 65 years of age and in the amount of $25,000.00 for such residents 65 years of age or older? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, it shall become of full force and effect immediately. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, the remaining sections of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date.

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The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Tifton. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 11 . Except as otherwise specified in Section 10 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 12 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to increase the amount of the exemption from City of Tifton ad valorem taxes for the full value of homesteads of residents of the City of Tifton and to provide an extra exemption for those residents of the City of Tifton who are 65 years of age or older; to provide procedures; to provide for applicability; to provide for referendum, effective date, and automatic repeal; to repeal an existing homestead exemption; and for other purposes. This 4 day of January, 1993. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Henry Bostick, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 165th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Tifton Gazette, which is the official organ of Tift County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Henry Bostick Representative, 165th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. MARION COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COMPENSATION. No. 110 (House Bill No. 19). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners for the County of Marion, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2880), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4640), so as to change the compensation of the chairman and other members of the board; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of Commissioners for the County of Marion, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2880), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4640), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 7 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 7. The chairman of said board of commissioners shall receive the sum of $4,800.00 per annum and the other members of the board shall receive the sum of $3,600.00 per annum as compensation for their time, payable in equal monthly installments out of the funds of Marion County.

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Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given, pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 28-1-14, that legislation will be introduced in the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, at the 1993 session to amend the Act creating a Board of Commissioners for the County of Marion, so as to change the compensation of the chairman and other members of the board; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 4th day of January, 1993. WAYNE JERNIGAN County Attorney Marion County, Georgia MARION COUNTY COMMISSIONERS P. O. Box 481 Buena Vista, GA. 31803 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Patriot-Citizen, which is the official organ of Marion County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. WARE COUNTYSTATE COURT; JUDGE; COMPENSATION. No. 111 (House Bill No. 548). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the State Court of Ware County, formerly the City Court of Waycross, approved December 11, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 510), as amended, particulary by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4302), so as to change the compensation of the judge of said court; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the State Court of Ware County, formerly the City Court of Waycross, approved December 11, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 510), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4302), is amended by striking Section 4A which reads as follows: Section 4A. The Judge of the State Court of Ware County shall receive an annual salary of $25,000.00. The Solicitor of the State Court of Ware County shall receive an annual salary of $23,000.00. Said compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from funds of Ware County.,

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and inserting in its place a new Section 4A to read as follows: Section 4A. Following the effective date of this Act, the Judge of the State Court of Ware County shall receive a salary in such an amount as to provide for a total salary for such judge for the calendar year of 1993 in the amount of $35,000.00. The salary of such judge for the calendar year 1994 and annually thereafter shall be $40,000.00. The Solicitor of the State Court of Ware County shall receive an annual salary of $23,000.00. Said compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from funds of Ware County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the State Court of Ware County, formerly the City Court of Waycross, approved December 11, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 510), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4302), so as to change the compensation of the judge of said court; and for other purposes. This 16th day of January, 1993. Harry Dixon Representative, 168th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Harry D. Dixon, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 168th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention

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to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Waycross Journal Herald, which is the official organ of Ware County, on the following date: January 23, 1993. /s/ Harry D. Dixon Representative, 168th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. COBB-MARIETTA COLISEUM AND EXHIBIT HALL AUTHORITYCONVENTION FACILITY NAME. No. 112 (House Bill No. 557). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4091), as amended, so as to provide for the naming of convention facilities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4091), as amended, is amended by adding immediately following Section 3 a new Section 3.1 to read as follows:

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Section 3.1. The name of the convention facility located in the unincorporated area of Cobb County and under construction on the effective date of this Act shall be `Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Georgia.' Should any person claim or reasonably be found to own the rights to the name `Galleria' and any such owner shall fail to consent to the use of the word `Galleria,' the authority shall select a name having `Cobb' as its first word. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4091), as amended; and for other purposes. This 18th day of December 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District
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Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Roy E. Barnes, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 33rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: January 1, 1993. /s/ Roy E. Barnes Representative, 33rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. WARREN COUNTYPROBATE COURT; CLERICAL HELP; COMPENSATION. No. 113 (House Bill No. 588). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the compensation of the judge of the Probate Court of Warren County, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 411), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 4389), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the clerical

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help for the judge of the probate court; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the compensation of the judge of the Probate Court of Warren County, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 411), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 4389), is amended by striking from Section 3 the following: $7,800.00, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: $12,000.00, so that when so amended Section 3 shall read as follows: Section 3. The judge of the probate court shall hire such clerical help as shall be necessary to efficiently perform the duties of such judge's office and set the compensation therefor which shall be paid from the funds of Warren County; provided, however, that said county shall not be liable for a sum in excess of $12,000.00 per annum for such clerical help; provided, further, that the Board of Commissioners of Warren County may appropriate such other sums for the payment of compensation for clerical help as it deems necessary. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the compensation of the judge of the Probate Court of Warren County, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 411), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 4389), so as to provide for the compensation of the personnel for said officer; and for other purposes. This 28th day of January, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell Representative 111th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, R. M. Channell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Warrenton Clipper, which is the official organ of Warren County, on the following date: February 5, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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DOUGHERTY COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 114 (House Bill No. 603). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Dougherty County, approved March 4, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 834), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 24, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3058), an Act approved February 19, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3519), and an Act approved March 16, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4194), so as to change the commission districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for certain conflicts in descriptions; to clarify that elections and terms under the changed districts shall remain the same as under these districts as formerly described; to provide for certain submissions; to provide for procedures for holding regular meetings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners of Dougherty County, approved March 4, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 834), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 24, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3058), an Act approved February 19, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3519), and an Act approved March 16, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4194), is amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 1 thereof and inserting in its place new subsections to read as follows: (c) (1) For purposes of electing the members of the board of commissioners, other than the chair, Dougherty County shall be divided into six commission districts as follows: COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 1 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Dawson Road and the north Dougherty County line;

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thence running in a westerly direction along the north Dougherty County line to the centerline of the Chickasawhatchee Creek; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Chickasawhatchee Creek to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of Valencia Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Valencia Drive to the centerline of Gordon Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Gordon Avenue to the centerline of Slappey Boulevard; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Slappey Boulevard to the centerline of Gillionville Road; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Gillionville Road to the centerline of Meadowlark Drive thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Meadowlark Drive to the centerline of Kenilworth Drive; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Kenilworth Drive to the centerline of Lullwater Road; thence running in an northeasterly direction along the centerline of Lullwater Road to the centerline of Dawson Road; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Dawson Road to the North Dougherty County line. County Commission District: 1 Dougherty County VTD: 0004 LOWER DEERFIELD-WINDSOR VTD: 0005 WESTOVER HIGH SCHOOL VTD: 0008 ALBANY JUNIOR COLLEGE VTD: 0009 WESTOWN LIBRARY (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 122, 123, 224, 225, 306, 324, 325 VTD: 0017AVOLON METHODIST CHURCH COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 2 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Cotton Avenue and Monroe Street; thence running in

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a southerly direction along the centerline of Monroe Street to the centerline of Holloway Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Hollway Avenue to the centerline of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to the centerline of Alice Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Alice Avenue and South Madison Street to the centerline of Jefferies Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Jefferies Avenue to the centerline of Newton Road; thence running in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Newton Road to the centerline of Lily Pond Road; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Lily Pond Road and Martin Luther King Jr, Drive to the intersection of Sweetbrier Road; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Sweetbrier Road to the centerline of Hedgeapple Lane; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Hedgeapple Lane extended to the centerline of the Flint River; thence running in an northerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal; thence running in a northeasterly direction along the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal to the west right-of-way of Radium Spring Road; thence running in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way of Radium Springs Road to the centerline of Honeysuckle Drive; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Honeysuckle Drive to the centerline of Liberty Expressway; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Liberty Expressway to the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage canal; thence running in a southwesterly direction along the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Canal to the centerline of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.) to the centerline of the Flint River; thence running in a northerly direction along the

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centerline of the Flint River to the centerline of West Broad Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of West Broad Avenue to the centerline of South Front Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of South Front Street to the centerline of Mercer Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mercer Avenue to the centerline of South Front Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of South Front Street to the centerline of Cotton Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Cotton Avenue to the centerline of Monroe Street. County Commission District: 2 Dougherty County VTD: 0011 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 229, 231, 232, 233 Tract: 0106.01 Block(s): 118, 126, 201, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220 Tract: 0106.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 201A, 201B, 201C, 201D, 201E, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 301A, 301B, 302, 303, 304 VTD: 0013 FLINTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VTD: 0015 CARVER JUNIOR HIGH GYM (Part) Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 102, 103, 106, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 124, 125 Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 235 VTD: 0021 BILL MILLER GYM AND ALBANY STATE COLLEGE VTD: 0022 RAD SPRINGS JR HIGH SCH (Part) Tract: 0109. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104B, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,

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120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 201, 202, 203, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313 COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Residence Avenue and the centerline of North Van Buren Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of North Van Buren Street to the centerline of Third Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Third Avenue to the centerline of Jefferson Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Jefferson Street to the centerline of the Liberty Expressway; thence running in an southeasterly direction along the centerline of the Liberty Expressway to the east bank of the Flint River; thence running along the Albany City limit line in a northeasterly direction along the east bank of the Flint River and easterly along the south side of the Georgia Power Reservoir and the Flint River to the west bank of the Piney Woods Creek; thence running by various courses in a southwesterly direction along the Albany city limits line to the centerline of McCollum Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of McCollum Drive to the centerline of Cordele Road (S.R. 300); thence running in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Cordele Road (S.R. 300) to the centerline of Clark Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the centerline of North Mock Road; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of North Mock Road to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence running in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.) to the centerline of Edison Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Edison Street to the centerline of East Broad Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of East Broad Avenue to the centerline of School Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline

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line of School Street to the centerline of Clark Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the centerline of Liberty Expressway; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Liberty Expressway to the centerline of East Broad Avenue; thence running a westerly direction along the centerline of East Broad Avenue to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; thence running in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.) to the centerline of the Flint River; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to the centerline of West Broad Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of West Broad Avenue to the centerline of Front Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Front Street to the centerline of Mercer Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mercer Avenue to the centerline of Front Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Front Street to the centerline of Cotton Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Cotton Avenue to the centerline of Monroe Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Monroe Street to the centerline of Residence Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Residence Avenue to the centerline of North Van Buren Street. County Commission District: 3 Dougherty County VTD: 0015 CARVER JUNIOR HIGH GYM (Part) Tract: 0013. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133 Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 104, 105, 109, 110, 111, 117, 118, 119, 120,

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123, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213 VTD: 0018 ALBANY JR. HIGH SCHOOL VTD: 0019 TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0001 Block(s): 303, 312, 313 Tract: 0002. Block(s): 101, 102, 114, 115, 119, 121, 132 Tract: 0103.01 Block(s): 101A, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158 Tract: 0103.02 Block(s): 114 VTD: 0020 JACKSON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VTD: 0025 DOUGHERTY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0001 Block(s): 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 315, 316, 420, 421, 423, 424 VTD: 0027 SYLVANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 4 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the north Dougherty County line and the centerline of Dawson Road; thence running in a easterly direction along the centerline of Dawson Road to the centerline of Lullwater Road; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Lullwater Road to the centerline of Kenilworth Drive; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Kenilworth Drive to the centerline of Meadowlark Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Meadowlark Drive to the centerline of Gillionville Road; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Gillionville Road to the

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centerline of Slappey Boulevard; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Slappey Boulevard to the centerline of Oglethorpe Boulevard; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Oglethorpe Boulevard to the centerline of Monroe Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Monroe Street to the centerline of Residence Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Residence Avenue to the centerline of North Van Buren Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of North Van Buren Street to the centerline of Third Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Third Avenue to the centerline of Jefferson Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Jefferson Street to the centerline of the Liberty Expressway; thence running in an southeasterly direction along the centerline of the Liberty Expressway to the east bank of the Flint River to the Albany city limits line; thence running in a northeasterly direction along the east bank of the Flint River and easterly along the south side of the Georgia Power Reservoir and the Flint River to the west bank of Piney Woods Creek; thence running northeasterly to and along the centerline of the Flint River to the north Dougherty County line, where the Fifteenth Land District and the First Land District intersect; thence running in a westerly direction along the north Dougherty County line to the centerline of Dawson Road. County Commission District: 4 Dougherty County VTD: 0001 NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY VTD: 0002 NORTHWEST LIBRARY VTD: 0003 PORTERFIELD METHODIST CHURCH GYM VTD: 0006 MERRY ACRES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VTD: 0007 BROAD AVENUE SCHOOL VTD: 0028 SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE

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COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 5 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Slappey Boulevard and the centerline of West Oglethorpe Boulevard; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of West Oglethorpe Boulevard to the centerline of Monroe Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Monroe Street to the centerline of Holloway Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Holloway Avenue to the centerline of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to the centerline of Alice Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Alice Avenue to the centerline of Jefferies Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Jefferies Avenue to the centerline of Newton Road; thence running in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Newton Road to the centerline of Lily Pond Road; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Lily Pond Road and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to the intersection of Sweetbrier Road; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Sweetbrier Road to the centerline of Hedgeapple Lane; thence running in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Hedgeapple Lane extended to the centerline of the Flint River; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to a point intersecting with a jeep trail extended, south of a drainage ditch running from the Merck Co. property to the river; thence easterly along the jeep trail to the centerline of a private drive running south; thence southerly along the private drive to the centerline of another private drive running through the Merck Co. property; thence easterly along the private drive to the centerline of Radium Springs Road; thence southerly along the centerline of Radium Springs Road to the South Dougherty County Line; thence running in a westerly direction along the south Dougherty County line to the west Dougherty County line; thence running in a northerly direction along the west Dougherty County line

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to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; thence running in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of Valencia Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Valencia Drive to the centerline of Gordon Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Gordon Avenue to the centerline of Slappey Boulevard; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Slappey Drive to the centerline of West Oglethorpe Boulevard. County Commission District: 5 Dougherty County VTD: 0009 WESTTOWN LIBRARY (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 327, 328, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527 Tract: 0104.03 Block(s): 201, 202, 203A Tract: 0105. Block(s): 301A, 302, 303, 304, 309 VTD: 0010 RIVERVIEW ACADEMY VTD: 0011 MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0106.02 Block(s): 305, 306, 307, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315 VTD: 0012 MONROE HIGH SCHOOL VTD: 0014 CARVER TEEN CENTER VTD: 0015 CARVER JUNIOR HIGH GYM (Part) Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 107, 108, 121 VTD: Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 107, 108, 109, 110, 114 VTD: 0016 HIGHLAND AVENUE SCHOOL VTD: 0023 PUTNEY YOUTH CENTER (Part) Tract: 0110. Block(s): 108, 123, 124, 125, 128, 212, 213, 232, 233

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COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 6 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Clark Avenue and the centerline of Cordele Road (S.R. 300); thence running in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Cordele Road (S.R. 300) to the centerline of McCollum Drive; thence running northerly along the centerline of McCollum Drive to the Albany city limits line; thence running along various courses in a northeasterly direction along the Albany city limits line to the centerline of the Flint River in Land Lot 121 of the First Land District; thence running in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of the Flint River passing through Land Lots 121, 119, 282, and 81 of the First Land District to the Dougherty County line where the Fifteenth Land District and the First Land District intersect; thence continue running in a northeasterly direction along the Dougherty County line to the northern Dougherty County line at the intersection of the centerline of the Flint River and Land Lot 247, 15th Land District; thence easterly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line to Doles Road; thence easterly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence easterly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line, thence easterly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County Line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County line to the centerline of Radium Springs Road; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Radium Springs Road to the north line of Land Lot 248, 1st Land District; thence westerly along the Merck Co. private drive to the centerline of another private drive running

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north; thence northerly along the private drive to a jeep trail south of a drainage ditch running from Merck Co. to the river; thence westerly along the trail to the centerline of the Flint River; thence northerly along the centerline of the Flint River to the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal; thence northeasterly along the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal to the west right-of-way of Radium Springs Road; thence southerly along the west right-of-way of Radium Springs Road to the centerline of Honeysuckle Drive; thence easterly along the centerline of Honeysuckle Drive to the centerline of Liberty Expressway; thence northerly along the centerline of Liberty Expressway to the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal; thence southwesterly along the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal to the centerline of the Atlantic Gulf Railroad; thence northerly along the centerline of the Atlantic Gulf Railroad to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence easterly along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.) to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; thence northwesterly along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of East Broad Avenue; thence easterly along the centerline of East Broad Avenue to the centerline of Liberty Expressway; thence northerly along the centerline of Liberty Expressway to the centerline of Clark Avenue; thence easterly along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the centerline of School Street; thence southerly along the centerline of School Street to the centerline of East Broad Avenue; thence westerly along the centerline of East Broad Avenue to the centerline of Edison Street; thence southerly along the centerline of Edison Street to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence northeasterly along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard to the centerline of North Mock Road; thence northerly along the centerline of North Mock Road to the centerline of Clark Avenue; thence easterly along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the centerline of Cordele Road.

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County Commission District: 6 Dougherty County VTD: 0019 TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 422 Tract: 0002. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 224 VTD: 0022 RADIUM SPRINGS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0109. Block(s): 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214 VTD: 0023 PUTNEY YOUTH CENTER (Part) Tract: 0109. Block(s): 208, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 Tract: 0110. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 126, 127, 129, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240 Tract: 0111. Block(s): 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150 VTD: 0024 MOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VTD: 0025 DOUGHERTY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103A, 107A, 108A, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 317, 318, 319, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527A, 527B, 528,

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529, 530, 531, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610A, 610B, 611 Tract: 0002. Block(s): 201, 211, 212, 213, 218, 220, 221, 222, 226, 227, 228 Tract: 0101. Block(s): 208A Tract: 0107. Block(s): 102, 103, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 VTD: 0026 BRANCH ROAD PRECINCT (2) Unless otherwise specified, all boundary lines upon streets in the geographical descriptions are located on the center lines of the streets. (3) For purposes of this subsection: (A) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (B) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (C) Whenever the description of any commission district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (D) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commission district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary

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of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (E) Any part of Dougherty County which is not included in any commission district described in this subsection shall be included within that commission district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (F) Any part of Dougherty County which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular commission district shall nevertheless not be included within such commission district if such part is not contiguous to such commission district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commission district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (G) The descriptions of each commission district according to VTD descriptions are included for convenience only. In the event the description of any commission district contains a conflict between the geographical description and the VTD description of that district, the geographical description shall control. (d) The districts set out in subsection (c) of this section are an attempt to comply with a consent order entered into by Dougherty County in the case styled William Wright, et. al v. Dougherty County, et. al , Civil Action No. 92-103-ALB/AMER (DF). Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2 thereof and inserting in its place a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. Notwithstanding those changes in descriptions of commission districts which become effective under

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Section 1 of this Act at the same time this section becomes effective, the terms and elections of the chair and members of the board of commissioners of Dougherty County under said Section 1 shall not be changed but shall remain as follows: (1) Those commissioners representing Commission Districts 1, 3, and 5 under the immediately prior provisions of this section shall continue to represent those respective districts, but on the effective date of this Act, they shall represent their districts as newly described in Section 1 of this Act. They shall serve out the terms to which elected, which shall expire December 31, 1996, and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. Their successors representing newly described Commission Districts 1, 3, and 5, shall be elected at the 1996 general election and shall take office January 1, 1997, for terms of four years and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. (2) The chair and those commissioners representing Commission Districts 2, 4, and 6 under the immediately prior provisions of this section shall continue to serve as chair and represent those districts, respectively, but upon the effective date of this Act, the three district members shall represent their districts as newly described in Section 1 of this Act. They shall serve out the terms to which elected, which shall expire December 31, 1994, and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. The successor to the chair and the successors to those members representing newly described Commission Districts 2, 4, and 6 under Section 1 of this Act shall be elected at the 1994 general election and shall take office January 1, 1995, for terms of four years and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. (3) Successors to those persons elected pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the respective terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election

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for terms of four years and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 4 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) The Board of Commissioners shall hold a regular meeting at 10:00 A.M. on the first and third Mondays of every month at the Dougherty County courthouse until the new Albany and Dougherty County Central Square Government Center is occupied by the board of commissioners, at which time regular meetings will be held at the Central Square Government Center. The Board of Commissioners may hold special meetings at any time and at any place within the county that their duties may require. Section 4 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of commissioners of Dougherty County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Dougherty County, approved March 4, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 834), as amended; and for other purposes. This 20th day of January, 1993. Honorable John White Representative, 161st District

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John White, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 161st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Albany Herald, which is the official organ of Dougherty County, on the following date: January 23, 1993. /s/ John White Representative, 161st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. FAYETTE COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. No. 115 (House Bill No. 612). AN ACT To provide for the compensation and expenses of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Fayette County; to provide for practices and procedures in connection therewith; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . The members of the Board of Education of Fayette County, other than the chairperson, shall be compensated in the amount of $500.00 per month for their services. The chairperson shall be compensated in the amount of $600.00 per month for service as chairperson. While meeting or traveling outside Fayette County as a member of the board on official business first authorized by a majority of the board, the chairperson or any member of the board shall receive reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith. The accounts for such service and expenses shall be submitted for approval to the Fayette County school superintendent. The compensation and expenses of the chairperson and members of the board of education shall be paid only from the tax funds available to such board for educational purposes. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to provide for the compensation and expenses of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Fayette County; to provide for practices and procedures in connection therewith; and for other purposes. This 29th day of January, 1993. Andrew J. Ekonomou Attorney for the Fayette County Board of Education GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Lynn Westmoreland,

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who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 104th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Fayette County News, which is the official organ of Fayette County, on the following date: February 3, 1993. /s/ Lynn Westmoreland Representative, 104th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. MILLER COUNTYMOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION PERIODS; ACT REPEALED. No. 116 (House Bill No. 614). AN ACT To repeal an Act providing that vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for the ensuing calendar year and thereafter in Miller County during designated registration periods as provided in former Code Section 40-2-20.1 of the O.C.G.A. (now designated as Code Section 40-2-21), approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4540); to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing that vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for the ensuing calendar year and

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thereafter in Miller County during designated registration periods as provided in former Code Section 40-2-20.1 of the O.C.G.A. (now designated as Code Section 40-2-21), approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4540), is repealed in its entirety. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on December 31, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to repeal an Act providing that vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for the ensuing calendar year and thereafter in Miller County during designated registration periods as provided in former Code Section 40-2-20.1 of the O.C.G.A. (now designated as Code Section 40-2-21), approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4540); to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 1st day of February, 1993. Rep. Cathy Cox District 160 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Cathy Cox, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 160th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Miller County Liberal, which is the official organ of Miller County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Cathy Cox Representative, 160th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CLAYTON COUNTYCLAYTON COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH; ANNUAL REPORT; ABOLITION DATE. No. 117 (House Bill No. 636). AN ACT To amend an Act establishing the Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth, approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4891), as amended by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4200), so as to change the date for the commission's annual report; to change the date of the commission's abolition; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act establishing the Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth, approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4891), as amended by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4200), is amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 5, relating to the commission's annual report, and inserting a new subsection to read as follows: (c) The commission shall make an annual report on September 1 of each year of its findings and recommendations to the members of the Clayton County legislative delegation,

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the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County, and the judicial officers of Clayton County. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 7, relating to the abolition of the commission, and inserting a new Section 7 to read as follows: Section 7. The commission shall stand abolished on July 1, 1996. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to amend an Act establishing the Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth, approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4891), as amended by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4200); and for other purposes. This 4th day of February, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gail Buckner, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 95th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily, which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 6, 1993. /s/ Gail Buckner Representative, 95th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CHATHAM COUNTYSTATE COURT; JUDGES; COMPENSATION. No. 118 (House Bill No. 657). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the State Court of Chatham County, approved December 18, 1819 (Ga. L. 1819, p. 16), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the judges of the state court; to amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain officials in Chatham County, approved March 26, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4797), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4302), so as to delete the provisions relating to compensation of judges of the State Court of Chatham County; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the State Court of Chatham County, approved December 18, 1819 (Ga. L. 1819, p. 16), as amended, is amended by striking Section 20 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 20 to read as follows: Section 20. Each of the judges of said court shall receive an annual salary equal to the sum of 90 percent of the annual salary of a judge of superior court as paid by the state

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plus 90 percent of the annual amount of any supplement paid by the governing authority of Chatham County to a judge of the superior court. Such salary shall be payable in equal monthly installments out of the treasury of Chatham County by the officers of said county authorized to pay out the funds of said county. Section 2 . An Act providing for the compensation of certain officials in Chatham County, approved March 26, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4797), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4302), is amended by striking from subsection (a) of Section 1 of said Act the following: Judge of the state court..... 71,000.00 per annum Section 3 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assemble of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the State Court of Chatham approved December 18, 1819 (Ga. L. 1819, p. 16) as amended, and to amend Ga. L. 1986, p. 4797 and Ga. L. 1990, 4302, and for other purposes. This 28th day of December, 1992. Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr. Representative, District 151 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Thomas C. Bordeaux,

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Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 151st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the following date: December 31, 1992. /s/ Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr. Representative, 151st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. DECATUR COUNTYSTATE COURT; SOLICITOR; COMPENSATION. No. 119 (House Bill No. 688). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the State Court of Decatur County (formerly the Civil and Criminal Court of Decatur County), approved November 27, 1900 (Ga. L. 1900, p. 104), as amended, so as to change the compensation provisions relating to the solicitor of said court; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the State Court of Decatur County (formerly the Civil and Criminal Court of Decatur County), approved November 27, 1900 (Ga. L. 1900, p. 104), as

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amended, is amended by striking Section 8A in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 8A to read as follows: Section 8A. The solicitor of the State Court of Decatur County shall receive an annual salary of $18,800.00 to be paid in equal monthly installments from county funds. The solicitor shall also be entitled to an expense allowance of $100.00 per month. Said compensation shall be in full for all services rendered by the solicitor, and the solicitor shall receive no other compensation for said services. With the approval of the judge of the state court, the solicitor shall be empowered to employ, at the solicitor's own expense, an assistant to assist him or her in carrying out his duties. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an act creating the State Court of Decatur County and providing the compensation therefore (Georgia Laws 1900, P. 104), as amended, so as to provide for an increase in compensation to be paid the Solicitor of the State Court of Decatur County, to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. This 28th day of January, 1993. /s/ Harold Lambert (By) HAROLD LAMBERT, Attorney for Decatur County, Georgia

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Cathy Cox, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 160th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Post-Searchlight, which is the official organ of Decatur County, on the following date: January 30, 1993. /s/ Cathy Cox Representative, 160th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF LAGRANGEMAYOR AND COUNCIL; POWERS; CABLE TELEVISION. No. 120 (House Bill No. 701). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of LaGrange, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191), as amended, so as to provide for additional powers, duties, and authority of the mayor and council with respect to cable television systems and services; to provide for legislative intent; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of LaGrange, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191), as amended, is amended by adding a new section immediately following Section 5.14, to be designated Section 5.15, to read as follows: Section 5.15. Cable television; eminent domain. (a) The General Assembly finds and determines that: (1) Cable television is the general term used to specify the production, transport, and delivery of locally and remotely originated video programming or signals to consumers. It includes any process that enables or permits the passage of information from a sender to one or more receivers in the form of fixed or moving pictures, with or without accompanying visible or audible signals, by means of any electromagnetic or photonic system such as electrical transmission by wire, coaxial cable, radio waves, optical transmission, guided waves, and the like; (2) It is necessary and desirable that the mayor and council of the City of LaGrange have the power and authority to acquire, own, hold, lease, sell, resell, build, and maintain or operate, or both, any system of cable television or any cable television service, or any combination of such system and services; to establish rates and charge fees for services rendered or facilities provided; to exchange said services or facilities for services or facilities of like kind or value; to add value by switching, processing, storing, transforming, or in any manner acting upon the content of the information being communicated; to interconnect its systems or services, or both, with the systems or services, or both, of consumers and other providers; to use cable television to encourage the development of information based organizations in LaGrange; to finance any of said systems through appropriate bond issues in accordance with the laws of Georgia; to exercise the power of eminent domain with regard to any of said systems, both within and outside the corporate limits; and to contract to furnish the services of any of said systems to consumers within or outside the corporate limits of the City of LaGrange;

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(3) The cable television function of the city will serve and is intended to and may serve the following purposes, among others: community antenna television; broadcast radio and television; network, independent, and superstation programming; narrowcasting; open and closed captioning and other special services for the handicapped; subcarrier services; entertainment programming; professional and amateur sports events; pay-per-view video; public broadcasting; public access programming; public affairs programming; televising city council or other governmental meetings, or any combination thereof; public library programming; foreign language programming; religious and inspirational programming; background music; weather map and graphic information; credited college courses; adult education; instructional programming; distance learning; audiographics; telemedicine; imaging; teleconferencing; local, regional, and national advertising; consumer information service programming; home shopping; use response polling; straw voting; business news; newswire; securities quotations; bulletin boards; emergency alerting; and time and weather announcements; and (4) The exercise of the cable television function by the City of LaGrange is a proper exercise of its public powers and is a public purpose for which the power of eminent domain may be exercised. (b) The mayor and council shall have the power and authority to acquire, own, hold, lease, sell, resell, build, and maintain or operate, or both, any system of cable television or any cable television services; to establish rates and charge fees therefor; to exchange services or facilities for services or facilities of like kind; to add value by switching, processing, storing, transforming, or in any manner acting upon the content of the information being communicated; to interconnect its systems or services, or both, with the systems or services, or both, of consumers and other providers; to use cable television to encourage the development of information based organizations in LaGrange; to finance any of said systems through appropriate bond issues in accordance with the laws of Georgia; to exercise the power of eminent domain with regard

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to any of said systems, both within and outside the corporate limits; and to contract to furnish the services of any of said systems to consumers within or outside the corporate limits of the City of LaGrange. (c) In furtherance of the exercise of the powers conferred and granted in this section relating to the operation of a cable television system, the mayor and council shall have the right and authority to finance any of said systems through issuance of bonds for such purposes in accordance with the laws of Georgia and to further exercise the power of eminent domain and to acquire property, both real and personal, by the exercise of such right of eminent domain both inside and outside the corporate limits of the City of LaGrange and to exercise such right of eminent domain in accordance with and pursuant to the appropriate laws of the State of Georgia enacted for that purpose. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act creating a new Charter for the City of LaGrange, in the County of Troup, approved March 8, 1968, (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191) as amended. This 27th day of January, 1993. /s/ Wade Milam Representative 130th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wade Milam, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 130th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to

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Introduce Local Legislation was published in the LaGrange Daily News, which is the official organ of Troup County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Wade Milam Representative, 130th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. EMANUEL COUNTYMOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION PERIODS. No. 121 (House Bill No. 730). AN ACT To provide that vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for the ensuing calendar year and thereafter in Emanuel County during designated registration periods as provided in Code Section 40-2-21 of the O.C.G.A.; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . Effective January 1, 1994, vehicles shall be registered and licensed to operate for the ensuing calendar year and thereafter in Emanuel County during designated registration periods as provided in Code Section 40-2-21 of the O.C.G.A.

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Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION The public is hereby notified that the undersigned intends to introduce in the 1993 session of the Georgia General Assembly local legislation placing Emanuel County on a staggered tag sale system. This 8th day of January, 1993. Larry J. Butch Parrish State Representative GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Larry J. Parrish, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 144th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Blade, which is the official organ of Emanuel County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ L. J. Parrish Representative, 144th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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EMANUEL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYMEMBERSHIP. No. 122 (House Bill No. 731). AN ACT To amend the Emanuel County Development Authority Act, approved March 27, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2770), so as to change the provisions relating to the selection and terms of the members of the authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Emanuel County Development Authority Act, approved March 27, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2770), is amended by striking Section 4 thereof and inserting in its place a new section to read as follows: Section 4. (a) The Authority shall consist of five members appointed by the governing authority of Emanuel County. Those members of the Authority as such serving in those offices on January 1, 1993, and any person appointed to fill a vacancy in any such office, shall serve for terms which expire upon the date in 1993 upon which this section becomes effective and upon the appointment and qualification of their respective successors. Those successors shall be appointed for terms which begin upon the date in 1993 upon which this section becomes effective. Two of those successors shall be appointed for initial terms of office which expire June 30, 1994, two of those successors shall be appointed for initial terms of office which expire June 30, 1996, and one of those successors shall be appointed for an initial term of office which expires June 30, 1998. After the expiration of these initial terms, the terms of office of all members shall be staggered terms of six years. If at the end of any term of any member a successor to such member has not been appointed, the member whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until that person's successor is appointed.

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(b) All members who have served on said Authority shall be eligible for reappointment to succeed themselves if they are reappointed by said governing Authority designated by this Act to appoint them. Members of the Authority shall be citizens of the United States who have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years, and who shall have been citizens of this State for two (2) years, and for one year a resident of Emanuel County immediately preceding his appointment as a member of the Authority. Should any member resign, be unable to serve or move beyond the territorial limits of Emanuel County as it is now situated or may be hereafter situated, or should there be a vacancy for any reason, the successor shall be appointed to serve the remaining term of such member by the Governing Authority of Emanuel County. Prior to taking office the members shall subscribe to the following oath, to wit: `I do solemnly swear that I will fully and fairly perform the duties as a member of the Emanuel County Development Authority, So Help Me God'. The members of said Authority shall be entitled to no compensation. Any three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of ordinary business of the Authority; however, any action with respect to any project of the authority must be approved by not less than three affirmative votes. No vacancy shall impair the power of Authority to act. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION The public is hereby notified that the undersigned will introduce during the 1993 session of the Georgia General Assembly local legislation changing the terms of the appointees to the Emanuel County Development Authority. This 8th day of January, 1993. Larry J. Butch Parrish State Representative

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Larry J. Parrish, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 144th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Blade, which is the official organ of Emanuel County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ L. J. Parrish Representative, 144th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CHATHAM COUNTYRECORDER'S COURT; CHIEF JUDGE. No. 123 (House Bill No. 743). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for a chief judge of the Recorder's Court of Chatham County, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5156), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the designation of the chief judge; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act providing for a chief judge of the Recorder's Court of Chatham County, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5156), as amended, is amended by striking Section 1 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. The judge of the Recorder's Court of Chatham County, Georgia, who has served for the longest period of continuous time as recorder's court judge shall be designated as the chief judge of the recorder's court. The chief judge shall be responsible for the supervision of the court personnel, and all employees of the court shall report to the chief judge or his or her designee. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a chief judge of the Recorder's Court of Chatham County, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5156), as amended; and for other purposes. This 4th day of February, 1993. Tom Bordeaux Representative 151st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tom Bordeaux, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 151st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the following date: February 8, 1993.

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/s/ Tom Bordeaux Representative, 151st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. WAYNE COUNTYSTATE COURT; JUDGE; SOLICITOR; COMPENSATION. No. 124 (House Bill No. 746). AN ACT To amend an Act establishing the State Court of Wayne County (formerly the City Court of Jesup, in and for the County of Wayne), approved July 31, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 248), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 17, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2525) and particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4104), so as to increase the compensation of the judge and solicitor; to provide for cost of living increases; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act establishing the State Court of Wayne County (formerly the City Court of Jesup, in and for the County of Wayne), approved July 31, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 248), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 17, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2525) and particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4104), is amended by striking in

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its entirety Section 3 of said amendatory Act of 1958 and substituting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows: Section 3. (a) The judge of the State Court of Wayne County shall receive a salary of $22,000.00 per annum, which shall be paid in monthly installments from the funds of Wayne County at the direction of the board of commissioners of Wayne County. (b) Whenever the employees in the classified service of the state merit system receive a cost-of-living increase of a certain percentage or a certain amount, the salary of the judge shall be increased by the same percentage or same amount applicable to such state employees. If the cost-of-living increase received by state employees is in different percentages or different amounts as to certain categories of employees, the salary of the judge shall be increased by a percentage or amount not to exceed the average percentage or average amount of the general increase in salary granted to the state employees, and shall be the same as the percentage or amount of increase in minimum salaries for judges of the probate court in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-9-63 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 4 of said amendatory Act of 1958 and substituting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows: Section 4. (a) The solicitor of the State Court of Wayne County shall receive an annual salary in the amount of $18,000.00. In addition to such salary, an allowance of $100.00 per month shall be paid to the solicitor for secretarial services. The salary and allowance shall be paid monthly out of the funds of Wayne County. (b) Whenever the employees in the classified service of the state merit system receive a cost-of-living increase of a certain percentage or a certain amount, the salary of the solicitor shall be increased by the same percentage or same amount applicable to such state employees. If the cost-of-living increase received by state employees is in different percentages or different amounts as to certain categories of employees,

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the salary of the solicitor shall be increased by a percentage or amount not to exceed the average percentage or average amount of the general increase in salary granted to the state employees, and shall be the same as the percentage or amount of increase in minimum salaries for judges of the probate court in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-9-63 of the O.C.G.A. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Wayne County (formerly the City Court of Jesup, in and for the County of Wayne), approved July 31, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 248), as amended, particularly by an Act Approved March 17, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2525) and particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4104), so as to increase the compensation of the judge and solicitor; and for other purposes. This the 3rd day of February, 1993. Honorable Hinson Mosley Representative, 171st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Hinson Mosley, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 171st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Press Sentinel, which is the official organ of Wayne County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ Hinson Mosley Representative, 171st District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. WILKES COUNTYCORONER; COMPENSATION. No. 125 (House Bill No. 780). AN ACT To amend an Act providing an annual salary for the Wilkes County coroner, approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3121), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 15, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4015), so as to change the salary of the coroner; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing an annual salary for the Wilkes County coroner, approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3121), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 15, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4015), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. The coroner of Wilkes County shall receive an annual salary of $2,400.00 in lieu of all fees, costs, and emoluments of whatever kind and nature formerly allowed such officer. Such salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments out of the funds of Wilkes County.

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Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia bills to amend an Act providing an annual salary for the Wilkes County Coroner, approved March 13, 1978, (Ga. Laws 1978, p. 3121), and amended March 15, 1988, (Ga. Laws 1988, p. 4015); and toamend an Act providing homestead exemptions from Wilkes County and Wilkes County school district ad valorem taxes, approved March 27, 1985, (Ga. Laws 1985, p. 4580), and providing for other matters relative thereto; and for other purposes. This 26th day of January, 1993. R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District Charles Yeargin, Representative, 90th District G. B. Pollard Jr. Senator, 24th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, R. M. Channell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the News-Reporter, which is the official organ of Wilkes County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ R. M. Channell Representative, 111th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. DEKALB COUNTYRECORDER'S COURT; FINES. No. 126 (House Bill No. 825). AN ACT To amend an Act to create and establish for and in the County of DeKalb a court to be known as the recorder's court of DeKalb County, approved March 17, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 3093), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 20, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2656), so as to provide the court with authority to assess fines not to exceed the sum of $1,000.00 for any single offense; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to create and establish for and in the County of DeKalb a court to be known as the recorder's court of DeKalb County, approved March 17, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 3093), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 20, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2656), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 14 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) The recorder or judge of said court may impose a fine not in excess of that prescribed by the ordinance violated and in no event to exceed the sum of $1,000.00 for any single offense.

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Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Recorder's Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, approved March 17, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 3093), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 20, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2656), for the purpose of changing the fine that can be imposed upon the violation of county ordinances, rules, and regulations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 8th day of February, 1993. Representative Thurbert E. Baker GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Thurbert E. Baker, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 70th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Decatur-DeKalb News/Era, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the following date: February 11, 1993. /s/ Thurbert E. Baker Representative, 70th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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CLAYTON COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 127 (House Bill No. 830). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Clayton County board of commissioners, approved February 8, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 2064), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4584), so as to change the composition of districts from which members of the Clayton County board of commissioners are elected; to provide for submission under the federal Voting Rights Act; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Clayton County board of commissioners, approved February 8, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 2064), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4584), is amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 2 and inserting in its place a new subsection to read as follows: (b) For the purpose of electing commissioners, Clayton County is divided into four commissioner districts, as follows: Commissioner District: 1 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 ELLENWOOD VTD: 0002 FOREST PARK 1 (Part) Tract: 0403.01

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Block(s): 103, 107, 108, 117, 118, 119, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 301, 515, 517 Tract: 0403.02 Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 201A, 201B, 201C, 202A, 202B, 203A, 203B, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 301, 302, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 501, 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 509, 510, 511, 517A, 518, 519A, 519B, 519C, 519D, 520, 521, 522, 523A, 523B, 524, 525, 526A, 526B, 527A, 527B Tract: 0403.03 Block(s): 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411 VTD: 0003 FOREST PARK 2 (Part) Tract: 0403.03 Block(s): 301A, 301B, 301C, 302, 304A, 304B, 304C, 305A, 305B, 306, 313A, 313B, 313C, 313D, 315A, 315B, 315C, 315D, 316, 412, 413, 414, 501, 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510A, 510B, 510C, 511, 512, 514, 515, 601, 602, 603A, 603B, 604B VTD: 0004 FOREST PARK 3 (Part) Tract: 0403.04 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 229, 230, 307, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 325, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333 VTD: 0005 FOREST PARK 4 VTD: 0006 FOREST PARK 5 (Part) Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208A, 208B, 208C, 209, 214, 215, 216, 217A, 217B, 217C, 217D, 218, 219, 220, 303, 306, 314A, 314B, 316, 317 Tract: 0404.05 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 109, 110, 119A, 119B, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129

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Tract: 0404.06 Block(s): 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 113, 115, 116, 117, 130, 131, 132, 135A, 135B, 136 VTD: 0013 JONESBORO 8 VTD: 0017 ADAMSON MORROW 1 (Part) Tract: 0404.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 204C, 205, 206A, 206B, 207, 208, 209, 210, 801, 802, 803, 904, 905, 907, 910, 912, 925A, 925B, 925C VTD: 0019 ADAMSON MORROW 3 VTD: 0020 ADAMSON MORROW 4 VTD: 0021 ADAMSON MORROW 5 VTD: 0041 LAKE CITY 1 Commissioner District: 2 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0002 FOREST PARK 1 (Part) Tract: 0403.01 Block(s): 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 113, 114, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 312C, 313, 314, 315, 316, 401, 405, 406, 407, 408, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 516 Tract: 0403.02 Block(s): 101A, 101B, 101C, 102, 104, 105, 112, 505, 508A, 508B, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517B VTD: 0003 FOREST PARK 2 (Part) Tract: 0403.03 Block(s): 102A, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206A, 206B, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 209C, 209D, 209E, 209F, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 604A, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612A, 612B, 612C VTD: 0004 FOREST PARK 3 (Part) Tract: 0402. Block(s): 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908A, 908B, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 921, 922, 923, 933 Tract: 0403.04

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Block(s): 206, 224, 225, 226, 227, 231, 232, 233, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 311, 322, 323, 324, 326, 334 Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 301, 302, 307A, 307B, 308A, 308B, 310, 311 VTD: 0006 FOREST PARK 5 (Part) Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 304, 305, 309, 312, 313A, 313B, 315 VTD: 0017 ADAMSON MORROW 1 (Part) Tract: 0403.03 Block(s): 101, 102B Tract: 0404.02 Block(s): 103, 112, 906 VTD: 0023 OAK 1 VTD: 0024 OAK 2 AND OAK 3 VTD: 0026 RIVERDALE 1 VTD: 0027 RIVERDALE 2 (Part) Tract: 0405.05 Block(s): 601A, 601B, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609A, 609B, 610A, 610B, 611, 612, 613, 614 VTD: 0028 RIVERDALE 3 VTD: 0033 RIVERDALE 8 Commissioner District: 3 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0007 JONESBORO 1 VTD: 0008 JONESBORO 2 VTD: 0009 JONESBORO 3 VTD: 0010 JONESBORO 5 VTD: 0011 JONESBORO 6 (Part) Tract: 0406.05 Block(s): 301, 305, 504, 506, 514, 515, 516 VTD: 0012 JONESBORO 7 (Part) Tract: 0406.03 Block(s): 603B, 604, 606B, 607, 609 VTD: 0014 LOVEJOY 1 VTD: 0015 LOVEJOY 2 VTD: 0016 LOVEJOY 3 VTD: 0025 PAN HANDLE VTD: 0027 RIVERDALE 2 (Part)

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Tract: 0405.07 Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323 VTD: 0038 JONESBORO 4 AND JONESBORO 9 (Part) Tract: 0406.04 Block(s): 301A, 301B, 302, 304, 319, 323, 324, 401, 402A, 402B, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413A, 415A, 416, 417, 420, 423, 424A, 425, 505A, 509A, 531A VTD: 0039 JONESBORO 10 VTD: 0040 JONESBORO 12 Commissioner District: 4 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0011 JONESBORO 6 (Part) Tract: 0406.05 Block(s): 401, 402, 408, 409, 410, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 501, 502, 503, 505, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513 VTD: 0012 JONESBORO 7 (Part) Tract: 0404.03 Block(s): 206A, 206C, 211, 212A, 212B, 214A, 214B, 217, 218, 220, 221A, 221B, 222, 223, 224 Tract: 0406.03 Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 601, 602, 605 VTD: 0018 ADAMSON MORROW 2 AND FOREST PARK 6 VTD: 0029 RIVERDALE 4 VTD: 0030 RIVERDALE 5 VTD: 0031 RIVERDALE 6 VTD: 0032 RIVERDALE 7 VTD: 0038 JONESBORO 4 AND JONESBORO 9 (Part) Tract: 0404.05 Block(s): 308, 309 Tract: 0404.06 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 218, 219, 220, 234, 235, 236,

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237, 901, 902A, 902B, 904, 905, 906, 907A, 907B, 908, 909, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 923, 924, 925A, 925B, 929, 931, 933 Tract: 0406.04 Block(s): 413B, 414, 415B, 418, 419, 424B, 426, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505B, 506, 507, 508, 509B, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 520, 522, 523, 524, 525, 528, 529, 531B, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611 VTD: 0042 JONESBORO 11 Section 2 . It shall be the duty of the Clayton County attorney to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General as required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. Section 3 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall apply with respect to elections for the Clayton County board of commissioners held after said effective date. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Clayton County, approved February 8, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 2064), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4584); so as to provide for minor changes relating to commissioner districts; and for other purposes. The 11th day of February, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, William J. Lee, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 94th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily, which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 13, 1993. /s/ William J. Lee Representative, 94th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CLAYTON COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS. No. 128 (House Bill No. 831). AN ACT To amend an Act changing the composition of and manner of selection of the Clayton County board of education, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4431), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4573), so as to change the composition of districts from which members of the Clayton County board of education are elected; to provide for submission under the federal Voting Rights Act; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to provide

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for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act changing the composition of and manner of selection of the Clayton County board of education, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4431), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4573), is amended by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section 1 and inserting in its place a new paragraph to read as follows: (1) For purposes of electing members of the board, the Clayton County School District is divided into nine education districts, as follows: Education District: 1 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0009 JONESBORO 3 VTD: 0010 JONESBORO 5 VTD: 0014 LOVEJOY 1 VTD: 0015 LOVEJOY 2 VTD: 0016 LOVEJOY 3 VTD: 0025 PAN HANDLE VTD: 0038 JONESBORO 4 AND JONESBORO 9 (Part) Tract: 0406.04 Block(s): 301A, 302, 304, 319, 323, 324, 401, 402A, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413A, 415A, 416, 417, 420, 423, 424A, 425, 505A, 509A, 531A VTD: 0039 JONESBORO 10 (Part) Tract: 0406.04 Block(s): 308C, 308D, 308F, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336 Tract: 0406.07 Block(s): 109

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Education District: 2 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0007 JONESBORO 1 VTD: 0008 JONESBORO 2 VTD: 0027 RIVERDALE 2 (Part) Tract: 0405.05 Block(s): 610B Tract: 0405.07 Block(s): 319, 320, 321, 322, 323 VTD: 0029 RIVERDALE 4 (Part) Tract: 0405.03 Block(s): 119B, 309, 310, 317 Tract: 0405.06 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207A, 208, 209, 210, 211A, 213, 214 VTD: 0030 RIVERDALE 5 (Part) Tract: 0405.06 Block(s): 301A, 301B, 301C, 302, 303A, 303B, 304, 305, 306, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 312, 313A, 313B, 314 VTD: 0040 JONESBORO 12 Education District: 3 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0024 OAK 2 AND OAK 3 (Part) Tract: 0402. Block(s): 210, 215, 216 Tract: 0405.04 Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 316, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 418 VTD: 0026 RIVERDALE 1 VTD: 0027 RIVERDALE 2 (Part) Tract: 0405.05 Block(s): 601A, 601B, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609A, 609B, 610A, 611, 612, 613, 614 Tract: 0405.07 Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318 VTD: 0028 RIVERDALE 3 VTD: 0033 RIVERDALE 8

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Education District: 4 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0002 FOREST PARK 1 (Part) Tract: 0403.01 Block(s): 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 113, 114, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 312C, 313, 314, 315, 316, 401, 405, 406, 407, 408, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 516 Tract: 0403.02 Block(s): 101A, 101B, 101C, 102, 104, 105, 112, 505, 508A, 508B, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517B VTD: 0003 FOREST PARK 2 (Part) Tract: 0403.03 Block(s): 102A, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206A, 206B, 211, 213, 604A, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612A, 612B, 612C VTD: 0004 FOREST PARK 3 (Part) Tract: 0402. Block(s): 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908A, 908B, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 921, 922, 923, 933 Tract: 0403.04 Block(s): 224, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 311, 322, 323, 324, 326, 334 Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 301, 302, 307A, 307B, 308A, 308B, 310, 311 VTD: 0006 FOREST PARK 5 (Part) Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 305 VTD: 0017 ADAMSON MORROW 1 (Part) Tract: 0403.03 Block(s): 102B Tract: 0404.02 Block(s): 103, 112 VTD: 0023 OAK 1 VTD: 0024 OAK 2 AND OAK 3 (Part) Tract: 0402. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208,

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209A, 209B, 211A, 211B, 212A, 212B, 213A, 213B, 213C, 213D, 213E, 214A, 214B, 919, 920 Tract: 0405.03 Block(s): 401 Tract: 0405.04 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104 Education District: 5 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0029 RIVERDALE 4 (Part) Tract: 0405.03 Block(s): 114, 115, 116, 117A, 117B, 118, 119A, 119C, 119D, 122, 125, 126 Tract: 0405.06 Block(s): 211B, 211C, 212, 215, 216 VTD: 0030 RIVERDALE 5 (Part) Tract: 0405.06 Block(s): 207B, 207C, 207D, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409 VTD: 0031 RIVERDALE 6 (Part) Tract: 0404.05 Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307 VTD: 0032 RIVERDALE 7 (Part) Tract: 0405.03 Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 121, 123 VTD: 0038 JONESBORO 4 AND JONESBORO 9 (Part) Tract: 0404.05 Block(s): 308, 309 Tract: 0406.04 Block(s): 413B, 414, 415B, 418, 419, 424B, 426, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505B, 506, 507, 508, 509B, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 520, 522, 523, 524, 525, 528, 529, 531B, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611 VTD: 0039 JONESBORO 10 (Part) Tract: 0405.07 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105B, 106, 107, 108,

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109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117 Tract: 0405.08 Block(s): 501, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522 Education District: 6 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0011 JONESBORO 6 VTD: 0012 JONESBORO 7 (Part) Tract: 0404.03 Block(s): 206A, 206C, 211, 212A, 212B, 214A, 214B, 217, 218, 220, 221A, 221B, 222, 223, 224 Tract: 0406.03 Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 601, 602, 603B, 604, 605, 606B, 607, 609 VTD: 0013 JONESBORO 8 VTD: 0018 ADAMSON MORROW 2 AND FOREST PARK 6 (Part) Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 126B, 127B Tract: 0404.01 Block(s): 402, 403, 404, 405, 417A, 418B, 420 Tract: 0404.06 Block(s): 102A, 104, 105, 133 VTD: 0038 JONESBORO 4 AND JONESBORO 9 (Part) Tract: 0404.06 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 218, 219, 220, 234, 235, 236, 237, 901, 902A, 902B, 904, 905, 906, 907A, 907B, 908, 909, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 923, 924, 925A, 925B, 929, 931, 933 Tract: 0406.04 Block(s): 301B, 402B, 405 VTD: 0042 JONESBORO 11 Education District: 7 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0004 FOREST PARK 3 (Part) Tract: 0403.04 Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211,

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212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233 VTD: 0005 FOREST PARK 4 (Part) Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 106, 109, 123A, 124, 210, 211, 212, 213 VTD: 0006 FOREST PARK 5 (Part) Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208A, 208B, 208C, 209, 214, 215, 216, 217A, 217B, 217C, 217D, 218, 219, 220, 303, 304, 306, 309, 312, 313A, 313B, 314A, 314B, 315, 316, 317 Tract: 0404.05 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 109, 110, 119A, 119B, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129 Tract: 0404.06 Block(s): 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 113, 115, 116, 117, 130, 131, 132, 135A, 135B, 136 VTD: 0018 ADAMSON MORROW 2 AND FOREST PARK 6 (Part) Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 104A, 104B, 104C, 105, 107, 110, 111, 112, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122A, 122B, 125, 126A, 126C, 127A Tract: 0404.06 Block(s): 102B VTD: 0029 RIVERDALE 4 (Part) Tract: 0405.03 Block(s): 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 311, 312, 314A, 314B VTD: 0031 RIVERDALE 6 (Part) Tract: 0404.05 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 228 Tract: 0404.06 Block(s): 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 227, 228, 903 VTD: 0032 RIVERDALE 7 (Part) Tract: 0404.05 Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 206, 207, 227 Tract: 0405.03

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Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 301A, 301B, 313, 315, 316, 402A, 402B, 402C, 402D, 402E, 403, 404, 405 Education District: 8 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 ELLENWOOD (Part) Tract: 0404.02 Block(s): 901, 902, 903, 913A, 913B, 914A, 914B, 915, 916, 917, 922, 923, 924, 926A, 926B, 926C, 927, 928, 930, 945 VTD: 0002 FOREST PARK 1 (Part) Tract: 0403.01 Block(s): 103, 107, 108, 117, 118, 119, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 301, 515, 517 Tract: 0403.02 Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 201A, 201B, 201C, 202A, 202B, 203A, 203B, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 301, 302, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 501, 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 509, 510, 511, 517A, 518, 519A, 519B, 519C, 519D, 520, 521, 522, 523A, 523B, 524, 525, 526A, 526B, 527A, 527B Tract: 0403.03 Block(s): 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411 VTD: 0003 FOREST PARK 2 (Part) Tract: 0403.03 Block(s): 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 209C, 209D, 209E, 209F, 210, 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 301A, 301B, 301C, 302, 304A, 304B, 304C, 305A, 305B, 306, 313A, 313B, 313C, 313D, 315A, 315B, 315C, 315D, 316, 412, 413, 414, 501, 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510A, 510B, 510C, 511, 512, 514, 515, 601, 602, 603A, 603B, 604B VTD: 0004 FOREST PARK 3 (Part) Tract: 0403.04 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,

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120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 201, 307, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 325, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333 VTD: 0005 FOREST PARK 4 (Part) Tract: 0403.05 Block(s): 123B Tract: 0404.01 Block(s): 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 324, 325, 326, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 417B, 418A, 421 VTD: 0017 ADAMSON MORROW 1 (Part) Tract: 0403.03 Block(s): 101 Tract: 0404.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 204C, 205, 206A, 206B, 207, 208, 209, 210, 801, 802, 803, 904, 905, 906, 907, 910, 912, 925A, 925B, 925C VTD: 0041 LAKE CITY 1 Education District: 9 CLAYTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 ELLENWOOD (Part) Tract: 0404.02 Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 401, 402, 404, 407, 501, 505, 908, 909, 911, 918, 919, 920, 921, 929, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 946, 949, 950 VTD: 0018 ADAMSON MORROW 2 AND FOREST PARK 6 (Part) Tract: 0404.01 Block(s): 401, 506, 507A, 509, 510A, 511, 512, 513, 515A, 515B, 515C Tract: 0404.03 Block(s): 203, 204, 205, 206B, 206D, 207, 208, 209, 210A, 210B, 213, 215, 219, 225 Tract: 0404.06

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Block(s): 101 VTD: 0019 ADAMSON MORROW 3 VTD: 0020 ADAMSON MORROW 4 VTD: 0021 ADAMSON MORROW 5 Section 2 . It shall be the duty of the attorney of the Clayton County board of education to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General as required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. Section 3 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall apply with respect to elections for the Clayton County board of education held after said effective date. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act changing the composition of and manner of selection of the members of the Board of Education of Clayton County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4431), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4753), so as to provide for minor changes relating to education districts; and for other purposes. This 11th day of February, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, William J. Lee, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 94th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/

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Daily, which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 13, 1993. /s/ William J. Lee Representative, 94th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF GRANTVILLEMAYOR AND COUNCIL; TERMS. No. 129 (House Bill No. 833). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Grantville, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 5030), so as to provide for staggered two-year terms for the mayor and council; to provide for transitional terms of office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for a new charter for the City of Grantville, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 5030), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 2.02 and inserting in its place a new section to read as follows:

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Section 2.02. Qualifications and election of mayor and councilmembers. (a) There is created the office of mayor of the City of Grantville. There are created four council posts of the City of Grantville, which shall be known as Council Posts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each and every council post shall be for the city at large. (b) The mayor and the councilmembers shall be elected by the qualified electors 18 years of age or over and may be qualified as a candidate for mayor or councilmember by submitting to the city clerk a notice of candidacy at least 15 days prior to the election. In case of a candidacy for councilmember, the candidate shall give the number of the post for which he or she is qualifying as a candidate. (c) The terms of the two councilmembers from Post 3 and Post 4, respectively, who were elected in 1991 shall end on December 31, 1995, and when their respective successors are elected and qualified. Their respective successors shall be elected on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1995, and shall take office on the first day of January following their election. Thereafter, successors shall be elected biennially in odd-numbered years and shall take office on the first day of January following their election. (d) The terms of the mayor and the two councilmembers from Posts 1 and 2, respectively, who were elected in 1990 shall end on December 31, 1993, and when their respective successors are elected and qualified. Their respective successors shall be elected on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1993, and shall take office on the first day of January following their election for terms of one year, which shall expire on December 31, 1994, and when their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected biennially in evennumbered years and shall take office on the first day of January following their election. (e) The terms of office of mayor and councilmember shall begin at 12:01 A.M., on the first day of January following their election, and they shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified.

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(f) Those candidates seeking election for the office of mayor and council who receive a plurality of the votes cast shall be deemed elected. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Grantville, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 5030), so as to provide for two-year terms for the mayor and council; and for other purposes. This 5th day of February, 1993. Honorable Donna Brooks Representative, 103rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Donna Staples Brooks, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 103rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Newnan Times-Herald, which is the official organ of Coweta County, on the following date: February 13, 1993. /s/ Donna Staples Brooks Representative, 103rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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CITY OF LAGRANGEEXPENDITURES; EDUCATION. No. 130 (House Bill No. 839). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new Charter for the City of LaGrange, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191), as amended, so as to authorize the expenditure of municipal funds for certain purposes; to provide for conditions for such expenditures; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new Charter for the City of LaGrange, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191), as amended, is amended by adding a new subsection (e) at the end of Section 2.20 to read as follows: (e) The mayor and council shall be authorized to appropriate and expend funds derived from taxation, contribution, or otherwise in support and furtherance of the consolidation of the City of LaGrange School System with the Troup County School System and to further improve education of the children of LaGrange; in addition to the money budgeted for the LaGrange School System for fiscal year 1993-94, the mayor and council shall be authorized to appropriate for calendar years 1994, 1995, and 1996 a sum of money not to exceed $400,000.00 for each year to lessen the fiscal impact of consolidation upon school activities, teachers, teachers' salaries, and outplacement of employees whose jobs were cut due to consolidation. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act creating a new Charter for the City of LaGrange, in the County of Troup, approved March 8, 1968, (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2191) as amended. This 27th day of January, 1993. /s/ Wade Milam Representative 130th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wade Milam, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 130th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the LaGrange Daily News, which is the official organ of Troup County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Wade Milam Representative, 130th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 19th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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QUITMAN COUNTYTAX COMMISSIONER PLACED ON AN ANNUAL SALARY. No. 131 (House Bill No. 846). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to consolidate the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Quitman County into the office of the tax commissioner of Quitman County, approved March 30, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2835), so as to abolish the present mode of compensating said tax commissioner, known as the fee system; to provide in lieu thereof an annual salary; to provide for expenses; to provide that all fees, costs, or other emoluments of said officer shall become the property of the county; to provide for the collection of all such fees, costs, and emoluments; to provide for periodic statements; to provide for the payment of the operating expenses of said office; to provide for the employment of necessary personnel by said officer; to provide for the compensation for such personnel; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to consolidate the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Quitman County into the office of the tax commissioner of Quitman County, approved March 30, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2835), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 3. (a) The tax commissioner shall receive an annual salary as provided by general law, payable from county funds in equal monthly installments or in more frequent installments as determined by the governing authority of the county; provided, however, that the annual salary of the tax commissioner who was in office on February 1, 1993, shall never be less than the income received by such tax commissioner from fees and commissions during the 1992 county fiscal year as long as such person serves as tax commissioner. The tax commissioner shall be reimbursed for actual

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and necessary expenses incurred by said officer in carrying out said officer's official duties outside the county including attendance at seminars or other training meetings for county officials. All expenses provided for in this subsection shall be paid from the funds of Quitman County. (b) After the effective date of this Act, said officer shall diligently and faithfully undertake to collect all fees, fines, forfeitures, commissions, costs, allowances, penalties, funds, moneys, and all other emoluments and perquisites formerly allowed him or her as compensation for services in any capacity and shall receive and hold the same in trust for said county as public moneys and shall pay the same into the county treasury on or before the fifteenth day of each month next following the month in which they were collected or received. At the time of each such monthly payment into the county treasury, the tax commissioner shall furnish the governing authority of the county a detailed itemized statement, under oath, of all such funds received during the preceding month by such officer and paid into the county treasury. The statement shall show the respective amounts of money collected and the source thereof. (c) The tax commissioner shall have the authority to appoint such deputies, clerks, assistants, and other personnel as he or she shall deem necessary to discharge the official duties of the tax commissioner's office efficiently and effectively. The tax commissioner shall, from time to time, recommend to the governing authority of said county the number of such personnel, or the full-time equivalent thereof, needed by his or her office, together with the suggested compensation to be paid each employee. However, it shall be within the sole discretion of the governing authority of said county to fix the compensation to be received by each employee in said office. The compensation of such personnel shall be payable in equal monthly installments or in more frequent installments as determined by the governing authority of the county. It shall be within the sole power and authority of the tax commissioner, during his or her term of office, to designate and name the person or persons who shall be employed as such deputies, clerks, assistants, or other employees, to prescribe their duties and assignments, and to remove or replace

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any such employees at will and within the sole discretion of the tax commissioner. (d) The necessary operating expenses of the tax commissioner's office, expressly including the compensation of all personnel and employees, shall be paid from any funds of the county available for such purpose. All supplies, materials, furnishings, furniture, utilities, uniforms, vehicles, and equipment and the repair, replacement, and maintenance thereof, as may be reasonably required in discharging the official duties of said office, shall be furnished by the county and shall be paid from any funds of the county available for such purpose. The determination of such requirements shall be at the sole discretion of the governing authority of Quitman County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on September 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the REgular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act to consolidate the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Quitman County into the office of the tax commissioner of Quitman county, approved March 30, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2835); and for other purposes. This 5th day of Feb., 1994. Representative Gerald E. Greene 158th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the

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158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Cuthbert Times and News Record, which is the official organ of Quitman County, on the following date: February 5, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 22nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF MILLENCORPORATE LIMITS. No. 132 (House Bill No. 853). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Millen, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3712), so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Millen, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3712), is amended by adding at the end of Section 1-105 of said Act a new subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) In addition to the corporate limits of the city as described in subsection (a) of this section, the corporate limits

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of the City of Millen shall also include the right-of-way of the following highways: (1) State Route 23 from the north city limits as they existed on February 1, 1993, (ML 13.71).243 miles north of Grimm Avenue (City Street # 585); and (2) State Route 121 (U.S. 25) from the north city limits as they existed on February 1, 1993, (ML 15.80) 0.01 miles north of Turner Road (County Road # 16). Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session o the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend a Act providing a new charter for the City of Millen, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, P. 3712); and for other purposes. This 10 day of February, 1993. John Godbee Representative, 145 District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John F. Godbee, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 145th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Millen News, which is the official organ of Jenkins County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ John F. Godbee Representative, 145th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 22nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. NEWTON COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS; TERMS. No. 133 (House Bill No. 856). AN ACT To amend an Act relating to the Board of Education of Newton County, approved March 31, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2405), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976 p. 3505), and an Act approved January 27, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3501), so as to change the description of the districts from which members of the board are elected; to provide for elections and terms; to provide that members shall complete the terms for which they were elected; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act relating to the Board of Education of Newton County, approved March 31, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2405), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3505), and an Act approved January 27, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3501), is amended by striking Section 1 thereof and inserting in its place a new section to read as follows:

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Section 1. (a) The board of education of Newton County shall be composed of five members. In compliance with the order entered July 9, 1992, by the U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia, Atlanta Division, in Ellis-Cooksey et al. v. Newton County Board of Commissioners et al. , Civil Action 92-CV-1283-MHS, and approved by the U.S. Justice Department on August 14, 1992, for the purposes of electing members of the board of education, Newton County is divided into five education districts as follows: Education District: 1 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0004 BREWERS VTD: 0005 BRICK STORE VTD: 0009 MANSFIELD VTD: 0010 NEWBORN VTD: 0012 ROCKY PLAINS VTD: 0014 LEGUIN Education District: 2 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 TOWN (Part) Tract: 1004. Block(s): 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 316, 317 Tract: 1006. Block(s): 105, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116A, 116C, 120, 121 Tract: 1007. Block(s): 106, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 127, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 VTD: 0003 COVINGTON MILLS (Part) Tract: 1006. Block(s): 118D, 160 VTD: 0006 CEDAR SHOALS (Part) Tract: 1005. Block(s): 183B Tract: 1006. Block(s): 148B, 149B, 159B, 163B, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187,

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188 Tract: 1009. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212 VTD: 0007 DOWNS VTD: 0013 STANSELL (Part) Tract: 1005. Block(s): 155, 171, 172 Tract: 1009. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 160, 161, 162, 163, 192, 193, 194, 195 Education District: 3 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 TOWN (Part) Tract: 1004. Block(s): 227 Tract: 1005. Block(s): 103, 129A, 131A, 132, 133, 134 Tract: 1006. Block(s): 101, 102A, 102B, 103A, 103B, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 110A, 110B, 111A, 111C, 117A, 117B VTD: 0002 ALMON (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 227, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 131 Tract: 1005. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 152, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165 Tract: 1006.

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Block(s): 154C, 155, 156, 157, 158 VTD: 0006 CEDAR SHOALS (Part) Tract: 1005. Block(s): 166A, 167, 168A, 177, 178A, 178B, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183A, 184, 185, 187 Tract: 1006. Block(s): 111B, 111D, 116B, 118B, 118C, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148A, 149A, 150, 151, 152, 153A, 153B, 154A, 154B, 159A, 161, 162, 163A, 164 VTD: 0008 GUM CREEK (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 165, 166, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 270 VTD: 0013 STANSELL (Part) Tract: 1005. Block(s): 150, 151, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 166B, 168B, 169, 170, 173, 174, 175, 176, 186 Education District: 4 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 TOWN (Part) Tract: 1004. Block(s): 110B, 126A, 126B, 126D, 127B, 136, 137, 138, 139A, 139B, 140A, 140B, 141A, 141B, 142A, 142B, 143, 144, 145A, 145B, 146A, 146B, 155A, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160A, 161, 162, 163, 206, 207, 208, 209, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 244, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 306, 311, 315 Tract: 1005. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102, 128A, 129B, 130A, 130B, 131B Tract: 1006. Block(s): 118A, 119

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Tract: 1007. Block(s): 105, 107, 108, 113, 114, 115, 116, 124, 126, 128, 132A, 133, 134, 135A, 136, 137, 150A, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160 VTD: 0002 ALMON (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 267, 268, 269 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135 Tract: 1005. Block(s): 128B VTD: 0003 COVINGTON MILLS (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 216A, 217A, 218, 220A, 222A, 225A, 232A, 234, 235A, 235B, 236A, 242A, 243 Tract: 1003. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 105A, 105B, 105C, 106A, 113A, 113B, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 130A, 130B, 131A, 131B, 133, 135, 136, 137, 155 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, 102A, 102B, 105, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 305 Tract: 1007. Block(s): 132B VTD: 0008 GUM CREEK (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 224, 249, 250, 251B VTD: 0011 OXFORD (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 216B, 217B, 217C, 220B, 221, 222B, 223, 225B, 226, 236B, 242B, 244, 245A, 251A, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 264, 266 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 109, 110A, 111, 112, 120, 121, 127A, Education District: 5 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 TOWN (Part) Tract: 1004.

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Block(s): 210, 217, 218, 219 Tract: 1007. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 109, 110, 130, 131, 148A, 149A, 149B VTD: 0003 COVINGTON MILLS (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 228, 229, 230, 231, 233A, 233B, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241 Tract: 1003. Block(s): 101B, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 123, 132A, 132B, 134, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173A, 173B, 174, 175A, 175B, 176A, 176B, 177, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254A, 254B, 255, 256, 257, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 103A, 104A, 106A, 151, 153A, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 205A, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 221, 222, 301, 302, 303, 304 Tract: 1007. Block(s): 101, 111, 112, 125, 129, 135B, 135C, 148B, 149C, 150B, 151, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167 VTD: 0008 GUM CREEK (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 167, 168, 176, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 246, 247, 248 VTD: 0011 OXFORD (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 155, 156, 157, 158, 206, 207, 208, 214, 215, 219, 225C, 232B, 245B, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 265, 282, 283, 284 Tract: 1004.

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Block(s): 103B, 104B, 106B, 107, 108, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126C, 142C, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153B, 154, 155B, 160B, 204B, 205B (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of the Newton County School District which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of the Newton County School District which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least

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population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) (1) The members of the board of education in office on January 1, 1993, shall serve the terms for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. (2) In the general election of 1994 successors to the members of the board elected in 1990 from Education Districts 1, 3, and 5, respectively, under previously existing provisions of this Act shall be elected and shall take office on January 1, 1995, for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially and shall take office on the first day of January in the year following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (3) In the general election of 1996 successors for the members elected in 1992 from Education Districts 2 and 4, respectively, shall be elected and shall take office on January 1, 1997, for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially and shall take office on the first day of January in the year following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act relating to the Board of Education of Newton

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County, approved March 31, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2405), as amended, so as to change the composition of the districts from which members of the board are elected; and for other purposes. This 10th day of February, 1993. Honorable Denny M. Dobbs Representative, 92nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Denny M. Dobbs, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 92nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Covington News, which is the official organ of Newton County, on the following date: February 18, 1993. /s/ Denny M. Dobbs Representative, 92nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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NEWTON COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 134 (House Bill No. 859). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Newton County, approved April 6, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2784), as amended, particularly by an Act approved January 27, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3507), so as to change the composition of the districts from which members of the board are elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide that members of the board shall complete the terms for which they were elected; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners of Newton County, approved April 6, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2784), as amended, particularly by an Act approved January 27, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3507), is amended by striking Section 1-101 and inserting in its place a new section to read as follows: Section 1-101. (a) There shall be a board of commissioners of Newton County which shall consist of five members. In compliance with the order entered July 9, 1992, by the U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia, Atlanta Division, in Ellis-Cooksey et al. v. Newton County Board of Commissioners et al. , Civil Action 92-CV-1283-MHS, and approved by the U.S. Justice Department on August 14, 1992, for the purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Newton County is divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0004 BREWERS VTD: 0005 BRICK STORE

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VTD: 0009 MANSFIELD VTD: 0010 NEWBORN VTD: 0012 ROCKY PLAINS VTD: 0014 LEGUIN Commissioner District: 2 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 TOWN (Part) Tract: 1004. Block(s): 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 316, 317 Tract: 1006. Block(s): 105, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116A, 116C, 120, 121 Tract: 1007. Block(s): 106, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 127, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 VTD: 0003 COVINGTON MILLS (Part) Tract: 1006. Block(s): 118D, 160 VTD: 0006 CEDAR SHOALS (Part) Tract: 1005. Block(s): 183B Tract: 1006. Block(s): 148B, 149B, 159B, 163B, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188 Tract: 1009. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212 VTD: 0007 DOWNS VTD: 0013 STANSELL (Part) Tract: 1005. Block(s): 155, 171, 172 Tract: 1009. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 160, 161, 162, 163, 192, 193, 194, 195

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Commissioner District: 3 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 TOWN (Part) Tract: 1004. Block(s): 227 Tract: 1005. Block(s): 103, 129A, 131A, 132, 133, 134 Tract: 1006. Block(s): 101, 102A, 102B, 103A, 103B, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 110A, 110B, 111A, 111C, 117A, 117B VTD: 0002 ALMON (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 227, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 131 Tract: 1005. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 152, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165 Tract: 1006. Block(s): 154C, 155, 156, 157, 158 VTD: 0006 CEDAR SHOALS (Part) Tract: 1005. Block(s): 166A, 167, 168A, 177, 178A, 178B, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183A, 184, 185, 187 Tract: 1006. Block(s): 111B, 111D, 116B, 118B, 118C, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148A, 149A, 150, 151, 152, 153A, 153B, 154A, 154B, 159A, 161, 162, 163A, 164 VTD: 0008 GUM CREEK (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,

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120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 165, 166, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 270 VTD: 0013 STANSELL (Part) Tract: 1005. Block(s): 150, 151, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 166B, 168B, 169, 170, 173, 174, 175, 176, 186 Commissioner District: 4 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 TOWN (Part) Tract: 1004. Block(s): 110B, 126A, 126B, 126D, 127B, 136, 137, 138, 139A, 139B, 140A, 140B, 141A, 141B, 142A, 142B, 143, 144, 145A, 145B, 146A, 146B, 155A, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160A, 161, 162, 163, 206, 207, 208, 209, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 244, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 306, 311, 315 Tract: 1005. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102, 128A, 129B, 130A, 130B, 131B Tract: 1006. Block(s): 118A, 119 Tract: 1007. Block(s): 105, 107, 108, 113, 114, 115, 116, 124, 126, 128, 132A, 133, 134, 135A, 136, 137, 150A, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160 VTD: 0002 ALMON (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 267, 268, 269 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135 Tract: 1005. Block(s): 128B VTD: 0003 COVINGTON MILLS (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 216A, 217A, 218, 220A, 222A, 225A, 232A, 234, 235A, 235B, 236A, 242A, 243 Tract: 1003.

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Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 105A, 105B, 105C, 106A, 113A, 113B, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 130A, 130B, 131A, 131B, 133, 135, 136, 137, 155 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, 102A, 102B, 105, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 305 Tract: 1007. Block(s): 132B VTD: 0008 GUM CREEK (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 224, 249, 250, 251B VTD: 0011 OXFORD (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 216B, 217B, 217C, 220B, 221, 222B, 223, 225B, 226, 236B, 242B, 244, 245A, 251A, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 264, 266 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 109, 110A, 111, 112, 120, 121, 127A Commissioner District: 5 NEWTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 TOWN (Part) Tract: 1004. Block(s): 210, 217, 218, 219 Tract: 1007. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 109, 110, 130, 131, 148A, 149A, 149B VTD: 0003 COVINGTON MILLS (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 228, 229, 230, 231, 233A, 233B, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241 Tract: 1003. Block(s): 101B, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 123, 132A, 132B, 134, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173A, 173B, 174, 175A, 175B, 176A, 176B, 177, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213,

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214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254A, 254B, 255, 256, 257, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 103A, 104A, 106A, 151, 153A, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 205A, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 221, 222, 301, 302, 303, 304 Tract: 1007. Block(s): 101, 111, 112, 125, 129, 135B, 135C, 148B, 149C, 150B, 151, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167 VTD: 0008 GUM CREEK (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 167, 168, 176, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 246, 247, 248 VTD: 0011 OXFORD (Part) Tract: 1001. Block(s): 155, 156, 157, 158, 206, 207, 208, 214, 215, 219, 225C, 232B, 245B, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 265, 282, 283, 284 Tract: 1004. Block(s): 103B, 104B, 106B, 107, 108, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126C, 142C, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153B, 154, 155B, 160B, 204B, 205B (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the

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O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Newton County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Newton County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) (1) The chair and members of the board of commissioners in office on January 1, 1993, shall serve the terms for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. (2) In the general election of 1994 successors to the members of the board elected in 1990 from Commissioner Districts 2 and 4, respectively, under previously existing provisions of this Act shall be elected and shall take office on January 1, 1995, for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially and shall take office on the first day of January in the year

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following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (3) In the general election of 1996 successors for the chair of the board and members elected in 1992 from Commissioner Districts 1, 3, and 5, respectively, shall be elected and shall take office on January 1, 1997, for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected quadrennially and shall take office on the first day of January in the year following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Newton County, approved April 6, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2784), as amended, so as to change the composition of the districts from which members of the board are elected and for other purposes. This 10th day of February, 1993. Honorable Denny M. Dobbs Representative, 92nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Denny M. Dobbs, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 92nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention

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to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Covington News, which is the official organ of Newton County, on the following date: February 18, 1993. /s/ Denny M. Dobbs Representative, 92nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. EFFINGHAM COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COMPENSATION. No. 135 (House Bill No. 867). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Effingham County and providing for their election and defining the duties of said commissioners, approved July 26, 1921 (Ga. L. 1921, p. 466), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3856), so as to provide for an increase in the compensation paid to each member of the governing authority of Effingham County; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the board of commissioners of Effingham County and providing for their election and defining the duties of said commissioners, approved July 26, 1921

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(Ga. L. 1921, p. 466), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3856), is amended by striking Section 4 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 4 to read as follows: Section 4. Each member of the board, other than the chairman, shall receive as his entire compensation for services as same, the sum of $400.00 per month. The chairman shall receive as his entire compensation the sum of $500.00 per month. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill affecting the Compensation of the Board of Commissioners of Effingham County, Georgia. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ann R. Purcell, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 147th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Herald, which is the official organ of Effingham County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ Ann R. Purcell Representative, 147th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 22nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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PEACHTREE CITYCORPORATE LIMITS. No. 136 (House Bill No. 868). AN ACT To amend an Act creating and incorporating Peachtree City, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2409), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to deannex and exclude certain property from the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating and incorporating Peachtree City, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2409), as amended, is amended by adding immediately following Section 2 a new Section 2.1 to read as follows: Section 2.1. Any other provision of Section 2 of this charter notwithstanding, the following described property is hereby deannexed and excluded from the corporate limits of the City of Peachtree City: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 155 and possibly in Land Lot 154 of the 7th Land District of Fayette County Georgia and being that 5.813 acres of land shown on a plat of survey dated 7/29/83, prepared by Lum C. Hall, Registered Land Surveyor for Robert L. House and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin on the Eastern side of State Highway 74, 1295.65 feet South of the Southeast corner of Highway 74 and Crabapple Lane; running thence South 03 degrees 01 minutes 25 seconds West along the

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Eastern side of State Highway 74, 420 feet to an iron pin; running thence South 85 degrees 35 minutes 04 seconds East 648.30 feet to an iron pin; running thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 32 seconds East 375 feet to an iron pin; running thence North 81 degrees 24 minutes 35 seconds West 631.58 feet to the point of beginning. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LEGAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating and incorporating Peachtree City, approved March 9, 1959 (GA. L. 1959, p. 2408), as amended; and for other purposes. This 12th day of February, 1993. Lynn A. Westmoreland Representative 104th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Lynn A. Westmoreland, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 104th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Fayette County News, which is the official organ of Fayette County, on the following date: February 14, 1993. /s/ Lynn A. Westmoreland Representative, 104th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 22nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. LONG COUNTYSHERIFF; DEPUTIES. No. 137 (House Bill No. 869). AN ACT To amend an Act placing the sheriff of Long County on an annual salary in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved February 28, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2021), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the deputy sheriffs of the sheriff; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act placing the sheriff of Long County on an annual salary in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved February 28, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2021), as amended, is amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) The sheriff of Long County shall have the authority to appoint six deputies. The salary of each deputy shall not be less than $1,450.00 per month, the exact amount to be determined by the board of commissioners, payable monthly out of the funds of Long County. The sheriff may appoint a seventh deputy with the concurrence of the board of commissioners,

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and such deputy may be a part-time employee. The minimum salary requirements shall not apply to such deputy if he is part-time. The sheriff is also authorized to hire additional deputies for emergency purposes only, and the compensation of such deputies shall be determined by the Board of Commissioners of Long County and shall be paid out of the funds of Long County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act relating to the sheriff's deputies of the Long County Sheriff's Department; and other purposes. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Hinson Mosley, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 171st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Ludowici News, which is the official organ of Long County, on the following date: February 18, 1993. /s/ Hinson Mosley Representative, 171st District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 22nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF COMMERCESCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 138 (House Bill No. 872). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Commerce, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4042), as amended, particularly by Act No. 26 (H.B. No. 152), approved February 11, 1993, so as to change the provisions relating to the selection and term of service of the superintendent of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Commerce; to provide for a submission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Commerce, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4042), as amended, particularly by Act No. 26 (H.B. No. 152), approved February 11, 1993, is amended by striking subparagraph (G) of said amendatory Act, which reads as follows: (G) The board of education shall organize by electing a president or chairperson and a vice president or vice chairperson from their number. The superintendent of schools shall be elected by the board of education from outside the membership of the board, based upon that person's

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qualifications, and shall serve at the pleasure of the board., and inserting in its place the following: (G) The board of education shall organize by electing a president or chairperson and a vice president or vice chairperson from their number. The superintendent of schools shall be appointed by the board of education from outside the membership of the board, based upon that person's qualifications, and shall be employed by the board under a written contract of not less than one year and not more than four years. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of the independent school system of the City of Commerce to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Commerce, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4042); and for other purposes. This 6th day of January, 1993. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tommy Stephenson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 25th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Jackson

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Herald, which is the official organ of Jackson County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Tommy Stephenson Representative, 25th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Robert E. Rivers, Jr. Notary Public, Haralson County, Georgia My Commission Expires Aug. 23, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. METTER-CANDLER COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSIONCREATION. No. 139 (House Bill No. 910). AN ACT To create and establish the Metter-Candler County Charter Commission; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the appointment of the members of said commission; to provide for the powers and duties of said commission; to provide for vacancies, quorum, meetings, organization, expenses, staffing, and insurance coverage regarding the commission; to provide for the use of public funds for the commission and its staff; to provide for the defense of the commission and the charter; to require the furnishing of certain materials and assistance to the commission; to provide for a study and a draft charter; to provide for delegation of powers to the commission and for the matters for which the charter may or shall provide and other matters for which the charter may not provide; to provide for contracts; to provide for powers and duties of the successor government; to provide for subpoenas and punishments for contempt; to provide for powers of the General Assembly;

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to provide for public hearings; to provide for filing the charter and drafts and publication thereof; to provide for charter information; to provide for submission to the Department of Justice; to provide for a special election for approval or rejection of the charter; to provide for election of members of the governing authority of the county-wide government and the abolition of its predecessors; to provide for severability; to provide for all procedures and other matters connected with the foregoing; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Metter-Candler County Charter Commission Act and is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Article IX, Section III, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. Section 2 . As used in this Act, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) Charter commission or commission means the Metter-Candler County Charter Commission provided for in this Act. (2) Governing authority of the City of Metter means the mayor and council of the City of Metter, a municipal corporation of the State of Georgia. (3) Governing authority of Candler County means the Board of Commissioners of Candler County, a political subdivision of the State of Georgia. Section 3 . There is created the Metter-Candler County Charter Commission, which shall consist of 60 members who shall be the following individuals: (1) Allen, Dennis (2) Bennett, Ben (3) Bird, Marcile (26) Lanier, Brinson (27) Lanier, Charles (28) Norton, Nancy (4) Boyd, Ed (5) Brannen, Irvin (6) Cliett, Flem (7) Clifton, Ralph (8) Collins, Elmer (9) Crider, Billy (10) Dekle, Bill (11) Doremus, Ogden (12) Dorsey, Kinny (13) Durden, Jessie A. (14) Edenfield, Al (15) Franklin, Frank (16) Franklin, Grady (17) Franklin, Pernal (18) George, William Jr. (19) Gould, Brenda (20) Grant, Eddie (21) Hendrix, R. E. (22) Jarriel, Lanelle (23) Jones, Dot (24) Kohout, Michael (25) Lane, Butch (29) Mason, Talmadge (30) Olliff, Danny (31) Parrish, Josephine (32) Patterson, Bill E. (33) Phillips, Brad (34) Reynolds, Van (35) Robertson, Jody Jr. (36) Smith, Butch (37) Snell, Carvy (38) Tillman, Monte (39) Trapnell, Harold (40) Warren, Evelyn (41) Ward, Martha (42) West, Faye (43) West, Joan (44) West, Robert (45) White, Mary (46) Whitfield, Canary (47) Whitaker, Della (48) Williams, Alvin (49) Bowen, Larry In addition to the members of the commission listed by name, the mayor and the five members of the council of the City of Metter and the five members of the governing authority of Candler County shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the commission. (b) Mr. Brinson Lanier shall act as temporary chairperson of the charter commission until such time as the commission

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holds its organizational meeting and elects a permanent chairperson. (c) If a vacancy shall occur on said commission for any reason, the remaining members of the charter commission shall, within 30 days of any such vacancy, appoint an individual to fill such vacancy. To be eligible for appointment, a person must be at least 21 years of age and shall have been a resident of the State of Georgia for a period of two years and a resident of Candler county for a period of one year prior to the time of appointment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any vacancy which occurs within 90 days prior to the submission of the proposed charter of the Candler County Board of Elections as provided in Section 9 of this Act need not be filled but may, at the option of the commission, be filled in its discretion. (d) Twenty-five voting members of the charter commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Such quorum shall not be applicable with respect to any committees or subcommittees which may, at the discretion of the charter commission, be appointed. Fifty percent of the number of members of each such committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of its business. (e) The charter commission may appoint advisory committees or subcommittees from among the general populace by a majority or vote of its membership and the members of such advisory groups need not be residents of Candler County or of Georgia; provided, however, that the charter commission may not delegate any of the duties, powers, or obligations imposed upon the commission and granted to it by this Act to such advisory committee or subcommittee. Whether such committees are suggested by the chairperson or any study committee, the appointment must be ratified by a majority of the commission. Any such advisory committee or subcommittee so appointed shall serve at the discretion of the commission and shall serve as such subject to such terms, conditions, and charges may be imposed upon it by the commission. Professional consultants on specific topics may be employed provided the selection and employment is approved by a majority of the commission.

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(f) All persons who shall, from time to time, serve as members of the charter commission and all employees and staff hired by the charter commission from time to time shall be afforded coverage and shall be included in the insured class, under the provisions of such policies, riders, or other insurance contracts from time to time in force and held by the governing authority of Candler County extending to members of such governing authority of Candler County which is commonly referred to as Public Official's Liability Insurance Coverage to the same extent and with identical coverage and limits as afforded to the individual members of the governing authority of Candler County. Any additional premium amounts payable by Candler County due to the extension of such coverage to the members of the charter commission and its employees and staff shall be paid one-half by Candler County and one-half by the city of Metter, which payments shall be made in addition to all other amounts otherwise payable under the provisions of this Act. If the existing insurance referred to in this Act does not afford coverage for libel, slander, and violation of civil rights, such coverage shall be afforded by endorsement. (g) The governing authority of Candler County and the governing authority of any county-wide government created under a charter adopted pursuant to this Act is authorized and directed to expend funds for fees, costs, and expenses incurred in providing for the defense of the members of the charter commission arising out of their activity as members of such commission and in providing for the defense of any proposed charter submitted by the commission whether prior to the referendum thereon or after the referendum thereon is adopted. Section 4 . (a) The charter commission shall hold an organizational meeting within 21 days after the date this Act becomes effective. Any three or more members of the charter commission, composed of at least one member appointed by the governing authority of the City of Metter and one member appointed by the governing authority of Candler County, shall call such organizational meeting. The call of such organizational meeting shall designate the time, date, and place that such organizational meeting shall be held. Such call shall provide for one week notice to the members and shall be published in the legal organ of the county and municipality involved and it shall be

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posted at Metter City Hall and at the Candler County Courthouse. (b) The first order of business at the organizational meeting shall be the election of a permanent chairperson who shall be elected by the majority vote of all members of the charter commission. (c) The charter commission shall be authorized to elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the commission, and such other officers from the membership of the charter commission as it shall deem necessary. The charter commission shall be further authorized to employ such staff as may be required to assist it in studying all matters relating to the governments of the City of Metter and Candler County and in drafting a charter. The charter commission shall not employ any person who personally holds any elective public office as an advisor or staff member. (d) The members of the charter commission shall not receive per diem or other compensation for their services, but the members shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in carrying out their duties. The staff employed by the commission shall be paid compensation as determined by the commission within the limits of funds available to it. The governing authority of the City of Metter and the governing authority of Candler County are authorized to expend public funds in carrying out the provisions of this Act and shall share equally the expense thereof. Each of the said governing authorities shall initially appropriate not less than $6,000.00 and pay over said funds to the treasurer as are required for the operation of the commission, and the treasurer or other fiscal authority of each of those governing authorities shall honor, from time to time, vouchers or warrants signed by the chairperson of the charter commission for amounts up to an aggregate total of such amount. The governing authorities shall appropriate such additional funds in equal amounts as may be necessary to meet the expenses of the charter commission, provided that such additional expenditures shall be first approved by both governing authorities.

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(e) The charter commission is also authorized to solicit, receive, and expend contributions, grants, gifts, and other funds from other sources to be utilized by it in the conduct of its business. (f) All public officials and employees of the City of Metter and Candler County upon request shall furnish the charter commission with all documents, books, records, data, and information necessary or appropriate in the opinion of the charter commission for it to carry out its duties, except for information that is confidential or privileged by law, and shall furnish such other assistance and aid to the commission as it shall request and shall also appear and give testimony, at the request of the commission, before the commission or before any of its committees, subcommittees, or advisory committees. Such testimony shall be under oath and recorded by a public stenographer if required by the commission or an appropriate subcommittee thereof with the approval of the chairperson. Section 5 . The commission shall be authorized to study all matters relating to the governments of the City of Metter and Candler County and all matters relating to the establishment of a single county-wide government with powers and jurisdiction throughout the territorial limits of Candler County. If, after conducting such study, the charter commission shall draft a proposed charter creating a single county-wide government and such charter is approved by the voters under the provisions of this Act, then the newly created county-wide government shall supersede and replace the existing governments of the City of Metter and Candler County and may also supersede and replace any public authorities and special service districts located and operating within Candler County. Section 6 . (a) The charter so drafted shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Candler County for approval or rejection of the referendum provided for in Section 10 of this Act. (b) The General Assembly delegates its powers to the charter commission to draft such a charter which may include any provisions necessary to effectuate its purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the proposed charter may

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provide for any one or more, or a combination, of the matters listed below. Where it is indicated that an item shall be included, the inclusion of that particular item shall be mandatory: (1) The charter shall provide for the abolishment of the existing governments of the City of Metter and Candler County and for the creation of a new single government which may have all powers formerly exercised by the City of Metter, Candler County, and such other powers as may be necessary or desirable. The new single government may be given, and may have, such rights, privileges, exemptions, preferences, discretions, immunities, powers, duties, and liabilities as are now or hereafter granted to, or vested in, municipalities or counties or both by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia. The form and composition of the new government shall be as the charter shall provide; (2) The charter may authorize the new government to continue to be eligible to have, hold, enjoy, and be entitled to any assistance, credits, benefits, moneys, grants, grants-in-aid, funds, loans, aid, appropriations, and matching funds to the same extent that any municipality or county of the State of Georgia now or may hereafter enjoy or possess under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia or by other provisions of law or under any present or future state or federal programs; (3) The charter may provide for the abolishment, modification, consolidation, or merger of any court, except for the Superior Court, the State Court, the Probate Court, and the Magistrate Court of Candler County; (4) The charter may provide for the abolishment, modification, consolidation, or merger of any public authorities and special service districts located within Candler County created by law and for the transfer of any powers, duties, and obligations of such authorities and districts to the new county-wide government or to any agency thereof or from one such authority or special service district to another in such manner as said charter shall provide. The obligations of any existing public authorities

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may be assigned to and become the obligation of a successor authority, and title to any property, real or personal, vested in existing authority may be conveyed to any established successor authority; (5) The charter may provide for the abolishment, modification, consolidation, or merger of any one or more public offices or positions of public employment of any municipality merged in the county-wide government and Candler County and any public authorities or special service districts located or operating within Candler County. The charter may provide for administrative division or changes with reference to the duties and responsibilities of any public office or official as the charter commission shall deem necessary for the efficient functioning of the new county-wide government; (6) The charter shall provide for the creation of the governing authority of the new single county-wide government, including the number of members of the governing authority, their powers, duties, terms of office, manner, and time of election or appointment, compensation, method of removal and all other matters incidental or necessary to the creation of said county-wide governing authority. The charter shall provide for the name or names of the new county-wide government and governing authority. All matters dealing with the creation of the governing authority of the new government shall be formulated and submitted for preapproval to the United States Department of Justice before inclusion in any charter submitted for voter approval; (7) The charter may provide for the creation of the various departments, boards, bureaus, offices, commissions, and positions of public employment of the new county-wide government and for any matters necessary or incidental thereto; (8) The charter may provide for the creation of two or more taxing districts whereby taxes shall be assessed, levied, and collected by the county-wide government in accordance with the kind, character, type, and degree of

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services provided by the government within those taxing districts. The charter may provide that the rate and manner of taxation may vary in any one district from that in another or other districts and may provide that the powers, authority, duties, liabilities, and functions of the new governing authority may vary from district to district. The charter shall provide that any such taxing district established shall equitably reflect the services actually received and that the governing authority of the new county-wide government shall periodically revise districts as changes in conditions and in services rendered, in its judgment, may require; (9) The charter shall provide for the creation of special tax districts consisting of the territory lying within the former boundaries of the affected governments for the purpose of the successor county-wide government levying a tax therein sufficient to retire any bonded indebtedness of such governments which is outstanding on the effective date of the abolishment of such government; (10) The charter may provide for the assumption by the new government of all bonded indebtedness and all other obligations of whatever kind of all governmental units, public authorities, and special service districts which are altered by said charter and a method by which the new county-wide government shall assume the payment of any obligations issued under Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the Revenue Bond Law, or other similar legislation; (11) The charter may provide for the transfer to the new county-wide government of assets, contracts, and franchises of all governmental units and any public authorities and special service districts which are merged with the new county-wide government or are altered by the charter; (12) The charter may provide the purposes for which the new county-wide government or governing authority or any agency thereof may levy taxes;

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(13) The charter shall provide for the method or methods by which it may be amended. The General Assembly expressly reserves the right to amend any charter adopted pursuant to this Act. The charter may provide for an additional method or methods by which the charter may be amended and shall provide for any amendments adopted by any such other method or methods to be filed with the Secretary of State so that they may be published in the Georgia Laws ; (14) The charter shall provide for the repeal of conflicting laws; and (15) The charter may contain such other provisions as are necessary and needful to achieve the objectives of consolidation of the governments and functions of the City of Metter and Candler County and the creation of a successor government. (c) The following additional provisions shall govern proceedings of the charter commission and any successor county-wide government created by a charter drafted by the commission: (1) The charter commission is authorized to contract with any public or private institution or body, including the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, for any special studies or assistance it deems necessary, subject to the limitation that any expenditure therefor shall be within the limits of the funds made available to the commission by the respective governing authorities; and (2) Any successor government created and established shall, without the necessity or formality of deed, bill of sale, or other instrument of transfer, be and become the owner of all property, assets, and rights previously belonging to the City of Metter and Candler County and any other municipalities, authorities, or special service districts merged into the new government. (d) The charter commission shall have all the powers of the superior courts to compel the attendance of witnesses before

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the commission and any of its committees, subcommittees, or advisory committees; to compel witnesses to testify; and to subpoena any person or entity and all such books, records, data, papers, documents, and other tangible items which may be deemed by the commission to be material to any question or issue deemed by it to be relevant to the duties or prerogatives imposed upon or granted to the commission by this Act. Such subpoenas shall be issued in the name of the commission, shall be signed by either the chairperson or the secretary of the commission, and shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of subpoenas in civil cases pending in the superior courts. Witnesses subject to such subpoenas shall be entitled to the same compensation as witnesses attending superior court, which compensation shall be collected in the same manner as that of witnesses in the superior courts except that such compensation shall be paid from funds of the commission. Should any such subpoenaed person or witness fail or refuse to answer questions propounded or fail or refuse to produce any books, records, data, papers, documents, or other tangible items required to be produced by the commission, except upon a legal excuse which would relieve such person of such obligation in a civil case pending in the superior court, the person so failing or refusing shall be guilty of contempt and may be cited by the commission to appear before a judge of the Superior Court of Candler County. The judge of said court shall have the same power and jurisdiction to punish the person cited for contempt and to require and compel the attendance, the giving of testimony, or the production of items as in cases of contempt committed in the presence of the court and as in cases pending before the court. (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the charter commission and the charter proposed by the commission and subsequently adopted may not: (1) Alter or affect the status of the Candler County School System or the Candler County Board of Education or any provision of the Constitution or laws of the State of Georgia by which the Candler County School System is constituted, empowered, or preserved, or to transfer any of its powers, duties, or obligations;

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(2) Impair or diminish any pension or retirement rights; (3) Abolish the office of sheriff, clerk of superior court, or tax commissioner or Superior Court, State Court, Probate Court, or Magistrate Court of Candler County; or (4) Impair or diminish any homestead or other exemptions from taxation now or hereafter existing under the Constitution of the State of Georgia. (f) None of the foregoing limitations shall be construed as prohibiting the General Assembly from exercising any legislative power with respect to any municipality, or with respect to the school district; board of education; offices of sheriff, clerk of superior court, judge of the probate court, and tax commissioner; pension rights; and homestead exemptions which existed prior to the adoption of this Act. (g) The powers granted in this Act to the charter commission by the General Assembly are remedial in nature and shall be liberally construed to effectuate their purposes. Section 7 . The charter commission shall be required to hold at least two public hearings to determine the sentiment of the citizens of the City of Metter and Candler County regarding the work of the charter commission. The charter commission shall cause the date, time, and place of each such hearing to be advertised in the official organ of Candler County twice during the week next preceding the week in which the public hearing is held. The charter commission is authorized to hold more than two public hearings if it determines that additional public hearings are desirable. Such public hearings may be continued from day to day until all materials have been covered and the full agenda for public participation is complete. Section 8 . (a) The charter commission shall complete its studies and shall prepare, complete, and file the charter within 15 months after the date of its organizational meeting; provided, however, the above-described time period may be extended for such additional periods of time as may be authorized

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by a resolution duly adopted by the governing authority of the City of Metter and by a similar resolution being duly adopted by the governing authority of Candler County and may also be extended by an Act of the General Assembly and shall be automatically extended for a period of time equal to the period of time that any proposed charter shall be under consideration by the United States Department of Justice or by any courts. (b) Certified copies of the charter shall be filed by the charter commission with the clerks of the governing authorities of the City of Metter and Candler County and shall be authenticated by the signature of the chairperson of the charter commission. Such copies shall be public records and shall be available for inspection or examination by any interested person. Draft copies of the charter and the work in progress shall be available for inspection in the office of the Clerk of the City of Metter and the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Candler County throughout the study and preparation periods. No effort shall be made to prohibit the inspection of draft provisions of the proposed charter under reasonable conditions fixed by the commission. (c) The charter commission shall also make available a copy of the charter to every daily or weekly newspaper published in Candler County and to each radio or television station operating within the county. The commission shall take such other steps, within the limitation of its available funds, as it deems reasonable and appropriate to inform the public throughout the county of the contents of the proposed charter. The charter commission shall also cause a summary of the proposed charter to be printed in pamphlets or booklets and made available for general distribution throughout the county. (d) The charter commission is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or desirable to carry out its powers and perform its duties and functions. (e) Following the completion of the proposed charter by the charter commission and prior to the time of filing or submission thereof as provided in this Act, the same shall be presented for review by the United States Department of Justice as may be required by law. The failure of any proposed charter submitted

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by the charter commission to the Department of Justice to obtain preclearance by the Department of Justice shall not prevent the charter commission from revising said charter in a manner so as to enable the proposed charter to meet Department of Justice objections with respect thereof, and the charter commission is empowered to redraft any such proposed charter in such manner so as to meet requirements for the Department of Justice's approval. Section 9 . (a) A certified copy of the proposed charter shall be submitted by the commission to the election superintendent of Candler County, and it shall be the duty of such superintendent to call and hold a special referendum election for ratification or rejection of the proposed charter as provided in Section 10 of this Act. (b) The charter commission shall be abolished by operation of law at midnight of the day the results of the special referendum election on the proposed charter become final and effective pursuant to the laws of the State of Georgia. Section 10 . (a) Not less than seven days nor more than 30 days after receipt of the certified copy of the proposed charter and after receipt of preclearance, or the usual notice of no current objections, by the United States Department of Justice of such proposed charter, it shall be the duty of the election superintendent of Candler County to call a special election for approval or rejection of the proposed charter. The election superintendent shall set the date of the election for a day not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the issuance of the call. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two calendar weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Candler County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the following:

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() YES () NO Shall the charter reorganizing and consolidating the governments of the City of Metter and Candler County and creating a single county-wide government to supersede and replace those governments be approved? (b) All persons desiring to vote for approval of the charter shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the charter shall vote No. The votes cast on such question by the qualified voters of Candler County residing within the corporate limits of the City of Metter and the votes cast on such question by the qualified voters of Candler County shall be counted separately. If more than one-half of the votes cast by the qualified voters of Candler County residing within the corporate limits of the City of Metter are for approval of the charter and if more than one-half of the total votes cast by the qualified voters residing within both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Candler County are for approval of the charter, then the charter shall become effective. Otherwise, it shall be void and of no force and effect. The expense of such election shall be borne equally by the City of Metter and Candler County. (c) The special election shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, except to the extent specifically provided otherwise by this Act. (d) A qualified voter, as used in this Act, shall mean a voter of Candler County qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of Georgia. The election superintendent shall certify the returns to the Secretary of State. The election superintendent shall also furnish a certified copy of the charter to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall issue a proclamation showing and declaring the result of the election on the approval or rejection of the charter. One copy of the proclamation shall be attached to the copy of the charter certified to the Secretary of State. One copy of the proclamation shall be delivered to the secretary or clerk of the City of Metter who shall attach the same to the copy of the charter previously certified to him or her. One copy of the proclamation shall be delivered to

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the clerk of the governing authority of Candler County who shall attach the same to the copy of the charter previously certified to him or her. (e) Whenever a charter for the consolidation of the governments of the City of Metter and Candler County has been adopted, the above-certified copies thereof, with the proclamation of the Secretary of State attached thereto, shall be deemed duplicate original copies of the charter of the consolidated government for all purposes. The certified copy of the charter and proclamation deposited with the secretary of the governing authority of the City of Metter and the certified copy of the charter and proclamation deposited with the clerk of the governing authority of Candler County shall subsequently be delivered by them to the successor government. The successor government may issue certified copies of the charter and any copy so certified shall be deemed a duplicate original copy of the charter of the consolidated government for all purposes. The Secretary of State is authorized to issue certified copies of the charter on file with such officer, and copies so certified shall be deemed duplicate original copies of the charter of the consolidated government for all purposes. Section 11 . In the event the proposed single county-wide government charter is approved by voters as provided in Section 10 of this Act, an election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the charter to elect the members of the governing authority of the county-wide government. Upon the election of the members of the governing authority and their taking office as the governing authority of the county-wide government, the existing governments of the City of Metter and Candler County shall stand abolished in accordance with the provisions of the charter of the new county-wide government. Section 12 . In the event any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Act shall be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall in no manner affect the other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases of this Act, which shall remain of full force and effect as if the section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of this Act. The General Assembly declares that it would

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have passed the remaining parts of this Act if it had known that such part or parts of this Act would be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 13 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 14 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the creation of a Metter-Candler County Charter Commission to study the possible consolidation of Metter and Candler County by Authority of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and for other purposes. This 16th day of February, 1993. CANDLER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John Godbee, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 145th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Metter Advertiser, which is the official organ of Candler County, on the following date: February 17, 1993. /s/ John Godbee Representative, 145th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF EAST DUBLINMAYOR PRO TEMPORE; ELECTION; TERM. No. 140 (House Bill No. 918). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of East Dublin, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4645), as amended, so as to provide for the election and term of the mayor pro tempore; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of East Dublin, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4645), as amended, is amended by striking Section 2.17 and inserting in its place the following: Section 2.17. At the first regular meeting of the mayor and council in January of each year, the council of the City of East Dublin shall elect one of its members as mayor pro tempore to hold such office for a period of one year and until the first regular meeting of the mayor and council in January of the following year. The mayor pro tempore shall, in the absence, disability, or disqualification of the mayor, perform all of the duties and execute all of the rights, powers, and privileges of the office of mayor.

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Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of East Dublin, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4645), as amended; and for other purposes. This 16 day of February, 1993. Georgia H. Gornto, Mayor City of East Dublin GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, DuBose Porter, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 143rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Courier Herald, which is the official organ of Laurens County, on the following date: February 20, 1993. /s/ DuBose Porter Representative, 143rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 22nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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DOUGHERTY COUNTYMAGISTRATE COURT; CHIEF MAGISTRATE; MAGISTRATES; SELECTION; COMPENSATION; VACANCIES; CLERK; PERSONNEL. No. 141 (House Bill No. 963). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Small Claims Court of Dougherty County, now the Magistrate Court of Dougherty County, approved March 24, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3164), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the chief magistrate and magistrates; to provide for a full-time chief magistrate and part-time magistrates and their selection and compensation; to provide for vacancies; to provide that the clerk of the Superior Court of Dougherty County shall be the clerk of the magistrate court; to provide for personnel; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Small Claims Court of Dougherty County, now the Magistrate Court of Dougherty County, approved March 24, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3164), as amended, is amended by striking Section 4 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 4 to read as follows: Section 4. A vacancy in the office of chief magistrate or magistrate shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term of office and until the appointment and qualification of a successor. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 5 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 5 to read as follows: Section 5. The chief magistrate shall be full time and shall receive an annual salary equal to 90 percent of the annual salary now or hereafter paid to the judge of the State

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Court of Dougherty County. The compensation of the other magistrates shall be determined by resolution of the governing authority of Dougherty County. Such compensation shall not be decreased during a magistrate's term of office. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 7 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 7 to read as follows: Section 7. The clerk of the Superior Court of Dougherty County shall be clerk of the Magistrate Court of Dougherty County. Subject to the approval of the governing authority, the clerk of the Superior Court shall employ such clerical personnel, except staff personnel for the chief magistrate and other magistrates, as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of such clerk, consistent with the provisions of the general laws of this state. Section 4 . This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Small Claims Court of Dougherty County, now the Magistrate Court of Dougherty County, approved March 24, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3164), as amended; and for other purposes. This 22nd day of January, 1993. Honorable Tommy Chambless Representative, 163rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

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Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tommy Chambless, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 163rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Albany Herald, which is the official organ of Dougherty County, on the following date: January 22, 1993. /s/ Tommy Chambless Representative, 163rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. LAURENS COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. No. 142 (House Bill No. 919). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of members of the board of education of Laurens County, approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3821), so as to provide for the compensation and expenses of such members; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of members of the board of education of Laurens County, approved

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March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3821), is amended by adding between Sections 3 and 4 thereof the following: Section 3.1. Members of the board of education of Laurens County shall receive a per diem not to exceed $100.00, as established by that board, for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as a member of a committee of the board on official business first authorized by a majority of the board, plus reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith. The accounts for such service and expenses shall be submitted for approval to the school superintendent of the Laurens County School System. The compensation of members of the board shall be paid only from the local tax funds available to the board for educational purposes. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to increase the per diem for members of the Board of Education of Laurens County (Res. Act N. 245; S.R. 108; Ga. L 1962, p. 1168, as amended by Res. Act. No. 145; H. R. 485-1207; Ga. L. 1964, p. 941; Res. Act. No. 301, HJ.B. 987; Ga. L. 1987, p. 4521) and for other purposes. MORRIS S. ROBERTSON, P.C. 113 East Gaines Street P. O. Box 2031 Dublin, Ga. 31040 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, DuBose Porter, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 143rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to

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Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Courier Herald, which is the official organ of Laurens County, on the following date: January 9, 1993. /s/ DuBose Porter Representative, 143rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 25th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. PUTNAM COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; MILEAGE ALLOWANCE. No. 143 (House Bill No. 927). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Putnam County, approved September 8, 1879 (Ga. L. 1879, p. 334), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 13, 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 2130), an Act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3496), and an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4819), so as to change the provisions relating to the mileage allowance for members of the board of commissioners; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Putnam County, approved September 8, 1879 (Ga. L.

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1879, p. 334), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 13, 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 2130), an Act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3496), and an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4819), is amended by striking in its entirety the first unnumbered paragraph of the 1957 amendatory Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph to read as follows: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Putnam County shall receive a salary of $600.00 per month, during his term of office and until his successor is elected and qualified; and the other members of said Board shall receive a salary of $500.00 per month, during their terms of office and until their successors are elected and qualified. They shall receive no other compensation or per diem, except that the chairman and members of said Board shall receive $50.00 per diem subsistence for each day each is required by the duties of his office to be out of Putnam County on official business for the county by approval of a majority of the members of said Board and shall receive $100.00 per month local mileage allowance; and in addition thereto, each member furnishing transportation out of the county on such official business shall receive the current mileage rate paid by the state or federal government per mile traveled. The salaries and compensation herein provided shall be paid out of general funds in the treasury of said county. Said salaries and compensation shall be in lieu of any other salary, per diem or compensation which may have been fixed by any legislation prior to the passage of this Act. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to

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amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Putnam County, approved September 8, 1879 (Ga. L. 1879, p. 334), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4819); and for other purposes. This 28 day of January, 1993. R. M. Channell Representative 111th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Mickey Channell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 111th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Eatonton Messenger, which is the official organ of Putnam County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Mickey Channell Representative, 111th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 26th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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CATOOSA COUNTYTAX COMMISSIONER; CLERICAL HELP. No. 144 (House Bill No. 935). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the office of tax commissioner of Catoosa County, approved February 10, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 1267), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3907), so as to increase the amount payable for clerical help in the office of the tax commissioner; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the office of tax commissioner of Catoosa County, approved February 10, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 1267), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3907), is amended by striking Section 5 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 5 to read as follows: Section 5. The compensation of the tax commissioner of Catoosa County, as full compensation for any and all duties performed by him as receiver and collector of school district and school bond taxes and of county taxes for the first 90 percent of the ad valorem net digest, shall be a fixed salary of $6,000.00 per annum, to be paid in equal semimonthly installments. In addition to said $6,000.00 annual salary, the tax commissioner shall, when acting as ex officio sheriff, be entitled to an additional salary of $200.00 per month, as provided for in subsection (c) of Code Section 48-5-137 of the O.C.G.A. There shall also be paid to the tax commissioner, but not as personal funds of the tax commissioner, the sum of $98,000.00 per annum, to be paid in equal semimonthly installments for clerical help necessary for the performance of the duties of said office. Said tax commissioner shall be entitled to the commissions now allowed tax collectors on all state, professional, and special taxes and on all taxes collected

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in excess of 90 percent of the total taxes due according to the ad valorem net digest, which total taxes due shall include, without being limited to, those motor vehicle taxes listed in said digest. Said commissioner shall be entitled to a commission of 10 percent of all collections in excess of 90 percent of the total taxes due according to the tax net digest, and said commissioner's entitlement thereto shall be unaffected by any salary limitation set forth in paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Code Section 48-5-180 of the O.C.G.A. Said tax commissioner shall also be entitled to the fees now allowed tax commissioners for motor vehicle license tags and for certain motor vehicle title transactions pursuant to Chapters 2 and 3 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A. Said tax commissioner shall also be entitled to the commission now allowed tax collectors on intangible taxes pursuant to Code Section 48-6-73 of the O.C.G.A. All commissions due to said tax commissioner for school taxes, school bond taxes, and any and all other taxes not hereinabove specifically mentioned shall be paid into the county treasury. All allowances and salaries paid under this Act shall be paid directly by the county treasurer to the person or persons performing such clerical help, and no person performing such clerical help for the tax commissioner shall be related to said commissioner closer than the fifth degree of consanguinity or affinity. In no event shall the clerical allowance provided in this section be used to pay bonuses to employees. In the event the maximum allowance for clerical help is not needed for such purpose, then the unused portion thereof shall remain as part of the general funds of the county. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION. Notice is hereby given that there will be requested local legislation to increase the clerical allowance for the Tax Commissioner

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of Catoosa County, Georgia, at the 1993 Session of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. This 12th day of February, 1993. Sandra Self, Tax Commissioner, Catoosa County, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, McCracken Poston, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 3rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Catoosa County News, which is the official organ of Catoosa County, on the following date: February 17, 1993. /s/ McCracken Poston, Jr. Representative, 3rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 26th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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DOUGHERTY COUNTYSTATE COURT; JUDGE; COMPENSATION; SOLICITOR; ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. No. 145 (House Bill No. 962). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the State Court of Dougherty County, formerly known as the City Court of Albany, approved December 16, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 408), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the judge of the state court; to provide that the district attorney of the Dougherty Judicial Circuit shall appoint an assistant district attorney as a full-time solicitor of the state court and may appoint other assistant district attorneys as assistant solicitors; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the State Court of Dougherty County, formerly known as the City Court of Albany, approved December 16, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 408), as amended, is amended by striking Section 4 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 4 to read as follows: Section 4. The judge of the state court shall receive an annual salary equal to 85 percent of the salary, including local supplement, paid to judges of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, other than the judge senior in term of continuous service, on July 1, 1993. The annual salary of the judge of the state court shall be increased in such percentage as any cost-of-living increase received by judges of the superior courts in the state paid salary of said judges of the superior courts; provided, however, the increase shall be effective six months following the date that the cost-of-living increase received by superior court judges becomes effective. Such salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Dougherty County.

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Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 8 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 8 to read as follows: Section 8. The district attorney for the Dougherty Judicial Circuit shall appoint an assistant district attorney to serve as a full-time solicitor of the State Court of Dougherty County. The district attorney may also assign other assistant district attorneys, on either a full-time or part-time basis, to serve as assistant solicitors of the state court as deemed appropriate by the district attorney and solicitor. Section 3 . Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993, and the remaining sections of this Act shall become effective upon approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the State Court of Dougherty County, formerly known as the City Court of Albany, approved December 16, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 406), as amended; and for other purposes. This 22nd day of January, 1993. Honorable Tommy Chambless Representative, 163rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tommy Chambless, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 163rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Albany

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Herald, which is the official organ of Dougherty County, on the following date: January 22, 1993. /s/ Tommy Chambless Representative, 163rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF STATESBOROCORPORATE LIMITS; REFERENDUM. No. 146 (Senate Bill No. 78). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to create a new charter for the City of Statesboro, approved March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4557), so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to provide for a referendum; to provide conditions for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to create a new charter for the City of Statesboro, approved March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4557), is amended by inserting immediately following Section 1.1 a new Section 1.2 to read as follows: Section 1.2. In addition to any other property included within the corporate limits of the City of Statesboro, such

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corporate limits shall also include the following described property: Three separate parcels, all located in the 1209th G. M. District of Bulloch County, all contiguous to the existing city limits, all parcels described below, one parcel lying east and south of the existing limits, one parcel lying west of the existing city limits and one parcel lying northwest of the existing city limits, each being further described, respectively, as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the western right-of-way of the Southern Railway and the intersection of the existing city limits (app. 0.3 miles north of U.S. Hwy. 301); THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the western right-of-way of the Southern Railway to the intersection of a projection of the southern property line of James Newsome; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the property line common to James Newsome and Smith to a corner; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to James Newsome and Smith to a corner common to Willie Frink; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the property line common to Willie Frink and Smith to a corner common to the Bulloch County Correctional Institute; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the property line of the Bulloch County Correctional Institute to a corner; THENCE in southeasterly direction along the property line of the Bulloch County Correctional Institute to a corner common to the Georgia Department of Transportation; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the property line common to the Bulloch County Correctional Institute and the Georgia Department of Transportation to the northern right-of-way of U.S. Hwy 301; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the northern right-of-way of U.S. HWY 301 to the intersection of a projection of the eastern right-of-way of the East Bypass; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the eastern right-of-way of the East Bypass to the property line common to William D. Franklin and Stephen M. Jordan; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to William D. Franklin and Stephen M.

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Jordan to the corner of Oakcrest Subdivision; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to Oakcrest Subdivision and William D. Franklin to a corner common to Gates Peed; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to Oakcrest Subdivision and Gates Peed to a corner; THENCE in a southerly direction along the property line common to Oakcrest Subdivision and Gates Peed to the northern right-of-way of Ga. Hwy 24; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the northern right-of-way of Ga. Hwy. 24 to the intersection of a projection of the eastern right-of-way of Beasley Road; THENCE in a southerly direction along the eastern right-of-way of Beasley Road to the southern right-of-way of Jones Mill Road; THENCE in a southerly direction along the eastern right-of-way of Beasley Road to the property line common to Bel-Air Subdivision and Chester Hood; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the property line common to Bel-Air Subdivision and Chester Hood to the corner common to Merrywood Subdivision; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the northern property line of Merrywood Subdivision to a corner; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the eastern property line of Merrywood Subdivision to a corner; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the property line of Merrywood Subdivision to a corner; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the property line common to Merrywood Subdivision and Doy Boyd to the southern right-of-way of U.S. Hwy. 80; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the southern right-of-way of U.S. Hwy. 80 to the eastern right-of-way of East Sandy Way which is common to the property line of Joseph E. Marshall; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the eastern right-of-way of East Sandy Way which is common to the property line of Joseph E. Marshall to a corner common to George M. Brannen; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the southern right-of-way of East Sandy Way which is common to the property line of George M. Brannen to a corner common to Lynnhaven Estates; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the property line common to Lynnhaven Estates and George M. Brannen to the western right-of-way of Cawana Road;

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THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the eastern right-of-way of Cawana Road to the property line common to Bernard Olliff Etal and George M. Brannen; THENCE in a southwesterly direction along the property line common to Bernard Olliff Etal and George M. Brannen to the eastern right-of-way of the East Bypass; THENCE in a southerly direction along the eastern right-of-way of the East Bypass to the western right-of-way of Ga. Hwy. 67; THENCE in a westerly direction along the southern right-of-way of the East Bypass to the property line separating the T. E. Rushing Estate and Park Place Villas; THENCE in a southerly direction along the property line common to Park Place Villas and the T. E. Rushing Estate to a corner; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the property line common to Park Place Villas and the T. E. Rushing Estate to a corner common to R.A. Clark; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the property line common to R.A. Clark and Park Place Villas to a corner common to David Sprole; THENCE in a northerly direction along the property line common to Park Place Villas and David Sprole to a corner common to the Graham Estate; THENCE in a northerly direction along the property line common to the Graham Estate and Park Place Villas to a corner common to Bob Patray; THENCE in a northerly direction along the property line common to Bob Patray and Park Place Villas to a corner; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the property line common to Bob Patray and Park Place Villas to the western right-of-way of Lanier Drive; THENCE in a northerly direction along the western right-of-way of Lanier Drive to the southern right-of-way of the East Bypass; THENCE in northwesterly direction along the southern right-of-way of the Eastside Bypass to the western right-of-way of Old Register Road; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the southern right-of-way of the East Bypass to the western right-of-way of U.S. Hwy 301; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the southern right-of-way of the West Bypass to the eastern right-of-way of the Southern Railway; THENCE in a

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northeasterly direction along the eastern right-of-way of the Southern Railway to the existing Statesboro City Limits; THENCE along the existing City Limits to the point of beginning. BEGINNING at a point at the intersection of the existing Statesboro City Limits and the property line common to the Neville Estate and the area known as Sugar Hill; THENCE in a westerly direction along the property common to the Neville Estate and Sugar Hill to a corner common to B.J. Williams; THENCE in a northerly direction along the property line common to B.J. Williams and Sugar Hill to a corner common to the B.V. Page Estate; THENCE in northeasterly direction along the property line common to the B.V. Page Estate and Sugar Hill to the existing Statesboro City Limits; THENCE in a southerly direction along the existing City Limits to the point of beginning. BEGINNING at the point at the intersection of the existing Statesboro City Limits and the property line common to the W.Z. Brown and Olliff and Aldred; THENCE in a westerly direction along the property line common to W.Z. Brown and Olliff and Aldred to a corner; THENCE in a northerly direction along the property line common to W.Z. Brown and Olliff and Aldred to a corner common to F. Everett Williams; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to F. Everett Williams and Quail Run Subdivision to a corner; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to F. Everett Williams and Quail Run Subdivision to the northern right-of-way of Williams Road; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to F. Everett Williams and Lewis Hook to a corner; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to F. Everett Williams and Lewis Hook to a corner; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to F. Everett Williams and Lewis Hook to a corner common to Ernest Williams; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to Lewis Hook and Ernest Williams to the northern right-of-way of Miller Street;

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THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the northern right-of-way of Miller Street to the property line common to Rosa Lee Flannel and Charles Robbins; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to Rosa Lee Flannel and Charles Robbins to a corner common with Cardell Thompson; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to Cardell Thompson and Charles Robbins to a corner common to Gordon Lowe; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to Gordon Lowe and Charles Robbins to the northern right-of-way of U.S. Hwy. 80; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the property line common to Roscoe Laircey and Mary Lind M. Saussy to a corner; THENCE in a northwesterly direction along the property line of Roscoe Laircey to the property corner common to Westchester Subdivision; THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the run along the property line common to Westchester Subdivision, Northlake Subdivision, and the City of Statesboro Land Fill to the eastern right-of-way of Lake View Road; THENCE in a southerly direction along the eastern right-of-way of Lakeview Road to the existing Statesboro City Limits; THENCE along the existing Statesboro City Limits to the point of beginning. Section 2 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Bulloch County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of such county residing within the corporate limits of the City of Statesboro and the electors residing within the area described in Section 1 of this Act for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the third Tuesday in June, 1993, and shall issue the call therefor not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to that date. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Bulloch County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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() YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides for the annexation of certain property into the corporate limits of the City of Statesboro? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, it shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 1994. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, the remaining sections of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Statesboro. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL BILL By resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Statesboro and pursuant to O.C.G.A. section 28-1-14, notice is hereby given of intention to introduce a local bill for consideration by the General Assembly of Georgia. The local bill would amend an Act entitled An Act to create a new charter for the City of Statesboro, approved March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4557), so as to change the corporate limits of the City; to provide for a referendum; to provide conditions for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. A copy of the local bill, which contains a complete description of all unincorporated areas surrounding the City of Statesboro which are proposed for annexation by passage of the local bill and resulting referendum is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Mayor and City of Statesboro for inspection by the public.

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Mayor and City Council of Statesboro By: David H. Averitt, Mayor Johnston, Brannen, and Mikell, P.C. Statesboro, GA. 30458 (912) 489-8621 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jack Hill, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 4th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Statesboro Herald which is the official organ of Bulloch County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Jack Hill Senator, 4th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 14th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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GLYNN COUNTYSTATE COURT; SOLICITOR; COMPENSATION; TERMS. No. 147 (Senate Bill No. 75). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the State Court of Glynn County, approved March 9, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 702), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the solicitor of said court; to change the terms of said court; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the State Court of Glynn County, approved March 9, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 702), as amended, is amended by striking Section 7 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 7. The solicitor of the State Court of Glynn County shall receive an annual salary equal to 40 percent of the annual salary received by the state court judge; all of said amount shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Glynn County. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 13 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 13. The terms of said court shall commence on the first day of July each year and last for six months; and then the next term shall commence on the first day of January and last for six months. It is the intention to create two six-month terms a year for the State Court of Glynn County. Section 3 . This Act shall become effective on April 1, 1993.

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Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the State Court of Glynn County, approved March 9, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 702), as amended; and for other purposes. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act creating the State Court of Glynn County, approved March 9, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 702), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the solicitor of said court; to change the terms of said court; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1. An Act creating the State Court of Glynn County, approved March 9, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 702), as amended, is amended by striking Section 7 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 7. The solicitor of the State Court of Glynn County shall receive an annual salary equal to 40 percent of the annual salary received by the state court judge; all of said amount shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Glynn County. Section 2. Said Act is further amended by striking Section 13 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 13. The terms of said court shall commence on the first day of July each year and last for six months; and then the next term shall commence on the first day of January and last

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for six months. It is the intention to create two six-month terms a year for the State Court of Glynn County. Section 3. This Act shall become effective on April 1, 1993. Section 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. This 30th day of December, 1993. Honorable Edward E. Boshears GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Edward E. Boshears, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 6th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Brunswick News which is the official organ of Glynn County, on the following date: January 1, 1993. /s/ Edward E. Boshears Senator, 6th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 14th day of January, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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FULTON COUNTYLIBRARY SYSTEM; REALTY FORMERLY USED FOR LIBRARY MAY BE USED BY COUNTY PENDING DISPOSAL. No. 148 (Senate Bill No. 96). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the establishment of a county-wide library system in Fulton County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4174), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4228), an Act approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4711), an Act approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4327), an Act approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5370), an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4613), and an Act approved March 13, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3715), so as to change the provisions relative to discontinuation of the use of real property for a library facility or service; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the establishment of a county-wide library system in Fulton County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4174), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4228), an Act approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4711), an Act approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4327), an Act approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5370), an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4613), and an Act approved March 13, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3715), is amended by striking the last sentence of subsection (d) of Section 1, which reads as follows: In the event the county-wide library system shall discontinue to use any real property transferred pursuant to this section for a library facility or service, the property shall be disposed of by Fulton County after a public hearing, and the proceeds of such disposal shall be used for the county-wide library system.,

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and inserting in lieu thereof the following: In the event the county-wide library system shall discontinue to use any real property transferred pursuant to this section for a library facility or service, the property shall be disposed of by Fulton County after a public hearing, and the proceeds of such disposal shall be used for the countywide library system. Pending disposal, however, the property may be used by the county for county purposes. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced in the 1993 Regular Session of the Georgia General Assembly, a bill to amend an Act providing for the establishment of a county-wide Library System in Fulton County, so as to change the provisions relative to discontinuation to the use of real property for a library facility of service; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 18th day of December, 1992. Honorable David Scott Senator, 36th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, David Scott, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 36th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Fulton County Daily Report which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the following date: December 23, 1992.

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/s/ David Scott Senator, 36th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. TREUTLEN COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION. No. 149 (Senate Bill No. 111). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Treutlen County Board of Education, approved March 23, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2340), so as to provide for the compensation of the members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of the members of the Treutlen County Board of Education, approved March 23, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2340), is amended by designating the current text of said section as subsection (a) and inserting a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) The compensation of the members of the board of education shall be in an amount not to exceed $100.00 per month.

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Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to increase the compensation of members of the Treutlen County Board of Education: to provide for matters relative to the foregoing; and for other purposes. Honorable Hugh Gillis Senator 20th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Hugh Gillis, Sr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 20th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Soperton News which is the official organ of Treutlen County, on the following date: January 13 and January 20, 1993. /s/ Hugh Gillis, Sr. Senator, 20th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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WHITFIELD COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; TERM LIMITS; CHAIRMAN; COMPENSATION. No. 150 (Senate Bill No. 151). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act creating the board of commissioners of Whitfield County, approved February 21, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2175), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 7, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5597), so as to provide that no person may serve in the office of county commissioner or chairman for longer than three consecutive terms of four years; to provide for applicability; to change the salary received by the chairman of the board of commissioners; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act creating the board of commissioners of Whitfield County, approved February 21, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2175), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 7, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5597), is amended by inserting at the end of Section 2 the following: (d) No person may serve on the board of commissioners of Whitfield County as a commissioner or as chairman or a combination of such offices for more than three consecutive terms of four years, which terms begin on or after January 1, 1993, it being the intent of the General Assembly that terms which began before such date shall not be counted in calculating such maximum number of terms allowed. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) of Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (a) The chairman of the board shall receive a salary of $600.00 per month, payable monthly from the funds of Whitfield County. Each other member of the board shall receive a

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salary of $500.00 per month, payable monthly from the funds of Whitfield County. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act creating the board of commissioners of Whitfield County, approved February 1, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, P. 2175), as amended; and for other purposes. This 29th day of January, 1993. Honorable Stephen B. Farrow Senator, 54th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Stephen B. Farrow, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 54th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Daily Citizen News which is the official organ of Whitfield County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Stephen B. Farrow Senator, 54th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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WHITFIELD COUNTYMAGISTRATE COURT; NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS. No. 151 (Senate Bill No. 167). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the Magistrate Court of Whitfield County, approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4159), as amended by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4550), so as to provide that the election of the full-time magistrate shall be by nonpartisan election; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the Magistrate Court of Whitfield County, approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4159), as amended by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4550), is amended by striking subsection (d) of Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (d) Beginning with the general election in 1992, the new full-time magistrate position, which was formerly a part-time position, shall be filled by a partisan election in the general election, in the same manner as county officers are elected, for a four-year term beginning on January 1 next following his or her election and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Future successors shall be elected in nonpartisan elections at the primary each four years after such election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the Magistrate Court of Whitfield County, approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4159), as amended; and for other purposes. This 29th day of January, 1993. Honorable Stephen B. Farrow Senator, 54th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Stephen B. Farrow, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 54th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Daily Citizen News which is the official organ of Whitfield County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ Stephen B. Farrow Senator, 54th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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CLAYTON COUNTYSCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT; APPOINTMENT. No. 152 (Senate Bill No. 177). AN ACT To provide that the school superintendent of the Clayton County School District shall be appointed by the board of education of Clayton County; to provide that the successor to any school superintendent whose term ends in November or December of any year, and the person appointed to fill a vacancy in office occurring in November or December of any year, shall be appointed by the board of education no sooner than the first regular meeting in January of the year following the year in which the term ended or the vacancy occurred; to repeal a certain Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The school superintendent of the Clayton County School District shall be appointed by the board of education of Clayton County; provided, however, that the successor to any school superintendent whose term ends in November or December of any year, and the person appointed to fill a vacancy in such office occurring in November or December of any year, shall be appointed by the board of education no sooner than the first regular meeting in January of the year following the year in which such term ended or such vacancy occurred. Section 2 . An Act entitled An Act to provide that future school superintendents of the Clayton County School District shall be nominated and elected in nonpartisan primaries and elections, approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4632), is repealed. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide that the superintendent of the Clayton County School System shall be appointed by the Board of Education of Clayton County; to provide that for superintendents whose terms end in November or December of any year, a successor shall be appointed no earlier than the following January; and for other purposes. This 15th day of January, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terrell Starr, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 44th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 2, 1993. /s/ Terrell Starr Senator, 44th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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CLAYTON COUNTYPROBATE COURT; JUDGE; COMPENSATION. No. 153 (Senate Bill No. 183). AN ACT To amend an Act placing the judge of the Probate Court of Clayton County on an annual salary, approved February 7, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 2068), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4646), so as to change the compensation of said officer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act placing the judge of the Probate Court of Clayton County on an annual salary, approved February 7, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 2068), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4646), is amended by striking Section 1 and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. The salary provided in this section for the judge of the probate court shall be his full and complete compensation; and all fees or other emoluments now allowed, or hereafter allowed by any authority of law, including compensation earned as custodian of vital records or any source for which said judge is entitled heretofore and which he earns or receives by reason of being the probate judge whether under color of the office of probate judge or not shall henceforth be county funds and accountable as such in the same manner as other county funds received by said judge of the probate court. The salary of said judge of the probate court shall be $63,550.00 per annum payable monthly out of the funds of Clayton County. In addition, said judge shall receive a salary supplement of $2,400.00 per annum payable in equal monthly installments from county funds for service as election superintendent as provided for in Code Section 15-9-64 of the O.C.G.A.

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Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act placing the judge of the Probate Court of Clayton County on an annual salary, approved February 4, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 2068), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4646), so as to change the compensation of said officer; and for other purposes. This 15th day of January, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terrell Starr, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 44th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 2, 1993. /s/ Terrell Starr Senator, 44th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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COBB COUNTYHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; COUNTY TAXES; REFERENDUM. No. 154 (Senate Bill No. 195). AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from Cobb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount of the assessed value of the homestead which exceeds the assessed value of that homestead for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which that exemption is first granted to a resident for certain residents of that county who have annual incomes not exceeding $50,000.00 and who are 62 years of age or over; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . For purposes of this Act, the term: (1) Ad valorem taxes for county purposes means all ad valorem taxes for county purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of Cobb County, except for taxes to pay interest on and to retire bonded indebtedness. (2) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A. (3) Income means federal adjusted gross income, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, from all sources.

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(4) Senior citizen means a person who is 62 years of age or over on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under this Act is made. Section 2 . (a) Each resident of Cobb County who is a senior citizen is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Cobb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount of the assessed value of that homestead which exceeds the assessed value of that homestead for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which this exemption is first granted to such resident, if that person's income, together with the income of the spouse of such person who resides within such homestead, does not exceed $50,000.00 for the immediately preceding taxable year. (b) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (a) of this section unless the person or person's agent files an affidavit with the tax commissioner of Cobb County giving the person's age and the amount of gross income which the person and the person's spouse and any other persons residing within such homestead received during the last taxable year, and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner to make a determination as to whether such owner is entitled to such exemption. The tax commissioner shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose. Section 3 . The tax commissioner of Cobb County or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for the exemption granted by this Act and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the initial and continuing eligibility of the owner for the exemption. Section 4 . The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper affidavit as provided in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this Act, it shall not be necessary to make application and file such affidavit thereafter for any year and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption

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under this Act to notify the tax commissioner of Cobb County or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. Section 5 . The exemption granted by this Act shall not apply to or affect any state taxes, municipal taxes, or Cobb County School District taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by this Act shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to Cobb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. Section 6 . The exemption granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1995. Section 7 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Cobb County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Cobb County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the November, 1994, state-wide general election and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Cobb County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Cobb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount of the assessed value of the homestead which exceeds the assessed value of that

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homestead for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which such exemption is first granted to a resident for certain residents of Cobb County who are 62 years of age or over and who have annual incomes not exceeding $50,000.00? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Sections 1 through 6 shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 1995. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Sections 1 through 6 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Cobb County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 8 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 7 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 9 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Cobb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes for certain residents of the county; and for other purposes. This 15 day of January, 1993 Representative Bill Atkins, 29th District SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Johnny Isakson, who,

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on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 21st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: January 22, 1993. /s/ Johnny Isakson Senator, 21st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF MORROWHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; REFERENDUM. No. 155 (Senate Bill No. 217). AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) For purposes of this Act, the term:

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(1) Ad valorem taxes for city purposes means all ad valorem taxes for city purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of Morrow, except for taxes to pay interest on and retire bonded indebtedness. (2) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Each resident of the City of Morrow is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. (c) The governing authority of the City of Morrow or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for the exemption granted by this Act and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the initial and continuing eligibility of the owner for the exemption. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under this Act to notify the governing authority of the City of Morrow or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. (e) The exemption granted by this Act shall not apply to or affect any state taxes or county taxes. The homestead exemption granted by this Act shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes. (f) The exemption granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. Section 2 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of the City of Morrow shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Morrow for approval or rejection. The

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election superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the November, 1993, municipal election and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of the City of Morrow. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from certain City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that city? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. If Section 1 of this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Morrow. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 3 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; and for other purposes. This 4th day of February, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terrell Starr, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 44th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 6, 1993. /s/ Terrell Starr Senator, 44th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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CLAYTON COUNTYDEPUTY TAX COMMISSIONER; CIVIL SERVICE BENEFITS. No. 156 (Senate Bill No. 218). AN ACT To amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Clayton County into the single office of tax commissioner of Clayton County, approved August 18, 1925 (Ga. L. 1925, p. 600), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2588), so as to provide for the application of civil service benefits to the deputy tax commissioner; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act consolidating the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Clayton County into the single office of tax commissioner of Clayton County, approved August 18, 1925 (Ga. L. 1925, p. 600), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2588), is amended by striking the last sentence of Section 7A, which reads as follows: The Deputy Tax Commissioner shall not be subject to the provisions of the Clayton County Civil Service System Act, approved April 2, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2747), as now or hereafter amended., and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Except for compensation which shall be as provided in this section and except for employment and discharge which shall be as provided in this section, the deputy tax commissioner shall have all the benefits afforded to Clayton County

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employees under the Clayton County Civil Service System Act, approved April 2, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2747). Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Clayton County, approved August 18, 1925 (Ga. L. 1925, p. 600), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2588), so as to provide for the application of civil service benefits to the deputy tax commissioner of Clayton County; and for other purposes. This 4th day of February, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terrell Starr, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 44th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 6, 1993. /s/ Terrell Starr Senator, 44th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CLAYTON COUNTYHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; COUNTY TAXES; REFERENDUM. No. 157 (Senate Bill No. 219). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for an increase in the homestead exemption from county ad valorem taxes for residents of Clayton County who own and occupy their residences, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5019), as amended, so as to increase the amount of such exemption for residents of Clayton County who are 65 years of age or over and who own and occupy their residences if the net income of said residents, together with the net income of their spouses, as net income is defined by Georgia law, does not exceed $10,000.00 for the immediately preceding taxable year; to provide for a referendum; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for an increase in the homestead exemption from county ad valorem taxes for residents of Clayton County who own and occupy their residences, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5019), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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(2) (A) The homestead of each resident of Clayton County who owns and occupies a residence and who is 65 years of age or over shall be exempted from ad valorem taxation for county and school purposes, if the net income of said resident together with the net income of the resident's spouse, as net income is defined by Georgia law, from all sources except as provided in this paragraph does not exceed $10,000.00 for the immediate preceding year for income tax purposes. For purposes of this section, net income shall not include income received as retirement survivor, or disability benefits under the federal Social Security Act or under any other public or private retirement, disability, or pension system, except such income which is in excess of the maximum amount authorized to be paid to an individual and his or her spouse under the federal Social Security Act, and income from such sources in excess of such maximum amount shall be included as net income for the purposes of this paragraph. The exemption shall not exceed $14,000.00 of the value of the homestead so long as the residence is actually occupied by the owner primarily as a residence and homestead. The value of residence of the excess of the above-exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (B) The increased homestead exemption provided in this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993. Section 2 . As soon as is permissible and reasonably practicable under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and under the general laws of this state, the election superintendent of Clayton County shall call and conduct an election for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Clayton County for approval or rejection. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Clayton County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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() YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which increases the homestead exemption from Clayton County ad valorem taxes to $14,000.00 for residents of Clayton County who are 65 years of age or over who own and occupy their residences if the net income of said residents, together with the net income of their spouses, does not exceed $10,000.00 per annum? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, it shall become of full force and effect immediately; otherwise it shall be void and of no force and effect and shall be automatically repealed upon the date the election results are certified under this section. The expense of such election shall be borne by Clayton County. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to amend an Act providing for an increase in the homestead exemption from county ad valorem taxes for residents of Clayton County who own and occupy their residents, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5019), as amended, so as to increase the amount of such exemption for certain residents of Clayton County who are 65 years of age or older; and for other purposes.

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This 4th day of February, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terrell Starr, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 44th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 6, 1993. /s/ Terrell Starr Senator, 44th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CLAYTON COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; ELECTED OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES; COUNTY RETIREMENT AND BENEFIT SYSTEM. No. 158 (Senate Bill No. 220). AN ACT An Act authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County to offer the elected officials of Clayton County, and all employees subject to the jurisdiction of such elected officials,

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participation in the county's retirement and benefit system; to make provisions for petitioning the board of commissioners to allow such elected officials and their employees coverage under the county's system; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) The Board of Commissioners of Clayton County is authorized to offer the elected officials of Clayton County and all employees subject to the jurisdiction of such elected officials participation in the county's retirement and benefit system enacted by such board on December 17, 1991, in Ordinance No. 91-100, as amended. (b) When the elected officials of Clayton County and the employees subject to their jurisdiction wish to be placed under the county's retirement and benefit system, such officials shall petition the board of commissioners, and, thereafter, they and their employees shall be subject to the full provisions of the county's system as may be amended from time to time by the board of commissioners. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County to offer the elected officials of Clayton County all employees subject to the jurisdiction of such elected officials, participation in the county's retirement and benefit system; and for other purposes.

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This 4th day of February, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terrell Starr, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 44th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 6, 1993. /s/ Terrell Starr Senator, 44th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; SALARY SUPPLEMENT; COLUMBIA COUNTY. No. 159 (Senate Bill No. 254). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the judges of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 595), as amended by an Act approved

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March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4976), so as to change the provisions relating to such supplement; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the judges of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 595), as amended by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4976), is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. In addition to the compensation, salary, expenses, and allowances presently being received by the judges of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit from the State of Georgia or any other source, the judges of the superior court of said circuit shall receive a supplement to such compensation from the funds of Columbia County in the amount of $5,100.00 per annum for each such judge. Said supplementary salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia legislation to change the compensation of the Judges of the Superior Court of Columbia County, Georgia; to provide for an annual suppliment to the saleries of said Judges; and for other purposes.

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This 10th day of February, 1993. Honorable Donald E. Cheeks Senator, 23rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Donald E. Cheeks, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 23rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbia News Times which is the official organ of Columbia County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ Donald E. Cheeks Senator, 23rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. ROCKDALE JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; SALARY SUPPLEMENT. No. 160 (Senate Bill No. 258). AN ACT To provide for a supplement to the compensation, salary, expenses, and allowances of the judges of the Superior Court of the Rockdale Judicial Circuit; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) In addition to the compensation, salary, expenses, and allowances presently being received by the judges of the Superior Court of the Rockdale Judicial Circuit from the State of Georgia or any other source, the judges of the superior court of said circuit shall receive a supplement to such compensation from the funds of Rockdale County in the amount of $8,000.00 per annum for each such judge. The supplement shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Rockdale County. (b) The supplement is made and declared to be a part of the expenses of the courts, and the power to levy a tax to pay the same or to otherwise provide to pay the same is delegated to the governing authority of Rockdale County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for a supplement to the compensation, salary, expenses, and allowances of the judges of the Superior Court of the Rockdale Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes. This 3rd day of February, 1993. Harrell L. Dawkins, 45th GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Harrill L. Dawkins,

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who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 45th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Rockdale Citizen which is the official organ of Rockdale County, on the following date: February 9, 1993. /s/ Harrill L. Dawkins Senator, 45th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. COBB COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTHMEMBERSHIP; ABOLITION DATE. No. 161 (Senate Bill No. 285). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth, approved February 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3569), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the membership of the commission; to change the date upon which the commission will be abolished; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth, approved February 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3569), as amended, is amended by striking Section 1 of

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said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. (a) There is created the Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth. The commission shall be composed of 29 members as follows: (1) Six members to be appointed by the members of the Cobb County House legislative delegation as provided in this paragraph, three of whom shall reside in the territory within Cobb County comprised of House Districts 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 38 and who shall be appointed by the members of the delegation who represent such districts, and three of whom shall reside in that territory within Cobb County comprised of House Districts 29, 30, 31, 37, 39, 40, and 51; (2) Four members to be appointed by the Cobb County Senate legislative delegation, one each from Senate Districts 21, 32, and 37, and one from Senate Districts 33 and 38 combined who shall each reside in his or her respective district and who shall be appointed by the member of the Cobb County Senate legislative delegation who resides in such district; (3) Six members to be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County, three of whom shall reside in Commission Districts 2 and 3 and be appointed by members of the board who represent those districts and three of whom shall reside in Commission Districts 1 and 4 and be appointed by members of the board who represent those districts; and (4) Thirteen members to be appointed by the judiciary of the Cobb County courts, including the superior court, the state court, the magistrate court, the juvenile court, and the probate court. (b) Appointments to the Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth shall include at least one member from each of the following fields or professions:

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(1) Law enforcement; (2) Child welfare; (3) Medical; (4) The judiciary; (5) Education; and (6) The business and civic community. (c) All appointments to the commission shall be made within 30 days after the effective date of this Act. All persons appointed to serve on the Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth, except the member of the commission representing the medical profession who shall not be required to be a resident, shall be residents of said county. If a member of the commission moves his or her residence from the county, that member's position shall immediately become vacant and shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 5 to read as follows: Section 5. The commission shall stand abolished on July 1, 1996. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth, approved February 14, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3569), as amended, and for other purposes

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This 11 day of February, 1993. SENATORS Steve Thompson, 33rd District Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 36th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Steve Thompson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 33rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: February 13, 1993. /s/ Steve Thompson Senator, 33rd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. BALDWIN COUNTYPROBATE COURT; JUDGE; COMPENSATION. No. 162 (Senate Bill No. 319). AN ACT To amend an Act placing the judge of the Probate Court of Baldwin County upon an annual salary, approved January 27, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2006), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3769), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the judge of the probate court; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act placing the judge of the Probate Court of Baldwin County upon an annual salary, approved January 27, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2006), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3769), is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety, which reads as follows: Section 1. (a) After the effective date of this Act, the present method of compensating the judge of the Probate Court of Baldwin County, known as the fee system, is abolished; and, in lieu thereof, the judge of the probate court

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shall receive an annual salary as provided in this section. The annual salary provided for in this section shall be in lieu of all fees, costs, fines, forfeitures, commissions, emoluments, and perquisites heretofore allowed as compensation to the judge of the probate court. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the judge of the probate court shall receive an annual salary of $39,500.00, payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Baldwin County. (b) Whenever the person who is serving in the office of judge of the Probate Court of Baldwin County on January 1, 1989, ceases to hold such office, such person's successor and successors thereafter shall receive a salary as provided in Code Section 15-9-63, subject to the provisions of Code Sections 15-9-64 and 15-9-65., and inserting in its place a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. (a) After the effective date of this Act, the present method of compensating the judge of the Probate Court of Baldwin County, known as the fee system, is abolished; and, in lieu thereof, the judge of the probate court shall receive an annual salary as provided in this section. The annual salary provided for in this section shall be in lieu of all fees, costs, fines, forfeitures, commissions, emoluments, and perquisites heretofore allowed as compensation to the judge of the probate court. (b) The judge of the Probate Court of Baldwin County shall receive an annual salary of $34,000.00, payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Baldwin County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act placing the Judge of the Probate Court of Baldwin County upon an annual salary, approved January 27, 1967, (Ga. L. 1967, p.2006) as amended; to change the salary of the Probate Judge of Baldwin County; and for other purposes. This 1st day of February, 1993. Bobby E. Parham Representative, 122nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wilbur E. Baugh, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 25th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Union-Recorder which is the official organ of Baldwin County, on the following date: February 12, 1993. /s/ Wilbur E. Baugh Senator, 25th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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COBB COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; VACANCIES UPON QUALIFICATION FOR ANOTHER OFFICE. No. 163 (Senate Bill No. 325). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act creating the board of commissioners of Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L., Ex. Sess., p. 2075), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5100), so as to provide that the office of chairman or member of the board of commissioners shall be declared vacant upon the holder of such office qualifying for another state, county, or city office or qualifying for the House of Representatives or the Senate of the United States under certain circumstances; to provide for the filling of such vacancies; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act creating the board of commissioners of Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L., Ex. Sess., p. 2075), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5100), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (e) of Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (e) The office of chairman or member of the board of commissioners shall be declared vacant upon the holder of such office qualifying, in a general primary, general election, special primary, or special election for another state, county, or municipal elective office or qualifying for the House of Representatives or the Senate of the United States if the term of the office for which such official is qualifying begins more than 30 days prior to the end of the official's present term of office. The vacancy so created shall be filled as provided in this Act. This subsection shall not apply to a chairman or member of the board of commissioners seeking or

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holding more than one elective office when the holding of such offices simultaneously is specifically authorized by law. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2075) as amended; and for other purposes. This 18th day of December, 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Steve Thompson, who,

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on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 33rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: December 18, 1992. /s/ Steve Thompson Senator, 33rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. BUTTS COUNTYADVISORY REFERENDUM ON TYPE OF GOVERNMENT. No. 164 (Senate Bill No. 327). AN ACT To provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in Butts County for the purpose of ascertaining the type of government for said county desired by the people of said county; to provide for procedures, requirements, and other matters relative thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . It is the purpose of this Act to provide for an advisory referendum within Butts County to determine the type of government of Butts County preferred by the voters of said county.

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Section 2 . (a) It shall be the duty of the election superintendent of Butts County to issue the call for an advisory election for the purpose of submitting a question to the electors of said county to determine the type of government preferred by a majority of the electors voting at said election. The superintendent shall set the date of such election for the same date as the date of the first special or general election held in Butts County in which the electors of the entire county may participate. The superintendent shall issue the call for such election at least 30 days prior to the date thereof. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Butts County. The ballot shall have printed thereon the following: Advisory Referendum Election () YES () NO Shall the structure of the present Board of Commissioners of Butts County in which five members are elected from five separate districts and such members elect a chairperson from among their membership be changed to a form of government whereby five members shall be elected from five separate districts and a chairperson shall be elected on a county-wide basis, all serving in a part-time capacity, and the chairperson shall be the chief elective officer of the county and shall: (1) preside over all meetings of the board, (2) sign all orders of the board, (3) vote to break any tie on questions before the board, and (4) perform all duties imposed by law upon the commissioners of the board?

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(b) It shall be the duty of the election superintendent of Butts County to hold and conduct the advisory election provided for in this section and to tabulate the results of such election. It shall be the further duty of said superintendent to certify the results of said election to the Secretary of State and to each member of the General Assembly whose Senatorial or Representative District lies wholly or partially within Butts County. The expense of such election shall be borne by Butts County. (c) It is found, determined, and declared that the holding of the advisory referendum election provided for in this section is in all respects for the benefit of the people of Butts County and is for a public purpose and is an essential governmental function for which public funds may be expended. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in Butts County for the purpose of ascertaining the type of government of said county desired by the people of said county; to provide for procedures and requirements; and for other purposes. This 28th day of January, 1993. Mike D. Crotts Senator, 17th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Mike D. Crotts, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 17th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Jackson Progress-Argus which is the official organ of Butts County, on the following date: February 10, 1993.

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/s/ Mike D. Crotts Senator, 17th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. BALDWIN COUNTYMAGISTRATE COURT; CHIEF MAGISTRATE; ELECTION; VACANCIES. No. 165 (Senate Bill No. 329). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the appointment of the chief magistrate and other magistrates of the Magistrate Court of Baldwin County, approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4027), as amended by an Act approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6709), so as to change the manner of selecting the chief magistrate of said magistrate court; to provide for a special election; to provide for future elections and terms of office; to provide for the nonpartisan nomination and election of the chief magistrate of the magistrate court; to provide for the requirements and procedures of the nonpartisan nomination and election; to provide for the authority for such nonpartisan nomination and election; to provide for vacancies in the office of chief magistrate and magistrate; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act providing for the appointment of the chief magistrate and other magistrates of the Magistrate Court of Baldwin County, approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4027), as amended by an Act approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6709), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) of Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) (1) The present vacancy in the office of chief magistrate of Baldwin County shall be filled by a special election to be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November in 1993, which special election shall be held and conducted by the election superintendent of Baldwin County in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21, the `Georgia Election Code.' The person elected at such special election to serve as chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Baldwin County shall take office on January 1, 1994, and shall serve for a term of office which expires December 31, 1996. (2) After the expiration of the term of office of the chief magistrate elected at the special election provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Baldwin County shall be elected by the qualified voters of Baldwin County in a nonpartisan primary and election. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the chief magistrate of the magistrate court shall be elected pursuant to the general elections laws of Georgia. (3) Beginning with the election held in 1996 and every four years thereafter, the chief magistrate of the magistrate court shall be elected at the nonpartisan primary and general election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of the chief magistrate of the magistrate court. (4) Candidates for the office of chief magistrate of the magistrate court shall be nominated in a nonpartisan primary to be held at the same time as and in conjunction with the general primary every four years. A nominating

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petition shall not be required to place the name of any such candidate on the primary ballot. A candidate's name shall be placed on the primary ballot when such candidate files a notice of candidacy with the county election superintendent and pays the qualifying fee. (5) The candidate receiving a majority of votes in the nonpartisan primary shall be the nominee for the office of chief magistrate of the magistrate court and shall be the only candidate for such office whose name appears on the general election ballot. In the event no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office shall be in a runoff to be held on the same day as a runoff from the general primary, as provided by state law, to determine which candidate will be on the general election ballot. (6) The names of all candidates for the office of chief magistrate of the magistrate court shall appear in a separate section of each primary and general election ballot of each elector. No party designation or affiliation shall appear beside the name of any such candidate on any primary or general election ballot, and no candidate for the office of chief magistrate of the magistrate court shall be nominated by any political party. (7) This subsection is enacted pursuant to the authority of Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 3 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 3 to read as follows: Section 3. (a) In the event of a vacancy in the office of chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Baldwin County because of death, resignation, removal of residency from the county, or for any other cause, such vacancy shall be filled as follows: (1) If the vacancy occurs more than 90 days prior to the date of a general election preceding the general election

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at which a successor will be elected to a new full term of office, then such vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term of office at a special election to be held on the same date as said general election preceding the general election at which a successor will be elected to a new full term of office; and in this case the judges of the superior court shall, by majority vote, select a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the person elected at such special election takes office; and (2) If the vacancy does not occur more than 90 days prior to the date of a general election preceding the general election at which a successor will be elected to a new full term of office, then the judges of the superior court shall, by majority vote, select a qualified person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. (b) A vacancy in the office of any other magistrate shall be filled by appointment by the chief magistrate for the remainder of the unexpired term. Section 3 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the appointment of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Baldwin County, approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4027); and for other purposes. This 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Hon. Wilbur E. Baugh Senator, 25th District

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wilbur E. Baugh, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 25th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Union-Recorder which is the official organ of Baldwin County, on the following date: January 15, 1993. /s/ Wilbur E. Baugh Senator, 25th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF AUSTELLMAYOR AND COUNCIL; RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS. No. 166 (Senate Bill No. 338). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Austell in Cobb and Douglas counties, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended, so as to provide a residency requirement for persons seeking election to the position of mayor or council member; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Austell in Cobb and Douglas counties, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety Section 2.11 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 2.11. City Council terms and qualification for office. The members of the city council shall serve for terms of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or council member unless he or she is a qualified municipal voter and has been a bona fide resident of the city for one year immediately prior to his or her official qualification as a candidate for such office; each person elected to such office shall continue to reside within the city during his or her period of service and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of the city. Each council member elected by ward shall be a bona fide resident of such ward for one year prior to his or her official qualification as a candidate for such office and shall continue to reside in such ward during his or her period of service. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act reincorporating and providing a new charter for the City of Austell, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended, and for other purposes. This 18th day of December, 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District
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REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Steve Thompson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 33rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: December 18, 1992. /s/ Steve Thompson Senator, 33rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 26th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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RABUN COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; SUPERVISOR OF ROADS. No. 167 (Senate Bill No. 353). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Rabun County, approved March 26, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 2397), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5004), so as to change the provisions relating to the supervisor of roads; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Rabun County, approved March 26, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 2397), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5004), is amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 8 of said Act in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) The board shall appoint a supervisor of roads who shall serve at the pleasure of the board, shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the board, and shall be compensated in an amount set by the board. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Rabun County approved March 26, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 2397), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 11th day of February, 1993. Schley H. Burrell Chairman RABUN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Guy Middleton, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 50th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton Tribune which is the official organ of Rabun County, on the following date: February 11, 1993. /s/ Guy Middleton Senator, 50th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993.

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RICHMOND COUNTYBOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS; MEMBERSHIP; DISTRICTS. No. 168 (Senate Bill No. 373). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Tax Assessors for Richmond County, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2813), as amended by an Act approved March 22, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3069), so as to change provisions relating to the membership of the board; to provide for districts from which members of the board shall be appointed; to provide for continued service of sitting members; to provide for other related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Tax Assessors for Richmond County, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2813), as amended by an Act approved March 22, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3069), is amended by striking Section 3 which reads as follows: Section 3. There is hereby created a County Board of Tax Assessors for Richmond County for the entire territorial area of the city and county, and said board shall have all the duties, powers and authority given the County Tax Assessors in Chapter 92-69 of the Code of Georgia, 1933, as amended, in executing the purposes of this Act; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it shall be the duty of said board to fix the values of all property located within the city and the county for all city, State, county, school or other tax purposes, and to prepare the tax digest for the city and county, and the power of said board shall not extend to the assessing of any property which must be returned for taxation to the State Revenue Commission or Comptroller General. Said board shall consist of six members, one from each Legislative District of the Georgia House of Representatives entirely within the boundaries of Richmond County. The members of the County Board of Tax Assessors shall be appointed

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by the governing authority of the county. Of the six members initially appointed, two shall serve for two years, two for three years and two for four years, and thereafter, the term of office of each member shall be four years. In case of a vacancy on the board at any time, caused by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled and the appointment shall be made in the same manner as herein provided for the appointment of the members of the board. The members of the board may be removed by the appointing authority only for cause shown for the failure to perform the duties., and inserting in its place a new Section 3 to read as follows: Section 3. (a) There is hereby created a County Board of Tax Assessors for Richmond County for the entire territorial area of the city and county, and said board shall have all the duties, powers, and authority given to the county tax assessors by general law in executing the purposes of this Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it shall be the duty of said board to fix the values of all property located within the city and the county for all city, state, county, school, or other tax purposes and to prepare the tax digest for the city and county. The power of said board, however, shall not extend to the assessing of any property which must be returned for taxation to the state revenue commissioner or Comptroller General. (b) Said board shall consist of three times as many members as there are state Senate districts wholly or partially within Richmond County. The members of the County Board of Tax Assessors shall be appointed by the governing authority of the county. Appointments shall be made such that each state Senate district within Richmond County has residing therein three members of the board of tax assessors. (c) The board members in office immediately prior to the effective date of this section shall serve out the remainder of the terms for which they were appointed. Thereafter, future appointments shall be made so as to bring the membership of the board into compliance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section at the earliest practicable date.

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Likewise, following any future change in the state Senate districts wholly or partially within Richmond County, sitting members of the board shall serve out the terms for which they were appointed, but future appointments shall be made so as to bring the membership of the board into compliance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section at the earliest practicable date. (d) All members of the board shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors take office, except that the governing authority may from time to time, at the time of making a new appointment, adjust the term of the new appointee as necessary or appropriate to maintain a system of staggered four-year terms so as to ensure continuity on the board at all times. (e) In case of a vacancy on the board at any time, caused by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, and the appointment shall be made in the same manner as herein provided for the appointment of the members of the board. The members of the board may be removed by the appointing authority only for cause shown for the failure to perform the duties. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION NOTICE is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia an Act to amend GA. L. 1973, p. 2812, as amended by GA. L. 1974, p. 3069, entitled Richmond County-County Board of Tax Assessors Created, so as to provide for the membership of said Board; to provide qualifications for the members of the Board; and for other purposes.

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This 17th day of November, 1992. ROBERT C. DANIEL, JR. Attorney for Richmond County, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Donald E. Cheeks, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 23rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Augusta Herald which is the official organ of Richmond County, on the following date: November 24, 1992. /s/ Donald E. Cheeks Senator, 23rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 25th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CITY OF SUGAR HILLCORPORATE LIMITS. No. 169 (Senate Bill No. 383). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Sugar Hill, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3232), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4603), an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990,

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p. 4298), and an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4696), so as to change the corporate limits; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Sugar Hill, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3232), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4603), an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4298), and an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4696), is amended by adding at the end of subsection (a) of Section 1.11A of said Act new paragraphs, to be designated paragraphs (18) through (24) to read as follows: (18) All those tracts or parcels of land lying and being in Land Lot 339 of the 7th. District of Gwinnett County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Land Lots 320, 321, 338 and 339 of the 7th. District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, thence south 60 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds west a distance of 225.22 feet to a point, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING of said tract herein described as follows: Thence, continue south 60 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds west a distance of 935.93 feet to a point; Thence, south 58 degrees 30 minutes 03 seconds west a distance of 577.31 feet to a point; Thence, north 29 degrees 32 minutes 39 seconds west a distance of 606.70 feet to a point; Thence, north 57 degrees 52 minutes 23 seconds east a distance of 138.54 feet to a point; Thence, north 47 degrees 00 minutes 31 seconds east a distance of 140.12 feet to a point;

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Thence, north 79 degrees 23 minutes 01 seconds east a distance of 183.15 feet to a point; Thence, south 72 degrees 33 minutes 49 seconds east a distance of 313.43 feet to a point; Thence, north 45 degrees 57 minutes 50 seconds west a distance of 299.15 feet to a point; Thence, north 73 degrees 38 minutes 40 seconds east a distance of 259.48 feet to a point; Thence, north 55 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds west a distance of 130.36 feet to a point; Thence, north 73 degrees 28 minutes 16 seconds east a distance of 235.72 feet to a point; Thence, north 35 degrees 39 minutes 03 seconds east a distance of 200.12 feet to a point; Thence, south 32 degrees 01 minutes 18 seconds east a distance of 248.16 feet to a point; Thence, south 32 degrees 03 minutes 42 seconds east a distance of 101.95 feet to a point; Thence, north 57 degrees 19 minutes 16 seconds east a distance of 230.54 feet to a point; Thence, northwesterly on an arc distance of 264.26 feet, said arc having a chord bearing of south 67 degrees 30 minutes 05 seconds east, a chord of 250.56 feet and a radius of 235.00 feet to a point; Thence, south 09 degrees 42 minutes 59 seconds east a distance of 201.89 feet to a point, said point also being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING of said tract. (19) All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 339 of the 7th District, Gwinnett County, Georgia and being shown as 1.017 acres on a plat of survey prepared

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by Gresham Marmelstein, Consulting Engineers Surveyors, dated February 18, 1987, prepared by Murlene Findley, recorded in Plat Book 40, Page 47-B, Gwinnett County plat records, which plat is incorporated herein by reference thereto for a more particular and complete description of said property. (20) All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 339 of the 7th District, Gwinnett County, Georgia and being shown as 8.885 acres as per plat prepared by Gresham Marmelstein, Consulting Engineers Surveyors, dated February 18, 1987, prepared by Sandra Pogue, recorded in Plat Book 40, Page 47-A, Gwinnett County plat records, which plat is incorporated herein by reference thereto for a more particular and complete description of said property. (21) All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 339 of the 7th District, Gwinnett County, Georgia and being shown as 6.892 acres on a plat of survey prepared by Gresham Marmelstein, Consulting Engineers Surveyors, dated February 18, 1987, prepared for Sherry Herman, recorded in Plat Book 40, Page 46-B, Gwinnett County plat records, which plat is incorporated herein by reference thereto for a more particular and complete description of said property. (22) ALL THOSE TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 339, 7TH DISTRICT, GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE RECREATION AREAEMERALD LAKE UNIT 2, CONTAINING 4.719 ACRES OF LAND AND BEING SHOWN MORE CLEARLY ON THE FINAL PLAT FOR: EMERALD LAKE UNIT 2, PREPARED BY PRECISION PLANNING, INC., DATED 6-21-88, LAST REVISED 8-21-92, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 56, PAGE 269, GWINNETT COUNTY RECORDS. (23) ALL THOSE TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 339, 7TH DISTRICT,

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GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT #1, BLOCK D, EMERALD LAKE UNIT 2, CONTAINING 33,176.79 SQUARE FEET OF LAND AND BEING SHOWN MORE CLEARLY ON THE FINAL PLAT FOR; EMERALD LAKE UNIT 2, PREPARED BY PRECISION PLANNING, INC., DATED 6-21-88, LAST REVISED 8-21-92, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 56, PAGE 269, GWINNETT COUNTY RECORDS. (24) ALL THOSE TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 339, 7TH DISTRICT, GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT #18, BLOCK A EMERALD LAKE UNIT 2, CONTAINING 86,240 SQUARE FEET OF LAND AND BEING SHOWN CLEARLY ON THE FINAL PLAT FOR: EMERALD LAKE UNIT 2, PREPARED BY PRECISION PLANNING, INC., DATED 6-21-88, LAST REVISED 8-21-92, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 56, PAGE 269, GWINNETT COUNTY RECORDS. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Sugar Hill, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3232), as amended, and for other purposes. This 17 day of February, 1993. /s/ Senator Clinton M. Day 48th District

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Clinton M. Day, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 48th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: February 21, 1993. /s/ Clinton M. Day Senator, 48th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. TOWN OF GAYORDINANCES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS; PENALTIES. No. 170 (Senate Bill No. 385). AN ACT To amend an Act incorporating the Town of Gay in the County of Meriwether, approved August 22, 1907 (Ga. L. 1907, p. 669), as amended, so as to provide for penalties which may be imposed for violation of any ordinance, rule, or regulation of said town; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act incorporating the Town of Gay in the County of Meriwether, approved August 22, 1907 (Ga. L. 1907, p. 669), as amended, is amended by adding immediately following Section 13 a new Section 13.1 to read as follows: Section 13.1. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the town council shall be authorized to punish any person convicted of violating any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation enacted by said council by imposing any punishment up to the maximums specified by general law, including the maximums specified in subparagraphs (a)(2)(B) and (a)(2)(C) of Code Section 36-35-6 of the O.C.G.A., or any other punishment which may hereinafter be authorized by general law. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Gay in the County of Meriwether, approved August 22, 1907 (Ga. L. 1907, p. 669), as amended, so as to change the penalties which may be imposed for violation of town ordinances, rules, or regulations; and for other purposes. This 26th day of February, 1993. SENATOR STEVEN E. LANGFORD 29th District ED LONG Attorney at Law P.O.Box 508 LaGrange, GA. 30241

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Steven E. Langford, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 29th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Meriwether Vindicator which is the official organ of Meriwether County, on the following date: March 5, 1993. /s/ Steven E. Langford Senator, 29th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. COBB COUNTY STADIUM AUTHORITYMEMBERSHIP; TERMS. No. 171 (Senate Bill No. 388). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Cobb County Stadium Authority, approved March 28, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4727), so as to change the provisions relating to the appointment of members to the Authority and their terms of office; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act creating the Cobb County Stadium Authority, approved March 28, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4727), is amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 3 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) The terms of the members of the Authority serving on May 1, 1993, shall expire as follows: Post 1 June 1, 1994 Post 2 June 1, 1995 Post 3 June 1, 1996 Post 4 June 1, 1994 Post 5 June 1, 1995 Post 6 June 1, 1996 Post 7 June 1, 1994 Successors to the members of the authority serving on May 1, 1993, from Posts 1, 4, and 7 shall be appointed to serve for terms of three years, to expire on June 1, 1997, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Successors to the members of the authority serving on May 1, 1993, from Posts 2 and 5 shall be appointed to serve for terms of four years, to expire on June 1, 1999, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Successors to the members of the authority serving on May 1, 1993, from Posts 3 and 6 shall be appointed for terms of three years, to expire on June 1, 1997, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Thereafter, successors to such members shall be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing the Cobb County Stadium Authority, approved March 28, 1984 (Ga L 1984, p. 4727), and for other purposes. This 18th day of December, 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Johnny Isakson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 21st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: December 18, 1992.

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/s/ Johnny Isakson Senator, 21st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. COBB-MARIETTA COLISEUM AND EXHIBIT HALL AUTHORITYMEMBERS; TERMS. No. 172 (Senate Bill No. 389). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4091), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3531), so as to change the provision regarding the term of office of the member of the authority appointed by the board of commissioners of Cobb County; to provide for terms of office of four years for certain members of the authority; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4091), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3531), is amended by striking subsections (b) and (d) of Section 1 in their entirety and inserting

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in lieu thereof new subsections (b) and (d) to read as follows: (b) The person serving as a member of the authority representing Post 3 on January 1, 1993, or such person's successor, shall continue to so serve as a member of such authority until May 1, 1995, and until such person's successor is appointed and qualified. (d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the members of the authority in office on January 1, 1991, or their successors, shall not serve out the remainder of the terms to which they were appointed but shall serve only until their successors are appointed and qualified as specified in this section. The members representing Posts 1, 2, and 5 shall take office on March 27, 1991, and the members representing Posts 6 and 7 shall be appointed and shall take office not later than 30 days after March 27, 1991. The initial member appointed to Post 6 shall serve until May 1, 1996, and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The initial member appointed to Post 7 shall serve until May 1, 1994, and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Thereafter, the members from Posts 3, 4, 6, and 7 shall serve for terms of four years each and until their successors are appointed and qualified and shall take office on May 2 immediately following appointment. The members representing Posts 1, 2, and 5, being the mayor of the City of Marietta, the mayor of the City of Smyrna, and the chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County, respectively, shall serve during the tenure of their respective offices. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4091), as amended; and for other purposes. This 18th day of December, 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Johnny Isakson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 21st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: December 18, 1992.

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/s/ Johnny Isakson Senator, 21st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. COBB COUNTYCIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM; BOARD; TERMS. No. 173 (Senate Bill No. 391). AN ACT To amend an Act to authorize the establishment of a Civil Service System in Cobb County for persons receiving salary and wages in whole or in part from Cobb County, approved March 10, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2502), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5330), so as to change provisions regarding the terms of office of certain members of the board; to provide for the expiration of such terms in odd-numbered years; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to authorize the establishment of a Civil Service System in Cobb County for persons receiving salary and wages in whole or in part from Cobb County, approved March 10, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2502), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5330), is amended by striking subsection (d) of Section 3 in its entirety

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and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (d) of Section 3 to read as follows: (d) Prior to March 1, 1989, persons were to be appointed by the board of commissioners to hold post number 3 through February, 1993, and to hold post number 4 through April, 1990. The expiration of the term of office and of the term of the person appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County under prior law to fill post number 3 is extended from April 1, 1993, to April 1, 1994. The expiration of the term of office and of the term of the person appointed to fill post number 4 is April 1, 1995. The successor to the member of the board serving from post number 3 shall be appointed to serve for a term of three years, to expire April 1, 1997, and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The successor to the member of the board serving from post number 4 shall be appointed to serve for a term of four years, to expire on April 1, 1999, and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Thereafter, future successors to members serving from post numbers 3 and 4 shall serve for terms of four years beginning April 1 of the year of expiration of the preceding term of office for each post. The governing authority shall appoint the persons to hold post numbers 3 and 4 for the terms of office set forth in this subsection. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to authorize the establishment of a Civil Service System in Cobb County for persons receiving salary and wages in whole or in part from Cobb County, approved March 10, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2502), as amended, particularly by an Act approved

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April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5330); and for other purposes. This 9th day of March, 1993. Senator Johnny Isakson 21st District SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Ray Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Johnny Isakson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 21st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: March 13, 1993. /s/ Johnny Isakson Senator, 21st District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved March 30, 1993. CLAYTON COUNTYMAGISTRATE COURT; CHIEF MAGISTRATE; ELECTION; TERMS; VACANCIES. No. 176 (Senate Bill No. 221). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the appointment of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clayton County, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4411), so as to provide for the partisan election of the chief magistrate; to provide for terms of office; to provide for filling vacancies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the appointment of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clayton County, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4411), is amended by striking Section 2 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. (a) The chief magistrate shall be elected by the voters of Clayton County at the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of the incumbent chief magistrate in a partisan election in the same manner as county officers are elected for a four-year term beginning on the first day of January following his or her election, as provided

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for in subsection (d) of Code Section 15-10-20 of the O.C.G.A. Successors to the chief magistrate shall likewise be elected quadrennially thereafter for terms beginning on the first day of January following their election. (b) A vacancy in the office of chief magistrate shall be filled by majority vote of the judges of the superior court for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any person appointed as chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clayton County to fill an unexpired term shall serve until the expiration of the term of office to which appointed and until a successor or is elected and qualified. At the end of such unexpired term, the chief magistrate shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to amend an Act providing for the appointment of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clayton County, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4411), so as to provide the election of said chief magistrate; and for other purposes. This 4th day of February, 1993. Clayton County Delegation to the General Assembly of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terrell Starr, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 44th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily

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which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: February 6, 1993. /s/ Terrell Starr Senator, 44th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF AUSTELLMAYOR; COUNCIL; DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS; RESPONSIBILITIES; ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR; VETO. No. 177 (Senate Bill No. 284). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the city of Austell, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4498), so as to change certain provisions relating to the administrative responsibilities of the mayor, city council, and the directors of various city departments; to delete the position of administrative supervisor; to change certain provisions relating to the exercise of the mayor's veto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the city of Austell, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as

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amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4498), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 2.10 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2.10 to read as follows: Section 2.10. City Council. The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and six councilmembers. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected in a manner provided by Article V of this charter. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 2.17 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2.17 to read as follows: Section 2.17. General power and authority of the city council. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city as provided by Article I. (b) The city council shall, through its respective committees, supervise and assist the department directors in the administration of their respective departments. In supervising the department directors and administering its other duties, the city council shall follow the administrative procedures set forth in this charter, city ordinance, or general state law. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 2.18 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2.18 to read as follows: Section 2.18. Organizational meeting. The city council shall hold its organizational meeting at the first regular meeting of the city council on the first Monday in January each year, unless it is a legal holiday, then on the second Monday or as soon thereafter as is practicable. The oath of office shall be administered to the incoming mayor and councilmembers prior to or on the date of such meeting and

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the incoming mayor shall call the meeting to order. The oath of office administered to newly elected members shall be as follows: `I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly perform the duties of mayor (or councilmember, as the case may be) of the City of Austell, to the best of my skill and ability, and as seems to me, for the best interest and welfare of said city, without fear, favor, or affection, and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America, so help me God.' Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 2.20 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2.20 to read as follows: Section 2.20. Rules of procedure and committee appointment. (a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping minutes of its proceedings, which shall be a public record. (b) The mayor shall appoint, at the first regular council meeting of each year, a council committee to supervise and assist each of the department directors in the management of the respective administrative departments established in Section 3.10 of this charter. Each council committee shall consist of at least two councilmembers other than the mayor. The mayor shall be an ex officio member of each committee. (c) The mayor shall appoint a chairperson and vice chairperson of each council committee. The chairperson shall preside at council committee meetings. The chairperson shall be the liaison between the department director and the council committee and shall be primarily responsible for assisting the department director in the administration of the department. The committee shall be responsible for the personnel evaluation of the department director in the administration of the department.

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(d) The council committee shall review administrative items presented by the department director and shall either disapprove the item without submission to the city council or recommend to the city council that such item be approved or disapproved. Any item disapproved by the council committee may nonetheless be presented to the city council by the department director as an agenda item for approval or disapproval by the full city council. (e) Each committee chairperson shall have the right to call meetings of the committee and shall have the power from time to time to authorize budgeted purchases up to a dollar amount set by the council without first obtaining specific committee or council approval of the item, provided that all other provisions of the charter and the ordinances of the city are complied with, including bid requirements, if applicable. Approval for such expenditures shall be documented with a copy provided to the director of finance as soon as possible after the purchase. (f) Each committee shall have the power from time to time to authorize budgeted purchases up to a dollar amount set by the council without first obtaining specific city council approval for the item, provided that all other provisions of the charter and the ordinances of the city are complied with, including bid requirements, if applicable. Approval for such expenditures shall be documented with a copy provided to the director of finance as soon as possible after the purchase. (g) The vice chairperson shall be authorized to act as the chairperson of the committee upon the absence, disability, or death of the chairperson until such absence or disability ceases or until a new chairperson is appointed by the mayor at a regular city council meeting. Section 5 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 2.26 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) The city council shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all of the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification

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shall be adopted by the city council and shall be published as soon as is practicable, together with all amendments thereto and such codes of technical regulations, which may be separate standard code books, and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as `The Code of Ordinances, City of Austell, Georgia.' Said code shall be supplemented and updated regularly. Copies of the Code shall be furnished to the mayor, councilmembers, city clerk, city attorney, municipal court judge, police chief, and such other officers, departments, and agencies of the city as the city council may direct. Copies shall be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. Section 6 . Said Act is further amended by striking in their entireties Sections 2.27, 2.29, 2.30, and 2.31 and inserting in lieu thereof, in each instance, the following: Reserved. Section 7 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 2.34 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2.34 to read as follows: Section 2.34. Powers and duties of the Mayor. The mayor shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To preside at all meetings of the city council and to have the right to take part in the deliberations of the council but shall not have the right to vote on any question except in the case of a tie; (2) To be the official head and spokesperson for the city for service of process and ceremonial purposes; (3) To sign as a matter of course all written contracts, ordinances, deeds, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; (4) To cosign, along with the director of finance, all checks for the payment of money; alternate signatories may be designed by city ordinance;

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(5) To have veto power as set out in Section 2.35 of this charter; (6) To keep the council advised from time to time of the general condition of the city and to recommend such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient for the welfare of the city; (7) To call special meetings of the city council as provided in this charter; (8) To appoint at the first meeting each year, or as soon thereafter as expedient, members of the following standing committees: police, fire, streets and sanitation, water and sewerage, parks and recreation, general administration and finance, community development, gas system liaison, and such other committees as the mayor and council may deem necessary; (9) To appoint, with the advice and consent of the city council, all department directors and in such manner to fill any vacancy in any such office; (10) To pardon or parole any offender against the ordinances of the City of Austell; (11) To see that all laws, provisions of this charter, and acts of the governing body are faithfully executed; (12) To submit to the city council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances of the city as of the end of each fiscal year and a complete report on administrative activities for the city as of the end of each calendar year; and (13) To perform such other duties as may be required by general state law, this charter, or city ordinance. Section 8 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 2.35 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection to read as follows:

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(b) If such matter is vetoed by the mayor, such veto must be submitted in writing to the city clerk within four days of passage. The mayor may sign an approval of any council action at the time of passage. Such approved actions may not thereafter be subject to veto by the mayor and shall be effective upon approval. If an item is neither approved nor vetoed, it shall become effective at 12:00 noon on the fourth calendar day after its adoption. If the mayor vetoes an item, the mayor shall submit to the city council through the clerk a written statement of the reason for the veto. If the item is vetoed, the clerk shall record upon the item the date of its veto by the mayor. Section 9 . Said Act is further amended by striking in their entireties subsections (c) and (d) of Section 3.10 and inserting in lieu thereof respectively, the following: (c) Except as may otherwise be provided in this charter, the city council, by ordinance, shall prescribe the functions or duties of and establish, abolish, or alter all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city, as is necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city. Subject to the foregoing, the following administrative departments are established: police, streets and sanitation, water and sewerage, parks and recreation, general administration and finance, and fire. (d) There shall be a director of each department or agency of the city who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, at the first annual regular city council meeting or upon the vacancy in the department director's position. A department director may only be removed by the mayorfor cause pursuant to the terms of the personnel policies as adopted by the city council. Section 10 . Said Act is further amended by redesignating Sections 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14 as 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, and 3.15, respectively; by inserting immediately following Section 3.10 the following:

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Section 3.11. Powers and duties of the department directors. The department director shall be the administrative official of the department and shall be responsible to the city council for the administration of his or her department. The department directors shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To hire, appoint, evaluate, reprimand, and subject to adverse disciplinary action all city employees supervised by the department directors within their departments, except as otherwise provided by general state law, this charter, city ordinance, or personnel policies adopted pursuant to this charter. The procedure to be followed by the department directors in fulfilling such duties shall be governed by the personnel policies as adopted by the city council; (2) To attend all city council meetings and their respective committee meetings; (3) To submit to the finance director an annual budget for their respective departments. The department budgets will be compiled into a proposed balanced budget by the finance director and submitted to the General Administration and Finance committee for review and recommendation to the city council for approval; (4) To advise their respective committees as to the future needs of their departments; (5) To make any report as the council committee or city council may require concerning the operation of their departments and of any employees subject to their direction and supervision; (6) To prepare an inventory showing all real and personal property utilized by their departments and to submit such inventory to the finance director for compilation; (7) To make budgeted purchases from time to time of supplies, materials and equipment for their departments

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up to a dollar amount set by the council without first obtaining specific approval of the committee chairperson, the council committee, or the city council, provided that all other provisions of this charter and the ordinances of the city are complied with, including bid requirements, if applicable. All purchases in excess of such amount must be approved by the committee chairperson, the council committee, or the city council, depending on the amount of the expenditure; (8) To recommend to the council committee items of city personal property which the department director deems to be unnecessary or unfit for the use of the city. Upon approval by the council committee, the department director shall conduct all sales of such property declared to be surplus. The department director shall make all necessary publications and notices, procure bids, and, with the assistance of the finance director, conduct the bid openings and the sales; (9) To be responsible for the preparation and publication of all notices and announcements required by law with respect to the operation of their departments. Such notices shall be given to the city clerk for review and submittal for publishing; (10) To supervise and report to the proper council committee regarding the performance of all contacts made for services or materials related to their departments; and (11) To perform such other duties as may be assigned by the city council, the city charter, city ordinance, or general state law.; and by striking newly redesignated Sections 3.13 and 3.14 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 3.13. City attorney. The General Administration and Finance Committee shall nominate, for approval by the city council, a city attorney, together with such assistant city attorneys as may be authorized, and shall provide for

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the payment of such attorney or attorneys for services rendered to the city. Section 3.14. City clerk. The General Administration and Finance Committee shall nominate, the city clerk for approval by the city council. Such nomination and council vote shall occur at the first regular city council meeting each year or upon a vacancy in such position. The duties of the city clerk shall be: (1) To keep an accurate record and minutes of all meetings of the city council, to keep and affix the city seal as required to all official documents of the city, to attest the mayor's execution of official documents, and to certify under the city's seal such documents as may require certification; (2) To maintain all city maps and update same on a regular basis to reflect appropriate changes thereon; and (3) To perform such other duties as the city council may establish and as required by the city charter, city ordinance, or general state law. Section 11 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 4.11 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 4.11. Judge. No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge of the municipal court unless he or she shall have attained the age of 21 years and is a resident of Cobb County or Douglas County, Georgia. Members of the State Bar of Georgia shall be given preference in selection, but it is not required that the judge be a member of the State Bar. The judge shall be appointed by the General Administration and Finance Committee for approval by the city council. The judge may be removed from office by the city council in accordance with and as provided in Sections 5.18 and 5.19 of this charter. The compensation of the judge shall be set by the city council. Before entering on the duties of his or her office, the judge shall take an oath given by the mayor that he or she will honestly and faithfully discharge

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the duties of his or her office to the best of his or her ability without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be filed with the city clerk. Section 12 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 5.18 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 5.18. Grounds for removal. The mayor, councilmembers, or appointed persons filling nonemployee positions provided for in this charter shall be removed from office only for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Incompetence, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office; (2) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; (3) Failure at any time to possess any of the qualifications of office as provided by this charter or by law; (4) Knowingly violating any express prohibition of this charter; (5) Abandonment of office or neglect to perform the duties thereof; or (6) Failure for any other cause to perform the duties of office as required by this charter or by state law. Section 13 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act reincorporating and providing a new charter for the City of Austell, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 18th day of December, 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District romynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Steve Thompson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 33rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: February 13, 1993. /s/ Steve Thompson Senator, 33rd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF NEWNANMAYOR AND COUNCIL; CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES; EMINENT DOMAIN; BOARD OF WATER, SEWERAGE, AND LIGHT COMMISSIONERS. No. 178 (Senate Bill No. 297). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Newnan, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5160), as amended, so as to provide for additional powers, duties, and authority of the mayor and council of the City of Newman with respect to cable television services and systems; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for purposes; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for issuance of bonds; to provide for authority of the Board of Water, Sewerage, and Light Commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of Newnan, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5160), as amended, is amended by adding a new section immediately following Section 1.7, to be designated Section 1.8, to read as follows:

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Section 1.8. Cable television; eminent domain. (a) The General Assembly finds and determines that: (1) Cable television is the general term used to specify the production, transport, and delivery of locally and remotely originated video programming or signals to consumers. It includes any process that enables or permits the passage of information from a sender to one or more receivers in the form of fixed or moving pictures, with or without accompanying visible or audible signals, by means of any eletromagnetic or photonic system, including electrical transmission by wire, coaxial cable, radio waves, optical transmission, and guided waves; (2) It is necessary and desirable that the mayor and council of the City of Newnan have the power and authority to acquire, own, hold, lease, sell, resell, build, maintain, and operate any system of cable television and any cable television services; to establish rates and charge fees for services rendered or facilities provided; to exchange said services or facilities for services or facilities of like kind or value; to add value by switching, processing, storing, transforming, or in any manner acting upon the content of the information being communicated; to interconnect its systems and services with the systems and services of consumers and other providers; to use cable television to encourage the development of information based organizations in Newnan; to finance any of said systems through appropriate bond issues in accordance with the laws of Georgia; to exercise the power of eminent domain with regard to any of said systems, both within and outside the corporate limits; and to contract to furnish the services of any said systems to consumers within or outside the corporate limits of the City of Newnan; (3) The cable television function of the city will serve the following public purposes, among others: community antenna television; broadcast radio and television; network, independent, and superstation programming; narrowcasting; open and closed captioning and other special services for the handicapped; subcarrier services;

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entertainment programming; professional and amateur sports events; pay-per-view video; public broadcasting; public access programming; public affairs programming; televising city council and other governmental meetings; public library programming; foreign language programming; religious and inspirational programming; background music; weather map graphic information; credited college courses; adult education; instructional programming; distance learning; audiographics; telemedicine; imaging; teleconferencing; local, regional, and national advertising; consumer information service programming; home shopping; user response polling; straw voting; business news; newswire; securities quotations; bulletin boards; emergency altering; and time and weather announcements; and (4) The exercise of the cable television function by the City of Newnan is a proper exercise of its public powers and is a public purpose for which the power of eminent domain may be exercised. (b) The mayor and council shall have the power and authority to acquire, own, hold, lease, sell, resell, build, and maintain or operate, or both, any system of cable television or any cable television services; to establish rates and charge fees therefor; to exchange services or facilities for services or facilities of like kind; to add value by switching, processing, storing, transforming, or in any manner acting upon the content of the information being communicated; to interconnect its systems and services with the systems and services of consumers and other providers; to use cable television to encourage the development of information based organizations in Newnan; to finance any said systems through appropriate bond issues in accordance with the laws of Georgia; to exercise the power of eminent domain with regard to any of said systems, both within and outside the corporate limits; and to contract to furnish the services of any said systems to consumers within or outside the corporate limits of the City of Newnan. (c) In furtherance of the exercise of the powers conferred and granted in this section relating to the operation of

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a cable television system, the mayor and council shall have the right and authority to finance any of said systems through issuance of bonds for such purposes in accordance with the laws of Georgia and to further exercise the power of eminent domain and to acquire property, both real and personal, by the exercise of such right of eminent domain both inside and outside the corporate limits of the City of Newnan and to exercise such right of eminent domain in accordance with and pursuant to the appropriate laws of the State of Georgia enacted for that purpose. (d) Notwithstanding anything in this subsection to the contrary, the Board of Water, Sewerage, and Light Commissioners of the City of Newnan shall have complete and sole control and management of the cable television system and services of the City of Newnan independent of the city council; shall have the power and authority to charge the citizens of Newnan and all other persons, firms, corporations, or governmental or other entities such sums as it may deem just and proper for the use of said system and services; shall have power and authority to make all rules and regulations as in its discretion are necessary or proper for the management and control of the cable television system and services of the City of Newnan; shall have power to enforce said rules and regulations by refusing to supply or to discontinue services to any person, firm, corporation, or government or other entity who fails or refuses to comply with said rules and regulations; and shall have the power and authority to perform all acts that may in the opinion of said board be necessary or proper for the operation and maintenance of said cable television system and services. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed so as to empower said board ofwater, sewerage, and light commissioners of the City of Newnan to discontinue cable television systems or services to the City of Newnan or charge the City of Newnan any fee therefor, to take title to and hold real property in its name, or to set the salaries of the persons serving as commissioners on said board. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act amending the charter of the City of Newnan and creating a water, sewerage, and light commission, approved August 6, 1904 (Ga. L. 1904, p.549), as amended; and for other purposes. This 3rd day of February, 1993. Honorable Arthur B. Edge, IV Senator, 28th District. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Arthur B. Edge, IV, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 28th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Newnan Times-Herald which is the official organ of Coweta County, on the following date: February 6, 1993. /s/ Arthur B. Edge, IV Senator, 28th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th day of February, 1993. /s/ Don Bolia Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires April 8, 1996 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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FULTON COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; AIRPORT; COMMERCIAL USE. No. 179 (Senate Bill No. 351). AN ACT To provide that the governing authority of Fulton County may not expand any existing noncommercial county airport to accommodate a commercial use unless such expansion is approved in a referendum; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The governing authority of Fulton County shall not be authorized to expand, improve, or otherwise alter the construction or operation of any airport or landing field maintained or operated by such county for noncommercial use as of January 1, 1993, so that such airport or landing field is maintained or operated for any commercial use, unless such change in use is approved by the qualified voters of the county voting in a referendum thereon. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to prohibit Fulton County from expanding any noncommercial county airport to accommodate a commercial use; and for other purposes.

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This 17th day of February, 1993. SENATOR RALPH D. ABERNATHY 38th District Legislative Office Building Room 325 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ralph David Abernathy III, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 38th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Fulton County Daily Report which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the following date: February 23, 1993. /s/ Ralph David Abernathy III Senator, 38th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF AUSTELLHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; APPLICABILITY. No. 180 (Senate Bill No. 354). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to increase the amount of the homestead exemption from City of Austell ad valorem taxes, so as to provide that such exemption shall apply to municipal taxes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to increase the amount of the homestead exemption from City of Austell ad valorem taxes, is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (d) of Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (d) The exemption granted by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any taxes levied to pay interest on or retire bonded indebtedness or state taxes. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an act will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia to amend an Act approved April 4, 1991, (Ga. L. 1991 p. 4508), as amended, and for other purposes. This 25th day of February, 1993. SENATOR STEVE THOMPSON SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District
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Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Steve Thompson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 33rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Report which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: February 27, 1993. /s/ Steve Thompson Senator, 33rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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HANCOCK COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 181 (Senate Bill No. 374). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Hancock County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Hancock County which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Hancock County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Hancock County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) The Board of Education of Hancock County shall consist of five members. Those members of the Board of Education of Hancock County who are serving as such on January 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in

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any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for the remainder of their terms of office but on and after January 1, 1994, four of those members named in this subsection shall be deemed to be serving from education districts described in subsection (c) of this section, whether or not they were elected therefrom or reside therein, and one member shall be designated the chairperson as follows: Emma Clayton Chairperson Arthur M. Benson Education District 1 Lovett Brown Education District 2 Joe H. Baker Education District 3 Ruby C. Clayton Education District 4 (b) For the period beginning January 1, 1994, until January 1, 1999, the five-person board shall be constituted of those incumbent members who are serving out their terms of office and who are designated or deemed by subsection (a) of this section to be serving as chairperson or in education districts described in subsection (c) of this section and those members who have been elected pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act as successors to those incumbent members whose terms of office have expired. On and after January 1, 1999, the board shall consist of five members, four of whom shall have been elected from education districts described in subsection (c) of this section and one of whom, the chairperson, shall have been elected at large. (c) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, other than the chairperson, the Hancock County School District is divided into four education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Hancock County School District: Education District: 1 HANCOCK COUNTY VTD: 0001 SPARTA (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 168, 169, 170, 175, 177, 178, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188B, 188C, 189B, 407B, 408A, 408B, 409, 410, 411, 412, 419B, 420B, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454,

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455 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 105 VTD: 0002 DEVEREUX (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 179, 180, 181, 182, 184 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 123, 124, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127 Education District: 2 HANCOCK COUNTY VTD: 0001 SPARTA (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 179, 180, 185, 186, 187 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 160, 161, 162, 165, 166, 167, 188A, 189A, 190B, 190C, 191, 192A, 192B, 193, 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 313A, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328A, 328B, 329, 330, 332, 333, 334, 335, 343, 344, 404, 405, 406, 407A, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419A, 420A, 421, 422, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443A, 443B, 444A, 444B, 445, 446, 449, 456 VTD: 0002 DEVEREUX (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 340, 341, 342, 345, 347, 457, 458 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 109, 110, 111, 112, 121, 122, 127, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163

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Tract: 9804. Block(s): 115, 116 VTD: 0003 LINTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 336, 337, 338, 339, 346, 348, 349, 383, 385, 386, 387, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 396, 397, 447, 448 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 VTD: 0004 MAYFIELD - JEWELL (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 222, 223, 231, 232 Education District: 3 HANCOCK COUNTY VTD: 0001 SPARTA (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 181, 182, 242, 243, 244, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 147, 148, 149, 157A, 158, 159, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 303, 372 VTD: 0002 DEVEREUX (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 141, 142, 143, 144, 194, 195 VTD: 0003 LINTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 376 VTD: 0004 MAYFIELD - JEWELL (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132,

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133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 175, 176, 188, 189, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 245, 246, 247 VTD: 0005 MT. ZION VTD: 0006 SPRINGFIELD Education District: 4 HANCOCK COUNTY VTD: 0001 SPARTA (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 183, 184 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 190A, 204A, 204B, 204C, 214A, 214B, 217, 218, 219A, 219B, 220, 221, 222A, 222B, 223, 224A, 224B, 225A, 225B, 226, 227A, 227B, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313B, 314, 315, 316, 331, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 369, 370, 371, 401, 402, 403, 423 VTD: 0003 LINTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 350, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 373, 374, 375, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 384, 388, 389, 395 (d) For purposes of subsection (c) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place;

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(3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Hancock County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (c) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Hancock County School District which is described in subsection (c) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district

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only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. The member of the board who is chairperson of the board may reside anywhere within the Hancock County School District and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in all of such district. The chairperson must continue to reside within the Hancock County School District during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) (1) The first successors to those members of the board deemed, pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2 of this Act, to be serving from Education Districts 2 and 3 shall be the first members of the board who are elected from Education Districts 2 and 3, respectively, as described in subsection (c) of Section 2 of this Act. Those successors shall be elected at the state-wide November general election in 1994, shall take office January 1, 1995, and shall serve for terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those successors shall be elected at the state-wide November general election in 1996, shall take office January 1, 1997, and shall serve for terms of office which expire December 31, 1998. (2) The first successors to those members of the board designated or deemed, pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2 of this Act, to be serving as chairperson or as the member from Education District 4 shall be the first members of the board elected as chairperson and as the member from Education District 4, as described in subsection (c) of Section 2 of this Act. Those successors shall be elected at the state-wide November general election in 1996, shall take office January 1, 1997, and shall serve for terms of office which expire December 31, 1998.

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(3) The first successor to that member of the board deemed, pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2 of this Act, to be serving from Education District 1 shall be the first member of the board elected from Education District 1 as described in subsection (c) of Section 2 of this Act. (4) The first person elected from Education District 1 and the successors to the chairperson and the three other members of the board whose terms of office expire December 31, 1998, shall be elected at the state-wide November general election in 1998, shall take office January 1, 1999, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide November general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this Act and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1994, in the membership of the board, whether the vacancy is in the office of chairperson or any other member, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Hancock County, other than the chairperson, shall be compensated in the amount of $100.00 per month and the chairperson of the board shall be compensated in the amount of $150.00 per month. The chairperson and each member of the board shall

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also receive a per diem of $50.00 for each day while meeting and traveling outside the Hancock County School District as a member of a committee of the board, plus reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith. The compensation and expenses provided for in this section shall be paid from the funds of the Hancock County School District. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be elected at large as provided in Section 3 of this Act. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Hancock County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, the board may appoint a person to fill such vacancy under the same conditions specified in the second sentence of subsection (b) of this section. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve under written contract for a term of not less than one year nor more than four years. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Hancock County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Sections 8, 9, and 11 of this Act shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994.

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Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to change the provisions relating to the school superintendent and board of education of Hancock County; and for other purposes. This 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Wilbur E. Baugh Senator Wilbur E. Baugh 25th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wilbur E. Baugh, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 25th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Sparta Ishmaelite which is the official organ of Hancock County, on the following date: February 3, 1993. /s/ Wilbur E. Baugh Senator, 25th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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HANCOCK COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; RECONSTITUTION; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS; TERMS; OFFICERS; COMPENSATION. No. 182 (Senate Bill No. 375). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County, approved October 5, 1885 (Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 435), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3292), so as to reconstitute the Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for commissioner districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for removal from office; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County, approved October 5, 1885 (Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 435), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3292), is amended by striking Section II thereof and inserting in its place the following section: Section II. (a) The Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County which exists on December 31, 1993, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1995, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the `board,' shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of County Commissioners of Hancock

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County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1995, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of county commissioners and not in conflict with this Act. (b) Those members of the Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County who are serving as commissioners from Post 1 and Post 2 on December 31, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors under subsection (f) of this section. The chairperson of the board who is serving as such on December 31, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office shall continue to serve as chairperson for a term of office which expires December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of a successor under subsection (f) of this section. On and after January 1, 1995, the board shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be elected from commissioner districts described in subsection (c) of this section except for the chairperson who is elected at large as provided in subsection (e) of this section. (c) For purposes of electing members of the board, other than the chairperson, Hancock County is divided into four commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of Hancock County: Commissioner District: 1 HANCOCK COUNTY VTD: 0001 SPARTA (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 168, 169, 170, 175, 177, 178, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188B, 188C, 189B, 407B, 408A, 408B, 409, 410, 411, 412, 419B, 420B, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 105 VTD: 0002 DEVEREUX (Part)

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Tract: 9802. Block(s): 179, 180, 181, 182, 184 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 123, 124, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127 Commissioner District: 2 HANCOCK COUNTY VTD: 0001 SPARTA (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 179, 180, 185, 186, 187 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 160, 161, 162, 165, 166, 167, 188A, 189A, 190B, 190C, 191, 192A, 192B, 193, 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 313A, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328A, 328B, 329, 330, 332, 333, 334, 335, 343, 344, 404, 405, 406, 407A, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419A, 420A, 421, 422, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443A, 443B, 444A, 444B, 445, 446, 449, 456 VTD: 0002 DEVEREUX (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 340, 341, 342, 345, 347, 457, 458 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 109, 110, 111, 112, 121, 122, 127, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 115, 116 VTD: 0003 LINTON (Part) Tract: 9802.

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Block(s): 336, 337, 338, 339, 346, 348, 349, 383, 385, 386, 387, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 396, 397, 447, 448 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 VTD: 0004 MAYFIELD - JEWELL (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 222, 223, 231, 232 Commissioner District: 3 HANCOCK COUNTY VTD: 0001 SPARTA (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 181, 182, 242, 243, 244, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 147, 148, 149, 157A, 158, 159, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 303, 372 VTD: 0002 DEVEREUX (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 141, 142, 143, 144, 194, 195 VTD: 0003 LINTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 376 VTD: 0004 MAYFIELD - JEWELL (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 175, 176, 188, 189, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221,

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224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 245, 246, 247 VTD: 0005 MT. ZION VTD: 0006 SPRINGFIELD Commissioner District: 4 HANCOCK COUNTY VTD: 0001 SPARTA (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 183, 184 Tract: 9802. Block(s): 190A, 204A, 204B, 204C, 214A, 214B, 217, 218, 219A, 219B, 220, 221, 222A, 222B, 223, 224A, 224B, 225A, 225B, 226, 227A, 227B, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313B, 314, 315, 316, 331, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 369, 370, 371, 401, 402, 403, 423 VTD: 0003 LINTON (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 350, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 373, 374, 375, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 384, 388, 389, 395 (d) For purposes of subsection (c) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any commissioner district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census

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map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of Hancock County which is not included in any commissioner district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of Hancock County which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (e) In order to be elected as a member of the board from a commissioner district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that commissioner district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that commissioner district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from a commissioner district, each candidate for such office shall specify the commissioner district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from a commissioner district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon

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upon become vacant. The member of the board who is chairperson of the board may reside anywhere within Hancock County and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in all of Hancock County. The chairperson must continue to reside within Hancock County during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (f) The first members of the reconstituted Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County to be elected from Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 as described in subsection (c) of this section shall be elected at the general election which is conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1994. Those members of the board elected thereto shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those successors and the successor to the chairperson of the board whose term of office expires December 31, 1996, shall be elected at the general election conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1996, and shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election for terms of office which expire December 31, 2000, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this section and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (g) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code.' (h) In the event of any vacancy in any office of the board of county commissioners, when said vacancy occurs at least 60 days before the first general election occurring

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within the term of the office which is vacant, the judge of the probate court of the county shall appoint someone from that commissioner district to fill said vacancy until a successor is elected and qualified in said first general election to serve out said unexpired term. When a vacancy occurs after said 60 days, the judge of the probate court of the county shall appoint someone from that commissioner district to serve out the unexpired term of the office which is vacant. (i) Any member of the board of county commissioners shall be removed from office upon final conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction of treason against the state, embezzlement of public funds, malfeasance in office, bribery, larceny, or any crime involving moral turpitude punishable by the laws of this state with imprisonment in the penitentiary. Upon said final conviction, the office of said member shall be vacated instanter without further action. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (c) of Section VIII thereof and inserting in its place the following: (c) (1) The chairperson shall receive an annual salary of $22,000.00 and an annual expense allowance of $1,500.00. (2) Each member of the board, other than the chairperson, shall receive an annual salary of $3,600.00. (3) In addition to the amounts provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each member of the commission, except for the chairperson, shall receive a per diem allowance of $50.00 for each day on which the board conducts official business, but they shall not receive the same for more than two days in any calendar month. (4) In addition to the amounts provided for in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the members of the board, except for the chairperson, shall each receive an expense allowance of $300.00 per year. The annual compensation, per diem, and expense allowance provided

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for in this subsection shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Hancock County. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the county attorney of Hancock county to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval; and it shall be the duty of the Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County to direct and ensure that such submission is made by the county attorney or some other attorney if the county attorney fails to act. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners and county attorney of Hancock County to ensure that such submission has been completed not later than 30 days after the Governor approves this Act or it becomes law without the Governor's approval and to ensure that such submission contains all materials necessary or appropriate to a prompt and favorable ruling on this Act by the Attorney General. Section 4 . This section and Sections 2 and 3 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of County Commissioners of Hancock County in 1994 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1995. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Hancock County, approved October 5, 1885 (Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 435), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Wilbur E. Baugh Senator Wilbur E. Baugh 25th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wilbur E. Baugh, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 25th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Sparta Ishmaelite which is the official organ of Hancock County, on the following date: February 3, 1993. /s/ Wilbur E. Baugh Senator, 25th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. MCINTOSH COUNTYSTATE COURT; CREATION. No. 183 (Senate Bill No. 382). AN ACT To create the State Court of McIntosh County; to specify the location of the court; to provide jurisdiction of the court; to provide for jury trial under certain circumstances; to provide for practice and procedure; to provide terms of court; to specify

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cots; to provide for transfer of certain matters from the Superior Court of McIntosh County; to provide for institution of criminal cases; to provide for appeals; to provide for juries; to provide for the selection of a judge and a solicitor of the court; to provide for qualifications, duties, and compensation of such officers; to provide that the clerk of the superior court and the Sheriff of McIntosh County shall serve as clerk and sheriff of the state court; to provide for an official stenographer; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . There is created the State Court of McIntosh County which shall have the power, jurisdiction, and method of procedure as provided by Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Section 2 . The State Court of McIntosh County shall be located in the City of Darien in McIntosh County and shall have territorial jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of said county. Section 3 . (a) The State Court of McIntosh County shall have jurisdiction as provided by Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. (b) In all criminal cases, the judge of said court shall be the judge of both questions of fact and of law unless the person subject to be tried shall, before pleading to the charge against him or her, or the state shall demand a jury trial. The purpose of this subsection is to eliminate trial by jury unless demanded by the person charged or by the state. Upon either such timely demand being made, such person shall be tried by jury as provided in this Act. (c) In all civil cases, the judge shall be the judge of all questions of fact and of law unless either party to such proceeding shall, before the time expires for filing defensive pleadings, file a written demand for a jury trial. Upon such demand being timely filed, the case shall be tried by a jury as provided in this

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Act unless such demand for trial by jury is withdrawn before the call of the case for trial. When a demand for trial by jury is filed, it shall not be withdrawn without the consent of the opposite party. Section 4 . The State Court of McIntosh County shall have such rules of practice and procedure as provided by Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Section 5 . The State Court of McIntosh County shall have six terms per year which shall be held on the second Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November in the City of Darien in said County. Each term shall remain open for the transaction of business until the next succeeding term. If the date fixed for the convening of any term is a legal holiday, that term shall begin on the next day which is not a legal holiday. The court shall at all times be open for the purpose of receiving pleas of guilty in criminal cases and passing sentence thereon and for the transaction of civil business before the court. Section 6 . In all proceedings in the State Court of McIntosh County, costs shall be the same as in the Superior Court of McIntosh County. Section 7 . Any case of a civil nature pending in the Superior Court of McIntosh County on July 1, 1993, or thereafter, of which the State Court of McIntosh County has jurisdiction under this Act may be transferred by the judge of the superior court to the State Court of McIntosh County by consent of counsel of all parties and shall thereafter stand for trial in said court as though originally filed therein. Section 8 . All prosecutions in criminal cases instituted in the State Court of McIntosh County shall be by written accusation made by the solicitor, based upon affidavit, setting forth plainly the offense charged in terms of the law, upon which shall be entered the name of the prosecutor, if any; but the solicitor may make such accusation and proceed to trial thereon without affidavit as the basis therefor is provided by general law. Section 9 . Any case tried in the State Court of McIntosh County shall be subject to review by the Court of Appeals

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or the Supreme Court of Georgia, whichever court has jurisdiction, in the same manner and under the same rules of appellate procedure as apply to cases in the superior court. Section 10 . (a) The clerk of the State Court of McIntosh County shall prepare a jury list and jury box for said court which shall contain the names of all the grand and petit jurors of said county appearing from time to time on the jury list of the superior court of said county, from which jurors shall be drawn, selected, chosen, and summoned for service in the State Court of McIntosh County in the same manner as in the superior court. Jurors in the state court shall receive the same perdiem amount as compensation for service in the state court as in the Superior Court of McIntosh County and shall be paid by McIntosh County in the same manner and out of like funds as jurors are paid in the superior court. (b) For the trial of any case in the Superior Court of McIntosh County or the State Court of McIntosh County requiring the use of jurors, a jury pool is created. Jurors may be selected as prescribed by law by either the judges of the Superior Court of McIntosh County or the judge of the State Court of McIntosh County to appear to be sworn and serve as jurors before either court. When both the superior court and state court are in session on the same date, either court may use as jurors persons who are summoned to appear to serve as jurors by virtue of the authority of either court. (c) The jury panels, number of jurors, and peremptory strikes shall be as provided for state courts in Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Section 11 . (a) There shall be a judge of the State Court of McIntosh County who shall be elected by the qualified voters of McIntosh County, Georgia, and assume office on the first day of January following election to office as provided by Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provided, however, that the first judge shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of office beginning July 1, 1993, and ending December 31, 1994.

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(b) The judge of said court shall have such qualifications and shall be subject to such restrictions and discipline as provided in Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The judge shall be vested with all the power and authority of judges of the superior courts as to all matters, except as are exclusively conferred upon the judges of the superior courts by the Constitution and laws of this state. (c) The judge shall be a part-time judge within the meaning of Code Section 15-7-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and shall be paid a salary of $20,000.00 annually. Said salary shall be payable monthly out of the funds of McIntosh County. The salary of such judge shall be an expense of said court. Section 12 . (a) There shall be a solicitor of the State Court of McIntosh County who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the county and shall assume office on the first day of January following election to office; provided, however, that the first solicitor shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of office beginning July 1, 1993, and ending December 31, 1994. (b) The solicitor shall have such qualifications as provided by Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. (c) The solicitor shall be a part-time solicitor who shall be paid a salary of $15,000.00 annually. Such compensation shall be paid from the funds of McIntosh County. Section 13 . The clerk of the Superior Court of McIntosh County shall be, by virtue of his or her office, the clerk of the State Court of McIntosh County and the sheriff of said county shall likewise be the sheriff of said state court; and each shall, on behalf of the county, receive compensation for services in said court as are allowed them by law for like service in the superior court. The clerk shall provide all necessary dockets, writs, minute books, printed forms, and the like as may be necessary for said court which shall be paid for by McIntosh County in like manner as such items in the superior court.

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Section 14 . The judge of the State Court of McIntosh County may appoint an official stenographer for said court who shall report such cases as the court may require. The stenographer shall receive the same fees as allowed for similar service in the superior court which shall be taxed and enforced as in the superior court. Section 15 . This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993. Section 16 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create the State Court of McIntosh County, Georgia; to provide for all related matters; and for other purposes. This 22nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Rene Kemp Representative, 173rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Rene' D. Kemp, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 3rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Darien News which is the official organ of McIntosh County, on the following date: February 25, 1993. /s/ Rene' D. Kemp Senator, 3rd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. COBB COUNTYBOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION; MEMBERS; RESIDENCY. No. 184 (Senate Bill No. 392). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a Board of Elections and Registration in Cobb County approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4653), as amended by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4006), so as to delete residency requirements of certain members of the board; to provide for editorial revision; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of Elections and Registration in Cobb County approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4653), as amended by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4006), is amended by deleting subsection (b) of Section 2 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) One member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidates received the largest number of votes in this state for members of the General Assembly at the last general

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election; one member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidates received the next largest number of votes in this state for members of the General Assembly at the last general election; one member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county governing authority; and two members shall be appointed by the members of the General Assembly who represent all or any portion of Cobb County. The initial member appointed by the chairperson of the governing authority and the initial members appointed by the members of the General Assembly representing Cobb County shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The initial members appointed by the chairperson of the executive committees of the political parties shall serve for terms of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Thereafter, all members of the board of elections and registration shall be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Elections and Registration in Cobb County approved March 28, 1985, (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4652), as amended by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4006); and for other purposes. This 9th day of March, 1993. Senator Johnny Isakson 21st District
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SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Johnny Isakson, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 21st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: March 13, 1993. /s/ Johnny Isakson Senator, 21st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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WILKINSON COUNTYSUPERIOR COURT; CLERK; COMPENSATION; BENEFITS; PERSONNEL. No. 185 (House Bill No. 1032). AN ACT To amend an Act abolishing the prior method of compensating the Clerk of the Superior Court of Wilkinson County, known as the fee system, and providing an annual salary for such officer, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3983), so as to change the compensation, benefits, and expenses of such clerk; to provide for minimum personnel for the office of such clerk and for the compensation and benefits of such personnel; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act abolishing the prior method of compensating the Clerk of the Superior Court of Wilkinson County, known as the fee system, and providing an annual salary for such officer, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3983), is amended by striking Section 2 thereof and inserting in its place the following: Section 2. (a) The clerk of the Superior Court of Wilkinson County shall receive an annual salary in an amount which is the greater of $31,885.80 or the annual salary such clerk received immediately prior to the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993 and shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (b) In addition to the salary provided in subsection (a) of this section, the clerk of the Superior Court of Wilkinson County shall also receive for serving as clerk of any other court the greater of $200.00 per month or the amount specified for performing such duties in Code Section 15-9-64 of the O.C.G.A. The amounts provided for in this subsection shall be paid from the funds of Wilkinson County.

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(c) On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current salary of the clerk of the superior court, and the salary of the clerk shall be increased by such average percentage; but if such average percentage is less than 3 percent, then a 3 percent increase shall be applied to the then current salary of the clerk and the salary of said officer shall be increased by said 3 percent. The increase provided by this subsection shall only apply to the salary specified in subsection (a) of this section and not to the additional amounts provided in subsection (b) of this section. The increases provided by this subsection shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (d) In addition to the compensation of the clerk of the superior court provided in this Act, that clerk shall receive as additional compensation the same employment benefits which are now or hereafter authorized to be provided to members of the governing authority of Wilkinson County and their dependents and beneficiaries under Code Section 36-1-11.1 of the O.C.G.A. and which are actually offered to such members and their dependents and beneficiaries as well as any paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave on the same basis as such benefits are provided to members or employees, respectively, of the governing authority of Wilkinson County. The costs for such employment benefits, holidays, and leave shall be paid by the governing authority of Wilkinson County from the funds of that county. (e) The clerk of the superior court shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred by said officer in carrying out said officer's official duties outside the county, including attendance at seminars or other training meetings for county officials. When the personal automobile of the clerk is used by said officer in traveling on official business outside the county, said officer shall be reimbursed for travel expenses at the rate of 20per mile or at the rate per mile authorized for state employees when using their personal automobiles while traveling on official business, whichever is

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greater. All expenses provided for in this subsection shall be paid from the funds of Wilkinson County. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 5 thereof and inserting in its place the following: Section 5. (a) The minimum personnel for the office of clerk of the Superior Court of Wilkinson County and the minimum compensation of such personnel shall be as follows: (1) One chief deputy clerk who shall be compensated in an amount which is the greater of $7.10 per hour or the hourly rate the chief deputy clerk received for such services as chief deputy clerk immediately prior to the date this paragraph becomes effective in 1993; and (2) One deputy clerk who shall be compensated in an amount which is the greater of $7.10 per hour or the hourly rate such deputy received for such services as deputy clerk immediately prior to the date this paragraph becomes effective in 1993. (b) The personnel provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (c) On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current compensation of the personnel of the clerk of the Superior Court of Wilkinson County as specified in subsection (a) of this section and the compensation of such employees shall be increased by such average percentage. (d) In addition to the compensation of the personnel otherwise provided in this section, those full-time personnel shall receive as additional compensation the same employment benefits which are now or hereafter authorized to be

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provided to employees of the governing authority of Wilkinson County and their dependents and beneficiaries under Code Section 36-1-11.1 of the O.C.G.A. and which are actually offered to such employees and their dependents and beneficiaries as well as any paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave on the same basis as such benefits are provided to employees of the governing authority of Wilkinson County. The costs for such employment benefits, holidays, and leave shall be paid by the governing authority of Wilkinson County from the funds of that county. (e) The personnel provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to increases in those compensation amounts specified in subsection (a) of this section which are comparable to those merit increases in compensation amounts which are received by other employees of Wilkinson County in comparable positions, which increases shall be paid from the funds of Wilkinson County. Section 3 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act placing the Clerk of the Superior Court of Wilkinson County on an annual salary, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3983); and for other purposes. This 29th day of January, 1993. /s/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative 123rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

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Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kenneth W. Birdsong, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 123rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Wilkinson County News, which is the official organ of Wilkinson County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative, 123rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. WILKINSON COUNTYTAX COMMISSIONER; COMPENSATION; BENEFITS; PERSONNEL; POWERS. No. 186 (House Bill No. 1033). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the office of tax commissioner of Wilkinson County, approved March 3, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2314), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4635), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation and benefits of such officer; to provide for minimum personnel for the office of the tax commissioner and for the compensation and benefits of such personnel; to provide for the powers of the tax commissioner and governing authority of Wilkinson County with regard to such personnel and compensation; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the office of tax commissioner of Wilkinson County, approved March 3, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2314), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4635), is amended by striking Section 4 and inserting in its place the following: Section 4. (a) (1) Effective January 1, 1985, the tax commissioner of Wilkinson County shall receive an annual salary to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. Such salary shall be in lieu of all fees, costs, perquisites, or other forms of compensation received by the tax commissioner before January 1, 1985. That annual salary shall be an amount which is the greater of $31,885.80 or the annual salary such tax commissioner received immediately prior to the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993. (2) In addition to the salary provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the tax commissioner of Wilkinson County shall also receive, for serving as chief deputy registrar, the greater of $200.00 per month or the amount specified for performing such duties in Code Section 21-2-212 of the O.C.G.A. and, for acting as ex officio sheriff to collect taxes due by levy and sale under tax execution, the greater of $200.00 per month or the amount specified for performing such duties in Code Section 48-5-137 of the O.C.G.A. The amounts provided for in this subsection shall be paid from the funds of Wilkinson County. (3) On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current salary of the tax commissioner and the salary of the tax commissioner shall be increased by such average percentage; but if such average percentage is less than 3 percent, then a 3 percent increase shall be applied to the then current salary

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of the tax commissioner and the salary of said officer shall be increased by said 3 percent. The increase provided by this subsection shall only apply to the salary specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection and not to the additional amounts provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. The increases provided by this subsection shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (4) In addition to the compensation of the tax commissioner provided in this section, that officer shall receive as additional compensation the same employment benefits which are now or hereafter authorized to be provided to members of the governing authority of Wilkinson County and their dependents and beneficiaries under Code Section 36-1-11.1 of the O.C.G.A. and which are actually offered to such members and their dependents and beneficiaries as well as any paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave on the same basis as such benefits are provided to members or employees, respectively, of the governing authority of Wilkinson County. The costs for such employment benefits, holidays, and leave shall be paid by the governing authority of Wilkinson County from the funds of that county. (b) The tax commissioner of Wilkinson County shall have the authority to appoint such deputies, clerks, assistants, and other personnel as said officer deems necessary to discharge effectively and efficiently the official duties of the office of the tax commissioner. Said officer shall, from time to time, recommend to the governing authority of said county the number of such personnel needed by said office, together with the suggested compensation to be paid each employee. Except as otherwise provided by subsection (c) of this section, it shall be within the sole discretion of the governing authority of said county to fix the compensation to be received by each employee in said office. It shall be within the sole power and authority of the tax commissioner, during said officer's term of office, to designate and name the person or persons who shall be employed as such deputies, clerks, assistants, or other employees, to prescribe their duties and

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assignments, and to remove or replace any of such employees at will and within said officer's sole discretion. (c) (1) The minimum personnel for the office of tax commissioner of Wilkinson County and the minimum compensation of such personnel shall be as follows: (A) One deputy tax commissioner who shall receive an annual salary which is the greater of $14,768.00 or the annual salary the deputy tax commissioner received for such services as deputy tax commissioner immediately prior to the date this paragraph becomes effective in 1993; (B) One clerical assistant who shall receive an annual salary which is the greater of $14,040.00 or the annual salary the clerical assistant received for such services as clerical assistant immediately prior to the date this paragraph becomes effective in 1993; and (C) Such additional part-time assistants as are needed, in the discretion of the tax commissioner, who shall be compensated at an hourly rate which is the greater of $5.04 per hour or the hourly rate received for such duties immediately prior to the date this paragraph becomes effective in 1993. (2) The personnel provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (3) On and after the date this paragraph becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current compensation of the personnel of the tax commissioner of Wilkinson County as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection and the compensation of such employees shall be increased by such average percentage.

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(4) In addition to the compensation of the personnel otherwise provided in this paragraph, those full-time personnel shall receive as additional compensation the same employment benefits which are now or hereafter authorized to be provided to employees of the governing authority of Wilkinson County and their dependents and beneficiaries under Code Section 36-1-11.1 of the O.C.G.A. and which are actually offered to such employees and their dependents and beneficiaries as well as any paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave on the same basis as such benefits are provided to employees of the governing authority of Wilkinson County. The costs for such employment benefits, holidays, and leave shall be paid by the governing authority of Wilkinson County from the funds of that county. (5) The personnel provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be entitled to increases in those compensation amounts specified in paragraph (1) of that subsection which are comparable to those merit increases in compensation amounts which are received by other employees of Wilkinson County in comparable positions, which increases shall be paid from the funds of Wilkinson County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Office of Tax Commissioner of Wilkinson County, approved March 3, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2314), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 29th day of January, 1993. /Signed/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative 123rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kenneth W. Birdsong, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 123rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Wilkinson County News, which is the official organ of Wilkinson County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative, 123rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. EVANS COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COMPENSATION. No. 187 (House Bill No. 1035). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Evans County, approved August 16, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 220), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation

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of the chairman and members of the board of commissioners; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Evans County, approved August 16, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 220), as amended, is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 15 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) (1) The commissioners shall at their first meeting elect a chairman of said board from their own membership who shall act as such chairman during the entire time of said board. Said commissioners, before entering upon their duties as such, shall take an oath before the judge of the probate court for the faithful performance of their duties. The members of the Board of Commissioners of Evans County, other than the chairman, shall receive as their compensation the base sum of $400.00 per month plus the applicable increases provided in this subsection and the chairman shall receive the base sum of $600.00 per month plus the applicable increases provided in this subsection. (2) On or after July 1, 1993, whenever the employees in the classified service of the state merit system receive a cost-of-living increase of a certain percentage or a certain amount, the base sums specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be increased by the same percentage or same amount applicable to such state employees. If the cost-of-living increase received by state employees is in different percentages or different amounts as to certain categories of employees, the base sums fixed in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be increased by a percentage or an amount not to exceed the average percentage or average amount of the general increase in salary granted to the state employees. The county shall use the average percentage increase as calculated by the state Office of Planning and Budget for use in determining

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cost-of-living increases for clerks of the superior courts under the provisions of the state-wide minimum salary laws for such clerks when necessary. The periodic changes in the base amounts pursuant to this paragraph shall become effective six months following the date that the cost-of-living increases received by state employees become effective. (3) The total amount of compensation for the chairman and for each of the other members of the board of commissioners derived by adding the base amounts provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection and the cost-of-living increases provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection for each such person shall be increased by 5 percent per each four-year term of office served by any such member of the board of commissioners as a member of the board after December 31, 1992, figured at the end of each such period of service. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced into the regular session of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, a bill to provide for an increase in the salaries of the Evans County Board of Commissioners and other related purposes. HONORABLE CLINTON OLIVER GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Clinton Oliver, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 154th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to

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Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Claxton Enterprise, which is the official organ of Evans County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ Clinton Oliver Representative, 154th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. COLUMBIA COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION. No. 188 (House Bill No. 1037). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the board of education of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2708), as amended, so as to provide for an increase in the compensation of such members; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of the members of the board of education of Columbia County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2708), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety Section 6 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 6 to read as follows:

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Section 6. The chairperson of the board shall receive the sum of $250.00 per month as compensation for his or her services on the board. Each of the other members of the board shall receive the sum of $200.00 per month as compensation for his or her services on the board. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act approved March 21, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 2708), as amended, providing for the election of members of the board of education of Columbia County, so as to provide for an increase in the compensation of such members; and for other purposes. This 15 day of February, 1993. Martha W. Moore 113th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Martha W. Moore, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 113th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbia News-Times, which is the official organ of Columbia County, on the following date: March 3, 1993. /s/ Martha W. Moore Representative, 113th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. EASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; SALARY SUPPLEMENT; CHATHAM COUNTY. No. 189 (House Bill No. 1038). AN ACT To amend an Act authorizing the governing authority of Chatham County to provide an additional supplement to the salaries of each of the judges of the superior courts of the Eastern Judicial Circuit, approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 548), so as to change the provisions relating to such additional supplement; to change the minimum amount of such supplement; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act authorizing the governing authority of Chatham County to provide an additional supplement to the salaries of each of the judges of the superior courts of the Eastern Judicial Circuit, approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 548), is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. (a) The governing authority of Chatham County is authorized to supplement the salary of each judge of the superior courts of the Eastern Judicial Circuit in an

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amount determined within the discretion of said governing authority, but in no event shall said supplement be less than $20,000.00 per annum for each said judge. (b) The salary supplement provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be in addition to the $5,000.00 per annum paid by Chatham County to the judges of the superior courts of the Eastern Judicial Circuit pursuant to the constitutional amendment proposed by the General Assembly in 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 111) and ratified on November 6, 1928. (c) The salary supplement paid to judges of the superior courts of the Eastern Judicial Circuit pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the salary paid to said judges as provided by subsection (b) of this section shall be in addition to the compensation, salary, expenses, and allowances otherwise provided by, or pursuant to, law for judges of the superior courts. (d) Salary supplements provided for or authorized by this Act shall be paid to each of the judges of the superior courts of the Eastern Judicial Circuit in equal monthly installments and charged to court expenses of Chatham County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective July 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly a bill to amend an Act providing for the compensation of superior court judges, approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 548), and for other purposes.

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This 3rd day of March, 1993. Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr. Representative District 151 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 151st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the following date: March 5, 1993. /s/ Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr. Representative, 151st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; DISTRICT ATTORNEY; SALARY SUPPLEMENT; WAYNE COUNTY. No. 190 (House Bill No. 1040). AN ACT To provide for a supplement to the salaries of the judges of the superior courts and the district attorney of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit; to authorize Wayne County to increase such

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salary supplement; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) The governing authority of Wayne County in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit is authorized to supplement the salary of each superior court judge and the district attorney of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit in an amount to be determined within the discretion of such governing authority. Such supplement shall be paid in monthly installments from the funds of the county. (b) Any salary supplement paid by Wayne County pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the salary supplements required to be paid by such county pursuant to the Act approved March 6, 1945 (Ga. L. 1945, p. 890), the Act approved January 28, 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 52), and the Act approved April 5, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 526). Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize Wayne County within the Brunswick Judicial Circuit to set the salary supplement of the Superior Court Judges and District Attorney of such Circuit; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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This 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Hinson Mosley GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Hinson Mosley, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 171st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Press Sentinel, which is the official organ of Wayne County, on the following date: March 6, 1993. /s/ Hinson Mosley Representative, 171st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. ROCKDALE COUNTYHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES. No. 191 (House Bill No. 1044). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from certain Rockdale County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in certain graduated amounts of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over or permanently

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disabled, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5351), so as to provide that such exemption shall apply to taxes to retire school bond indebtedness; to provide for applicability; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a homestead exemption from certain Rockdale County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in certain graduated amounts of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over or permanently disabled, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5351), is amended by striking paragraph (1) of Section 1 and inserting in its place a new paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) `Ad valorem taxes for educational purposes' means all ad valorem taxes for educational purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Rockdale County School District, including taxes to retire school bond indebtedness. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. LEGAL NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from certain Rockdale County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in certain graduated amounts of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over or permanently disabled,

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approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5351); and for other purposes. This 23 day of February, 1993. Earl L. O'Neal Representative 75th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Earl L. O'Neal, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 75th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Rockdale Citizen, which is the official organ of Rockdale County, on the following date: March 2, 1993. /s/ Earl L. O'Neal Representative, 75th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CLAY COUNTYCHIEF MAGISTRATE AS DEPUTY CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. No. 192 (House Bill No. 1048). AN ACT To authorize the chief magistrate of Clay County to serve as deputy clerk of the Superior Court of Clay County; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . As authorized by Code Section 45-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the chief magistrate of Clay County shall be eligible for appointment and serve as deputy clerk of the Superior Court of Clay County, with the consent of the chief magistrate. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the chief magistrate of Clay County to serve as deputy clerk of Superior Court of Clay County, and for other purposes. This 25 day of February, 1993. Gerald Isler, Chairman Board of Commissioners of Clay County

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Southwest Georgia News, which is the official organ of Clay County, on the following date: March 3, 1993. /s/ Gerald Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CATOOSA COUNTYPROBATE COURT; JUDGE; COMPENSATION; CLERICAL HELP; SUPERIOR COURT; CLERK; CLERICAL HELP. No. 193 (House Bill No. 1057). AN ACT To amend an Act placing the judge of the probate court and the clerk of the Superior Court of Catoosa County, Georgia, on an annual salary in lieu of fees, approved February 20, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2047), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3570), and an Act approved April 17, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6366), so as to increase the salary of the judge of the probate court; to increase the clerical help allowance for the judge of the probate court; to increase the

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clerical help allowance of the clerk of the superior court; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act placing the judge of the probate court and the clerk of the Superior Court of Catoosa County, Georgia, on an annual salary in lieu of fees, approved February 20, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2047), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3570), and an Act approved April 17, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6366), is amended by striking from Section 2 the following: The judge of the probate court.....$7,000.00 per annum, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: The judge of the probate court shall be compensated as provided in the schedule of minimum salaries calculated under Code Sections 15-9-63, 15-9-64, and 15-9-65 of the O.C.G.A. In addition to the salary thus calculated, the judge of the probate court shall be paid the sum of $6,000.00 per annum. All salaries payable under this Act shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of the county. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 3 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 3 to read as follows: Section 3. The maximum allowance to be paid for clerical help shall be: Clerical help for the judge of the probate court $ 40,000.00 per annum Clerical help for the clerk of the superior court $100,000.00 per annum

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All allowances payable under this Act shall be payable directly to the county treasurer to the person or persons performing such clerical help. No person performing such clerical help for the judge of the probate court shall be related to said judge closer than the fifth degree of consanguinity or affinity. No person performing such clerical help for the clerk of the superior court shall be related to said clerk closer than the fifth degree of consanguinity or affinity. The allowances provided in this section shall be used to employ full-time clerical help. In no event shall such allowances be used to pay bonuses to full-time employees or to pay for part-time clerical help. In the event the maximum allowance for clerical help is not needed for such purposes, then the unused portion thereof shall remain as part of the general funds of the county. Section 3 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Now comes McCracken Poston, Jr., State Representative for District 3, and hereby gives notice of intent to introduce local legislation concerning the Local Act establishing the Probate Court of Catoosa County. This 19th day of February, 1993. McCracken Poston, Jr. State Representative District 3 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, McCracken Poston, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from

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the 3rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Catoosa County News, which is the official organ of Catoosa County, on the following date: February 24, 1993. /s/ McCracken Poston, Jr. Representative, 3rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be requested local legislation to increase the clerical allowance for the Clerk of the Superior Court of Catoosa County, Georgia, at the January, 1993 Session of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. This 23rd day of December, 1992. Norman L. Stone, Clerk Superior Court, Catoosa County, Ga. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, McCracken Poston, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 3rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Catoosa County News, which is the official organ of Catoosa County, on the following date: December 30, 1992. /s/ McCracken Poston, Jr. Representative, 3rd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. FULTON COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION. No. 194 (House Bill No. 1072). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Fulton County, approved February 10, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3591), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the members; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Fulton County, approved February 10, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3591), as amended, is amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 4 thereof and inserting in its place the following: (b) Each member of the Board of Education of Fulton County, including the president thereof, shall be compensated in the amount of $650.00 per month until December 31, 1993, $750.00 per month effective January 1, 1994, and $850.00 per month effective January 1, 1995, and thereafter.

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Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Fulton County, approved February 10, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3591), as amended; and for other purposes. This 1st day of March, 1993. HONORABLE KATHY B. ASHE Representative, 46th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kathy B. Ashe, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 46th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Fulton County Daily Report, which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the following date: March 4, 1993. /s/ Kathy B. Ashe Representative, 46th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. FLOYD COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. No. 195 (House Bill No. 1079). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Floyd County, approved July 28, 1917 (Ga. L. 1917, p. 351), as amended, so as to provide a one-year residency requirement for persons qualifying for election as a member of the board; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Floyd County, approved July 28, 1917 (Ga. L. 1917, p. 351), as amended, is amended, by adding at the end of Section 4 a new subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) To qualify for election as a member of the board, a person must be a resident of Floyd County and the district from which he or she seeks to qualify for at least one year. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia of Georgia a bill to provide for the residency of candidates for the Board of Commissioners of Floyd County, Georgia, to repeal conflicting provisions, to provide for an effective date and for other purposes. This 5th day of March, 1993. Honorable Richard O. Marable Senator, 52nd District Honorable E. M. Buddy Childres Representative, 13th District Honorable Paul E. Smith Representative, 12th District Honorable Tim Perry Representative, 11th District March 5. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, E. M. Childres, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 13th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Rome News-Tribune, which is the official organ of Floyd County, on the following date: March 5, 1993. /s/ E. M. Childres Representative, 13th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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COLUMBIA COUNTYJUDGE OF THE PROBATE COURT; TAX COMMISSIONER; CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT; COMPENSATION. No. 196 (House Bill No. 1089). AN ACT To provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, allowances, and supplements of the judge of the probate court, the tax commissioner, and the clerk of the Superior Court of Columbia County; to provide for compensation increases; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) In addition to the compensation, salary, expenses, allowances, and supplements presently being received by the judge of the probate court, the tax commissioner, and the clerk of the Superior Court of Columbia County from the State of Georgia or any other source, said officers shall receive on and after the effective date of this Act an additional supplement to such compensation from the funds of Columbia County in the amount of $2,000.00 per annum to be increased by $2,000.00 per annum for each of the following two years so that effective July 1, 1995, such supplement shall be in the amount of $6,000.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. (b) The governing authority of Columbia County shall grant the judge of the probate court, the tax commissioner, and the clerk of the superior court the same percentage increase in compensation that it grants to employees of Columbia County. Such increases shall be granted at the same time increases are granted to county employees. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

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Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION NOTICE is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia an Act to establish the compensation for certain elected officials of Columbia County, Georgia, to provide an effective date, to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 6th Day of January, 1993. MARTHA MOORE Representative from the House of Representatives District 113th GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Martha W. Moore, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 113th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the News Times, which is the official organ of Columbia County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Martha W. Moore Representative, 113th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF DUBLINELECTION DATES; MAYOR; COUNCIL; BOARD OF EDUCATION; TERMS. No. 197 (House Bill No. 1093). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Dublin, Georgia, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3568), so as to provide that the time of elections for the City of Dublin, Georgia, will conform with the Georgia Municipal Election Code; to provide for terms of office; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Dublin, Georgia, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3568), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 3.4 and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 3.4 to read as follows: Section 3.4. Time of elections. (a) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, beginning with the year 1993 and every four years thereafter, a general election shall be held for the offices of councilmembers at large. Those persons elected to such offices shall serve terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Their terms of office shall begin at the time of taking

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the oath of office at the first organizational meeting following their election, as provided in Section 2.5. (b) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, beginning with the year 1995 and every four years thereafter, a general election shall be held for the offices of mayor and councilmembers from Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, and Ward 4. Those persons elected to such offices shall serve terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Their terms of office shall begin at the time of taking the oath of office at the first organizational meeting following their election, as provided in Section 2.5. (c) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, a general election shall be held for the members of the board of education from Education Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Those members of said board elected shall take office on the first day of January, 1994, and serve for initial terms of office which expire on December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (d) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, a general election shall be held for the members of the board of education from Education Super-district I, Education Super-district II, and at large. Those members of said board elected shall take office on the first day of January, 1994, and serve for initial terms of office which expire on December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (e) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, beginning with the year 1995 and every four years thereafter, a general election shall be held for the members of the board of education from Education Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Those persons elected to such offices shall serve terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (f) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, beginning with the year 1997 and every four

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years thereafter, a general election shall be held for the members of the board of education from Education Super-district I, Education Super-district II, and at large. Those members elected to such offices shall serve terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to provide for certain charter changes for THE CITY OF DUBLIN to change the time for municipal elections so as to conform with the State Municipal Election Code; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. S. DUBOSE PORTER STATE REPRESENTATIVE GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, DuBose Porter, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 143rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Courier Herald, which is the official organ of Laurens County, on the following date: March 6, 1993. /s/ DuBose Porter Representative, 143rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; SALARY SUPPLEMENT; RICHMOND COUNTY. No. 198 (House Bill No. 1095). AN ACT To amend an Act establishing the compensation of certain officials in Richmond County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3941), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6068), so as to provide that any superior court judge currently serving in the Augusta Judicial Circuit and any additional superior court judge appointed hereafter to such circuit shall receive such compensation; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act establishing the compensation of certain officials in Richmond County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3941), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6068), is amended by adding a new Section 1A to read as follows: Section 1A. The compensation provided for in Section 1 of this Act for superior court judges shall be paid to each superior court judge of the Augusta Judicial Circuit and any additional superior court judge appointed hereafter to this circuit. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION NOTICE is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create an additional judgeship for the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; to provide for a local salary supplement to be paid to the additional superior court judge from funds of the counties comprising the Augusta Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes. This 26th day of February, 1993. A. JACK CONNELL, Representative, 115th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jack Connell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 115th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Augusta Herald, which is the official organ of Richmond County, on the following date: March 1, 1993. /s/ Jack Connell Representative, 115th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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WORTH COUNTYSTATE COURT; SOLICITOR; COMPENSATION. No. 199 (House Bill No. 1096). AN ACT To amend an Act establishing the State Court of Worth County, approved August 8, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 314), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4522), so as to change the salary of the solicitor of said court; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act establishing the State Court of Worth County, approved August 8, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 314), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4522), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 9 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 9. The solicitor of the State Court of Worth County shall receive an annual salary of $15,800.00 payable in equal monthly installments on the first day of each calendar month out of the funds of Worth County, together with such supplemental salary as the governing authority of Worth County may, in its discretion, grant as authorized by general law. Said salary shall be his or her full compensation, except for such fees he or she receives from the state for services rendered in the Court of Appeals in criminal cases appealed from the state court. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the 1993 Session of the Georgia General Assembly legislation related

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to the Office of the Solicitor of the State Court of Worth County, Georgia. This the 22nd day of February, 1993. Board of Commissioners of Worth County, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ray Holland, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 157th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Sylvester Local News, which is the official organ of Worth County, on the following date: February 24, 1993. /s/ Ray Holland Representative, 157th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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GWINNETT COUNTYMAGISTRATE COURT; CHIEF MAGISTRATE; COMPENSATION. No. 200 (House Bill No. 1102). AN ACT To provide for the compensation of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County; to provide that such officer shall devote full time to the duties of office; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County shall receive an annual salary in an amount equal to 80 percent of the salary of a judge of the Superior Court of the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit, including any supplements. Such salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the governing authority of Gwinnett County from the funds of the county. The chief magistrate shall devote his or her full time to the duties of the office. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1994. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the compensation of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County; and for other purposes.

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This 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Honorable Vinson Wall Representative, 82nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Vinson Wall, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 82nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune, which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: March 7, 1993. /s/ Vinson Wall Representative, 82nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF VILLA RICACORPORATE LIMITS. No. 201 (House Bill No. 1106). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Villa Rica, approved April 25, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 4575), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3851), so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Villa Rica; to exclude from the corporate limits territory annexed

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thereto by said 1988 amendatory Act; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Villa Rica, approved April 25, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 4575), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3851), is amended by striking Section 1.125, as added by said 1988 amendatory Act, and inserting in its place a new Section 1.125 to read as follows: Section 1.125. The corporate limits of the City of Villa Rica shall be those existing immediately prior to the effective date of the amendment of this charter by an Act approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3851) and shall also include any territory in Douglas County annexed into the City of Villa Rica prior to or after the effective date of said 1988 amendatory Act. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on December 31, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Villa Rica, approved April 25, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 4575) as amended, so as to provide for the corporate limits of the City of Villa Rica; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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This 24th day of February, 1993. /s/ Charles Thomas, Representative, Charles A. Thomas, Jr., 100th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Charles Thomas, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 100th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Times-Georgian, which is the official organ of Carroll County, on the following date: February 26, 1993. /s/ Charles Thomas Representative, 100th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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TURNER COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COMPENSATION. No. 202 (House Bill No. 1107). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act creating a board of commissioners of Turner County, approved August 18, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 702), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4235), so as to change the compensation of the chairman and commissioners of Turner County; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act creating a board of commissioners of Turner County, approved August 18, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 702), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4235), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 6 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 6. Each member of the board, other than the chairman, shall receive for his or her services a sum to be set by the commission of not less than $150.00 and not more than $350.00 per month. The chairman shall receive a sum to be set by the commission of not less than $200.00 and not more than $400.00 per month. Said salaries are to be due and payable on the first day of each calendar month for the preceding month, the same to be full compensation for all services rendered during said month. The chairman and each member may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in traveling outside of Turner County in furtherance of his or her official duties if such expenses are fully documented and approved by the full board and inserted into the minutes of the meeting at which they were so approved. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced in the 1993 session of the Georgia General Assembly legislation to amend an Act entitled An Act Creating a Board of Commissions of Turner County, approved Aug. 18, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 702), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 4235). This the 9th day of March, 1993. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TURNER COUNTY, GEORGIA GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ray Holland, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 157th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Wiregrass Farmer, which is the official organ of Turner County, on the following date: March 10, 1993. /s/ Ray Holland Representative, 157th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF STAPLETONMAYOR AND COUNCIL; TERMS. No. 203 (House Bill No. 1108). AN ACT To amend an Act incorporating the City of Stapleton (formerly the Town of Spread), approved August 15, 1903 (Ga. L. 1903, p. 668), as amended, so as to provide for two-year staggered terms of office for the mayor and members of the city council; to provide for the authority for this Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act incorporating the City of Stapleton (formerly the Town of Spread), approved August 15, 1903 (Ga. L. 1903, p. 668), as amended, is amended by adding a new section immediately following Section 3, to be designated Section 3A, to read as follows: Section 3A. (a) The provisions of this section shall supersede any other provision of Section 3 of this charter to the contrary. (b) The mayor in office on January 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in that office whose term normally expires on December 31, 1993, shall remain in office until December 31, 1993, and until such mayor's successor is elected and qualified. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1993, and biennially thereafter, the successor to such mayor shall be elected and shall serve for a term of office of two years and until such mayor's successor is elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January following such mayor's election. (c) The three councilmembers in office on January 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office, whose terms normally expire on December 31, 1993, shall remain in office until December 31, 1993, and until

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their successors are elected and qualified. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1993, the successors to such three councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of one year and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January following their election. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1994, and biennially thereafter, the successors to such three councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January following their election. (d) The two councilmembers in office on January 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office, whose terms normally expire on December 31, 1995, shall remain in office until December 31, 1995, and until their successors are elected and qualified. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of 1995, and biennially thereafter, the successors to such two councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January following their election. Section 2 . This Act is enacted pursuant to the authority provided for in subsection (c) of Code Section 21-3-64 of the O.C.G.A. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced for passage at the 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a local bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Stapleton (formerly known as the Town of Spread), approved August 15, 1903 (Ga. L. 1903, p. 668), as amended by an act approved August 17, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 1293), an act approved August 17, 1917 (Ga. L. 1917, p. 872), an act approved March 17, 1958 (Ga.

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L. 1958, p. 2584), an act approved March 10, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2773), and an act approved March 15, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4296) so as to provide for two-year terms for the mayor and city council members; to provide for staggered terms for the city council members; to provide for related matters, to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This the 8th day of March, 1993. Emory E. Bargeron Representative 108th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Emory E. Bargeron, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 120th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the News Farmer, which is the official organ of Jefferson County, on the following date: March 10, 1993. /s/ Emory E. Bargeron Representative, 120th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; DISTRICT ATTORNEY; SALARY SUPPLEMENT; APPLING COUNTY. No. 204 (House Bill No. 1115). AN ACT To provide for a supplement to the salaries of the judges of the superior courts and the district attorney of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) The governing authority of Appling County in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit is authorized to supplement the salary of each superior court judge and the district attorney of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit in the amount of $157.44 monthly. Such supplement shall be paid from the funds of the county. (b) Any salary supplement paid by Appling County pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be in lieu of the salary supplements required to be paid by such county pursuant to the Act approved March 6, 1945 (Ga. L. 1945, p. 890), the Act approved January 28, 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 52), and the Act approved April 5, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 526). Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize Appling County within the Brunswick Judicial Circuit to set the salary supplement of the Superior Court Judges and District Attorney of such Circuit; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 4th day of March, 1993. Edward E. Boshears State Senator, District 6 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Roger C. Byrd, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 170th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Baxley News Banner, which is the official organ of Appling County, on the following date: March 11, 1993. /s/ Roger C. Byrd Representative, 170th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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JEFF DAVIS COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COMPENSATION. No. 205 (House Bill No. 1116). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Jeff Davis County, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 3288), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3998), so as to provide for a range of compensation for the chairperson and members of the board of commissioners; to provide that the precise amount of such compensation shall be determined by the chairperson; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners of Jeff Davis County, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 3288), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3998), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows: Section 2. The board shall elect a chairperson who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The compensation of the chairperson shall be no less than $250.00 monthly and no greater than $400.00 monthly, the precise amount to be determined by the chairperson. The compensation of the other members of the board shall be no less than $200.00 monthly and no greater than $350.00 monthly, the precise amount to be determined by the chairperson, provided that such compensation shall be equal for the members of the board other than the chairperson. The compensation of the clerk shall be set by the board. Such compensation shall be paid from the funds of Jeff Davis County. No member of the board shall receive any other compensation whatever for expenses or otherwise for any services or expenses incurred within Jeff Davis County. Should it become necessary for any member of the board to transact business for the county outside the limits of Jeff Davis County, then the expenses only for such

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member of the board shall be paid out of the general funds of the county. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. LEGAL NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Jeff Davis County, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 3288); and for other purposes. This 10th day of March, 1993. State Representative Roger Byrd GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Roger C. Byrd, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 170th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Jeff Davis Ledger, which is the official organ of Jeff Davis County, on the following date: March 10, 1993. /s/ Roger C. Byrd Representative, 170th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; DISTRICT ATTORNEY; SALARY SUPPLEMENT; JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. No. 206 (House Bill No. 1117). AN ACT To authorize the governing authority of Jeff Davis County to increase the supplement to the salaries of the judges of the superior court of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit and to the salary of the district attorney of the Superior Court of Jeff Davis County; to provide that such supplements shall be in addition to other supplements required by local law; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) The governing authority of Jeff Davis County in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit is authorized to supplement the salary of each superior court judge of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit in an amount to be determined within the discretion of said governing authority. The supplement shall be paid in monthly installments from the funds of the county. (b) Any salary supplement paid by Jeff Davis County pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the salary supplements required to be paid by such county pursuant to an Act approved March 6, 1945 (Ga. L. 1945, p. 890), an Act approved January 28, 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 52), and an Act approved April 5, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 526). Section 2 . (a) The governing authority of Jeff Davis County in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit is authorized to supplement the salary of the district attorney of the Superior Court of Jeff Davis County in an amount to be determined within the

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discretion of said governing authority. The supplement shall be paid in monthly installments from the funds of the county. (b) Any salary supplement paid by Jeff Davis County pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the salary supplements required to be paid by such county pursuant to an Act approved March 9, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 3377), and an Act approved February 28, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 451). Section 3 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. LEGAL NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize Jeff Davis County within the Brunswick Judicial Circuit to set the salary supplement of the Superior Court Judges and District Attorney of such Circuit, to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 10th day of March, 1993. State Representative Roger Byrd GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Roger C. Byrd, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 170th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Jeff Davis Ledger, which is the official organ of Jeff Davis County, on the following date: March 10, 1993.

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/s/ Roger C. Byrd Representative, 170th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. JEFF DAVIS COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. No. 207 (House Bill No. 1118). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Jeff Davis County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2760), as amended, so as to provide for a range of compensation for the chairperson and members of the board; to provide that the precise amount of compensation shall be determined by the chairperson; to provide for expenses and accounts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Jeff Davis County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2760), as amended, is amended by adding a new section to be designated Section 6, to read as follows:

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Section 6. The compensation for the chairperson of the board of education shall be no less than $250.00 monthly and no more than $400.00 monthly, the precise amount to be determined by the chairperson. The compensation for the members of the board other than the chairperson shall be no less than $200.00 monthly and no more than $350.00 monthly, the precise amount to be determined by the chairperson. The chairperson and members of the board shall receive reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection with their official duties. The accounts for such expenses shall be submitted for approval to the local school superintendent. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. LEGAL NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Jeff Davis County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L., 1972, p. 2760); and for other purposes. This 10th day of March, 1993. State Representative Roger Byrd GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Roger C. Byrd, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 170th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Jeff Davis Ledger, which is the official organ of Jeff Davis County, on the following date: March 10, 1993. /s/ Roger C. Byrd Representative, 170th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITYMEMBERSHIP OF BOARD; OPERATIONS. No. 208 (House Bill No. 1121). AN ACT To provide for the membership of the board of the Dodge County Hospital Authority; to provide for additional members for a certain period of time; to provide for the number of members of the board of such authority after a certain date; to provide for filling vacancies on such board of the hospital authority; to provide for the operation of such hospital authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) On and after the effective date of this Act and through April 30, 1994, the board of the Dodge County Hospital Authority shall be comprised of the nine current members and two additional members to be appointed by the governing authority of Dodge County. The terms of office of such additional members shall expire April 30, 1994. (b) On and after May 1, 1994, the board of the Dodge County Hospital Authority shall be comprised of seven members. The hospital authority shall operate under Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A. and vacancies in the membership

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of the board of such hospital authority shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of Code Section 31-7-72 of the O.C.G.A. Members serving on the board of the hospital authority on May 1, 1994, shall continue to serve out the terms of office to which they were appointed. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the membership of the board of the Dodge County Hospital Authority and to provide for the method of filling vacancies on the board of such authority; and for other purposes. This 8th day of March, 1993. J. DON MCCRANIE Dodge County Commissioner GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terry L. Coleman, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 142nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Times Journal-Spotlight, which is the official organ of Dodge County, on the following date: March 11, 1993. /s/ Terry L. Coleman Representative, 142nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY ANTI-DRUG COMMISSIONDISSOLVED. No. 209 (House Bill No. 1123). AN ACT To dissolve the Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission; to repeal the Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission Act, approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4050); to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission is dissolved. Section 2 . The Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission Act, approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4059), is repealed. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to dissolve the Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission; to repeal the Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission Act; approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990; p. 4050); to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 10th day of March, 1993. James B. Blackburn GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Diane Harvey Johnson, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 148th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the following date: March 12, 1993. /s/ Diane Harvey Johnson Representative, 148th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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GWINNETT COUNTYRECORDER'S COURT; CLERK; COMPENSATION. No. 211 (House Bill No. 422). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Recorder's Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3125), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 5, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3765), so as to change the compensation of the clerk; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Recorder's Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3125), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 5, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3765), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 8 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 8 to read as follows: Section 8. Clerk; duties; bond; and compensation. The clerk of said recorder's court shall be appointed by the chief judge of the Superior Court of Gwinnett county and the chief judge of the State Court of Gwinnett County, whose duty it shall be to keep a record of all proceedings of said court, to collect all costs, fines, and forfeitures, and to remit same by the fifteenth day of the following month to the director of finance of Gwinnett County or such other person as may be designated by the governing authority of Gwinnett County, for deposit in the county depository, as general funds of Gwinnett County. Said clerk shall further be authorized and empowered to issue summons, subpoenas, rules to forfeit bonds, and such other similar rules as may be by law authorized. Said clerk shall be bonded to Gwinnett County in the sum of $5,000.00 for the faithful performance of the duties of office and for the accounting for all funds coming into the possession of the clerk by virtue of the office and to insure the county against loss of any such funds and

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said bond premium to be paid from county funds as an expense of said court. Said clerk may appoint a sufficient number of deputy clerks as may be needed, who shall give bond in like manner as the clerk. The clerk shall receive as compensation for services a salary equal to 60 percent of the salaries of the clerk of the Superior, State, and Magistrate Courts of Gwinnett County, which salary shall be paid by the governing authority of Gwinnett County. Section 2 . Effective August 1, 1994, or upon the retirement of the person holding the office of clerk of recorder's court at the time this Act is passed, whichever date occurs first. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Recorder's Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3125), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 5, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3765), so as to change the compensation of the clerk of recorder's court; and for other purposes. This 27th day of January, 1993. Representative Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. 80th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Brooks P. Coleman, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 80th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune, which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: January 27, 1993.

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/s/ Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. Representative, 80th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. GWINNETT COUNTYLAW LIBRARY FEES. No. 212 (House Bill No. 425). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the collection of additional fees in cases before the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County as law library fees, approved March 28, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4864), so as to provide for the amount of such fees; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the collection of additional fees in cases before the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County as law library fees, approved March 28, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4864), is amended by striking Section 1 of said Act in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. In addition to all other legal costs, a fee not to exceed $3.00 shall be charged and collected as law library fees for each case filed in the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County. The chief magistrate or, if so designated by the chief

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magistrate, the clerk of the magistrate court shall collect the law library fees authorized by this section and shall remit such fees to the treasurer of the board of trustees of the Gwinnett County law library on or before the tenth day of the month immediately following the month in which such fees are collected. A case, within the meaning of this section, shall mean and be construed as any civil or criminal matter which is docketed upon the official docket of the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County and to which a number is assigned whether such matter is contested or not. The amount of such fees shall be determined by the chief judge of the Superior Court of Gwinnett County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the collection of additional fees in cases before the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County as law library fees, approved March 28, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4864); and for other purposes. This 17th day of January, 1993. /s/ Brooks Coleman, Representative 80th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Brooks P. Coleman, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 80th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention

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to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune, which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: January 17, 1993. /s/ Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. Representative, 80th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of February. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. COBB COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; QUALIFYING FOR OTHER OFFICES; VACANCIES. No. 213 (House Bill No. 621). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 2075), as amended, so as to provide that the office of the chairperson or of a commissioner shall be declared vacant upon such chairperson's or commissioner's qualifying for another elected position if the term of the office for which such chairperson or commissioner is qualifying begins more than 30 days prior to the expiration of such chairperson's or commissioner's present term of office; to provide for methods of filling vacancies on the board of commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act creating the board of commissioners of Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 2075), as amended, is amended by striking Section 4 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 4. The first chairperson of the commission created in this Act shall be elected to serve for a term of four years. His or her successor and all subsequent chairpersons shall be elected for terms of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The office of the chairperson or of a commissioner shall be declared vacant upon such person's qualifying for another elected position if the term of office for which such person is qualifying begins more than 30 days prior to the expiration of such person's present term of office. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 5. (a) In all elections for chairperson or commissioners held pursuant to this Act, the returns shall be canvassed and the results of same certified as provided by law for elections for members of the General Assembly, and the persons so certified shall be declared and deemed to be elected to such offices. (b) In the event of a vacancy in the office of chairperson or a commissioner, due to the fact that the chairperson or commissioner qualifies for another elected position, the term of office for which begins more than 30 days prior to the expiration of such person's current term, the remaining members of the board of commissioners shall appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy until the vacancy is filled for the unexpired term of office at a special election. Such special election shall be held on the same date as the general election which is first held following the date of the vacancy and shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21, the `Georgia Election Code.' (c) In the event of a vacancy in the office of commissioner or chairperson for a reason other than qualifying for another elected position, the term for which begins more

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than 30 days prior to the expiration of such person's current term, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this subsection. If the unexpired term of office exceeds 180 days, the vacancy shall be filled by a special election called and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21, the `Georgia Election Code.' If the unexpired term of office does not exceed 180 days, the remaining members of the board of commissioners shall appoint a qualified person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2075) as amended, and for other purposes. This 18th day of December, 1993. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District
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Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Lynda Coker, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 31st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: December 18, 1992. /s/ Lynda Coker Representative, 31st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. COBB YEAR 2000 COMMISSIONMEMBERSHIP. No. 214 (House Bill No. 682). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Cobb Year 2000 Commission, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4228), so as to change the manner in which members shall be selected; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Cobb Year 2000 Commission, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4228), is amended by striking Section 3 of said Act in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 3. Thirteen citizens of Cobb County shall be appointed as members of the commission. The members of the House of Representatives representing Cobb County Districts 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 38 shall appoint one commission member, and the members of the House of Representatives representing Cobb County Districts 29, 30, 31, 37, 39, 40, and 51 shall appoint one commission member. The members of the Senate representing Cobb County Districts 21 and 32 shall appoint one commission member and the members of the Senate representing Cobb County Districts 33, 37, and 38 shall appoint one commission member. The chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners shall appoint one commission member; the members of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners from Commissioner Districts 1 and 4 shall appoint one commission member; and the members of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners from Commissioner Districts 2 and 3 shall appoint one commission member. The following entities shall each appoint one commission member: the Cobb Municipal Association; the Cobb County Board of Education; and the Marietta Board of Education. The judges of the Superior Court of Cobb County shall appoint one commission member. The district attorney for Cobb County shall appoint one commission member. The director of the Cobb County Department of Family and Children Services shall appoint one commission member. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to

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amend an Act creating the Cobb Year 2000 Commission, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4228); and for other purposes. This 1st day of January, 1993. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jack Vaughan, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 34th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: January 1, 1993. /s/ Jack Vaughan Representative, 34th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of January, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. JASPER COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 215 (House Bill No. 691). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Jasper County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Jasper County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be

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constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Jasper County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Jasper County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Jasper County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Jasper County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Jasper County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Jasper County School District: Education District: 1 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTICELLO (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 291, 378, 379, 380, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 404, 405, 406, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418A, 418B, 418C, 419A, 419B, 421A, 421B, 422A, 422B, 423, 424, 425, 426A, 426B, 426C, 426D, 427A, 427B, 428, 429A, 429B, 430A, 430B, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448 Tract: 9904. Block(s): 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136 VTD: 0003 HILLSBORO (Part) Tract: 9904. Block(s): 115, 116, 154, 155

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Education District: 2 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTICELLO (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 185, 188, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 176, 177 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118A, 118B, 119, 120, 125, 126, 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135A, 139, 140, 238A, 238B, 265A, 266, 267, 401, 407, 408, 409 VTD: 0002 SHADY DALE VTD: 0006 WYATT (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 135, 136, 173 Education District: 3 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTICELLO (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 191 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 135B, 136, 137, 138, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254A, 254B, 255, 256, 292, 293, 361, 362, 363, 364, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392 Tract: 9904. Block(s): 123, 124, 125, 126, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 164, 165, 166, 180, 181, 182, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193 VTD: 0003 HILLSBORO (Part) Tract: 9904.

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Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 117, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 194, 195, 196, 197 VTD: 0004 MARTIN BURNEY (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 223, 295, 296, 297, 332, 333, 334, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 357, 358, 359, 360, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371 VTD: 0005 THOMPSON AND BARNES (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 224 Education District: 4 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTICELLO (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 178, 179, 180, 181 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 110, 121, 122, 123, 124, 128, 129, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 239A, 239B, 239C, 240A, 240B, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262A, 262B, 263A, 263B, 264A, 264B, 264C, 265B, 265C, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284A, 284B, 285A, 285B, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 402, 403, 420 VTD: 0004 MARTIN BURNEY (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 183 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 219, 220, 221, 222, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 335, 352, 353 VTD: 0005 THOMPSON AND BARNES (Part)

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Tract: 9902. Block(s): 165, 166, 167 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 213, 214, 215, 218, 225 Education District: 5 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0004 MARTIN BURNEY (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 182, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 VTD: 0005 THOMPSON AND BARNES (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 124, 125, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 184, 185, 186, 187 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 216, 217, 301, 302, 354, 355, 356 VTD: 0006 WYATT (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 154, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 196, 197 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 137, 138 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Jasper County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Jasper County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code

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Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Jasper County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2 and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 3, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1998, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of

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Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board, whether the vacancy is in the office of chairperson or any other member, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Jasper County shall be compensated in the amount of $100.00 per month and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Jasper County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney

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of the Board of Education of Jasper County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Jasper County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the Board of Education for Jasper County; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 1st day of February, 1993. Curtis S. Jenkins GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Curtis S. Jenkins, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 110th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Monticello News, which is the official organ of Jasper County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Curtis S. Jenkins Representative, 110th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONCREATION. No. 216 (House Bill No. 735). AN ACT To create the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections and Registration; to provide for a definition; to empower said board with the powers and duties of the election superintendent relating to the conduct of elections; to empower said board with the powers and duties of the board of registrars relating to the registration of voters and absentee balloting procedures; to provide for the qualifications and terms of the members of said board; to provide a method for the appointment, resignation, and removal of its members; to provide for a chairperson, clerical assistants, and other employees; to provide for compensation for the members and employees of said board; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a prior local Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . As used in this Act, the term board means the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections and Registration.

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Section 2 . Pursuant to authorization contained in subsection (b) of Code Section 21-2-40 of the O.C.G.A., there is created the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections and Registration. Section 3 . (a) The board shall be comprised of five members. (b) The persons serving on the effective date of this Act as members of the board of elections and registration in Clarke County pursuant to the provisions of an Act creating a board of elections and registration in Clarke County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3946), hereinafter referred toin this Act as the 1984 Act, shall continue to serveout their terms of office and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. (c) Upon the expiration of the terms of the two members who were appointed by the chairpersons of the county executive committees of the political parties pursuant to the 1984 Act, their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years each with one member being appointed by the chairman of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidates received the largest number of votes in this state for members of the General Assembly at the last preceding general election and with one member being appointed by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidates received the next largest number of votes in this state for members of the General Assembly at the last preceding general election. Such appointments by the chairpersons shall be ratified by a majority of the members of the respective county executive committees of those political parties voting at a meeting duly called and held for that purpose; provided, however, in the event that the members of such executive committees shall fail to elect any such member of the board within 30 days of the expiration of the term of the predecessor in office, such members shall be appointed by the governing authority of Athens-Clarke County. (d) Upon the expiration of the terms of office of the three members who were appointed by the county governing authority pursuant to the 1984 Act, two successors shall be appointed

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for terms of four years each by the county governing authority. (e) The fifth member shall be designated the supervisor of registration and elections and shall be nominated by the manager of Athens-Clarke County and approved by the governing authority of Athens-Clarke County. This member shall be the administrator and chairperson of the board, shall carry out duties of voter registration and elections, shall be a full-time employee of Athens-Clarke County, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governing authority of Athens-Clarke County. (f) Upon the appointment of a member, the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party or the governing authority, as the case may be, shall file an affidavit with the clerk of Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, no later than 30 days preceding the date at which such member is to take office, stating the name and residential address of the person appointed certifying that such member has been duly appointed as provided in this Act. The clerk of the superior court of Athens-Clarke County shall record each of such certifications on the minutes of the court and shall certify the name of each such member to the Secretary of State and shall provide for the issuance of appropriate commissions to the members within the same time and in the same manner as provided by law for registrars. (g) The person serving on the effective date of this Act as chairperson of the board of elections in Clarke County, pursuant to the provisions of the 1984 Act, shall continue to serve in that capacity until the expiration of such person's term and the appointment of such person's successor pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. Section 4 . (a) Any elector and resident of Athens-Clarke County shall be eligible for membership on the board of except that no person who holds elective public office shall be eligible during the term of such elective office and the position of any member shall be deemed vacant upon such member's qualifying as a candidate for elective public office.

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(b) Each member of the board shall take substantially the same oath as required by law for registrars before entering upon such member's duties. Each member shall have the same privileges from arrest provided by law for registrars. Section 5 . (a) In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of any appointed member of the board before the expiration of such member's term, whether by removal, death, resignation, or otherwise, the respective appointing authority shall, within 90 days following such vacancy, appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. The clerk of the Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County shall be notified of any such interim appointments and shall record and certify such appointments in the same manner as the regular appointment of members. (b) In the event the chairperson of either of the county executive committees of the political parties shall fail to make a regular appointment within the time specified in Section 2 of this Act or to make an interim appointment within the time specified in subsection (a) of this section, the governing authority of Athens-Clarke County shall make such appointment. Any member wishing to resign shall give written notice thereof to the respective appointing authority and shall file a copy thereof with the clerk of the Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County. (c) All members shall be subject to removal from the board at any time for cause after notice and hearing, in the same manner and by the same authority as provided for removal of registrars. Section 6 . (a) The board shall be empowered with all the powers and duties of election superintendents relating to the conduct of primaries and elections pursuant to the provisions of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A. (b) The board is empowered with all the powers and duties of the board of registrars relating to the registration of voters and absentee balloting procedures pursuant to the provisions of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A.

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(c) This Act is intended to implement the provisions of subsection (b) of Code Section 21-2-40 of the O.C.G.A., and shall be construed liberally so as to effectuate that purpose. Section 7 . Compensation for members of the board and its employees and clerical assistants shall be fixed by the governing authority of Athens-Clarke County and shall be paid from funds of Athens-Clarke County. The governing authority of Athens-Clarke County shall provide the board with such proper and suitable offices and with such clerical assistants and other employees as such governing authority shall deem appropriate. Section 8 . The supervisor of registration and elections of the board shall be the chief executive officer and shall generally supervise, direct, and control the administration of the affairs of the board pursuant to law and pursuant to duly adopted resolutions of the board. The board shall fix and establish, by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes, directives governing the execution of matters within its jurisdiction. Section 9 . The board shall have the authority to contract with any municipal corporation located within Athens-Clarke County for the holding by the board of any primary or election to be conducted within the municipal corporation. Section 10 . This Act is intended to continue in existence as nearly as possible the board of elections and registration in Clarke County created by the 1984 Act and the provisions of this Act shall be construed accordingly. Section 11 . An Act creating a board of elections and registration in Clarke County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3946), is repealed in its entirety. Section 12 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that the CEO and Commission of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia intends

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to apply to the General Assembly at the 1993 regular session thereof, for a bill to introduce legislation amending the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections, so as to reorganize the Board of Elections defining its powers, duties, and responsibilities, and providing a method for the selection, resignations, and removal of its members and for filling vacancies; and for other purposes. This notice is given pursuant to Section 28-1-14 OCGA. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Louise McBee, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 88th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Athens Daily News, which is the official organ of Clarke County, on the following date: December 4, 1992. /s/ Louise McBee Representative, 88th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF ATLANTAMUNICIPAL COURT; PENALTY; VICTIMS AND WITNESSES ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP. No. 217 (House Bill No. 790). AN ACT To amend an Act reincorporating the City of Atlanta in the Counties of Fulton and DeKalb, approved March 16, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2188), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4537), so as to provide for an additional penalty in cases in which fines are imposed and for an additional sum to be posted in bails and bonds in the Municipal Court of Atlanta; to provide for distribution of the moneys collected from such additional penalties and sums; to provide for certain budgetary approval and review; to provide for reports; to provide for membership of a charter review commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act reincorporating the City of Atlanta in the Counties of Fulton and DeKalb, approved March 16, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2188), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4537), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 4-102A and inserting a new section to read as follows: Section 4-102A. Victims and witnesses assistance programs. (a) In every case in the Municipal Court of Atlanta in which the court imposes a fine for a violation of a state law or a city ordinance, there shall be imposed as an additional penalty a sum of $3.00. (b) At the time of posting bail or bond in any case before the Municipal Court of Atlanta, an additional sum of $3.00 shall be posted, and in every case in which the court orders the forfeiture of bail or bond, the additional sum

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posted shall be distributed as provided in subsection (c) of this section. (c) The additional penalty in cases in which fines are imposed and the additional sum for forfeiture of bails and bonds provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be collected by the court officer charged with the duty of collecting fines and forfeited bails or bonds. The funds collected under this Act shall be distributed by the City of Atlanta Finance Department. One-third of the funds collected shall be distributed to the City Court of Atlanta, also known as traffic court, in support of the Victims and Witnesses Assistance Program operated by the solicitor of such court. Two-thirds of the funds collected under this Act shall be distributed by the City of Atlanta Finance Department to the Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission, in support of the Victims and Witnesses Assistance Program operated by the crime commission in the Municipal Court of Atlanta. Budgets for each of the Victims and Witnesses Assistance Programs named in this Act shall be submitted to the Finance Committee of the Atlanta City Council for review and approval of the distribution of the funds. An annual report to the governing authority of the City of Atlanta of the moneys received by each recipient of these funds shall be made by the chief judge of each court in which a Victims and Witnesses Assistance Program is supported by the funds collected under this Act. (d) Except for moneys paid into the Victims and Witnesses Assistance Programs as provided in subsections (a) through (c) of this section, all moneys arising from fines or forfeitures imposed and collected in the Municipal Court of Atlanta shall be paid into the treasury of the city and shall be used exclusively to defray the expense of operating the court. Section 1.5 . Said Act is further amended by adding a new Article VIII to read as follows:

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ARTICLE VIII Section 8-101. If HR 197 creating the City of Atlanta Charter Review Commission and enacted by the General Assembly at its regular 1993 session is approved by the Governor, the commission shall be composed of 33 members notwithstanding any contradictory provision of such resolution. The appointment of members to the commission shall be as provided in such resolution or any subsequent Act or resolution of the General Assembly. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act reincorporating the City of Atlanta in the Counties of Fulton and DeKalb and creating a new charter for said city, approved March 16, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2188), as amended; and for other purposes. This 7th day of January, 1993. SUDI P. SADRI Fulton County House Delegation GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Grace Davis, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 48th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Fulton County Daily Report, which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the following date: January 12, 1993. /s/ Grace Davis Representative, 48th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act reincorporating the City of Atlanta in the Counties of Fulton and DeKalb and creating a new charter for said city, approved March 16, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2188), as amended; and for other purposes. This 7th day of January, 1993. Sudi P. Sadri Fulton County House Delegation GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Grace Davis, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 48th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Decatur-DeKalb News/Era, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the following date: January 14, 1993. /s/ Grace Davis Representative, 48th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. JASPER COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS. No. 218 (House Bill No. 793). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Jasper County, approved July 23, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 255), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3807), so as to reapportion the districts from which commissioners are elected; to provide that those commissioners in office on January 1, 1993, shall continue to serve for the terms for which elected; to provide for election of commissioners; to provide for submission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners for Jasper County, approved July 23, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 255), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3807), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) There is established in Jasper County a board of commissioners, which shall be the governing authority of

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said county and shall be composed of five members as provided in this section. For the purpose of electing members of the board, Jasper County is divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTICELLO (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 284B, 286, 378, 379, 380, 395, 396, 397, 405, 406, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418A, 418B, 418C, 419A, 419B, 420, 421A, 421B, 422A, 422B, 423, 424, 425, 426A, 426B, 426C, 426D, 427A, 427B, 428, 429A, 429B, 430A, 430B, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448 VTD: 0003 HILLSBORO (Part) Tract: 9904. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 162, 196, 197 Commissioner District: 2 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTICELLO (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109A, 109B, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118A, 118B, 119, 120, 125, 126, 127, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135A, 201, 202, 203, 205, 238A, 265A, 266, 267, 407, 409 VTD: 0002 SHADY DALE VTD: 0006 WYATT (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 101, 131, 135, 136, 173 Commissioner District: 3 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTICELLO (Part)

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Tract: 9901. Block(s): 185, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 106, 107, 135B, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 250, 252, 253, 254B, 255, 256, 292, 293, 361, 362, 363, 364, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394 Tract: 9904. Block(s): 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 164, 165, 166, 180, 181, 182, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193 VTD: 0003 HILLSBORO (Part) Tract: 9904. Block(s): 111, 114, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 163, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 194, 195 VTD: 0004 MARTIN BURNEY (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 223, 295, 296, 297, 332, 333, 334, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 357, 358, 359, 360, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371 VTD: 0005 THOMPSON AND BARNES (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 224 Commissioner District: 4 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTICELLO (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 168, 169, 170, 171, 172 Tract: 9903.

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Block(s): 121, 122, 123, 124, 128, 129, 130, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238B, 239A, 239B, 239C, 240A, 240B, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 254A, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262A, 262B, 263A, 263B, 264A, 264B, 264C, 265B, 265C, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284A, 285A, 285B, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 294, 401, 402, 403, 404, 408 VTD: 0004 MARTIN BURNEY (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 219, 220, 221, 222, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 335, 352, 353 VTD: 0005 THOMPSON AND BARNES (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 165, 166, 167 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 213, 214, 215, 218, 225 Commissioner District: 5 JASPER COUNTY VTD: 0004 MARTIN BURNEY (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 182, 183, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 VTD: 0005 THOMPSON AND BARNES (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 124, 125, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 184, 185, 186, 187 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 216, 217, 301, 302, 354, 355, 356 VTD: 0006 WYATT (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,

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120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 154, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 196, 197 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 137, 138 For purposes of this subsection: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Jasper County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this subsection shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Jasper County which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous

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to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (c) The members of the board of commissioners in office on January 1, 1993, shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected, which terms shall expire December 31, 1996, and until successors are elected and qualified. At the general election in 1996, the members of the board shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 1 through 5 in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) and (b) of this section to take office on January 1, 1997, for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected in the general election in the year in which the terms of office expire and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Jasper County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Jasper County, approved July 23, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 255), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 1st day of February, 1993. Curtis S. Jenkins GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Curtis S. Jenkins, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 110th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Monticello News, which is the official organ of Jasper County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Curtis S. Jenkins Representative, 110th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. OGLETHORPE COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; VICE-CHAIRPERSON; QUORUM. No. 220 (House Bill No. 840). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Oglethorpe County, approved February 13, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3586), as amended, so as to provide for a vice-chairperson of the Board of Commissioners; to provide for a quorum to conduct meetings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Oglethorpe County, approved February 13, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3586), as amended, is amended by adding a new Section 7A to read as follows: Section 7A. The Board shall elect from among its members a vice-chairperson who shall preside at meetings of the Board in the event the chairperson is not available for an extended period of 20 days or more and shall be authorized to call special meetings of the Board. While serving as presiding officer, the vice-chairperson shall not vote unless the Board is equally divided, in which event the vice-chairperson shall vote and that vote shall be counted the same as the vote of any other member of the Board. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 6 and inserting in its place a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) The Board shall hold a regular meeting at 1:00 P.M. on the first Tuesday of each month. Four members and the chairperson of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the event the chairperson is unavailable for a meeting and the vice-chairperson shall preside, four members including the vice-chairperson shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Legislation shall be introduced in the 1993 session of the Georgia General Assembly on behalf of Oglethorpe County to provide for a vice chairman of the Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners, to provide for a quorum to conduct business, to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes.

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This the 2nd day of February, 1993. Honorable Charles Yeargin Representative, 14th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Charles W. Yeargin, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 90th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Oglethorpe Echo, which is the official organ of Oglethorpe County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Charles W. Yeargin Representative, 90th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 19th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. HANCOCK COUNTYSHERIFF; PERSONNEL; EQUIPMENT. No. 221 (House Bill No. 874). AN ACT To amend an Act placing the Sheriff, the Judge of the Probate Court, and the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hancock County on annual salaries in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved February 18, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2088), as

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amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4539), so as to revise provisions relating to the personnel of the sheriff and the compensation of such personnel; to revise provisions relative to certain equipment of the sheriff; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act placing the Sheriff, the Judge of the Probate Court, and the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hancock County on annual salaries in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved February 18, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2088), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4539), is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d) of Section 2 and inserting in their respective places new subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: (c) The sheriff shall be authorized to appoint such personnel as necessary to perform the functions of the office, not to exceed the following positions, with the starting salary indicated for each such position: (1) One chief deputy, with a starting salary of $19,000.00; (2) Eight deputies, with a starting salary of $15,000.00 for each position; (3) One investigator, with a starting salary of $18,000.00; (4) Eight jailers, with a starting salary of $15,000.00 for each such position; (5) One jail administrator, with a starting salary of $18,000.00; (6) One secretary, with a starting salary of $12,000.00;

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(7) Two cooks, with a starting salary of $12,000.00 for each such position; (8) Four dispatchers, with a starting salary of $12,000.00 for each such position; and (9) Four part-time dispatchers, to be paid a starting hourly wage equal to the minimum wage provided by Code Section 34-4-3 of the O.C.G.A. The personnel provided in this subsection shall receive such annual increases in salary as authorized by the Sheriff of Hancock County and approved by the governing authority of Hancock County. (d) The governing authority of Hancock County is authorized and directed to furnish the sheriff with not more than ten motor vehicles to be used by the sheriff in the performance of the duties of the office. The governing authority shall be responsible for the operating expenses, insurance, maintenance, and replacement of said vehicles. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to amend an Act placing the Sheriff, Judge of the Probate Court and Clerk of the Superior Court of Hancock County on an annual salary in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved February 18, 1964 (Ga. Laws 1964, p. 2088), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 11th day of February, 1993. Jimmy Lord Representative 121st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jimmy Lord, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 121st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Sparta Ishmaelite, which is the official organ of Hancock County, on the following date: February 11, 1993. /s/ Jimmy Lord Representative, 121st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. WASHINGTON COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 222 (House Bill No. 875). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Washington County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory

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provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Washington County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Washington County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Washington County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Washington County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Washington County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section except for the member who is chairperson and who is elected at large as provided in Section 7 of this Act. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, other than the chairperson, the Washington County School District is divided into four education districts. One

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member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Washington County School District: Education District: 1 WASHINGTON COUNTY VTD: 0003 DAVISBORO (Part) Tract: 9504. Block(s): 116A, 117, 118, 119, 123, 146, 147, 148, 151 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 121 VTD: 0004 SANDERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 194, 19 Tract: 9503. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121A, 121B, 122, 123, 124, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 140, 155A, 155B, 156A, 156B, 157, 158, 159A, 159B, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 176A, 176B, 177A, 177B, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116B, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 156, 196, 197, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207A, 207B, 207C, 208, 209, 210, 211A, 211B, 212, 213A, 213B, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218A, 218B, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227 VTD: 0005 DEEP STEP (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137A, 137B, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146A, 146B, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155,

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156, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 178, 179, 180 VTD: 0007 WARTHEN (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 101, 102 Education District: 2 WASHINGTON COUNTY VTD: 0002 HARRISON (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 279 VTD: 0003 DAVISBORO (Part) Tract: 9504. Block(s): 149, 150, 165, 167, 168 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117A, 117B, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 129C, 129D, 130A, 130B, 131A, 131B, 132A, 132B, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 136A, 136B, 137A, 137B, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144A, 144B, 145, 146, 147, 148A, 148B, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180A, 180B, 181A, 181B, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 212, 213, 214, 220, 225, 297 VTD: 0004 SANDERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9504. Block(s): 140, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 308, 309, 310, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319,

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320, 324, 325, 401, 402A, 402B, 403, 404, 405A, 405B, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413A, 413B, 414, 415A, 415B, 416, 418 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 215, 216, 218, 219, 226 VTD: 0006 RIDDLEVILLE (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211A, 211B, 221A, 221B, 222, 223, 224, 234A, 234B, 237A, 237B, 238A, 238B, 239A, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243A, 243B, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 281, 282, 283, 284, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 157, 158 VTD: 0007 WARTHEN (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 101, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 141, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182 Education District: 3 WASHINGTON COUNTY VTD: 0002 HARRISON (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 280, 285, 286 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116A, 116B, 117, 118A, 118B, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141A, 141B, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152A, 152B, 153, 154, 155, 156, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172A, 172B, 173A, 173B, 174A, 174B, 175, 176, 177, 178A, 178B, 179A, 179B, 180, 181, 182A, 182B,

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183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 334, 335, 336, 366, 367, 368, 369, 393, 394 VTD: 0004 SANDERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 230, 232, 233, 234A, 234B, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239A, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 249, 251, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 311, 312, 313, 314, 321, 322, 323, 417, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120C, 121 VTD: 0006 RIDDLEVILLE (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 258 VTD: 0008 TENNILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 245, 246, 247A, 247B, 248A, 248B, 252 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 217, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 259 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 112 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 101, 105A, 105B, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120B, 120D, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 158A, 159, 160, 161, 162A, 163A, 163B, 164A, 164B, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 216A, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228,

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229, 230A, 231A, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239A, 331, 332, 333 Education District: 4 WASHINGTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 OCONEE VTD: 0004 SANDERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 125, 126, 127, 128, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 171, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206A, 206B, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211A, 211B, 212A, 212B, 213A, 213B, 214A, 214B, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228, 229, 231, 250, 253, 254, 257, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 302 VTD: 0005 DEEP STEP (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 147, 158, 159, 160, 161 VTD: 0008 TENNILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 227A, 227B, 227C, 255A, 255B, 256, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 158B, 162B, 204B, 213B, 214, 215, 216B, 230B, 231B, 232, 239B, 301, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 342, 343 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for

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the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Washington County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Washington County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia.

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Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (c) The member of the board who is chairperson of the board may reside anywhere within the Washington County School District and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in the entire Washington County School District. The chairperson must continue to reside within the Washington County School District during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Washington County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. The members of the board elected thereto in 1993 shall take office on January 1, 1994, and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

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(b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board, whether the vacancy is in the office of chairperson or any other member, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . The chairperson of the board shall receive an annual salary for the performance of the duties of such office in an amount not less than $7,200.00 nor more than $12,000.00, which amount shall be established by the board. Each member of the board, other than the chairperson, shall receive an annual salary for the performance of the duties of such office in an amount not less than $3,600.00 nor more than $8,400.00, which amount shall be established by the board. The salaries provided for by this section shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of the Washington County School System. In addition to such salaries, the chairperson and each other member of the board shall be entitled to receive from the funds of the Washington County School System their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties of office. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be a member of the board elected at large as provided in this Act. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Washington County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled by an appointee of the board. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the

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board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Washington County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Washington County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to change the provisions relating to the board of education of and school superintendent of Washington County; and for other purposes. This 17th day of February, 1993. Representative Jimmy Lord 121th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jimmy Lord, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 121st

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District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Sandersville Progress, which is the official organ of Washington County, on the following date: February 17, 1993. /s/ Jimmy Lord Representative, 121st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF FLOVILLANEW CHARTER. No. 223 (House Bill No. 888). AN ACT To provide a new charter for the City of Flovilla; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for organization and procedures; to provide for ordinances and codes; to provide for a mayor pro tempore and a presiding officer; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city attorney, a city clerk, a city treasurer, and other personnel; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for court

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practices and procedures; to provide for certiorari; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for licenses, franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for purchases; to provide for the disposition of property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: ARTICLE I INCORPORATION AND POWERS Section 1.10 . Incorporation. The City of Flovilla in Butts County is reincorporated by the enactment of this charter and is constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the name of the City of Flovilla. References in this charter to the city or this city refer to the City of Flovilla. The city shall have perpetual existence. Section 1.11 . Corporate boundaries. The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time by local law or in the manner provided by general state law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the office of the city clerk of the city and to be designated, as the case may be: Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Flovilla, Georgia. Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the mayor shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as the original map or description. Section 1.12 . Municipal powers. (a) This city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the present or future Constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter.

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This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law. (b) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city. Said powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Air and water pollution. To regulate the emission of smoke or other exhaust which pollutes the air and to prevent the pollution of natural streams which flow within the corporate limits of the city; (2) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and fowl and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance; and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted under this paragraph; (3) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of this city; (4) Building regulations. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures not inconsistent with general law; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, electrical, gas, and heating and air-conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades except as otherwise prohibited by general law; (5) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of license fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions; to license

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and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such licenses and taxes; and to revoke such licenses after due process for the failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (6) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (7) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governments and entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (8) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists inside or outside the city and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (9) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations, not inconsistent with general law relating to both fire prevention and detection and to fire fighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (10) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business within the city and benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges; (11) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use

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of property which is detrimental to the health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (12) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to the powers and duties of the city and the general welfare of its citizens on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose; (13) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation within the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (14) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the municipal court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and squares in the city; to provide for the commitment of such persons to any jail; or to provide for the commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials; (15) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking, upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (16) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (17) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia;

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(18) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (19) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of same by the public; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (20) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers, and drains, sewage disposal, gas works, electric plants, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; and to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties therefor; and to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; and to authorize the extension of water, sewerage, and electrical distribution systems, and all necessary appurtenances by which said utilities are distributed, inside and outside the corporate limits of the city; and to provide utility services to persons, firms, and corporations inside and outside the corporate limits of the city as provided by ordinance; (21) Nuisances. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (22) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any Oordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (23) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for development by zoning and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and esthetically pleasing community; (24) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish,

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operate, or contract for a police and a fire-fighting agency; (25) Public hazards; removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public; (26) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, parking facilities, or charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; to provide any other public improvements inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and, for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (27) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (28) Public transportation. To organize and operate or contract for such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial; (29) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts for public utilities and public services and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and the standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Public Service Commission; (30) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, bilboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and

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any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights of way of streets and roads or within view thereof, inside or abutting the corporate limits of the city and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (31) Retirement. To provide and maintain a retirement plan for officers and employees of the city; (32) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; and to negotiate and execute leases over, through, under, or across any city property or the right of way of any street, road, alley, and walkway or portion thereof within the corporate limits of the city for bridges, passageways, or any other purpose or use between buildings on opposite sides of the street and for other bridges, overpasses, and underpasses for private use at such location and to charge a rental therefor in such manner as may be provided by ordinance; and to authorize and control the construction of bridges, overpasses, and underpasses within the corporate limits of the city; and to grant franchises and rights of way throughout the streets and roads and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities and for private use; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (33) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system; to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or tax for the availability or use of the sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charge; and to impose and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system;

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(34) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse and to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and provide for the sale of such items; (35) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, pawn shops, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and the use and sale of firearms; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating equipment, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxing or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit professional fortunetelling, palmistry, adult bookstores, and massage parlors; (36) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs of any public improvement; (37) Ad valorem taxes. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (38) Other taxes. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (39) Taxicabs. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in the amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles; (40) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and

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(41) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated in this charter; and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia. Section 1.13 . Exercise of powers. All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia. ARTICLE II GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTIONS, AND REMOVAL Section 2.10 . City council creation; composition; number; election. (a) The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council. The city council shall be composed of a mayor and five councilmembers. Any reference in this charter to the city council or members of the city council shall refer to the mayor and the councilmembers. Any reference in this charter to councilmembers shall refer to those members of the city council other than the mayor. (b) No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless that person shall have been a resident of

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this city for 12 months immediately preceding the election of mayor or councilmembers; each such person shall continue to reside within the city during said period of service and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city. No person's name shall be listed as a candidate on the ballot for election for either mayor or councilmember unless such person shall file a written notice with the clerk of said city that such person desires his or her name to be placed on said ballot as a candidate either for mayor or councilmember. No person shall be eligible for the office of mayor or councilmember unless such person shall file above said notice within the time provided for in Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Section 2.11 . Elections. (a) At any election, all persons who are qualified under the Constitution and laws of Georgia to vote for members of the General Assembly of Georgia and who are bona fide residents of said city shall be eligible to qualify as voters in the election. (b) All elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall, by ordinance, prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under the Georgia Municipal Election Code. (c) The four councilmembers who were elected to such offices in 1989 or 1990 and who, pursuant to general law, were elected to terms of office which expire December 31, 1993, shall continue to serve out such terms of office and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The mayor and councilmember who were elected to such offices in 1991 and who, pursuant to general law, were elected to terms of office which expire December 31, 1995, shall continue to serve out such terms of office and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. All successors to the mayor or councilmembers whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and, except as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section, shall serve for terms of office of four years

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each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (d) The mayor and each councilmember shall be elected by the electors voting in the entire city at large and not from wards or any other district comprising less than the entire area of the city. Each elector shall be entitled to vote for one candidate for each municipal office which is to be filled at any election. Those four members who receive the highest number of votes cast for the four offices of councilmembers at the general municipal election conducted in 1993 shall be elected to such offices. The three members so elected in 1993 who receive the three highest number of votes cast shall serve for initial terms which expire December 31, 1997, and upon the election and qualification of their successors. Those and all future successors to those three members shall be the three candidates who receive the highest number of votes cast for those offices at the general municipal election conducted in 1997 and every four years thereafter. The one member elected to office as councilmember in 1993 who receives the fourth highest number of votes cast shall serve for an initial term which expires December 31, 1995, and upon the election and qualification of a successor. That candidate who receives the highest number of votes cast for mayor and the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes cast for the two offices of councilmembers at the general election conducted in 1995 and every four years thereafter shall be elected to those respective offices. (e) The general municipal election for the city shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and on that day biennially thereafter. Section 2.12 . Vacancies in office. (a) (1) The office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, forfeiture of office, or removal from office in any manner authorized by this charter or the general laws of the State of Georgia. (2) Upon the suspension from office of mayor or councilmember in any manner authorized by the general laws of the State of Georgia, the city council or those remaining shall appoint a successor for the duration of the

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suspension. If the suspension becomes permanent, then the office shall become vacant and shall be filled as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, if such vacancy occurs within six months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those members remaining shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code, as now or hereafter amended. Section 2.13 . Nonpartisan elections. Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party labels. Section 2.14 . Election by plurality. The candidate receiving a plurality of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected. Section 2.15 . Compensation and expenses. The mayor and councilmembers shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by ordinance and in accordance with Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2.16 . Prohibitions. (a) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly: (1) Engage in any business or transaction or have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of official duties or which would tend to impair the independence of his or her judgment or action in the performance of official duties; (2) Engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge

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of official duties or would tend to impair the independence of his or her judgment or action in the performance of official duties; (3) Disclose confidential information concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body by which engaged without proper legal authorization or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of himself or herself or others; (4) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, object, or promise, from any person, firm, or corporation which to his or her knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the governmental body by which he or she is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign; (5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; or (6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which he or she has a financial interest. (b) Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee who has any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such private interest to the city council. The mayor or any councilmember who has a private interest in any matter pending before the city council shall disclose such private interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city council, and he or she shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee of any agency or political entity to which this charter applies who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity

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shall disclose such private interest to the governing body of such agency or entity. (c) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use property owned by such governmental entity for personal benefit, convenience, or profit, except in accordance with policies promulgated by the city council or the governing body of such agency or entity. (d) Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render said contract or sale voidable at the option of the city council. (e) Except as authorized by law, no member of the council shall hold any other elective city office or other city employment during the term for which elected. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person holding employment on the effective date of this Act. Section 2.17 . Removal of officers. (a) The mayor, a councilmember, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Incompetence, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office; (2) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; (3) Failure at any time to possess any qualifications of office as provided by this charter or by law; (4) Knowingly violating Section 2.16 or any other express prohibition of this charter; (5) Abandonment of office or neglect to perform the duties thereof; or (6) Failure for any other cause to perform the duties of office as required by this charter or by state law.

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(b) Removal of any officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished as provided by general law. ARTICLE III ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT, GENERAL AUTHORITY, AND ORDINANCES Section 3.10 . General power and authority. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city as provided by Article I of this charter. Section 3.11 . Organization. (a) The city council shall hold an organizational meeting at the first regular meeting in January following an election. The meeting shall be called to order by the city clerk. The oath of the office shall be administered to the newly elected members whose election has been certified and may be administered at the first regular meeting in December following such certification or at the first regular meeting in January following such certification. The oath shall be as follows: I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor) (councilmember) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America. (b) By a majority vote, the councilmembers shall elect one of their number to serve as mayor pro tempore. The mayor pro tempore shall preside at all meetings of the city council and shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor during any disability or absence of the mayor. Any such disability or absence shall be declared by a majority vote of the councilmembers. The councilmembers shall by majority vote elect a presiding officer from its number for any period in which the mayor pro tempore is disabled, absent, or acting as mayor. Such absence or disability shall be declared by majority vote of the city council. Section 3.12 . Inquiries and investigations. The city council may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of

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the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the council shall be punished as provided by ordinance. Section 3.13 . Meetings. (a) The city council shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as prescribed by ordinance. (b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or two councilmembers. Notice of such special meeting shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting. (c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be given as required by law. Section 3.14 . Procedures. (a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings which shall be a public record. (b) All committees and committee chairpersons and officers of the city council shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any committee at any time. Section 3.15 . Voting. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a majority of members of the city council shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized

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to transact the business of the city council. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, but any member of the city council shall have the right to request a roll-call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of four members of the city council shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance or resolution and the affirmative vote of three councilmembers shall be required for the adoption of any motion except that in case of the adoption of any motion the mayor may vote only to break a tie. (b) In the event vacancies in office result in less than a quorum of members of the city council holding office, then the remaining members of the city council in office shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city council. A vote of a majority of the remaining members of the city council shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. Section 3.16 . Ordinances. (a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be The Council of the City of Flovilla hereby ordains..... and every ordinance shall so begin. (b) An ordinance may be introduced by any member of the city council and be read at a regular or special meeting of the city council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances provided for in Section 3.18. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the clerk shall, as soon as possible, distribute a copy to the mayor and to each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate. Section 3.17 . Effect of ordinances. Acts of the city council which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance.

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Section 3.18 . Emergencies. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor or two councilmembers and may promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance shall not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the councilmembers shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 30 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency continues to exist. An emergency ordinance shall also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. Section 3.19 . Codes. (a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that: (1) the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 3.16 of this charter for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of any code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (2) a copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 3.20 of this charter. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the clerk for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price.

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Section 3.20 . Codification of ordinances. (a) The clerk shall authenticate by the clerk's signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the council. (b) The city shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance and shall be published promptly together with all amendments thereto and shall contain such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as The Code of the City of Flovilla, Georgia. Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city and shall be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city council. Following publication of the first code under this charter and at all times thereafter, the ordinances and charter amendments shall be printed in substantially the same style as the code then in effect and shall be suitable in form for incorporation within the code. The city council shall make such further arrangements as deemed desirable with reproduction and distribution of any changes in or additions to codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations included in the code. Section 3.21 . Chief executive officer; delegation of powers. The mayor shall be the chief executive of this city. The mayor shall possess all of the executive and administrative powers granted to the city under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and all the executive and administrative powers contained in this charter, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act. The mayor shall have the authority to delegate any one or more executive or administrative powers to a person or persons employed by the city and qualified in management and administration.

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Section 3.22 . Powers and duties of mayor. As the chief executive of this city, the mayor shall: (1) See that all laws and ordinances of the city are faithfully executed; (2) Appoint and remove, for cause, with confirmation of appointment or removal by a majority of councilmembers, all officers, department heads, and employees of the city except as otherwise provided in this charter; (3) Exercise supervision over all executive and administrative work of the city and provide for the coordination of administrative activities; (4) Prepare and submit to the council a recommended annual operating budget and recommended capital budget; (5) Submit to the council at least once a year a statement covering the financial conditions of the city and from time to time such other information as the city council may request; (6) Call special meetings of the city council as provided for in Section 3.13; (7) Participate in the discussion of all matters brought before the city council; (8) Recommend to the city council such measures relative to the affairs of the city, improvement of the government, and promotion of the welfare of its inhabitants as the mayor may deem expedient; (9) Vote on all matters coming before the city council the same as any councilmember unless otherwise provided by this charter;

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(10) Require any department or agency of the city to submit written reports whenever the mayor deems it expedient; (11) Sign as a matter of course all written contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; and (12) Perform such other duties as may be required by general state law, this charter, or ordinance. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS Section 4.10 . Department heads. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council by ordinance shall prescribe the functions or duties and establish, abolish, or alter all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the directors of departments and other officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointed officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance. (d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the mayor, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of the director's department or agency. (e) All directors under the supervision of the mayor shall be nominated by the mayor with confirmation of appointment by the councilmembers. The mayor may suspend or remove directors under the mayor's supervision but such suspension or removal shall not be effective for ten calendar days following the mayor's giving written notice of such action and

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the reason therefor to the director involved and to the city council. The director involved may appeal to the councilmembers who, after a hearing, may override the mayor's action by a vote of a majority of the councilmembers. Section 4.11 . Boards. (a) The city council shall create by ordinance such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city council deems necessary and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof. (b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city council for such terms of office and in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, terms of office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by law. (c) The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority. (d) Except as otherwise provided by charter or by law, no member of any board, commission, or authority shall hold any elective office in the city. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) No member of a board, commission, or authority shall assume office until he or she has executed and filed with the clerk of the city an oath obligating himself or herself to perform faithfully and impartially the duties of the office, such oath to be prescribed by ordinance and administered by the mayor. (g) Any member of a board, commission, or authority may be removed from office for cause by a vote of a majority of the members of the city council.

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(h) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one member as vice-chairperson, and may elect as its secretary one of its members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission, or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, an ordinance of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the clerk of the city. Section 4.12 . City attorney. The mayor shall appoint a city attorney subject to confirmation by a majority of the councilmembers. The city attorney shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia and shall have actively practiced law for at least one year. The city attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. The city attorney shall be responsible for representing and defending the city in all litigation in which the city is a party, may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court, shall attend the meetings of the council as directed, shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by virtue of the position of city attorney. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the city attorney. Section 4.13 . City clerk. The mayor shall appoint a city clerk who shall not be a councilmember. The city clerk shall be custodian of the official city seal, maintain city council records required by this charter, and perform such other duties as may be required by the city council. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the city clerk. Section 4.14 . Treasurer. The city clerk shall be the city treasurer and collect all taxes, licenses, fees, and other moneys belonging to the city subject to the provisions of this charter and the ordinances of the city and to enforce all laws of Georgia relating to the collection of delinquent taxes and sale or foreclosure for nonpayment of taxes to the city. The city treasurer shall also be responsible for the general duties of a treasurer and fiscal officer.

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Section 4.15 . Rules and regulations. The city council shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this charter concerning: (1) The method of employee selection and probationary periods of employment; (2) The administration of a position classification and pay plan, methods of promotion and applications of service ratings thereto, and transfer of employees within the classification plan; (3) Hours of work, vacation, sick leave, and other leaves of absence, overtime pay, and the order and manner in which layoffs shall be effected; (4) Such dismissal hearings as due process may require; and (5) Such other personnel notices as may be necessary to provide for adequate and systematic handling of personnel affairs. ARTICLE V JUDICIAL BRANCH Section 5.10 . Municipal court. There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Flovilla. Section 5.11 . Judges. (a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by ordinance. The method of selection and terms of such judges shall be provided by ordinance. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge on the municipal court unless that person shall have attained the age of 21 years and shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia. All judges shall be appointed by the city council.

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(c) Compensation of the judge or judges shall be fixed by ordinance. (d) Judges may be removed for cause by a vote of a majority of the members of the city council. (e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath, given by the mayor, that the judge will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of the office to the best of his or her ability and without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council journal required in Section 3.14 of this charter. Section 5.12 . Convening of court. The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as provided by ordinance. Section 5.13 . Powers. (a) The municipal court shall try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have the authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed a fine of $200.00 or ten days in jail. (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $500.00 or imprisonment for 90 days or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. (d) The municipal court shall have the authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the actual cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violation of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety bond for the appearance of persons charged with violations.

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Whenever any person shall give bail for appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, the bond shall be forfeited by the judge presiding at such time and an execution shall be issued thereon by serving the defendant and his or her sureties with a rule nisi at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary. (g) The municipal court shall have the authority to bind prisoners over to the appropriate court when it appears by probable cause that state law has been violated. (h) Each judge of the municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (i) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city. (j) The municipal court is specifically vested with all the jurisdiction and powers throughout the geographic area of this city granted by law to municipal courts and particularly by such laws as authorize the abatement of nuisances and prosecution of traffic violations. Section 5.14 . Certiorari. The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Butts County, under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari.

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Section 5.15 . Rules. With the approval of the city council, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city council may adopt in part or in toto the rules and regulations applicable to superior courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to said proceedings. ARTICLE VI FINANCE Section 6.10 . Property tax. The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion. Section 6.11 . Millage. The city council by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city council by ordinance may provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due. Section 6.12 . Occupation taxes and business license fees. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. Such taxes may be levied on both individuals and corporations who transact business in this city or who practice or offer to practice any profession or calling within the city to the extent such persons have a constitutionally sufficient nexus to this city to be so taxed. The city council may classify businesses, occupations, professions, or callings for the purpose of such taxation in any

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way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.13 . Licenses. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to require any individual or corporation who transacts business in this city or who practices or offers to practice any profession or calling within the city to obtain a license or permit for such activity from the city and pay a reasonable fee for such license or permit where such activities are not now regulated by general law in such a way as to preclude city regulations. Such fees may reflect the total cost to the city of regulating the activity and, if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. The city council by ordinance may establish reasonable requirements for obtaining or keeping such licenses as the public health, safety, and welfare necessitate. Section 6.14 . Franchises. The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, cable television companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, that no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by the clerk. The city council may provide by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. Section 6.15 . Sewer fees. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, and tolls for sewers, sanitary and health services, or any other services provided or made available inside or outside the corporate limits of the city for the total cost to the city of providing or making available such services. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

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Section 6.16 . Roads. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess, charge, and collect the costs of constructing, reconstructing, widening, or improving any public way, street, sidewalk, curbing, gutters, sewers, or other utility mains and appurtenances from the abutting property owners under such terms and conditions as are reasonable. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.17 . Other taxes. This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs. Section 6.18 . Collection of delinquent taxes. The city council by ordinance may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due, late penalties or interest, issuance and execution of fi. fas., creation and priority of liens, making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed, revoking city licenses for failure to pay any city taxes or fees, and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions. Section 6.19 . Borrowing. The city council shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the state. Such bonding authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken. Section 6.20 . Revenue bonds. Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued. Section 6.21 . Loans. The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law.

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Section 6.22 . Accounting and budgeting. The city council shall set the fiscal year by ordinance. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government. Section 6.23 . Budget ordinance. The city council shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement program, and a capital budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets and programs. The city council shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6.24 . Operating budget. On or before a date fixed by the city council but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the mayor containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other comments and information as the mayor may deem pertinent. The operating budget, the capital improvements budget, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection. Section 6.25 . Adoption. (a) The city council, other than the mayor, may amend the operating budget proposed by the mayor, except that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year. The total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) After the conducting of a budget hearing, the city council shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than December 31 of each year. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by said date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the then current fiscal year shall be

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deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly, until such time as the city council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.23 of this charter. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotments thereof to which it is chargeable. Section 6.26 . Levy of taxes. Following adoption of the operating budget, the city council shall levy by ordinance such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinance shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expense of the general government of this city. Section 6.27 . Changes in budget. The city council by majority vote may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget at any regular meeting or special or emergency meeting called for such purposes. Section 6.28 . Capital improvements. (a) On or before the date fixed by the city council, but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements budget with any recommendations as to the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing year. The city council, other than the mayor, shall have the power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed program and proposed means of financing. The city council, other than the mayor, shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations

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for such project are included in the capital improvements budget, except to meet a public emergency as provided in Section 3.17 of this charter. (b) After the conducting of a public hearing, the city council shall adopt by ordinance the final capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than December 31 of each year. No appropriations provided for in a prior capital improvements budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriations were made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, the mayor may submit amendments to the capital improvements budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by any recommendations. Any such amendments to the capital improvements budget shall become effective only upon adoption by majority vote of the city council. Section 6.29 . Audits. There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted accounting principles. Any audit of any funds by the state or federal government may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of all audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public. Section 6.30 . Procurement and property management. No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn or submitted and reviewed by the city attorney and, as a matter of course, is signed by the city attorney to indicate such drafting or review; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the city council journal of proceedings pursuant to Section 3.14 of this charter. Section 6.31 . Purchasing. The city council shall by ordinance prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city.

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Section 6.32 . Sale of property. (a) The city council may sell and convey any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law. (b) The city council may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon request by the mayor and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value. (c) Whenever in opening, extending, or widening any street, avenue, alley, or public place of the city a small parcel or tract of land is cut off or separated by such work from a larger tract or boundary of land owned by the city, the city council may authorize the mayor to execute and deliver in the name of the city a deed conveying said cut-off or separated parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners in exchange for rights of way of said street, avenue, alley, or public place when such exchange is deemed to be in the best interest of the city. All deeds and conveyances heretofore and hereafter so executed and delivered shall convey all title and interest the city has in such property, notwithstanding the fact that no public sale after advertisement was or is hereafter made. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 7.10 . Bonds for officials. The officers and employees of this city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law. Section 7.11 . Rules and regulations. All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city council. Section 7.12 . Charter language on other general matters. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter,

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all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city council. Section 7.13 . Definitions and construction. (a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and shall not be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word shall is mandatory and the word may is permissive. (c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa. Section 7.14 . Specific repealer. An Act providing a new charter for the City of Flovilla, approved March 13, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2735), as amended, is repealed. Section 7.15 . General repealer. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a new charter for the City of Flovilla, Georgia; and for other purposes. This 28th day of December, 1992. Larry Smith, Representative, 109th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Larry Smith, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 109th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to

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Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Jackson Progress-Argus, which is the official organ of Butts County, on the following date: December 30, 1992. /s/ Larry Smith Representative, 109th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. THOMAS COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. No. 224 (House Bill No. 909). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Thomas County, approved December 21, 1898 (Ga. L. 1898, p. 378), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 10, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3605), so as to change the composition of the commissioner districts from which members of the board of commissioners are elected; to provide for certain definitions and inclusions; to provide for compensation and expenses for members of the board of commissioners; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Thomas County, approved December 21, 1898 (Ga. L.

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1898, p. 378), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 10, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3605), is amended by striking in their entireties subsections (d) and (e) of Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (d) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Thomas County is divided into eight commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 THOMAS COUNTY VTD: 0002 BALFOUR (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 318, 319, 320 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 605, 606, 607, 608 VTD: 0012 DOUGLAS (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 609, 610 VTD: 0013 ARMORY (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 292 Tract: 9608. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 105 VTD: 0015 HARPER (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 226, 227, 228, 229 VTD: 0018 CENTRAL (Part) Tract: 9602.

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Block(s): 290, 291 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149 Commissioner District: 2 THOMAS COUNTY VTD: 0002 BALFOUR (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 620, 621, 622, 634, 635, 636, 639, 640, 641, 645, 646 VTD: 0012 DOUGLAS (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 611, 612, 613, 614, 615 VTD: 0013 ARMORY (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 104A, 104E, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130B, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137B, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166C, 167, 512B, 514B, 515, 516, 517, 518B, 519B, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529B, 530, 531, 535B, 536 Tract: 9610. Block(s): 334, 338 VTD: 0015 HARPER (Part) Tract: 9607. Block(s): 616, 617, 618, 619, 637, 638, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671 Tract: 9608. Block(s): 104B, 104C, 104D, 166A, 166B, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 327, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409,

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410, 411, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 503, 504, 505, 506, 518A, 529A VTD: 0016 SUSIE DUNLAP (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 301, 312, 512A, 514A, 519A Tract: 9609. Block(s): 104A, 105, 106, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113 VTD: 0019 JERGER (Part) Tract: 9609. Block(s): 102, 103, 104B, 107, 108, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118 Commissioner District: 3 THOMAS COUNTY VTD: 0004 OCHLOCHNEE VTD: 0005 MEIGS VTD: 0010 ELLABELLE VTD: 0018 CENTRAL (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 154, 155, 159, 160, 251, 252, 253, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 293 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 143 Commissioner District: 4 THOMAS COUNTY VTD: 0006 COOLIDGE VTD: 0007 PAVO VTD: 0011 MERRIVILLE VTD: 0014 PATTEN (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 257, 258 Tract: 9604. Block(s): 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 218, 219 VTD: 0017 FAIRGROUNDS (Part)

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Tract: 9604. Block(s): 220, 252 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 219, 220, 221, 225, 226, 227 VTD: 0018 CENTRAL (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 228, 229, 301, 302, 303, 304, 313, 314 Commissioner District: 5 THOMAS COUNTY VTD: 0003 BOSTON VTD: 0009 BARWICK VTD: 0014 PATTEN (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 221, 222 VTD: 0017 FAIRGROUNDS (Part) Tract: 9604. Block(s): 249, 250, 251 Tract: 9605. Block(s): 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126 Tract: 9610. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 301, 302, 303, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324 Tract: 9611. Block(s): 206, 207, 211, 212, 213, 247 Commissioner District: 6 THOMAS COUNTY VTD: 0001 EASTSIDE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 138A, 145A, 146A, 147A, 147B, 148A, 149A, 160A, 160B, 160D, 160E, 161A, 161B, 162A Tract: 9606. Block(s): 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211,

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212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 301, 302, 303, 304, 309, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 335, 336, 337, 401, 402, 403, 404, 501, 502, 503, 504, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 642, 643, 644 VTD: 0002 BALFOUR (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 310A, 310B, 310C, 310D Tract: 9606. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 201, 202, 305, 306, 307, 308, 316, 317, 321 Tract: 9607. Block(s): 601, 602, 603, 604 VTD: 0017 FAIRGROUNDS (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 153A, 160C VTD: 0018 CENTRAL (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 147C, 321A VTD: 0019 JERGER (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 331, 332, 333, 334, 338, 339, 340, 507, 508 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 203, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213, 216 Commissioner District: 7 THOMAS COUNTY VTD: 0008 METCALF VTD: 0013 ARMORY (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 513B Tract: 9610. Block(s): 304D, 304E, 305B, 306, 307C, 308, 309B, 310F, 311C, 311D, 311E, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 325, 326, 327, 328B, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 336

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VTD: 0016 SUSIE DUNLAP (Part) Tract: 9608. Block(s): 313, 325, 326, 401, 402, 403, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 501, 502, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 513A Tract: 9609. Block(s): 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326 VTD: 0019 JERGER (Part) Tract: 9606. Block(s): 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 505, 506 Tract: 9609. Block(s): 101, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 204, 205, 206, 207, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332 Tract: 9610. Block(s): 304A, 304B, 304C, 305A, 307A, 307B, 309A, 310A, 310B, 310C, 310D, 310E, 311A, 311B Commissioner District: 8 THOMAS COUNTY VTD: 0001 EASTSIDE (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 146B, 148B, 149B VTD: 0017 FAIRGROUNDS (Part) Tract: 9605. Block(s): 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138B, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145B, 146C, 150A, 150B, 151, 152, 153B, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160F, 160G, 160H, 161C, 162B, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167 Tract: 9610. Block(s): 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 208, 209, 211C, 211D VTD: 0018 CENTRAL (Part) Tract: 9605.

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Block(s): 138C, 147D, 230, 231, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310E, 311A, 311B, 311C, 312, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321B, 321C, 321D, 322, 323A, 323B, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 VTD: 0019 JERGER (Part) Tract: 9609. Block(s): 201, 202, 210, 214, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237 Tract: 9610. Block(s): 211A, 211B (e) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of this section which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and

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(5) Any part of this section which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by inserting immediately following Section 7 a new Section 7A to read as follows: Section 7A. (a) As used in this section, the term `meeting' means a meeting which is noticed or which commissioners are required to attend because of their position and at which minutes are kept. Such term shall not include regularly scheduled meetings of the board of commissioners held on the second Tuesday of each month. (b) In addition to the compensation provided in Section 7 of this Act, each member of the board of commissioners shall receive an amount for each day during which he or she attends a meeting equal to the daily expense allowance to which members of the General Assembly are authorized pursuant to general law; provided, however, that each member shall be entitled to receive such amount for no more than five meetings per month, and the chairperson shall be allowed to receive such amount for no more than ten meetings per month. The chairperson and members of the board of commissioners shall be entitled to receive the per mile allowance authorized for state employees by general law for attending such meetings. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, if any commissioner incurs actual expenses in excess of the amounts allowed pursuant to such subsection in attending a meeting, such commissioner shall be entitled to receive his or her actual expenses in lieu of the amount allowed under such subsection.

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Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION H.B. No. By: Representatives Titus of the 180th, Bates of the 179th and Reeves of the 178th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Thomas County, approved December 21, 1898 (Ga. L. 1898, p. 378), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 10, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3605), so as to change the composition of the commissioner districts from which members of the board of commissioners are elected; to delete references to filling of vacancies; to provide for certain definitions and inclusions; to require submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General for certain approval; to provide for the automatic repeal of this Act is its implementation is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, as of a certain date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Theo Titus III, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 180th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Thomasville Times-Enterprise, which is the official organ of Thomas County, on the following date: February 14, 1993. /s/ Theo Titus III Representative, 180th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. GWINNETT COUNTYSTATE COURT; ADDITIONAL JUDGE. No. 225 (House Bill No. 921). AN ACT To amend an Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, so as to provide for an additional judge for the State Court of Gwinnett County; to provide for matters relative thereto; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 13 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Until July 1, 1993, there shall be three judges of the State Court of Gwinnett County. Effective July 1, 1993, there shall be four judges of the State Court of Gwinnett County. The three judges of the state court in office on July 1, 1993, shall continue to serve the terms of office to which they were elected. The fourth judge added effective July 1,

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1993, shall be appointed by the Governor for an initial term of office ending on December 31, 1994, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The judges of the State Court of Gwinnett County shall be elected by the qualified voters of Gwinnett County at the same time and under the same rules and regulations as other county officers are elected. Successors to the three elected judges in office on July 1, 1993, and to the one judge appointed by the Governor pursuant to this Act shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of their terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following the election for terms of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993, except that the Governor is authorized to appoint the additional judge added by Section 1 of this Act prior to such date, but any person so appointed shall not take office until such date. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act continuing and re-creating the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended; and for other purposes. This 18th day of February 1993. /s/ Vinson Wall Representative 82d District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Vinson Wall, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 82nd

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District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune, which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: February 21, 1993. /s/ Vinson Wall Representative, 82nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. TALBOT COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 226 (House Bill No. 924). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Talbot County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide

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for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Talbot County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Talbot County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Talbot County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Talbot County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Talbot County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Talbot County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Talbot County School District: Education District: 1 TALBOT COUNTY VTD: 3003 GENEVA (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 283, 284 VTD: 3007 TALBOTTON (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 105, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131,

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132A, 132B, 133A, 133B, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141A, 142A, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171A, 172A, 174A, 175, 189, 201, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 210, 211A, 211B, 212A, 212B, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233A, 233B, 233C, 234, 235, 236A, 236B, 239, 240, 273A, 273B, 274, 275, 282, 285 Education District: 2 TALBOT COUNTY VTD: 3006 PRATTSBURG VTD: 3008 VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9601.98 Block(s): 125, 126, 127, 128B, 129, 138A, 138B, 139, 140, 141A, 141B, 143, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150A, 150B, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173A, 173B, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 194, 195, 197, 236, 237A, 237B, 238A, 238B, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252A, 252B, 253, 254, 255, 256, 283A, 284A, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295 Tract: 9602. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 286, 287 Education District: 3 TALBOT COUNTY VTD: 3001 BOX SPRINGS VTD: 3003 GENEVA (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 138, 139, 140, 141B, 142 VTD: 3005 ONEALS

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Education District: 4 TALBOT COUNTY VTD: 3002 FLINT HILL VTD: 3008 VALLEY (Part) Tract: 9601.98 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 142, 144, 145, 196 Education District: 5 TALBOT COUNTY VTD: 3003 GENEVA (Part) Tract: 9603. Block(s): 134, 135, 136, 137, 141A, 143, 144A, 144B, 146, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181A, 181B, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188A, 188B, 189A, 189B, 190, 191, 192A, 192B, 193, 194, 195, 255, 256, 257, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297 VTD: 3004 JUNCTION CITY VTD: 3007 TALBOTTON (Part) Tract: 9602. Block(s): 124, 125, 141B, 142B, 171B, 172B, 173, 174B, 176, 177, 190, 191, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place;

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(3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Talbot County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Talbot County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district

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only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Talbot County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2 and 3 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1, 4, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1994, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A.

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Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Talbot County shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily incurred for attending meetings in the performance of their official duties. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Talbot County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Talbot County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Talbot County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining

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provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the board of education of Talbot County; to provide for districts, elections, and terms; and for other purposes. This 25th day of January, 1993. John R. Terry, Superintendent Talbot County Board of Education GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jimmy Skipper, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 137th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Talbotton New Era, which is the official organ of Talbot County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ Jimmy Skipper Representative, 137th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 26th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF WATKINSVILLEMAYOR AND COUNCIL; TERMS; CITY ELECTION DATE. No. 227 (House Bill No. 940). AN ACT To amend an Act incorporating the City of Watkinsville, approved March 29, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4625), so as to change the provisions relating to the date of city elections; to provide for the terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act incorporating the City of Watkinsville, approved March 29, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4625), is amended by striking Section 2.11 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2.11 to read as follows: Section 2.11. Terms and qualifications of office. As authorized by Code Section 21-3-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the members of the council shall serve for terms of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless such person shall have been a resident of the city for a period of one year immediately prior to the date of the election of mayor or members of the council, shall continue to reside therein during his or her period of service, shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of the City of Watkinsville, and shall have attained the age of 21 years at the beginning of the term. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2.29 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2.29 to read as follows: Section 2.29. Terms; qualifications. As authorized by Code Section 21-3-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,

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the mayor shall be elected for a term of two years and until a successor is elected and qualified. The mayor shall be a qualified elector of the City of Watkinsville, shall have attained the age of 21 years before the beginning of his or her term, and shall have been a resident of the City of Watkinsville for a period of one year immediately preceding his or her election. The mayor shall continue to reside in the City of Watkinsville during the period of his or her service. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 5.10 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 5.10 to read as follows: Section 5.10. Regular election; time for holding. An election shall be conducted annually in the City of Watkinsville, at such place or places as may be designated by the mayor and council, on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November. Persons elected shall each serve for a term of office of two years or until their successors are elected and qualified, beginning in January of the year following said election. Candidates for councilmember must designate one of five posts in which they seek election. The office of mayor and Council Posts One and Two shall be filled at the election held in odd-numbered years. Council Posts Three, Four, and Five shall be filled at the election held in even-numbered years. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THERE WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE REGULAR 1993 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA A BILL TO AMEND AN ACT CREATING AND INCORPORATING THE CITY OF WATKINSVILLE, APPROVED MARCH 29, 1983 (GA. L. 1983, P. 4625); AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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THIS 22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1993. MAYOR AND COUNCIL CITY OF WATKINSVILLE GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Frank E. Stancil, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 91st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Oconee Enterprise, which is the official organ of Oconee County, on the following date: February 25, 1993. /s/ Frank E. Stancil Representative, 91st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. PICKENS COUNTYCOMMISSIONER; AUTHORITY. No. 228 (House Bill No. 944). AN ACT To amend an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Pickens County, approved August 16, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 598), as amended, so as to provide for certain restrictions on the authority of a retiring commissioner; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to create the office of Commissioner of Pickens County, approved August 16, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 598), as amended, is amended by adding a Section 7A to read as follows: Section 7A. In the event that the commissioner is not reelected for any reason, during the interim between election of a new commissioner and such new commissioner's taking office, the retiring commissioner shall not: (1) Add personnel to the county payroll, either by creation of new positions or by filling any position which has been vacant for more than 30 days prior to the election; (2) Increase the salary or other compensation of any county employees; (3) Borrow funds in excess of the amount necessary to pay usual county expenditures for the remainder of such commissioner's term; (4) Purchase new or used equipment for the county, except that the commissioner may negotiate and complete any such purchase pending at the time of such election or for which notice had been published in the legal organ of the county or a newspaper of general circulation in the county prior to the date of the election; (5) Dispose of any county property, real or personal, in any manner unless such disposal was properly announced and notice had been published in the legal organ of the county or a newspaper of general circulation in the county prior to the date of the election; or (6) Remove any county records or public files from the office of commissioner prior to vacating such office.

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During such interim between the election of a new commissioner and the taking of office by such new commissioner, the commissioner who will be leaving office shall provide the commissioner-elect with access during normal business hours to all county files and records located in the commissioner's office or under the control of the commissioner. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Office of Commissioner of Pickens County, approved August 16, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 598), as amended; and for other purposes. This 5th day of February 1993. GARLAND F. PINHOLSTER GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Garland F. Pinholster, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 15th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Pickens County Progress, which is the official organ of Pickens County, on the following date: February 18, 1993. /s/ Garland F. Pinholster Representative, 15th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; SALARY SUPPLEMENT; BURKE COUNTY. No. 229 (House Bill No. 946). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for a salary supplement to be paid from funds of Burke County to the superior court judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 670), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4893), so as to change the amount of such supplement; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for a salary supplement to be paid from funds of Burke County to the superior court judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 670), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4893), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. The governing authority of Burke County shall pay from county funds to each superior court judge of

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the Augusta Judicial Circuit a salary supplement in the amount of $425.00 per month payable monthly. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of month following month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a salary supplement to be paid from funds of Burke County to the superior court judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 670), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1987, (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4893); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Bettieanne C. Hart District 116 Georgia House of Representatives GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bettieanne C. Hart, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 116th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the True Citizen, which is the official organ of Burke County, on the following date: February 25, 1993. /s/ Bettieanne C. Hart Representative, 116th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 26th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF NORCROSSCORPORATE LIMITS. No. 230 (House Bill No. 948). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Norcross, Georgia, approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4934), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Norcross; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of Norcross, Georgia, approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4934), as amended, is amended by adding at the end of Section 1.12 a new subsection to be designated subsection (c) and to read as follows: (c) In addition to all other territory included within the corporate limits of said city, the corporate limits shall specifically include the following described right-of-way, all of which is located in Gwinnett County, Georgia: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 212, 213, 226, 241, and 242 of the 6th District of Gwinnett

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County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: The right-of-way of Beaver Ruin Road (State Route 378) beginning at Buford Highway (State Route 13) and continuing 1.732 miles to the intersection of Indian Trail Road exclusive of said intersection. Right-of-way width varies from 90 feet to 130 feet. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced for passage at the 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a local bill to amend the Charter of the City of Norcross, Georgia, to provide for a new Charter for the City of Norcross (GA. Laws 1988, p. 4961, amended by GA. Laws 1990, p. 4934, and GA. Laws 1991, p. 3680) so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Norcross, repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. This 18 day of February, 1993. /s/ Maurice Allen, Mayor City of Norcross, Georgia /s/ Peter F. Boyce, City Attorney Authentication By: /s/ Betty Mauldin, City Clerk GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ralph L. Johnston, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 81st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention

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to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune, which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: February 24, 1993. /s/ Ralph L. Johnston Representative, 81st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 26th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF NORCROSSMUNICIPAL ELECTIONS; TERMS. No. 231 (House Bill No. 950). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Norcross, approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4934), as amended, so as to change the terms of municipal office and the times for holding the general municipal election; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Norcross, approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4934), as amended, is amended by striking Sections 2.11 and 5.11 and inserting in their respective places the following:

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Section 2.11. City council terms and qualifications for office. (a) The three members of the city council who were elected to such offices in 1989 and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall serve out their terms of office which shall expire at the first organizational meeting held in January, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those successors shall be elected at the general municipal election in 1993, shall take office at the first organizational meeting held in January, 1994, and shall serve for an initial term of office which expires at the first organizational meeting held in January, 1997. The mayor and the two members of the city council who were elected to such offices in 1992 and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall serve out their terms of office which shall expire at the first organizational meeting held in January, 1996. On and after January 1, 1995, the successor to the mayor or any member of the council whose term of office is to expire shall be elected at the general municipal election immediately preceding the expiration of such term, shall take office at the first organizational meeting in January immediately following such election, and shall serve for a term of office of two years each. The mayor and members of the council shall serve for the terms of office specified in this section and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless he shall have been a resident of the city for a period of not less than two years immediately prior to the date of the election of mayor or member of the city council and shall continue to reside therein during his period of service, and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of the City of Norcross, Georgia, and unless he shall meet the qualification standards required for members of the Georgia House of Representatives, as are now or may in the future be prescribed by the Georgia Constitution. Section 5.11. Regular elections; time for holding. The city council shall cause an election to be held at the city hall or such other place in the city as the city council shall direct and designate. All general municipal elections shall be held

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on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of each year, except that no such election shall be held in 1994. The term of each elected officer shall begin on the day and hour of taking the oath of office as provided in article II, section 2.18 of this charter. Notwithstanding any other provision of this charter, no term of office to which a person has been elected prior to the date this section becomes effective in 1993 shall be shortened or lengthened except pursuant to the procedures established by general law. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced for passage at the 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a local bill to amend the Charter of the City of Norcross, Georgia, to provide for two-year staggered terms of municipal offices, to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. This 18 day of February, 1993. /s/ Maurice Allen, Mayor City of Norcross, Georgia /s/ Peter F. Boyce, City Attorney Authentication By: /s/ Betty Mauldin, City Clerk GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Brooks P. Coleman, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 80th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune, which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: February 24, 1993. /s/ Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. Representative, 80th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF DULUTHHOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS; CITY TAXES; REFERENDUMS. No. 232 (House Bill No. 951). AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from all City of Duluth ad valorem taxes for any city purposes, including but not limited to taxes to retire bonded indebtedness, in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of the City of Duluth; to provide for an exception with respect to land in excess of one acre; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum; to provide an additional homestead exemption from all City of Duluth ad valorem taxes for any city purposes, including but not limited to taxes to retire bonded indebtedness, in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of the City of Duluth who are 65 years of age or over or who are disabled and whose income does not exceed $25,000.00; to provide for an exception with respect to land in excess of one acre; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Part 1 Section 1 . Each resident of the City of Duluth is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all City of Duluth ad valorem taxes for any city purposes, including but not limited to taxes to retire bonded indebtedness, in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of that resident's homestead, as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., except that land which is included in that homestead and which exceeds one acre shall not have the value thereof exempt under this part. The value of the homestead in excess of the amount exempted by this section shall remain subject to taxation. Section 2 . In accordance with Section 3 of this part the governing authority of the City of Duluth or its designee shall provide certificate and application forms for the exemption granted by this part and shall require with the initial application such other information as may be necessary to determine the eligibility of the owner for the exemption. Section 3 . The taxpayer shall be entitled to the exemption granted by this part if the taxpayer has properly claimed and it is determined that such owner is entitled to the homestead exemption from Gwinnett County ad valorem taxes provided by Code Section 48-5-44 of the O.C.G.A. Otherwise, the exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 4 . After any such owner has filed the proper documents and has been allowed the exemption provided in this part, it shall not be necessary that such owner make application thereafter for any subsequent year; and such exemption shall continue to be allowed to such owner. It shall be the duty of any resident of the City of Duluth who has claimed the homestead exemption provided for in this part to notify the governing authority of the City of Duluth or its designee in the event such resident becomes ineligible for any reason to receive such homestead exemption.

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Section 5 . The exemption granted by this part shall be in addition to any other homestead exemption from City of Duluth ad valorem taxes. Section 6 . The exemption granted by this part shall apply to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993. Section 7 . The exemption granted by this part shall not apply to or affect any county taxes for county purposes, county school district taxes for educational purposes, or state taxes. Section 8 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of the City of Duluth shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this part to the electors of the City of Duluth for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election at the next regularly scheduled municipal election conducted in 1993 or such earlier date as may be set by the superintendent in compliance with Code Section 21-3-52 of the O.C.G.A., and shall issue the call therefor not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of that election. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Duluth. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall Part 1 of an Act be approved which provides to residents of the City of Duluth an exemption upon their homestead from all City of Duluth ad valorem taxes for any city purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value thereof? All persons desiring to vote for approval of this part shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of this part shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of this part, then Sections 1

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through 7 of this part shall become of full force and effect immediately. If this part is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, this part shall not become effective and shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Duluth. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Part 2 Section 9 . (a) Each resident of the City of Duluth who is 65 years of age or over or who is disabled and who meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all City of Duluth ad valorem taxes for any city purposes, including but not limited to taxes to retire bonded indebtedness, in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of that resident's homestead, as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., except that land which is included in that homestead and which exceeds one acre shall not have the value thereof exempt under this part. The value of the homestead in excess of the amount exempted by this section shall remain subject to taxation. (b) The exemption provided by this part shall not be granted unless the resident's net income, together with the net income of that resident's spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead, as net income is defined by Georgia law, from all sources, except as otherwise provided in this section, does not exceed $25,000.00 for the immediately preceding taxable year for income tax purposes. For the purposes of this part, net income shall not include income received as retirement, survivor, or disability benefits under the federal Social Security Act or under any other public or private retirement, disability, or pension system, except such income which is in excess of the maximum amount authorized to be paid to an individual and that individual's spouse under the federal Social Security Act; and income from such sources in excess of such maximum amount shall be included as net income for the purposes of this part.

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(c) In order to qualify for the exemption granted to disabled persons provided for in this part, the person claiming such exemption shall be required to obtain a certificate from not less than two physicians licensed to practice medicine under Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relative to medical practitioners, certifying that, in the opinion of such physicians, such person is mentally or physically incapacitated to the extent that such person is unable to be gainfully employed and that such incapacity is likely to be permanent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall also qualify for the exemption upon presentation of proof that such individual has been determined to suffer a 100 percent disability under a private disability insurance policy or under applicable state or federal insurance programs. Section 10 . The governing authority of the City of Duluth or its designee shall provide certificate and application forms for the exemption granted by this part and shall require with the initial application a certificate, if such owner is disabled, and an affidavit by the owner as to the age and income of the owner, the income of the owner's spouse who occupies and resides at the homestead, and such other information as may be necessary to determine the eligibility of the owner for the exemption. Section 11 . The exemption granted by this part shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 12 . After any such owner has filed the proper affidavit and, if disabled, the proper certificate, as provided in this part, and has been allowed the exemption provided in this part, it shall not be necessary that such owner make application and file such affidavit and certificate for any year thereafter and such exemption shall continue to be allowed to such owner. It shall be the duty of any resident of the City of Duluth who has claimed the homestead exemption provided for in this part to notify the governing authority of the City of Duluth or its designee in the event such owner becomes ineligible for any reason to receive such homestead exemption.

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Section 13 . The exemption granted by this part shall be in addition to any other homestead exemption from City of Duluth ad valorem taxes. Section 14 . The exemption granted by this part shall apply to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993. Section 15 . The exemption granted by this part shall not apply to or affect any county taxes for county purposes, county school district taxes for educational purposes, or state taxes. Section 16 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of the City of Duluth shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this part to the electors of the City of Duluth for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election at the next regularly scheduled municipal election conducted in 1993 or such earlier date as may be set by the superintendent in compliance with Code Section 21-3-52 of the O.C.G.A., and shall issue the call therefor not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of that election. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Duluth. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall Part 2 of an Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from all City of Duluth ad valorem taxes for any city purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of a resident's homestead for residents of the City of Duluth who are 65 years of age or over, or who are disabled, and whose income does not exceed $25,000.00?

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All persons desiring to vote for approval of this part shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of this part shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of this part, then Sections 9 through 15 of this part shall become of full force and effect immediately. If this part is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, this part shall not become effective and this part shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Duluth. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Part 3 Section 17 . Except as otherwise provided in Sections 8 and 16 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 18 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill, pursuant to Article 7, Section 2, Par. 2 (a) (2) of the Georgia Constitution, to provide a homestead exemption from the City of Duluth ad valorem taxes for residents of the City of Duluth, to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for the holding of a referendum; and for other purposes. This 9th day of February, 1993. Mayor and Council City of Duluth, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

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Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Brooks P. Coleman, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 80th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune, which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. Representative, 80th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. BALDWIN COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS. No. 233 (House Bill No. 960). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the election of members of the board of education of Baldwin County, approved April 3, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3325), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5965), so as to change the composition of education districts from which members of the board of education are elected; to provide for the submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act providing for the election of members of the board of education of Baldwin County, approved April 3, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3325), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5965), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) The board of education of Baldwin County shall be composed of five members. For the purpose of electing members of the board, Baldwin County shall be divided into five education districts as follows: Education District: 1 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTPELIER- EAST BALDWIN (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 139, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 226 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 524 VTD: 0002 NORTH BALDWIN 318 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 220C, 220D, 220E, 222C, 225B, 226B VTD: 0004 EAST MILLEDGEVILLE 320E VTD: 0005 EAST HARDWICK 321E (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 302A, 303A, 304A, 307A, 308, 309, 310A, 311A, 318, 319, 320, 321, 401A, 402 VTD: 0007 NORTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320N (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 323B, 325A Tract: 9703. Block(s): 220A, 220B, 221, 222A, 222B, 225A, 226A Tract: 9704. Block(s): 110, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 215, 216, 217, 221, 222 VTD: 0008 SOUTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320S (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319 VTD: 0010 GMC 320G (Part) Tract: 9705.

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Block(s): 139, 140, 141 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 101 Tract: 9707. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 140B, 301, 302B, 303B, 304B, 305, 306, 307B, 310B, 311B, 401B, 426, 427, 428 VTD: 0012 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 320C (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 218, 219, 220, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 320, 321, 322, 323, 326, 327, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 430, 431, 504, 505, 506, 513 Education District: 2 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0005 EAST HARDWICK 321E (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 140A, 312A, 313, 314A, 315, 316, 317, 404A, 405, 406, 407, 408, 415A, 416, 417, 418A, 420A, 422, 423, 424, 425, 548A VTD: 0008 SOUTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320S (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 110, 111, 112, 216, 217, 218, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 VTD: 0009 WEST HARDWICK 321W (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 102A, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 107A, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 201A, 201C, 215A, 215B, 216, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218 VTD: 0010 GMC 320G (Part)

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Tract: 9705. Block(s): 137, 138 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 102B, 106B, 107B, 201B Tract: 9707. Block(s): 312B, 314B, 404C, 545, 546, 547, 548B, 548C VTD: 0011 BALDWIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE 320H (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 107, 108, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 142, 143 Education District: 3 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0003 WEST BALDWIN 319 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 230C, 230D, 230E, 231B, 231C, 232B, 233B, 233C Tract: 9704. Block(s): 212D, 212E, 213B, 213C, 214B, 307, 308C, 308D, 309B, 310B, 311C, 311D, 311E, 311F Tract: 9705. Block(s): 201B, 202B, 212B, 325B, 326C, 326D, 341, 342, 343B, 344A, 344B, 346C, 346D, 347, 348, 350B, 356B, 359B, 361, 362B, 363, 364, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 210, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 VTD: 0006 COOPERS 322 VTD: 0007 NORTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320N (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 229A, 230A, 231A, 232A, 233A Tract: 9704. Block(s): 212A, 212B, 212C, 213A, 214A, 308A VTD: 0008 SOUTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320S (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 230B Tract: 9704.

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Block(s): 308B, 309A, 310A, 311A, 311B, 312, 324, 325, 428, 429, 507, 508, 509 Tract: 9705. Block(s): 109, 201A, 202A, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 213, 214, 215, 219, 220, 221, 325A, 326A, 326B, 343A, 345, 346A, 346B, 349, 350A, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356A, 357, 358, 359A, 360, 362A VTD: 0009 WEST HARDWICK 321W (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 217, 218 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 209, 216, 231 VTD: 0010 GMC 320G (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 115, 116 VTD: 0011 BALDWIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE 320H (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 421, 422, 501, 502, 503, 510, 511, 512, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529 Tract: 9705. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136 VTD: 0013 SCOTTSBORO 1714 Education District: 4 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTPELIER-EAST BALDWIN (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 211, 216, 217, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368,

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369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383 Tract: 9707. Block(s): 126 VTD: 0005 EAST HARDWICK 321E (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 201A, 201B, 217A, 218A, 219, 220, 221, 222A, 223, 224, 501A, 501B, 502, 503A, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515A, 517, 518 VTD: 0010 GMC 320G (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 124, 125, 127, 128, 131, 138, 139, 201C, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217B, 218B, 222B, 403, 404B, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415B, 418B, 419, 420B, 421, 501C, 503B, 515B, 516, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 549, 550 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105A, 118A, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123A, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 128, 129 Education District: 5 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTPELIER-EAST BALDWIN (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107D, 107E, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125B, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185B, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 309 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 342B VTD: 0002 NORTH BALDWIN 318 (Part)

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Tract: 9702. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 107C, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 201, 202B, 203, 204, 205, 206B, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227, 301B, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315, 316, 319D, 320B, 321B, 321C, 323C, 325B, 326, 327B, 328B, 329B, 330D, 331, 332B, 336B, 402 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210C, 210D, 210E, 211B, 212, 213, 214C, 214D, 214E, 215B, 216B, 218B, 219, 227, 228, 229B Tract: 9704. Block(s): 101B VTD: 0003 WEST BALDWIN 319 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 201C Tract: 9705. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375 VTD: 0007 NORTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320N (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 107B, 125A, 126, 127A, 185A Tract: 9702. Block(s): 107A, 202A, 206A, 301A, 302, 303, 304, 305, 317, 318, 319A, 319B, 319C, 320A, 321A, 322, 323A, 324, 327A, 328A, 329A, 330B, 330C, 332A, 342A Tract: 9703. Block(s): 201A, 201D, 210A, 210B, 211A, 214A,

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214B, 215A, 216A, 217, 218A, 223, 224 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104, 105, 111, 112 VTD: 0012 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 320C (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109, 114, 115, 116 Section 2 . It shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of Baldwin County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for review under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; and it shall be the duty of the board of education of Baldwin County to direct and ensure that such submission is made by the board's attorney or some other attorney if the board's attorney fails to act. It shall be the duty of the board of education and the board's attorney to ensure that such submission has been completed not later than 30 days after the Governor approves this Act or it becomes law without his approval and to ensure that such submission contains all materials necessary or appropriate to a prompt and favorable ruling on this Act by the Attorney General. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Baldwin County, approved April 3, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3325) as amended; so as to adjust the areas and boundaries of some of the five single member districts of the Baldwin County Board of Education and for other purposes. This 1st day of February, 1993. Bobby E. Parham Representative, 122nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

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Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bobby E. Parham, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 122nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Union-Recorder, which is the official organ of Baldwin County, on the following date: February 12, 1993. /s/ Bobby E. Parham Representative, 122nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 19th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. LINCOLN COUNTYTREASURER; OFFICE ABOLISHED. No. 234 (House Bill No. 976). AN ACT To amend an Act providing compensation for the treasurer of Lincoln County, approved August 19, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 461), as amended, so as to abolish the office of treasurer at the end of the current term of office or upon any earlier vacancy in such office; to provide for transfer of all the duties, powers, books and records, and funds held by the treasurer to the chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County; to provide for all related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing compensation for the treasurer of Lincoln County, approved August 19, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 461), as amended, is amended by adding a new Section 1A to read as follows: Section 1A. Effective December 31, 1996, upon the expiration of the term of office of the current treasurer, the office of treasurer of Lincoln County is abolished. If the office of treasurer becomes vacant for any reason prior to December 31, 1996, such office shall be abolished as of such date. The duties, powers, books and records, and any funds in the possession of such treasurer on that date shall be immediately transferred to the chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. Legal Notice NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing compensation for the treasure of Lincoln County, approved August 19, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 461), as amended; and for other purposes. This 29th day of January, 1993. Bobby Harris GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bobby Harris, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 112th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to

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Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Lincoln Journal, which is the official organ of Lincoln County, on the following date: February 25, 1993. /s/ Bobby Harris Representative, 112th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. TOWN OF REBECCAMAYOR AND COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; TERMS. No. 235 (House Bill No. 996). AN ACT To amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Rebecca, in Wilcox County, approved August 15, 1904 (Ga. L. 1904, p. 567), as amended, so as to provide for the method of election and terms of a mayor and five councilmembers; to provide for currently serving officers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to incorporate the Town of Rebecca, in Wilcox County, approved August 15, 1904 (Ga. L. 1904, p. 567), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety Section 4 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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Section 4. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected to terms of two years as provided in this section. The mayor and councilmembers elected at the municipal election held in 1992 shall serve until the first Wednesday in January, 1994, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The councilmembers elected at the municipal election held in 1993 shall serve until the first Wednesday in January, 1995, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Thereafter, an election shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of each year to elect the successors of the mayor and councilmembers whose terms expire during the immediately succeeding January. The candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast for the office of mayor shall be elected mayor. The candidates receiving the largest, second largest, and, if applicable, the third largest number of votes for councilmember shall be elected to the council. There shall be no primary for nominating candidates for municipal elections. Such elections shall be conducted in the manner provided by applicable general law. The persons elected at such elections shall assume office on the first Wednesday in January immediately following their election. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Reserved. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Rebecca approved August 15, 1904 (Ga. L. 1904, p. 567); and for other purposes.

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This 5th day of February, 1993. Mayor and Council Town of Rebecca GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ray Holland, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 157th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Wiregrass Farmer, which is the official organ of Turner County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ Ray Holland Representative, 157th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. DOUGHERTY COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS. No. 236 (House Bill No. 604). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Dougherty County school system, approved February 5, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2233), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 11, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3843), so as to change the education districts; to provide

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for definitions and inclusions; to provide for certain conflicts in descriptions; to clarify that elections and terms under the changed districts shall remain the same as under these districts as formerly described; to provide for certain submissions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Dougherty County school system, approved February 5, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2233), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 11, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3843), is amended by striking subsections (d) and (e) of Section 5 and inserting in their place new subsections to read as follows: (d) (1) For purposes of electing the members of the board of education, other than the at-large member, the Dougherty County School District shall be divided into six education districts as follows: EDUCATION DISTRICT 1 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Dawson Road and the north Dougherty County line; thence running in a westerly direction along the north Dougherty County line to the centerline of the Chickasawhatchee Creek; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Chickasawhatchee Creek to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of Valencia Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Valencia Drive to the centerline of Gordon Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Gordon Avenue to the centerline of Slappey Boulevard; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Slappey Boulevard to the centerline of Gillionville Road; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Gillionville Road to the centerline of Meadowlark Drive thence running in a

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northerly direction along the centerline of Meadowlark Drive to the centerline of Kenilworth Drive; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Kenilworth Drive to the centerline of Lullwater Road; thence running in an northeasterly direction along the centerline of Lullwater Road to the centerline of Dawson Road; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Dawson Road to the North Dougherty County line. Education District: 1 Dougherty County VTD: 0004 LOWER DEERFIELD-WINDSOR VTD: 0005 WESTOVER HIGH SCHOOL VTD: 0008 ALBANY JUNIOR COLLEGE VTD: 0009 WESTOWN LIBRARY (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 122, 123, 224, 225, 306, 324, 325 VTD: 0017AVOLON METHODIST CHURCH EDUCATION DISTRICT 2 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Cotton Avenue and Monroe Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Monroe Street to the centerline of Holloway Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Holloway Avenue to the centerline of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to the centerline of Alice Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Alice Avenue and South Madison Street to the centerline of Jefferies Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Jefferies Avenue to the centerline of Newton Road; thence running in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Newton Road to the centerline of Lily Pond Road; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Lily Pond Road and Martin Luther King Jr, Drive to the intersection of Sweetbrier Road;

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thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Sweetbrier Road to the centerline of Hedgeapple Lane; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Hedgeapple Lane extended to the centerline of the Flint River; thence running in an northerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal; thence running in a northeasterly direction along the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal to the west right-of-way of Radium Spring Road; thence running in a southerly direction along the west right-of-way of Radium Springs Road to the centerline of Honeysuckle Drive; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Honeysuckle Drive to the centerline of Liberty Expressway; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Liberty Expressway to the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage canal; thence running in a southwesterly direction along the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Canal to the centerline of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.) to the centerline of the Flint River; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to the centerline of West Broad Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of West Broad Avenue to the centerline of South Front Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of South Front Street to the centerline of Mercer Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mercer Avenue to the centerline of South Front Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of South Front Street to the centerline of Cotton Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Cotton Avenue to the centerline of Monroe Street.

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Education District: 2 Dougherty County VTD: 0011 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 229, 231, 232, 233 Tract: 0106.01 Block(s): 118, 126, 201, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220 Tract: 0106.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 201A, 201B, 201C, 201D, 201E, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 301A, 301B, 302, 303, 304 VTD: 0013 FLINTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VTD: 0015 CARVER JUNIOR HIGH GYM (Part) Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 102, 103, 106, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 124, 125 Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 235 VTD: 0021 BILL MILLER GYM AND ALBANY STATE COLLEGE VTD: 0022 RAD SPRINGS JR HIGH SCH (Part) Tract: 0109. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104B, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 201, 202, 203, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313 EDUCATION DISTRICT 3 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Residence Avenue and the centerline of North Van Buren Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of North Van Buren Street to the centerline of Third Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Third Avenue to the

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centerline of Jefferson Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Jefferson Street to the centerline of the Liberty Expressway; thence running in an southeasterly direction along the centerline of the Liberty Expressway to the east bank of the Flint River; thence running along the Albany City limit line in a northeasterly direction along the east bank of the Flint River and easterly along the south side of the Georgia Power Reservoir and the Flint River to the west bank of the Piney Woods Creek; thence running by various courses in a southwesterly direction along the Albany city limits line to the centerline of McCollum Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of McCollum Drive to the centerline of Cordele Road (S.R. 300); thence running in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Cordele Road (S.R. 300) to the centerline of Clark Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the centerline of North Mock Road; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of North Mock Road to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence running in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.) to the centerline of Edison Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Edison Street to the centerline of East Broad Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of East Broad Avenue to the centerline of School Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of School Street to the centerline of Clark Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the centerline of Liberty Expressway; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Liberty Expressway to the centerline of East Broad Avenue; thence running a westerly direction along the centerline of East Broad Avenue to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; thence running in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.) to the centerline of the Flint

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River; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to the centerline of West Broad Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of West Broad Avenue to the centerline of Front Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Front Street to the centerline of Mercer Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mercer Avenue to the centerline of Front Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Front Street to the centerline of Cotton Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Cotton Avenue to the centerline of Monroe Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Monroe Street to the centerline of Residence Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Residence Avenue to the centerline of North Van Buren Street. Education District: 3 Dougherty County VTD: 0015 CARVER JUNIOR HIGH GYM (Part) Tract: 0013. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133 Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 104, 105, 109, 110, 111, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213 VTD: 0018 ALBANY JR. HIGH SCHOOL VTD: 0019 TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0001 Block(s): 303, 312, 313 Tract: 0002. Block(s): 101, 102, 114, 115, 119, 121, 132 Tract: 0103.01 Block(s): 101A, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129,

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130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158 Tract: 0103.02 Block(s): 114 VTD: 0020 JACKSON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VTD: 0025 DOUGHERTY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0001 Block(s): 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 315, 316, 420, 421, 423, 424 VTD: 0027 SYLVANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DISTRICT 4 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the north Dougherty County line and the centerline of Dawson Road; thence running in a easterly direction along the centerline of Dawson Road to the centerline of Lullwater Road; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Lullwater Road to the centerline of Kenilworth Drive; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Kenilworth Drive to the centerline of Meadowlark Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Meadowlark Drive to the centerline of Gillionville Road; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Gillionville Road to the centerline of Slappey Boulevard; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Slappey Boulevard to the centerline of Oglethorpe Boulevard; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Oglethorpe Boulevard to the centerline of Monroe Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Monroe Street to the centerline of Residence Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Residence Avenue to the centerline of North Van Buren Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of North Van Buren Street to the centerline of Third Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of

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Third Avenue to the centerline of Jefferson Street; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Jefferson Street to the centerline of the Liberty Expressway; thence running in an southeasterly direction along the centerline of the Liberty Expressway to the east bank of the Flint River to the Albany city limits line; thence running in a northeasterly direction along the east bank of the Flint River and easterly along the south side of the Georgia Power Reservoir and the Flint River to the west bank of Piney Woods Creek; thence running northeasterly to and along the centerline of the Flint River to the north Dougherty County line, where the Fifteenth Land District and the First Land District intersect; thence running in a westerly direction along the north Dougherty County line to the centerline of Dawson Road. Education District: 4 Dougherty County VTD: 0001 NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY VTD: 0002 NORTHWEST LIBRARY VTD: 0003 PORTERFIELD METHODIST CHURCH GYM VTD: 0006 MERRY ACRES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VTD: 0007 BROAD AVENUE SCHOOL VTD: 0028 SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE EDUCATION DISTRICT 5 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Slappey Boulevard and the centerline of West Oglethorpe Boulevard; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of West Oglethorpe Boulevard to the centerline of Monroe Street; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Monroe Street to the centerline of Holloway Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Holloway Avenue to the centerline of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to the centerline of

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Alice Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Alice Avenue to the centerline of Jefferies Avenue; thence running in a westerly direction along the centerline of Jefferies Avenue to the centerline of Newton Road; thence running in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Newton Road to the centerline of Lily Pond Road; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Lily Pond Road and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to the intersection of Sweetbrier Road; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Sweetbrier Road to the centerline of Hedgeapple Lane; thence running in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Hedgeapple Lane extended to the centerline of the Flint River; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to a point intersecting with a jeep trail extended, south of a drainage ditch running from the Merck Co. property to the river; thence easterly along the jeep trail to the centerline of a private drive running south; thence southerly along the private drive to the centerline of another private drive running through the Merck Co. property; thence easterly along the private drive to the centerline of Radium Springs Road; thence southerly along the centerline of Radium Springs Road to the South Dougherty County Line; thence running in a westerly direction along the south Dougherty County line to the west Dougherty County line; thence running in a northerly direction along the west Dougherty County line to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; thence running in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of Valencia Drive; thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of Valencia Drive to the centerline of Gordon Avenue; thence running in an easterly direction along the centerline of Gordon Avenue to the centerline of Slappey Boulevard; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Slappey Drive to the centerline of West Oglethorpe Boulevard.

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Education District: 5 Dougherty County VTD: 0009 WESTTOWN LIBRARY (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 327, 328, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527 Tract: 0104.03 Block(s): 201, 202, 203A Tract: 0105. Block(s): 301A, 302, 303, 304, 309 VTD: 0010 RIVERVIEW ACADEMY VTD: 0011 MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0106.02 Block(s): 305, 306, 307, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315 VTD: 0012 MONROE HIGH SCHOOL VTD: 0014 CARVER TEEN CENTER VTD: 0015 CARVER JUNIOR HIGH GYM (Part) Tract: 0014.01 Block(s): 107, 108, 121 VTD: Tract: 0014.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 107, 108, 109, 110, 114 VTD: 0016 HIGHLAND AVENUE SCHOOL VTD: 0023 PUTNEY YOUTH CENTER (Part) Tract: 0110. Block(s): 108, 123, 124, 125, 128, 212, 213, 232, 233 EDUCATION DISTRICT 6 Shall consist of the following described area of Dougherty County: Commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Clark Avenue and the centerline of Cordele Road (S.R. 300); thence running in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Cordele Road (S.R. 300) to the centerline of McCollum Drive; thence running northerly along the centerline of McCollum Drive to the Albany city limits line; thence running along various courses in a northeasterly

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direction along the Albany city limits line to the centerline of the Flint River in Land Lot 121 of the First Land District; thence running in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of the Flint River passing through Land Lots 121, 119, 282, and 81 of the First Land District to the Dougherty County line where the Fifteenth Land District and the First Land District intersect; thence continue running in a northeasterly direction along the Dougherty County line to the northern Dougherty County line at the intersection of the centerline of the Flint River and Land Lot 247, 15th Land District; thence easterly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line to Doles Road; thence easterly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence easterly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line, thence easterly along the Dougherty County line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County Line; thence southerly along the Dougherty County line; thence westerly along the Dougherty County line to the centerline of Radium Springs Road; thence running in a northerly direction along the centerline of Radium Springs Road to the north line of Land Lot 248, 1st Land District; thence westerly along the Merck Co. private drive to the centerline of another private drive running north; thence northerly along the private drive to a jeep trail south of a drainage ditch running from Merck Co. to the river; thence westerly along the trail to the centerline of the Flint River; thence northerly along the centerline of the Flint River to the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal; thence northeasterly along the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal to the west right-of-way of Radium Springs Road; thence southerly along the west right-of-way of Radium Springs Road to the centerline of Honeysuckle Drive;

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thence easterly along the centerline of Honeysuckle Drive to the centerline of Liberty Expressway; thence northerly along the centerline of Liberty Expressway to the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal; thence southwesterly along the north right-of-way of the Marine Corps Drainage Canal to the centerline of the Atlantic Gulf Railroad; thence northerly along the centerline of the Atlantic Gulf Railroad to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence easterly along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.) to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; thence northwesterly along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of East Broad Avenue; thence easterly along the centerline of East Broad Avenue to the centerline of Liberty Expressway; thence northerly along the centerline of Liberty Expressway to the centerline of Clark Avenue; thence easterly along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the centerline of School Street; thence southerly along the centerline of School Street to the centerline of East Broad Avenue; thence westerly along the centerline of East Broad Avenue to the centerline of Edison Street; thence southerly along the centerline of Edison Street to the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82 Bus.); thence northeasterly along the centerline of East Oglethorpe Boulevard to the centerline of North Mock Road; thence northerly along the centerline of North Mock Road to the centerline of Clark Avenue; thence easterly along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the centerline of Cordele Road. Education District: 6 Dougherty County VTD: 0019 TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 422 Tract: 0002. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 224

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VTD: 0022 RADIUM SPRINGS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0109. Block(s): 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214 VTD: 0023 PUTNEY YOUTH CENTER (Part) Tract: 0109. Block(s): 208, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 Tract: 0110. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 126, 127, 129, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240 Tract: 0111. Block(s): 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150 VTD: 0024 MOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VTD: 0025 DOUGHERTY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Part) Tract: 0001. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103A, 107A, 108A, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 317, 318, 319, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527A, 527B, 528, 529, 530, 531, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610A, 610B, 611 Tract: 0002. Block(s): 201, 211, 212, 213, 218, 220, 221, 222, 226, 227, 228 Tract: 0101. Block(s): 208A Tract: 0107. Block(s): 102, 103, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 VTD: 0026 BRANCH ROAD PRECINCT

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(2) Unless otherwise specified, all boundary lines upon streets in the geographical descriptions are located on the center lines of the streets. (3) For purposes of this subsection: (A) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (B) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (C) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (D) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (E) Any part of the Dougherty County School District which is not included in any education district described in this subsection shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(F) Any part of the Dougherty County School District which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (G) The descriptions of each education district according to VTD descriptions are included for convenience only. In the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical description and the VTD description of that district, the geographical description shall control. (e) The districts set out in subsection (d) of this section are an attempt to comply with a consent order entered into by Dougherty County in the case styled William Wright, et. al v. Dougherty County, et. al , Civil Action No. 92-103-ALB/AMER (DF). (f) Notwithstanding those changes in descriptions of education districts which become effective under subsection (d) of this section at the same time this subsection becomes effective, the terms and elections of the members of the board of education of Dougherty County under said subsection (d) shall not be changed but shall remain as follows: (1) The at-large member and those members representing Education Districts 1, 3, and 5 under the immediately prior provisions of subsection (d) of this section shall continue to serve as the at-large member and represent those districts, respectively, but on the effective date of this Act, those members shall represent their districts as newly described in subsection (d) of this section. They shall serve out the terms to which elected, which shall expire December 31, 1996, and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. The successors

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to the at-large member and the successors to those members representing Education Districts 1, 3, and 5, but as newly described in subsection (d) of this section, shall be elected at the 1996 general election and shall take office January 1, 1997, for terms of four years and until the election and qualification of their respective successors; (2) Those members representing Education Districts 2, 4, and 6 under the immediately prior provisions of subsection (d) of this section shall continue to represent those respective districts, but on the effective date of this Act those members shall represent their districts as newly described in subsection (d) of this section. They shall serve out the terms to which elected, which shall expire December 31, 1994, and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. The successors to those members representing newly described Education Districts 2, 4, and 6 under subsection (d) of this section shall be elected at the 1994 general election and shall take office January 1, 1995, for terms of four years and until the election and qualification of their respective successors; and (3) Successors to those persons elected pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the respective terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of four years and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of education of Dougherty County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Dougherty County School System, approved February 5, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2233), as amended; and for other purposes. This 20th day of January, 1993. Honorable John White Representative, 161st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John White, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 161st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Albany Herald, which is the official organ of Dougherty County, on the following date: January 23, 1993. /s/ John White Representative, 161st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF KENNESAWCORPORATE LIMITS. No. 237 (House Bill No. 626). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3620), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA : Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3620), as amended, is amended by adding at the end of Section 1.02 the following: The corporate limits of the City of Kennesaw shall also include the following described parcels of land: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 92 of the 20th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia, being Lot 30, Block I, Pinetree Estates also known as Recreation Center Cobb County Recreation Authority, as per plat recorded in Plat book 21, Page 146, Cobb County Records, which plat is hereby referred to and made a part of this description; being improved property known as 3742 Shiloh Road, according to the present system of numbering houses in Cobb County, Georgia. All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 92 of the 20th District, 2nd Section of Cobb County, Georgia, and being Lots 35 and 36, Block I, Pinetree Subdivision, as is more particularly shown on that plat for the Cobb County Recreation Authority by Merit Welker, dated August 1960, recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 146 and 147, Cobb County Records, which plat is incorporated herein by reference and referred to for a more particularly description thereof.

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All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 92 of the 20th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia, being Lot 29, Block I, Recreation Center, Cobb County Recreation Authority, also known as Pinetree Country Club, as shown on plat of survey recorded in Plat Book 34, Pages 65 and 66, Cobb County Records. Said plat is incorporated herein by reference for a more detailed description. All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 92 of the 20th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia, being Lot 31, Block I, Pinetree Estates, also known as Recreation Center Cobb County Recreation Authority as shown on plat of survey recorded at Plat Book 21, Pages 146 and 147, Cobb County Records. Said plat is incorporated herein by reference for a more detailed description. All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 92 of the 20th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia, designated as Parcels `A' and `B' as per plat by Lane S. Bishop, Registered Surveyor, dated April 23, 1974, being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin and corner on the south side of Baker Road located 937 feet west of the intersection of the south side of Baker Road and the east side of Shiloh Road; thence south 00 degrees 53 minutes 41 seconds west a distance of 1242.28 feet to an iron pin and corner; thence north 88 degrees 59 minutes 36 seconds west a distance of 683.74 feet to an iron pin and corner; thence north 01 degree 00 minutes 24 seconds east a distance of 1247.52 feet to an iron pin and corner on the south side of Baker Road; thence easterly along the south side of Baker Road and following the curvature thereof a distance of 682 feet to an iron pin and corner and the point of beginning. Said tract containing 19.4 acres. All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 203 and 204 of the 20th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia, and being 106.07 acres as shown on compiled plat for W. A. Rooker prepared by Watts Browning, Engrs., dated June 17, 1981 and being more particularly described as follows:

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BEGINNING at an iron pin located at the intersection of the easterly right of way of Shillings Road (having a 50 foot right of way) and the south line of Land Lot 203, said district and section; thence along the easterly right of way of Shillings Road north 01 degrees 00 minutes 30 seconds west a distance of 1,292.3 feet to an iron pin placed; thence north 88 degrees 58 minutes east a distance of 1,322.9 feet to an iron pin found; thence north 01 degrees 00 minutes west a distance of 1,316.6 feet to an iron pin found on the north line of Land Lot 203; thence along the north line of Land Lot 203, north 89 degrees 04 minutes east a distance of 606.4 feet to a point; thence south 15 degrees 00 minutes west a distance of 140.0 feet to a point; thence south 42 degrees 00 minutes west a distance of 170.0 feet to a point; thence south 76 degrees 40 minutes 30 seconds east a distance of 184.64 feet to a point; thence north 56 degrees 11 minutes east a distance of 116.8 feet to a point; thence south 34 degrees 00 minutes 30 seconds east a distance of 181.1 feet to a point; thence north 89 degrees 27 minutes east a distance of 70 feet to a point; thence south 40 degrees 00 minutes east a distance of 350.0 feet to a point; thence south 35 degrees 00 seconds east a distance of 150.0 feet to a point; thence south 29 degrees 00 minutes east a distance of 305.0 feet to a point; thence south 52 degrees 06 minutes east 145.7 feet to a point; thence south 55 degrees 38 minutes east a distance of 50.0 feet to a point; thence south 60 degrees 31 minutes east a distance of 195.9 feet to a point on the northwesterly right of way of Due West Kennesaw Road (having a 70 foot right of way); thence in a southwesterly direction along the northwesterly right of way of Due West Kennessaw Road a distance of 1,667.9 feet to an iron pin placed at the intersection of the northwesterly right of way of Due West Kennesaw Road and the south line of Land Lot 203; thence along the south line of Land Lot 203, south 89 degrees 20 minutes west a distance of 2,031.1 feet to the easterly right of way of Shillings Road and the point of beginning. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p 3620) as amended and for other purposes. This 2 day of Feb, 1993 Representative Kem W. Shipp 38th District SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughn, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kemp Shipp, 38th District Steve Clark, 40th District Bill McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kem W. Shipp, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 38th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: February 5, 1993.

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/s/ Kem W. Shipp Representative, 38th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. ATKINSON COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 238 (House Bill No. 673). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Atkinson County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for inclusions and exclusions; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . The Board of Education of Atkinson County which was appointed by the grand jury and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Atkinson County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Atkinson County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to county boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Atkinson County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Atkinson County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Atkinson County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Atkinson County School District: EDUCATION DISTRICT 1 All of the area within the City Limits Lines of the City of Willacoochee. EDUCATION DISTRICT 2 Beginning at a point where the centerline of the Old Douglas Road (also known as King Street) intersects the City Limits Line of the City of Pearson; thence running in a southerly direction along said City Limits Line around the western side of the City of Pearson to a point where the Pearson City Limits Line intersects with the centerline of

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U.S. Highway 221; thence continuing in a northerly direction around the Eastern side of the City of Pearson along said Pearson City Limits Line to a point where the Pearson City Limits Line intersects the centerline of U.S. Highway 82; thence continuing in a Westerly direction along the centerline of U.S. Highway 82 to a Point where the centerline of U.S. Highway 82 intersects the centerline of King Street (also known as the Old Douglas Rd); thence continuing in a Northerly direction along the centerline of King Street to a point where the centerline of King Street intersects the Pearson City Limits Line and the point of beginning. EDUCATION DISTRICT 3 Beginning at a point where the centerline of U.S. Highway 441 intersects with the Atkinson-Coffee County Line and from said point of beginning running in a southerly direction along the centerline of U.S. Highway 441 until the centerline of U.S. Highway 441 intersects with the centerline of County Road 86; thence continuing in a Westerly direction along the centerline of County Road 86 to a point where the centerline of County Road 86 intersects the centerline of the Old Douglas Road; thence continuing in a Southerly direction along the centerline of the Old Douglas Road to a point where the centerline of the Old Douglas Road intersects the City Limits of the City of Pearson; thence continuing in a southerly direction along said City Limits around the western side of the City of Pearson to a point where the Pearson City Limits Line intersects with the centerline of U.S. Highway 221; thence continuing Southwesterly along the centerline of U.S. Highway 221 to a point where the Centerline of U.S. Highway 221 intersects the Atkinson-Clinch County line; thence continuing in a Westerly direction along the Atkinson-Clinch County line to a Point where the Atkinson-Clinch County Line intersects the Atkinson-Lanier County Line; thence continuing along the Atkinson-Lanier County Line in a Westerly direction to a point where the Atkinson-Lanier County Line intersects the Atkinson-Berrien County Line; thence continuing in a Northerly direction to a point where the Atkinson-Berrien County Line intersects the Atkinson-Coffee County Line; thence continuing in an Easterly direction along the Atkinson-Coffee County Line to a

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point where the Atkinson-Coffee County Line intersects the centerline of U.S. Highway 441, the point of beginning. LESS AND EXCEPT: All of the area within the City Limits Line of the City of Willacoochee which is contained in ELECTION DISTRICT 1. EDUCATION DISTRICT 4 Beginning at a point where the centerline of U.S. Highway 441 intersects with the Atkinson-Coffee County Line and from said point of beginning running in a southerly direction along the centerline of U.S. Highway 441 until the centerline of U.S. Highway 441 intersects with the centerline of County Road 86; thence continuing in a Westerly direction along the centerline of County Road 86 to a point where the centerline of County Road 86 intersects the centerline of the Old Douglas Road; thence continuing in a Southerly direction along the centerline of the Old Douglas Road to a point where the centerline of the Old Douglas Road intersects the centerline of U.S. Highway 82; thence continuing Easterly along the centerline of U.S. Highway 82 to a point where the Centerline of U.S. Highway 82 intersects intersects with the centerline of County Road 233; thence continuing Northerly along the centerline of County Road 233 to a point where the Centerline of County Road 233 intersects with the centerline of Georgia Highway 64; thence continuing in a Northerly direction along the centerline of Georgia Highway 64 to a point where the centerline of Georgia Highway 64 intersects the Atkinson-Coffee County Line thence continuing in an Westerly direction along the Atkinson-Coffee County Line to a point where the Atkinson-Coffee County Line intersects the centerline of U.S. Highway 441, the point of beginning. EDUCATION DISTRICT 5 Beginning at a point where the centerline of State Highway 64 intersects with the Atkinson-Coffee County Line and from said point of beginning running in a southerly direction along the centerline of State Highway 64 until the centerline of State Highway 64 intersects with the centerline of County

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Road 233; thence continuing in a Southerly direction along the centerline of County Road 233 to a point where the centerline of County Road 233 intersects the centerline of U.S. Highway 82; thence continuing in a Westerly direction along the centerline of the U.S. Highway 82 to a point where the centerline of the U.S. Highway 82 intersects the City Limits of the City of Pearson; thence continuing in a southerly direction along said City Limits around the Southeastern side of the City of Pearson to a point where the Pearson City Limits Line intersects with the centerline of U.S. Highway 221; thence continuing Southwesterly along the centerline of U.S. Highway 221 to a point where the Centerline of U.S. Highway 221 intersects the Atkinson-Clinch County line; thence continuing in an Easterly direction along the Atkinson-Clinch County line to a Point where the Atkinson-Clinch County Line intersects the Atkinson-Ware County Line; thence continuing along the Atkinson-Ware County Line in a Northerly direction to a point where the Atkinson-Ware County Line intersects the Atkinson-Coffee County Line; thence continuing in a Westerly direction along the Atkinson-Coffee County Line to a point where the Atkinson-Coffee County Line intersects the centerline of Georgia Highway 64, the point of beginning. (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) Any part of the Atkinson County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (3) Any part of the Atkinson County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being

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included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Atkinson County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 3 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2, 4, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to

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expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code. Section 5 . (a) In the event of a vacancy occurring before January 1, 1994, in the membership of the board, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. (b) In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1994, in the membership of the board, whether the vacancy is in the office of chairperson or any other member, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as follows: (1) If the vacancy occurs within the first two years of the term of the vacated office but at least 35 days before the November general election to be held within those first two years, then the remaining members of the board shall appoint, within 15 days after the vacancy occurs, a successor to fill that vacancy until it is filled for the remaining unexpired term by a person who shall be elected at a special election held upon the same date as that November general election. The election superintendent of Atkinson County shall conduct that special election on the same date as that November general election and shall issue the call therefor not less than 30 nor more than 45 days prior to that date. The person elected at such special election to fill that vacancy shall take office within ten days after the results of that election are certified and shall serve out the remaining unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualified;

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(2) If the vacancy occurs at any time other than as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, then the remaining members of the board shall appoint, within 15 days after the vacancy occurs, a successor to serve out the remaining unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualified; and (3) The provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A. shall apply to special elections to fill vacancies provided for in this subsection. (c) A person shall not be eligible to be appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in Education District 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 unless that person meets the residency requirements for that district and, if elected, is elected by the voters voting in only that district. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Atkinson County shall be compensated as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board by majority vote of the board members for such term as they shall deem appropriate. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Atkinson County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term on December 31, 1996. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided by general law. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. Any such contract shall provide, however, that the school superintendent

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may be removed from office in any manner specified by law; and any such contract may provide for any additional method for removal of the school superintendent for cause, after notice and opportunity for hearing. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Atkinson County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section, Section 9 of this Act, those provisions relating to vacancies occurring before January 1, 1994, and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Atkinson County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to reconstitute the Board of Education of Atkinson County, and for other purposes. This 2nd day of February, 1993. HONORABLE VAN STREAT Representative, 167th District

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Van Streat, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 167th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Atkinson County Citizen, which is the official organ of Atkinson County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Van Streat Representative, 167th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF FORSYTHMAYOR; TERM LIMITS; MAYOR AND COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; TERMS; MUNICIPAL COURT; POWERS; JURISDICTION. No. 239 (House Bill No. 696). AN ACT To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Forsyth, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3980), as amended, so as to impose term limitations on the office of mayor; to change the time of election and the terms of office of the mayor and members of the City Council; to change the powers of the judge of the Recorder's Court; to provide that the Recorder's Court shall have jurisdiction in state misdemeanor cases

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under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Forsyth, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3980), as amended, is amended by striking Section 2.102, relating to the terms and qualifications of the members of the council, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 2.102. Terms and Qualifications of Office. The members of the council shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless such person shall have been a resident of the city for the period prescribed by general state law, shall continue to reside therein during such period of service, and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of the City of Forsyth and unless such person meets the qualification standards for the members of the House of Representatives, as may now or in the future be prescribed by the Georgia Constitution. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2.202, relating to the term and qualifications of the mayor, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 2.202. Term and Qualification of Mayor. The mayor shall be elected for a term of four years and until a successor is elected and qualified. The mayor shall be a qualified elector of the City of Forsyth, shall meet the qualifications required by members of the House of Representatives by the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and shall have been a resident of the City of Forsyth immediately preceding election for the period established by any general state law. The mayor shall continue to reside in the City of Forsyth during the mayor's term of office. No person shall be elected to the office of mayor more than twice, consecutively, but may be elected to such office or serve again after an intervening four-year term served by another person as mayor.

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Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 4.103, relating to powers of the recorder's court, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (a) The recorder's court shall have jurisdiction to try and punish all violations of this charter, violations of city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law, including all misdemeanor state offenses committed within the city limits when the defendant waives a jury trial and pleads guilty; provided, however, that any defendant charged with a state offense shall be entitled, upon request, to have the case transferred to the court having general misdemeanor jurisdiction in the county. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 4.103, relating to powers of the recorder's court, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (c) The recorder's court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for 90 days or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. Section 5 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 8.102, relating to penalties, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 8.102. Penalties. The violation of any provision of this charter for which a penalty is not specifically provided is declared to be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Section 6 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Forsyth, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3980) as amended; and for other purposes. This 1st day of February, 1993. /s/ Curtis S. Jenkins GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Curtis S. Jenkins, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 110th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Monroe County Reporter, which is the official organ of Monroe County, on the following date: February 3, 1993. /s/ Curtis S. Jenkins Representative, 110th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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MUSCOGEE COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; TERMS; MEETINGS; TAXES. No. 240 (House Bill No. 911). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Muscogee County School District, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1086), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 20, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6629), so as to change the provisions relating to the election of members to the board of education; to change the provisions relating to terms of office; to change the provisions relating to meetings of the board; to change the provisions relating to the levy of taxes for education purposes; to change the provisions relating to the purpose of a certain tax for education; to provide effective dates; to provide for submission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Muscogee County School District, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1086), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 20, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6629), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 5 in its entirety, which reads as follows: (a) The terms of office of members of the Muscogee County Board of Education serving on August 31, 1993, shall expire on that date., and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (a) Reserved. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 5 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) On and after January 1, 1994, the Muscogee County Board of Education, hereafter in this Act referred to

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as the `board' or `board of education' shall be composed of nine members, one of whom shall be elected from each of the eight education districts provided for in subsection (d) of this section. One member shall be elected from the school district at large. The board shall be elected as provided in this section and shall succeed to all the powers, duties, and obligations of the Muscogee County Board of Education existing on December 31, 1993. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (d) of Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) (1) For the purpose of electing the members of the board, the Muscogee County School District shall be divided into eight education districts as follows: Education District 1 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0006 WYNNTON VTD: 0007 BRITT VTD: 0008 CARVER (Part) Tract: 0022. Block(s): 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 414, 416 Tract: 0028. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 405, 406, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 601, 602, 603, 604, 801, 802, 803, 805, 806, 808 Tract: 0029.01 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117 VTD: 0009 RIGDON VTD: 0010 DIMON (Part) Tract: 0029.01 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 Tract: 0107.01 Block(s): 117, 119, 120, 134, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 215, 216, 219, 220, 221,

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222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230 Tract: 0107.02 Block(s): 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 136, 137, 201, 202, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228 Education District 2 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0017 BRITT DAVID VTD: 0018 BLANCHARD (Part) Tract: 0102.02 Block(s): 103, 109, 110, 139, 140, 141, 142, 149 VTD: 0020 MORNINGSIDE (Part) Tract: 0102.02 That part of Block 102 which lies west of New Moon Road VTD: 0031 BEALLWOOD VTD: 0032 DOUBLE CHURCHES VTD: 0033 FORTSON VTD: 0035 32B Education District 3 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0003 EDDY (Part) Tract: 0031. Block(s): 101, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 202, 203, 206, 207, 208, 209 Tract: 0034. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409 Tract: 0109. Block(s): 901 VTD: 0004 BAKER VTD: 0005 SAINT MARYS (Part) Tract: 0029.02 Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120C, 121, 124, 128A, 128B, 130B, 130C, 131 Tract: 0107.03

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Block(s): 124, 125, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 218 VTD: 0008 CARVER (Part) Tract: 0028. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 407, 408 Tract: 0029.02 Block(s): 101 VTD: 0010 DIMON (Part) Tract: 0029.01 Block(s): 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 227, 229 Tract: 0107.02 Block(s): 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 227, 229, 230 Education District 4 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0005 SAINT MARYS (Part) Tract: 0107.03 Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 219 VTD: 0011 DAWSON VTD: 0012 WESLEY HEIGHTS VTD: 0013 REGENCY HEIGHTS Education District 5 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0014 ROTHSCHILD VTD: 0015 EDGEWOOD VTD: 0016 GENTIAN VTD: 0019 REESE ROAD VTD: 0027 CLUBVIEW (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 301, 303, 304, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322

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Education District 6 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0018 BLANCHARD (Part) Tract: 0104.01 Block(s): 101 That part of Block 102 which lies east of New Moon Road Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121 VTD: 0020 MORNINGSIDE (Part) Tract: 0102.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 144, 145, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 301, 318 Tract: 0104.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 201, 202, 203, 204, 902 VTD: 0021 MIDLAND VTD: 0022 UPATOI VTD: 0034 21A Education District 7 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0001 COURTHOUSE VTD: 0002 NORTH LUMPKIN VTD: 0003 EDDY (Part) Tract: 0031. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 108, 109, 112, 113, 201, 204, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 415, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 901, 907 Tract: 0109. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912 VTD: 0024 NORTH HIGHLAND (Part)

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Tract: 0015. Block(s): 101, 102, 112, 122, 201, 202, 203, 310 Tract: 0016. Block(s): 101, 108, 111, 113, 123, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 304, 305, 310, 311, 312, 313, 404, 405, 406, 409, 410, 412, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 601, 602, 603, 604, 606, 615 VTD: 0025 EAST HIGHLAND (Part) Tract: 0013. Block(s): 206, 207, 208 Tract: 0014. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405 Tract: 0015. Block(s): 103, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 323, 324 Tract: 0018. Block(s): 101, 115, 405, 406, 409, 410, 414 VTD: 0026 SAINT ELMO (Part) Tract: 0013. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 209 Tract: 0018. Block(s): 105 Education District 8 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0023 WOOD VTD: 0024 NORTH HIGHLAND (Part) Tract: 0005. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 213, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314 Tract: 0006. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 118, 119, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209,

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210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218 Tract: 0016. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 301, 302, 303, 306, 307, 308, 309, 401, 402, 403, 407, 408, 411, 414 Tract: 0110. Block(s): 119B, 122 VTD: 0025 EAST HIGHLAND (Part) Tract: 0008. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321 Tract: 0014. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 Tract: 0015. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 124, 125 Tract: 0018. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 202, 403, 404, 407, 408, 411, 412, 413 VTD: 0026 SAINT ELMO (Part) Tract: 0012. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 133, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219 Tract: 0013. Block(s): 101, 210 Tract: 0018. Block(s): 106, 113, 114, 201 Tract: 0019. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 132 VTD: 0027 CLUBVIEW (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 302, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317 VTD: 0028 BIBB CITY VTD: 0029 JOHNSON VTD: 0030 ARNOLD

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(2) For the purposes of this subsection: (A) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (B) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (C) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (D) Any part of Muscogee County which is not included in any education district described in this subsection shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (E) Any part of Muscogee County which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia.

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Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (e) of Section 5 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) The first members nominated and elected in nonpartisan primaries and elections from Education Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 shall be nominated and elected in a special election held in November, 1993, and shall take office on the first day of January, 1994, to serve for initial terms of three years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The first members nominated and elected in nonpartisan primaries and elections from Education Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 and the member elected from the school district at large shall be nominated and elected in a special election to be held in November, 1993, and shall take office on the first day of January, 1994, to serve for initial terms of five years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Successors to the first members of the board elected as provided in this subsection and future successors shall be nominated and elected at nonpartisan primaries and elections held immediately preceding the expiration of their respective terms of office and shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election for terms of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 5 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (f) of Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) The nonpartisan primaries and elections provided for in subsection (e) of this section for the successors to the first members elected under this Act shall be held on the same dates as the general state-wide primaries and elections conducted in 1996 and 1998 and, thereafter, on the same dates as the general state-wide primary and election conducted immediately prior to the expiration of the respective terms of office. Members of the board of education shall be nominated and elected at said nonpartisan primaries and elections under the same procedures which are applicable to the nonpartisan nomination and election of judges of state

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courts as provided in the applicable provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code.' Section 6 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (j) of Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (j) to read as follows: (j) The board shall hold regular monthly meetings on a date to be determined and fixed by said board. The board may hold special meetings upon two days' written notice to its members. At all meetings, a majority of the entire membership of said board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Section 7 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) of Section 6 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) The members of the board shall, at their first meeting on the second Monday in January of each year or on a certain other date in January as determined by the board at the board's previous meeting, elect from their own membership a chairperson and a vice chairperson of said board to serve for terms of office of one year. The vice chairperson shall serve in the absence of the chairperson. The vice chairperson shall become the chairperson for the remainder of the term of office of the chairperson if a vacancy occurs in the office of the member elected as chairperson. A member of the board may be reelected as chairperson or vice chairperson. Section 8 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 6 and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) The board shall elect in January of each year a secretary and a treasurer. If the secretary or treasurer is a person other than a member of the board, such person shall be paid such salary as the board deems proper.

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Section 9 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 15 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) The rate of tax to be levied in the manner and for the purposes set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be within the discretion of the board of education, subject to the limitation that the rate of the tax may not exceed 25 mills unless such tax rate is increased or removed in the manner provided by subsection (c) of this section. The tax rate authorized by this section is for the support, maintenance, and operation of the Muscogee County School District and to provide for the operation of the Columbus museum and public library and for public safety. The tax rate necessary to pay the bonded indebtedness of such school district shall be in addition to the tax rate authorized by this section. Section 10 . The provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Muscogee County Board of Education in 1993 as provided in this Act shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. All other provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 1994. Section 11 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Muscogee County Board of Education to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 12 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Muscogee County School District, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1086), as amended; and for other purposes.

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This 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Calvin Smyre GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Calvin Smyre, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 136th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, which is the official organ of Muscogee County, on the following date: February 17, 1993. /s/ Calvin Smyre Representative, 136th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 25th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. MERIWETHER COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 241 (House Bill No. 916). AN ACT An Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Meriwether County Board of Education, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4611), so as to provide for reapportionment of the education districts from which members of the board are elected; to provide that members in office shall continue to serve for the

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remainder of their terms; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this Act to the U.S. Attorney General; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to reconstitute the Meriwether County Board of Education, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4611), is amended by striking Sections 2, 3, and 4 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof new Sections 2, 3, and 4 to read as follows: Section 2. The Meriwether County Board of Education shall consist of five members. The members of the board in office on January 1, 1993, shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which elected, December 31, 1996, and until successors are elected and qualified. Section 3. (a) Future members of the board of education shall be elected in a partisan election in the same manner as county officers at the general election held in November, 1996, and quadrennially thereafter. Each member of the board shall represent one of the five education districts described in Section 4 of this Act, and the member representing each education district shall be elected solely by the voters who reside in that education district. (b) Each candidate for election to the board of education shall at the time of qualification for election be a resident of the education district such candidate is seeking to represent. The office of any member of the board of education who ceases to be a resident of the education district such member represents shall become vacant by operation of law as of the date of the change of residency. (c) Each candidate for election to the board of education shall have resided within the Meriwether County School District for a continuous period of two years immediately preceding the date of the general election and shall at the

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time of qualification be a qualified voter of Meriwether County. (d) The terms of all members of the board shall be for four years beginning on the first day of January next following their election and until successors are elected and qualified. Section 4. (a) For the purpose of electing members of the board of education, Meriwether County shall be divided into five education districts as follows: Education District: 1 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0001 LONE OAK (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 231, 233, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307B, 308, 309B, 310, 311, 312, 313, 319, 320, 331 VTD: 0002 LUTHERVILLE (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111A, 111B, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 140A, 140B, 141, 142A, 142B, 143A, 143B, 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216A, 216B, 217, 218, 219A, 219B, 220A, 220B, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 261, 277 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 272, 274, 275, 276, 296, 297 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 102 VTD: 0003 ALVATON-UPPER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119B, 120, 121, 122, 123A, 123B, 124B, 125B, 126, 127B, 130B, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135,

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136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 168, 196, 197, 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 215, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 286 VTD: 0004 GAY-MID NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 150, 153A, 153B, 154, 155A, 155B, 156A, 156B, 157, 158A, 158B, 159A, 159B, 160, 161A, 161B, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 166A, 166B, 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 180, 181A, 181B, 183, 184, 188A, 188B, 189, 273, 284, 285, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 129, 137 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 201, 202, 207 VTD: 0005 WOODBURY-LOWER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 208, 209, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268 VTD: 0012 GREENVILLE-EIGHT (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 101, 103, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 122, 123 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 203, 206 Education District: 2 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0001 LONE OAK (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 266, 270, 271, 307A, 309A, 314, 315, 316, 317A, 317B, 318A, 318B, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329A, 329B, 330A, 330B, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363 VTD: 0002 LUTHERVILLE (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267,

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268, 269, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276 VTD: 0010 DURAND VTD: 0011 ODESSADALE-SEVENTH VTD: 0012 GREENVILLE-EIGHT (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 146A, 148, 149, 150A, 150B, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166A, 166B, 167A, 167B, 168A, 169A, 169B, 170A, 170B, 171A, 171B, 172, 173, 174A, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186A, 201A, 202A, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 213, 214, 215, 216A, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230A, 234A, 235, 236, 237A, 238, 239A, 240, 241, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321A, 322, 323, 324, 325A, 325C, 327A, 328 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 303, 304, 321 Education District: 3 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0002 LUTHERVILLE (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 228, 229, 232, 233, 234, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271 VTD: 0003 ALVATON-UPPER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 119A, 124A, 125A, 127A, 128, 129, 130A, 214, 217, 218A, 218B, 219, 220, 230, 231, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239A, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 250, 251, 252 VTD: 0004 GAY-MID NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 177, 178, 179, 182, 185, 186, 187, 190, 191, 192, 193 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 126, 127, 128, 138, 139

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Tract: 9704. Block(s): 101, 102, 212, 213, 214 VTD: 0005 WOODBURY-LOWER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 194, 195 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111A, 111B, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131A, 131B, 132, 133A, 133B, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 154B, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 210, 211, 222, 223, 233, 234, 235, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 258, 259A, 259B, 260A, 260B, 261A, 261B, 261C, 262A, 262B, 269, 270, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333A, 333B, 334, 335, 336A, 336B, 337A, 337B, 338A, 338B, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343A, 343B, 344A, 344B, 345A, 345B, 346A, 346B, 347, 348 VTD: 0006 CHALYBEATE AND LOVE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 102, 201, 202, 243, 244, 245 VTD: 0012 GREENVILLE-EIGHT (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 104, 111, 112, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146B, 147, 151, 167C, 167D, 168B, 174B, 186B, 187, 188, 201B, 202B, 230B, 231, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 255 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 204, 205, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 236 VTD: 0013 RALEIGH (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 237, 238 Tract: 9705. Block(s): 203, 204, 205

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Education District: 4 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0006 CHALYBEATE AND LOVE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 501A, 501B, 502, 503A, 503B, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526A, 526B, 527, 528, 538A, 538B, 539A, 539B, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547 VTD: 0007 GILL ONE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 540, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 711, 712, 713, 714A, 716, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737 VTD: 0008 GILL TWO (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 129, 130, 131, 132, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 261, 266, 267, 268, 269, 273, 279, 285, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627 Education District: 5 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0005 WOODBURY-LOWER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 240, 250, 251, 252

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VTD: 0006 CHALYBEATE AND LOVE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 101, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 240, 241, 242, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255 VTD: 0007 GILL ONE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 290A, 290B, 291, 292, 701A, 701B, 702, 703, 704A, 704B, 705A, 705B, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 714B, 715, 717, 718, 719, 720, 738, 739 VTD: 0008 GILL TWO (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 262, 263, 264, 265, 280, 284, 286, 287, 288, 289A, 289B VTD: 0009 WARM SPRINGS VTD: 0012 GREENVILLE-EIGHT (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 212B, 216B, 232, 233, 234B, 237B, 239B, 242, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 314, 321B, 325B, 326, 327B, 329, 330, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 378, 379, 380 VTD: 0013 RALEIGH (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 239, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257 Tract: 9705. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 270, 293, 294 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Meriwether County School District which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Meriwether County School District which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Meriwether County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act providing for a Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County, as established by an Act of the Georgia Legislature of 1871 amended in 1985 by Georgia Laws 1985, Page 3895 and in 1987 by Georgia Laws 1987, Page 4259 and providing for a Board of Education of Meriwether County, established by the Georgia Constitutio amendment Georgia Laws, 1950, Page 469 and continued by an Act of the Georgia Legislature by Georgia Laws 1986, Page 3838, so as to define the Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County, to define Board of Commissioners' Election Districts, to define the Meriwether County Board of Education Election Districts, to define the Meriwether County Board of Education and other matters relative thereto; and for other purposes. This 17th day of January, 1993. CARL VON EPPS Representative, 131 District Daniel W. Lee, Attorney for Board of Commissioners GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Carl Von Epps, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 131st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Meriwether Vindicator, which is the official organ of Meriwether County, on the following date: January 22, 1993. /s/ Carl Von Epps Representative, 131st District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 25th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. MERIWETHER COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 242 (House Bill No. 917). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County, approved December 14, 1871 (Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 230), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 20, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3895), so as to provide for reapportionment of the districts from which members of the board are elected; to provide that those members in office shall continue to serve for the terms for which elected; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County, approved December 14, 1871 (Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 230), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 20, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3895), is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows:

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Section 1. (a) The Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County shall consist of five members. Those members of the board who are in office on January 1, 1993, shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected, December 31, 1994, and until successors are elected and qualified. Successors to such members shall be elected at the general election in November, 1994, and quadrennially thereafter. Each member of the board shall represent one of the five commissioners districts described in subsection (d) of this section, and the member of the board shall be elected solely by the electors who reside in that commissioner district. (b) Each candidate for election to the board of commissioners shall at the time of qualification for election be a resident of the commissioner district such person is seeking to represent. The office of any member of the board who ceases to be a resident of the commissioner district such member represents shall become vacant by operation of law as of the date of change of residency. (c) The terms of all members of the board shall be for four years beginning on the first day of January next following their election and until their successors are elected and qualified. (d) For the purpose of electing members of the Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County, the county shall be divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0001 LONE OAK (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 231, 233, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307B, 308, 309B, 310, 311, 312, 313, 319, 320, 331 VTD: 0002 LUTHERVILLE (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111A, 111B, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 140A, 140B, 141,

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142A, 142B, 143A, 143B, 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216A, 216B, 217, 218, 219A, 219B, 220A, 220B, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 261, 277 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 272, 274, 275, 276, 296, 297 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 102 VTD: 0003 ALVATON-UPPER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119B, 120, 121, 122, 123A, 123B, 124B, 125B, 126, 127B, 130B, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 168, 196, 197, 201A, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 215, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 286 VTD: 0004 GAY-MID NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 150, 153A, 153B, 154, 155A, 155B, 156A, 156B, 157, 158A, 158B, 159A, 159B, 160, 161A, 161B, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 166A, 166B, 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 180, 181A, 181B, 183, 184, 188A, 188B, 189, 273, 284, 285, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 129, 137 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 201, 202, 207 VTD: 0005 WOODBURY-LOWER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 208, 209, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268 VTD: 0012 GREENVILLE-EIGHT (Part) Tract: 9703.

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Block(s): 101, 103, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 122, 123 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 203, 206 Commissioner District: 2 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0001 LONE OAK (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 266, 270, 271, 307A, 309A, 314, 315, 316, 317A, 317B, 318A, 318B, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329A, 329B, 330A, 330B, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363 VTD: 0002 LUTHERVILLE (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, 268, 269, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276 VTD: 0010 DURAND VTD: 0011 ODESSADALE-SEVENTH VTD: 0012 GREENVILLE-EIGHT (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 146A, 148, 149, 150A, 150B, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166A, 166B, 167A, 167B, 168A, 169A, 169B, 170A, 170B, 171A, 171B, 172, 173, 174A, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186A, 201A, 202A, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 213, 214, 215, 216A, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230A, 234A, 235, 236, 237A, 238, 239A, 240, 241, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321A, 322, 323, 324, 325A, 325C, 327A, 328 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 303, 304, 321

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Commissioner District: 3 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0002 LUTHERVILLE (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 228, 229, 232, 233, 234, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271 VTD: 0003 ALVATON-UPPER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 119A, 124A, 125A, 127A, 128, 129, 130A, 214, 217, 218A, 218B, 219, 220, 230, 231, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239A, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 250, 251, 252 VTD: 0004 GAY-MID NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 177, 178, 179, 182, 185, 186, 187, 190, 191, 192, 193 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 126, 127, 128, 138, 139 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 101, 102, 212, 213, 214 VTD: 0005 WOODBURY-LOWER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 194, 195 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111A, 111B, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131A, 131B, 132, 133A, 133B, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 154B, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 210, 211, 222, 223, 233, 234, 235, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 258, 259A, 259B, 260A, 260B, 261A, 261B, 261C, 262A, 262B, 269, 270, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307A, 307B, 308, 309, 310, 311A, 311B, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328,

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329, 330, 331, 332, 333A, 333B, 334, 335, 336A, 336B, 337A, 337B, 338A, 338B, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343A, 343B, 344A, 344B, 345A, 345B, 346A, 346B, 347, 348 VTD: 0006 CHALYBEATE AND LOVE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 102, 201, 202, 243, 244, 245 VTD: 0012 GREENVILLE-EIGHT (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 104, 111, 112, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146B, 147, 151, 167C, 167D, 168B, 174B, 186B, 187, 188, 201B, 202B, 230B, 231, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 255 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 204, 205, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 236 VTD: 0013 RALEIGH (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 237, 238 Tract: 9705. Block(s): 203, 204, 205 Commissioner District: 4 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0006 CHALYBEATE AND LOVE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 501A, 501B, 502, 503A, 503B, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526A, 526B, 527, 528, 538A, 538B, 539A, 539B, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547 VTD: 0007 GILL ONE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319,

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320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 540, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 711, 712, 713, 714A, 716, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737 VTD: 0008 GILL TWO (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 129, 130, 131, 132, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 261, 266, 267, 268, 269, 273, 279, 285, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627 Commissioner District: 5 MERIWETHER COUNTY VTD: 0005 WOODBURY-LOWER NINTH (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 240, 250, 251, 252 VTD: 0006 CHALYBEATE AND LOVE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 101, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 240, 241, 242, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255 VTD: 0007 GILL ONE (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 290A, 290B, 291, 292, 701A, 701B, 702, 703, 704A, 704B, 705A, 705B, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 714B, 715, 717, 718, 719, 720, 738, 739 VTD: 0008 GILL TWO (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 262, 263, 264, 265, 280, 284, 286, 287, 288, 289A, 289B VTD: 0009 WARM SPRINGS VTD: 0012 GREENVILLE-EIGHT (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 212B, 216B, 232, 233, 234B, 237B, 239B, 242, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 314, 321B,

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325B, 326, 327B, 329, 330, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 378, 379, 380 VTD: 0013 RALEIGH (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 239, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257 Tract: 9705. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 270, 293, 294 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110 (e) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Meriwether County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district

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contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Meriwether County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Meriwether County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act providing for a Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County, as established by an Act of the Georgia Legislature of 1871 amended in 1985 by Georgia Laws 1985, Page 3895 and in 1987 by Georgia Laws 1987, Page 4259 and providing for a Board of Education of Meriwether County, established by the Georgia Constitution amendment Georgia Laws, 1950, Page 469 and continued by an Act of the Georgia Legislature by Georgia Laws 1986, Page 3838, so as to define the Board of Commissioners of Meriwether County, to define Board of Commissioners' Election District, to define the Meriwether County Board of Education Election Districts, to define the Meriwether County Board of Education and other matters relative thereto; and for other purposes.

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This 17th day of January, 1993. CARL VON EPPS Representative, 131 District Daniel W. Lee, Attorney for Board of Commissioners GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Carl Von Epps, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 131st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Meriwether Vindicator, which is the official organ of Meriwether County, on the following date: January 22, 1993. /s/ Carl Von Epps Representative, 131st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 25th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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BALDWIN COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 243 (House Bill No. 961). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Baldwin County, approved December 26, 1888 (Ga. L. 1888, p. 286), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6659), so as to change the composition of commissioner districts from which members of the board are elected; to provide for the submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners of Baldwin County, approved December 26, 1888 (Ga. L. 1888, p. 286), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6659), is amended by striking in its entirety paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) There is created a five-member board of commissioners of Baldwin County who shall administer the affairs of the county. For the purpose of electing members of the board, Baldwin County shall be divided into five commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTPELIER- EAST BALDWIN (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 139, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 226 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 524 VTD: 0002 NORTH BALDWIN 318 (Part) Tract: 9703.

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Block(s): 220C, 220D, 220E, 222C, 225B, 226B VTD: 0004 EAST MILLEDGEVILLE 320E VTD: 0005 EAST HARDWICK 321E (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 302A, 303A, 304A, 307A, 308, 309, 310A, 311A, 318, 319, 320, 321, 401A, 402 VTD: 0007 NORTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320N (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 323B, 325A Tract: 9703. Block(s): 220A, 220B, 221, 222A, 222B, 225A, 226A Tract: 9704. Block(s): 110, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 215, 216, 217, 221, 222 VTD: 0008 SOUTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320S (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319 VTD: 0010 GMC 320G (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 139, 140, 141 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 101 Tract: 9707. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 140B, 301, 302B, 303B, 304B, 305, 306, 307B, 310B, 401B, 426, 427, 428 VTD: 0012 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 320C (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 218, 219, 220, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 320, 321, 322, 323, 326, 327, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 430, 431, 504, 505, 506, 513 Commissioner District: 2 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0005 EAST HARDWICK 321E (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 140A, 312A, 313, 314A, 315, 316, 317, 404A, 405, 406, 407, 408, 415A, 416, 417, 418A,

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420A, 422, 423, 424, 425, 548A VTD: 0008 SOUTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320S (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 110, 111, 112, 216, 217, 218, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 VTD: 0009 WEST HARDWICK 321W (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 102A, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 107A, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 201A, 201C, 215A, 215B, 216, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218 VTD: 0010 GMC 320G (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 137, 138 Tract: 9706. Block(s): 102B, 106B, 107B, 201B Tract: 9707. Block(s): 312B, 314B, 404C, 545, 546, 547, 548B, 548C VTD: 0011 BALDWIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE 320H (Part) Tract: 9705. Block(s): 107, 108, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 142, 143 Commissioner District: 3 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0003 WEST BALDWIN 319 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 230C, 230D, 230E, 231B, 231C, 232B, 233B, 233C Tract: 9704. Block(s): 212D, 212E, 213B, 213C, 214B, 307, 308C,

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308D, 309B, 310B, 311C, 311D, 311E, 311F Tract: 9705. Block(s): 201B, 202B, 212B, 325B, 326C, 326D, 341, 342, 343B, 344A, 344B, 346C, 346D, 347, 348, 350B, 356B, 359B, 361, 362B, 363, 364, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 210, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 VTD: 0006 COOPERS 322 VTD: 0007 NORTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320N (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 229A, 230A, 231A, 232A, 233A Tract: 9704. Block(s): 212A, 212B, 212C, 213A, 214A, 308A VTD: 0008 SOUTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320S (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 230B Tract: 9704. Block(s): 308B, 309A, 310A, 311A, 311B, 312, 324, 325, 428, 429, 507, 508, 509 Tract: 9705. Block(s): 109, 201A, 202A, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 213, 214, 215, 219, 220, 221, 325A, 326A, 326B, 343A, 345, 346A, 346B, 349, 350A, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356A, 357, 358, 359A, 360, 362A VTD: 0009 WEST HARDWICK 321W (Part) Tract: 9706. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 217, 218 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 209, 216, 231 VTD: 0010 GMC 320G (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 115, 116 VTD: 0011 BALDWIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE 320H (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 421, 422, 501, 502, 503, 510, 511, 512, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529

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Tract: 9705. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136 VTD: 0013 SCOTTSBORO 1714 Commissioner District: 4 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTPELIER- EAST BALDWIN (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 206, 207, 208, 211, 216, 217, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383 Tract: 9707. Block(s): 126 VTD: 0005 EAST HARDWICK 321E (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 201A, 201B, 217A, 218A, 219, 220, 221, 222A, 223, 224, 501A, 501B, 502, 503A, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515A, 517, 518 VTD: 0010 GMC 320G (Part) Tract: 9707. Block(s): 124, 125, 127, 128, 131, 138, 139, 201C, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217B, 218B, 222B, 403, 404B, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415B, 418B, 419, 420B, 421, 501C, 503B, 515B, 516, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 549, 550 Tract: 9708. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105A, 118A, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123A, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 128, 129

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Commissioner District: 5 BALDWIN COUNTY VTD: 0001 MONTPELIER- EAST BALDWIN (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107D, 107E, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125B, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185B, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 309 Tract: 9702. Block(s): 342B VTD: 0002 NORTH BALDWIN 318 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 107C, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 201, 202B, 203, 204, 205, 206B, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227, 301B, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312A, 312B, 313, 314, 315, 316, 319D, 320B, 321B, 321C, 323C, 325B, 326, 327B, 328B, 329B, 330D, 331, 332B, 336B, 402 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210C, 210D, 210E, 211B, 212, 213, 214C, 214D, 214E, 215B, 216B, 218B, 219, 227, 228, 229B Tract: 9704. Block(s): 101B VTD: 0003 WEST BALDWIN 319 (Part)

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Tract: 9703. Block(s): 201C Tract: 9705. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375 VTD: 0007 NORTH MILLEDGEVILLE 320N (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 107B, 125A, 126, 127A, 185A Tract: 9702. Block(s): 107A, 202A, 206A, 301A, 302, 303, 304, 305, 317, 318, 319A, 319B, 319C, 320A, 321A, 322, 323A, 324, 327A, 328A, 329A, 330B, 330C, 332A, 342A Tract: 9703. Block(s): 201A, 201D, 210A, 210B, 211A, 214A, 214B, 215A, 216A, 217, 218A, 223, 224 Tract: 9704. Block(s): 101A, 102, 103, 104, 105, 111, 112 VTD: 0012 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 320C (Part) Tract: 9704. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109, 114, 115, 116 Section 2 . It shall be the duty of the county attorney of Baldwin County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for review under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; and it shall be the duty of the board of commissioners of Baldwin County to direct and ensure that such submission is made by the county attorney or some other attorney if the county attorney fails to act. It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners and county attorney of Baldwin County to ensure that such submission has been completed not later than 30 days after the Governor approves this Act or it becomes law without his approval and to ensure that such submission contains all materials necessary or appropriate to a prompt and favorable ruling on this Act by the Attorney General. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Baldwin County, approved December 26, 1888 (Ga. L. 1888, p. 286), as amended, so as to adjust the areas and boundaries of some of the five single-member districts of the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners and for other purposes. This 1st day of February, 1993. Bobby E. Parham Representative, 122nd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bobby E. Parham, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 122nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Union-Recorder, which is the official organ of Baldwin County, on the following date: February 12, 1993. /s/ Bobby E. Parham Representative, 122nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 19th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF CALHOUNHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES; REFERENDUM. No. 244 (House Bill No. 970). AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Calhoun, Georgia, School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . For purposes of this Act, the term: (1) Ad valorem taxes for educational purposes means all ad valorem taxes for educational purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of Calhoun, Georgia, School District, including, but not limited to, taxes to retire school bond indebtedness. (2) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A. Homestead shall also mean otherwise qualified real property of the applicant located in a retirement community which is held by such applicant subject to a written lease for not less than three years prior to the year for which application is made and where the applicant is the owner of all improvements located on the real property. Section 2 . (a) Each resident of the City of Calhoun, Georgia, School District who is 65 years of age or over is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all City of Calhoun, Georgia, School District ad valorem taxes for educational

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purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. (b) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (a) of this section unless the person or person's agent files an affidavit with the tax commissioner of Gordon County giving the person's age and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner to make a determination as to whether such owner is entitled to such exemption. The tax commissioner shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose. Section 3 . The tax commissioner of Gordon County or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for the exemption granted by this Act and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the initial and continuing eligibility of the owner for the exemption. Section 4 . The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper affidavit as provided in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this Act, it shall not be necessary to make application and file such affidavit thereafter for any year and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under this Act to notify the tax commissioner of Gordon County or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. Section 5 . The exemption granted by this Act shall not apply to or affect any state taxes, municipal taxes, or county taxes for county purposes. The homestead exemption granted by this Act shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to the City of Calhoun, Georgia, School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. Section 6 . The exemption granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994.

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Section 7 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Calhoun, Georgia, shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Calhoun, Georgia, School District for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the earliest date therefor permissible under Code Section 21-3-52, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Gordon County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from certain City of Calhoun, Georgia, School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for that school district for certain residents of that district who are 65 years of age or over? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Sections 1 through 6 shall become of full force and effect immediately and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. If Sections 1 through 6 of this Act are not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Sections 1 through 6 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Calhoun, Georgia. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

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Section 8 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 7 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 9 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from City of Calhoun school district taxes in the amount of $20,000.00 for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older; and for other purposes. This 20 day of February, 1993. Tom E. Shanahan Representative Tom E. Shanahan 10th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tom E. Shanahan, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 10th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Calhoun Times, which is the official organ of Gordon County, on the following date: February 24, 1993. /s/ Tom E. Shanahan Representative, 10th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. GORDON COUNTYHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES; REFERENDUM. No. 245 (House Bill No. 971). AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from certain Gordon County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . For purposes of this Act, the term: (1) Ad valorem taxes for educational purposes means all ad valorem taxes for educational purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Gordon County School District, including, but not limited to, taxes to retire school bond indebtedness.

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(2) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A. Homestead shall also mean otherwise qualified real property of the applicant located in a retirement community which is held by such applicant subject to a written lease for not less than three years prior to the year for which application is made and where the applicant is the owner of all improvements located on the real property. Section 2 . (a) Each resident of the Gordon County School District who is 65 years of age or over is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Gordon County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. (b) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (a) of this section unless the person or person's agent files an affidavit with the tax commissioner of Gordon County giving the person's age and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner to make a determination as to whether such owner is entitled to such exemption. The tax commissioner shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose. Section 3 . The tax commissioner of Gordon County or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for the exemption granted by this Act and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the initial and continuing eligibility of the owner for the exemption. Section 4 . The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper affidavit as provided in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this Act, it shall not be necessary to make application and file such affidavit thereafter for any year and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under this Act to notify the tax commissioner of Gordon County or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption.

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Section 5 . The exemption granted by this Act shall not apply to or affect any state taxes, municipal taxes, or county taxes for county purposes. The homestead exemption granted by this Act shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to Gordon County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. Section 6 . The exemption granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. Section 7 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Gordon County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the Gordon County School District for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the earliest date therefor permissible under Code Section 21-2-540, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Gordon County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from certain Gordon County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for that school district for certain residents of that district who are 65 years of age or over? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Sections 1 through 6 shall become of full force and effect immediately and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January

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1, 1994. If Sections 1 through 6 of this Act are not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Sections 1 through 6 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Gordon County. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 8 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 7 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 9 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Gordon County school district taxes in the amount of $20,000.00 for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older; and for other purposes. This 20 day of February, 1993. Tom E. Shanahan Representative Tom E. Shanahan 10th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tom E. Shanahan, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 10th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Calhoun Times, which is the official organ of Gordon County, on the following date: February 24, 1993.

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/s/ Tom E. Shanahan Representative, 10th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING AUTHORITYPOWERS. No. 246 (House Bill No. 982). AN ACT To further define, prescribe, clarify, and enlarge the powers of the Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority which was created by an amendment to Article VII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, which amendment is contained in Ga. L. May-June, 1964 Ex. Sess., p. 338, and which amendment was continued in force and effect by an Act approved March 18, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3735); to declare the meaning of a provision of the amendment which created said Authority; to provide for the basis of the Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority, which was created by an amendment to Article VII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, which amendment is contained in Ga. L. May-June, 1964 Ex. Sess., p. 338, and which amendment was continued in

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force and effect by an Act approved March 18, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3735), shall have the following powers: The Authority shall have the power to borrow money by the execution of notes, bonds, certificates, or any other form of evidence of debt of whatever kind or character in order to acquire any type of property it is authorized to acquire or in order to undertake, acquire, reacquire, improve, equip, finance, refinance, fund or refund any project or any type of property which the Authority has acquired or financed, or which any government owns, desires to acquire, or desires to refinance or refund. Section 2 . It is declared that paragraph E. (9) of the quoted language in Section 1 of the amendment to Article VII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, which amendment created the Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority, which amendment is contained in Ga. L. May-June, 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 338, and which amendment was continued in force and effect by an Act approved March 18, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3735), does, and was intended to, include all of the powers and authority expressly set forth and conferred by Section 1 of this Act. Section 3 . This Act is enacted pursuant to the inherent power of the General Assembly and by the power vested in the General Assembly by virtue of paragraph DD. of the quoted language in Section 1 of that certain amendment to Article VII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945, which amendment created the Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority, and which amendment is contained in Ga. L. May-June, 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 338, and which amendment was continued in force and effect by an Act approved March 18, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3735). Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a

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Bill to further define, prescribe, clarify and enlarge the powers of the Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority, which Authority was created by an Amendment to Article VII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, (Ga. L., May-June, 1964 Extraordinary Session, p. 338 et seq., and to declare the meaning of Section 1, E., (9) of said Amendment which created said Authority. This 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Robert M. Crawford Representative 129th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Robert M. Crawford, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 129th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Thomaston Times, which is the official organ of Upson County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ Robert M. Crawford Representative, 129th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 19th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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JEFFERSON COUNTYMAGISTRATE COURT; CHIEF MAGISTRATE; COMPENSATION. No. 247 (House Bill No. 984). AN ACT To amend an Act to make provisions for the Magistrate Court of Jefferson County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3917), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the chief magistrate; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to make provisions for the Magistrate Court of Jefferson County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3917), as amended, is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 6 and inserting in its place a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) The chief magistrate shall receive an annual salary of not less than $25,100.00 and not more than $30,000.00 as determined by the governing authority of Jefferson County. Such salary shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Jefferson County. Such salary shall be increased by an amount equal to the amount of any cost-of-living increase which shall from time to time be granted to other county employees. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a Magistrate Court of Jefferson County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3917); and for other purposes. This 17th day of February, 1993. /s/ E. E. Bargeron Representative Emory E. Bargeron 120th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, E. E. Bargeron, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 120th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the News and Farmer, which is the official organ of Jefferson County, on the following date: February 17, 1993. /s/ E. E. Bargeron Representative, 120th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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PIKE COUNTY ARTS FACILITY AUTHORITYCREATION. No. 248 (House Bill No. 985). AN ACT To create the Pike County Arts Facility Authority; to provide for a definition; to provide for the purpose and powers of the authority; to provide for appointment, eligibility, and terms of the members of the authority; to provide for organization, quorum, and meetings; to provide for rules and regulations and for agents and employees; to provide for accountability and for financial and other records and for audits; to limit the powers of the authority; to provide for exemptions from taxes, assessments, and certain actions by creditors; to provide for judicial jurisdiction; to provide that the powers of the authority are supplemental and provide for liberal construction; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . As used in this Act, the term project means land, buildings, furnishings, equipment, and facilities located or to be located in Pike County and used or useful for exhibiting and housing the visual arts, performing arts, or both, and the educational programs related to such arts to include without being limited to art museums; concert and recital halls; theaters for dramatic, dance, and cinematic presentations; and all related facilities. Section 2 . (a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Pike County Arts Facility Authority which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the State of Georgia and a public corporation, and, by that name, style, and title, such body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The authority shall have perpetual existence.

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(b) The purpose of the authority shall be for the development and promotion in Pike County and in this state of projects to enhance the visual and performing arts in Pike County and in this state with the use of public funds. In carrying out that purpose, the authority shall solicit assistance from persons and organizations interested in supporting, financially and in other ways, the projects of the authority. Section 3 . (a) The authority shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the governing authority of Pike County, Georgia, and who shall serve at the pleasure of that governing authority. At least three of the members shall have a recognized interest in the arts. (b) The members of the authority shall organize and enter upon the performance of their duties immediately after the effective date of this Act. The authority shall elect from its members a chairman and a vice chairman. The officers shall serve for such terms as shall be prescribed by the rules of the authority or until their successors are elected and qualified. (c) Three members of the authority shall constitute a quorum, and no vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority at every meeting, but, in every instance, the affirmative vote of at least three members of the authority shall be required to authorize any legal act of the authority. (d) The members of the authority shall not be entitled to compensation for their services and shall not be reimbursed by the authority for their actual expenses in attending any meeting of the authority. The authority shall make rules and regulations for its own government and may employ professional staff or technical supervisors, assistants, or experts, or any other agents and employees, temporary or permanent. The authority shall also establish the policies, rules, and regulations for the operations of its projects as it may require. The members of the authority shall be accountable in all respects as trustees, and the authority shall keep suitable books and records of all its obligations, contracts, transactions, undertaking, income, receipts of every nature, and expenditures of every kind. The financial books and records of the authority shall be audited annually by

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the same auditor employed to audit the books and records of the Pike County government. Said audit shall be paid for by the authority, and copies shall be furnished to the Board of Commissioners of Pike County. Said audit shall be a public record. Section 4 . The authority shall have the power to: (1) Adopt and alter a corporate seal; (2) Construct, reconstruct, acquire, equip, own, alter, repair, maintain, add to, extend, improve, operate, and manage projects; (3) Acquire in its own name by purchase, lease, or otherwise from Pike County, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, real property or rights or easements therein, and personal property necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes and use, lease, and dispose of such property, rights, and easements in any manner it deems to be to the best advantage of the authority and the purposes thereof; (4) Contract with the State of Georgia and the agencies, instrumentalities, departments, and political subdivisions thereof and with private persons or corporations in such manner as necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this Act, including but not limited to contracts for constructing and leasing, as lessor or as lessee, acquiring, equipping, altering, repairing, maintaining, adding to, extending, improving, operating, and managing projects; (5) Exercise the power provided by Code Section 45-9-1 of the O.C.G.A. to procure policies of liability insurance or contracts of indemnity to insure or indemnify members of the authority and its officers and employees against personal liability for damages arising out of the performance of their duties or in any way connected therewith to the extent that such members, officers, or employees are not immune from such liability;

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(6) Make contracts and execute all instruments necessary or convenient in connection therewith; and (7) Adopt, alter, or repeal its own bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which its business may be transacted and in which the power granted to it may be enjoyed, as the authority may deem necessary or expedient in facilitating its business. Section 5 . The authority shall not have the power of imminent domain. The authority shall have the power to issue revenue bonds or certificates of participation with the prior approval of the Board of Commissioners of Pike County. Section 6 . Because the authority will be performing valuable charitable and public functions and purposes in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it, the authority shall be exempt from taxation to the extent authorized by general law. Section 7 . Any action brought against the authority shall be brought in the Superior Court of Pike County and such court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of such action. Section 8 . The provisions of this Act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized by this Act and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing. Section 9 . This Act, being for the welfare of Pike County and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this Act. Section 10 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide

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for the establishment of a Pike County Arts Facility Authority; to provide for its membership, powers, duties, and authority; to provide for all matters relative to the foregoing; and for other purposes. This the 13th day of January, 1993. /s/ Jim Lester, Chairman Pike County Board of Commissioners GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Mack Crawford, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 129th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Reporter, which is the official organ of Pike County, on the following date: January 20, 1993. /s/ Mack Crawford Representative, 129th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF TWIN CITYCORPORATE LIMITS. No. 249 (House Bill No. 987). AN ACT To amend an Act incorporating the City of Twin City in Emanuel County, approved August 9, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 4520), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act incorporating the City of Twin City in Emanuel County, approved August 9, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 4520), as amended, is amended by adding immediately following Section 2 thereof the following: Section 2.1. In addition to the present territory included within the corporate limits of Twin City, the corporate limits of said city shall include therein the following territory and area: `All of the existing right-of-way of Georgia State Highway 192 and Georgia State Highway 192 Spur beginning where Georgia State Highway 192 intersects the City Limits of the City of Twin City on the northwestern side of said city, extending in a northerly direction to the intersection of Georgia State Highway 192, Georgia State Highway 192 Spur, and a county maintained paved road; thence in a southeasterly direction along the right-of-way of Georgia State Highway 192 Spur to the point where Georgia State Highway 192 Spur intersects the city limits of the City of Twin City in the 1560th G. M. District of Emanuel County, Georgia.' Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR PASSAGE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, an application will be made to introduce legislation relative to the annexation of the right-of-way of Georgia Highway 192 and the right-of-way of Georgia Highway 192 Spur which lie adjacent to the City of Twin City into the City Limits of the City of Twin City, and for other purposes. This 9th day of February, 1993. City of Twin City Rountree Cadle McNeely Attys. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Larry J. Parrish, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 144th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Blade, which is the official organ of Emanuel County, on the following date: February 17, 1993. /s/ Larry J. Parrish Representative, 144th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF MENLOCITY ELECTIONS; MAYOR AND COUNCIL; TERMS. No. 250 (House Bill No. 990). AN ACT To amend an Act incorporating the City of Menlo, approved August 11, 1903 (Ga. L. 1903, p. 588), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to city elections; to provide for the election and terms of office of the mayor and councilmen; to provide for submission of the Act pursuant to the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act incorporating the City of Menlo, approved August 11, 1903 (Ga. L. 1903, p. 588), as amended, is amended by striking Section 1-A of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1-A to read as follows: Section 1-A. City elections for the City of Menlo shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of each year. At the general municipal election in 1993, and in each odd-numbered year thereafter, there shall be elected a mayor and two councilmen from posts one and two, respectively, as designated by the mayor and council. At the general municipal election in 1994, and in each even-numbered year thereafter, there shall be elected three councilmen from posts three, four, and five, respectively, as designated by the mayor and council. The persons elected at such elections shall take office on the first day of January immediately following the date of their election for a term of office of two years each and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. Such elections shall be held at such place in the city, and under such supervision, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with the general laws of the State of Georgia, as the council may prescribe.

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Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the city attorney of the City of Menlo to submit this Act for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. RESOLUTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF TWO YEAR TERMS A resolution by the Mayor and Council of the City of Menlo, Georgia requesting members of the Local Delegation to the Georgia General Assembly to introduce legislation amending the charter of the City of Menlo so as to allow the City of Menlo to retain the two (2) year staggered terms of office for municipal officers elected in a general election. Be it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Menlo, and it is hereby resolved that the local delegation to the Georgia General Assembly is hereby requested to introduce at the 1993 Session of Assembly, legislation amending the Charter of the Town (now City) of Menlo, approved August 11, 1903, Ga. Laws 1903, p. 588, so as to allow the City of Menlo to retain the two (2) year staggered terms of office for municipal officers elected in a general election in which the terms of those positions designated by the Mayor and Council as Numbers One (1) and Two (2) will expire on the last day of odd numbered years and those positions designated as Numbers Three (3), Four (4) and Five (5) will expire on the last day of even numbered years as set forth in Ga. Laws 1961, Page 2497. The above Resolution was unanimously adopted at the January 25, 1993 meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Menlo. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tim Perry, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 11th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Summerville

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News, which is the official organ of Chattooga County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Tim Perry Representative, 11th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. TOWN OF SYCAMOREMAYOR AND COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; TERMS. No. 251 (House Bill No. 995). AN ACT To amend an Act entitled An Act to provide and establish a new charter for the town of Sycamore, in the County of Turner, approved August 19, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 1424), as amended, so as to provide for method of election and terms of the mayor and councilmen; to provide for currently serving officers; to provide for elections; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act entitled An Act to provide and establish a new charter for the town of Sycamore, in the County of Turner, approved August 19, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 1424), as amended, is amended by striking in their entireties Sections 2 and 3 and inserting in lieu thereof, respectively, the following:

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Section 2. The governing authority of the Town of Sycamore shall consist of a mayor and six councilmen, who shall be elected for terms of four years each and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Section 3. The mayor and councilmen serving on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve for the remainder of their terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The successors to the mayor and three councilmen whose terms expire on December 31, 1993, shall be elected at the municipal election held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and quadrennially thereafter. Each councilman so elected shall be elected from city-wide Council Post 1, 2, or 3. The successors to the three councilmen whose terms expire on December 31, 1995, shall be elected at a municipal election held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1995, and quadrennially thereafter. Each councilman so elected shall be elected from city-wide Council Post 4, 5, or 6. At the time of qualifying, each candidate shall declare which council post he or she seeks to represent. There shall be no primary for nominating candidates for municipal elections. Elections shall be held in compliance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code.' Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act entitled An Act to provide and establish a new character for the Town of Sycamore, in the County of Turner, approved August 19, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 1424); and for other purposes. This 5th day of February, 1993. Sycamore Mayor and Council

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ray Holland, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 157th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Wiregrass Farmer, which is the official organ of Turner County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ Ray Holland Representative, 157th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. MUSCOGEE COUNTYCORONER; COMPENSATION. No. 252 (House Bill No. 1001). AN ACT To amend an Act providing an annual salary for the coroner of Muscogee County in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4216), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the coroner; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act providing an annual salary for the coroner of Muscogee County in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4216), as amended, is amended by striking Section 1 and inserting in its place a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. The coroner of Muscogee County shall receive an annual salary of not less than $25,000.00 nor more than $40,000.00 as determined by the governing authority of Columbus, Georgia, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Muscogee County. Said salary shall be in lieu of all fees or other emoluments or compensation. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to change the compensation of certain officers, officials, and employees of Muscogee County and Columbus, Georgia; and for other purposes. This the 15th day of February, 1993. Representative Thomas B. Buck III 135th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Thomas B. Buck III, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 135th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, which is the official organ of Muscogee County, on the following date: February 15, 1993.

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/s/ Thomas B. Buck III Representative, 135th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. COLUMBUS, GEORGIACLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT, SHERIFF, TAX COMMISSIONER, CORONER, JUDGES OF THE STATE COURT, SOLICITOR OF THE STATE COURT, JUDGES, CLERK, AND MARSHAL OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT; SALARY SUPPLEMENTS. No. 253 (House Bill No. 1002). AN ACT To provide that the governing authority of the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, shall be authorized to provide for salary supplements for certain officers, officials, and employees of the county-wide government; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . In addition to the salary provided by law for the following officers, officials, and employees of the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia: (1) Clerk of the superior court; (2) Sheriff;

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(3) Tax commissioner; (4) Coroner; (5) Judges of the state court; (6) Solicitor of the state court; (7) Judges of the Municipal Court of Columbus; (8) Clerk of the Municipal Court of Columbus; and (9) Marshal of the Municipal Court of Columbus, the governing authority of the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, shall be authorized to provide for a salary supplement for any or all of such officers, officials, and employees in such amounts as shall be determined by such governing authority. Any such supplements shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to change the compensation of certain officers, officials, and employees of Muscogee County and Columbus, Georgia; and for other purposes. This the 15th day of February, 1993. Representative Thomas B. Buck III 135th District

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Thomas B. Buck III, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 135th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, which is the official organ of Muscogee County, on the following date: February 15, 1993. /s/ Thomas B. Buck III Representative, 135th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. MUSCOGEE COUNTYSHERIFF; COMPENSATION. No. 254 (House Bill No. 1003). AN ACT To amend an Act establishing the salary of the sheriff of Muscogee County, approved February 6, 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, p. 2180), as amended, so as to change the salary of the sheriff; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act establishing the salary of the sheriff of Muscogee County, approved February 6, 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, p. 2180), as amended, is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. The salary of the sheriff of Muscogee County, Georgia, shall be $58,000.00 per annum payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Muscogee County. The governing authority of Muscogee County is authorized to require that the sheriff of Muscogee County shall act as jailer. In the event the governing authority of Muscogee County requires said sheriff to act as jailer, the sheriff shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for serving in the capacity as jailer. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing the salary of the sheriff of Muscogee County, approved February 6, 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, p. 2180), as amended; and for other purposes. This the 15th day of February, 1993. Representative Thomas B. Buck III 135th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Thomas B. Buck III, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from

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the 135th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, which is the official organ of Muscogee County, on the following date: February 15, 1993. /s/ Thomas B. Buck III Representative, 135th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. BAKER COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION. No. 255 (House Bill No. 1004). AN ACT To amend an Act to provide compensation for the members of the board of education of Baker County, approved March 21, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2814), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the chairperson and members of said board; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to provide compensation for the members of the board of education of Baker County, approved March 21, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2814), as amended, is amended

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by striking Section 1 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. Each member of the board of education of Baker County shall be compensated in the amount of $200.00 per month, except that the chairperson of the board shall be compensated in the amount of $225.00 per month. In addition to such monthly salary, the chairperson and members of the board shall also be compensated in the amount of $50.00 for each special called meeting of the board actually attended. The compensation of the members and chairperson of the board shall be payable from the funds of the board. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide for compensation for the members of the Board of Education of Baker County, approved March 21, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2814), as amended; and for other purposes. This 16th day of February, 1993. T. A. Rogers Superintendent Myrlene Sheffield Chairman of the Board GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the

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158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Albany Herald, which is the official organ of Baker County, on the following date: February 23, 1993. /s/ Gerald Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF MARIETTACITY TREASURER; FINANCE DIRECTOR. No. 256 (House Bill No. 1005). AN ACT To amend an Act reincorporating the City of Marietta in Cobb County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3541), as amended, so as to change the city officer who shall act as treasurer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act reincorporating the City of Marietta in Cobb County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3541), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety Section 4.8 and inserting a new section to read as follows:

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Section 4.8. City treasurer. The finance director of the city shall also serve as the city treasurer, unless changed by ordinance. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act reincorporating the City of Marietta approved march 23, 1977 (Ga L 1977 p 3541), as amended; and for other purposes This 18th day of December, 1992. SENATORS Johnny Isakson 21st District Hugh Ragan 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins 29th District Matt Towery 30th District Lynda Coker 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes 33rd District Jack Vaughan 34th District Tom Cauthorn 35th District Earl Ehrhart 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp 38th District Kip Klein 39th District Steve Clark 40th District Billy McKinney 51st District

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John W. Hammond, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 32nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: December 18, 1993. /s/ John W. Hammond Representative, 32nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. BRANTLEY COUNTYSHERIFF; CHIEF MAGISTRATE; COMPENSATION. No. 257 (House Bill No. 1010). AN ACT To amend an Act abolishing the present mode of compensating the clerk of the Superior Court, the judge of the Probate Court, and the tax commissioner of Brantley County, known as the fee system, and providing in lieu thereof annual compensation for such officers, approved March 25, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4589), so as to provide for the compensation of the sheriff of Brantley County and the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Brantley County; to repeal a specific provision of

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another Act; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act abolishing the present mode of compensating the clerk of the Superior Court, the judge of the Probate Court, and the tax commissioner of Brantley County, known as the fee system, and providing in lieu thereof annual compensation for such officers, approved March 25, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4589), is amended by adding between Sections 10 and 11 two new Sections 10A and 10B to read as follows: Section 10A. The sheriff shall receive the compensation provided for in Code Sections 15-16-20 and 15-16-20.1 of the O.C.G.A., plus $2,400.00 per annum. Such compensation shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Brantley County. Section 10B. The chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Brantley County shall receive the compensation provided for in Code Section 15-10-23 of the O.C.G.A., plus $2,400.00 per annum. Such compensation shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Brantley County. Section 2 . An Act abolishing the present mode of compensating the sheriff of Brantley County, known as the fee system, and placing the sheriff on a salary, approved April 5, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 3211), as amended, is amended by striking Section 2 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 2. Reserved. Section 3 . This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1994. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act abolishing the present mode of compensating the clerk of the superior court, the judge of the probate court, and the tax commissioner of Brantley County known as the fee system and providing annual compensation for such officers, approved March 25, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4589), so as to provide for the compensation of the sheriff and chief magistrate; and for other purposes. This 23rd day of February, 1993. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tommy Smith, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 169th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Brantley Enterprise, which is the official organ of Brantley County, on the following date: February 25, 1993. /s/ Tommy Smith Representative, 169th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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SPALDING COUNTYPROBATE COURT; JUDGE; COMPENSATION; PASSPORT FEES. No. 258 (House Bill No. 1013). AN ACT To amend an Act abolishing the fee system as the mode of compensation of certain Spalding County officers and providing in lieu thereof salaries for the compensation of such officers, approved March 17, 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 2756), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4137), so as to provide remuneration for the Judge of the Probate Court of Spalding County for the performance of duties provided for under the laws of the United States or regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws as personal compensation to the probate judge of Spalding County in addition to the minimum annual salary as provided by the laws of Georgia for probate judges of the State of Georgia; to provide for other matters relative thereto; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act abolishing the fee system as the mode of compensation of certain Spalding County officers and providing in lieu thereof salaries for the compensation of such officers, approved March 17, 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 2756), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4137), is amended by striking Section 3 thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 3 to read as follows: Section 3. (a) The amount of the minimum salary for judges of the probate courts of the State of Georgia shall apply and be payable to the probate judge of Spalding County. In addition to such minimum annual salary as provided by the laws of Georgia for probate judges in the State of Georgia, the amount of which is predicated and based upon brackets of population for the several counties in the State of Georgia according to the United States decennial census

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of 1990 or any future such census, the Judge of the Probate Court of Spalding County shall be entitled to charge, collect, and retain the fees, sums, or other remuneration for his or her performance of duties provided for under the laws of the United States or regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws as personal compensation to the Judge of the Probate Court of Spalding County for the performance of such duties; and in particular the Judge of the Probate Court of Spalding County, upon authorization of the United States Secretary of State, may collect and retain the execution fee for attesting the execution and processing an application for a passport, as from time to time authorized and prescribed by the pertinent laws of the United States of America, which such fee is currently fixed and set out pursuant to Section 214 of Title 22 of the United States Code, and as may hereafter be fixed and set out by statutes of the United States of America amendatory thereof. (b) The clerks of the superior courts of the State of Georgia are entitled to charge and collect like sums, fees, or other remunerations for the performance of such duties as now provided by Code Section 15-6-77 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; however, upon the request of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Spalding County, the Judge of the Probate Court of Spalding County, Georgia, has been named, designated, and appointed by the United States Secretary of State to execute and process such applications made in Spalding County for a passport in lieu of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Spalding County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a

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Bill to change the compensation of the Judge of the Probate Court of Spalding County; to repeal conflicting laws and for other purposes. This 18th day of January, 1993. Maureen C. Jackson, as Clerk of Board of Commissioners of Spalding County, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John P. Yates, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 106th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Griffin Daily News, which is the official organ of Spalding County, on the following date: January 22, 1993. /s/ John P. Yates Representative, 106th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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SPALDING COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES AUTHORITYMEMBERSHIP; TERMS. No. 259 (House Bill No. 1014). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Spalding County Water and Sewerage Facilities Authority, approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4987), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4822), so as to change the number of members of said authority from seven to nine; to fix the terms of office of the nine members; to provide for their appointment; to provide for other matters relating to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Spalding County Water and Sewerage Facilities Authority, approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4987), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4822), is amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 2 of said Act in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) In 1982, the Spalding County Water and Sewerage Facilities Authority was created and was initially composed of six members. From and after April 30, 1988, the authority has been composed of seven members, with each having been appointed by the governing body of the County of Spalding for a six-year term and with the respective staggered terms of such seven members ending as follows: the terms of three such members end on December 31, 1993; the terms of two such members end on December 31, 1995; and the terms of the other two such members end on December 31, 1997. From and after April 30, 1993, the authority shall be composed of nine members, with the eighth such member of the authority being appointed by said governing body for an interim term ending on December 31, 1995, and thereafter such eighth member shall be appointed by the governing

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body of Spalding County for terms of six years, with the first such six-year term ending on December 31, 2001. Upon the expiration of each such six-year term of said eight members, the governing body may reappoint the incumbent or appoint a successor for a six-year term. Any member whose term of office shall have expired may continue to serve in such office until such vacancy is filled. Any vacancy at any time in the office of any of the eight members, appointed by said governing body, shall be filled by the governing body. Each chairperson of the governing body of Spalding County, during his or her term of office, or a designee and appointee of such chairperson, from time to time, shall serve as the ninth member of said authority. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking the word Four at the beginning of the fifth sentence of subsection (c) of Section 2 of said Act and by inserting in lieu thereof the word Five so that such subsection, when so amended, shall read as follows: (c) Immediately after the passage of this Act and the appointment of the members by the governing body of Spalding County, the members of the authority shall enter upon their duties, and as soon as is practicable thereafter, they shall hold an organizational meeting. The members of the authority shall elect one of their number as chairperson and another as vice chairperson. The members shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, or a secretary-treasurer, who need not be members of the authority. An assistant secretary may also be elected at the discretion of the authority. Five members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the authority shall impair the authority of the quorum to exercise all of the rights and powers of and perform all of the duties and obligations of the authority. The members of the authority shall not be entitled to any compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority may make rules and regulations and adopt bylaws for its own government. The authority shall have perpetual existence.

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Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (d) of Section 2 of said Act in its entirety. Section 4 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to increase the number of members of the Spalding County Water and Sewerage Facilities Authority; to repeal conflicting laws and for other purposes. This 8th day of February, 1993. Maureen C. Jackson, as Clerk of Board of Commissioners of Spalding County, Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John P. Yates, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 106th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Griffin Daily News, which is the official organ of Spalding County, on the following date: February 12, 1993. /s/ John P. Yates Representative, 106th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. BIBB COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; SCHOOL TAXES; BUDGETS; COMPENSATION; REFERENDUM. No. 260 (House Bill No. 1018). AN ACT To amend an Act establishing the Board of Public Education and Orphange for Bibb County, approved August 23, 1872 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 388), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 2, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5264), so as to change provisions relating to the certification and levy of the school tax; to delete a provision which requires the board of education to furnish a copy of the final school budget to the board of county commissioners for its review and approval; to provide for the compensation of the board of education; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide for a referendum; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act establishing the Board of Public Education and Orphanage for Bibb County, approved August 23, 1872 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 388), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 2, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5264), is amended by striking Section 3 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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Section 3. (a) The board shall be entitled to and shall receive for the purposes of this Act the pro rata share for Bibb County of all taxes now paid to the state and set apart for educational purposes and all appropriations for such purposes and the pro rata share for Bibb County of all endowments, devises, gifts, and bequests made, or hereafter to be made, to the state or State Board of Education and of any and all educational incomes and funds not belonging to and due to the board of regents now in the treasury of the state or hereafter to be deposited. (b) The board of education shall annually certify to the Board of Commissioners of Bibb County a school tax for the support and maintenance of education in Bibb County. The board of commissioners shall annually levy said tax upon the assessed value of all taxable property within Bibb County and collect the same like other taxes of the county. The levy made by the board of education and certified to the board of commissioners shall not exceed 20 mills per dollar unless such mill limitation shall be increased or removed in the manner provided by law. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 3A in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 3A. Reserved. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 5A and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 5A. The salary for each elected member of the board of education shall be $7,200.00 per annum, payable monthly at the rate of $600.00 per month. All members of the board of education, elected and appointed, may be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties. Such compensation and expenses shall be paid from the funds of the board. Section 4 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Bibb County shall call and conduct an election as provided in

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this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the Bibb County School District for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of 1993 and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Bibb County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides for the annual certification by the Bibb County Board of Education to the Board of Commissioners of Bibb County of a school tax for the support and maintenance of education in Bibb County and for the annual levy of such tax by the board of commissioners upon the assessed value of all taxable property within Bibb County? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, it shall become of full force and effect immediately. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, the remaining sections of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Bibb County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. section 28-1-14, notice is hereby given that application will be made to the 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia to amend an Act establishing the Board of Public Education for Bibb County, approved August 23, 1972 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 388), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 2, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5264) so as to: (1) amend Section 3 of the said Act to change provisions relating to the certification and levy of the school tax, (2) to strike Section 3A of the Act in its entirety, (3) to amend Section 5A of the Act so as to set the salary of school board members and to provide for the reimbursement of actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, (4) to strike Section 2G of the Act in its entirety, (5) to provide for a referendum, and (6) for other purposes. This 26th day of January, 1993. /s/ W. Warren Plowden, Jr. Attorney for the Board of Public Education for Bibb County GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, William C. Randall, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 127th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Macon Telegraph, which is the official organ of Bibb County, on the following date: January 30, 1993. /s/ William C. Randall Representative, 127th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; SALARY SUPPLEMENT; BURKE COUNTY. No. 261 (House Bill No. 1022). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for a salary supplement to be paid from funds of Burke County to the superior court judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 670), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4893), so as to provide that any superior court judge currently serving in such circuit and any additional superior court judge appointed hereafter shall receive such local salary supplement; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for a salary supplement to be paid from funds of Burke County to the superior court judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 670), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4893), is amended by adding a new Section 1A to read as follows: Section 1A. The local salary supplement provided for in Section 1 of this Act shall be paid to each superior court

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judge of the Augusta Judicial Circuit and any additional superior court judge appointed hereafter to this circuit. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of month following month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a salary supplement to be paid from funds of Burke County to the superior court judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 670), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4893); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. This 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Bettieanne C. Hart District 116 Georgia House of Representatives GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bettieanne C. Hart, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 116th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the True Citizen, which is the official organ of Burke County, on the following date: February 25, 1993. /s/ Bettieanne C. Hart Representative, 116th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; SALARY SUPPLEMENT. No. 262 (House Bill No. 1023). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the judges of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 595), as amended by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4976), so as to provide that any superior court judge currently serving in such circuit and any additional superior court judge appointed hereafter shall receive such local salary supplement; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the judges of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 595), as amended by an Act approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4976), is amended by adding a new Section 1A to read as follows: Section 1A. The local salary supplement provided for in Section 1 of this Act shall be paid to each superior court

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judge of the Augusta Judicial Circuit and any additional superior court judge appointed hereafter to this circuit. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia legislation to change the compensation of the Judges of the Superior Court of Columbia County, Georgia; to provide for an annual suppliment to the salaries of said Judges; and for other purposes. This 10th day of February, 1993. Honorable Donald E. Cheeks Senator, 23rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bobby Harris, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 112th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbia News Times, which is the official organ of Columbia County, on the following date: February 10, 1993. /s/ Bobby Harris Representative, 112th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. WILKINSON COUNTYSHERIFF; COMPENSATION; PERSONNEL; POWERS. No. 263 (House Bill No. 1031). AN ACT To amend an Act placing the sheriff of Wilkinson County on an annual salary, approved March 24, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2551), so as to change the compensation and benefits of said sheriff; to provide for minimum personnel for the office of such sheriff and provide for the compensation and benefits of such personnel; to provide for the powers of the sheriff and the governing authority of Wilkinson County with regard to such personnel and compensation; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act placing the sheriff of Wilkinson County on an annual salary, approved March 24, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2551), is amended by striking Section 2 thereof and inserting in its place the following: Section 2. (a) The sheriff of Wilkinson County shall receive an annual salary in an amount which is the greater of $31,885.80 or the annual salary such sheriff received immediately prior to the date this subsection becomes effective in

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1993 and shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (b) In addition to the salary provided in subsection (a) of this section, the sheriff of Wilkinson County shall also receive for performing the duties of a sheriff for any other court in Wilkinson County, the greater of $200.00 per month or the amount specified for performing such duties in Code Section 15-9-64 of the O.C.G.A. but shall receive only one such additional salary even if that sheriff serves in more than one such court. The amounts provided for in this subsection shall be paid from the funds of Wilkinson County. (c) On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current salary of the sheriff, and the salary of the sheriff shall be increased by such average percentage; but if such average percentage is less than 3 percent, then a 3 percent increase shall be applied to the then current salary of the sheriff and the salary of said officer shall be increased by said 3 percent. The increase provided by this subsection shall only apply to the salary specified in subsection (a) of this section and not to the additional amounts provided in subsection (b) of this section. The increases provided by this subsection shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (d) In addition to the compensation of the sheriff provided in this Act, that sheriff shall receive as additional compensation the same employment benefits which are now or hereafter authorized to be provided to members of the governing authority of Wilkinson County and their dependents and beneficiaries under Code Section 36-1-11.1 of the O.C.G.A. and which are actually offered to such members and their dependents and beneficiaries as well as any paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave on the same basis as such benefits are provided to members or employees, respectively, of the governing authority of Wilkinson County. The costs for such employment benefits, holidays, and leave shall be

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paid by the governing authority of Wilkinson County from the funds of that county. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 4 thereof and inserting in its place the following: Section 4. (a) The sheriff of Wilkinson County shall have the authority to appoint such deputies, clerks, assistants, and other personnel as said officer deems necessary to discharge efficiently and effectively the official duties of the office of the sheriff. Said officer shall, from time to time, recommend to the governing authority of said county the number of such personnel needed by said office, together with the suggested compensation to be paid each employee. Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this section, it shall be within the sole discretion of the governing authority of said county to fix the compensation to be received by each employee in said office. It shall be within the sole power and authority of the sheriff, during said officer's term of office, to designate and name the person or persons who shall be employed as such deputies, clerks, assistants, or other employees, to prescribe their duties and assignments, and to remove or replace any of such employees at will and within said officer's sole discretion. (b) The minimum personnel for the office of sheriff of Wilkinson County and the minimum hourly compensation of such personnel shall be as follows: (1) One secretary $ 7.23 per hour (2) One jail administrator 12.74 per hour (3) Three jailers 5.40 per hour (4) Two jail monitors 5.95 per hour (5) One jail monitor 5.40 per hour (6) One jail monitor 4.91 per hour (7) One chief deputy 10.49 per hour (8) Two deputy sheriffs 9.99 per hour (9) One deputy sheriff 8.23 per hour (10) Two deputy sheriffs 7.83 per hour (11) Part-time jail monitors 5.30 per hour (12) Part-time jailers 5.30 per hour (13) Part-time deputy sheriffs 6.46 per hour

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(c) The personnel provided for in subsection (b) of this section shall receive the greater of the compensation provided in that subsection or the hourly compensation such personnel received for their services immediately prior to the date that subsection becomes effective in 1993. The personnel provided for in subsection (b) of this section shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (d) On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current hourly compensation of the personnel of the sheriff of Wilkinson County as specified in subsection (b) of this section and the compensation of such employees shall be increased by such average percentage. (e) In addition to the compensation of the personnel otherwise provided in this section, those full-time personnel shall receive as additional compensation the same employment benefits which are now or hereafter authorized to be provided to employees of the governing authority of Wilkinson County and their dependents and beneficiaries under Code Section 36-1-11.1 of the O.C.G.A. and which are actually offered to such employees and their dependents and beneficiaries as well as any paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave on the same basis as such benefits are provided to employees of the governing authority of Wilkinson County. The costs for such employment benefits, holidays, and leave shall be paid by the governing authority of Wilkinson County from the funds of that county. (f) The personnel provided for in subsection (b) of this section shall be entitled to increases in those compensation amounts specified in subsection (b) of this section which are comparable to those merit increases in compensation amount which are received by other employees of Wilkinson County in comparable positions, which increases shall be paid from the funds of Wilkinson County.

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Section 3 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act placing the Sheriff of Wilkinson County on an annual salary, approved March 24, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2251), as amended; and for other purposes. This 29th day of January, 1993. /s/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative 123rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kenneth W. Birdsong, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 123rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Wilkinson County News, which is the official organ of Wilkinson County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative, 123rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF OMAHANEW CHARTER. No. 264 (House Bill No. 1039). AN ACT To provide a new charter for the City of Omaha; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for organization and procedures; to provide for ordinances and codes; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city attorney, a city attorney, a city clerk/treasurer, and other personnel; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for purchases; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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ARTICLE I INCORPORATION AND POWERS Section 1.10 . Incorporation. The City of Omaha in Stewart County is reincorporated by the enactment of this charter and is constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the name of the City of Omaha. References in this charter to the city or this city refer to the City of Omaha. The city shall have perpetual existence. Section 1.11 . Corporate limits. The corporate limits of the City of Omaha in Stewart County, Georgia, shall commence at a point near the northwest corner of the original survey of said city at the intersection of the north side of the right-of-way of Seaboard Airline Railway and lands of D. B. Fitzgerald, thence running west 600 feet; thence south 2500 feet; thence east 600 feet to the southwest corner of the original survey of said City; thence south to the public road leading to Florence, Georgia, thence along the north side of said road in an easterly direction to a point where the extended north and south line of original survey of said Town on the east side intersects said road; thence north along said original north and south line to the south bank of said Hannahatchee Creek, to a point directly opposite the west boundary of said corporate limits so that all the territory lying between the eastern and western boundaries of said corporate limits and north of the right-of-way of the Seaboard Airline Railway and south of Hannahatchee Creek will be the corporate limits of the City of Omaha. Section 1.12 . Municipal powers. (a) This city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the present or future Constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law. (b) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city. Said powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

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(1) Air and water pollution. To regulate the emission of smoke or other exhaust which pollutes the air and to prevent the pollution of natural streams which flow within the corporate limits of the city; (2) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and fowl and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance; and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted under this paragraph; (3) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of this city; (4) Building regulations. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures not inconsistent with general law; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, electrical, gas, and heating and air-conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades except as otherwise prohibited by general law; (5) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of license fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions; to license and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such licenses and taxes; and to revoke such licenses after due process for the failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (6) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated

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in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (7) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governments and entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (8) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists inside or outside the city and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (9) Fire regulations. To fix establish fire limits and from time to time extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations, not inconsistent with general law relating to both fire prevention and detection and to fire fighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (10) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation kof the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business within the city and benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges; (11) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to the health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (12) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to the powers and duties of the city and the general welfare

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of its citizens on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose; (13) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation within the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (14) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the municipal court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and squares in the city; to provide for the commitment of such persons to any jail; or to provide for the commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials; (15) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking, upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (16) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (17) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (18) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (19) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of same

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by the public; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (20) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers, and drains, sewage disposal, gas works, electric plants, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; and to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties therefor; and to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; and to authorize the extension of water, sewerage, and electrical distribution systems, and all necessary appurtenances by which said utilities are distributed, inside and outside the corporate limits of the city; and to provide utility services to persons, firms, and corporations inside and outside the corporate limits of the city as provided by ordinance; (21) Nuisances. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (22) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (23) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for development by zoning and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and esthetically pleasing community; (24) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, or contract for a police and a fire-fighting agency; (25) Public hazards; removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public;

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(26) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, parking facilities, or charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; to provide any other public improvements inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and, for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (27) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (28) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts for public utilities and public services and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and the standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Public Service Commission; (29) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights of way of streets and roads or within view thereof, inside or abutting the corporate limits of the city and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (30) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; and to negotiate and execute

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leases over, through, under, or across any city property or the right of way of any street, road, alley, and walkway or portion thereof within the corporate limits of the city for bridges, passageways, or any other purpose or use between buildings on opposite sides of the street and for other bridges, overpasses, and underpasses for private use at such location and to charge a rental therefor in such manner as may be provided by ordinance; and to authorize and control the construction of bridges, overpasses, and underpasses within the corporate limits of the city; and to grant franchises and rights of way throughout the streets and roads and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities and for private use; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (31) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system; to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or tax for the availability or use of the sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charge; and to impose and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system; (32) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse and to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and provide for the sale of such items; (33) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, pawn shops, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and the use and sale of firearms; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating equipment, and

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any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxing or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit professional fortunetelling, palmistry, adult bookstores, and massage parlors; (34) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs of any public improvement; (35) Ad valorem taxes. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (36) Other taxes. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (37) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and (38) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated in this charter; and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia. Section 1.13 . Exercise of powers. All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers,

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agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia. ARTICLE II GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTIONS, AND REMOVAL Section 2.10 . City council creation; composition; number; election. (a) The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and five councilmembers. (b) The mayor and councilmembers shall serve for terms of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless he shall have been a resident of this city for 12 months immediately preceding the election of mayor or councilmembers; each such person shall continue to reside within the city during said period of service and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city. No person's name shall be listed as a candidate on the ballot for election for either mayor or councilmember unless he shall file a written notice with the clerk of said city that he desires his name to be placed on said ballot as a candidate either for mayor or councilmember. No person shall be eligible for the office of mayor or councilmember unless such person shall file above said notice within the time provided for in Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Section 2.11 . Elections. (a) At any election, all persons who are qualified under the Constitution and laws of Georgia to vote for members of the General Assembly of Georgia and who are bona fide residents of said city shall be eligible to qualify as voters in the election. (b) All primaries and elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A.,

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the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall, by ordinance, prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under the Georgia Municipal Election Code. (c) The mayor and councilmembers who are in office on the effective date of this Act shall serve until the expiration of the term of office to which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. (d) For the purpose of electing members of the council, the City of Omaha shall consist of one election district. At each election, the electors shall each have one vote for mayor and may vote for five different candidates for the office of councilmember. The candidate for mayor and the five candidates for councilmember who receive the highest number of votes cast for such offices shall be elected. (e) On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1993, and on that day every two years thereafter, there shall be elected a mayor and five councilmembers. The terms of the offices shall begin at the time of taking the oath of office as provided in Section 3.11 of this charter. Section 2.12 . Vacancies in office. (a) (1) The office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, forfeiture of office, or removal from office in any manner authorized by this charter or the general laws of the State of Georgia. (2) Upon the suspension from office of mayor or councilmember in any manner authorized by the general laws of the State of Georgia, the city council or those remaining shall appoint a successor for the duration of the suspension. If the suspension becomes permanent, then the office shall become vacant and shall be filled as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the

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unexpired term of such official; provided, however, if such vacancy occurs within six months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those members remaining shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code, as now or hereafter amended. Section 2.13 . Nonpartisan elections. Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party labels. Section 2.14 . Election by plurality. The candidate for mayor receiving a plurality of the votes cast for such city office shall be elected. The five candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast for councilmembers shall be elected as provided in Section 2.11. Section 2.15 . Compensation and expenses. The mayor and councilmembers shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by ordinance and in accordance with Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2.16 . Prohibitions. (a) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly: (1) Engage in any business or transaction or have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of his official duties or which would tend to impair the independence of his judgment or action in the performance of his official duties; (2) Engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of his official duties or would tend to impair the independence of his judgment or action in the performance of his official duties;

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(3) Disclose confidential information concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body by which he is engaged without proper legal authorization or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of himself or others; (4) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, object, or promise, from any person, firm, or corporation which to his knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the governmental body by which he is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign; (5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; or (6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which he has a financial interest. (b) Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee who has any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such private interest to the city council. The mayor or any councilmember who has a private interest in any matter pending before the city council shall disclose such private interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city council, and he shall disqualify himself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee of any agency or political entity to which this charter applies who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity shall disclose such private interest to the governing body of such agency or entity. (c) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use property owned by such governmental entity for personal

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benefit, convenience, or profit, except in accordance with policies promulgated by the city council or the governing body of such agency or entity. (d) Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render said contract or sale voidable at the option of the city council. (e) Except as authorized by law, no member of the council shall hold any other elective city office or other city employment during the term for which he was elected. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person holding employment on the effective date of this Act. Section 2.17 . Removal of officers. (a) The mayor, a councilmember, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Incompetence, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office; (2) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; (3) Failure at any time to possess any qualifications of office as provided by this charter or by law; (4) Knowingly violating Section 2.16 or any other express prohibition of this charter; (5) Abandonment of office or neglect to perform the duties thereof; or (6) Failure for any other cause to perform the duties of office as required by this charter or by state law. (b) Removal of any officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished by one of the following methods:

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(1) By the vote of three councilmembers after an investigative hearing. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the city council, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the ground or grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than ten days after the service of such written notice. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as provided in this section shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city council to the Superior Court of Stewart County. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; or (2) By an order of the Superior Court of Stewart County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Omaha. ARTICLE III ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT, GENERAL AUTHORITY, AND ORDINANCES Section 3.10 . General power and authority. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city as provided by Article I of this charter. Section 3.11 . Organization. (a) The city council shall hold an organizational meeting at the first regular meeting in January following an election. The meeting shall be called to order by the city clerk and the oath of the office shall be administered to the newly elected members as follows: I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor) (councilmember) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America. (b) By a majority vote, the city council shall elect a councilmember to serve as mayor pro tempore. The mayor pro

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tempore shall preside at all meetings of the city council and shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor during any disability or absence of the mayor. Any such disability or absence shall be declared by a majority vote of the city council. The city council shall by majority vote elect a presiding officer from its number for any period in which the mayor pro tempore is disabled, absent, or acting as mayor. Such absence or disability shall be declared by majority vote of the city council. Section 3.12 . Inquiries and investigations. The city council may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the council shall be punished as provided by ordinance. Section 3.13 . Meetings. (a) The city council shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as prescribed by ordinance. (b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or three members of the city council. Notice of such special meeting shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting. (c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be given as required by law. Section 3.14 . Procedures. (a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent

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with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings which shall be a public record. (b) All committees and committee chairmen and officers of the city council shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor with approval of the council. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any committee at any time. Section 3.15 . Voting. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, three councilmembers shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact the business of the city council. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, but any member of the city council shall have the right to request a roll-call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of three councilmembers shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. (b) In the event vacancies in office result in less than a quorum of councilmembers holding office, then the remaining councilmembers in office shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city council. A vote of a majority of the remaining councilmembers shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. Section 3.16 . Ordinances. (a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be The Council of the City of Omaha hereby ordains..... and every ordinance shall so begin. (b) An ordinance may be introduced by any councilmember and be read at a regular or special meeting of the city council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances provided for in Section 3.18. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the clerk shall, as soon as possible, distribute a copy

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to the mayor and to each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate. Section 3.17 . Effect of ordinances. Acts of the city council which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance. Section 3.18 . Emergencies. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor or three councilmembers and may promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance shall not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least three councilmembers shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 30 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency continues to exist. An emergency ordinance shall also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. Section 3.19 . Codes. (a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that: (1) the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 3.16 of this charter for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of any code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (2) a copy of each adopted code of technical

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regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 3.20 of this charter. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the clerk for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price. Section 3.20 . Codification of ordinances. (a) The clerk shall authenticate by his signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the council. (b) The city shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance and shall be published promptly together with all amendments thereto and shall contain such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as The Code of the City of Omaha, Georgia. Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city and shall be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city council. Following publication of the first code under this charter and at all times thereafter, the ordinances and charter amendments shall be printed in substantially the same style as the code then in effect and shall be suitable in form for incorporation within the code. The city council shall make such further arrangements as deemed desirable with reproduction and distribution of any changes in or additions to codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations included in the code. Section 3.21 . Chief executive officer; delegation of powers. The mayor shall be the chief executive of this city. The

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mayor shall possess all of the executive and administrative powers granted to the city under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and all the executive and administrative powers contained in this charter, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act. The mayor shall have the authority to delegate any one or more executive or administrative powers to a person or persons employed by the city and qualified in management and administration. Section 3.22 . Powers and duties of mayor. As the chief executive of this city, the mayor shall: (1) See that all laws and ordinances of the city are faithfully executed; (2) Appoint and remove, for cause, with confirmation of appointment or removal by the council, all officers, department heads, and employees of the city except as otherwise provided in this charter; (3) Exercise supervision over all executive and administrative work of the city and provide for the coordination of administrative activities; (4) Oversee the preparation of and submit to the council a recommended annual operating budget and recommended capital budget; (5) Submit to the council at least once a year a statement covering the financial conditions of the city and from time to time such other information as the city council may request; (6) Call special meetings of the city council as provided for in Section 3.13; (7) Participate in the discussion of all matters brought before the city council and vote on such matters only in the case of a tie vote; (8) Recommend to the city council such measures relative to the affairs of the city, improvement of the government,

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and promotion of the welfare of its inhabitants as he may deem expedient; (9) Approve or disapprove ordinances as provided in Section 3.23; (10) Require any department or agency of the city to submit written reports whenever he deems it expedient; (11) Sign as a matter of course all written contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; and (12) Perform such other duties as may be required by general state law, this charter, or ordinance. Section 3.23 . Submission of ordinances to the mayor; veto power. (a) Every ordinance adopted by the city council shall be presented by the city clerk to the mayor within three days after its adoption. (b) The mayor shall within ten days of receipt of an ordinance return it to the city clerk with or without his approval, or with his disapproval. If the ordinance has been approved by the mayor, it shall become law upon its return to the city clerk; if the ordinance is neither approved nor disapproved, it shall become law on the fifteenth day after its adoption; if the ordinance is disapproved, the mayor shall submit to the city council through the city clerk a written statement of the reasons for the veto. The city clerk shall record upon the ordinance the date of its delivery to and receipt from the mayor. (c) Ordinances vetoed by the mayor shall be presented by the city clerk to the city council at its next meeting and should the city council then or at its next general meeting adopt the ordinance by an affirmative vote of the entire council, it shall become law. (d) The mayor may disapprove or reduce any item or items of appropriation in any ordinance. The approved part or parts of any ordinance making appropriations shall become law, and the part or parts disapproved shall not become law unless

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subsequently passed by the city council over the mayor's veto as provided in this section. The reduced part or parts shall be presented to the city council as though disapproved and shall not become law unless overridden by the council as provided in subsection (c) of this section. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS Section 4.10 . Department heads. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council by ordinance shall prescribe the functions or duties and establish, abolish, or alter all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the directors of departments and other officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointed officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance. (d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the mayor, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of his department or agency. (e) All directors under the supervision of the mayor shall be nominated by the mayor with confirmation of appointment by the city council. The mayor may suspend or remove directors under his supervision but such suspension or removal shall not be effective for ten calendar days following the mayor's giving written notice of such action and the reason therefor to the director involved and to the city council. The director involved may appeal to the city council which, after a hearing, may override the mayor's action by a vote of three councilmembers.

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Section 4.11 . Boards. (a) The city council shall create by ordinance such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city council deems necessary and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof. (b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city council for such terms of office and in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, terms of office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by law. (c) The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority. (d) Except as otherwise provided by charter or by law, no member of any board, commission, or authority shall hold any elective office in the city. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) No member of a board, commission, or authority shall assume office until he has executed and filed with the clerk of the city an oath obligating himself to perform faithfully and impartially the duties of his office, such oath to be prescribed by ordinance and administered by the mayor. (g) Any member of a board, commission, or authority may be removed from office for cause by a vote of three members of the city council. (h) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chairman and one member as vice-chairman, and may elect as its secretary one of its members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission,

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or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, an ordinance of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the clerk of the city. Section 4.12 . City attorney. The city council shall appoint a city attorney who shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia and shall have actively practiced law for at least one year. The city attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. The city attorney shall be responsible for representing and defending the city in all litigation in which the city is a party, may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court, shall attend the meetings of the council as directed, shall advise the city council and mayor, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by virtue of his position as city attorney. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the city attorney. Section 4.13 . City clerk/treasurer. The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall appoint a city clerk/treasurer who shall not be a councilmember. The city clerk shall be custodian of the official city seal, maintain city council records required by this charter, and perform such other duties as may be required by the city council. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the city clerk/treasurer. The city clerk/treasurer shall collect all taxes, licenses, fees, and other moneys belonging to the city subject to the provisions of this charter and the ordinances of the city and to enforce all laws of Georgia relating to the collection of delinquent taxes and sale or foreclosure for nonpayment of taxes to the city. The city clerk/treasurer shall also be responsible for the general duties of a treasurer and fiscal officer. Section 4.14 . Rules and regulations. The city council shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this charter concerning: (1) The method of employee selection and probationary periods of employment;

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(2) The administration of a position classification and pay plan, methods of promotion and applications of service ratings thereto, and transfer of employees within the classification plan; (3) Hours of work, vacation, sick leave, and other leaves of absence, overtime pay, and the order and manner in which layoffs shall be effected; (4) Such dismissal hearings as due process may require; and (5) Such other personnel notices as may be necessary to provide for adequate and systematic handling of personnel affairs. ARTICLE V JUDICIAL BRANCH Section 5.10 . Municipal court. There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Omaha. Section 5.11 . Judges. (a) The mayor may serve as judge of the municipal court or the municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by ordinance. The method of selection and terms of such judges shall be provided by ordinance. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge on the municipal court unless he shall have attained the age of 21 years and shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia. All judges shall be appointed by the city council. (c) Compensation of the judge or judges shall be fixed by ordinance. (d) Judges may be removed for cause by a vote of three members of the city council.

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(e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath, given by the mayor, that he will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of his office to the best of his ability and without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council journal required in Section 3.14 of this charter. Section 5.12 . Covening of court. The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as provided by ordinance. Section 5.13 . Powers. (a) The municipal court shall try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have the authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed a fine of $200.00 or ten days in jail. (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $500.00 or imprisonment for 90 days or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. (d) The municipal court shall have the authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the actual cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violation of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety bond for the appearance of persons charged with violations. Whenever any person shall give bail for his appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, his bond shall be forfeited by the judge presiding at such time and an execution shall be issued thereon by serving the defendant and his sureties with a rule nisi at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi.

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(f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary. (g) The municipal court shall have the authority to bind prisoners over to the appropriate court when it appears by probable cause that state law has been violated. (h) Each judge of the municipal court may compel the presence of all 2parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (i) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city. (j) The municipal court is specifically vested with all the jurisdiction and powers throughout the geographic area of this city granted by law to municipal courts and particularly by such laws as authorize the abatement of nuisances and prosecution of traffic violations. Section 5.14 . Certiorari. The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Stewart County, under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari. Section 5.15 . Rules. With the approval of the city council, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city council may adopt in part

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or in toto the rules and regulations applicable to superior courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to said proceedings. ARTICLE VI FINANCE Section 6.10 . Property tax. The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion. Section 6.11 . Millage. The city council by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city council by ordinance may provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due. Section 6.12 . Occupation taxes and business license fees. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. Such taxes may be levied on both individuals and corporations who transact business in this city or who practice or offer to practice any profession or calling within the city to the extent such persons have a constitutionally sufficient nexus to this city to be so taxed. The city council may classify businesses, occupations, professions, or callings for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.13 . Licenses. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to require any individual or corporation

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who transacts business in this city or who practices or offers to practice any profession or calling within the city to obtain a license or permit for such activity from the city and pay a reasonable fee for such license or permit where such activities are not now regulated by general law in such a way as to preclude city regulations. Such fees may reflect the total cost to the city of regulating the activity and, if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. The city council by ordinance may establish reasonable requirements for obtaining or keeping such licenses as the public health, safety, and welfare necessitate. Section 6.14 . Franchises. The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, cable television companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, that no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by him. The city council may provide by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. Section 6.15 . Sewer fees. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, and tolls for sewers, sanitary and health services, or any other services provided or made available inside or outside the corporate limits of the city for the total cost to the city of providing or making available such services. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.16 . Other taxes. This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs.

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Section 6.17 . Collection of delinquent taxes. The city council by ordinance may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due, late penalties or interest, issuance and execution of fi. fas., creation and priority of liens, making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed, revoking city licenses for failure to pay any city taxes or fees, and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions. Section 6.18 . Borrowing. The city council shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the state. Such bonding authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken. Section 6.19 . Revenue bonds. Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued. Section 6.20 . Loans. The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law. Section 6.21 . Accounting and budgeting. The city council shall set the fiscal year by ordinance. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government. Section 6.22 . Budget ordinance. The city council shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement program, and a capital budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets and programs. The city council shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A.

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Section 6.23 . Operating budget. On or before a date fixed by the city council but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompained by a message from the mayor containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other comments and information as he may deem pertinent. The operating budget, the capital improvements budget, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection. Section 6.24 . Adoption. (a) The city council may amend the operating budget proposed by the mayor, except that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year. The total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) After the conducting of a budget hearing, the city council shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the second Monday in December of each year. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by said date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the then current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly, until such time as the city council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.23 of this charter. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance

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of the appropriations or allotments thereof to which it is chargeable. Section 6.25 . Levy of taxes. Following adoption of the operating budget, the city council shall levy by ordinance such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinance shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expense of the general government of this city. Section 6.26 . Changes in budget. The city council by majority vote may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget at any regular meeting or special or emergency meeting called for such purposes. Section 6.27 . Capital improvements. (a) On or before the date fixed by the city council, but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements budget with his recommendations as to the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing year. The city council shall have the power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed program and proposed means of financing. The city council shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations for such project are included in the capital improvements budget, except to meet a public emergency as provided in Section 3.17 of this charter. (b) After the conducting of a public hearing, the city council shall adopt by ordinance the final capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the second Monday in December of each year. No appropriations provided for in a prior capital improvements budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriations were made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, the mayor may submit amendments to the capital improvements budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by his recommendations. Any such amendments to the capital improvements

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budget shall become effective only upon adoption by majority vote of the city council. Section 6.28 . Audits. There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted accounting principles. Any audit of any funds by the state or federal government may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of all audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public. Section 6.29 . Procurement and property management. No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn or submitted and reviewed by the city attorney and, as a matter of course, is signed by him to indicate such drafting or review; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the city council journal of proceedings pursuant to Section 3.14 of this charter. Section 6.30 . Purchasing. The city council shall by ordinance prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city. Section 6.31 . Sale of property. (a) The city council may sell and convey any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law. (b) The city council may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon request by the mayor and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value.

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ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 7.10 . Bonds for officials. The officers and employees of this city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law. Section 7.11 . Rules and regulations. All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city council. Section 7.12 . Charter language on other general matters. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city council. Section 7.13 . Definitions and construction. (a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and shall not be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word shall is mandatory and the word may is permissive. (c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa. Section 7.14 . Specific repealer. An Act granting a new charter to the City of Omaha, approved April 9, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3262), is repealed in its entirety. Section 7.15 . General repealer. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a new charter for the City of Omaha; and for other purposes. This 1st day of March, 1993. MAYOR E. NELSON CITY OF OMAHA GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Stewart-Webster Journal, which is the official organ of Stewart County, on the following date: March 4, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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DOUGLASVILLE-DOUGLAS COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSIONREFERENDUM ON CHARTER. No. 265 (House Bill No. 1041). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Douglasville-Douglas County Charter Commission, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4297), so as to change the provisions relating to the referendum for the submission of the proposed county-wide government charter to the qualified voters for approval or rejection; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Douglasville-Douglas County Charter Commission, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4297), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 10 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) After receipt of the certified copy of the proposed charter and after receipt of preclearance, or the usual notice of no current objections, by the United States Department of Justice of such proposed charter, it shall be the duty of the Douglas County Board of Elections to call a special election for approval or rejection of the proposed charter. The board of elections, as election superintendent, shall set the date of the election for the date of the next county-wide primary or election within Douglas County which is not less than 30 days after the issuance of the call. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two calendar weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Douglas County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the following:

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() YES () NO Shall the charter reorganizing and consolidating the governments of the City of Douglasville and Douglas County and creating a single county-wide government to supersede and replace those governments be approved? Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating and establishing the Douglasville-Douglas County Charter Commission; and for other purposes. This 3rd day of March, 1993. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Dennis H. Chandler, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 99th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Douglas County Sentinel, which is the official organ of Douglas County, on the following date: March 5, 1993. /s/ Dennis H. Chandler Representative, 99th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. LANIER COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COMPENSATION. No. 266 (House Bill No. 1042). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Lanier County, approved March 7, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 602), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the chairman and other members of the board of commissioners; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners for Lanier County, approved March 7, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 602), as amended, is amended by striking Section 16 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 16 to read as follows: Section 16. The salary of the chairman of said board of commissioners shall be established annually by the board of commissioners at the regular meeting of the board in January of each year; provided, however, that such salary of the chairman for the remainder of calendar year 1993 and until the initial meeting of the board in January, 1994, shall be established by the board at the first meeting of the board following the effective date of this section. The salary of each

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of the other members of said board shall be established by the board but shall not exceed $250.00 per month. All salaries shall be paid monthly out of the county's funds. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that legislation will be introduced during the 1993 General Assembly regarding compensation for the Lanier County Board of Commissioners. ROBERT L. PATTEN REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 176 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Robert L. Patten, who, on oath, deposes and syas that he is Representative from the 176th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Lanier County News, which is the official organ of Lanier County, on the following date: March 2, 1993. /s/ Robert L. Patten Representative, 176th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTYINTAKE AND PROBATION SERVICES; TRANSFER; DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES. No. 267 (House Bill No. 1043). AN ACT To transfer the intake and probation services of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, to the state-wide juvenile and intake services funded by the Georgia Department of Children and Youth Services; to provide for a transfer of employees; to provide for a contingent applicability date; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . This Act is enacted pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 15-11-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Subject to the provisions of Section 2 of this Act, the intake and probation services of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, are transferred to and shall become a part of the state-wide juvenile and intake services and shall be fully funded through the Georgia Department of Children and Youth Services. All probation and intake employees, as such terms are defined in such Code section, shall be transferred to such department in compliance with such Code section. Section 2 . The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become applicable only upon the appropriation of funds specifically for the purpose of funding the provisions of said Code Section 15-11-9.1, as provided in Section 2 of an Act approved April 23, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 1823), and only upon the appropriation of funds specifically for the purpose of transferring the intake and probation services of Athens-Clarke County as provided in Section 1 of this Act.

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Section 3 . Except as provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that the CEO and Commission of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia intends to apply to the General Assembly at the 1993 regular session thereof, for a bill to introduce legislation requesting the Georgia department of Human Resources, through its Division of Youth Services, to assume full responsibility for Probation and Intake Services in Athens-Clarke County; and to provide for the transfer of Probation and Intake employees from the county to the State of Georgia. This notice is given pursuant to Section 28-1-14 OCGA. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Louise McBee, who, on oath, deposes and says that she is Representative from the 88th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Athens Daily News, which is the official organ of Clarke County, on the following date: February 19, 1993. /s/ Louise McBee Representative, 88th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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FAYETTE COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COMPENSATION. No. 268 (House Bill No. 1045). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Fayette County, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2431), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 4264), an Act approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3393), an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4409), and an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6221), so as to change the provision relating to the compensation of the chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Fayette County and members of the Board of Commissioners of Fayette County; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Fayette County, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2431), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 4264), an Act approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3393), and an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4409), is amended by striking Section 7 in its entirety and inserting in its place a new Section 7 to read as follows: Section 7. The chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Fayette County shall be compensated annually in an amount equal to 21 percent of the base state salary of a superior court judge as set forth in Code Section 45-7-4 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Fayette County. The other four members of the board shall be compensated annually in an

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amount equal to 16.5 percent of the base state salary of a superior court judge as set forth in Code Section 45-7-4 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Fayette County. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Fayette County, approved March 9, 1959 (GA. L. 1959, p. 2431), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the Chairman and members of the Board of Commissioners of Fayette County; and for other purposes. This 25th day of February, 1993. William R. McNally County Attorney Fayette County GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Daniel J. Lakly, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 105th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Fayette County News, which is the official organ of Fayette County, on the following date: March 3, 1993. /s/ Daniel J. Lakly Representative, 105th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. WILKINSON COUNTYMAGISTRATE COURT; CHIEF MAGISTRATE, MAGISTRATES, AND CLERK; COMPENSATION; PROBATE COURT; JUDGE; COMPENSATION; PERSONNEL. No. 269 (House Bill No. 1046). AN ACT To amend an Act designating the judge of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County to serve as the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Wilkinson County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3980), so as to change the compensation and benefits that the chief magistrate, magistrates, and clerk of that court receive for their services; to amend an Act placing the judge of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County upon an annual salary, approved March 24, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2520), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5233), so as to change the compensation and benefits of such judge; to provide for minimum personnel for the office of such judge and for the compensation and benefits of such personnel; to provide for the powers of the judge and the governing authority of Wilkinson County with regard to such personnel and compensation; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act designating the judge of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County to serve as the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Wilkinson County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3980), is amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 2 and inserting in its place the following: (b) The probate judge, for services as chief magistrate, shall receive an annual salary which is the greater of $8,175.99 or the annual salary such judge received for service as chief magistrate immediately prior to the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993. On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current salary of the judge for services as chief magistrate, and such salary shall be increased by such average percentage; but if such average percentage is less than 3 percent, then a 3 percent increase shall be applied to the then current salary of the judge for services as chief magistrate and the salary of said office shall be increased by said 3 percent. The salary provided for in this subsection shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 3 thereof and inserting in its place the following: (b) Each magistrate shall receive an annual salary which is the greater of $3,270.36 or the annual salary such magistrate received immediately prior to the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993. On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current salary of each magistrate and the salary of each such magistrate shall be increased by such average percentage. The compensation provided under this subsection shall be paid from funds of Wilkinson County in equal monthly installments.

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Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 5 thereof and inserting in its place the following: Section 5. The chief magistrate may appoint a clerk for the Magistrate Court of Wilkinson County. Such clerk shall serve at the pleasure of the chief magistrate. The clerk shall receive an annual salary of $2,400.00. On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current salary of the clerk of the Magistrate Court of Wilkinson County and the salary of such clerk shall be increased by such average percentage. The compensation provided under this subsection shall be paid from funds of Wilkinson County in equal monthly installments. Section 4 . An Act placing the judge of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County upon an annual salary, approved March 24, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2520), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5233), is amended by striking Sections 1 and 2 and inserting in their place the following: Section 1. (a) The method of compensating the judge of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County known as the fee system is abolished and, in lieu thereof, the judge shall receive an annual salary. That annual salary shall be an amount which is the greater of $22,452.64 or the annual salary such judge received immediately prior to the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993 and shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (b) In addition to the salary provided in subsection (a) of this section, the judge of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County shall also receive for holding and conducting elections or for being responsible for conducting elections, the greater of $200.00 per month or the amount specified for performing such duties in Code Section 15-9-64 of the O.C.G.A., and for being responsible for traffic cases, the greater of

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$250.00 per month or the amount specified for performing such duties in Code Section 15-9-64 of the O.C.G.A. The amounts provided for in this subsection shall be paid from the funds of Wilkinson County. (c) On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current salary of the judge of the probate court, and the salary of the judge shall be increased by such average percentage; but if such average percentage is less than 3 percent, then a 3 percent increase shall be applied to the then current salary of the judge and the salary of said officer shall be increased by said 3 percent. The increase provided by this subsection shall only apply to the salary specified in subsection (a) of this section and not to the additional amounts provided in subsection (b) of this section. The increases provided by this subsection shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (d) In addition to the compensation of the judge of the probate court provided in this Act, that judge shall receive as additional compensation the same employment benefits which are now or hereafter authorized to be provided to members of the governing authority of Wilkinson County and their dependents and beneficiaries under Code Section 36-1-11.1 of the O.C.G.A. and which are actually offered to such members and their dependents and beneficiaries as well as any paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave on the same basis as such benefits are provided to members or employees, respectively, of the governing authority of Wilkinson County. The costs for such employment benefits, holidays, and leave shall be paid by the governing authority of Wilkinson County from the funds of that county. Section 1.1. The judge of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County shall have the authority to appoint such deputies, clerks, assistants, and other personnel as said officer deems necessary to discharge efficiently and effectively the official duties of the office of the judge of the probate court.

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Said officer shall, from time to time, recommend to the governing authority of said county the number of such personnel needed by said office, together with the suggested compensation to be paid each employee. Except as otherwise provided by Section 2 of this Act, it shall be within the sole discretion of the governing authority of said county to fix the compensation to be received by each employee in said office. It shall be within the sole power and authority of the judge of the probate court, during said officer's term of office, to designate and name the person or persons who shall be employed as such deputies, clerks, assistants, or other employees, to prescribe their duties and assignments, and to remove or replace any of such employees at will and within said officer's sole discretion. Section 2. (a) The minimum personnel for the office of judge of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County and the minimum compensation of such personnel shall be as follows: (1) One chief clerk who shall receive an annual salary which is the greater of $13,096.00 or the annual salary the chief clerk received for such services as chief clerk immediately prior to the date this paragraph becomes effective in 1993; and (2) One assistant clerk who shall receive an annual salary which is the greater of $11,232.00 or the annual salary the assistant clerk received for such services as assistant clerk immediately prior to the date this paragraph becomes effective in 1993. (b) The personnel provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Wilkinson County. (c) On and after the date this subsection becomes effective in 1993, when the governing authority of Wilkinson County grants a cost-of-living increase in the compensation of county employees, the average percentage by which the compensation of county employees is increased shall be applied to the then current salary of the personnel of the judge

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of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County as specified in subsection (a) of this section and the salary of such employees shall be increased by such average percentage. (d) In addition to the compensation of the personnel otherwise provided in this section, those full-time personnel and those part-time personnel who are also personnel of the magistrate court of Wilkinson County shall receive as additional compensation the same employment benefits which are now or hereafter authorized to be provided to employees of the governing authority of Wilkinson County and their dependents and beneficiaries under Code Section 36-1-11.1 of the O.C.G.A. and which are actually offered to such employees and their dependents and beneficiaries as well as any paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave on the same basis as such benefits are provided to employees of the governing authority of Wilkinson County. The costs for such employment benefits, holidays, and leave shall be paid by the governing authority of Wilkinson County from the funds of that county. (e) The personnel provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to increases in those salary amounts specified in subsection (a) of this section which are comparable to those merit increases in salary amounts which are received by other employees of Wilkinson County in comparable positions, which increases shall be paid from the funds of Wilkinson County. Section 5 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without his approval. Section 6 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act designating the Judge of the Probate Court of

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Wilkinson County to serve as the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Wilkinson County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3980), and to amend an Act placing the judge of the Probate Court of Wilkinson County upon an annual salary, approved March 24, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2520), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5233); and for other purposes. This 26th day of February, 1993. /s/ Representative Kenneth W. Birdsong 123rd District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Kenneth W. Birdsong, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 123rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Wilkinson County News, which is the official organ of Wilkinson County, on the following date: March 4, 1993. /s/ Kenneth W. Birdsong Representative, 123rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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RANDOLPH COUNTYMAGISTRATE COURT; CHIEF MAGISTRATE; ELECTION; JUDGE OF THE PROBATE COURT. No. 270 (House Bill No. 1047). AN ACT To amend an Act relating to the Magistrate Court of Randolph County, approved February 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3638), so as to provide for the election of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Randolph County on and after a certain date; to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County shall not serve as chief magistrate on or after a certain date or the occurrence of a certain event; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act relating to the Magistrate Court of Randolph County, approved February 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3638), is amended by striking Section 3 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 3 to read as follows: Section 3. Effective for terms of office beginning on and after December 31, 1996, the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Randolph County shall be elected as provided in Code Section 15-10-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. On or after May 1, 1993, the judge of the Probate Court of Randolph County shall no longer serve as chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Randolph County and a vacancy in office shall be created on such date. Such vacancy shall be filled as provided in subsection (e) of Code Section 15-10-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and the person appointed as chief magistrate shall serve until December 31, 1996. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act relating to the Magistrate Court of Randolph County, approved February 28, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3638); and for other purposes. This the 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ GERALD E. GREENE Representative, District 158 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Gerald E. Greene, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 158th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Southern Tribune, which is the official organ of Randolph County, on the following date: February 18, 1993. /s/ Gerald E. Greene Representative, 158th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF POOLERCORPORATE LIMITS. No. 271 (House Bill No. 1050). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Pooler, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3419), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 7019), so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Pooler; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a new charter for the City of Pooler, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3419), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 7019), is amended by adding at the end of Section 1.1 a new subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) The corporate limits of the City of Pooler shall also include the following parcel of land: Commencing at a point where the northern right-of-way of U. S. Highway Number 80 intersects the center line of the proposed Pooler Bypass with Georgia State Plane, East Zone coordinates of N. 773139.7842, E. 934519.823 and going thence along said centerline N. 20-13[UNK]-19[UNK] E. a distance of 422.71[UNK] to a point; thence continuing along said center line along a curve to the right with a radius of 1432.39[UNK] a distance of 1000.11[UNK] to a point; thence continuing along said centerline N. 60-13[UNK]-35[UNK] E. a distance of 597.84[UNK] to a point with Georgia State Plane, East Zone coordinates of N. 774581.509, E. 935817.6751; thence N. 24-31[UNK]-18[UNK] W. a distance of 110.92[UNK] to a point; said point being the point of beginning; thence N. 21-46[UNK]-23[UNK] W. a distance of 808.11[UNK] to a point; thence N. 22-24[UNK]-43[UNK] W. a distance of 371.99[UNK] to a point; thence N. 24-38[UNK]-56[UNK] W. a distance of 2479.81[UNK] to a point; thence S. 89-20[UNK]-52[UNK] W. a distance of 842.59[UNK] to a point; thence N. 24-13[UNK]-08[UNK] W. a distance of 1142.81[UNK] to a point

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located 20[UNK] south of the south bank of the Pipe Maker Canal; thence N. 79-16[UNK]-39[UNK] E. a distance of 788.43[UNK] to a point; thence N. 80-43[UNK]-54[UNK] E. a distance of 877.83[UNK] to a point; thence along a curve to the right with a radius of 300[UNK] a length of 333.55[UNK] to a point; thence S. 35-33[UNK]-56[UNK] E. a distance of 127.64[UNK] to a point; thence S. 29-57[UNK]-18[UNK] E. a distance of 147.06[UNK] to a point; thence S. 32-38[UNK]-30[UNK] E. a distance of 338.81[UNK] to a point; thence S. 37-08[UNK]-31[UNK] E. a distance of 210.81[UNK] to a point; thence S. 44-01[UNK]-08[UNK] E. a distance of 291.61[UNK] to a point; thence S. 39-59[UNK]-10[UNK] E. a distance of 150.67[UNK] to a point; thence S 32-23[UNK]-11[UNK] E. a distance of 217.13[UNK] to a point; thence S 31-18[UNK]-51[UNK] E. a distance of 813.63[UNK] to a point; thence N 29-28[UNK]-05[UNK] E. a distance of 2,281.88[UNK] to a point; thence N. 54-46[UNK]-43[UNK] E. a distance of 3300.00[UNK] to a point; thence N. 84-46[UNK]-43[UNK] E. a distance of 2507.11[UNK] to a point on the west right-of-way of Interstate 95; thence continuing N. 84-46[UNK]-43[UNK] E. across Interstate Highway #95 a distance of 366[UNK] to a point on the east right-of-way of Interstate Highway #95; thence following the east right-of-way of Interstate Highway #95 to the south approximately 2200[UNK] to a point; thence S. 58-22[UNK]-14[UNK] W. a distance of 790[UNK] to a point on the west right-of-way of Interstate Highway #95; thence continuing S. 58-22[UNK]-14[UNK] W. a distance of 587.27[UNK] to a point; thence N. 85-54[UNK]-33[UNK] W. a distance of 3121.77[UNK] to a point; thence S. 07-36[UNK]-45[UNK] E. a distance of 2667.24[UNK] to a point; thence S. 22-55[UNK]-50[UNK] E. a distance of 1581.22[UNK] to a point; thence S. 41-16[UNK]-42[UNK] W. a distance of 908.27[UNK] to a point; thence N. 85-44[UNK]-18[UNK] W. a distance of 622.28[UNK] to a point; thence S. 88-45[UNK]-22[UNK] W. a distance of 732.71[UNK] to a point; thence N. 59-00[UNK]-53[UNK] W. a distance of 589.85[UNK] to a point; thence S. 66-15[UNK]-22[UNK] W. a distance of 367.99[UNK] to a point; thence N. 71-48[UNK]-23[UNK] W. a distance of 1,359.31[UNK] to a point; said point being the point of beginning. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the CITY OF POOLER, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3419), as amended, to alter the Corporate Limits; and for other purposes. This 4th day of January, 1993. Sonny Dixon Representative Old District 128 New District 150 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Sonny Dixon, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 150th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Sonny Dixon Representative, 150th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF JASPERCORPORATE LIMITS. No. 272 (House Bill No. 1052). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Jasper in the County of Pickens, approved March 2, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3534), so as to extend the corporate boundaries; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Jasper in the County of Pickens, approved March 2, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3534), is amended by adding at the end of Section 1.11, relating to corporate boundaries, a new subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) The boundaries of the City of Jasper shall be extended as follows: TRACT NO. 1: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Original Land Lot Nos. 12, 13, 14, and 15, of the 13th District and 2nd Section of Pickens County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows: TO FIND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, begin at an iron pin found located at the intersection of the Northeast corner of Orginal Land Lot No. 15 and the Northwest corner of Original Land Lot No. 16; thence South 1 Degree 35 Minutes 28 Seconds East a distance of 756.55 feet to an iron pin located on the Northern right-of-way of State Route No. 53, said iron pin being THE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 2 Degrees 16 Minutes 36 Seconds East a distance of 60.00 feet to an iron pin; thence South 87 Degrees 34 Minutes 19 Seconds West a distance of 3,018.34 feet to an iron pin; thence South 86 Degrees 31 Minutes 32 Seconds West a distance

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of 715.10 feet to an iron pin; thence South 86 Degrees 00 Minutes 41 Seconds West a distance of 629.32 feet to an iron pin; thence South 86 Degrees 03 Minutes 11 Seconds West a distance of 930.11 feet to an iron pin; thence South 85 Degrees 57 Minutes 31 Seconds West a distance of 826.32 feet to an iron pin; thence South 86 Degrees 07 Minutes 06 Seconds West a distance of 28.76 feet to an iron pin; thence South 85 Degrees 59 Minutes 17 Seconds West a distance of 617.29 feet to an iron pin; thence North 3 Degrees 45 Minutes 03 Seconds West a distance of 60.00 feet to an iron pin; thence North 85 Degrees 59 Minutes 17 Seconds East a distance of 617.08 feet to an iron pin; thence North 86 Degrees 07 Minutes 06 Seconds East a distance of 28.77 feet to an iron pin; thence North 86 Degrees 01 Minutes 24 Seconds East a distance of 953.79 feet to an iron pin; thence North 86 Degrees 00 Minutes 41 Seconds East a distance of 892.52 feet to an iron pin; thence North 86 Degrees 00 Minutes 41 Seconds East a distance of 545.27 feet to an iron pin; thence North 86 Degrees 30 Minutes 25 Seconds East a distance of 710.39 feet to an iron pin; thence North 87 Degrees 34 Minutes 19 Seconds East a distance of 3,318.95 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract of land containing 13.56 acres. Reference is hereby made to that certain plat of survey entitled, `Survey for the City of Jasper', by Charles H. Carver, Pickens County Surveyor, dated January 27, 1993, which has been recorded in Plat Book U, page 242, Pickens County, Georgia Records, and by said reference said plat of survey is incorporated herein and made a part hereof. TRACT NO. 2: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 13, 14, 23, and 50 of the 13th District and 2nd Section of Pickens County, Georgia being more particularly described as follows: Begin at a right-of-way marker at the intersection of the Southern right-of-way of State Route No. 53, being a

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sixty (60[UNK]) foot right-of-way, and the Eastern right-of-way of State Highway No. 515; thence South 52 Degrees 38 Minutes 00 Seconds West a distance of 33.63 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 52 Degrees 37 Seconds 59 Minutes West a distance of 100.74 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 21 Degrees 25 Minutes 01 Seconds East a distance of 425.73 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 47 Degrees 30 Minutes 34 Seconds East a distance of 109.40 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 22 Degrees 56 Minutes 00 Seconds East a distance of 172.46 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 22 Degrees 54 Minutes 47 Seconds East a distance of 160.51 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 73 Degree 49 Minutes 52 Seconds East a distance of 100.71 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 71 Degrees 16 Minutes 47 Seconds East a distance 56.15 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 42 Degrees 38 Minutes 47 Seconds West a distance of 144.26 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 15 Degrees 56 Minutes 56 Seconds East a distance of 358.71 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 31 Degrees 28 Minutes 28 Seconds East a distance of 202.44 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 25 Degrees 49 Minutes 42 Seconds East a distance of 253.07 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 25 Degrees 46 Minutes 32 Seconds East a distance of 350.76 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 16 Degrees 00 Minutes 24 Seconds East a distance of 501.13 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 35 Degrees 28 Minutes 27 Seconds East a distance of 171.21 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 77 Degrees 13 Minutes 04 Seconds East a distance of 341.12 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 0 Degrees 54 Minutes 00 Seconds West a distance of 130.00 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 89 Degrees 06 Minutes 00 Seconds West a distance of 49.40 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 83 Degrees 40 Minutes 00 Seconds West a distance of 131.90 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 77 Degrees 43 Minutes 44 Seconds West a distance of 85.24 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 29 Degrees 29 Minutes 41 Seconds East a distance of 155.51 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 23 Degrees 43 Minutes 35 Seconds East a distance of 808.15

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feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 17 Degrees 03 Minutes 26 Seconds East a distance of 287.12 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 29 Degrees 03 Minutes 36 Seconds East a distance of 530.14 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 25 Degrees 18 Minutes 44 Seconds East a distance of 162.21 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 55 Degrees 10 Minutes 02 Seconds East a distance of 217.54 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 46 Degrees 43 Minutes 59 Seconds East a distance of 294.85 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 55 Degrees 22 Minutes 14 Seconds East a distance of 30.00 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 40 Degrees 34 Minutes 03 Seconds West a distance of 289.99 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 40 Degrees 57 Minutes 55 Seconds East a distance of 46.47 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 5 Degrees 40 Minutes 08 Seconds East a distance of 219.03 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 72 Degrees 04 Minutes 06 Seconds East a distance of 300.00 feet to an iron pin set; thence South 46 Degrees 11 Minutes 53 Seconds West a distance of 540.75 feet to an iron pin set; thence North 34 Degrees 40 Minutes 53 Seconds West a distance of 200 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 78 Degrees 05 Minutes 59 Seconds West a distance of 156.05 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 37 Degrees 52 Minutes 39 Seconds West a distance of 146.90 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 55 Degrees 22 Minutes 14 Seconds West a distance of 120.00 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 28 Degrees 21 Minutes 37 Seconds East a distance of 293.65 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 33 Degrees 54 Minutes 12 Seconds West a distance of 463.16 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 21 Degrees 23 Minutes 10 Seconds West a distance of 575.31 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 28 Degrees 38 Minutes 33 Seconds West a distance of 550.92 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 16 Degrees 23 Minutes 34 Seconds West a distance of 352.28 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 26 Degrees 12 Minutes 55 Seconds West a distance of 505.87 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 22 Degrees 54 Minutes 36 Seconds West a distance of 98.85 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 30 Degrees 02 Minutes 00 Seconds

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West a distance of 128.50 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 51 Degrees 51 Minutes 39 Seconds West a distance of 218.66 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 40 Degrees 12 Minutes 28 Seconds West a distance of 108.34 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 38 Degrees 57 Minutes 47 Seconds East a distance of 30.00 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence along said right-of-way North 29 Degrees 51 Minutes 20 Seconds East a distance of 76.48 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 88 Degrees 19 Minutes 23 Seconds East a distance of 79.27 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 24 Degrees 41 Minutes 36 Seconds West a distance of 185.33 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 13 Degrees 28 Minutes 07 Seconds West a distance of 304.86 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 31 Degrees 02 Minutes 10 Seconds West a distance of 214.45 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 89 Degrees 43 Minutes 33 Seconds East a distance of 33.76 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 23 Degrees 04 Minutes 53 Seconds West a distance of 359.63 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 22 Degrees 43 Minutes 59 Seconds West a distance of 96.25 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 30 Degrees 25 Minutes 29 Seconds West a distance of 298.62 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 26 Degrees 14 Minutes 03 Seconds West a distance of 348.87 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 23 Degrees 23 Minutes 55 Seconds West a distance of 688.13 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 74 Degrees 52 Minutes 41 Seconds West a distance of 225.74 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 84 Degrees 21 Minutes 03 Seconds West a distance of 206.89 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 87 Degrees 01 Minutes 46 Seconds East a distance of 930.11 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract of land containing 56.70 acres. Reference is hereby made to that certain plat of survey entitled Survey for the City of Jasper, by Charles H. Carver, Pickens County Surveyor, dated February 1, 1993, which is recorded in Plat Book U, page 243, Pickens County, Georgia Records, and by said reference said plat of survey is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

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TRACT NO. 3: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 13 and 14 of the 13th District and Land Lots 233, 234 and 235 of the 12th District, 2nd Section of Pickens County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows: Begin at a right-of-way marker located on the Northern right-of-way of State Route No. 53, being a sixty (60) foot right-of-way, and the Western right-of-way of State Highway No. 515; thence North 76 Degrees 38 Minutes 57 Seconds East a distance of 174.42 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 33 Degrees 41 Minute 03 Seconds East a distance of 75.81 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 22 Degrees 54 Minutes 47 Seconds West a distance of 471.02 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 27 Degrees 19 Minutes 58 Seconds West a distance of 1,748.52 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 43 Degrees 26 Minutes 17 Seconds West a distance of 155.31 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 24 Degrees 11 Minutes 34 Seconds West a distance of 348.66 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 32 Degrees 40 Minutes 31 Seconds West a distance of 884.23 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 23 Degrees 41 Minutes 47 Seconds West a distance of 1,819.60 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 14 Degrees 57 Minutes 26 Seconds West a distance of 217.73 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 81 Degrees 39 Minutes 34 Seconds West a distance of 119.91 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 68 Degrees 07 Minutes 49 Seconds West a distance of 214.04 feet to an iron pin located on the Southern right-of-way of Philadelphia Road, being an eighty (80[UNK]) foot right-of-way; thence along said right-of-way North 44 Degrees 07 Minutes 59 Seconds East a distance of 853.02 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 0 Degrees 06 Minutes 30 Seconds East a distance of 158.33 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 14 Degrees 52 Minutes 53 Seconds East a distance of 548.22 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 55 Degrees 04 Minutes 11 Seconds East a distance of 154.26 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 51 Degrees 04 Minutes

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44 Seconds East a distance of 100.00 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 37 Degrees 02 Minutes 36 Seconds East a distance of 103.08 feet to an iron pin located on the right-of-way of County Road No. 118, being a forty (40[UNK]) foot right-of-way; thence along said right-of-way South 38 Degrees 58 Minutes 38 Seconds West a distance of 40.10 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 67 Degrees 46 Minutes 32 Seconds West a distance of 104.40 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 54 Degrees 03 Minutes 18 Seconds West a distance of 99.96 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 26 Degrees 16 Minutes 40 Seconds West a distance of 20.40 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 17 Degrees 59 Minutes 16 Seconds East a distance of 96.60 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 25 Degrees 21 Minutes 18 Seconds East a distance of 194.38 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 24 Degrees 56 Minutes 14 Seconds East a distance of 869.03 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 28 Degrees 29 Minutes 25 Seconds East a distance of 331.53 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 32 Degrees 24 Minutes 00 Seconds East a distance of 1,201.10 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 36 Degrees 09 Minutes 27 Seconds East a distance of 263.03 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 27 Degrees 05 Minutes 37 Seconds East a distance of 1,704.82 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 22 Degrees 55 Minutes 38 Seconds East a distance of 681.48 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 85 Degrees 20 Minutes 50 Seconds East a distance of 230.39 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 86 Degrees 59 Minutes 16 Seconds West a distance 892.52 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract of land containing 53.298 acres. Reference is hereby made to that certain plat of survey entitled, `Survey for City of Jasper', by Charles H. Carver, Pickens County Surveyor, dated February 8, 1993, which has been recorded in Plat Book U, page 244, Pickens County, Georgia Records, and by said reference said plat of survey is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

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TRACT NO. 4: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 267, 268, 269 and 272 of the 12th District and 2nd Section of Pickens County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Northeastern right-of-way of Industrial Boulevard and the South right-of-way of Lumber Company Road; thence South 36 Degrees 13 Minutes 20 Seconds East a distance of 127.27 feet to an iron pin; thence South 36 Degrees 33 Minutes 44 Seconds East a distance of 35.30 feet to an iron pin; thence South 36 Degrees 57 Minutes 02 Seconds East a distance of 32.54 feet to an iron pin; thence South 38 Degrees 19 Minutes 58 Seconds East a distance of 30.67 feet to an iron pin; thence South 40 Degrees 11 Minutes 11 Seconds East a distance of 30.74 feet to an iron pin; thence South 41 Degrees 43 Minutes 31 Seconds East a distance of 31.01 feet to an iron pin; thence South 43 Degrees 50 Minutes 26 Seconds East a distance of 30.68 feet to an iron pin; thence South 46 Degrees 06 Minutes 15 Seconds East a distance of 31.87 feet to an iron pin; thence South 49 Degrees 30 Minutes 27 Seconds East a distance of 31.10 feet to an iron pin; thence South 51 Degrees 35 Minutes 06 Seconds East a distance of 31.41 feet to an iron pin; thence South 53 Degrees 22 Minutes 47 Seconds East a distance of 31.57 feet to an iron pin; thence South 55 Degrees 45 Minutes 31 Seconds East a distance of 37.26 feet to an iron pin; thence South 57 Degrees 59 Minutes 06 Seconds East a distance of 36.87 feet to an iron pin; thence South 60 Degrees 07 Minutes 51 Seconds East a distance of 36.09 feet to an iron pin; thence South 62 Degrees 47 Minutes 22 Seconds East a distance of 35.67 feet to an iron pin; thence South 64 Degrees 16 Minutes 57 Seconds East a distance of 36.81 feet to an iron pin; thence South 66 Degrees 43 Minutes 31 Seconds East a distance of 33.82 feet to an iron pin; thence South 69 Degrees 32 Minutes 01 Seconds East a distance of 34.74 feet to an iron pin; thence South 71 Degrees 34 Minutes 04 Seconds East a distance of 36.76 feet to an iron pin; thence South 73 Degrees 59 Minutes 12 Seconds East a

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distance of 37.58 feet to an iron pin; thence South 75 Degrees 36 Minutes 15 Seconds East a distance of 36.00 feet to an iron pin; thence South 76 Degrees 39 Minutes 28 Seconds East a distance of 35.75 feet to an iron pin; thence South 78 Degrees 04 Minutes 18 Seconds East a distance of 36.60 feet to an iron pin; thence South 79 Degrees 14 Minutes 17 Seconds East a distance of 35.36 feet to an iron pin; thence South 79 degrees 54 Minutes 27 Seconds East a distance of 376.41 feet to an iron pin; thence South 80 Degrees 31 Minutes 01 Seconds East a distance of 95.41 feet to an iron pin; thence South 81 Degrees 15 Minutes 29 Seconds East a distance of 74.06 feet to an iron pin; thence South 80 Degrees 56 Minutes 09 Seconds East a distance of 39.29 feet to an iron pin; thence South 80 Degrees 22 Minutes 59 Seconds East a distance of 37.73 feet to an iron pin; thence South 78 Degrees 39 Minutes 19 Seconds East a distance of 40.07 feet to an iron pin; thence South 74 Degrees 37 Minutes 07 Seconds East a distance of 38.93 feet to an iron pin; thence South 70 Degrees 22 Minutes 52 Seconds East a distance of 40.31 feet to an iron pin; thence South 66 Degrees 12 Minutes 11 Seconds East a distance of 39.26 feet to an iron pin; thence South 60 Degrees 42 Minutes 24 Seconds East a distance of 41.29 feet to an iron pin; thence South 55 Degrees 48 Minutes 29 Seconds East a distance of 41.18 feet to an iron pin; thence South 51 Degrees 43 Minutes 00 Seconds East a distance of 42.38 feet to an iron pin; thence South 48 Degrees 15 Minutes 36 Seconds East a distance of 40.12 feet to an iron pin; thence South 43 Degrees 59 Minutes 01 Seconds East a distance of 39.90 feet to an iron pin; thence South 38 Degrees 52 Minutes 50 Seconds East a distance of 40.86 feet to an iron pin; thence South 33 Degrees 23 Minutes 05 Seconds East a distance of 41.63 feet to an iron pin; thence South 28 Degrees 21 Minutes 30 Seconds East a distance of 44.27 feet to an iron pin; thence South 24 Degrees 07 Minutes 01 Seconds East a distance of 39.77 feet to an iron pin; thence South 20 Degrees 18 Minutes 16 Seconds East a distance of 41.24 feet to an iron pin; thence South 16 Degrees 23 Minutes 06 Seconds East a distance of 40.22 feet to an iron pin; thence South 12 Degrees 53 Minutes 16 Seconds East a distance of 36.31 feet

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to an iron pin; thence South 10 Degrees 35 Minutes 10 Seconds East a distance of 37.70 feet to an iron pin; thence South 9 Degrees 36 Minutes 01 Seconds East a distance of 34.98 feet to an iron pin; thence South 9 Degrees 51 Minutes 26 Seconds East a distance of 115.81 feet to an iron pin; thence South 10 Degrees 00 Minutes 54 Seconds East a distance of 115.64 feet to an iron pin; thence South 10 Degrees 09 Minutes 06 Seconds East a distance of 145.63 feet to an iron pin; thence South 10 Degrees 05 Minutes 55 Seconds East a distance of 173.71 feet to an iron pin; thence South 10 Degrees 01 Minutes 48 Seconds East a distance of 108.99 feet to an iron pin; thence South 10 Degrees 04 Minutes 44 Seconds East a distance of 68.29 feet to an iron pin; thence South 9 Degrees 16 Minutes 15 Seconds East a distance of 35.22 feet to an iron pin; thence South 9 Degrees 41 Minutes 27 Seconds East a distance of 35.98 feet to an iron pin; thence South 9 Degrees 53 Minutes 31 Seconds East a distance of 35.90 feet to an iron pin; thence South 9 Degrees 20 Minutes 05 Seconds East a distance of 36.96 feet to an iron pin; thence South 7 Degrees 24 Minutes 47 Seconds East a distance of 37.96 feet to an iron pin; thence South 2 Degrees 55 Minutes 58 Seconds East a distance of 40.24 feet to an iron pin; thence South 2 Degrees 18 Minutes 02 Seconds West a distance of 40.28 feet to an iron pin; thence South 8 Degrees 3 Minutes 15 Seconds West a distance of 40.44 feet to an iron pin; thence South 15 Degrees 54 Minutes 38 Seconds West a distance of 40.90 feet to an iron pin; thence South 23 Degrees 58 Minutes 03 Seconds West a distance of 41.15 feet to an iron pin; thence South 29 Degrees 38 Minutes 47 Seconds West a distance of 39.27 feet to an iron pin; thence South 33 Degrees 40 Minutes 24 Seconds West a distance of 40.02 feet to an iron pin; thence South 39 Degrees 05 Minutes 41 Seconds West a distance of 40.90 feet to an iron pin; thence South 46 Degrees 04 Minutes 54 Seconds West a distance of 41.44 feet to an iron pin; thence South 51 Degrees 23 Minutes 26 Seconds West a distance of 40.52 feet to an iron pin; thence South 56 Degrees 57 Minutes 50 Seconds West a distance of 41.56 feet to an iron pin; thence South 63 Degrees 26 Minutes 55 Seconds West a distance of 39.72 feet to an iron pin;

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thence South 68 Degrees 59 Minutes 24 Seconds West a distance of 38.40 feet to an iron pin; thence South 73 Degrees 04 Minutes 07 Seconds West a distance of 38.22 feet to an iron pin; thence South 75 Degrees 27 Minutes 05 Seconds West a distance of 35.85 feet to an iron pin; thence South 73 Degrees 48 Minutes 54 Seconds West a distance of 33.51 feet to an iron pin; thence South 69 Degrees 33 Minutes 41 Seconds West a distance of 30.19 feet to an iron pin; thence South 62 Degrees 06 Minutes 53 Seconds West a distance of 29.96 feet to an iron pin; thence South 55 Degrees 42 Minutes 14 Seconds West a distance of 29.80 feet to an iron pin; thence South 49 Degrees 27 Minutes 15 Seconds West a distance of 29.62 feet to an iron pin; thence South 42 Degrees 32 Minutes 26 Seconds West a distance of 30.65 feet to an iron pin; thence South 35 Degrees 52 Minutes 50 Seconds West a distance of 30.20 feet to an iron pin; thence South 29 Degrees 49 Minutes 46 Seconds West a distance of 30.10 feet to an iron pin; thence South 24 Degrees 52 Minutes 00 Seconds West a distance of 31.01 feet to an iron pin; thence South 17 Degrees 26 Minutes 49 Seconds West a distance of 29.68 feet to an iron pin; thence South 8 Degrees 51 Minutes 45 Seconds West a distance of 30.73 feet to an iron pin; thence South 2 Degrees 37 Minutes 32 Seconds West a distance of 30.56 feet to an iron pin; thence South 4 Degrees 29 Minutes 19 Seconds East a distance of 31.61 feet to an iron pin; thence South 12 Degrees 15 Minutes 35 Seconds East a distance of 31.04 feet to an iron pin; thence South 19 Degrees 28 Minutes 39 Seconds East a distance of 31.99 feet to an iron pin; thence South 24 Degrees 03 Minutes 48 Seconds East a distance of 34.54 feet to an iron pin; thence South 26 Degrees 41 Minutes 25 Seconds East a distance of 33.59 feet to an iron pin; thence South 29 Degrees 44 Minutes 35 Seconds East a distance of 35.81 feet to an iron pin; thence South 31 Degrees 07 Minutes 18 Seconds East a distance of 34.49 feet to an iron pin; thence South 31 Degrees 43 Minutes 30 Seconds East a distance of 33.47 feet to an iron pin; thence South 32 Degrees 54 Minutes 05 Seconds East a distance of 34.46 feet to an iron pin; thence South 34 Degrees 14 Minutes 50 Seconds East a distance of 34.71 feet to an iron pin; thence South 35 Degrees

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46 Minutes 32 Seconds East a distance of 34.55 feet to an iron pin; thence South 37 Degrees 18 Minutes 18 Seconds East a distance of 37.28 feet to an iron pin; thence South 38 Degrees 19 Minutes 41 Seconds East a distance of 33.68 feet to an iron pin; thence South 39 Degrees 08 Minutes 36 Seconds East a distance of 34.70 feet to an iron pin; thence South 41 Degrees 06 Minutes 26 Seconds East a distance of 34.35 feet to an iron pin; thence South 41 Degrees 54 Minutes 41 Seconds East a distance of 31.76 feet to an iron pin; thence South 42 Degrees 35 Minutes 17 Seconds East a distance of 32.82 feet to an iron pin; thence South 43 Degrees 08 Minutes 14 Seconds East a distance of 60.52 feet to an iron pin; thence South 43 Degrees 10 Minutes 13 Seconds East a distance of 70.46 feet to an iron pin; thence South 42 Degrees 19 Minutes 12 Seconds East a distance of 43.17 feet to an iron pin; thence South 40 Degrees 34 Minutes 24 Seconds East a distance of 35.12 feet to an iron pin; thence South 37 Degrees 23 Minutes 43 Seconds East a distance of 34.45 feet to an iron pin; thence South 34 Degrees 07 Minutes 21 Seconds East a distance of 34.88 feet to an iron pin; thence South 31 Degrees 30 Minutes 21 Seconds East a distance of 33.61 feet to an iron pin; thence South 28 Degrees 55 Minutes 44 Seconds East a distance of 36.30 feet to an iron pin; thence South 26 Degrees 19 Minutes 54 Seconds East a distance of 34.19 feet to an iron pin; thence South 23 Degrees 01 Minutes 28 Seconds East a distance of 33.42 feet to an iron pin; thence South 19 Degrees 33 Minutes 23 Seconds East a distance of 35.32 feet to an iron pin; thence South 16 Degrees 19 Minutes 50 Seconds East a distance of 33.31 feet to an iron pin; thence South 13 Degrees 45 Minutes 55 Seconds East a distance of 35.15 feet to an iron pin; thence South 11 Degrees 36 Minutes 24 Seconds East a distance of 32.89 feet to an iron pin; thence South 10 Degrees 38 Minutes 47 Seconds East a distance of 34.60 feet to an iron pin; thence South 10 Degrees 08 Minutes 15 Seconds East a distance of 68.33 feet to an iron pin; thence South 8 Degrees 21 Minutes 55 Seconds East a distance of 159.22 feet to an iron pin; thence South 9 Degrees 45 Minutes 58 Seconds West a distance of 46.20 feet to an iron pin; thence South 89 Degrees 50 Minutes

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00 Seconds West a distance of 81.13 feet to an iron pin located on the Western right-of-way of Gennett Drive; thence North 9 Degrees 47 Minutes 52 Seconds West a distance of 3.64 feet to an iron pin; thence North 8 Degrees 21 Minutes 55 Seconds West a distance of 158.96 feet to an iron pin; thence North 10 Degrees 08 Minutes 15 Seconds West a distance of 66.74 feet to an iron pin; thence North 10 Degrees 38 Minutes 47 Seconds West a distance of 33.57 feet to an iron pin; thence North 11 Degrees 36 Minutes 24 Seconds West a distance of 30.71 feet to an iron pin; thence North 13 Degrees 45 Minutes 55 Seconds West a distance of 31.85 feet to an iron pin; thence North 16 Degrees 19 Minutes 50 Seconds West a distance of 29.26 feet to an iron pin; thence North 19 Degrees 33 Minutes 23 Seconds West a distance of 30.64 feet to an iron pin; thence North 23 Degrees 01 Minutes 28 Seconds West a distance of 28.69 feet to an iron pin; thence North 26 Degrees 19 Minutes 54 Seconds West a distance of 30.07 feet to an iron pin; thence North 28 Degrees 55 Minutes 44 Seconds West a distance of 32.68 feet to an iron pin; thence North 31 Degrees 30 Minutes 21 Seconds West a distance of 29.98 feet to an iron pin; thence North 34 Degrees 07 Minutes 21 Seconds West a distance of 30.76 feet to an iron pin; thence North 37 Degrees 23 Minutes 43 Seconds West a distance of 29.95 feet to an iron pin; thence North 40 Degrees 34 Minutes 24 Seconds West a distance of 31.68 feet to an iron pin; thence North 42 Degrees 19 Minutes 12 Seconds West a distance of 41.35 feet to an iron pin; thence North 43 Degrees 10 Minutes 13 Seconds West a distance of 69.88 feet to an iron pin; thence North 43 Degrees 08 Minutes 14 Seconds West a distance of 60.93 feet to an iron pin; thence North 42 Degrees 35 Minutes 17 Seconds West a distance of 33.67 feet to an iron pin; thence North 41 Degrees 54 Minutes 41 Seconds West a distance of 32.79 feet to an iron pin; thence North 41 Degrees 06 Minutes 26 Seconds West a distance of 36.28 feet to an iron pin; thence North 39 Degrees 08 Minutes 36 Seconds West a distance of 36.64 feet to an iron pin; thence North 38 Degrees 19 Minutes 41 Seconds West a distance of 34.96 feet to an iron pin; thence North 37 Degrees 18 Minutes 18 Seconds West a distance of 39.06

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feet to an iron pin; thence North 35 Degrees 46 Minutes 32 Seconds West a distance of 36.68 feet to an iron pin; thence North 34 Degrees 14 Minutes 50 Seconds West a distance of 36.72 feet to an iron pin; thence North 32 Degrees 54 Minutes 05 Seconds West a distance of 36.22 feet to an iron pin; thence North 31 Degrees 43 Minutes 30 Seconds West a distance of 34.72 feet to an iron pin; thence North 31 Degrees 07 Minutes 18 Seconds West a distance of 35.87 feet to an iron pin; thence North 29 Degrees 44 Minutes 35 Seconds West a distance of 38.90 feet to an iron pin; thence North 26 Degrees 41 Minutes 25 Seconds West a distance of 37.56 feet to an iron pin; thence North 24 Degrees 03 Minutes 48 Seconds West a distance of 39.58 feet to an iron pin; thence North 19 Degrees 28 Minutes 39 Seconds West a distance of 40.24 feet to an iron pin; thence North 12 Degrees 15 Minutes 35 Seconds West a distance of 41.52 feet to an iron pin; thence North 4 Degrees 29 Minutes 19 Seconds West a distance of 42.02 feet to an iron pin; thence North 2 Degrees 37 Minutes 32 Seconds East a distance of 39.89 feet to an iron pin; thence North 8 Degrees 51 Minutes 45 Seconds East a distance of 41.09 feet to an iron pin; thence North 17 Degrees 26 Minutes 49 Seconds East a distance of 40.87 feet to an iron pin; thence North 24 Degrees 52 Minutes 00 Seconds East a distance of 39.66 feet to an iron pin; thence North 29 Degrees 49 Minutes 46 Seconds East a distance of 37.80 feet to an iron pin; thence North 35 Degrees 52 Minutes 50 Seconds East a distance of 39.09 feet to an iron pin; thence North 42 Degrees 32 Minutes 26 Seconds East a distance of 40.14 feet to an iron pin; thence North 49 Degrees 27 Minutes 15 Seconds East a distance of 38.82 feet to an iron pin; thence North 55 Degrees 42 Minutes 14 Seconds East a distance of 38.65 feet to an iron pin; thence North 62 Degrees 06 Minutes 53 Seconds East a distance of 39.64 feet to an iron pin; thence North 69 Degrees 33 Minutes 41 Seconds East a distance of 38.37 feet to an iron pin; thence North 73 Degrees 48 Minutes 54 Seconds East a distance of 37.62 feet to an iron pin; thence North 75 Degrees 27 Minutes 05 Seconds East a distance of 35.33 feet to an iron pin; thence North 73 Degrees 04 Minutes 07 Seconds East a distance of 33.71 feet to an iron pin;

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thence North 68 Degrees 59 Minutes 25 Seconds East a distance of 31.68 feet to an iron pin; thence North 63 Degrees 26 Minutes 55 Seconds East a distance of 31.32 feet to an iron pin; thence North 56 Degrees 57 Minutes 51 Seconds East a distance of 33.13 feet to an iron pin; thence North 51 Degrees 23 Minutes 26 Seconds East a distance of 32.92 feet to an iron pin; thence North 46 Degrees 04 Minutes 54 Seconds East a distance of 32.85 feet to an iron pin; thence North 39 Degrees 05 Minutes 41 Seconds East a distance of 32.23 feet to an iron pin; thence North 33 Degrees 40 Minutes 24 Seconds East a distance of 33.42 feet to an iron pin; thence North 29 Degrees 38 Minutes 47 Seconds East a distance of 32.49 feet to an iron pin; thence North 23 Degrees 58 Minutes 03 Seconds East a distance of 31.55 feet to an iron pin; thence North 15 Degrees 54 Minutes 38 Seconds East a distance of 30.13 feet to an iron pin; thence North 8 Degrees 33 Minutes 15 Seconds East a distance of 30.93 feet to an iron pin; thence North 2 Degrees 18 Minutes 02 Seconds East a distance of 32.26 feet to an iron pin; thence North 2 Degrees 55 Minutes 58 Seconds West a distance of 33.46 feet to an iron pin; thence North 7 Degrees 24 Minutes 47 Seconds West a distance of 33.49 feet to an iron pin; thence North 9 Degrees 20 Minutes 05 Seconds West a distance of 35.23 feet to an iron pin; thence North 9 Degrees 53 Minutes 31 Seconds West a distance of 35.65 feet to an iron pin; thence North 9 Degrees 41 Minutes 27 Seconds West a distance of 36.41 feet to an iron pin; thence North 9 Degrees 16 Minutes 15 Seconds West a distance of 34.95 feet to an iron pin; thence North 10 Degrees 04 Minutes 44 Seconds West a distance of 67.76 feet to an iron pin; thence North 10 Degrees 01 Minutes 48 Seconds West a distance of 108.97 feet to an iron pin; thence North 10 Degrees 05 Minutes 55 Seconds West a distance of 173.63 feet to an iron pin; thence North 10 Degrees 05 Minutes 55 Seconds West a distance of 173.63 feet to an iron pin; thence North 10 Degrees 09 Minutes 06 Seconds West a distance of 145.69 feet to an iron pin; thence North 10 Degrees 00 Minutes 54 Seconds West a distance of 115.85 feet to an iron pin; thence North 9 Degrees 51 Minutes 26 Seconds West a distance of 116.10 feet to an iron pin;

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thence North 9 Degrees 36 Minutes 01 Seconds West a distance of 34.47 feet to an iron pin; thence North 10 Degrees 35 Minutes 10 Seconds West a distance of 35.40 feet to an iron pin; thence North 12 Degrees 53 Minutes 16 Seconds West a distance of 32.26 feet to an iron pin; thence North 16 Degrees 23 Minutes 06 Seconds West a distance of 35.04 feet to an iron pin; thence North 20 Degrees 18 Minutes 16 Seconds West a distance of 35.84 feet to an iron pin; thence North 24 Degrees 07 Minutes 01 Seconds West a distance of 34.14 feet to an iron pin; thence North 28 Degrees 21 Minutes 30 Seconds West a distance of 37.80 feet to an iron pin; thence North 33 Degrees 23 Minutes 05 Seconds West a distance of 34.28 feet to an iron pin; thence North 38 Degrees 52 Minutes 50 Seconds West a distance of 33.45 feet to an iron pin; thence North 43 Degrees 59 Minutes 01 Seconds West a distance of 33.34 feet to an iron pin; thence North 48 Degrees 15 Minutes 36 Seconds West a distance of 34.72 feet to an iron pin; thence North 51 Degrees 43 Minutes 00 Seconds West a distance of 37.10 feet to an iron pin; thence North 55 Degrees 48 Minutes 29 Seconds West a distance of 34.90 feet to an iron pin; thence North 60 Degrees 42 Minutes 24 Seconds West a distance of 34.02 feet to an iron pin; thence North 66 Degrees 12 Minutes 11 Seconds West a distance of 32.50 feet to an iron pin; thence North 70 Degrees 22 Minutes 52 Seconds West a distance of 34.43 feet to an iron pin; thence North 74 Degrees 37 Minutes 07 Seconds West a distance of 33.16 feet to an iron pin; thence North 78 Degrees 39 Minutes 19 Seconds West a distance of 36.04 feet to an iron pin; thence North 80 Degrees 22 Minutes 59 Seconds West a distance of 36.14 feet to an iron pin; thence North 80 Degrees 56 Minutes 09 Seconds West a distance of 38.68 feet to an iron pin; thence North 81 Degrees 15 Minutes 29 Seconds West a distance of 74.35 feet to an iron pin; thence North 80 Degrees 31 Minutes 01 Seconds West a distance of 96.35 feet to an iron pin; thence North 79 Degrees 54 Minutes 27 Seconds West a distance of 377.30 feet to an iron pin; thence North 79 Degrees 14 Minutes 17 Seconds West a distance of 36.64 feet to an iron pin; thence North 78 Degrees 04 Minutes 18 Seconds West a distance of 38.40 feet to an iron pin; thence North 76 Degrees

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39 Minutes 28 Seconds West a distance of 37.47 feet to an iron pin; thence North 75 Degrees 36 Minutes 15 Seconds West a distance of 37.87 feet to an iron pin; thence North 73 Degrees 59 Minutes 12 Seconds West a distance of 40.40 feet to an iron pin; thence North 71 Degrees 34 Minutes 04 Seconds West a distance of 39.87 feet to an iron pin; thence North 69 Degrees 32 Minutes 01 Seconds West a distance of 38.12 feet to an iron pin; thence North 66 Degrees 43 Minutes 31 Seconds West a distance of 37.49 feet to an iron pin; thence North 64 Degrees 16 Minutes 57 Seconds West a distance of 39.55 feet to an iron pin; thence North 62 Degrees 47 Minutes 22 Seconds West a distance of 38.57 feet to an iron pin; thence North 60 Degrees 07 Minutes 51 Seconds West a distance of 39.45 feet to an iron pin; thence North 57 Degrees 59 Minutes 06 Seconds West a distance of 39.92 feet to an iron pin; thence North 55 Degrees 45 Minutes 30 Seconds West a distance of 40.47 feet to an iron pin; thence North 53 Degrees 22 Minutes 47 Seconds West a distance of 34.49 feet to an iron pin; thence North 51 Degrees 35 Minutes 06 Seconds West a distance of 34.11 feet to an iron pin; thence North 49 Degrees 30 Minutes 27 Seconds West a distance of 34.93 feet to an iron pin; thence North 46 Degrees 06 Minutes 15 Seconds West a distance of 35.83 feet to an iron pin; thence North 43 Degrees 50 Minutes 26 Seconds West a distance of 33.73 feet to an iron pin; thence North 41 Degrees 43 Minutes 31 Seconds West a distance of 33.56 feet to an iron pin; thence North 40 Degrees 11 Minutes 11 Seconds West a distance of 33.10 feet to an iron pin; thence North 38 Degrees 19 Minutes 58 Seconds West a distance of 32.93 feet to an iron pin; thence North 36 Degrees 57 Minutes 02 Seconds West a distance of 33.78 feet to an iron pin; thence North 36 Degrees 33 Minutes 44 Seconds West a distance of 35.81 feet to an iron pin; thence North 36 Degrees 13 Minutes 20 Seconds West a distance of 127.51 feet to an iron pin located on the Southern right-of-way of Lumber Company Road; thence North 53 Degrees 46 Minutes 40 Seconds East a distance of 80.00 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

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Reference is hereby made to that certain plat of survey entitled, `Survey for City of Jasper', made by Charles H. Carver, Pickens County Surveyor, dated February 6, 1993, which has been recorded in Plat Book U, page 245, Pickens County, Georgia Records, and reference is also made to that certain plat of survey entitled, `Survey for the City of Jasper,' made by Charles H. Carver, Pickens County Surveyor, dated February 8, 1993, which has been recorded in Plat Book U, page 246, Pickens County, Georgia Records, and by said reference said plats of survey are incorporated herein and made a part hereof. TRACT NO. 5: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 268, 269 and 272 of the 12th District and 2nd Section of Pickens County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows: Being at the Northern right-of-way of Pioneer Industrial Boulevard and the Eastern right-of-way of Old State Route NO. 5; thence North 46 Degrees 09 Minutes 37 Seconds East a distance of 100.91 feet to an iron pin; thence North 46 Degrees 05 Minutes 52 Seconds East a distance of 43.33 feet to an iron pin; thence North 45 Degrees 22 Minutes 12 Seconds East a distance of 40.47 feet to an iron pin; thence North 44 Degrees 47 Minutes 46 Seconds East a distance of 41.65 feet to an iron pin; thence North 43 Degrees 50 Minutes 24 Seconds East a distance of 40.24 feet to an iron pin; thence North 43 Degrees 13 Minutes 16 Seconds East a distance of 41.92 feet to an iron pin; thence North 42 Degrees 44 Minutes 24 Seconds East a distance of 43.06 feet to an iron pin; thence North 41 Degrees 08 Minutes 53 Seconds East a distance of 38.29 feet to an iron pin; thence North 39 Degrees 36 Minutes 18 Seconds East a distance of 43.88 feet to an iron pin; thence North 38 Degrees 55 Minutes 02 Seconds East a distance of 56.32 feet to an iron pin; thence South 50 Degrees 55 Minutes 30 Seconds West a distance of 60.00 feet to an iron pin; thence South 38 Degrees 55 Minutes 02 Seconds West a distance of 56.51 feet to an iron pin; thence South 39 Degrees 36 Minutes

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18 Seconds West a distance of 45.05 feet to an iron pin; thence South 41 Degrees 08 Minutes 53 Seconds West a distance of 39.93 feet to an iron pin; thence South 42 Degrees 44 Minutes 24 Seconds West a distance of 44.14 feet to an iron pin; thence South 43 Degrees 13 Minutes 16 Seconds West a distance of 42.50 feet to an iron pin; thence South 43 Degrees 50 Minutes 24 Seconds West a distance of 41.07 feet to an iron pin; thence South 44 Degrees 47 Minutes 46 Seconds West a distance of 42.45 feet to an iron pin; thence South 45 Degrees 22 Minutes 12 Seconds West a distance of 41.15 feet to an iron pin; thence South 46 Degrees 05 Minutes 52 Seconds West a distance of 43.74 feet to an iron pin; thence South 49 Degrees 06 Minutes 37 Seconds West a distance of 100.74 feet to an iron pin; thence North 44 Degrees 11 Minutes 33 Seconds West a distance of 54.82 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Reference is hereby made to that certain plat of survey entitled `Survey for City of Jasper - Gennett Drive Section 1', made by Charles H. Carver, Pickens County Surveyor, dated February 6, 1993, which has been recorded in Plat Book U, page 246, Pickens County, Georgia Records, and by said reference said plat of survey is incorporated herein and made a part hereof. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF JASPER Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the regular 1993 City Council meeting for the City of Jasper a bill to amend the charter of the City of Jasper to extend the boundaries. This the 2nd day of February 1993. GARLAND PINHOLSTER STEVE L. STANCIL State Representatives

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Garland F. Pinholster, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 15th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Pickens County Progress, which is the official organ of Pickens County, on the following date: February 11, 1993. /s/ Garland F. Pinholster Representative, 15th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF EUHARLEEMUNICIPAL COURT; PENALTIES. No. 273 (House Bill No. 1055). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Euharlee, Georgia, in Bartow County, approved April 7, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 4090), as amended, so as to change the maximum amount of fine which the mayor's court may fix as punishment for crimes against the city and for violations of its ordinances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Euharlee, Georgia, in Bartow County, approved April 7, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 4090), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) of Section 4.13 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) The mayor's court shall try and punish for crimes against the City of Euharlee and for violation of its ordinances. The mayor's court shall have authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) or three (3) days in jail. The mayor's court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment for sixty (60) days, or both. As an alternative to fine or imprisonment, the mayor's court may sentence any offender upon conviction to labor in a city work gang or on the streets, sidewalks, squares or other public works for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the Town of Euharlee, Georgia, approved April 7, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 4090), as amended; and for other purposes. This 1 day of March, 1993. (s) Jeff Lewis GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jeff Lewis, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 14th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to

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Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Daily Tribune, which is the official organ of Bartow County, on the following date: March 1, 1993. /s/ Jeff Lewis Representative, 14th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CATOOSA COUNTYBOARD OF UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS; COMPENSATION. No. 274 (House Bill No. 1058). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of utilities commissioners for Catoosa County, Georgia, approved March 17, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 3499), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4726), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the members of the board of utilities commissioners; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of utilities commissioners for Catoosa County, Georgia, approved March 17, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 3499), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4726), is amended by

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striking from Section 2 the unnumbered paragraph which reads as follows: The chairman of the board shall receive as compensation the amount of $300.00 per month and all other members shall receive as compensation the amount of $200.00 per month for attending all meetings held in any month. A member of the board may be removed for just cause by a vote of the majority of the other members of the board., and inserting in lieu thereof a new unnumbered paragraph to read as follows: The chairman of the board shall receive as compensation the amount of $400.00 per month and all other members shall receive as compensation the amount of $300.00 per month for attending all meetings held in any month. A member of the board may be removed for just cause by a vote of the majority of the other members of the board. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 1993 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Utility Commissioners of Catoosa County, Georgia approved March 17, 1956, (Ga. L. 1956 pp. 3499, et. seq.), as amended by an Act approved March 25, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, pp. 3935 et. seq.), to provide for additional compensation for members of the Board of Utilities Commissioners of the Catoosa Utility District and for other purposes.

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This 22nd day of February, 1993. Catoosa Utility District By: J. B. Buff, its Chairman GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, McCracken Poston, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 3rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Catoosa County News, which is the official organ of Catoosa County, on the following date: February 24, 1993. /s/ McCracken Poston, Jr. Representative, 3rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF BARNESVILLEDIRECTOR OF UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS; CITY ADMINISTRATOR; COUNCIL; WARDS. No. 275 (House Bill No. 1060). AN ACT To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Barnesville, approved March 11, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3865), as amended, so as to provide for a director of utilities and public

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works; to change the provisions relating to the city administrator; to provide for powers, duties, appointment, removal, and other matters relative to the director of utilities and public works and the city administrator; to provide for an acting director of utilities and public works; to provide for other matters relative to the City of Barnesville; to reapportion and change the wards used for the election of councilmembers; to provide for definitions, inclusions, and exclusions; to provide for submission of this Act pursuant to the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing a new charter for the City of Barnesville, approved March 11, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3865), as amended, is amended by adding to Article II of said Act new Sections 2.35, 2.36, 2.37, and 2.38 to read as follows: Section 2.35. Director of utilities and public works; appointment; qualifications; compensation. The city council shall appoint a director of utilities and public works (the `director') for an indefinite term and shall fix his compensation. The director shall be appointed solely on the basis of his training, experience, and knowledge of utilities and public works administration. Section 2.36. Removal of director of utilities and public works. The city council may remove the director from office in accordance with the same procedures set forth in Sections 2.28 and 2.29. Section 2.37. Acting director of utilities and public works. In the event of any vacancy in the office of director, the city council shall designate a qualified person to exercise the powers and perform the duties of director during such vacancy. Section 2.38. Powers and duties of the director of utilities and public works. The director of utilities and public works shall:

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(1) Direct and supervise the administration of the utilities and public works departments of the city, except as otherwise provided by the charter or by law. This direction and supervision shall include the following: (A) Directing the utility work activities on a daily basis (including, but not limited to, electrical and water); (B) Directing the public works activities on a daily basis (including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, drainage, signs and signals, vehicle maintenance, refuse collection, cemetery and parks, water treatment, and waste-water treatment); (C) Supervising municipal engineering and related project developments and construction; (D) Enforcing the building, planning, and zoning codes; and (E) Acting as central purchasing agent for all of the departments under his supervision; (2) Prepare and submit an annual operating budget for the utilities and public works operations of the city or by law; (3) Submit to the city council and make available to the public a complete report as to the operations and the finances of the utilities and public works departments; (4) Provide reports to the city administrator upon request concerning the operation of his departments and his work shall be subject to the overview of the city administrator to ensure compliance with governmental rules and policies; (5) Perform other such duties as are specified in this charter or as may be required by the city council;

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(6) Appoint, and when he deems it necessary for the good of the city, suspend or remove employees subject to his supervision and in his discretion in accordance with personnel ordinances of the city; and (7) Answer to the city council in disciplinary matters, as required by that body, and be subject to disciplinary actions before the city council in the same manner and subject to the procedure as provided in Section 2.28 above. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsections (d) and (e) of Section 3.10 of Article II and inserting in lieu thereof new subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: (d) The city administrator and the director of utilities and public works shall each have areas of responsibility as set forth by the city council from time to time and the supervisory authority over the departments which are designated from time to time by the city council to be under these respective positions (city administrator and director of utilities and public works). The city administrator and the director of utilities and public works shall have responsibility and jurisdiction over their respective departments. There shall be a supervisor of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each supervisor shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the city administrator or the director of utilities and public works, whichever official appointed said supervisor, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of his department or agency. (e) All supervisors under the supervision of the city administrator shall be nominated by the city administrator. All supervisors under the supervision of the director of utilities and public works shall be nominated by said director. All such nominations and appointments shall be confirmed by the city council. The city administrator may suspend or remove those supervisors who were appointed by the city administrator by giving written notice of such action and the reason therefor to the supervisor involved and the city council. The director of utilities and public works may suspend or

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remove those supervisors who were appointed by said director and who are under his supervision by giving written notice of such action and the reason therefor to the supervisor involved and the city council. The supervisor involved may appeal to the city council which, after a hearing, may override the action of the city administrator or director of utilities and public works by a vote of four councilmembers. The city clerk shall not be subject to the supervision or direction of the city administrator nor the director of utilities and public works. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking Appendix B of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Appendix B to read as follows: APPENDIX B For the purposes of electing the members of the city council of Barnesville, the city shall be divided into five wards described as follows: Ward No. 1 LAMAR COUNTY VTD: 0001 BARNESVILLE GMD 533 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 337 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 112A, 113, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 312A, 313, 314B, 325B, 326B, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 430A, 430B, 431, 432, 433A, 434A, 435A, 436A, 436B Ward No. 2 LAMAR COUNTY VTD: 0001 BARNESVILLE GMD 533 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 104A, 108A, 111A, 114, 115, 116, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 205, 206, 207

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Ward No. 3 LAMAR COUNTY VTD: 0001 BARNESVILLE GMD 533 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 206A, 207, 210A, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 101A, 103A, 117A, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122 Ward No. 4 LAMAR COUNTY VTD: 0001 BARNESVILLE GMD 533 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 144A, 145A, 145B, 146, 148A, 155A, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 217, 218, 219, 220, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 320, 321, 338, 339, 504A, 505, 507, 508 Ward No. 5 LAMAR COUNTY VTD: 0001 BARNESVILLE GMD 533 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412A, 413A, 414, 415, 416, 417A, 418A, 425, 426, 427, 502A, 503A For purposes of this appendix: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the

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O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any ward refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any ward contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the City of Barnesville which is not included in any ward described in this appendix shall be included within that ward contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the City of Barnesville which is described in this appendix as being included in a particular ward shall nevertheless not be included within such ward if such part is not contiguous to such ward. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that ward contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 4 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the city attorney for the City of Barnesville to submit this Act for approval. Section 5 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Barnesville, approved March 11, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3865), as amended; and for other purposes. This 26th day of February, 1993. /s/ Larry Smith Rep. District 109 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Larry Smith, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 109th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Barnesville Herald-Gazette, which is the official organ of Lamar County, on the following date: March 2, 1993. /s/ Larry Smith Representative, 109th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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CITY OF CALHOUNWINNER'S CLUB OF CALHOUN, INC.; APPROPRIATION. No. 276 (House Bill No. 1069). AN ACT To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Calhoun, Georgia, approved April 8, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4710), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6162), so as to authorize the governing authority of the City of Calhoun to appropriate up to $5,000.00 per fiscal year to Winner's Club of Calhoun, Inc.; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Calhoun, Georgia, approved April 8, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4710), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6162), is amended by inserting at the end of Section 1-103 the following: (i) The mayor and council shall have the power and authority to allocate up to $5,000.00 per fiscal year as a charitable donation to Winner's Club of Calhoun, Inc. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the City of Calhoun, Georgia, to appropriate to Winner's Club of Calhoun, Inc., a sum not to exceed $5,000.00 per annum out of the public funds of said city; and for other purposes.

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This 4th day of March, 1993. Tom E. Shanahan Representative Tom E. Shanahan 10th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tom E. Shanahan, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 10th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Calhoun Times, which is the official organ of Gordon County, on the following date: March 6, 1993. /s/ Tom E. Shanahan Representative, 10th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. DOUGLAS COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS. No. 277 (House Bill No. 1081). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for election districts for election to the board of education of Douglas County, approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4786), as amended by an Act approved

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April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5436), so as to change the composition of certain education districts; to require submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General for certain approval; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for election districts for election to the board of education of Douglas County, approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4786), as amended by an Act approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5436), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 1 and inserting in its place a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) For the purpose of electing members of the board of education of Douglas County, the Douglas County School District is divided into five education districts as follows: Education District: 1 DOUGLAS COUNTY VTD: 0001 DOUGLASVILLE (Part) Tract: 0803. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344A, 344B, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 514, 515, 517, 518, 519A, 519B, 519C, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527A, 527B, 529, 530, 531, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537A, 537B, 540, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 625, 701A, 701B, 707A, 707B, 707C Tract: 0805.03 Block(s): 701 Tract: 0806.01 Block(s): 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, 101E, 103A, 103B, 103C, 104A, 104B, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109A, 109B, 110, 304A, 304B, 304C, 304D, 305A, 305B, 305C, 305D, 305E, 305G, 305H, 305J, 306, 310A,

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310B, 310C, 311A, 311B, 311C, 312, 313A, 313B, 314, 315A, 315B, 315C, 316, 317, 318A, 318B, 318C, 318D VTD: 0003 STEWART (Part) Tract: 0803. Block(s): 102A, 102B, 102C, 103A, 103B, 103C, 201, 202A, 202B, 202C, 203, 204, 205A, 205B, 206, 207A, 207B, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212A, 212B, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230A, 230B, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 404A, 404B, 404C, 405A, 405B, 405C, 411, 412 Tract: 0807.98 Block(s): 216B, 217B, 218B, 219, 220, 221C, 222C, 413B, 413C, 414C, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 425 VTD: 0007 MOUNT CARMEL (Part) Tract: 0802. Block(s): 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510 Tract: 0806.01 Block(s): 102A, 102B, 204, 205, 301, 302A, 302B, 303, 305F, 305K, 307, 308, 309 Education District: 2 DOUGLAS COUNTY VTD: 0002 BEULAH VTD: 0012 TURNER-LITHIA SPRINGS VTD: 0013 COMMERCIAL BANK Education District: 3 DOUGLAS COUNTY VTD: 0006 CHAPEL HILL VTD: 0007 MOUNT CARMEL (Part) Tract: 0802. Block(s): 517, 518, 519 Tract: 0806.01 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 501, 502, 503, 504, 601, 602, 603, 604

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Tract: 0806.02 Block(s): 102, 210, 211, 212, 213, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 401, 402 VTD: 0014 LEE ROAD-LITHIA HIGH Education District: 4 DOUGLAS COUNTY VTD: 0001 DOUGLASVILLE (Part) Tract: 0804. Block(s): 122A VTD: 0003 STEWART (Part) Tract: 0804. Block(s): 110A VTD: 0004 ARBOR STATION VTD: 0008 WINSTON Education District: 5 DOUGLAS COUNTY VTD: 0005 DORSETT SHOALS VTD: 0009 FAIRPLAY VTD: 0010 MIDDLE VTD: 0011 BILL ARP Section 2 . It shall be the duty of the board of education attorney of Douglas County School District to submit this Act for approval pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for election districts for election to the board of education of Douglas County, approved April 13, 1982

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(Ga. L. 1982, p. 4786), as amended by an Act approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5436); and for other purposes. This 5th day of March, 1993. Dennis H. Chandler. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Dennis H. Chandler, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 99th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Douglas County Sentinel, which is the official organ of Douglas County, on the following date: March 6, 1993. /s/ Dennis H. Chandler Representative, 99th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. CITY OF DUBLINBOARD OF EDUCATION; POWERS; REAL ESTATE; TAXES. No. 278 (House Bill No. 1094). AN ACT To provide that the Board of Education of the City of Dublin shall be a body corporate and politic with authority to

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purchase, acquire, lease, condemn, and hold real estate in that name; to provide that title to certain real estate now held or used in the City of Dublin by the said board of education shall be vested in said board; to authorize said board to acquire property by the exercise of eminent domain for school purposes; to authorize said board to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of school property when the same is no longer needed or useful for school purposes; to provide that said board shall annually certify to the fiscal authority of the City of Dublin a school tax subject to stated limitations for the support and maintenance of education in the City of Dublin; to provide that the fiscal authorities of the City of Dublin shall levy said taxes and turn over same to the Board of Education of the City of Dublin; to provide a procedure whereby the tax limitation may be increased or removed; to authorize ordinances relating to the due date, penalties, and tax executions; to provide for a collection fee; to provide effective dates; to repeal certain provisions of a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known and designated as the Board of Education of the City of Dublin with power to purchase, acquire, lease, hold, and dispose of real and personal property in that name. (b) The system of public schools for the City of Dublin, established in accordance with authorization contained in an Act reincorporating the City of Dublin, approved December 9, 1893 (Ga. L. 1893, p. 210), shall be under the government, management, and control of the Board of Education of the City of Dublin which shall consist of seven members. (c) Those members of the Board of Education of the City of Dublin, Georgia, who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November with members from Education District 1, Education District 2, Education District 3, and Education District 4,

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being elected in 1993, to serve beginning January 1, 1994, until December 31, 1995, or until their successors are elected and qualified; and members from Super-district I, Super-district II, and one at-large member being elected in November, 1993, to serve from January 1, 1994, until December 31, 1997, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successor members of said board shall be elected at the same time as elections are held for the mayor and council of the City of Dublin. Members shall be thereafter elected for terms of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified. (d) (1) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least six months immediately prior to qualifying for election thereto, have reached the age of 21 years, possess a high school diploma or its equivalency, and receive a plurality of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of the education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (2) In order to be elected as a member of the board from Super-district I, a person must have resided in Super-district I for at least six months immediately prior to qualifying for election thereto, have reached the age of 21 years, possess a high school diploma or its equivalency, and receive a plurality of the votes cast for that office in Super-district I only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of Super-district I may vote for a member of the board for Super-district I. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from a super-district, each candidate for such office shall specify the super-district for which that person is a candidate. The member of the board who is elected from Super-district I may reside anywhere within the first or

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second education district and must receive a plurality of the votes cast for such office in the first and second education districts. The member of the board from Super-district I must continue to reside within the first or second education district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (3) In order to be elected as a member of the board from Super-district II, a person must have resided in Super-district II for at least six months prior to qualifying for election thereto, have reached the age of 21 years, possess a high school diploma or its equivalency, and receive a plurality of the votes cast for that office in Super-district II only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of Super-district II may vote for a member of the board for Super-district II. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from a super-district, each candidate for such office shall specify the super-district for which that person is a candidate. The member of the board who is elected from Super-district II may reside anywhere within the third or fourth education district and must receive a plurality of the votes cast for such office in the third and fourth education districts. The member of the board from Super-district II must continue to reside within the third or fourth education district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. (4) In order to be elected as a member of the board for the at-large post, a person must have resided within the city limits of Dublin for at least six months prior to qualifying for election thereto, have reached the age of 21 years, possess a high school diploma or its equivalency, and receive a plurality of the votes cast for that office city wide. All electors of the City of Dublin may vote for the member of the board for the at-large post. At the time of qualifying for election as an at-large member of the board, each candidate must specify that he or she is qualifying for the at-large post. The board member elected at large may reside anywhere in the city and must receive a plurality of the votes cast for said office. The at-large member must continue to reside in the city during

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that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon be vacant. (e) In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board, for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. (f) The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of O.C.G.A. Section 2 . (a) Said board of education shall have the power to acquire property, both real and personal, by purchase, rental, or donation, the exercise of the power of eminent domain, or otherwise. (b) Such board shall be vested with the title, care, and custody of all school buildings or other property used in the school district for educational purposes, including administrative offices, storage, maintenance, and all other education related uses with power to control such property in such manner as it thinks will best serve the interest of the public schools. (c) When, in the opinion of the board, any school building, site or other property has become unnecessary or inconvenient, the board may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of it in the name of the school district; and the conveyance or any such sale shall be executed by the chairperson, upon authorization by the board. Section 3 . The Board of Education of the City of Dublin shall purchase or otherwise acquire school buildings and related properties by purchase, construction, lease, or the exercise of eminent domain, and the board shall properly furnish same for school purposes. Section 4 . (a) As long as the City of Dublin has outstanding the present obligation for school bonds, the board of education shall annually certify to the mayor and council of the City of Dublin a school tax not greater than 18 mills per dollar upon the assessed value of all property, except exempt property,

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for the support and maintenance of education. At such time as the present outstanding school bond indebtedness is retired or transferred to the Board of Education of the City of Dublin, the board of education shall annually certify to the mayor and council of the City of Dublin a school tax not greater than 20 mills per dollar upon the assessed value of all property, except exempt property, for the support and maintenance of education. Said mill-rate limitation shall be a limitation only upon the power of taxation and shall not limit or otherwise affect any revenue sharing or other funds received by the school district from sources other than the local ad valorem tax. Said mayor and council shall annually levy said tax upon the assessed value of all taxable property within the City of Dublin. (b) School tax funds shall be expended only for the support and maintenance of public schools, public vocational-technical schools, public education, and activities necessary or incidental thereto, including school lunch purposes. (c) The 20 mill limitation provided in subsection (a) of this section may be removed or increased under the procedure set out in this subsection. The board of education, in order to initiate the procedure, must pass a resolution recommending that the limitation be removed and, upon presentation of such resolution to the election superintendent of the city, the election superintendent shall issue the call for an election to determine whether such limitation shall be removed. Such election shall be called and held as soon after adoption of the resolution as is reasonably practicable under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and under general state law. The election shall be set for a date not less than 31 nor more than 60 days from the date of the issuance of the call. The date and purpose of the election shall be published in the official organ of the city once a week for two weeks preceding the date of the election. If a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the board of education voting in such election vote in favor of such proposal, there shall be no mill-rate limitation and the board of education may certify any number of mills for the purposes set out in subsection (b) of this section. In lieu of recommending that the limitation be removed entirely, the board of education may recommend that it be increased and shall specify the amount in the resolution. The election provisions for increase shall be the

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same as for removal and, if the proposal is favorably voted upon, the board of education may certify any number of mills up to the specified amount. It shall be the duty of the mayor and council to hold the election, to canvass the returns, and to declare the results. It shall also be their duty to certify the results to the Secretary of State. The expense of the election shall be borne by the board of education. (d) Ad valorem taxes collected by the City of Dublin for the support of the school district shall be paid over to the board of education by the governing authority of the city by the twentieth day of the month following the month in which said taxes were collected. If said taxes are not remitted by the City of Dublin to said board of education by the first day of the month following their due date on the twentieth of the previous month, then the City of Dublin shall pay to said board of education a late charge in the amount of 1 percent per month. Section 5 . (a) The mayor and council shall have power and authority to levy and collect a tax annually for school purposes of not more than 18 mills upon every dollar of assessed valuation as long as the City of Dublin retains the current obligation on the outstanding school bonds, and not more than 20 mills upon every dollar of assessed valuation once the current obligation on the outstanding school bonds is retired or transferred to the board of education. Such tax shall be upon all and every species of property, both real and personal, within the limits of the city, including bonds, notes, debts, choses in action, moneys employed in banking, and otherwise, with the exception of exempt property. The mayor and council shall enforce the collection of same by execution, levy, and sale as the mayor and council shall provide. (b) The mayor and council shall have power and authority to provide by ordinance when such taxes shall be due, in what length of time said taxes shall be paid, and when tax executions shall issue against defaulters and to fix a penalty for the nonpayment of such taxes when due. (c) The City of Dublin shall charge said board of education a collection fee for the collection of said taxes in an amount not to exceed the amount allowed by state law.

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Section 6 . The board of education shall keep accurate accounts of all moneys or property received by it for the use of said public schools and of all expenditures made by it. These accounts shall at all times be open to inspection by proper authorities of the state and by any citizen of the city. The board shall also prepare an annual report as to the condition of the schools, together with proper statements of all moneys received and all moneys expended. Such reports shall likewise be subject to inspection as provided in this section. Further, said board shall annually have prepared an independent audit by a certified public accountant. Section 7 . The provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the board of education shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 1994. Section 8 . Section 7.3 and any other provisions of an Act providing a new charter for the City of Dublin, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3568), relating to the public school system for the City of Dublin, are repealed. Section 9 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be intriduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to provide for the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to provide for said BOARD to be a body corporate and politic with authority to purchase, acquire, lease, condemn, and hold real estate; to provide that certain real estate currently held or used by said BOARD OF EDUCATION in the City of Dublin shall be vested in said BOARD; to give said BOARD the authority to acquire by eminent domain; to give said BOARD fiscal independence and taxing authority; to provice for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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S. DUBOSE PORTER STATE REPRESENTATIVE GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, DuBose Porter, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 143rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Courier Herald, which is the official organ of Laurens County, on the following date: March 6, 1993. /s/ DuBose Porter Representative, 143rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. COLUMBUS, GEORGIANEW CHARTER FOR COUNTY-WIDE GOVERNMENT. No. 279 (House Bill No. 634). AN ACT To provide for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia; to provide for the creation, form, boundaries, and services of such government; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of such government; to provide for taxing districts; to provide for limitations; to provide for the election of members of the council; to provide for procedures,

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terms, and qualification; to provide for council districts; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for meetings, officers, organization, rules, quorum, and employees; to provide for council powers, duties, and authority; to provide for ordinances and all related procedures and limitations; to provide for codes of technical regulations; to provide for codification, printing, and publication; to provide for council inquiries and investigations; to provide for the powers, duties, and authority of the mayor; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for the powers, duties, and authority thereof; to provide for the terms, qualifications, limitations, compensation, and election of the mayor; to provide for a mayor pro tem.; to provide for powers and duties thereof; to provide for city officers and their powers, duties, and authority; to provide for courts; to provide for the jurisdiction, powers, duties, and authority thereof; to provide for the selection, qualifications, and compensation of certain judicial officers; to provide for reapportionment of districts; to provide for elections and procedures; to provide for initiative and referendum and procedures related thereto; to provide for removal of the mayor or councilors; to provide for revenue, taxation, and appropriations and powers, duties, and authority related thereto; to provide for budgets and procedures; to provide for audits; to provide for procurement and disposition of property; to provide for county officers and agencies; to provide for the applicability of laws; to provide for claims and liability; to provide for conflicts; to provide for pensions and personnel; to provide for merit service; to provide for amendments; to provide for severability; to provide for a code of ethics and prohibited practices; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for the specific repeal of certain local Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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PART I ARTICLE I CREATION, FORM, BOUNDARIES AND SERVICES OF CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT Section 1-100. Consolidation of city and county; creation of consolidated government; name. The governmental and corporate powers, duties and functions now vested in the City of Columbus, a municipal corporation created by an Act of the General Assembly approved December 19, 1928 (Ga. L. 1828, p. 153), as amended, and particularly but not in limitation as amended by an Act of the General Assembly approved August 5, 1921 (Ga. L. 1921, p. 800), as amended, are hereby consolidated with the governmental and corporate powers, duties and functions of the County of Muscogee, such consolidation of the governments of the City of Columbus and the County of Muscogee being pursuant to constitutional power granted by Article XI, Section I, Paragraph VII of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, as amended, particularly by an amendment ratified at the general election held on November 5, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1508), and in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly approved April 25, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 3571). Said consolidation shall result in the establishment of a single county-wide government with powers and jurisdiction throughout the territorial limits of Muscogee County, which single government shall supersede and replace the governments of the City of Columbus and the County of Muscogee and, to the extent provided in this Charter, shall also supersede and replace any public authorities and special service districts located and operating within Muscogee County. All areas of Muscogee County outside of Bibb City and the Fort Benning Reservation are hereby annexed as a part of the City of Columbus and shall become hereby a part of the City of Columbus which is hereby consolidated with Muscogee County, and the single government hereby created shall be considered for all purposes as being a consolidation of the governments of Columbus as defined hereby with the County of Muscogee, and the single government which supersedes and replaces the governments of the City of Columbus and County of Muscogee shall be considered as a consolidation of the City of Columbus with boundaries to the Muscogee County line with the exception

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of Bibb City and the Fort Benning Reservation. It is the express intention of the General Assembly in enacting this provision to declare as a city and as a part of the City of Columbus all the area of Muscogee County with the exception of Bibb City and the Fort Benning Reservation. Said county-wide government shall be a new political entity, a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the State, to be known as Columbus, Georgia, (herein at times called the consolidated government) having all of the governmental and corporate powers, duties and functions heretofore held by and vested in the City of Columbus and Muscogee County, and also the powers, duties and functions provided in this Charter. The consolidated government shall be a public corporation; shall have perpetual succession; shall, without the necessity or formality of a deed, bill of sale or other instrument of transfer, own, possess and hold all the properties (of whatsoever kind or nature), assets, contracts, franchises, things, rights, privileges, immunities, real and personal property theretofore owned, possessed, enjoyed or held by the City of Columbus and the County of Muscogee; and by the name of Columbus, Georgia shall be able to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued as provided by this Charter, plead and be impleaded, in all courts of this State, and do all other acts relating to its corporate capacity; and shall be able in law and equity to purchase, have and hold, receive, enjoy, accept, possess and retain for the use and benefit of said Columbus, Georgia, in perpetuity or for any term of years, any estate or estates (real or personal), lands, tenements, hereditaments of whatsoever kind or nature within or without the territorial limits of the consolidated government, as may be devised, bequeathed, sold or by any manner conveyed or dedicated to or otherwise acquired by the consolidated government, and to use, manage, and improve, sell and convey, rent or lease same; and to have and use a common seal. From and after the effective date of the Charter, the political subdivision known as Muscogee County, Georgia, and the municipal corporation known as the City of Columbus, Georgia shall be merged into the said new political entity herein created. Section 1-101. Form of government. The consolidated government provided by this Charter shall be known as the Mayor-Council-City Manager form of government. The mayor

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shall be aided by a city manager, who, in the performance of his or her duties, shall be responsible to the mayor. Section 1-102. Boundaries of the consolidated government. The territory embraced in the consolidated government shall be the total area of Muscogee County, as the same may be now or hereafter fixed and established by law. Section 1-103. Taxing districts. (1) The consolidated government shall, within the geographic limits thereof, comprise two or more taxing districts, (herein called services districts), wherein taxes shall be assessed, levied, and collected by the consolidated government in accordance with the kind, character, type, degree, and level of services provided by said government within said services districts, and the rate and manner of taxation may vary in any one district from that in another or other districts. The powers, authority, duties, liabilities, and functions of the consolidated government may vary in any district from that in another or other districts, as provided by ordinance. (2) The Council of the consolidated government shall, pursuant to the applicable provisions of Article IX, Section 9-102 hereof divide the territory of the consolidated government into two or more taxing districts (herein called services districts); provided, however, at least one of such districts shall be known as the general services district and shall consist of the total area of Muscogee County as fixed and established on the effective date of this Charter or as thereafter modified according to law; and provided, further, the council shall establish at least one or more urban services districts which shall embrace such territory or territories for which provision is made by the Council for additional or higher levels of services than are provided uniformly throughout the territory of the consolidated government on the effective date of this Charter. In the establishment of the first urban services district or districts, the Council shall hold one or more public hearings thereon at which all interested persons affected thereby shall have an opportunity to be heard. Notice of the time, place and date of such hearings shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation in Muscogee

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County at least twice during the week immediately preceding the date of the hearing. (3) The consolidated government is hereby empowered to exercise and provide within the General Services District and within any urban services district established by this Charter or by ordinance of the Council those powers, functions and services which have theretofore been exercised and provided by Muscogee County or the City of Columbus, or both; all powers, functions and services authorized by this Charter, and any amendments thereto; and all powers, functions and services which counties and municipal corporations, or both, are now or hereafter authorized to exercise under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia. (4) The consolidated government shall perform within the General Services District those governmental duties, functions and services which are generally available and accessible to all residents throughout the total area of said government. (5) The consolidated government shall perform within its urban services districts those additional, more comprehensive and intensive and higher levels of governmental duties, functions and services which benefit primarily the residents of such urban services districts. (6) Except as otherwise provided by this Charter, urban services districts of the consolidated government shall be created, expanded, merged, consolidated or reduced only by ordinance duly adopted by the council under such general rules, procedures, regulations, requirements and specifications as established by the Council; provided however, no new urban service district shall be created or existing urban services districts expanded, abolished, merged, consolidated or reduced without providing an opportunity for interested persons to be heard by publishing a notice of a public hearing on the proposed expansion, consolidation, reduction or creation of an urban services district in one or more newspapers of general circulation in Columbus, Georgia for a period of once each week for at least two successive weeks prior to the date of the hearing. Such rules and regulations shall set forth the manner and method for creation of new urban services districts, expansion, consolidation, reduction

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or merger of existing urban services districts, requirements for defining functions and policies for rendering services, changes in levels of services within existing services districts, transferring territory from one services district to another, requirements for defining boundaries of services districts, procedures, expansion, reduction or consolidation of existing services districts and requirements for defining boundaries of services districts. Section 1-104. Limitations. Nothing contained in this Charter shall be construed so as to affect the status of any incorporated municipality located within Muscogee County other than the City of Columbus, and the status or relationship that such incorporated municipalities bear to Muscogee County and the City of Columbus prior to the adoption of this Charter shall continue to the same extent with the consolidated government. ARTICLE II POWERS AND DUTIES Section 2-100. Powers and duties. (1) The consolidated government shall have and be vested with, to the same extent as if herein repeated, all rights, powers, duties, privileges and authority that the City of Columbus or Muscogee County, or both, has under the Constitution, and general and special laws of Georgia at the time of the adoption of this Charter, except as herein expressly modified. (2) In addition to the foregoing, the consolidated government shall have all rights, powers, duties, privileges and authority herein conferred or herein enlarged, and such other rights, powers, duties, privileges and authority as may be necessary and proper for carrying the same into execution, and also all rights, powers, duties, privileges and authority, whether express or implied, that may be now vested in or hereafter granted to counties or municipal corporations, or both, by the Constitution of Georgia and laws of this state, including the powers vested in the consolidated government by this Charter.

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(3) The consolidated government, in addition to the rights, duties, powers, privileges and authority expressly conferred upon it by this Charter, shall have the right, duty, power, privilege and authority to exercise and enjoy all other powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary and proper to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security and general welfare of said government and its inhabitants and to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this Charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully enumerated herein and to do and perform all of the acts pertaining to its local affairs, property and government, which are necessary or proper in the legitimate exercise of its corporate powers and governmental duties and functions. (4) No enumeration of any right, power, privilege or authority hereinafter made shall be construed as limiting or abolishing any right, power, privilege or authority hereinabove set forth. (5) No repeal of any law under which the consolidated government derives any right, power, privilege or authority, except by amendment of this Charter as herein provided, shall be construed as limiting or abolishing any such right, power, privilege or authority hereinabove set forth. ARTICLE III LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Chapter 1. The Council Section 3-100. Number; terms of councilors; election. (1) The members of the Council who are serving as such on January 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for the remainder of their terms of office. (2) The council shall consist of ten members. The terms of councilors shall be four years commencing on the regular meeting time set by the council within seven days following the

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first Monday in January next following their election except that a councilor selected to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term. Councilors shall be elected as provided in Article VI of this charter. Councilors shall serve until the expiration of their terms of office and until their successors are elected and qualified. (3) Each council post shall be numbered. Members of the council serving on January 1, 1993, and any successor to such a member filling a vacancy for an unexpired term shall continue their respective post designations in effect on January 1, 1993, for the remainder of the term of office. Beginning with the regular elections in 1994 and 1996, the post numbers shall correspond with the numbering of the respective council districts as members are elected to the eight council districts provided for in Section 6-101 of this charter. The member elected to the council as an at-large member in 1994 shall continue to be the designated Post 9 councilor and the member elected to the council as an at-large member in 1996 shall continue to be the designated Post 10 councilor. After the regular elections in 1994 and 1996, the council shall have eight district councilors and two councilors at large. Section 3-101. Qualifications of councilors. A councilor shall be a citizen of the United States; shall have been a resident and qualified elector of the consolidated government for a least two years prior to the date of his or her election; and shall be at least 21 years of age when elected to office. In addition to such qualifications, a district councilor shall have been a resident of the district from which elected for a period of at least one year prior to the date of his or her election and shall continue to reside therein during his or her term of office. Any councilor who removes his or her residence from the consolidated government or in the case of a district councilor, from the district from which elected, shall thereby vacate his or her office. No person holding the office of councilor shall hold any other elective public office or any appointive position of employment within the consolidated government. Section 3-102. Compensation and expenses. Councilors shall receive as compensation for their services an amount fixed by ordinance. Except as otherwise provided by Section 4-203 of

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this Charter, each councilor shall receive the same salary and no increase or decrease in the annual compensation of councilors shall become effective until the day of the commencement of the terms of councilors elected at the next regular election following any increase or decrease in their annual compensation. The Council shall by ordinance establish a policy for reimbursement of the actual necessary expenses incurred by its members in the performance of their official duties. Section 3-103. Organization of the Council; officers; rules; quorum; meetings; employees. (1) The Council shall meet at its usual meeting place for organization at the regular meeting time set by the council within seven days following the first Monday in January next following its election, at which time it shall elect by six votes one of its members as mayor pro tem to serve until the next organizational meeting. It shall also elect a clerk of Council who shall not be selected from its own membership. All appointments, elections and confirmations by the Council shall be viva voce and this vote recorded in the official journal. (2) The mayor and members of the Council, before entering upon their duties shall take and subscribe before a Judge of the Superior Court the following oath of office: I do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform the duties of Mayor (or councilor as the case may be) of Columbus, Georgia, and that I will support and defend the Charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America. So help me God. (3) The Council shall adopt rules of procedure governing the transaction of its business consistent with the provisions of this Charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings which shall be a public record. Six members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, provided a smaller number may adjourn from time to time.

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(4) The rules of the Council shall provide for regular meetings which shall be held at least once in every week, and shall fix the date and place of all regular meetings; provided, however, that any regular meeting may be canceled upon the adoption of a resolution by a majority vote of the Council at least seven days prior to the meeting. In no event shall fewer than two regular meetings be held in any month. Special meetings of the Council may be called by the mayor or by any six members of the total membership of the Council upon no less than 12 hours' written notice to each member served personally or left at the usual place of business or residence of such member. Such notice of the special meeting may be waived in writing either before or after the meeting. Special meetings may be held at any time without notice upon attendance at such meeting of or waiver of notice by all members of the council. (5) All meetings of the Council shall be public and any citizen may have access to the minutes and records thereof at reasonable times. (6) For each absence of a councilor from a regular meeting of the Council, there shall be deducted from the pay of such councilor a sum equal to 2 percent of the annual salary of the councilor; provided however, there shall be no deductions from the pay of a councilor for absences from regular meetings where such absences have been excused by the Council by resolution setting forth the reason thereof and entered upon the journal. Absence from five consecutive regular meetings shall operate to vacate the seat of a councilor, unless the absence is excused by the Council by resolution setting forth the reason thereof and entered upon the journal. (7) The clerk of Council shall give notice of Council meetings to its members, to the mayor and to the public as provided by ordinance, keep the journal of its proceedings, maintain a current and comprehensive index of all ordinances and resolutions and perform such other duties as may be assigned him or her by this Charter or by the Council. Section 3-104. Powers of Council.

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(1) All legislative power of the consolidated government including any such power which may hereafter be conferred on the consolidated government by amendment of this Charter, or by the Constitution or laws of Georgia, shall be vested in and exercised by the Council in accordance with the provisions of this Charter. Where the Council has determined that a state of emergency exists, it may delegate its legislative powers to the mayor to rule the city by proclamations and such proclamations shall have the force and effect of ordinances adopted by the Council and violators shall be punished by fine and imprisonment in like manner as violators of ordinances adopted by the Council of Columbus. (2) In the exercise of its powers, the Council shall adopt and provide for the execution of such ordinances, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Charter, as may be necessary or proper for the purpose of carrying into effect the powers conferred by this Charter and for the promotion and protection of the safety, health, peace, security and general welfare of the inhabitants of the consolidated government and may enforce such ordinances, rules and regulations by imposing penalties for violations thereof, by a fine not exceeding $600.00 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both. (3) The Council may by ordinance create, change, alter, combine, abolish and consolidate bureaus, boards, commissions, departments, divisions, authorities, offices, and agencies of the consolidated government including positions of public employment and may transfer and delete functions and assign additional functions to any of the bureaus, offices, agencies, departments, divisions, boards, authorities, commissions and positions of public employment existing under this Charter. (4) The Council may bring charges against any appointed officer or employee not in the merit service of the consolidated government for lack of qualifications, incompetence, neglect of duty, gross misconduct in reference to his or her duties, or violation of the Code of Ethics provided in Appendix Two of this Charter. The charges shall be presented in writing to the appointing authority, and if he or she does not remove the accused, the Council may order a public hearing thereon, at which the official shall have the right to be heard, to be represented

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by counsel, and to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers. If, after hearing, the accused be found guilty as charged, he or she may be suspended or dismissed from the service of the consolidated government by the affirmative vote of seven members of the Council. (5) Except as otherwise provided by this Charter, the Council and its members shall deal with the executive branch of the consolidated government, including all appointive officers, directors of departments and employees thereof only through the mayor and any such action by the Council may take the form of an ordinance or resolution. Chapter 2. Legislative Procedure Section 3-200. Legislation by ordinance. Every official act of the Council which is to become law shall be by ordinance and shall begin with the words: The Council of Columbus, Georgia, hereby ordains. All other acts of the Council shall be by resolution or shall take such other form as prescribed by its rules. Section 3-201. Manner of introduction, consideration, and passage of ordinances. (1) Every proposed ordinance must be complete and in writing and may be introduced by any member at any meeting of the Council. Every ordinance shall embrace but one subject which shall be clearly expressed in the title, except ordinances making appropriations or authorizing the contracting of indebtedness or issuance of bonds or other evidence of debt. (2) Ordinances making appropriations or authorizing the contracting of indebtedness or the issuance of bonds or other obligations and appropriating the money to be raised thereby shall be confined to those subjects respectively. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Council from authorizing in and by the same ordinance the making of any one public improvement and the issuance of bonds therefor.

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(3) No ordinance shall be passed and adopted until it has been read at two regular meetings not less than one week apart. The requirement of such reading may be dispensed with at either or both of such meetings by the affirmative vote of six members of the Council. Where the Council determines that a state of emergency exists due to natural disaster, foreign enemies, or civil disobedience, an ordinance may be passed declaring that such emergency exists and such ordinance may be adopted on one reading, effective immediately, and effective prior to advertisement. (4) No ordinance or section thereof shall be revised or amended by its title or section number only, but the new ordinance shall contain the entire ordinance or section as revised or amended. (5) Each proposed ordinance may be read only by title when called for final passage. (6) Voting upon the passage of all ordinances shall be taken by ayes and nays and the names of the councilors voting for and against each proposed ordinance or amendment shall be entered upon the journal of the proceedings of the Council. (7) No proposed ordinance shall be adopted except by the affirmative vote of at least six members of the Council. (8) No member of the Council present at any meeting shall be excused from voting upon passage of an ordinance except on matters involving the consideration of the official conduct of such member or when the financial interests of such member are involved. Section 3-202. Submission of ordinances to the mayor. (1) Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall be presented by the clerk to the mayor for his or her signature as promptly as possible following its adoption. (2) Within five days after such presentation, the mayor shall return the ordinance to the clerk with or without his or her signature. If the ordinance has been signed by the mayor, it shall

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become law upon its return to the clerk; if the ordinance has not been signed, it shall be resubmitted to the Council through the clerk with the mayor's written motion that the ordinance be reconsidered. The clerk shall record upon the ordinance the date of its delivery to and receipt from the mayor. An ordinance penal in nature, providing for punishment or fine, shall become law ten days after it has been signed by the mayor and returned to the clerk. (3) In the event the mayor fails to sign the ordinance in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) hereof or does not resubmit the ordinance with his or her written motion for reconsideration as provided in subsection (2) hereof, the ordinance shall become law upon the expiration of said five-day period following its adoption. In the event the mayor fails to sign an ordinance penal in nature providing for punishment or fine, or does not resubmit such penal ordinance with his or her written motion for reconsideration, the ordinance shall become law upon the expiration of 15 days following its adoption. (4) Each ordinance resubmitted by the mayor with his or her written motion for reconsideration shall be presented by the clerk to the Council at its next regular meeting, and should the Council after discussion on the merits then reaffirm its action by a vote of six members, the ordinance shall become law. An ordinance penal in nature, providing for punishment or fine, reaffirmed by such votes of six members, shall become effective ten days after such vote of reaffirmation. Section 3-203. Authentication; recording; effective date. All ordinances which have become law shall immediately be deposited in the official archives of the clerk of Council. The clerk shall note on the face of the ordinance the date and time it has become law and the ordinance shall become effective at noon on the day following its becoming law or at such later time as it may specify. The clerk shall authenticate by his or her signature each ordinance which had become law. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the clerk shall cause each ordinance which has become law to be recorded in full in a properly indexed official journal maintained for such purpose. Section 3-204. Codes of technical regulations.

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(1) The Council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that: (a) The requirements of Section 3-201(4) for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of the code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (b) A copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 3-203. (2) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the clerk for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price. Section 3-205. Codification and printing of ordinances. (1) The Council shall, by October 5, 1974, provide for the preparation of a general codification of all ordinances of a general or permanent nature. Such code shall be adopted by the Council by ordinance and shall be published promptly in looseleaf form, together with all amendments thereto, this Charter, any amendments hereto, and such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the Council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as the Columbus Georgia Code. As determined by the Council, copies of the Code shall be furnished to officers, departments and agencies; placed in libraries and public offices for public reference; and made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price. (2) Copies of ordinances and Charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the Council. Following publication of the first Columbus Georgia Code and from time to time thereafter, the ordinances and Charter amendments shall be printed in substantially the same style as the Code currently in effect and shall be suitable in form for integration therein.

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Section 3-206. Publication of ordinances by caption only; publication in full. The caption of every ordinance showing its general contents shall be published once, within ten days after becoming law, in the newspaper having the largest circulation in Columbus, Georgia, and this publication will include notice of the office of consolidated government in which the full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection, except that if the cost of publishing the full text of the ordinance does not exceed $99.00, the full text and not just the caption shall be published as provided in this section, and no notice of the office in which the full text is available shall then be required to be published. Chapter 3. Council Inquiries and Investigations Section 3-300. Inquiries and investigations. (1) The Council shall have the power to conduct or cause to be conducted inquiries and investigations of the operation of any office, department, or agency or the conduct of any officer or employee thereof administering the affairs of the consolidated government. (2) In conducting inquiries and investigations, the Council shall have the right to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, documents, records or other evidence, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any subpoena shall be issued by the clerk at direction of the Council. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order, subpoena or summons issued in the exercise of these powers by the Council shall appear before the recorder or recorder pro tem. of the recorder's court, who shall hear the reasons or excuses for such failure and the recorder or recorder pro tem. shall have authority to impose such punishment as for a contempt as he or she may deem proper, not to exceed a fine of $100.00 or imprisonment not to exceed ten days or both in the discretion of the court, with the right of appeal to the State Court of Columbus, Georgia, as hereinafter provided. Section 3-301. Investigations to be public. All inquiries and investigation conducted by the Council shall be open to the

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public, except when in the opinion of the Council executive sessions are required. Section 3-302. Rights of witnesses and others. Any witness appearing before the Council may be represented by counsel. Any person whose character shall have been impugned in the course of an inquiry or investigation by the Council shall be given the opportunity to appear with or without counsel, to present evidence, to cross-examine witnesses, and to call witnesses of his or her own, and the Council shall, upon application being made, exercise its subpoena power to compel the attendance of such persons and witnesses. Section 3-303. Conduct of proceedings. The conduct of proceedings at Council inquiries and investigations shall be subject to such rules as the Council may prescribe. ARTICLE IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH Chapter 1. Organization and General Provisions Section 4-100. Executive powers. All executive and administrative powers of the consolidated government shall be vested in and exercised by the executive branch. Section 4-101. Organization. The executive branch shall consist of the office of the mayor; the office of city manager; the directors of departments; and departments, boards, commissions and authorities ordained by the Council or established by law. Section 4-102. General provisions concerning departments. (1) The operations and responsibilities of each department in the consolidated government shall be distributed among such divisions or bureaus as may be provided for by ordinance of Council. Each department shall consist of such officers, employees, and positions as may be provided by ordinance.

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(2) There shall be a director of each department who shall be the principal officer thereof, except the department of public safety, the director and principal officer of which shall be the mayor. Except as otherwise provided by law or this Charter, each director shall, subject to the supervision and direction of the city manager, be responsible for the conduct of the affairs and operations of his or her department and shall exercise general management and control of the several divisions, bureaus or other units of the departments as may be established by ordinance of the Council. (3) All directors of departments shall be appointed and may be removed by the city manager with the advice and consent of the Council, except where other appointing authority is designated by this Charter or by applicable state law. (4) Except as otherwise provided by this Charter the directors of departments and other appointed officers of the consolidated government shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Vacancies occurring in an appointive office shall be filled in the same manner as prescribed by this Charter for an original appointment. (5) Except as otherwise provided by law, the directors of departments and other appointed officers of the consolidated government shall be appointed on the basis of their respective executive, administrative and professional qualifications. (6) All appointive officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance of the Council. Section 4-103. General provisions concerning boards, commissions and authorities. (1) All members of boards, commissions and authorities of the consolidated government shall be appointed by the Council for such term of office and by such manner of appointment as provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, term of office or manner of appointment is prescribed by this Charter or by applicable state law.

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(2) Any vacancy in office of any member of a board, commission and authority of the consolidated government shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed herein for original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by applicable state law. (3) No member of any board, commission or authority shall assume office until he or she shall have executed and filed with the clerk of the Council an oath obligating himself or herself to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of his or her office, such oath to be prescribed by ordinance of the Council and administered by the mayor. (4) Any member of a board, commission or authority of the consolidated government may be removed from office for cause by a vote of six members of the Council. (5) Except as otherwise provided by law, members of boards, commissions and authorities may receive such compensation as may be prescribed by ordinance. The Council may by ordinance establish a policy for reimbursement of the actual and necessary expenses incurred by such members in the performance of their official duties. Chapter 2. The Mayor Section 4-200. Term; qualification; compensation; election. (1) (A) The mayor who is serving as such on January 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office shall continue to serve as mayor for the remainder of the unexpired term of office. (B) The mayor of the consolidated government (herein referred to as the mayor) shall be elected for a term of four years and shall assume office on the first Monday in January next following his or her election and shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. The mayor shall be elected as provided in Article VI of this Charter.

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(2) The mayor shall be a citizen of the United States, shall have been a resident and qualified elector of the consolidated government for at least two years prior to the date of his or her election, and shall be at least 25 years of age when elected to office. If the mayor shall cease to be a resident and qualified elector during his or her term of office he or she shall forthwith forfeit the office and the Council shall declare the office vacant. (3) The annual salary of the mayor shall be fixed by ordinance of Council; provided, however, that such compensation shall not be diminished during his or her term of office. Section 4-201. Powers and duties. The mayor shall have the power and the duty: (1) To be the official spokesperson for the consolidated government and its chief advocate of policy, and to see that the ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of the Council and laws of this state, subject to enforcement by the mayor or by officers subject to the mayor's direction and supervision, are faithfully executed and enforced; (2) To preside at all meetings of the Council and to have a voice in its proceedings; (3) (a) To nominate the city manager and the city attorney. Such nominations shall become effective when confirmed by the affirmative vote of six members of the Council; (b) To recommend the removal of the city manager and the city attorney. Such recommendations shall become effective when confirmed by the affirmative vote of six members of the Council; (4) To have the right to vote only in the case of a tie, and for such purpose only to be deemed a member of the Council; (5) Except as provided in subsection (9) hereof, to sign ordinances on their final passage; to sign deeds, bonds, contracts, and other instruments and documents in any case in

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which the execution of legal instruments of legal writing or of other necessity, arising where the general laws of the state, or provisions of this Charter, or ordinance or resolution of the Council so require; (6) To be recognized as the official head of the consolidated government by the courts for the purpose of receiving service of civil process, by the Governor for the purpose of military law and for all ceremonial purposes; (7) To take, with consent of the council, command of the police and govern the consolidated government by proclamation and maintain order and enforce laws in times of danger or emergency, such consent may be given by an emergency ordinance adopted as set forth in Section 3-201(3) of the Charter, and in the event the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of Georgia declares such emergency to exist, to take command of the police and govern the consolidated government and maintain order and enforce laws until such time as the Council is able to act; (8) To call special meetings of the Council as provided by Article III, Chapter 1, Section 3-103(4) of this Charter; (9) To require reconsideration of ordinances passed by the Council as provided by Article III, Chapter 2, Section 3-202 of this Charter; (10) To submit to the Council the recommended annual operating and capital budget and capital improvement program as required by Article VII, Chapter 4 of this Charter; (11) To conduct studies and to make recommendations to the Council for legislation concerning all matters relating to the consolidated government and the welfare of its citizens; (12) To represent the consolidated government in its intergovernmental relations, particularly where questions of public policy are at issue; (13) To appoint for his or her information and assistance, advisory boards, commissions, and committees which

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shall be answerable only to the mayor, but whose actions shall be advisory in nature; (14) To direct, supervise and coordinate the administration and activities of the department of safety; (15) Subject to the approval of six members of the Council, to appoint and remove division heads such as the police and fire chief and such other officers as prescribed by ordinance; (16) To supervise and direct all matters pertaining to civil defense, including civil defense planning, training, coordination, implementation and such other civil defense functions and activities, as required by ordinance; and (17) To perform such other functions and duties as required by law, this Charter, or ordinance, or resolution of the Council. Section 4-202. Limitation on terms of service; other elective office. Any mayor who is elected for two consecutive four-year terms shall not be eligible to be elected for the succeeding term. During his or her term of office, the mayor shall not hold any other elective public office or any appointive position of employment within the consolidated government. Section 4-203. Mayor pro tem.; powers; duties. During the absence or disability of the mayor for any cause, the mayor pro tem. shall exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties of the mayor, until such vacancy has been regularly filled or until the return of the mayor or the removal of the mayor's disability. In the event of the absence or disability of both the mayor and mayor pro tem. for any cause, the Council shall designate one of their number to preside over their meetings and discharge the duties of mayor until either the return or removal of the disability of the mayor or mayor pro tem. The councilor who serves as mayor pro tem. shall receive an annual salary equal to the annual salary of councilors plus such additional compensation as may be fixed from time to time by ordinance of the Council. Chapter 3. City Officers

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Subchapter A. City Manager Section 4-300. Appointment and removal. The city manager shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the requirements of Section 4-201(3) of this Charter. The city manager shall not be removed without having been first served with written notice setting out the grounds for his or her removal and given an opportunity to be heard by the Council. The Council without the recommendation of the mayor shall be authorized to remove the city manager upon the affirmative vote of seven members. Vacancies occurring in the office of the city manager shall be filled in the same manner as prescribed by this Charter for original appointment. Section 4-301. Residence and compensation. The city manager need not be a resident of the consolidated government or of the State of Georgia at the time of his or her appointment, but residence in the consolidated government must be acquired within three months thereafter and thereafter retained during his or her term of office. The city manager shall receive such compensation as fixed by ordinance of the Council. Section 4-302. Powers and duties. The city manager, under and subject to the direction of the mayor shall: (1) With the advice and consent of the Council, appoint and remove all heads of departments in the administrative service of the consolidated government who are subject to his or her control and direction as provided for by this Charter or personnel rules adopted pursuant to this Charter and by ordinance; (2) Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices and agencies of the consolidated government except as otherwise provided by law, this Charter, or ordinance; (3) Prepare and submit to the mayor the annual operating and capital budget and capital improvement program; (4) Submit to the mayor and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the consolidated government as of the end of each fiscal year and at such other times as the mayor may direct;

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(5) Prepare and make such other reports concerning the operations of departments, offices and agencies of the consolidated government subject to the city manager's direction and supervision as may be required by the mayor or by the Council; (6) Keep the mayor and Council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the consolidated government and make such recommendations to the mayor and the Council concerning the affairs of the government as he or she deems desirable; (7) Have care and custody of all buildings and of all real and personal property of the government; (8) Direct and supervise the administration of the construction, maintenance, and operation of public streets, roads, bridges, drains and buildings and other public works; (9) Confer with and assist the directors of all departments, such as the department of health and department of family and children services whose responsibilities and activities are not under direct control and jurisdiction of the Council but who are dependent upon appropriations therefrom; (10) Confer with and advise all elected and appointed officials of the consolidated government who are not under the immediate control or jurisdiction of the Council but who receive financial support therefrom, such as sheriff, clerk of court, and probate judge; (11) Examine regularly accounts, records and operations of every board, commission, authority, department, office and agency which receive appropriations from the Council; (12) Provide general liaison between the mayor, the Council and all departments, boards, commissions and employees of the consolidated government; (13) Perform such other duties as may be required by law, this Charter, ordinance, or resolution of the Council.

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Subchapter B. City Attorney Section 4-310. Appointment and removal. The city attorney shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the requirements of Section 4-201(3) of this Charter. The city attorney shall not be removed without having been first served with written notice setting out the grounds for his or her removal and given an opportunity to be heard by the Council. The Council without the recommendation of the mayor shall be authorized to remove the city attorney upon the affirmative vote of seven members. Vacancies occurring in the office of the city attorney shall be filled in the same manner as prescribed by this Charter for original appointment. Section 4-311. Qualifications; compensation. The city attorney shall be a resident of the consolidated government, an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing, and shall have had at least five years' experience in active practice of the law. The compensation of the city attorney shall be fixed by ordinance. Section 4-312. Duties. The city attorney shall: (1) Act as the legal adviser to and attorney and counsel to the consolidated government and all its officers in matters relating to their official duties; (2) Prepare all contracts, bonds and other instruments in writing in which the consolidated government is concerned and shall endorse on each approval of the form and correctness thereof, and no such written contract with the consolidated government shall take effect until the approval of the city attorney is endorsed thereon; (3) Be the prosecutor in the recorder's court: (4) Perform such other duties as may be required by law, this Charter, ordinance, or resolution of the Council. Subchapter C. Public Safety Sections 4-320 and 4-321. Reserved.

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Chapter 4. Reserved. Chapter 5. Reserved. Chapter 6. Boards, Commissions, and Authorities: Functions Subchapter A. Departmental Section 4-600. Board of water commissioners; laws continued in force; terms construed. (1) On the effective date of this Charter, the board of water commissioners established pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved December 3, 1902 (Ga. L. 1902, p. 370), as amended, shall continue its operations without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter and said Act as now or hereafter amended is hereby continued in unimpaired force and effect; provided, however, that as used in said Act the terms City of Columbus or Muscogee County shall be construed to mean Columbus, Georgia, and the term mayor and board of aldermen shall mean Council of Columbus, Georgia. (2) The Council of the consolidated government shall be authorized to redefine the manner of appointment, membership and powers and duties of said board of water commissioners after the expiration of a period of eighteen months following October 5, 1971. At such time, the Council shall also be authorized to modify, change or repeal any or all of the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly, approved December 3, 1902. Section 4-601. Board of health; redesignation; application of law; terms construed. On October 5, 1971, the county board of health established by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved March 27, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 937), as amended, and pursuant to an amendment to Paragraph VI, Section I, Article XI of the Constitution of Georgia, as amended (Ga. L. 1947, p. 1780), shall be redesignated as the board of health of Columbus, Georgia, and it shall continue its operation without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter. As of that date, the provisions of the Act establishing said board of health shall continue in unimpaired force and

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effect and shall apply to the consolidated government; except as used in said Act, the terms City of Columbus or Muscogee County shall be construed to mean Columbus, Georgia; the term chairman of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Muscogee County shall mean mayor of Columbus, Georgia; the term city commissioners shall mean Council of Columbus, Georgia; and the term county board of health shall mean Columbus Board of Health. Section 4-602. Board of family and children services; redesignation; application of law; terms construed. On October 5, 1971, the board of family and children services of Muscogee County, established pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 26, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 355), as amended, shall be redesignated as the board of family and children services of Columbus, Georgia, and said board, as herein redesignated, shall continue its operation without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter. As of that date, the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 26, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 355), as amended, and as may hereafter be amended, shall apply to the consolidated government. As used in said Act, as amended, or as may hereafter be amended, the term county shall be construed to include Columbus, Georgia, and the terms county commissioner or board of commissioners shall be construed to include the Council of Columbus, Georgia. Subchapter B. Attached to Departments Section 4-610. Personnel review board. (1) The personnel review board shall make recommendations on personnel rules and regulations; hear appeals from employees under procedures established by ordinance of the Council pertaining to classification, reclassification and allocation of positions within the merit service; hear appeals from disciplinary actions; investigate conditions of employment in the service of the consolidated government and report thereon at least annually to the Council; and perform such other functions and duties as may be required by ordinance.

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(2) Pursuant to the authority of Code Section 36-1-21 of the O.C.G.A., the personnel review board shall hear appeals by employees of elected county officers and employees of other commissions, boards, or bodies of the county when said county officers or commissions or boards or bodies make written application for the inclusion of their employees in the merit system of the consolidated government, and such appeals shall be heard under the provisions of the Columbus Personnel Regulations or under such other provisions as may be ordained by the Council. (3) The personnel review board shall consist of five regular members and five alternate members. Each alternate member shall be designated as the alternate for a particular regular member. In the absence of any regular member, the alternate so designated for his or her place shall sit as a substitute for said absent member and shall be empowered to act as a regular member until such time as the proceedings begun in the absence of the regular member are concluded. Sections 4-611 through 4-613. Reserved. Subchapter C. Nondepartmental Section 4-620. Housing Authority (reserved) Section 4-621. Hospital authority; redesignation; application of law; terms construed. On October 5, 1971, the hospital authority of Muscogee County shall be redesignated as the hospital authority of Columbus, Georgia, and it shall continue its operation without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter. As of that date, the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., the Hospital Authorities Law, as now or hereafter amended, shall apply to the consolidated government. As used in said article, as amended, or as may hereafter be amended, the term authority shall be construed to include the hospital authority of Columbus, Georgia; the term governing body shall be construed to include the Council of Columbus, Georgia; and the term area of operations shall be construed to include the area within but not limited to the territorial limits of Columbus, Georgia. Any and all agreements made by such authority are hereby approved and ratified, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

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all bonds and notes or other monetary commitments issued or made by such authority and including any and all agreements made by such authority with the federal government, or any agency thereof, or the state government or any agency thereof, pertaining in any way to the functions of such authority. By this section the corporate existence, functions and powers of the hospital authority of Columbus, Georgia, are hereby expressly recognized and continued in unimpaired force and effect until abolished as herein provided. The Council may, by ordinance, abolish the hospital authority within a period of five years following October 5, 1971, and transfer all the powers and functions of such authority to a department or instrumentality of the consolidated government which shall have the power and its duty shall be to perform and exercise all the functions and powers theretofore performed and exercised by the hospital authority under Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., the Hospital Authorities Law, as amended. Section 4-622. Reserved. Section 4-623. Industrial and port development commission. (1) There is hereby created for Columbus, Georgia, an agency to be known as the Columbus Industrial and Port Development Commission. Said Commission shall be a separate public entity and a public corporation. (2) The Commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Council of Columbus, Georgia, and they shall serve for a term of five years and may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by the said Council. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, and a majority may act for the Commission in any matter. No vacancy shall impair the power of the Commission to act. (3) On October 5, 1971, the Muscogee County Industrial Development Authority, created by an amendment to Article VII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, as amended, and as ratified at the general election held on November 5, 1968 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 947), shall stand abolished. Thereupon, the Columbus Industrial and Port Development Authority

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created by this section shall succeed, replace, and have the powers and duties in every respect and shall perform every function as were formerly possessed and performed by the Muscogee County Industrial Development Authority and all rights, privileges, obligations and powers heretofore vested therein by said constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1967, p. 947) are hereby transferred to and vested in the Columbus Industrial and Port Development Commission and to such extent said constitutional amendment is continued in unimpaired force and effect. (4) On October 5, 1971, the Muscogee County Port Development Commission, created pursuant to an amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph V of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945, as amended, and as ratified at the general election held on November 8, 1966, (Ga. L. 1965, p. 702), shall stand abolished. Thereupon the Columbus Industrial and Port Development Commission created by this section shall succeed, replace, and have the powers and duties in every respect and shall perform every function as were formerly possessed and performed by the Muscogee County Port Development Commission, and all rights, privileges, obligations and powers heretofore vested therein by said constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1965, p. 702) are hereby transferred to and vested in the Columbus Industrial and Port Development Commission and to such extent said constitutional amendment is continued in unimpaired force and effect. (5) Property, real or personal, acquired, constructed, equipped or installed from the proceeds of any revenue bonds issued by the Commission shall not be exempt from ad valorem property taxation without the approval of the Council, and in the event such property shall be owned by the Commission, the person, firm or corporation leasing such property from the Commission shall make payments to Columbus, Georgia, in lieu of ad valorem property taxes which would have been owed had the property been owned by such person, firm or corporation, unless such payment shall be waived by the Council. The revenue bonds of the Commission, their transfer and the income therefore OtherefromL shall at all times be exempt from taxation within the State of Georgia.

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Section 4-624. Board of tax assessors. There is created a board of tax assessors for the consolidated government, which shall consist of five members appointed by the Council for six-year staggered terms of office as specified by ordinance of the Council. It shall be the duty of the board to equalize and assess tax returns on all property, real, and personal, in Columbus, Georgia, subject to taxation, in such manner as to provide that each property owner will pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her, or its property. The board of tax assessors shall perform such functions as are conferred upon county boards of tax assessors generally by the Constitution and laws of Georgia, and it shall exercise and perform such other powers, functions, and duties as may be required by ordinance or resolution of the Council. The board shall annually elect one of its members as chairperson and its members shall receive such compensation as fixed by ordinance of the Council. No person shall hold or perform the duties of tax assessor unless his or her qualifications shall meet the requirements established by Code Section 48-5-291 of the O.C.G.A. Sections 4-625 and 4-626. Reserved. Section 4-627. Airport commission; redesignation; application of law; terms construed. (1) The Muscogee County airport commission created by an amendment to Article V, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945, as amended, and ratified at the general election held on November 5, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1655) is hereby redesignated as the Columbus airport commission which shall continue its operation without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter, and except as herein provided, the provisions of said constitutional amendment shall continue in unimpaired force and effect, except that as used in said amendment the term County of Muscogee shall mean Columbus, Georgia; and the term Muscogee County airport commission shall mean Columbus airport commission; the term board of commissioners of Muscogee County shall mean Council of Columbus, Georgia; and the term clerk of commissioners shall mean the clerk of Council of the consolidated government; provided, however, the Council may, by ordinance within a period of five years following October 5, 1971,

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transfer the administrative and operational powers and functions of the commission to the department of transportation under this charter. Section 4-628. Reserved. Section. 4-629. Columbus building authority. The Columbus and Muscogee County building commission created by an amendment to Article VII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, as amended and ratified at the general election held on November 5, 1968 (Ga. L. 1966, p, 946), is hereby redesignated as the Columbus building authority which shall continue its operations notwithstanding the adoption of this Charter, and said constitutional amendment is hereby continued in unimpaired force and effect; provided, however, that as used in said amendment the term mayor and commissioners of the City of Columbus shall be construed to mean the Council of Columbus, Georgia; the term commissioners of roads and revenues of Muscogee County shall mean the Council of Columbus, Georgia; the terms mayor of the City of Columbus and Muscogee County shall mean Columbus, Georgia. ARTICLE V JUDICIAL BRANCH Chapter 1. Superior Court Section 5-100. Unaffected by Charter. The Superior Court of Muscogee County shall continue its operations without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter and nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the status of said court. Chapter 2. Probate Court Section 5-200. Unaffected by Charter. The Probate Court of Muscogee County shall continue its operations without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter and nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the status of said court.

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Chapter 3. State Court Section 5-300. Redesignation. The city court of Columbus, created by an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved December 20, 1884 (Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 455), as now or hereafter amended, and which by the charter of the consolidated government of Columbus, Georgia, was named City Court of Columbus, Georgia, shall be and is hereby designated as State Court of Columbus, Georgia, and wherever the term City Court of Columbus shall appear in said Act and all amendatory Acts thereof, it shall be construed to mean the State Court of Columbus, Georgia. Section 5-301. Laws continued in force; terms construed. Said court, as herein redesignated, shall continue its operation without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter and the Act creating said court approved December 20, 1884 (Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 455, et seq.), and all Acts amendatory thereof are hereby continued in unimpaired force and effect, except that as used in said Act and any amendments thereof, the terms City of Columbus and County of Muscogee or Muscogee County shall be construed to mean Columbus, Georgia. Chapter 4. Municipal Court Section 5-400. Redesignation. On October 5, 1971, the municipal court of the City of Columbus, created by an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved August 12, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 63), as now or hereafter amended, shall be redesignated as the municipal court of Columbus, Georgia, so that wherever the term Municipal Court of Columbus shall appear in said Act and all amendatory Acts thereof, it shall be construed to mean the municipal court of Columbus, Georgia. Section 5-401. Laws continued in force; terms construed. Except as otherwise provided by this Charter, the municipal court as herein redesignated shall continue its operation without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter and said Act creating said court (Ga. L. 1915, p. 63) and all amendatory Acts thereof are hereby continued in unimpaired force and effect. As used in said Act and all amendatory Acts thereof the terms City of Columbus and County of Muscogee

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or Muscogee County shall be construed to mean Columbus, Georgia; and the term commissioners of roads and revenues of Muscogee County, Georgia shall be construed to mean the Council of Columbus, Georgia. Section 5-402. Jurisdiction. (1) The municipal court of Columbus, Georgia shall have jurisdiction throughout the territorial limits of the consolidated government, concurrent with the Superior Court, to try and dispose of all civil cases or proceedings, of whatever nature, whether arising ex contractu or ex delicto, under the common law or by statute, in which the principal sum claimed to be due or the value of the property in dispute does not exceed the sum of $5,000.00, and of which jurisdiction is not now vested by the constitution and laws of the State of Georgia exclusively in other courts, which jurisdiction shall include, concurrent with the Superior Court, the right and power to try and determine finally all dispossessory warrant and eviction cases, where proper pleadings are filed and returns made to said municipal court of Columbus, Georgia. (2) The criminal jurisdiction of the municipal court of Columbus, Georgia, shall remain as authorized by law prior to the effective date of this Charter. Chapter 5. Juvenile Court Section 5-500. Unaffected by Charter; laws continued in force. On the effective date of this Charter, the juvenile court of Muscogee County shall continue its operations without interruption resulting from the adoption of this Charter. The provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 19, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 291), as amended, or as may hereafter be amended, or any future act of the General Assembly of Georgia relating to the procedures, powers and jurisdiction of juvenile courts shall apply to the juvenile court of Columbus, Georgia to the extent not in conflict with this Charter. The term county as used in said Act, or as may be used in any future such act, shall be construed to include Columbus, Georgia.

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Chapter 6. Recorder's Court Section 5-600. Redesignation; laws continued in force. On October 5, 1971, the mayor's court of the City of Columbus established pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly approved November 29, 1890 (Ga. L. 1890-1891, Vol. Two, p. 489), as amended, and continued as the police court of said city by an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia approved August 5, 1921, (Ga. L. 1921, p. 823), as amended, shall be redesignated as the recorder's court of Columbus, Georgia so that wherever the term mayor's court appears in said Act and all amendatory Acts thereof, it shall be construed to mean the recorder's court of Columbus, Georgia. Said court, as herein renamed shall continue its operation without interruption resulting from the adoption of the Charter and except as otherwise provided by this Charter, those provisions of the Act continuing said court (Ga. L. 1921, p. 823), as now or hereafter amended, are hereby continued in unimpaired force and effect. As used in the provisions of said Act continuing said court, the term mayor's court of the City of Columbus shall be construed to mean the recorder's court of Columbus, Georgia; the term city commission shall mean the Council of Columbus, Georgia; the term mayor and council shall mean Council of Columbus, Georgia; and the term commissioners shall mean Council of Columbus, Georgia; and the term mayor shall mean mayor of Columbus, Georgia. Section 5-601. Jurisdiction. The recorder's court shall continue with all the rights, authority, power and jurisdiction now possessed under all present laws applicable to said court; and in addition thereto, the recorder's court shall be and is hereby empowered and authorized and given jurisdiction to accept pleas of guilty or nolo contendere and to impose punishment and penalties provided by laws of the State of Georgia, but not greater than the penalties and punishment the recorder's court may now or hereafter be authorized to impose for violations of ordinances, in cases involving defendants charged with violating any and all criminal laws of the State of Georgia relating to traffic upon the public roads, streets and highways of this state; violations of the laws of the State of Georgia contained in Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., as now amended and as hereafter amended by the State of Georgia; violations of the laws of the State of Georgia requiring the registration and licensing

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of motor vehicles as required by Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., as now amended and as hereafter amended by the State of Georgia; and violations of laws of the State of Georgia relating to motor vehicle drivers' licenses as contained in Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., as now amended and as hereafter amended by the State of Georgia and all other state laws relating to motor vehicle drivers' licenses; where the penalty for these offenses does not exceed that of the grade of misdemeanors, where a preliminary hearing is waived in writing by the accused and a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is entered by the accused in writing. The jurisdiction and powers of the recorder's court shall extend throughout the territory of the consolidated government. Section 5-602. Appeal bond; trial de novo. Any person or persons found guilty by the recorder upon a plea of not guilty, when charged in violation of an ordinance of the consolidated government, shall have the right of appeal to the city court from the recorder's court in the same manner and under the same procedure as now prescribed by law for such appeals. Section 5-603. Appointment of recorders and recorders pro tem. On October 5, 1971, any incumbent recorders and recorders pro tem. who were serving as recorders or recorders pro tem. in the former City of Columbus shall continue to serve in that office for a term of four years. Any incumbent recorders or recorders pro tem. shall be eligible for reappointment by the Council of the consolidated government upon the expiration of such term. The Council shall be authorized to appoint such recorders or recorders pro tem. for a term of four years, as they deem necessary to efficiently conduct the duties of the recorder's court. Section 5-604. Term; qualification; compensation. The term of office of recorders and recorders pro tem. shall be four years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. A recorder or recorder pro tem. shall be not less than 30 years of age, an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing, a resident of the territory of the consolidated government, and shall have practiced law for a period of not less than five years prior to the commencement of the duties of office. Compensation

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of the recorders and recorders pro tem. shall be fixed by the Council. Section 5-605. Rules; procedures; personnel. The council shall, by ordinance, fix rules and regulations governing the time, place, and number of sessions of the court. The court shall have a clerk and one or more clerks pro tempore who shall prepare the court dockets, maintain all court records, and serve as the court's chief administrative officer. ARTICLE VI ELECTION AND RECALL Chapter 1. Representation: General Provisions Section 6-100. Regular elections; time for holding voting. (1) The regular election of the consolidated government shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year. Except for special elections to fill vacancies in office, all officers who are required by this charter to be elected shall be elected at the regular election of the consolidated government. (2) The entire electorate of the consolidated government shall be entitled to vote in the elections for mayor and councilors at large. The mayor and councilors at large shall be residents of the consolidated government. Each district councilor shall be a resident of the council district he or she represents and shall be elected only by the voters of the district he or she represents. Section 6-101. Council districts. (1) For the purpose of electing the district councilors, the territory of the consolidated government shall be divided into eight council districts as follows:

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Council District: 1 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0006 WYNNTON VTD: 0007 BRITT VTD: 0008 CARVER (Part) Tract: 0022. Block(s): 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 414, 416 Tract: 0028. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 405, 406, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 601, 602, 603, 604, 801, 802, 803, 805, 806, 808 Tract: 0029.01 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117 VTD: 0009 RIGDON VTD: 0010 DIMON (Part) Tract: 0029.01 Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 Tract: 0107.01 Block(s): 117, 119, 120, 134, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 215, 216, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230 Tract: 0107.02 Block(s): 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 136, 137, 201, 202, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228 Council District: 2 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0017 BRITT DAVID VTD: 0018 BLANCHARD (Part) Tract: 0102.02 Block(s): 103, 109, 110, 139, 140, 141, 142, 149 VTD: 0020 MORNINGSIDE (Part) Tract: 0102.02 That part of Block 102 which lies west of New Moon Road VTD: 0031 BEALLWOOD

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VTD: 0032 DOUBLE CHURCHES VTD: 0033 FORTSON VTD: 0035 32B Council District: 3 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0003 EDDY (Part) Tract: 0031. Block(s): 101, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 202, 203, 206, 207, 208, 209 Tract: 0034. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409 Tract: 0109. Block(s): 901 VTD: 0004 BAKER VTD: 0005 SAINT MARY S (Part) Tract: 0029.02 Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120C, 121, 124, 128A, 128B, 130B, 130C, 131 Tract: 0107.03 Block(s): 124, 125, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 218 VTD: 0008 CARVER (Part) Tract: 0028. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 407, 408 Tract: 0029.02 Block(s): 101 VTD: 0010 DIMON (Part) Tract: 0029.01 Block(s): 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 227, 229 Tract: 0107.02 Block(s): 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 227, 229, 230

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Council District: 4 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0005 SAINT MARY S (Part) Tract: 0107.03 Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 219 VTD: 0011 DAWSON VTD: 0012 WESLEY HEIGHTS VTD: 0013 REGENCY HEIGHTS Council District: 5 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0014 ROTHSCHILD VTD: 0015 EDGEWOOD VTD: 0016 GENTIAN VTD: 0019 REESE ROAD VTD: 0027 CLUBVIEW (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 301, 303, 304, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322 Council District: 6 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0018 BLANCHARD (Part) Tract: 0104.01 Block(s): 101 That part of Block 102 which lies east of New Moon Road Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121 VTD: 0020 MORNINGSIDE (Part) Tract: 0102.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 144, 145, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 301, 318

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Tract: 0104.02 Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 201, 202, 203, 204, 902 VTD: 0021 MIDLAND VTD: 0022 UPATOI VTD: 0034 21A Council District: 7 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0001 COURTHOUSE VTD: 0002 NORTH LUMPKIN VTD: 0003 EDDY (Part) Tract: 0031. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 108, 109, 112, 113, 201, 204, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 415, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 901, 907 Tract: 0109. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912 VTD: 0024 NORTH HIGHLAND (Part) Tract: 0015. Block(s): 101, 102, 112, 122, 201, 202, 203, 310 Tract: 0016. Block(s): 101, 108, 111, 113, 123, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 304, 305, 310, 311, 312, 313, 404, 405, 406, 409, 410, 412, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 601, 602, 603, 604, 606, 615 VTD: 0025 EAST HIGHLAND (Part) Tract: 0013. Block(s): 206, 207, 208 Tract: 0014. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405 Tract: 0015. Block(s): 103, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 120,

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121, 123, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 323, 324 Tract: 0018. Block(s): 101, 115, 405, 406, 409, 410, 414 VTD: 0026 SAINT ELMO (Part) Tract: 0013. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 209 Tract: 0018. Block(s): 105 Council District: 8 MUSCOGEE COUNTY VTD: 0023 WOOD VTD: 0024 NORTH HIGHLAND (Part) Tract: 0005. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 213, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314 Tract: 0006. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 118, 119, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218 Tract: 0016. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 301, 302, 303, 306, 307, 308, 309, 401, 402, 403, 407, 408, 411, 414 Tract: 0110. Block(s): 119B, 122 VTD: 0025 EAST HIGHLAND (Part) Tract: 0008. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321 Tract: 0014. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414

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Tract: 0015. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 124, 125 Tract: 0018. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 202, 403, 404, 407, 408, 411, 412, 413 VTD: 0026 SAINT ELMO (Part) Tract: 0012. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 133, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219 Tract: 0013. Block(s): 101, 210 Tract: 0018. Block(s): 106, 113, 114, 201 Tract: 0019. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 132 VTD: 0027 CLUBVIEW (Part) Tract: 0011. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 302, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317 VTD: 0028 BIBB CITY VTD: 0029 JOHNSON VTD: 0030 ARNOLD (2) For the purposes of this section: (a) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (b) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place;

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(c) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any council district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (d) Any part of the consolidated government which is not included in any council district described in this section shall be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (e) Any part of the consolidated government which is described in this section as being included in a particular council district shall nevertheless not be included within such council district if such part is not contiguous to such council district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that council district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (3) (a) At the regular election in 1994, the mayor shall be elected and the members shall be elected to the council from Council Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 and the at-large member shall be elected to Post 9. From the commencement of their terms of office as provided in subsection (2) of Section 3-100 and until the expiration of the terms of members elected to the council in 1992, the council shall consist of the five members elected at the 1994 regular election as provided in this paragraph and the five members elected to the council in 1992 or any successor to such a member who is filling a vacancy for an unexpired term. (b) At the regular election in 1996, members shall be elected to the council from Council Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 and the at-large member shall be elected to Post

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10. From the commencement of their terms of office as provided in subsection (2) of Section 3-100 and thereafter, the council shall consist of eight district councilors and two councilors at large. (c) The mayor and the members elected to the council as provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection and their respective successors shall be elected at the general election held immediately preceding the expiration of their respective terms of office. Section 6-102. Reapportionment of council districts. (1) The grand jury shall, after each official United States decennial census, nominate four qualified voters from each of the eight council districts as nominees to comprise a districting commission. The mayor and the Council shall each appoint one member of the districting commission from the nominees submitted by the grand jury for each council district. The voters chosen shall neither hold any elective office nor be employed by the consolidated government in any capacity. In the event of vacancy in office of a member of the commission for any cause, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner for original appointment. The Judge of Probate Court shall be an ex officio member of the districting commission, with the same voting rights, privileges and duties as other members thereof. (2) Within six months after the publication of each federal census of population of Columbus, Georgia, the districting commission shall file with the Council a report containing a recommended plan for reapportionment of the council district boundaries to comply with the following specifications: (a) Each district shall be formed of contiguous, and to the extent reasonably possible, compact territory, and its boundary lines shall be the center lines of streets or other well-defined boundaries; and (b) Each district shall contain as nearly as is reasonable the same population.

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The report shall include a map and description of the districts recommended and shall be drafted as a proposed ordinance. Once filed with the clerk, the report shall be treated as an ordinance introduced by a Council member. (3) The procedure for the Council's consideration of the report shall be the same as for other ordinances, provided that the provisions of Section 3-206 of this Charter pertaining to publications shall require both the map and the description of the recommended districts to be published. (4) The Council shall enact a redistricting ordinance within six months after receiving such report. If the Council fails to enact a redistricting ordinance with said six months, the redistricting plan submitted by the districting commission shall become effective without enactment by the Council, as if it were a duly enacted ordinance. (5) Such redistricting ordinance shall not apply to any primary or regular or special election held within six months after its becoming effective. No incumbent councilor or member of a board or commission shall be deprived of his or her unexpired term of office because of such redistricting. Chapter 2. Conduct of Elections Section 6-200. Applicability of general laws. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, regular and special primaries and elections shall be conducted in accordance with provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, as amended. As used in said Code, the terms election and general election shall be construed to include the term regular election as provided in Section 6-100 of this charter; the term governing authority shall include the Council of Columbus, Georgia; the terms municipal, municipality, or county shall include Columbus, Georgia; the term public office shall include elective offices of the consolidated government. Section 6-201. Special elections. In the event the office of mayor or councilor shall become vacant for any cause whatsoever, then such vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided

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for in this section. If a vacancy occurs within one and one-half years after the date of a regular election for the office of mayor or councilor, then the board of elections shall, within ten days after the occurrence of such vacancy, call a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such office by giving notice in one or more newspapers of general circulation in Columbus, Georgia. If vacancy occurs more than one and one-half years after the date of a regular election for the office of mayor or councilor, then a person shall be appointed by a majority vote of the total membership of the council to serve until a successor is elected and qualified at a special election held concurrently with the next regular election for the office of mayor or councilor. The successor elected at such special election shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term of such office. The special election required herein shall be held on the date specified in the advertisement, but not less than 30 days nor more than 45 days after the publication of the call of the election. In all other respects, every special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with those provisions of the applicable laws of Georgia as provided in Section 6-200 of this Charter. Section 6-202. Automatic recount. Whenever the difference between the number of votes received by a candidate who has been declared elected to an office in a regular or special election and the number of votes received by any other candidate or candidates not declared so elected shall be not more than 1 percent of the total votes which were cast for such office therein, the board of elections shall order a recount of such votes to be made forthwith unless such other candidate or candidates shall waive a recount in writing. Chapter 3. Recall Elections. Reserved. Chapter 4. Initiative and Referendum Section 6-400. Petition for enactment; circulation; etc. (1) Any proposed ordinances, including ordinances for the repeal or amendment of any ordinance then in effect, may be submitted to the Council by petition signed by at least 5 percent of the total number of registered voters in the consolidated government as shown by the official registration list filed for the

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regular election of councilors last held. All petitions circulated with respect to any proposed ordinance shall be uniform in character, shall contain the proposed ordinance in full, and shall have printed or written thereon the names and addresses of at least five qualified voters who shall be officially regarded as filing the petition and shall constitute a committee of the petitioners for the purpose hereinafter named. Each signer of a petition shall sign his or her name in ink or indelible pencil and shall place on the petition opposite his or her name the date of his or her signature and his or her place of residence by street and number. The signatures of any such petition need not all be appended to one paper, but to each paper there shall be attached an affidavit by the circulator thereof stating the number of signers to such part of the petition and that each signature appended to the paper is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be and that it was made in the presence of the affiant on the date indicated. (2) All papers comprising a petition shall be assembled and filed with the clerk as one instrument within 60 days from the date of the first signature thereon; and when so filed, the clerk shall submit the same to the Council at its next regular meeting and provisions shall be made for public hearings upon the proposed ordinance. (3) The Council shall at once proceed to consider such petition and shall take final action thereon within 30 days from the date of submission. If the Council rejects the proposed ordinance, or passes it in a different form from that set forth in the petition, or fails to act finally upon it within the time stated, then, if within five days thereafter the committee of the petitioners files with the clerk written demand so to do, the clerk shall at once upon the expiration of said five days cause three printed or typewritten copies of such petition, without the signatures, to be made. The clerk shall cause said three copies of such petition to be placed on file in the clerk's office, and provide facilities for their signing the same, and shall immediately cause notice of the placing of such copies of such petition to be published in some newspaper of general circulation in Columbus, Georgia. Such copies shall remain on file in the office of the clerk for a period of 20 days, during which time any of them may be signed by a qualified voter of the consolidated government in

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person, but not by agent or attorney. Each signer of any such copy shall sign his or her name in ink or indelible pencil and shall place thereafter his or her residence by street and number. If during said time qualified voters equal to or exceeding 25 percent of the qualified voters in the consolidated government as shown by the official registration list filed for the regular election of councilors last held shall sign such copies of said petition, the clerk shall forthwith certify such fact to the Council. (4) If an election is to be held not more than three months nor less than 30 days after the aforesaid certification by the clerk, such proposed ordinance shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified voters at such election. If no election is to be held within the time aforesaid, the Council shall provide for submitting the proposed ordinance to the qualified voters at a special election to be held not later than 60 days nor earlier than 30 days after the publication of such notice on a date authorized under Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A., if the petition for such ordinances and the petition for such election so demand, and if the signers of the said copies of said petition amount in the aggregate to at least 30 percent of the registered voters of the consolidated government; otherwise the same shall be submitted at the next regular or special election. At least ten days before any such election the clerk shall cause such proposed ordinance to be published. (5) The ballots used when voting upon any such proposed ordinance shall state the title of the ordinance to be voted on and below it the two propositions, For the Ordinance and Against the Ordinance, and those voting against the ordinance shall draw a mark through the words For the Ordinance. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on any such proposed ordinance shall vote in favor thereof, it shall thereupon become an ordinance of the consolidated government. Section 6-401. Approval of ordinance form; drafting. Before any ordinance so proposed shall be submitted to the Council, it shall first be approved as to its form and legal validity by the city attorney, whose duty it shall be to draft such proposed ordinance in the proper legal language and to render such other service to persons desiring to propose such ordinances

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as shall be necessary to make the same proper for consideration of the Council. Section 6-402. Effect; manner of repealing. No ordinance adopted by an electoral vote as hereinbefore provided can be repealed or amended except by an electoral vote. But an ordinance to repeal or amend any such ordinances may, by resolution of the Council, be submitted to an electoral vote at any regular election, or at any special election called for some other purpose, provided notice of the intention so to do be published by the Council not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days prior to such election. If an amendment is proposed such notice shall contain the proposed amendment in full. Such submission shall be in the same manner and the vote shall have the same effect as in cases of ordinances submitted to an election by popular petition. Section 6-403. Repeal by referendum; petition; contents; filing. (1) If, at any time within 30 days after an ordinance passed by the Council becomes law, an unsigned petition requesting that such ordinance be repealed or amended as stated in the petition is filed with the clerk, and said petition after the filing of the same and within said 30 days, is signed by qualified voters amounting to or exceeding 25 percent of the qualified voters as shown by the official registration list filed for the regular election of councilors last held, the clerk shall thereupon certify said fact to the Council, and the ordinance shall no longer be operative until the steps indicated herein have been taken. Such petition shall have stated therein the names and addresses of at least five qualified voters as a committee to represent the petitioners. Referendum petitions need not contain the text of the ordinance or ordinances the repeal of which is sought, but shall contain the proposed amendment, if an amendment is demanded, and shall be subject in all other respects to the requirements for petitions submitting proposed ordinances to the Council. Ballots used in referendum elections shall conform in all respects to those provided for in Section 6-400(5) herein. (2) At the next meeting of the Council after said certification by the clerk, the Council shall proceed to reconsider the

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ordinance. If within 30 days after the date of such certification by the clerk, the ordinance is not repealed or amended as requested, the Council shall provide for submitting the proposed repeal or amendment to a vote of the qualified voters, provided a majority of the committee named in the petition to represent the petitioners shall, by writing filed with the clerk within 20 days after the expiration of said 30 days, so require. In so doing the Council shall be governed by the provisions of Section 6-400(4) herein respecting the time of submission and the manner of voting on ordinances proposed to the Council by petition. If, when submitted to a vote of the qualified voters, such repeal or amendment is approved by a majority of those voting thereon, it shall thereupon go into effect as an ordinance of the consolidated government; but if any such amendment is clearly separable from the remainder of the ordinance and does not materially affect the other provisions of such ordinance, all sections of the ordinance except that sought to be amended and those dependent thereon shall be in effect as though no referendum of any portion of the ordinance had been contemplated; or if any such amendment or repeal of the ordinance is not approved by a majority of those voting therein, then the ordinance passed by the Council shall at once take effect. (3) Ordinances submitted to the Council by initiative petition and passed by the Council without change or passed in an amended form and not required to be submitted to a vote of the qualified voters by the committee of the petitioners shall be subject to the referendum in the same manner as other ordinances. If the provisions of two or more ordinances adopted or approved at the same election conflict, the ordinance receiving the highest affirmative vote shall prevail. Section 6-404. Expenditure measures; action before election. In case a petition be filed requiring that a measure passed by the Council providing for an expenditure of money, a bond issue, or a public improvement be submitted to a vote of the qualified voters, all steps preliminary to such actual expenditures, actual issue of bonds, or actual execution of contract for such improvement may be taken prior to the election.

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Chapter 5. Removal of Mayor or Councilor Section 6-500. Grounds of removal. The mayor or any councilor shall be subject to removal from any office for any one or more of the following causes: (a) Incompetence, misfeasance or malfeasance in office; (b) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude or a crime punishable as a felony; (c) Failure at any time to possess any of the qualifications of office as provided by this Charter or by law; (d) Violation of the Code of Ethics and Prohibited Practices provided in Appendix Two hereof which is hereby made a part of this Charter; (e) Abandonment of office or neglect to perform the duties thereof; or (f) Failure for any other cause to perform the duties of office as required by this Charter or by law. Section 6-501. Procedure for removal. Removal of an elected officer provided for in this Chapter from office may be accomplished by one of the following methods: (a) By affirmative vote of eight members of the Council. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the Council, such officer shall be first entitled to a written notice specifying the grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than 30 days after the service of such written notice. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as herein provided shall have the right of appeal form the decision of the Council to the superior court for a jury trial de novo. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; or

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(b) By an information filed in the superior court as authorized by Code Section 9-6-64 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. ARTICLE VII REVENUE AND FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION Chapter 1. Revenue and Appropriations Section 7-100. Levy and collection of taxes; appropriations. (1) The Council shall have full power and authority to levy and collect taxes, license fees or other charges and to appropriate funds for any and all purposes and upon any and all subjects of taxation, license fees and other charges for which the City of Columbus or Muscogee County has previously been authorized to levy and collect taxes, license fees and other charges and to so appropriate funds for any and all purposes under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, under any present general or special law of the State of Georgia specifically applicable to the City of Columbus or Muscogee County, or under any general law or any special law specifically applicable to the consolidated government which may be hereafter enacted, as well as the power to levy and collect taxes, license fees and other charges and appropriate funds for any of the powers, duties, obligations, liabilities and functions specified in this Charter. (2) In addition thereto, the Council shall have full power and authority to assess, charge, and collect rentals, interests, fees, penalties, fines, and costs; to assess and collect fees, charges and tolls for sewer and water services under such rules and regulations as prescribed by ordinance; to levy and collect the garbage, trash, refuse and rubbish collection service charges and sanitary taxes under such rules and regulations as prescribed by ordinance; to collect income on investments and to accept funds, services or property from other political subdivisions and public agencies, either local, state or national, and from private persons, firms or corporations.

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Section 7-101. Tax and service districts; taxation therein. (1) The general services district as defined and authorized in Article I, Section 1-103(2) of this Charter shall constitute a general services tax district wherein the Council shall levy and collect taxes and shall appropriate money to perform and discharge those powers, functions and services provided therein by the consolidated government. (2) The urban services district as authorized in Article I, Section 1-103(2) of this Charter together with any enlargement or modification thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Charter, and any additional urban services districts as established or modified by ordinance of the Council shall constitute urban services tax districts wherein the Council may levy and collect additional taxes and may appropriate additional money therefrom to perform and discharge those additional powers, functions and additional services provided therein by the consolidated government. (3) The assessment of real and personal property for ad valorem tax purposes shall be upon a uniform basis throughout the entire area of the consolidated government; provided, however, the rate and manner of additional taxation in urban services districts may vary in any urban services tax district from that in another or other urban services tax districts in such a way as to reasonably reflect the kind, character, type, degree and level of services afforded to such urban services taxing district or districts. Section 7-102. Millage limitation. (1) As used in this section, the term ordinary current expenses means all current expenses, excepting only expenditures for education, for paving or macadamizing streets, and for payment of the principal and interest of the public debt, which shall be known as extraordinary expenses. (2) For the purpose of paying the ordinary current expenses of the consolidated government, the Council is hereby empowered and authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax

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upon all property within said government subject to taxation, not to exceed 18 mills upon the assessed value of said property for the year 1971, and 18 mills upon the assessed value of said property for each year thereafter; provided, however, that this limitation shall not be deemed to apply to an additional ad valorem tax for hospital purposes as authorized by an Act of the General Assembly, approved February 17, 1949, (Ga. L. 1949, p. 801), as now or hereafter amended, nor to any tax to which such limitation is not applicable under the law. In the event that a local option sales and use tax is enacted by the Council of Columbus, Georgia, said 18 mills limitation shall be reduced to nine mills for the year following the initial year in which the sales and use tax is enacted and for each year thereafter. Section 7-103. Homestead exemptions. (1) The homestead exemptions provided under the Constitution and laws of Georgia presently in force or as hereafter amended shall be applicable to all such property subject to ad valorem taxes within the territory of the consolidated government as defined in Article I, Section 1-102 of this Charter; provided however, that such homestead exemptions (except for persons 65 years of age or older) shall not apply to taxes levied for the retirement of bonds or for the support of the Muscogee County School District. (2) The exemptions authorized by this section include the individual citizen homestead exemption, the disabled veteran homestead exemption, the homestead exemption applying to persons 65 years of age or older and any other homestead and personal property exemptions as now or hereafter authorized by the Georgia Constitution. Chapter 2. Borrowing and Indebtedness Section 7-200. Issuance of general obligation bonds. (1) The council shall be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds under the provisions of the general laws of the state for any public purpose for the benefit of the consolidated government or any tax district or services district thereof; provided, however, that for the purpose of issuing and selling

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such general obligation bonds, the consolidated government shall be deemed a county and the provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia governing the limitations, terms and procedures for the issuance and sale of bonds by counties shall apply to the consolidated government unless otherwise provided by this Charter. (2) All general obligation bonds shall be issued in the name of Columbus, Georgia, and shall be an obligation thereof, and the full faith and credit of the consolidated government shall be pledged for all general obligation bonds issued thereunder which are payable from ad valorem taxes. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Council shall have the authority to levy and collect ad valorem taxes without limit as to rate or amount on all taxable property within the territorial limits of the consolidated government. Section 7-201. Debt limitation; general obligation bonds. The total general obligation bond indebtedness of the consolidated government payable from ad valorem taxes (including all outstanding general obligation bonds of the former City of Columbus and Muscogee County on October 5, 1971, shall not exceed 10 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property within the territorial limits of the consolidated government. Section 7-202. Revenue bonds. The Council is hereby empowered and authorized to issue revenue bonds for the purposes and in the manner now or hereafter provided by Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., as now or hereafter amended. Section 7-203. Use of bond proceeds. All revenue derived by the consolidated government from the issuance and sale of bonds shall be used exclusively for the purposes for which such bonds were issued, and all ad valorem taxes collected for the purpose of servicing or retiring such bonds shall be used exclusively for the payment of principal and interest thereof. Section 7-204. Allocation of indebtedness. (1) The Council shall establish a debt service fund for the general services district and a debt service fund for each urban services district created by the Council pursuant to Section

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1-103 of this Charter for the amortization of general obligation bonds issued for the benefit thereof, including bonds issued prior to October 5, 1971, by the County of Muscogee and the City of Columbus which have been allocated to such districts under the provisions of this section. Such debt service funds shall consist of the cash and securities in the debt service funds for bonds issued by the County of Muscogee and the City of Columbus prior to October 5, 1971, and such funds hereinafter required to be paid into such funds and the interest earned on the investment thereof. The debt service funds for the bonds heretofore issued by the County of Muscogee and the City of Columbus shall be transferred to the debt service fund of the district to which such bonds are allocated by this section. Nothing contained herein, however, shall affect any debt service funds for any revenue bonds or other bonds which are required by the proceedings which authorized such bonds to be maintained as separate and segregated debt service funds for such bonds, and such sinking funds shall be transferred to the consolidated government and segregated and maintained in the manner provided in the proceedings which authorized the issuance of such bonds. (2) All such debt service funds shall be invested in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Constitution and laws of Georgia governing investment of sinking funds of municipalities and counties. (3) The annual tax levy ordinances for the general services district and the urban services districts shall provide, in addition to all other taxes assessed therein, a tax levy sufficient to pay the principal and interest charges on all outstanding general obligation bonds due or to be paid in the ensuing fiscal year. (4) All moneys paid into any debt service fund shall be used exclusively for the purchase, retirement or payment of the outstanding bonds for which such debt service funds are created and maintained, and the treasurer shall keep a record of all receipts and disbursements of the debt service funds. Section 7-205. Other indebtedness. The Council is hereby empowered and authorized to incur other and additional indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and laws of Georgia relating to temporary loans to meet casual

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deficiencies of revenue, additional debt, and temporary loans payable within the year, and related matters. Section 7-206. Street improvements. Nothing in this Charter shall be construed as affecting the power of the Council to issue bonds for street improvements and otherwise exercise the rights, powers and procedures set forth in an Act approved August 9, 1929 (Ga. L. 1929, p. 979). Chapter 3. Property Tax Administration Section 7-300. Assessing and collecting property taxes. (1) The assessment and collection of property taxes by the consolidated government shall be as provided by state law. (2) The Council shall provide by ordinance when taxes levied and imposed by the consolidated government shall become due and payable and when the same shall become delinquent. The Council by ordinance may authorize the payment of taxes due the government in installments, at the option of the taxpayer, and when and how and upon what terms such installments shall be due and payable. The Council may also authorize the payment of taxes prior to the time when due. (3) The Council shall provide by ordinance for the manner and method of collecting delinquent taxes due the consolidated government. Chapter 4. Budgeting Section 7-400. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the consolidated government shall begin on the first day of July of each year and shall end on the thirtieth day of June next following. Said fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department or institution, agency and activity of the consolidated government, unless otherwise provided by state or federal law. Section 7-401. Budget preparation and adoption.

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(1) The Council shall prescribe by ordinance the procedures and requirements for the preparation, adoption and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement program and a capital budget. Such ordinance shall require the use of program budgeting by the consolidated government. (2) A proposed annual operating and capital budget for the ensuing fiscal year shall be prepared by the city manager to be submitted by the mayor to the Council on or before a date fixed by ordinance, but not less than 60 days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. Such budgets shall be accompanied by a budget message from the mayor containing explanations of general fiscal policies, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budgets and other information deemed appropriate. Copies of the annual operating and capital budgets shall be filed in the office of the clerk of Council and shall be open to public inspection. A summary of the proposed annual operating and capital budgets shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the consolidated government. (3) The annual operating and capital budgets shall consist of two parts. Part I of the annual operating and capital budgets shall set forth in detail the revenue, expenditure and program information for those services, functions and capital improvement projects appertaining to the general services district. Part II of the annual operating and capital budgets shall set forth in detail the revenue, expenditure and program information for those services, functions and capital improvements appertaining only to urban services districts. Said Part II of the annual operating and capital budgets shall contain a separate section for each urban services district established pursuant to this Charter and by ordinance of the Council in order to reflect in detail the revenue, expenditure and program information for those additional services, functions and capital improvement projects rendered and furnished by the consolidated government in each of its urban services districts. (4) Each of the above-described sections of the annual operating budget shall contain with respect to each of the operating funds of the consolidated government to which they are applicable:

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(a) An estimate of the unencumbered fund balance or deficit at the beginning of the ensuing fiscal year and the amount of reserves for designated purposes or activities includable in the operating budget; (b) A reasonable estimate of cash revenues to be received during the ensuing fiscal year, classified according to source, including a reasonable reserve for contingencies; (c) Proposed expenditures detailed by each department, board, commission, office, agency, and activity in accordance with an established classification of accounts, including those capital outlays which are to be financed from the revenues of the ensuing year, and including all debt service requirements in full for such fiscal year payable from such funds; (d) Work programs and performance data in justification of proposed expenditures for each department, board, commission, office, or agency; and (e) Such other information as may be considered necessary or desired by the Council. (5) In no event shall the total proposed expenditures from any fund exceed the total anticipated revenues plus the estimated unappropriated surplus of fund balance and applicable reserves and less any estimated deficit at the end of the current fiscal year. (6) The capital program shall embrace all physical public improvements and any preliminary studies and surveys relative thereto, the acquisition of property of a permanent nature, and the purchase of equipment for any public improvement when first erected or acquired that are to be financed, in whole or in part, from funds subject to control or appropriation by the Council. It shall show the capital expenditures which are planned for each of the six ensuing fiscal years. For each separate purpose, project, facility, or other property there shall be shown the amount, if any, and the source of the money that has been spent, encumbered, or is intended to be spent or encumbered,

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prior to the beginning of the ensuing fiscal year and also the amounts and the sources of the money that are intended to be spent during each of the ensuing six years. Section 7-402. Consideration and adoption of budgets by Council. (1) The Council shall, upon receipt of the proposed budgets, schedule and hold one or more public hearings thereon, notice of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Columbus, Georgia, at least seven days prior to the date set for such public hearing or hearings. The hearings may be adjourned from time to time. (2) The Council may amend the proposed operating budget, except that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by law or by other provisions of this Charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year, and the total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues constituting the fund availability of such fund. (3) The Council shall adopt the final annual operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the thirtieth day of June of each year and such budget shall be effective for the fiscal year beginning on July 1. In the event the Council fails to adopt the budget by this date, the amounts appropriated for current operation for the current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly until such time as the Council shall adopt a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the annual operating budget shall take the form of an appropriation ordinance setting out estimated revenues in detail by source and making appropriations according to fund by organizational unit, purpose or activity as set forth in the budget document. (4) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit, purpose, or activity shall constitute the annual appropriation for such item, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriation, or allotment thereof, to which it is chargeable.

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(5) The Council may delete projects from the capital program as submitted to it, but it shall not otherwise amend the capital program until it has requested through the mayor the recommendations of the department of community development. The Council shall not be bound by such recommendations and may act without them if they are not received within 30 days from the date they were requested. The Council shall adopt by ordinance the capital improvement program and capital budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the thirtieth day of June of each year. The capital budget ordinance shall show in detail the capital expenditures intended to be made or incurred in the ensuing fiscal year that are to be financed from funds subject to control or appropriation by the Council and shall be in full conformity with that part of the capital program applicable to the year which it covers. Amounts specified as intended to be spent out of new appropriations shall, upon enactment of the capital budget ordinance, constitute appropriations of such amounts. The Council may amend the capital budget ordinance but no amendment shall be valid which does not conform to the capital improvement program. Section 7-403. Levy of property tax. As the next order of business following the adoption of the operating and capital budgets: (1) The Council shall levy by ordinance a general services district tax on all real and personal property within the general services tax district as provided by this Charter. The tax rate set by such ordinance shall be such that a reasonable estimate of cash revenues from such levy allowing an amount not less than the previous year's delinquent taxes and other uncollectables, shall be at least sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount of the annual operating budget for defraying the expenses of the general services district for services to be rendered throughout the entire area of the consolidated government and for such other purposes, functions and services as may be authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia, by this Charter, or by ordinance. (2) The Council shall levy by ordinance a separate urban services district tax on all real and personal property within

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each urban services tax district established by this Charter or created by the Council. The tax rates set by such ordinance for each district shall be such that a reasonable estimate of cash revenues from such levy, allowing an amount not less than the previous year's delinquent taxes and other uncollectables, shall be at least sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount of the annual operating budget for defraying the expenses of the higher level of additional functions and services to be rendered in each such urban services district. Section 7-404. Additional appropriations. The Council may make appropriations in addition to those contained in the current operating budget or capital budget, at any regular or special meeting called for such purpose. Section 7-405. Post audit. (1) The Council shall provide annually for an independent audit of the accounts and other evidences of financial transactions of the consolidated government and of its every office, department, board, authority, commission or agency. The audit shall be made by an accountant or an accounting firm, the members of which have no pecuniary, personal interest, direct or indirect, in the fiscal affairs of the consolidated government or of its departments, offices, boards, commissions or agencies. The designated accountant shall be a certified public accountant or, if an accounting firm is employed, the members thereof shall be so certified and thoroughly qualified by training and experience in governmental accounting to perform the audit. (2) The audit may be conducted on a quarterly or continuing basis and the final report of the annual audit shall be completed as soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year and in no event later than four months after the close of the fiscal year. The audit report shall be available to the public. (3) The Council may at any time order an examination or special audit of any office, department, board, commission, or other agency of the consolidated government. Chapter 5. Procurement and Disposition of Property

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Section 7-500. Contracting procedures. The Council shall prescribe by ordinance rules and regulations to be followed in the making of contracts in order to bind the consolidated government. All contracts and all ordinances or resolutions which make or authorize contracts shall be approved by the city attorney. Except where otherwise provided by law or by ordinance, all contracts of the consolidated government shall be signed by the mayor or by some person designated by him or her with the approval of the Council and shall be authenticated by the clerk of Council. Section 7-501. Sale and disposition of property. (1) The Council shall be authorized to sell any real or personal property owned or held by the consolidated government for governmental or other public purposes under such rules and regulations as the Council may establish; provided, however, any public utility owned by the consolidated government may only be sold when such sale has been approved by a majority vote of the electors of Columbus, Georgia, voting in a regular or in a special election called for such purpose. Except as otherwise provided by this Charter, any sale of real property shall be made only after the receipt of sealed bids and due advertisement of such sale in a newspaper of general circulation in Columbus, Georgia, once a week for a period of two weeks preceding the date at which such sale is to be made. All sales of real property shall be subject to confirmation by the Council. (2) The Council is empowered to authorize the following transactions: (a) A transfer of any real or personal property owned by the consolidated government to another governmental entity upon a finding that such transfer is in the public interest; (b) A sale of any such property to another governmental entity; and (c) An exchange of such property for property that is owned either privately or by some other governmental entity.

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In each such instance, when the property is sold or exchanged or transferred, a statement shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Columbus, Georgia, on each Monday of the two weeks which precede the week in which such transaction is to be concluded. Such statement shall contain a description of the property or properties involved and the prices and estimated values as to each item of property. (3) The consolidated government may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes, upon a report by the mayor and the adoption of a resolution by the Council finding that the property is not needed for public purposes and that the interest of the consolidated government therein has no appreciable monetary value. (4) Whenever in opening, extending or widening any street, avenue, alley or public place of Columbus, Georgia, a small parcel or tract of land is cut off and is not needed by the consolidated government, the Council may authorize the execution and delivery in the name of the consolidated government of a deed conveying said cut-off or separate parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners in exchange for rights-of-way in said street, avenue, alley or public place or in settlement of any alleged damages sustained by said abutting or adjoining property owners or for other consideration. ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS Chapter 1. County Officers and Agencies Section 8-100. Sheriff. The sheriff of Muscogee County in office on October 5, 1971, and his or her successors in office shall be the sheriff of the consolidated government. The sheriff shall serve for the same term and his or her compensation shall be fixed as heretofore provided by law. Subsequent elections for sheriff shall be upon the same basis as provided by law for sheriffs generally. The sheriff shall perform the same duties and exercise the same powers as are conferred upon sheriffs generally by the Constitution and laws of Georgia. Nothing in this Charter shall be construed so as to affect the eligibility of the sheriff or

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sheriff's deputies for membership in the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund. In addition to the powers and duties conferred upon the sheriff by law, the sheriff of the consolidated government shall be authorized to maintain a crime prevention unit independent of any such unit or activity maintained or provided by the department of public safety. Section 8-101. Judge of Probate Court. The Judge of Probate Court of Muscogee County in office on October 5, 1971, and his or her successors in office shall be the Judge of Probate Court of the consolidated government. He or she shall serve for the same term and his or her compensation shall be fixed as heretofore provided by law. Subsequent elections for Judge of Probate Court shall be upon the same basis as provided by law for Judges of Probate Court generally. The Judge of Probate Court shall perform the same duties and exercise the same powers as conferred upon Judges of Probate Court generally by the Constitution and laws of Georgia. Section 8-102. Tax commissioner. The tax commissioner of Muscogee County in office on October 5, 1971, and his or her successors in office shall be the tax commissioner of the consolidated government. The tax commissioner's election, term of office and compensation shall be as provided by an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved July 25, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 638), as amended. The tax commissioner shall collect all ad valorem taxes and all intangible taxes and shall perform the same duties and exercise the same powers as are conferred upon county tax receivers and county tax collectors by the laws of Georgia not in conflict with this Charter and such other or additional duties and powers as may be prescribed by ordinance of the Council. Section 8-103. Coroner. The office of coroner of Muscogee County shall continue as an office of the consolidated government until such time as it may be discontinued or abolished by the Council in accordance with the provisions of this section, and all laws applicable thereto shall continue in full force and effect until such date. On October 5, 1971, the incumbent coroner of Muscogee County shall be the coroner of the consolidated government and his or her election, term of office and compensation shall be as provided by law. At any time following the adoption

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of this Charter, but not less than 12 months prior to the expiration of the term of office of the then incumbent coroner, the Council shall be authorized by ordinance to provide for the creation and establishment of a medical examiner system in the consolidated government to become effective and operative upon the expiration of such term of office at which time the office of coroner shall stand abolished and all emoluments appertaining thereto shall cease. Such system shall have the power to perform the same duties and exercise the same powers as are conferred upon coroners generally by the laws of Georgia. Said ordinance shall specify such other powers, duties and functions as may be required for establishing a medical examiner system within the consolidated government, including the manner of appointment of a chief medical examiner as head of the medical examiner system and provision for offices, facilities, laboratories, personnel and finances. Section 8-104. County agencies. The grand juries in and for Muscogee County, the Superior Court for Muscogee County, the City Court of Columbus, the Probate Court, the Municipal Court of Columbus, the Juvenile Court of Muscogee County, the Muscogee County department of public health, and the Muscogee County department of family and children services shall continue to function, unaffected except as redesignated by this Charter. The personnel of those bodies shall be selected as heretofore selected, and those officials heretofore elected by the people shall hereafter be so elected. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as altering the status of the Muscogee County School District; provided, however, that the Muscogee County school board shall consist of fifteen members who shall be residents of the consolidated government. Such courts, boards, personnel, officers and officials shall continue to occupy the same status with respect to the consolidated government in the same position as previously occupied with respect to Muscogee County. Similarly, the Council shall succeed to such rights, duties and obligations with regard to such courts, boards, officers, offices and agencies and the employed personnel thereof as heretofore possessed by either the board of commissioners of Muscogee County or the mayor and city commission of the City of Columbus, or both, specifically including but not limited to any right and authority to name and designate personnel.

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Section 8-105. Budgets of county officers and agencies. All elective officers such as the sheriff, tax commissioner, Judge of Probate Court, coroner and other elective officers, and all agencies not under the direct control and jurisdiction of the Council such as the board of health and board of family and children services, which receive appropriations from the Council, shall prior to the commencement of each fiscal year prepare and submit to the city manager annual operating and capital budget requests for the ensuing fiscal year. Such budget requests shall be incorporated into the overall consolidated government budget for submission by the mayor to the Council. The Council shall grant a hearing to any such officer or agency on such proposed budgets. Chapter 2. Laws Applicable to Consolidated Government Section 8-200. Application of laws; laws in force. (1) The general laws of the State of Georgia of a criminal nature shall be applicable to and within the limits of the consolidated government. Except as provided in Chapter 4 of this Article with regard to Charter amendments, the Constitution and general laws of the State of Georgia relating to the jurisdiction, powers, authority, duties, and responsibilities of or otherwise referring to, municipal corporations or counties, or both, which are not in conflict herewith shall be applicable to the consolidated government. General laws of local application through classification by population, not in conflict with this Charter: (a) Which on October 5, 1971, apply to the City of Columbus and Muscogee County shall be applicable to the consolidated government; (b) Which apply to the consolidated government, as either a city or a county at the time of their enactment or thereafter shall be effective; but (c) Which did not apply to the City of Columbus or Muscogee County or the consolidated government at the time of their enactment

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shall not become applicable to the consolidated government except through the adoption of a resolution to that effect by the Council. (2) In construing the applicability of provisions of the Constitution of Georgia and the general laws of the State of Georgia which apply in general terms to either counties or municipalities or both, the following terms as used in such laws shall be construed to include the consolidated government as follows: (a) County shall be construed to include Columbus, Georgia. (b) City, town, municipal corporation or municipality shall be construed to include Columbus, Georgia. (c) Commissioners of roads and revenues and board of county commissioners shall be construed to include the Council of Columbus, Georgia. (d) Council, mayor and council, aldermen and board of aldermen shall be construed to include the Council of Columbus, Georgia. (e) Chairman of the commissioners of roads and revenues, chairman of the board of county commissioners, and mayor shall be construed to include the mayor of Columbus, Georgia. (f) Any other terms and provisions as used in such laws to refer specifically to counties, municipalities, or both and the officers, employees, departments and agencies thereof shall be construed to include Columbus, Georgia, and its officers, employees, departments and agencies. (3) Local Acts of the State of Georgia which apply specifically to either Muscogee County, the City of Columbus, or both, shall be applicable to the consolidated government. In construing the applicability of local Acts of the State of Georgia

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which apply specifically to either Muscogee County, the City of Columbus, or both, the following terms as used in such Acts shall be construed to mean the consolidated government as follows: (a) Muscogee County, Town of Columbus and City of Columbus shall be construed to mean Columbus, Georgia. (b) Commissioners of roads and revenues, board of county commissioners and city commission shall be construed to mean Council of Columbus, Georgia. (c) Chairman of the commissioners of roads and revenues, chairman of the board of county commissioners and mayor shall be construed to mean mayor of Columbus, Georgia. (d) Any other terms and provisions as used in such Acts to refer specifically to Muscogee County, the City of Columbus, or both and the officers, employees, departments and agencies thereof shall be construed to mean Columbus, Georgia, and its officers, employees, departments and agencies. (4) In construing the applicability of laws in force to the consolidated government, the following order shall prevail: (a) The Constitution of the State of Georgia, as amended by a constitutional amendment ratified at the general election held on November 5, 1968. (b) An Act of the General Assembly approved April 23, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 3356). (c) The general laws of uniform application now in force or hereafter enacted by the General Assembly (as distinguished from general laws of local application through classification by population) applicable to municipal corporations, or counties, or both, not in conflict with this Charter.

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(d) Special laws applicable to the former City of Columbus or Muscogee County, or both, not in conflict herewith. (e) The general laws of local application through classification by population as and to the extent provided in Section 8-200(1) hereof. (f) This Charter and all ordinances passed pursuant thereto. (g) Existing ordinances of the former City of Columbus and existing resolutions of the former County of Muscogee not in conflict with this Charter. Section 8-201. Limitation of claims and service. (1) All claims contractual against the consolidated government must be presented within 12 months after they accrue or become payable or the same are claimed, unless held by minors or other persons laboring under disabilities who are allowed 12 months after the removal of such disability. (2) Service on the consolidated government of any suit, process or order of court shall be served upon the mayor. Section 8-202. Tort liability. The tort liability, expressly including liability based on a theory of nuisance, of the consolidated government shall be the tort liability applicable to counties. Such tort liability shall be uniform throughout the territorial limits of the consolidated government. Section 8-203. Conflict of laws. For purposes of all applicable laws, the consolidated government shall constitute a municipality and a county or both. If a law applicable to municipalities and the same or another law applicable to counties are in conflict, the urban services district shall be considered a municipality and the general services district shall be considered a county. Section 8-204. Executions. Whenever any tax or special assessment is authorized or empowered to be levied or imposed

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by this Charter which is required to be collected by the department of finance and such is not paid within the time period specified by the Council and no specific provision is elsewhere provided in this Charter for its collection, then the director of the department of finance shall issue execution in the name of the consolidated government against such person, firm or entity liable therefor or property subject thereto for such sums as may be due with interest at the legal rate from due date, and penalties and costs, and the consolidated government shall have the right to enforce payment of such execution by levy and sale as in the case of county taxes, and the purchaser at such sale shall acquire the same title and rights as a purchaser at a sale for county taxes. Executions issued by the tax commissioner and levy and sale thereunder shall be governed by general law. Section 8-205. Authority to deal with federal and state agencies. Subject to the provisions of this Charter, the consolidated government shall have the power and authority to participate in, cooperate in and take all necessary action with respect to any and all projects, programs and undertakings of any nature whatsoever authorized by any statute, rule or regulation of the United States or the State of Georgia, or any federal or state agency or instrumentality, including but not limited to, urban renewal, highways, aviation, aviation terminals, airports, airport facilities, municipal area or regional development, sewers and sewage disposal, public housing, housing for the aged, transportation or mass transit or any phase thereof and ecology and environment or any aspect thereof; to borrow money and issue promissory notes, general obligation bonds or revenue bonds, or a combination thereof, for any such purpose; and to execute mortgages or deeds of trust in favor of any federal agency, secured by property of which the consolidated government is the legal or beneficial or equitable owner, or in favor of any private agency where the loan is guaranteed by a federal agency. Section 8-206. Federal and state aid. (1) The consolidated government shall be deemed a county and shall also be deemed an incorporated city or municipality for the purpose of determining its right to receive and for the purpose of receiving state aid or grants-in-aid from the State of Georgia or from the United States or from any other agency

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or instrumentality thereof or from any other source, public or private. The consolidated government shall be entitled to receive and shall receive as state aid or as grants-in-aid from the State of Georgia under any state law or from the United States under any federal law or from any other agency or instrumentality thereof or from any other source, public or private, all funds to which a county is, or may hereafter be, entitled and also all funds to which an incorporated city or municipality is, or may hereafter be, entitled and to receive the same without diminution or loss by reason of consolidation of the County of Muscogee and City of Columbus. (2) The consolidated government shall be authorized to receive and shall receive all funds which Muscogee County is or may hereafter be entitled to receive from state funds made available by appropriations of the General Assembly to be distributed to the several counties to be used exclusively for the construction and maintenance of the public roads as provided by Code Section 48-14-3 of the O.C.G.A., as amended and as specifically set forth in an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved March 8, 1945, (Ga. L. 1945, p. 316), and the provisions of such law shall apply in full force and effect to the consolidated government. The consolidated government shall be authorized to receive and shall receive all state funds which Muscogee County is or may hereafter be entitled to receive as grants to counties appropriated as a part of the highway department appropriation designated as follows: for grants to counties for aid in county road construction and maintenance, as initially authorized by an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 428), and hereafter all such Acts providing for grants to counties which are appropriated as a part of the highway department appropriation designation: for grants to counties for aid in county road construction and maintenance, shall apply in full force and effect to the consolidated government. The consolidated government shall be authorized to receive and shall receive all funds which Muscogee County is or may hereafter be entitled to receive from state funds made available by law and distributed to the governing authorities of counties of this state to be expended for any public purposes as authorized by Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, or by any future laws for the purposes set out in Code Section 36-17-1 of the O.C.G.A., as

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amended, and the provisions of said article or any future such general laws shall apply in full force and effect to the consolidated government. (3) The consolidated government shall be authorized to receive and shall receive all funds which the City of Columbus is or may hereafter be entitled to receive as grants to certain incorporated municipalities under the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 40 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, and the provisions of said article, as amended, shall apply in full force and effect to the consolidated government. When state aid or other grants-in-aid is distributed to any incorporated municipality on the basis of population which the City of Columbus would hereafter be entitled to receive under any state or federal law following the United States decennial census of 1970 or any future such census, then the total population of the urban services district or districts shall be used in calculating and determining the basis of the distribution of such funds to the consolidated government. (4) The consolidated government shall be authorized to receive and shall receive all funds which the City of Columbus is or may hereafter be entitled to receive as grants to certain incorporated municipalities to be used for any public purposes under the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 40 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, and the provisions of said article shall apply in full force and effect in the consolidated government. When state aid or other grants-in-aid is distributed to any incorporated municipality on the basis of population which the City of Columbus would hereafter be entitled to receive under any state or federal law following the United States decennial census of 1970 or any future such census, then the total population of the urban services district or districts shall be used in calculating and determining the basis of the distribution of such funds to the consolidated government. Chapter 3. Pensions and Personnel Section 8-300. Existing pension rights protected. (1) Persons who, on October 5, 1971, are employed by any office, department, board, commission or agency of the former

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City of Columbus shall retain all rights which have accrued to them under the Employees' Retirement Fund, established pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2790), as amended. Pending the establishment of a new pension system as hereinafter provided in Section 8-301, the consolidated government shall continue in force and effect the said employees' retirement fund for city employees covered thereby who are employed by the consolidated government, and the services of such employees shall not be deemed to have been interrupted by the adoption of this Charter. (2) Persons who, on October 5, 1971, are employed by any office, department, board, commission or agency of the former County of Muscogee shall retain all rights which have accrued to them under the Muscogee County, Georgia Pension System, established pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly, approved March 9, 1945 (Ga. L. 1945, p. 1100), as amended. Pending the establishment of a new pension system as hereinafter provided in Section 8-301, the consolidated government shall continue in force and effect the said Muscogee County, Georgia, pension system for county employees covered thereby who are employed by the consolidated government, and the services of such employees shall not be deemed to have been interrupted by the adoption of this Charter. Section 8-301. Establishment of new pension systems; merging of existing systems. The Council is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and maintain a new pension system or pension systems affecting new employees and such other employees as desired to be covered thereby and to revise, combine and consolidate any pension system in effect on October 5, 1971, and further, is specifically authorized, whenever Social Security provisions are legally available to employees or any group of employees of the consolidated government, to provide for the integration of such Social Security provisions with any existent or new pension system; provided, however, that in no event shall any revision, combination or consolidation of any existing pension system in effect when this Charter is adopted result in the curtailment or diminishment of any right accrued under any existing pension system to any person heretofore employed by the

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City of Columbus, Muscogee County, or of any agency of such former governments. Section 8-302. Merit service. (1) All positions in the service of the consolidated government shall be in the merit service except the following: (a) Officers elected by the people and persons appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices; (b) The members of boards, commissions and authorities; (c) The city manager, city attorney, director of public safety, recorders and recorders pro tem., clerk of Council, and heads and directors of departments; (d) Persons temporarily employed in a professional or scientific capacity or to conduct a special inquiry, investigation, examination or installation; (e) Temporary or part-time employees; and (f) Such other positions as may be excepted by ordinance of the Council. (2) All officers and employees in the merit service shall be governed by and subject to the Code of Ethics and Prohibited Practices set forth in Appendix Two hereof, which appendix is hereby made a part of this Charter. Section 8-303. Personnel rules and regulations. The department of administration or other agency designated by ordinance of the Council shall prepare and recommend to the city manager such personnel rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Charter with respect to persons in the merit service. When approved by the city manager, such rules and regulations shall be submitted to the mayor who shall propose them to the Council for adoption with such changes as he or she deems desirable. The Council may by ordinance adopt them with or without amendment and may amend

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the same from time to time. The rules and amendments thereof so adopted shall, to the extent that they are consistent with the terms of this Charter, have the force of law. Among other things, they shall provide for the method of holding competitive examinations; establishment, maintenance, consolidation and cancellation of eligibility lists for the merit service; method of certifying lists for the merit service; method of certifying eligibles for appointment in the merit service; administration of the classification plan and pay plan; methods of promotion and application of service ratings thereto; probationary periods of employment; transfers of employees within the classification plan; hours of work, attendance regulations, vacations, sick leave, and other leaves of absence; overtime pay; the order and manner in which layoffs shall be effected; procedure on appeals to the personnel review board from orders of suspension or removal or other disciplinary action; conduct of in-service training programs; and such other matters as may be necessary to provide adequate and systematic handling of the personnel affairs of the consolidated government. Section 8-304. Classification and pay plan. (1) The department of administration or other agency designated by ordinance of the Council shall prepare and recommend to the city manager a plan of classification and grading for all positions in the classified service according to similarity of authority, duties, and responsibilities. When approved by the city manager such classification plan shall be submitted to the mayor, who shall propose it to the Council for adoption with such changes as he or she deems desirable. The Council may adopt the plan by ordinance with or without amendment. Such plan shall take effect when adopted by the Council or on the thirtieth day after it is submitted to the Council if prior thereto the Council has not disapproved it by resolution. Changes in the classification plan may be recommended from time to time in the same manner as herein provided for original adoption of the plan. (2) The department of administration or other agency designated by ordinance of the Council shall prepare and submit to the city manager a pay plan consisting of a salary range for each class of positions in the classification plan following its

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adoption. Such pay plan shall provide for regular increments of salary increases within such range to be earned by length of service and satisfactory service ratings. Each such range shall be determined with due regard to the salary ranges for other classes and to the relative difficulty and responsibility of characteristic duties of positions in the class, the minimum qualification required, the prevailing rate paid for similar employment outside the service of the consolidated government, and any other factors that may properly be considered to have a bearing upon the fairness or adequacy of the range. The city manager shall submit the pay plan to the mayor who shall propose it to the Council for adoption with such changes as he or she deems desirable and such pay plan shall take effect when adopted by the Council or on the thirtieth day after it is submitted if prior thereto the Council has not disapproved it by resolution. The pay plan adopted by the Council shall include a minimum and maximum and such intermediate rates as may be deemed desirable for each class of positions. Amendments to the pay schedule may be recommended from time to time in the same manner as herein provided for original adoption of the plan. Section 8-305. Residence of employees. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Council shall have the power to provide by ordinance from time to time whether the regular, permanent officers and employees of the consolidated government in the merit service must reside within Columbus, Georgia, during their continuance in such office or employment. Chapter 4. Amending Charter Section 8-400. Proposal of amendment. Except as provided in subsection (2) hereof: (1) This Charter may be modified, rescinded, changed or amended only by the following methods: (a) An Act of the General Assembly of Georgia; (b) An ordinance of the Council duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members favoring such amendment and ratification thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of

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the consolidated government voting in a referendum election as provided in Section 8-401 hereof; (c) A petition of 10 percent of the electors qualified to vote in the last preceding regular election for offices of the mayor and councilors filed with the clerk of the Council and ratification thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the consolidated government voting in a referendum election as provided in Section 8-401 hereof. Any petition filed with the clerk of Council under this section shall be validated by the board of elections in the same manner as formerly provided in Section 6-301(3) of this Charter for petitions for recall. (2) Any proposal for an amendment, modification or rescission of this Charter, the effect of which provides for an abolishment of the consolidated government, shall not become effective until approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the consolidated government voting in a referendum election as provided in Section 8-401 and such time as the General Assembly of Georgia has provided for and established a successor government to replace and supersede the consolidated government established by this Charter, and until such event the consolidated government herein created shall continue in full force and effect as if such amendment, modification or rescission had not been adopted. Section 8-401. Election. When an amendment to this Charter has been properly proposed, either by ordinance or by petition, the board of elections shall call and conduct a referendum election on a date and in the manner provided for under Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A. after the date of the adoption of the ordinance or the validation of the petition, as the case may be, at which the electorate of Columbus, Georgia, will vote to ratify or reject the amendment or amendments proposed; provided, however, if a regular election is to be held not less than 30 nor more than 120 days after the adoption of the resolution or the validation of the petition then such referendum election shall be held at the same time as the regular election. The ballot shall be prepared so as to sufficiently set forth the subject matter of each proposed amendment, numbered as the

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same is numbered in the resolution of the Council or in the petition, and to provide the voters a choice to vote For Ratification and Against Ratification of each proposed amendment. Each proposed amendment shall be ratified when a majority of the votes cast at the special referendum election shall be in favor of ratification, and each proposed amendment shall be rejected when a majority of said votes shall be against ratification. Said election shall be held in accordance with applicable laws governing elections as provided in Chapter 2 of Article VI of this Charter, and the costs of said election shall be paid out of the general funds of Columbus, Georgia. The Judge of Probate Court shall canvass the returns and certify the results to the Secretary of State of Georgia, who shall issue a proclamation showing the results of said election on the ratification or rejection of each proposed amendment to this Charter. One copy of the proclamation shall be attached to the copy of this Charter previously certified to said Secretary of State, and one copy shall be delivered to the clerk of the Council who shall attach the same to the copy of the Charter in his or her custody. Section 8-402. Limitation. Once a Charter amendment is proposed on a particular subject either by ordinance or by valid petition as provided in Section 8-400(1), no amendment on the same subject shall be proposed by ordinance or petition within 12 months after the referendum election thereon. Chapter 5. Miscellaneous Provisions Section 8-500. Fidelity bonds. All officers and employees of the consolidated government both elective and appointive shall execute such official bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the law or the Council may from time to time require. Section 8-501. Existing rights and interests. No provision of this Charter is intended, nor shall be construed, to affect in any way any rights or interests, public or private: (a) Vested or accrued as of the effective date of the provision, in whole or in part, the validity of which might be sustained or preserved by reference to any provisions of law repealed by this Charter, except any right or interest

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in any public elective office, not conferred by this Charter. (b) Derived from, or which might be sustained or preserved in reliance upon, action taken (including the adoption of ordinances or resolutions) pursuant to or within the scope of any provision of law repealed by this Charter. Section 8-502. Section captions. The captions to the several sections of this Charter are informative only and are not to be construed as a part thereof. Section 8-503. Effect of repeals. No law heretofore repealed, expressly or by implication, shall be revived by the repeal herein of the repealing Act, nor by any provision of this Charter that disclaims an intention to repeal or affect enumerated laws. Section 8-504. Severability clause. In any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Charter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, should be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions or other applications of this Charter, which shall remain in full force and effect; and to this end the provisions of this Charter and the applications thereof are hereby declared to be severable. Section 8-505. Repeal of specific law. An Act providing a charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved October 5, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 2007), as amended, is repealed in its entirety. Section 8-506. Repeal of conflicting laws. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

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ARTICLE IX. RESERVED APPENDIX ONE RESERVED APPENDIX TWO CODE OF ETHICS AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES 1. Conflict of Interest No elected official, appointed officer or employee of the consolidated government or any office, department or agency thereof shall knowingly: (a) Engage in any business or transaction or have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of his or her official duties or which would tend to impair his or her independence of judgment or action in the performance of his or her official duties; (b) Engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of his or her official duties or would tend to impair his or her independence of judgment or action in the performance of his or her official duties; (c) Disclose confidential information concerning the property, government or affairs of the consolidated government or any office, department or agency thereof without proper legal authorization or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of himself or herself or others; (d) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, thing or promise, from any person, firm or corporation which to his or her knowledge is interested directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the consolidated government or any office, department or agency thereof; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office

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may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign; (e) Represent private interests in any action or proceeding against the consolidated government or any office, department or agency thereof; (f) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or the making of any contract with any business or entity in which he or she has a financial interest. 2. Disclosure. Any elected official, appointed officer or employee of the consolidated government who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any office, department or agency thereof shall disclose such private interest to the Council. The mayor or any councilor who has a private interest in any matter pending before Council shall disclose such private interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the Council and he or she shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer or employee of any office, department or agency to which this code of ethics applies who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such office, department or agency shall disclose such private interest of the Council. 3. Use of public property. No elected official, appointed officer or employee of the consolidated government or of any office, department or agency thereof to which this code of ethics applies shall use property owned by the consolidated government for personal benefit, convenience or profit except in accordance with policies promulgated by the Council. 4. Testimony of public officials relating to public affairs. Any office or employee of the consolidated government who is duly and properly called as a witness before any consolidated

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government, state or federal judicial or administrative tribunal and who shall before such tribunal fail to answer any proper question concerning the performance of his or her official duties shall be guilty of a violation of this code of ethics. 5. Contracts voidable and rescindable. Any contract between the consolidated government or any agency or entity to which this code of ethics applies and another party shall be voidable or rescindable at the option of the consolidated government at any time if any elected official, appointed officer or employee of the consolidated government or any office, department or agency thereof has any interest in such contract and does not disclose such interest in accordance with Section 2 hereof. 6. Ineligibility of elected officials. Except where authorized by law or as expressly provided in this Charter, neither the mayor nor any councilor shall hold any other elective office during the time for which they were elected unless such councilor or mayor, prior to qualifying for election to such elective office, shall submit his or her resignation from his or her position as councilor or mayor, to be irrevocably effective on or before the date on which the tenure of office for which he or she offers is scheduled to begin. No former councilor shall hold any compensated appointive office in the government until one year after the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected. 7. Political activities of certain officers and employees. (a) No appointive officer or employee of the consolidated government shall continue in such employment upon qualifying as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, nor shall any appointive officer or employee thereof electioneer for a candidate or take any part in the management of the affairs of any political party or in any political campaign, except to exercise his or her right as a citizen privately to express his or her opinions and cast his or her vote.

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(b) No appointive officer or employee of the government shall be granted any leave of absence for the purpose of engaging in any of the activities set forth in paragraph (a) hereof. 8. Penalties for violation. (1) Officials, officers and employees of the consolidated government may be punished for violation of Sections 1 through 7 of this Appendix as follows: (a) The mayor and members of the Council shall be subject to removal from office as provided in Article VI of this Charter; (b) All appointed officers and department heads not in the merit service shall be subject to removal from office as provided in Article III, Chapter 1, Section 3-104(4) of this Charter; (c) Members of the merit service, upon violation of the code of ethics as provided for herein, shall be subject to dismissal in accordance with the personnel rules and regulations adopted by the Council. (2) The Council may provide by ordinance that violations of Sections 1 through 7 of this Appendix shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $600.00, by imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or by both. Any punishment so provided by ordinance may be imposed without regard to whether punishment is imposed as provided in part (1) of this section. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia; to provide for all matters related thereto; to repeal an Act approved October 5, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess. p. 2007), as amended, which contains the existing charter; and for other purposes.

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This 3rd day of February, 1993. Representative Thomas B. Buck III 135th District NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend the Columbus Charter in its entirety so that beginning in the year 1994 and thereafter primaries and elections for Mayor and members of the Council shall be on a nonpartisan basis; so that the seats on the Columbus Council shall be changed to provide for two at-large districts and eight single-member districts; so that said changes in said Council districts shall be effective for elections held in the year 1994 for those five odd-numbered posts held by incumbents whose terms expire in January, 1995 and for elections held in the year 1996 for those five even-numbered posts held by incumbents whose terms expire in January, 1997; so that certain grammatical errors are corrected and so that sole references to the male gender are changed by adding the female gender or by using the neuter gender; so as to delete the following sections pertaining to departments that can be changed by ordinance or provisions that are obsolete: Section 4-322 (This section contains duties that the Mayor assumed when the position of Safety Director was abolished; such duties will be incorporated into Section 4-201 with the other duties of the Mayor, and Section 4-322 will be marked Reserved by the publisher alongside of Sections 4-320 and 4-321 that also pertained to the Safety Director.) Sections 4-400 through 4-403 (or Chapter 4 of Article IV: Staff and Administrative Departments) Sections 4-500 through 4-508 (or Chapter 5 of Article IV: Operating and Service Departments) Section 4-620 (Housing Authority - covered by state law)

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Section 4-628 (Board of Elections - replaced by Board of Elections and Registrations) Section 6-300 through 6-302 (or Chapter 3 of Article VI: Recall Elections - superseded by state law) This the 3rd day of February, 1993. Thomas B. Buck, III Representative, 135th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Thomas B. Buck III, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 135th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, which is the official organ of Muscogee County, on the following date: February 5, 1993. /s/ Thomas B. Buck III Representative, 135th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993.

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COASTAL AREA GAMES AUTHORITYCREATION. No. 300 (Senate Bill No. 145). AN ACT To create the Coastal Area Games Authority; to provide for a short title; to provide for findings and determinations; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of the authority; to provide for the membership of the authority; to provide for appointment, terms, vacancies, qualifications, and compensation of members of the authority; to provide for expenses relating to members of the authority; to provide for the organization and meetings of the authority; to provide for reports; to provide the purposes for which the authority is created; to provide for contracts; to provide for the powers and duties of the authority; to provide that members of the authority shall be trustees; to provide for records and audits; to provide for certain exemptions from taxation, levy and sale, garnishment, and attachment; to provide the court in which actions against the authority may be brought; to provide for construction; to provide for the abolition of the authority and the repeal of this Act on a certain date; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Coastal Area Games Authority Act. Section 2 . Findings. (a) It is found, determined, and declared that the 1996 Olympic Games will be held in Atlanta and various other places within the State of Georgia and that the sailing competition for the 1996 Olympic Games will be held in Chatham County. (b) It is further found and determined that as the place for the 1996 Olympic Games sailing competition, Savannah, Chatham County, and the coastal counties of the state will host the athletes and officials who will participate in the sailing competition, the news media that will cover the competition, the

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supporters of the teams entered in the competition, and the spectators of the competition. (c) It is further found and determined that the 1996 Olympic Games will bring athletes, officials, media representatives, and spectators from around the world to Georgia, and that, while in Georgia, many of the people from these various groups will visit Savannah, Chatham County, and the coastal counties. (d) It is further found and determined that Savannah and Chatham County may desire to undertake infrastructure improvements prior to the Olympic Games to better accommodate the increased tourism in the Savannah and Chatham County areas. (e) It is further found and determined that the businesses and citizens of Savannah, Chatham County, and the other municipalities and counties in the coastal region and the local governments serving the coastal region wish to do those things necessary to make the visits of Olympic visitors to Savannah, Chatham County, and the coastal region a memorable experience that will further expand the international tourism market served by Savannah, Chatham County, and the coastal region. (f) It is further found and determined that Savannah, Chatham County, and the other municipalities and counties in the coastal region wish to ensure that the legacy of the Olympic Games in the coastal region will be the development and continuation of small businesses formed to serve and support Olympic visitors, the expansion of the import and export markets served by the Georgia Ports Authority, the expansion of the tourism industry in the coastal region, and the maintenance of the natural environment and the aesthetic improvements and the infrastructure improvements made to serve the Olympic competition and the Olympic visitors. (g) Because of the findings and determinations described in subsections (a) through (f) of this section, it is further found that there is a need for the creation of a public authority to develop a comprehensive plan for improving the coastal area's infrastructure and promoting and accommodating increased

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tourism brought to the coastal area by the sailing competition, as well as accommodating visitors brought to the coastal area by the 1996 Olympics, and to coordinate by contract or other appropriate means the implementation of these plans which will include programs for improving infrastructure, programs for aesthetic improvements and other improvements needed to make the visits to the coastal region by Olympic visitors memorable, and programs and actions directed to developing and sustaining the small businesses created to serve Olympic visitors and the sailing event. (h) It is further found, declared, and determined that the creation of the public authority provided for in this Act and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects valid public purposes within the provisions of the Constitution of Georgia. Section 3 . Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this Act, the term: (1) Authority means the Coastal Area Games Authority created in this Act. (2) Mayor and Aldermen means the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah. (3) Coastal area means the area comprised of the Counties of Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, Liberty, Bryan, Chatham, Long, and Effingham. (4) Local governments within the coastal area means the governments of the counties comprising the coastal area and the governments of the municipalities in these counties. (5) Public agency means any agency, board, commission, or department of the State of Georgia, the City of Savannah, Chatham County, the local governments in the coastal area, or the United States. Section 4 . Coastal Area Games. (a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Coastal Area

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Games Authority which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state, a public corporation, and a public authority and by that name, style, and title may contract and be contracted with, sue in all courts and be sued in the Superior Court of Chatham County or of the other counties in the coastal area as provided in Section 12 of this Act. The authority shall have all rights afforded the state by virtue of the Constitution of the United States, and nothing in this Act shall constitute a waiver of any such rights. (b) The authority shall not be deemed to be the State of Georgia or a political subdivision of the state or an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state. Section 5 . Membership. (a) The authority shall be comprised of a minimum of 15 members who shall be selected as follows: (1) Five members shall be appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, of which one shall be the mayor and one the city manager; (2) Five members shall be appointed by the commissioners of Chatham County, of which one shall be the chairperson of the county commissioners and one the county manager; (3) Five members shall be appointed by the executive committee of the Coastal Area Regional Development Center, of which one shall be the executive director; and (4) Not more than five members may be appointed ex-officio by the authority. (b) All members shall be appointed for terms of five years. Any vacancy occurring on the authority for any reason shall be filled for the unexpired term by the original appointing body. All members of the authority shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.

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(c) Each member of the authority shall be a resident of the coastal area, except members who may be appointed as ex-officio members. (d) Members of the authority shall receive no compensation for serving on the authority but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out their official duties. Section 6 . Organization; meetings. (a) The organizational meeting of the authority shall be called by the senior member of the Chatham County legislative delegation after all appointments to the authority have been made. At the organizational meeting, the authority shall elect from its own membership a chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary-treasurer. The terms of office of such officers and all other matters relating to the organization and rules of procedure of the authority shall be as determined by the authority, except as otherwise provided by subsections (b) and (c) of this section. (b) Eleven members of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The powers and duties of the authority shall be transacted, exercised, and performed only pursuant to the affirmative vote of at least a majority of a quorum. (c) The authority shall meet not less than one time during each calendar quarter or on the call of the chairperson of the authority. In the absence of the chairperson, the vice chairperson may call a meeting of the authority and preside at meetings thereof. In the absence of the chairperson and the vice chairperson, the secretary-treasurer may call a meeting of the authority and preside at meetings thereof. The chairperson or other officer of the authority authorized to call a meeting of the authority shall call such a meeting upon a written request being made by five or more members of the authority. (d) The authority shall prepare and submit to the appointing authorities an annual report at the end of each fiscal year of the authority outlining the work of the authority and furnishing to such authorities a copy of its most recent annual

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independent audit of income and expenditures prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 10 of this Act. Section 7 . Purposes. The authority is created for the following purposes: (1) To develop and recommend to the appointing authorities a comprehensive plan for improving infrastructure prior to the 1996 Olympic sailing competition; (2) To promote and advocate programs and activities needed to improve the aesthetic and environmental quality of the coastal area; (3) To create, coordinate, and implement advertising and promotional activities and programs as appropriate in support of bringing Olympic visitors to the coastal area; (4) To promote and facilitate small business development projects to support the Olympic visitors and activities; (5) To design funding and implementing strategies for programs and improvements planned to improve infrastructure and accommodate increased tourism in the coastal area; and (6) To provide under contract with coastal area local governments or other public or private agencies service and infrastructure improvements necessary to promote and accommodate increased tourism brought to the coastal area by the Olympic sailing competition while complying with all applicable federal and state environmental rules and regulations. Section 8 . Contracts for development, redevelopment, and promotion services. To the extent that a contract is entered into pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 of this Act, the authority shall have the power to provide such development and promotion services on behalf of public or private agencies as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to carry out effectively

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programs and services called for by the comprehensive plan developed by the authority under paragraph (1) of Section 7 of this Act. Section 9 . Powers and duties. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) hereof, in addition to any other powers and duties provided for by this Act and solely for the purpose of enabling the authority to carry out its purposes as described in this Act, the authority shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; (2) To acquire, hold, and dispose of in its own name, by purchase, gift, lease, or exchange, on such terms and conditions and in such manner and by such instrument as it may deem proper, real and personal property of every kind, character, and description, but the authority shall not have the power to acquire any real or personal property by condemnation or eminent domain; (3) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with property and other assets of the authority; (4) To exercise the power provided by Code Section 45-9-1 of the O.C.G.A. to procure policies of liability insurance or contracts of indemnity or to formulate sound programs of self-insurance to insure or indemnify members of the authority and its officers and employees against personal liability for damages arising out of the performance of their duties or in any way connected therewith to the extent that such members, officers, or employees are not immune from such liability; (5) To make contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient in connection therewith; (6) To adopt, alter, or repeal its own bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which its business may be transacted and in which the power granted to it may be enjoyed as the authority may deem necessary or expedient in facilitating its business;

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(7) To receive, accept, and utilize gifts, grants, donations, or contributions of money, property, facilities, or services, with or without consideration, from any person, firm, corporation, foundation, or other entity or from the State of Georgia or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof or from the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof; (8) To the extent that a contract between the authority and a public or private agency provides therefor, to act as an agent for such public or private agency in any matter coming within the purposes or powers of the authority; (9) To select, appoint, and employ professional, administrative, clerical, or other personnel and to contract for professional or other services and to allow suitable compensation for such personnel and services; and (10) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers and purposes of the authority which are expressly provided for in this Act. (b) Notwithstanding the powers and duties of the authority enumerated in this Act, the authority shall have no power or duty to perform the functions of the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (the OCOG) in organizing and hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games as such powers and duties have been granted to the OCOG by the International Olympic Committee (the IOC) or the functions of the Metropolitan Atlanta Olympic Games Authority (MAOGA) granted to it in its enabling legislation, or to perform any of the powers or functions of any part to the Host City Contract concluded in Tokyo in September 1990, or the Agreement for Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games dated January 28, 1991. (c) The authority shall not have the right to use any Olympic related mark, emblem, designation, theme, logo, or mascot or any designation that implies a relationship with the OCOG, MAOGA, the United States Olympic Committee, the IOC, any U.S. Olympic Team or otherwise with the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

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Section 10 . Members as trustees. The members of the authority shall be accountable in all respects as trustees. The authority shall keep suitable and proper books and records of all receipts, income, and expenditures of every kind and shall provide for an annual independent audit of income and expenditures. Section 11 . Charitable and public functions. Because the authority will be performing valuable charitable and public functions and purposes in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it, the authority shall be required to pay no taxes or other assessments by the state or by any county, municipality, authority, or political subdivision of the state upon any real or personal property acquired by it or upon its activities in the operation or maintenance of any facility maintained or acquired by it or upon any income received by the authority. The tax exemption provided for in this section shall not include any exemption from sales and use tax on property purchased by the authority. The said property, facilities, and income of the authority are exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, and attachment. Section 12 . Actions. Any action brought against the authority shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, and such court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction on such action. Section 13 . Liberal construction. Being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, this Act shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this Act. Section 14 . The Coastal Area Games Authority created by this Act shall be abolished on January 1, 1997, and this Act shall be repealed in its entirety on January 1, 1997. Section 15 . Repealer. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Ga., a bill to create

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the Coastal Area Olympic Games Authority and for other purposes. This 26th day of January, 1993. James B. Blackburn GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, J. Tom Coleman, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 1st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ J. Tom Coleman, Jr. Senator, 1st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 5, 1993. WEBSTER COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 371 (House Bill No. 713). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Webster County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations,

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and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Webster County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Webster County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Webster County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Webster County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Webster County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Webster County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of

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the following described territory of the Webster County School District: Education District 1 is bounded as follows: north by County Road 128, County Road 124 and State Highway 55; east by an unnamed branch extending south from Harrold Mill Creek to Releford Road which is County Road 40, County Road 129, County Road 124, County Road 128 and State Highway 55; on the south by the county line; on the west by the county line, County Road 128, County Road 124, and State Highway No. 41, not to include the Town of Weston. Education District 2 is bounded as follows: north by County Road 58, U.S. Highway 280, the north city limit line of Preston; east by County Road 53, County Road 123, County Road 49, State Highway 41, State Highway 153, County Road 124; on the south by County Road 128, State Highway 41, the city limits of the Town of Weston, and State Highway 55; and on the west by the county line, to include the Town of Weston. Education District 3 is bounded as follows: north by Kinchafoonee Creek, U.S. Highway 280, and the Oscar Williams Road; east by the county line; south by the county line; west by County Road 128, County Road 124, County Road 129, Harrold Mill Creek, an unnamed branch extending south from Harrold Mill Creek to Releford Road which is County Road 40, Kinchafoonee Creek, Sullivan Road and Addy Road. Education District 4 is bounded as follows: north by the county line and the north city limit of Preston; east by the county line, Addy Road, Sullivan Road and Kinchafoonee Creek; south by the Oscar Williams Road, U.S. Highway 280, Kinchafoonee Creek and County Road 128; west by State Highway 41, State Highway 153, County Road 127 and County Road 8. Education District 5 is bounded as follows: north by the county line; east by County Road 27, and State Highway 153; south by the Preston city limit line, U.S. Highway

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280, and County Road 58; west by U.S. Highway 280, County Road 49, County Road 123, County Road 53, and the county line. All as described according to map prepared by the Reapportionment Services Office of the Georgia General Assembly, a copy of which can be found in that office and a copy of which is in the office of the County School Superintendent in Preston, Georgia, which is available to the public for review. (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Webster County School District which is not included in any education district described

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in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Webster County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have a high school education, be at least 21 years of age, and have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Webster County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. The member of the board elected thereto from Education District 2 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that

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election and shall serve for an initial term of office which expires December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of his or her successor. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 4 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected from Education Districts 3 and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1998, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for the terms of office of six years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in non-partisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Webster County shall be compensated in the amount of $100.00 per month for attending regular and called meetings, and for attending meetings held out of the county, they shall receive the per diem amount as provided in Code Section 20-2-55 of the O.C.G.A., and shall be reimbursed the actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending such out of county meetings.

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Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Webster County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Webster County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Webster County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION NOTICE is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an act providing for the election of the members of the Webster County Board of Education to implement the requirements of Constitutional Amendment No. 2 ratified by the voters in the 1992 general election, and for other purposes. This 21st day of January, 1993. EUGENIA STEPHENS, Chairman WEBSTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bob Hanner, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 159th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Stewart-Webster Journal, which is the official organ of Webster County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ Bob Hanner Representative, 159th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993.

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WASHINGTON COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS; TERMS; QUALIFICATIONS. No. 372 (House Bill No. 873). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Washington County, approved August 20, 1913 (Ga. L. 1913, p. 452), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4882), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for initial and subsequent elections for the members of such board and for terms thereof; to change certain qualifications; to provide for a submission and for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a board of commissioners of Washington County, approved August 20, 1913 (Ga. L. 1913, p. 452), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4882), is amended by striking Sections 2, 3, and 4 thereof and inserting in their respective places the following Sections 2, 3, and 4: Section 2. (a) For purposes of electing the members of the board, other than the chairman, at the November general election conducted in 1994 and every four years thereafter, Washington County is divided into four commissioner districts consisting of the following described territory of Washington County: Commissioner District: 1 WASHINGTON COUNTY VTD: 0003 DAVISBORO (Part) Tract: 9504. Block(s): 116A, 117, 118, 119, 123, 146, 147, 148, 151

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Tract: 9505. Block(s): 121 VTD: 0004 SANDERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 194, 195 Tract: 9503. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121A, 121B, 122, 123, 124, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 140, 155A, 155B, 156A, 156B, 157, 158, 159A, 159B, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 176A, 176B, 177A, 177B, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116B, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 156, 196, 197, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207A, 207B, 207C, 208, 209, 210, 211A, 211B, 212, 213A, 213B, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218A, 218B, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227 VTD: 0005 DEEP STEP (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137A, 137B, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146A, 146B, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 178, 179, 180 VTD: 0007 WARTHEN (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 101, 102

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Commissioner District: 2 WASHINGTON COUNTY VTD: 0002 HARRISON (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 279 VTD: 0003 DAVISBORO (Part) Tract: 9504. Block(s): 149, 150, 165, 167, 168 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117A, 117B, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 129C, 129D, 130A, 130B, 131A, 131B, 132A, 132B, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 136A, 136B, 137A, 137B, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144A, 144B, 145, 146, 147, 148A, 148B, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165A, 165B, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180A, 180B, 181A, 181B, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 212, 213, 214, 220, 225, 297 VTD: 0004 SANDERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9504. Block(s): 140, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 308, 309, 310, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 324, 325, 401, 402A, 402B, 403, 404, 405A, 405B, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413A, 413B, 414, 415A, 415B, 416, 418 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 215, 216, 218, 219, 226 VTD: 0006 RIDDLEVILLE (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211A, 211B, 221A, 221B, 222, 223, 224, 234A, 234B, 237A, 237B, 238A, 238B, 239A, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243A, 243B, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 260, 261,

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262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 281, 282, 283, 284, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 157, 158 VTD: 0007 WARTHEN (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 101, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 141, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182 Commissioner District: 3 WASHINGTON COUNTY VTD: 0002 HARRISON (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 280, 285, 286 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116A, 116B, 117, 118A, 118B, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141A, 141B, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152A, 152B, 153, 154, 155, 156, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172A, 172B, 173A, 173B, 174A, 174B, 175, 176, 177, 178A, 178B, 179A, 179B, 180, 181, 182A, 182B, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 334, 335, 336, 366, 367, 368, 369, 393, 394 VTD: 0004 SANDERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 230, 232, 233, 234A, 234B, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239A, 239B, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 249, 251, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408 Tract: 9504. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 311, 312, 313, 314, 321, 322, 323, 417, 419, 420, 421, 422,

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423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120C, 121 VTD: 0006 RIDDLEVILLE (Part) Tract: 9505. Block(s): 258 VTD: 0008 TENNILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 245, 246, 247A, 247B, 248A, 248B, 252 Tract: 9505. Block(s): 217, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 259 Tract: 9506. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 112 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 101, 105A, 105B, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120B, 120D, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 158A, 159, 160, 161, 162A, 163A, 163B, 164A, 164B, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 216A, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230A, 231A, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239A, 331, 332, 333 Commissioner District: 4 WASHINGTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 OCONEE VTD: 0004 SANDERSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 125, 126, 127, 128, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 171, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205,

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206A, 206B, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211A, 211B, 212A, 212B, 213A, 213B, 214A, 214B, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228, 229, 231, 250, 253, 254, 257, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 302 VTD: 0005 DEEP STEP (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 147, 158, 159, 160, 161 VTD: 0008 TENNILLE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 227A, 227B, 227C, 255A, 255B, 256, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263 Tract: 9507. Block(s): 158B, 162B, 204B, 213B, 214, 215, 216B, 230B, 231B, 232, 239B, 301, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 342, 343 (b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any commissioner district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census

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map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of Washington County which is not included in any commissioner district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of Washington County which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3. Those persons serving as members of the board of commissioners of Washington County on January 1, 1993, shall continue to serve out their terms of office which shall expire on December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those successors shall be elected at the November general election conducted in 1994, but successors to those members serving from Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be elected from Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively, as newly described in Section 2 of this Act, shall take office on January 1, 1995, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Thereafter, successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the

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November general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of the board shall serve the terms specified therefor in this Act and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The members of the board shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code.' Section 4. (a) The chairman of the board may reside anywhere within Washington County and shall be elected by a majority of the qualified voters of Washington County voting at the election for that office. Any person offering as a candidate for that office shall be at least 21 years of age, shall have been a resident of Washington County at least 12 months prior to that person's election, and shall be a qualified and registered voter of Washington County. In the event the chairman ceases, during that person's term of office, to be a resident of Washington County, that office shall thereupon become vacant. (b) Each member of the board, other than the chairman, shall reside within the commissioner district from which that person was elected and shall be elected by a majority of the qualified voters voting in that district and not at large. At the time of qualifying for the election to the office of member of the board, other than the chairman, each candidate shall specify the commissioner district for which that person is a candidate. Any person offering as a candidate for member of the board, other than the chairman, shall be at least 21 years of age, shall have been a resident of Washington County at least 12 months prior to that person's election, shall be qualified and registered voter of Washington County, and shall have been a resident of the district for which that person is a candidate for at least 12 months prior to that person's election thereto. In the event any member of the board, other than the chairman, ceases, during that person's term of office, to be a resident of the commissioner district from which that person was elected, that respective office shall thereupon become vacant.

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Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney for the board of commissioners of Washington County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . Those provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the election of the members of the board of commissioners of Washington County at the 1994 general election shall become effective January 1, 1994. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1995. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Washington County, approved August 20, 1913 (Ga. L. 1913, p. 452), as amended; and for other purposes. This 17th day of February, 1993. Representative Jimmy Lord 121th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Himmy Lord, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 121st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Sandersville Progress, which is the official organ of WAshington County, on the follwoing date: february 17, 1993. /s/Jimmy Lord Representative, 121st District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. OCONEE JUDICIAL CIRCUITJUDGES; SALARY SUPPLEMENT. No. 373 (House Bill No. 876). AN ACT To provide for a local salary supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the judges of the superior courts of the Oconee Judicial Circuit; to provide that said supplementary salary shall be paid from the funds of certain counties comprising the Oconee Judicial Circuit in equal monthly installments; to provide for the percentage to be paid by each county; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) In addition to the compensation, expenses, and allowances paid from state funds, the salary of each judge of the superior courts of the Oconee Judicial Circuit shall be supplemented by payments from the treasuries of certain counties comprising such circuit based on consecutive periods of service in at least the following amounts: First four years of service No supplement Fifth through eighth years of service $ 6,000.00 annually Ninth through twelfth years of service $12,000.00 annually Thirteenth and following years of service $18,000.00 annually (b) A presently serving superior court judge of the Oconee Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to supplemental payments as set forth in subsection (a) of this section according to consecutive years of service, regardless of the date such service began. (c) A superior court judge of the Oconee Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to supplemental payments at the beginning of and during the fifth through the eighth years of service; at the beginning of and during the ninth through twelfth years of service; and at the beginning of and during the thirteenth and following years of service. (d) The salary supplements provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be paid in 12 equal monthly installments by the governing authorities of the respective counties or such other authorities having control of expenditures of county funds. Each county comprising the Oconee Judicial Circuit, with the exception of Montgomery County, shall pay a pro rata share of the salary supplement based on its share of the population of the Oconee Judicial Circuit. The latest official United States decennial census shall be used to determine each county's share of the supplemental payments. (e) The pro rata share of the salary supplement to be paid by the counties in 1993 and thereafter shall be as follows: Bleckley County 17.60 percent Dodge County 29.75 percent Pulaski County 13.70 percent Telfair County 18.60 percent Wheeler County 8.30 percent

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Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Upon its becoming effective, the supplemental payments provided by this Act shall be retroactive to January 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the payment of supplements to the salaries of the judges of the Superior courts of the Oconee Judicial Circuits by the Counties comprising such circuit and to provide for the amount for such supplements; and for other purposes. This 21 day of January, 1993. NOLAN E. Martin DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tery L. Coleman, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 142nd District, and that the attached copy Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Cochran Journal, which is the official organ of Bleckly County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/Terry L. Coleman Representative, 142nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the payment of supplements to the salaries of the judges of the Superior Courts of the Oconee Judicial Circuit by the counties comprising such circuit and to provide for the amount of such supplements; and for other purposes. This 21st day of January, 1993. Nolan E. Martin District Court Administrator Eighth Judicial Administrative District Of Georgia GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terry L. Coleman, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 142nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, which is the official organ of Pulaski County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ Terry L. Coleman Representative, 142nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the payment of supplements to salaries of judges of the superior courts of the Oconee judicial circuit by the counties comprising such circuit and to provide for the amount of such supplements; and for other purposes. This 21 day of January, 1993. Nolan E. Martin District Court Administrator Eight Judicial Administrative District of GA GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorixed to administer oaths, Terry L. Colemen, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 142nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Telfair Enterprise, which is the official organ of Telfair Couonty, on the following data: January 27, 1993. /s/Terry L. Coleman Representative, 142nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the payment of supplements to the salaries of the judges of the Superior Courts of the Oconee Judicial Circuit by the counties comprising such circuit and to provide for the amount of such supplements; and for other purposes. This 21 day of January, 1993. NOLAN E. MARTIN DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR EIGHTH JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT OF GA GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terry L. Coleman, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 142nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Montgomery Monitor, which is the official organ of Montgomery County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ Terry L. Coleman Representative, 142nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the payment of supplements to the salaries of the judges of the Superior Courts of the Oconee Judicial Circuit by the counties comprising such circuit and to provide for the amount of such supplements; and for other purposes. This 21 day of January, 1993. NOLAN E. MARTIN DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR EIGHTH JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT OF GA GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terry L. Coleman, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 142nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Wheeler County Eagle, which is the official organ of Wheeler County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ Terry L. Coleman Representative, 142nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the payment of supplements to the salaries of the judges of the Superior Courts of the Oconee Judicial Circuit by the counties comprising such circuit and to provide for the amount of such supplements; and for other purposes. This 21st day of January, 1993. NOLAN E. MARTIN DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR EIGHTH JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT OF GA GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Terry L. Coleman, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 142nd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Times Journal-Spotlight, which is the official organ of Dodge County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ Terry L. Coleman Representative, 142nd District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of Febryary, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. BULLOCH COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 374 (House Bill No. 908). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Bulloch County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for severability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Bulloch County as it existed on February 1, 1993, is continued in existence but

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shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Bulloch County so continued and constituted, some times referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of the Board of Education of Bulloch County as it existed immediately prior to February 1, 1993, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Bulloch County who are serving as such February 1, 1993, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for the remainder of the terms of office to which they were elected. Immediately upon preclearance of this Act pursuant to the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the members of the Board of Education of Bulloch County shall appoint a member to represent Education District 5 as defined in subsection (b) of this section and upon such appointment, the Board of Education of Bulloch County shall consist of eight members. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Bulloch County School District is divided into eight education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Bulloch County School District: Education District 1 BULLOCH COUNTY VTD: 0001 STATESBORO (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 141, 142 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 126, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 148, 211, 212, 213, 214, 217, 226, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248

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VTD: 0002 LOCKHART VTD: 0003 BLITCH (Part) Tract: 9901. Block(s): 160, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196 Tract: 9902. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 223, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 239, 244 VTD: 0004 HAGIN (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252 VTD: 0012 PORTAL Education District 2 BULLOCH COUNTY VTD: 0001 STATESBORO (Part) Tract: 9906. Block(s): 401, 420, 421, 422, 423, 517, 520 VTD: 0004 HAGIN (Part) Tract: 9906. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 518, 519, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 601, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 646, 647, 648, 649, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675 VTD: 0005 BROOKLET VTD: 0006 STILSON VTD: 0010 EMIT (Part) Tract: 9907. Block(s): 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 333, 334, 335, 336

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Education District 3 BULLOCH COUNTY VTD: 0001 STATESBORO (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 270, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 295, 296, 297, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474 Tract: 9904. Block(s): 311, 426B, 426C, 429B, 430, 431, 435, 436, 437, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515A, 515B, 516, 517, 521B, 522B, 523, 524B, 525B, 526B, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 603C, 619, 620, 621, 622 VTD: 0009 REGISTER (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 269, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 286, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294 Tract: 9908. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104 Education District 4 BULLOCH COUNTY VTD: 0001 STATESBORO (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 132, 133, 135, 136, 137A, 137B, 138A, 138B, 139A, 139B, 140, 143A, 143B, 144A, 144B, 145A, 145B, 146, 147, 148, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263,

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264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 271, 301A, 301B, 302, 316A, 316B, 317, 318, 319, 320A, 320B, 321, 326, 327, 337, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614A, 614B, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633 Tract: 9905. Block(s): 139, 153, 301, 302, 307, 308 Tract: 9906. Block(s): 141, 142, 143, 144, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 201, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 509, 510A, 510B, 510C, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 535, 536, 537A, 537B, 538A, 538B VTD: 0003 BLITCH (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 134, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 256, 257, 269, 270 VTD: 0004 HAGIN (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 253, 254, 255, 262 Tract: 9906. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 506, 507, 508, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654 Education District 5 BULLOCH COUNTY VTD: 0001 STATESBORO (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 401B, 407B Tract: 9903. Block(s): 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130B, 131, 132, 133, 142, 143B, 144B, 145, 152, 401 Tract: 9904. Block(s): 112, 201, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212,

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213, 214, 215, 216, 303A, 303B, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308A, 308B, 309, 310, 312, 313, 408, 409, 410, 411A, 411B, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 424, 425, 426A, 427, 428, 429A, 432, 433A, 433B, 434, 438, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 518, 519, 520, 521A, 522A, 524A, 525A, 526A, 527 Education District 6 BULLOCH COUNTY VTD: 0001 STATESBORO (Part) Tract: 9904. Block(s): 407, 420, 421, 422, 423, 501, 502, 503, 504 Tract: 9905. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 303, 304, 305, 306, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 501A, 501B, 502, 503A, 503B, 504A, 504B, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522A, 522B, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529 Tract: 9906. Block(s): 321A, 321B, 321C, 322, 323A, 323B, 324, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428 Education District 7 BULLOCH COUNTY VTD: 0001 STATESBORO (Part) Tract: 9904. Block(s): 601, 602, 603A, 603B, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608A, 608B, 609, 610A, 610B, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 623, 624 Tract: 9907. Block(s): 403, 405, 406

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VTD: 0007 BAY VTD: 0008 NEVILS VTD: 0009 REGISTER (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 287 Tract: 9908. Block(s): 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116A, 116B, 117, 118, 119A, 119B, 120A, 120B, 121, 122A, 122B, 123A, 123B, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135A, 135B, 136, 137, 138A, 138B, 139, 140A, 140B, 141, 142, 143, 144A, 144B, 145A, 145B, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 207, 208, 239, 240, 241, 242, 272, 273, 274 VTD: 0010 EMIT (Part) Tract: 9903. Block(s): 475, 476, 477 Tract: 9907. Block(s): 331, 332, 401, 402, 404, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456 Tract: 9908. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 255, 296, 297 VTD: 0011 SINKHOLE Education District 8 BULLOCH COUNTY VTD: 0001 STATESBORO (Part) Tract: 9902. Block(s): 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 322, 323, 324, 325, 328A, 328B, 329, 330, 331A, 331B, 332, 333A, 333B, 334A, 334B, 335A, 335B, 336, 401A, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407A, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415,

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416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527 Tract: 9903. Block(s): 130A, 143A, 144A Tract: 9904. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 202, 203, 204, 205, 301, 302, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406 Tract: 9905. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152 Tract: 9906. Block(s): 202A, 202B, 203, 204A, 204B, 205A, 205B, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222 (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Bulloch County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Bulloch County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an

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education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The members of the Board of Education elected for Education Districts 2, 4, 5, and 6 shall be elected during the regularly scheduled general election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1994, shall take office the first day of January immediately following the election, and shall serve for four-year terms of office expiring on December 31, 1998, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected from Education Districts 1, 3, 7, and 8 who took office on January 1, 1993, shall serve for four-year terms of office which shall expire on December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. These and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following the election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event a vacancy occurs on the Board of Education of Bulloch County for any reason other than the expiration of a term of office, the remaining members of said board shall elect a person who shall be a resident of the education district in which the vacancy occurs to serve for the unexpired term; provided, however, in the event a majority of the board becomes vacant at any time, the grand jury of Bulloch County shall fill all such vacancies for the unexpired term, and when filled by the grand jury, the provisions relative to being a resident of the education district shall be complied with. In the event a member moves his or her residence from the education district he or she represents, a vacancy shall exist from such district

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and shall be filled in the same manner as other vacancies are filled. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Bulloch County shall be compensated in the amount of $50.00 for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as an agent of the board or as a member of a committee of the board on official business first authorized by a majority of the board, plus reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith. Section 7 . At its first meeting each year, the members of the board of education shall elect, by a majority vote, one of their number to serve as chairperson for that year and until the election of a chairperson in the subsequent year. A member shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself as a member of the board and also as chairperson of the board. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Bulloch County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-107 of the O.C.G.A. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney

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of the Board of Education of Bulloch County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . Each section and subsection and provision of this law shall be deemed severable and in the event that any provision is ruled to be invalid, unconstitutional, violative of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, or in conflict with the general law or constitutional provisions of this state, the remaining provisions of this law shall not be affected thereby, and such remaining provisions shall be of full force and effect. Section 11 . This Act shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. Section 12 . An Act creating a new Board of Education of Bulloch County, approved March 13, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2790), is repealed in its entirety. Section 13 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is give that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the Board of Education of Bulloch County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for the qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; and for other purposes.

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This 28th day of January, 1993. Honorable John Godbee Representative, 145th District Honorable Bob Lane Representative, 146th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John F. Godbee, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 145th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Statesboro Herald, which is the official organ of Bulloch County, on the following date: January 31, 1993. /s/ John F. Godbee Representative, 145th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of February, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. TROUP COUNTYHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; COUNTY TAXES; REFERENDUM. No. 375 (House Bill No. 930). AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from Troup County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of

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$10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for certain residents of that county who have annual incomes not exceeding $22,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over; to provide a homestead exemption from Troup County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for certain residents of the county who are disabled; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of each exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . For purposes of this Act, the term: (1) Ad valorem taxes for county purposes means all ad valorem taxes for county purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of Troup County, but not including taxes to retire bonded indebtedness. (2) Disabled means any person who has been determined to be blind or disabled for the purposes of receiving supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act. (3) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A. (4) Income means gross income from all sources, regardless of whether such income is subject to state or federal income taxes. (5) Senior citizen means a person who is 65 years of age or over on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under this Act is made. Section 2 . (a) Each resident of Troup County who is a senior citizen is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Troup County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that

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homestead, if that person's income, together with the income of the spouse of such person who resides within such homestead, does not exceed $22,000.00 for the immediately preceding taxable year. Any exemption granted under this Act shall cease on December 31 of the taxable year in which the person claiming such exemption dies or sells or otherwise transfers the homestead. (b) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (a) of this section unless the person or person's agent files an affidavit with the tax commissioner of Troup County giving the person's age and the amount of income which the person and the person's spouse received during the last taxable year, and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner to make a determination as to whether such owner is entitled to such exemption. The tax commissioner shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose. Section 3 . (a) Each resident of Troup County who is disabled is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Troup County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. (b) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (a) of this section unless the person or person's agent files an affidavit with the tax commissioner of Troup County stating that such person has been determined to be disabled and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner to make a determination whether such owner is entitled to such exemption. The tax commissioner shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose. Section 4 . The tax commissioner of Troup County or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for each exemption granted by this Act and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the initial and continuing eligibility of the owner for an exemption.

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Section 5 . The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper affidavit as provided in subsection (b) of Section 2 or subsection (b) of Section 3 of this Act, it shall not be necessary to make application and file such affidavit thereafter for any year and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under this Act to notify the tax commissioner of Troup County or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. Section 6 . Each exemption granted by this Act shall not apply to or affect any state taxes, municipal taxes, or Troup County School District taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemptions granted by this Act shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to Troup County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. Section 7 . An exemption granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. Section 8 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Troup County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Troup County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1993, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Troup County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Troup County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to

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$10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of Troup County who are 65 years of age or over and who have annual incomes not exceeding $22,000.00 or who are disabled? All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Sections 1 through 7 shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 1994. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Sections 1 through 7 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Troup County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 9 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 7 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 10 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced to the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to provide for homestead exemptions for Troup County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Troup County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district; to provide for definitions, terms and conditions, and procedures; to provide for a referendum; and for other purposes.

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This 19th day of February, 1993. Wade Milam State Representative, 130th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Wade Milam, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 130th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the LaGrange Daily News, which is the official organ of Troup County, on the following date: February 19, 1993. /s/ Wade Milam Representative, 130th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 22nd day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. LAMAR COUNTYHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES; REFERENDUMS. No. 376 (House Bill No. 955). AN ACT To provide a $15,000.00 homestead exemption from Lamar County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and a $15,000.00 homestead exemption from Lamar County School

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District ad valorem taxes for residents of that county and district who are totally disabled and whose annual net income does not exceed $20,000.00 and provide for conditions and procedures relating thereto; to provide for special elections for approval or disapproval; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Part 1 Section 1 . For purposes of this part, the term: (1) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A. (2) Lamar County ad valorem taxes for county purposes means all Lamar County ad valorem taxes except for ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Lamar County School District and except for ad valorem taxes to retire county or school bond indebtedness. (3) Net income means the resident's net income together with the net income of the resident's spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead, as net income is defined by Georgia income tax law. (4) Totally disabled means being mentally or physically incapacitated to the extent that such resident is unable to be gainfully employed and to the extent that such incapacity is likely to be permanent. Section 2 . Each resident of Lamar County who is totally disabled is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Lamar County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $15,000.00 if that resident's net income for the immediately preceding taxable year does not exceed $20,000.00. The value of a homestead in excess of the amount exempted by this section shall remain subject to taxation.

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Section 3 . The tax commissioner of Lamar County or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for the exemption granted by this part and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the eligibility of the applicant for the exemption, including but not limited to appropriate proof of the applicant's being totally disabled, which proof shall include the affidavits of at least two physicians licensed to practice medicine in this state. Section 4 . The exemption under this part shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under this part to notify the tax commissioner of Lamar County or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. Section 5 . The exemption granted by this part shall not apply to or affect any state taxes, municipal taxes, or county school district taxes for educational purposes. Section 6 . The exemption granted by this part shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other exemption from Lamar County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. Section 7 . The exemption granted by this part shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1995. Section 8 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Lamar County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this part to the electors of Lamar County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election at the time of the statewide November general election in 1994 and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Lamar County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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() YES () NO Shall Part 1 of an Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Lamar County ad valorem taxes for county purposes except taxes to retire bonded indebtedness, in the amount of $15,000.00 for totally disabled residents of that county whose annual net income does not exceed $20,000.00? All persons desiring to vote for approval of this part shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of this part shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of this part, then Part 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately. If Part 1 of this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Part 1 of this Act shall not become effective and shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Lamar County. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Part 2 Section 9 . For purposes of this part, the term: (1) Homestead means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A. (2) Lamar County School District ad valorem taxes means all ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Lamar County School District except for ad valorem taxes to retire school bond indebtedness. (3) Net income means the resident's net income together with the net income of the resident's spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead, as net income is defined by Georgia incoem tax law.

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(4) Totally disabled means being mentally or physically incapacitated to the extent that such resident is unable to be gainfully employed and to the extent that such incapacity is likely to be permanent. Section 10 . Each resident of the Lamar County School District who is totally disabled is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Lamar County School District ad valorem taxes in the amount of $15,000.00 if that resident's net income for the immediately preceding taxable year does not exceed $20,000.00. The value of a homestead in excess of the amount exempted by this section shall remain subject to taxation. Section 11 . The tax commissioner of Lamar County or the designee thereof shall provide application forms for the exemption granted by this part and shall require such information as may be necessary to determine the eligibility of the applicant for the exemption, including but not limited to appropriate proof of the applicant's being totally disabled, which proof shall include the affidavits of at least two physicians licensed to practice medicine in this state. Section 12 . The exemption under this part shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under this part to notify the tax commissioner of Lamar County or the designee thereof in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. Section 13 . The exemption granted by this part shall not apply to or affect any state taxes, municipal taxes, or county taxes for county purposes. Section 14 . The exemption granted by this part shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other exemption from Lamar County School District ad valorem taxes. Section 15 . The exemption granted by this part shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1995.

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Section 16 . Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Lamar County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this part to the electors of the Lamar County School District for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election at the time of the state-wide November general election in 1994 and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Lamar County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words: () YES () NO Shall Part 2 of an Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Lamar County School District ad valorem taxes except taxes to retire bonded indebtedness, in the amount of $15,000.00 for totally disabled residents of that district whose annual net income does not exceed $20,000.00? All persons desiring to vote for approval of this part shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of this part shall vote No. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of this part, then Part 2 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately. If Part 2 of this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Part 2 of this Act shall not become effective and shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Lamar County. It shall be the superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

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Part 3 Section 17 . Except as otherwise provided in parts 1 and 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 18 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for homestead exemptions of specified amounts from Lamar County ad valorem taxes for county and school district purposes for certain disabled residents thereof with income below a specified amount; to provide for special elections; and for other purposes. This 25th day of January, 1993. /s/ Larry Smith, Representative, 109th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Larry Smith, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 109th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Barnesville Herald-Gazette, which is the official organ of Lamar County, on the following date: January 26, 1993. /s/ Larry Smith Representative, 109th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. BROOKS COUNTYSTATE COURT; CREATION. No. 377 (House Bill No. 958). AN ACT To create the State Court of Brooks County; to specify the location of the court; to provide jurisdiction of the court; to provide for jury trial under certain circumstances; to provide for practice and procedure; to provide terms of court; to specify costs; to specify fees; to provide for transfer of certain matters from the Superior Court of Brooks County; to provide for institution of criminal cases; to provide for appeals; to provide for selection and number of jurors; to provide for selection of a judge and a solicitor of the court; to provide for qualifications, duties, and compensation of such officers; to provide restrictions on such officers with regard to engaging in the active practice of law; to provide for disposition of certain fees; to provide for appointment of a solicitor pro tempore; to provide that the clerk of the superior court and the sheriff of Brooks County shall serve as clerk and sheriff; to provide for an official stenographer; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . There is created the State Court of Brooks County which shall have the power, jurisdiction, and method of

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procedure as provided by Chapter 7 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Section 2 . The State Court of Brooks County shall be located in the City of Quitman in Brooks County and shall have territorial jurisdiction within the limits of said county. Section 3 . (a) The State Court of Brooks County shall have jurisdiction as provided in Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. (b) In all criminal cases, the judge of said court shall be the judge of both questions of fact and of law unless the person subject to be tried shall, before pleading to the charge against him or her, or the state shall demand a jury trial. The purpose of this subsection is to eliminate trial by jury unless demanded by the person charged or by the state. Upon either such timely demand being made, such person shall be tried by jury as provided in this Act. (c) In all civil cases, the judge shall be the judge of all questions of fact and of law unless either party to such proceeding shall, before the time expires for filing defensive pleadings, file a written demand for a jury trial. Upon such demand being timely filed, the case shall be tried by a jury as provided in this Act unless such demand for trial by jury is withdrawn before the call of the case for trial. When a demand for trial by jury is filed, the same shall not be withdrawn without the consent of the opposite party. Section 4 . The State Court of Brooks County shall have such rules of practice and procedure as provided by Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Section 5 . The State Court of Brooks County shall have four terms per annum which shall begin on the first Monday in January, April, July, and October at the Brooks County courthouse in the City of Quitman. Each such term shall remain open for the transaction of business until the next succeeding term. If the date fixed for the convening of any term is a legal holiday, then that term shall begin on the next day thereafter which is not a legal holiday. The court shall at all times be open

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for the purpose of conducting jury trials, nonjury trials, and hearings, receiving pleas of guilty in criminal cases and passing sentence thereon, and for the transaction of civil business before the court. Section 6 . (a) In all civil proceedings in the State Court of Brooks County, when the principal amount, excluding interest and fees, is not more than $200.00, the total costs shall be not more than $46.00. (b) In all other cases, costs shall be the same as in the Superior Court of Brooks County. Section 7 . Any case of a civil nature pending in the Superior Court of Brooks County, on October 1, 1993, or thereafter, of which the State Court of Brooks County has jurisdiction under this Act may be transferred by the judge of the superior court to the State Court of Brooks County by consent of counsel of all parties and shall thereafter stand for trial in said court as though originally filed therein. Section 8 . All prosecutions in criminal cases instituted in the State Court of Brooks County shall be by written accusation made by the solicitor, based upon affidavit, setting forth plainly the offense charged in terms of the law, upon which shall be entered the name of the prosecutor, if any; but the solicitor may make such accusation and proceed to trial thereon without affidavit as the basis therefor as provided by general law. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of this section, any prosecution for violation of an ordinance which has been transferred from the Magistrate Court of Brooks County to the State Court of Brooks County for a jury trial as provided in Code Section 15-10-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated may be upon citation, as well as by accusation, as provided in Code Sections 15-10-62 and 15-10-63 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Section 9 . Any case tried in the State Court of Brooks County shall be subject to review by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court of Georgia, whichever court has jurisdiction, in the same manner and under the same rules of appellate procedure as apply to cases in the superior court.

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Section 10 . (a) Jurors shall be drawn, selected, chosen, and summoned for service in the State Court of Brooks County from the traverse jury list prepared by the board of jury commissioners of Brooks County for the superior court, and in the same manner as is done in the superior court. Jurors in the state court shall receive the same per diem amount as compensation for service therein as in the Superior Court of Brooks County and shall be paid by Brooks County in the same manner as out-of-like funds as jurors are paid in the superior court. (b) The jury for the trial of all civil and criminal cases tried in the State Court of Brooks County shall be composed of six members. Said trial jury shall be selected from a panel of 12 jurors. Each side in all civil actions being tried by a jury shall be entitled to three peremptory strikes from such panel of 12 and the remaining six jurors shall serve as the trial jury. In all criminal matters being tried by a jury, the state shall be entitled to two peremptory strikes and the defendant shall be entitled to four peremptory strikes from such panel of 12 jurors and the remaining six jurors shall serve as the trial jury. Section 11 . (a) There shall be a judge of the State Court of Brooks County who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Brooks County, Georgia, and shall assume office on the first day of January following his or her election as provided by Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provided, however, that the first judge shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of office beginning October 1, 1993, and ending December 31, 1996. (b) The judge of said court shall have such qualifications and shall be subject to such restrictions and discipline as provided in Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The judge shall be vested with all the power and authority of judges of the superior courts as to all matters, except as are exclusively conferred upon the judges of the superior court by the Constitution and laws of this state. (c) The judge shall be a part-time judge. The judge shall receive a salary of not less than $14,500.00 per annum, to be set by the board of county commissioners. Said salary shall be payable monthly out of the funds of Brooks County. The salary

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of such judge shall be an expense of said court. The part-time judge of the state court may engage in the private practice of law in other courts, but may not practice in his or her own court or appear in any matter to which that judge has exercised any jurisdiction. Section 12 . (a) There shall be a solicitor of the State Court of Brooks County. The district attorney of the Southern Judicial Circuit shall appoint a qualified assistant district attorney to serve as solicitor of said court. (b) The solicitor shall have such qualifications as provided by Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Section 13 . In the absence of the solicitor of the State Court of Brooks County for any reason, said solicitor may appoint a solicitor pro tempore who shall have the same authority while so acting as said solicitor and shall be paid from the funds of Brooks County such reasonable amount for the service as the solicitor shall determine. Section 14 . The clerk of the Superior Court of Brooks County shall be, by virtue of such office, the clerk of the State Court of Brooks County and the sheriff of said county shall likewise be the sheriff of said state court; and each shall receive compensation for services in said court as are allowed them by law. The clerk shall provide all necessary dockets, writs, minute books, printed forms, and the like as may be necessary for said court which shall be paid for by Brooks County in like manner as such items in the superior court. Section 15 . The judge of the State Court of Brooks County may appoint an official court reporter for said court who shall report such cases as the court may require. The reporter shall receive the same fees as allowed for similar service in the superior court which shall be taxed and enforced as in the superior court. Section 16 . This Act shall become effective on October 1, 1993.

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Section 17 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. LEGAL NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create a State Court of Brooks County; to provide for all related matters; and for other purposes. This 17th day of February, 1993. Henry L. Reaves Representative 178th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Henry L. Reaves, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 178th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Quitman Free Press, which is the official organ of Brooks County, on the following date: February 17, 1993. /s/ Henry L. Reaves Representative, 178th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993.

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LEE COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. No. 378 (House Bill No. 979). AN ACT To reconstitute the Board of Education of Lee County and provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities and subject it to certain constitutional and statutory provisions; to continue in office certain members of such board and provide for the expiration of their terms; to provide for education districts; to provide for the election of board members; to provide for the chairperson of the board; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for successors; to provide for terms; to provide for vacancies; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for the expiration of the term of the school superintendent and provide for the appointment of successors thereto and terms of employment thereof; to provide that the school superintendent will be subject to certain laws; to provide for submission; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Board of Education of Lee County which was appointed and which existed on December 31, 1992, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 1994, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Education of Lee County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the board, shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that Board of Education of Lee County as existed immediately prior to January 1, 1994, and shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relating to boards of education and not in conflict with this Act. Section 2 . (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Lee County who are serving as such on December 31, 1992, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such offices shall continue to serve as such members for terms of office which

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expire December 31, 1993. On and after January 1, 1994, the Board of Education of Lee County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Lee County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Those districts shall consist of the following described territory of the Lee County School District: Education District: 1 LEE COUNTY VTD: 0001 CHOKEE (Part) Tract: 0201. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 271, 272, 275, 277 VTD: 0003 LEESBURG (Part) Tract: 0202. Block(s): 160, 162, 163, 192, 194, 195, 196 Tract: 0203. Block(s): 402, 403, 404, 405, 416, 417, 428, 429 VTD: 0006 SMITHSVILLE (Part) Tract: 0202. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115A, 115B, 116A, 116B, 117A, 117B, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123A, 123B, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132A, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139A, 139B, 140A, 140B, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147A, 147B, 148A, 148B, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 193, 197

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Tract: 0203. Block(s): 401 Education District: 2 LEE COUNTY VTD: 0001 CHOKEE (Part) Tract: 0201. Block(s): 248, 249, 269, 270 Tract: 0203. Block(s): 438 VTD: 0003 LEESBURG (Part) Tract: 0203. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 211, 413, 414, 418, 419, 420, 421A, 421B, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 430, 431A, 431B, 432, 433, 434A, 434B, 435, 436, 437, 439A, 439B, 440A, 440B, 440C, 441A, 441B, 441C, 442, 443, 444A, 444B, 445A, 445B, 446A, 446B, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475A, 475B, 476A, 476B, 477A, 478, 479, 480, 485A, 485B, 486, 487, 490, 491, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505A, 506, 507A, 508, 514, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 548, 549 VTD: 0004 CENTURY (Part) Tract: 0203. Block(s): 477B, 481, 482, 483, 484, 507B, 509, 510, 538, 539, 543 VTD: 0005 PALMYRA (Part) Tract: 0203. Block(s): 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 219, 304, 305, 306 VTD: 0006 SMITHSVILLE (Part) Tract: 0203. Block(s): 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 415, 488, 489, 492

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Education District: 3 LEE COUNTY VTD: 0005 PALMYRA (Part) Tract: 0203. Block(s): 120, 121, 122, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348 Education District: 4 LEE COUNTY VTD: 0004 CENTURY (Part) Tract: 0203. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 505B, 511A, 512, 513, 525, 526, 527, 540, 541, 542, 544, 545, 546, 547 VTD: 0005 PALMYRA (Part) Tract: 0203. Block(s): 114, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 201, 206, 207, 216, 217, 511B, 515 Education District: 5 LEE COUNTY VTD: 0002 REDBONE (c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section: (1) The terms Tract, Block, and VTD shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(2) The term Precinct is synonymous with the term voting precinct and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the Lee County School District which is not included in any education district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Lee County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code

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Section 20-2-51 or 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law. (b) In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall thereupon become vacant. Section 4 . (a) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Education of Lee County shall be elected at a special election which shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 2, 4, and 5 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those members of the board elected thereto from Education Districts 1 and 3 in 1993 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 1998, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years. Members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of

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Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, in nonpartisan primaries and elections as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Section 5 . In the event of a vacancy occurring on or after January 1, 1993, in the membership of the board for any reason other than expiration of term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided in Code Section 20-2-54.1 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6 . Members of the Board of Education of Lee County shall be compensated in the amount of $50.00 per meeting. Members of the board, including the chairperson, shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily incurred for attending meetings in the performance of their official duties when those meetings occur outside the Lee County School District as approved by the board. Section 7 . The chairperson of the board shall be selected from the membership of the board as provided in Code Section 20-2-57 of the O.C.G.A. Section 8 . (a) The elected school superintendent of the Lee County School District who is in office on January 1, 1993, or any person filling a vacancy in such office, shall serve out the remainder of that person's term of office and shall be replaced by an appointee of the board of education at the expiration of such term. In the event of a vacancy occurring in that office prior to the expiration of such term, that vacancy shall be filled as provided by general law. (b) Upon the expiration of the term of the elected school superintendent as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the board of education shall appoint the school superintendent for a term not to exceed four years in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 20-2-506 of the O.C.G.A. Unless otherwise provided by general law, the board may provide that the superintendent serve at the pleasure of the board of education or the board may provide the school superintendent with a contract of employment for a fixed term.

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(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the school superintendent shall be subject to all general laws of this state relating to school superintendents. Section 9 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Lee County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 10 . This section and Section 9 of this Act and those provisions of this Act necessary for the election of members of the Board of Education of Lee County in 1993 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon such Act's becoming law without that approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1994. Section 11 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the Board of Education of Lee County; and for other purposes. This 5th day of February, 1993. Lee County Board of Education GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ray Holland, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 157th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Lee County Ledger, which is the official organ of Lee County, on the following date: February 11, 1993.

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/s/ Ray Holland Representative, 157th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. HARALSON COUNTYCOUNTY COMMISSIONER; SHERIFF; JUDGE OF THE PROBATE COURT; CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT; TREASURER; COMPENSATION. No. 379 (House Bill No. 968). AN ACT To establish the compensation of certain officials of Haralson County, Georgia; to amend an Act creating the office of county commissioner of Haralson County, approved August 16, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 255), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 10, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3506), so as to provide for the compensation of such official; to amend an Act placing the sheriff and the ordinary (now probate judge) of Haralson County on an annual salary in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved February 28, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2559), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4604), and by an Act approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3734), so as to provide for the compensation of such officials; to amend an Act placing the clerk of the Superior Court of Haralson County on an annual salary in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved February 10, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3503), so as to provide for the compensation of such official; to amend an Act providing an annual salary for the treasurer of Haralson County, approved August 16, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p.

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258), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 3930), so as to provide for the compensation of such official; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . (a) Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the following officials of Haralson County, Georgia, shall receive an annual salary, payable from the funds of Haralson County, Georgia, according to the following schedule: (1) County commissioner: Total salary $45,000.00 (2) Judge of the probate court: Total salary 41,000.00 (3) Clerk of the superior court: Base salary under this Act 38,600.00 Supplement under Code Section 15-6-89 2,400.00 Total salary 41,000.00 (4) Sheriff: Total salary 41,000.00 (5) Chief magistrate: Total salary 14,450.00 (6) Treasurer: Total salary 10,000.00 It is the intention of the General Assembly that the amount identified as total salary in the schedule provided for in this subsection be the total amount received from county funds by each such officer under all applicable local and general laws of this state, except that this limitation shall not apply with respect to retirement benefits, health insurance benefits, payroll taxes, and other similar benefits. In the event that any other provision of law provides for any compensation (other than employee benefits) in addition to the amount identified in this Act as total salary, the salary otherwise payable under this Act shall be reduced correspondingly, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

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(b) Any cost-of-living increase of a certain percentage or a certain amount provided by a general appropriations Act of the General Assembly for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1993, for employees in the classified service of the state merit system shall not be applicable to such officials. On the first day of January of 1995 and on such date each year thereafter, however, the annual salary of such officials for the preceding calendar year shall be increased by the same percentage or minimum amount, whichever is greater, provided for employees in the classified service of the state merit system by a general appropriations Act of the General Assembly for the fiscal year beginning on the previous first day of July. If the cost-of-living increase received by state employees is in different percentages or different amounts as to certain categories of employees, the amount fixed in subsection (a) of this section shall be increased by a percentage or an amount not to exceed the average percentage or average amount of the general increase in salary granted to the state employees. The Office of Planning and Budget shall calculate the average percentage increase or average amount increase when necessary, as provided in the several general laws prescribing minimum salaries for county officers. (c) Should the total compensation from all sources as authorized under the general minimum law applicable to any such official ever exceed the salary provided for in this section, the general law shall prevail. In that event, the annual salary of the county commissioner of Haralson County, Georgia, shall be at least $2,500.00 more than the annual salary of any other official referred to in this section, but in no event less than the amount calculated under this section. Section 2 . An Act creating the office of county commissioner of Haralson County, approved August 16, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 255), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 10, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3506), is amended by striking subsection a of Section 13 in its entirety and inserting in its place the following: a. The county commissioner of Haralson County shall receive such compensation as otherwise provided by applicable local law to be paid from the funds of Haralson County.

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Section 3 . An Act placing the sheriff and the ordinary (now probate judge) of Haralson County on an annual salary in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved February 28, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2559), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4604), and by an Act approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3734), is amended by striking Sections 2 and 3 in their entirety and inserting new Sections 2 and 3 to read as follows: Section 2. The sheriff shall receive such compensation as otherwise provided by applicable local law to be paid from the funds of Haralson County. Section 3. The probate judge of Haralson County shall receive such compensation as otherwise provided by applicable local law to be paid from the funds of Haralson County. Section 4 . An Act placing the clerk of the Superior Court of Haralson County on an annual salary in lieu of the fee system of compensation, approved February 10, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3503), is amended by striking Section 2 and inserting in its place a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. The clerk of the Superior Court of Haralson County shall receive such compensation as otherwise provided by applicable local law to be paid from the funds of Haralson County. Section 5 . An Act providing an annual salary for the treasurer of Haralson County, approved August 16, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 258), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 3930), is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. The treasurer of Haralson County shall receive such compensation as otherwise provided by applicable local law to be paid from the funds of Haralson County. Section 6 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

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Section 7 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to change the compensation of the following officers and officials of Haralson County: the county commissioner, the probate judge, the clerk of superior court, the sheriff, the treasurer, and the chief magistrate; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes. This 27 day of January, 1993. /s/ Jim McBrayer Commissioner, Haralson County /s/ W. Harold Blackmon Probate Judge, Haralson County /s/ Mary Ann Weatherby Clerk of Superior Court Haralson County /s/ Kenneth Spearman Sheriff, Haralson County /s/ Forrest Reynolds, Jr. Treasurer, Haralson County /s/ Mark Murphy Chief Magistrate, Haralson County GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Thomas B. Murphy, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 18th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Haralson Gateway-Beacon, which is the official organ of Haralson County, on the following date: February 4, 1993. /s/ Thomas B. Murphy Representative, 18th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Lounell R. Jones Notary Public, Rockdale County, Georgia My Commission Expires April 5, 1994 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. SOUTH COBB DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYMEMBERSHIP; PROPERTY; TAX EXEMPTION. No. 380 (House Bill No. 983). AN ACT To amend an Act known as the South Cobb Development Authority Act, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3772), as amended by an Act approved March 18, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4324), so as to provide additional members of the authority; to provide for the appointment of such members and their terms of office; to provide that certain property of the authority shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act known as the South Cobb Development Authority Act, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3772), as amended by an Act approved March 18, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4324), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 3 and inserting in its place a new subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) (1) The authority shall be composed of nine members to be appointed and elected as provided in this subsection. One member of the authority shall be the chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of Cobb

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County or the designee of the chairperson. Three members of the authority shall be elected by the owners of the property which is located in the development area. Three members of the authority shall be elected by the owners of business establishments whose principal place of business is located within the development area. The initial three members of the authority elected by each group of such owners shall serve for terms of office of one, two and three years, respectively. Thereafter, all terms of office of members of the authority shall be for three years, except for the chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County. (2) The seven members of the authority elected or appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall appoint two additional members of the authority, who shall serve for terms of three years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The terms of office of the initial members of the authority appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall begin June 1, 1993. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 10 and inserting in its place a new Section 10 to read as follows: Section 10. Constitutional authority for Act; tax exemption of authorities. This Act is passed pursuant to authority granted the General Assembly by the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1976. The authority is created for nonprofit and public purposes, and it is found, determined, and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state; that the authority is an institution of purely public charity and will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the power conferred upon it by this Act; and for such reasons the state covenants with the holders from time to time of the bonds, notes, and other obligations issued hereunder that the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments imposed by the state or any of its counties, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, or taxing districts upon any property acquired by the authority, any property held by the authority

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as a lessee, including, but not limited to, any property held by the authority as a lessee for the purposes of an office or a cultural or arts center, or any property under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation or maintenance of any such property or on any income derived by the authority in the form of fees, recording fees, rentals, charges, purchase price, installments, or otherwise; and that the bonds, notes, and other obligations of the authority, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall at all times be exempt from taxation within the state. The tax exemption shall not include any exemption from sales and use tax on property purchased by the authority or for use by the authority. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that an Act to Amend the Act creating the South Cobb Development Authority, approved April 12, 1982 (1982 Georgia Laws 3772, et seq.) as amended, will be introduced during the 1993 General Assembly Session. This 22nd day of February, 1993. SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District
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Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Roy E. Barnes, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 33rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: February 26, 1993. /s/ Roy E. Barnes Representative, 33rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993.

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TERRELL COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS; TERMS; PURCHASES; BONDS; OATHS; VACANCIES. No. 381 (House Bill No. 991). AN ACT To amend an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Terrell County, Georgia, approved February 28, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2610), as amended, particularly by a certain Act enacted during the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly signed into law on January 15 and designated Act 13 of that year, so as to provide new commissioner districts; to provide definitions and inclusions; to provide for the currently serving chairperson and members; to provide for the election and terms of successors; to provide for residency requirements; to provide for certain purchases; to provide for commissioners' bonds and oaths; to provide for filling of vacancies; to provide for the submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General and conditions for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Terrell County, Georgia, approved February 28, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2610), as amended, particularly by a certain Act enacted during the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly signed into law on January 15 and designated Act 13 of that year, is amended by striking in its entirety Sections 1 and 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. (a) There is created the Board of Commissioners of Terrell County, to be composed of a chairperson and four commissioners. For the purpose of electing the board of commissioners, Terrell County is divided into four commissioner districts as follows:

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Commissioner District: 1 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 115A, 120A, 120B, 121A, 122A, 126, 127, 128A, 129A, 131, 132, 139A, 140A, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 222, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 336, 337, 338, 339, 405A, 406A, 407A, 407B, 408, 409, 410A, 411A, 411B, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 432 VTD: 0002 DAWSON PRECINCT TWO (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 316, 317, 318, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 430, 431, 433, 434, 435, 436A, 437, 438, 439 Commissioner District: 2 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 205, 206, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 359, 363 VTD: 0002 DAWSON PRECINCT TWO (Part) Tract: 9804. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135A, 137A, 138, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 143A, 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 306, 307A, 351A, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 360, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372

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Commissioner District: 3 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0001 DAWSON PRECINCT ONE (Part) Tract: 9803. Block(s): 120C, 121B, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 128B, 129B, 130, 405B, 406B, 410B VTD: 0003 BRONWOOD (Part) Tract: 9801. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119A, 119B, 120, 121A, 121B, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142A, 142B, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 154B, 155A, 155B, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167A, 167B, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 188, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197A, 197B Tract: 9802. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 108B, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121A, 121B, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 128, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140A, 140B, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154A, 155, 156A, 156B, 157A, 157B, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163A, 163B, 164, 165, 166, 167, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 194, 195, 196, 197 Tract: 9803. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115B, 116, 117, 118, 119, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139B, 140B, 141, 403, 404 Tract: 9804. Block(s): 307B, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 334

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Commissioner District: 4 TERRELL COUNTY VTD: 0003 BRONWOOD (Part) Tract: 9802. Block(s): 154B, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 180, 181, 182, 187, 188, 192, 193 VTD: 0004 SASSER (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the state of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennnial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Terrell County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this subsection shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Terrell County which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part

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shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (b) The commissioners serving on the effective date of this Act shall serve through December 31, 1994, as provided in that certain order entered on July 16, 1992, in the case of Holloway, et al. v. Terrell County Board of Commissioners, et al., United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Civil Action No. 92-89-ALB-AMER (DF). At the general election held in November, 1994, and every four years thereafter, a commissioner shall be elected from each commissioner district by majority of the voters residing within such district voting in the election. The chairperson serving on the effective date of this Act shall serve for the remainder of his term. At the general election held in November, 1996, and every four years thereafter, a chairperson shall be elected from the county at large by a majority of the voters residing within the county voting in the election. Each commissioner shall reside within the district he or she represents, and the chairperson shall reside within Terrell County. The members and the chairperson shall take office on the first day of January of the year following their election and shall serve terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (c) Any one particular purchase or any one contract for furnishing supplies, material, or for doing work for Terrell County shall be awarded to the lowest competitive bidder at a regular public meeting, except that if the amount involved does not exceed $500.00, the chairperson may incur the expense; but the chairperson must report in writing to the board at its next regular meeting all the facts for its approval. Said report shall be spread upon the minutes. The commissioners shall each give a bond in the sum of $2,000.00 for the faithful discharge of their duties and take and subscribe before the judge of the probate court of said county an oath for the faithful discharge of their duties. Section 2. (a) A vacancy shall occur on the board of commissioners if a member of the board moves from the

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commissioner district he or she represents or if the chairperson moves from the county. (b) When a vacancy occurs on the board of commissioners for any reason and the unexpired term of office exceeds six months in duration, it shall be the duty of the judge of the probate court of the county to call a special election to elect a successor and fill the vacancy in not less than 30 nor more than 60 days. The election shall be held as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., and the cost of the election shall be defrayed by the county. If the unexpired term to be filled is less than six months in duration, such vacancy shall not be filled, but the remaining members of the board shall act with all the powers and authority of a full board. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that local legislation will be introduced in the Georgia General Assembly to reapportion County Commissioners Districts of Terrell County, Georgia and provide for elections regarding the same. Terrell County Commission GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Bob Hanner, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 159th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Dawson News, which is the official organ of Terrell County, on the following date: January 7, 1993. /s/ Bob Hanner Representative, 159th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. DOOLY COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS; TERMS; ELECTIONS. No. 382 (House Bill No. 1015). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Dooly County, approved August 18, 1913 (Ga. L. 1913, p. 373), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 3703), so as to provide districts from which the members of the Board of Commissioners of Dooly County shall be elected; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide that current members of the board shall serve for the terms and from the districts provided in the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 92-378-1-MAC(DF); to provide for related matters; to provide for the election of successors to the current members of the board; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Dooly County, approved August 18, 1913 (Ga. L. 1913, p. 373), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 3703), is amended by striking Section 2 in its

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entirety and inserting in its place a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. (a) The Board of Commissioners of Dooly County shall be composed of five members. For the purpose of electing the members of the Board of Commissioners of Dooly County, Dooly County shall be divided into five commissioner districts described as follows: Commissioner District 1 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0008 PINEHURST 1479 (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 176, 332A, 333, 334A, 334B, 335A, 336, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 351, 362A, 363, 384A, 385, 386, 387A, 388 VTD: 0009 UNADILLA 1466 (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 101, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137A, 137B, 138A, 138B, 138C, 139, 149, 150, 151A, 151B, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 172, 173, 174, 175, 201A, 202A, 227, 228A, 228C, 229A, 230A, 230B, 231, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 259A, 259B, 280A, 281, 282, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 301, 302A, 302B, 303A, 303B, 304A, 304B, 305, 335B, 337, 338, 339, 340, 347 Commissioner District 2 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0001 VIENNA 535 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 218, 219, 221B, 222B, 223, 225, 226B, 313B, 316, 317, 318, 319, 343B, 344B, 345B VTD: 0002 SIXTH 1012 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142,

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143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 158, 159, 172, 173, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 188, 189 VTD: 0003 THIRD 516 VTD: 0005 FINDLAY 1552 VTD: 0008 PINEHURST 1479 (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 320, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330A, 330B, 331A, 331B, 332B, 348, 349, 355, 361, 362B, 364, 365, 366, 367A, 367B, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383A, 383B, 384B, 387B, 389A, 389B, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 125, 126, 127 VTD: 0009 UNADILLA 1466 (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 106C, 107A, 107B, 108A, 108B, 109A, 109B, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 140, 141A, 141B, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 154, 155, 159, 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 201B, 202B, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228B, 229B, 233, 257A, 257B, 258, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279A, 279B, 280B, 283, 284, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 317, 318, 319 Commissioner District 3 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0001 VIENNA 535 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 221A, 224B, 311, 313A, 314, 315, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 333, 334, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341A, 341B, 342, 343A, 344A, 345A, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384, 385, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 426B, 429B, 440B, 443B, 444, 449B, 450B, 451B, 454, 455, 456, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515B, 522, 523A,

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523B, 524A, 524B, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 556, 558, 559, 560, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572A, 572B, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578A, 578B, 579, 580B, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586 VTD: 0002 SIXTH 1012 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 174, 175, 176, 177, 179, 184, 185, 186, 187, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 557, 561 VTD: 0004 DRAYTON 633 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 364, 365, 366, 367, 381, 386, 387, 388, 395, 396, 397 VTD: 0010 LILLY 1671 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 184, 185, 186 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 309, 332 Commissioner District 4 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0001 VIENNA 535 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 222A, 224A, 226A, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426A, 427, 428, 429A, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440A, 441, 442, 443A, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449A, 450A, 451A, 452, 453, 515A, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 580A, 587, 588, 589

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Commissioner District 5 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0004 DRAYTON 633 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 335, 352, 362, 363 VTD: 0006 BYROMVILLE 585 VTD: 0007 DOOLING 640 VTD: 0010 LILLY 1671 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130A, 130B, 131A, 131B, 132A, 132B, 133A, 133B, 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148A, 148B, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162A, 162B, 163A, 163B, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 180, 181, 182, 183, 274B, 276, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 308, 310 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any commissioner district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census

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map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of Dooly County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of Dooly County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) Each candidate for election as commissioner must be a resident of the district he or she seeks to represent at the time he or she qualifies as a candidate. The election of each commissioner shall be by the voters of the district represented only. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 4 in its entirety and inserting in its place a new Section 4 to read as follows: Section 4. The initial and subsequent members of said board of commissioners shall be as follows:

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(1) Effective January 1, 1993, the commissioners representing Commissioner Districts 2 and 4 shall be the former commissioners representing Commissioner Districts 2 and 4, who were elected at the general election of 1990 pursuant to the order of the District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 86-95-ALB-AMER, entered September 26, 1986. Said commissioners shall complete the terms of office to which they were elected, which shall expire on December 31, 1996. Effective January 1, 1993, the commissioner representing Commissioner District 5 shall be the former commissioner representing Commissioner District 5, who was elected at the general election in 1988 pursuant to the order of the District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 86-95-ALB-AMER, entered September 26, 1986. Said commissioner shall complete the term of office to which he or she was elected, which will expire on December 31, 1994. Successors to such members and future successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (2) Effective January 1, 1993, the commissioners representing Commissioner Districts 1 and 3 shall be the commissioners representing Commissioner Districts 1 and 3 who were elected at the special nonpartisan election held on Tuesday, December 15, 1992, pursuant to the order of the District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 92-378-1-MAC(DF), entered October 28, 1992. Said commissioners shall complete the terms of office to which they were elected, which shall expire on December 31, 1998. Thereafter, successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of terms and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney

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of the governing authority of Dooly County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Dooly County, approved August 18, 1913, (Ga. L. 1913, p. 373), as amended; and for other purposes. This 8th day of February, 1993. Larry Walker Representative, District 141 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Larry Walker, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 141st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the News Observer, which is the official organ of Dooly County, on the following date: February 18, 1993. /s/ Larry Walker Representative, 141st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993.

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DOOLY COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; TERMS; ELECTIONS. No. 383 (House Bill No. 1016). AN ACT To amend an Act establishing the membership of the Board of Education of Dooly County, approved April 6, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2922), as amended by an Act approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4463), so as to provide new education districts for the election of members of the board; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide that current members of the board shall serve for terms consistent with and from districts provided in the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 92-378-1-MAC(DF); to provide for related matters; to provide for the election of successors to the current members of the board; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act establishing the membership of the Board of Education of Dooly County, approved April 6, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2922), as amended by an Act approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4463), is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in its place a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. (a) The board of education of Dooly County shall be composed of five members. For the purposes of electing the members of the board of education, the Dooly County school district shall be divided into five education districts described as follows:

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Education District 1 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0008 PINEHURST 1479 (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 176, 332A, 333, 334A, 334B, 335A, 336, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 351, 362A, 363, 384A, 385, 386, 387A, 388 VTD: 0009 UNADILLA 1466 (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 101, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137A, 137B, 138A, 138B, 138C, 139, 149, 150, 151A, 151B, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 172, 173, 174, 175, 201A, 202A, 227, 228A, 228C, 229A, 230A, 230B, 231, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 259A, 259B, 280A, 281, 282, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 301, 302A, 302B, 303A, 303B, 304A, 304B, 305, 335B, 337, 338, 339, 340, 347 Education District 2 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0001 VIENNA 535 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 218, 219, 221B, 222B, 223, 225, 226B, 313B, 316, 317, 318, 319, 343B, 344B, 345B VTD: 0002 SIXTH 1012 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 158, 159, 172, 173, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 188, 189 VTD: 0003 THIRD 516 VTD: 0005 FINDLAY 1552 VTD: 0008 PINEHURST 1479 (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 320, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330A, 330B, 331A, 331B, 332B, 348, 349, 355, 361, 362B, 364, 365, 366, 367A, 367B, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373,

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374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383A, 383B, 384B, 387B, 389A, 389B, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 125, 126, 127 VTD: 0009 UNADILLA 1466 (Part) Tract: 9701. Block(s): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 106C, 107A, 107B, 108A, 108B, 109A, 109B, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 140, 141A, 141B, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 154, 155, 159, 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 201B, 202B, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228B, 229B, 233, 257A, 257B, 258, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279A, 279B, 280B, 283, 284, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 317, 318, 319 Education District 3 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0001 VIENNA 535 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 221A, 224B, 311, 313A, 314, 315, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 333, 334, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341A, 341B, 342, 343A, 344A, 345A, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384, 385, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 426B, 429B, 440B, 443B, 444, 449B, 450B, 451B, 454, 455, 456, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515B, 522, 523A, 523B, 524A, 524B, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 556, 558, 559, 560, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572A, 572B, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578A, 578B, 579, 580B, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586 VTD: 0002 SIXTH 1012 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 174, 175, 176, 177, 179, 184, 185, 186, 187, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 501, 502, 503,

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504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 557, 561 VTD: 0004 DRAYTON 633 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 364, 365, 366, 367, 381, 386, 387, 388, 395, 396, 397 VTD: 0010 LILLY 1671 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 184, 185, 186 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 309, 332 Education District 4 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0001 VIENNA 535 (Part) Tract: 9703. Block(s): 222A, 224A, 226A, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426A, 427, 428, 429A, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440A, 441, 442, 443A, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449A, 450A, 451A, 452, 453, 515A, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 580A, 587, 588, 589 Education District 5 DOOLY COUNTY VTD: 0004 DRAYTON 633 (Part) Tract: 9702. Block(s): 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 335, 352, 362, 363 VTD: 0006 BYROMVILLE 585 VTD: 0007 DOOLING 640 VTD: 0010 LILLY 1671 (Part)

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Tract: 9702. Block(s): 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130A, 130B, 131A, 131B, 132A, 132B, 133A, 133B, 134A, 134B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148A, 148B, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162A, 162B, 163A, 163B, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 180, 181, 182, 183, 274B, 276, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292 Tract: 9703. Block(s): 308, 310 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any education district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control;

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(5) Any part of the Dooly County school district which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the Dooly County school district which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 4 in its entirety and inserting in its place a new Section 4 to read as follows: Section 4. The initial and subsequent members of said board shall be as follows: (1) Effective January 1, 1993, the members representing Education Districts 2 and 4 shall be the former members representing Education Districts 2 and 4, who were elected at the general election of 1990 pursuant to the order of the District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 86-95-ALB-AMER, entered September 26, 1986. Said members shall complete the terms of office to which they were elected, which shall expire on December 31, 1996. Effective January 1, 1993, the member representing Education District 3 shall be the former member representing Education District 3, who was elected at the general election in 1988 pursuant to the order of the District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 86-95-ALB-AMER, entered September 26, 1986. Said member shall complete the term of office to which he or she was elected, which will expire on December 31, 1994. Successors to such members and future successors shall be elected at the general

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election immediately preceding the expiration of the terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (2) Effective January 1, 1993, the members representing Education Districts 1 and 5 shall be the members representing Education Districts 1 and 5 who were elected at the special nonpartisan election held on Tuesday, December 15, 1992, pursuant to the order of the District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in Civil Action No. 92-378-1-MAC(DF), entered October 28, 1992. Said members shall complete the terms of office to which they were elected, which shall expire on December 31, 1998. Thereafter, successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of terms and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Education of Dooly County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing the membership of the Board of Education of Dooly County, approved April 6, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2922), as amended; and for other purposes. This 8th day of February, 1993. Larry Walker Representative, District 141

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Larry Walker, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 141st District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the News Observer, which is the official organ of Dooly County, on the following date: February 18, 1993. /s/ Larry Walker Representative, 141st District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. CITY OF MONROEMAYOR AND COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; DISTRICTS; TERMS. No. 384 (House Bill No. 1028). AN ACT To amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Monroe in the County of Walton, approved April 8, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3221), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4163), so as to provide new election districts; to provide for the election of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for the continuation in office of persons currently serving in office; to provide for terms; to provide for residency requirements; to provide for definitions and insertions; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States

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Attorney General for approval; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act to reincorporate the City of Monroe in the County of Walton, approved April 8, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3221), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4163), is amended by striking in their entireties Sections 2.01, 2.03, and 2.04 and inserting in lieu thereof, respectively, the following: Section 2.01. Establishment of city government. All corporate, legislative, and other governmental powers of the City of Monroe shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and six councilmembers. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city and shall exercise their powers in such manner as prescribed by this charter, the Constitution, and applicable general laws of the State of Georgia, or if not prescribed, in such manner as prescribed by the duly established ordinances of the City of Monroe. Section 2.03. Election of mayor and councilmembers. (a) For purposes of electing the councilmembers, the City of Monroe shall be divided into six election districts as follows: District: 1 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0419 MONROE AND BLASINGAME (Part) Tract: 1103. Block(s): 176, 177, 178A, 222, 225, 226, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 303A, 305, 306A, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312 Tract: 1107. Block(s): 112, 113, 141, 142

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District: 2 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0419 MONROE AND BLASINGAME (Part) Tract: 1103. Block(s): 310A Tract: 1104. Block(s): 241A, 242, 243, 244 Tract: 1107. Block(s): 108A, 108B, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 150A, 151, 152, 153, 154, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 215A, 218A, 220A, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234A, 235A, 241A, 242A, 243A District: 3 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0419 MONROE AND BLASINGAME (Part) Tract: 1104. Block(s): 130A, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234A, 235A, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257 Tract: 1107. Block(s): 209 District: 4 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0419 MONROE AND BLASINGAME (Part) Tract: 1103. Block(s): 108A, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113A, 114A, 130A, 131, 132A, 133A, 134A, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215,

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216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 241 Tract: 1104. Block(s): 132A, 202A, 204A, 205, 206, 207, 208, 215, 216, 217, 218, 224, 225 Tract: 1107. Block(s): 117, 118, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206 District: 5 All that territory included within Districts 1 and 2 shall be known as District 5. District: 6 All that territory included within Districts 3 and 4 shall be known as District 6. For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any election district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any election district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any

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VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of the City of Monroe which is not included in any election district described in this section shall be included within that election district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of the City of Monroe which is described in this section as being included in a particular election district shall nevertheless not be included within such election district if such part is not contiguous to such election district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that election district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (b) (1) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and every four years thereafter, an election shall be held for the office of mayor, who shall be elected for a term of four years and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. The mayor shall be elected by the qualified electors voting in a city-wide election. The person serving as mayor on the effective date of this section shall continue to serve until the expiration of his or her term and until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. (2) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993, and every four years thereafter, an election shall be held for the councilmembers from Districts 2, 3, and 6, who shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Such councilmembers shall be elected by the electors voting in their respective districts. Notwithstanding any residency requirement contained in Section 2.04 of this charter, the persons serving as councilmembers for Ward

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2, Ward 3, and At-Large Post 2 on the effective date of this section shall continue to serve and represent District 2, District 3, and District 6, respectively, until the expiration of their terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (3) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1995, and every four years thereafter, an election shall be held for the councilmembers from Districts 1, 4, and 5, who shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Such councilmembers shall be elected by the electors voting in their respective districts. Notwithstanding any residency requirement contained in Section 2.04 of this charter, the persons serving as councilmembers for Ward 1, Ward 4, and At-Large Post 1 on the effective date of this section shall continue to serve and represent District 1, District 4, and District 5, respectively, until the expiration of their terms and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Section 2.04. Terms of office; residency. The terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers shall begin on the first day of January of the year immediately following their election and shall continue until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The terms of office shall be specified in Section 2.03 of this Act. All councilmembers elected after the effective date of this Act shall reside within the district which they represent at the time of their election and during the term of their office. Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of the City of Monroe to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Monroe in the County of Walton, approved April 8, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3221), as amended; and for other purposes. Representative Tyrone Carrell 87th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tyrone Carrell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 87th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Walton Tribune which is the official organ of Walton County, on the following date: February 17, 1993. /s/ Tyrone Carrell Representative, 87th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993.

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PULASKI COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS. No. 385 (House Bill No. 1036). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the Board of Education of Pulaski County and consolidating and restating provisions of law relative thereto, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4175), so as to change the composition of the education districts; to provide for certain definitions and inclusions; to provide for the election of members; to require submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General for certain approval; to provide for automatic repeal of this Act under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the Board of Education of Pulaski County and consolidating and restating provisions of law relative thereto, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4175), is amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 1 and inserting in its place a new subsection (b) of Section 1 to read as follows: (b) (1) For the purpose of electing the members of said board of education, Pulaski County shall be divided into seven education districts as follows: Education District: 1 PULASKI COUNTY VTD: 1601 HAWKINSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141B, 142, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 167C, 168,

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169, 170, 172B, 507B, 508, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616 VTD: 1602 HARTFORD (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150 VTD: 1603 DUPREE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211 Education District: 2 PULASKI COUNTY VTD: 1601 HAWKINSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 317, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 405, 406, 407, 408, 410, 411, 412, 413, 415, 416, 420, 421, 426, 427, 428 Education District: 3 PULASKI COUNTY VTD: 1601 HAWKINSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 118A, 118B, 118C, 119, 120, 122, 141A, 143, 163A, 163B, 163C, 163D, 164, 165, 166, 167A, 167B, 171, 172A, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 213, 214, 215, 301, 302, 303, 304, 311, 312, 313, 314A, 314B, 315, 318, 319, 329, 506A, 506B, 507A, 509A, 509C, 531, 539A, 539D, 539G Education District: 4 PULASKI COUNTY VTD: 1601 HAWKINSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 535, 536, 537, 538, 539B, 539E, 539H, 550B, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 617, 618, 619, 620B, 621, 622, 623, 638B, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652

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VTD: 1603 DUPREE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 203, 204, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 228, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 243, 246, 247, 248, 249, 257, 258, 259, 260, 294 VTD: 1605 BLUE SPRINGS (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 154, 155, 156, 157, 201, 202, 240, 241, 242, 244, 265, 266 VTD: 1606 FINLEYSON (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 267 Education District: 5 PULASKI COUNTY VTD: 1601 HAWKINSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 404, 414, 422, 423, 424, 425, 429, 430, 431, 441, 442, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657 VTD: 1603 DUPREE (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 217, 218, 219, 220, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 245, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 261, 262, 263, 264, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293 VTD: 1605 BLUE SPRINGS (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 135, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 176, 177, 178, 194, 195, 196, 197 VTD: 1606 FINLEYSON (Part) Tract: 9503. Block(s): 151, 152, 153, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 286, 287, 288

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Education District: 6 PULASKI COUNTY VTD: 1601 HAWKINSVILLE (Part) Tract: 9502. Block(s): 409, 417, 418, 419, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 509B, 510A, 510B, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530A, 530B, 532, 533, 534, 539C, 539F, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549A, 549B, 550A, 620A, 624A, 624B, 625, 626A, 626B, 627A, 627B, 627C, 628A, 628B, 629A, 629B, 630, 631A, 631B, 632, 633, 634A, 634B, 635, 636, 637, 638A Education District: 7 PULASKI COUNTY VTD: 1602 HARTFORD (Part) Tract: 9501. Block(s): 110, 111, 112, 113, 119, 120, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 151, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 222, 223, 227 VTD: 1604 MITCHELL (2) For purposes of this subsection: (A) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (B) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place;

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(C) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (D) Any part of Pulaski County which is not included in any education district described in this section shall be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (E) Any part of Pulaski County which is described in this section as being included in a particular education district shall nevertheless not be included within such education district if such part is not contiguous to such education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 2 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (a) The first members nominated and elected in nonpartisan primaries and elections from Education Districts 2, 5, and 6 shall be elected in a special election as provided in this Act and, upon their election and qualification, shall serve a term of office until December 31, 1998, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Their successors shall serve for terms of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

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Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney for the board of education of Pulaski County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. As soon as it is permissible and reasonably practicable following obtaining such approval, and upon entry of final judgment in the case of Rev. Gary R. Hooks, et al., v. Pulaski County Board of Education, et al., Civil Action No. 92-364-3-MAC (WDO), United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, the election superintendent of Pulaski County shall call and conduct a special election for Education Districts 2, 5, and 6 as provided under general laws of this state for conducting special elections, said election to be held on the next available date allowable under Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that at the request of the Pulaski County Board of Education, I intend to introduce legislation in the 1993 General Assembly of Georgia to provide for redistricting to conform with the 1990 Census of Pulaski County. Johnny Floyd GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Johnny Floyd, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 138th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, which is the official organ of Pulaski County, on the following date: January 6, 1993. /s/ Johnny Floyd Representative, 138th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. CITY OF NELSONREINCORPORATION; COUNCIL; ELECTIONS; MEETINGS; ORDINANCES; MUNICIPAL COURT; PENALTIES; CERTIORARI. No. 386 (House Bill No. 1051). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Nelson, approved April 7, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5615), so as to provide for reincorporation of the City of Nelson; to provide for at-large election of the members of the city council; to provide that all vacancies shall be filled by special election; to provide for partisan elections; to change certain provisions regarding removal of officers; to change certain procedures relating to calling of special meetings; to provide that the city is authorized but not required to codify its ordinances; to change the penalties which may be imposed by the municipal court; to provide that certiorari from the municipal court shall be to the Superior Court of Pickens County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for a new charter for the City of Nelson, approved April 7, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5615), is amended by striking Section 1.10, relating to incorporation of

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the City of Nelson, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1.10. Incorporation. The City of Nelson in Cherokee County and in Pickens County is reincorporated by the enactment of this charter and is constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the name of the `City of Nelson.' References in this charter to `the city' or `this city' refer to the City of Nelson. The city shall have perpetual existence. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (d) of Section 2.11, relating to elections, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (d) For the purpose of electing members of the council, the City of Nelson shall consist of one election district. All qualified candidates shall run at large. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 2.12, relating to vacancies in office, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official. The special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Municipal Election Code,' as now or hereafter amended. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 2.13, which reads as follows: Section 2.13. Nonpartisan elections. Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party labels., and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 2.13. Reserved.

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Section 5 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 2.17, relating to removal of officers, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) Removal of any officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished by an order of the Superior Court of Pickens County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Nelson. Section 6 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 3.13, relating to meetings, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or three members of the city council. Notice of such special meeting shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting. Section 7 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 3.20, relating to codification of ordinances, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) The city may provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification may be adopted by the city council by ordinance and may be published promptly together with all amendments thereto and may contain such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation may be known and cited officially as `The Code of the City of Nelson, Georgia.' Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the

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city and may be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. Section 8 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 5.13, relating to powers of the municipal court, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for one year or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. Section 9 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 5.14, relating to certiorari from the municipal court, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 5.14. Certiorari. The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Pickens County, under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari. Section 10 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the charter of the City of Nelson and to repeal certain section of the charter in existence. This the 19th day of January, 1993. STEVEN L. STANCIL GARLAND PINHOLSTER

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Garland F. Pinholster, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 15th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Cherokee Tribune, which is the official organ of Cherokee County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ Garland F. Pinholster Representative, 15th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the charter of the City of Nelson and to repeal certain sections of the charter in existence. This the 19th day of January 1993. STEVEN L. STANCIL GARLAND PINHOLSTER GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Garland F. Pinholster, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 15th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Pickens

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County Progress, which is the official organ of Pickens County, on the following date: February 11, 1993. /s/ Garland F. Pinholster Representative, 15th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. PAULDING COUNTYCIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM. No. 387 (House Bill No. 1054). AN ACT To amend an Act authorizing the establishment of a civil service system in Paulding County, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3119), so as to change the provisions relating to persons who are subject to the civil service system; to change certain provisions relating to clerical assistance for the civil service board; to authorize the governing authority of Paulding County to make recommendations relative to changes in or additions to the rules and regulations of the civil service board; to provide that unless such amendments by the governing authority to rules and regulations of the civil service board are rejected by two-thirds of the membership of the board, such amendments shall have the force of law and be binding on all parties affected by the civil service system; to provide that no employee covered by the civil service system shall have any right of appeal to the civil service board unless such employee is terminated or suspended from employment for any period of time; to provide

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an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act authorizing the establishment of a civil service system in Paulding County, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3119), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) It is specifically provided that elected officials of Paulding County, appointed members of boards, commissions, and authorities of Paulding County, the supervisors or heads or other chief executive officers, by whatever name designated, of all departments of Paulding County, whether presently existing or hereafter created, the county attorney, and the secretary of the Paulding County Commission shall not be under or subject to the Paulding County Civil Service System. Except as limited by the foregoing sentence and by Section 5 of this Act relating to employees of elected county officers, the Paulding County Commission, pursuant to the resolution adopted under subsection (a) of this section, or pursuant to any other resolution or ordinance that may be adopted from time to time by said commission, shall have the authority to place all employees, or any category of employees, of Paulding County under said civil service system. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 4 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 4 to read as follows: Section 4. It shall be the duty, function, and responsibility of the civil service board to represent the interest of the public in the improvement of personnel administration and the selection of qualified personnel. All meetings of the civil service board shall be held in offices provided therefor by the governing authority of Paulding County or in a courtroom of the Superior Court of Paulding County. The governing authority of said county is authorized to provide necessary clerical assistance to the board on a part-time basis to

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assist the board in conducting hearings and appeals as provided for in this Act. Said board shall hold regular meetings at least once a month and may hold additional meetings as may be required for the proper discharge of its duties. Section 3 . Said Act is further amended by adding between Sections 6 and 7 a new Section 6A to read as follows: Section 6A. The governing authority of Paulding County shall be authorized to make recommendations as to amendments, additions to, and changes in the rules and regulations of the civil service board from time to time and unless said amendments, changes, or additions are rejected by two-thirds of the membership of the civil service board, said amendments shall have the force of law and be binding on all parties affected by said civil service system. Section 4 . Said Act is further amended by striking Section 7 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 7 to read as follows: Section 7. No employee of any department or office of the county which has been brought under the civil service system pursuant to this Act may be terminated from employment in said department or office except for good cause and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the civil service board, as approved by the governing authority as aforesaid. No employee covered by the civil service system shall have any right of appeal to the civil service board unless such employee is terminated or suspended from employment for any period of time; and the board shall only hear appeals involving such terminations or suspensions. Any employee who is terminated or suspended shall have the right of appeal pursuant to the terms of the rules and regulations prescribed for appeals by the civil service board. Such appeal shall be heard at the next regular or special meeting of the civil service board after it is filed and must be heard and determined by the board within 45 days of the date said appeal is filed with the board; provided, however, that a terminated employee must file an appeal with the board in writing within ten days from the date of the employee's termination and provided that this provision shall not apply to persons

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terminated from any department due to curtailment in funds, reduction in staff, or abolition of the job held by such employee. The decision of the board shall be binding upon the governing authority of said county as to whether such termination was for proper cause. Section 5 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 6 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a Bill to amend the Paulding County Civil Service System, and practices and procedures in connection therewith; and for other purposes. This 1st day of March, 1993. L. Charles Watts, State Representative District 26 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, L. Charles Watts, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 26th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Dallas New Era, which is the official organ of Paulding County, on the following date: March 4, 1993. /s/ L. Charles Watts Representative, 26th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. CATOOSA COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COUNTY MANAGER; CLERICAL ASSISTANTS. No. 388 (House Bill No. 1061). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Office of Commissioner of Catoosa County, approved February 23, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 858), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4182), an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4080), and an Act approved February 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4501), so as to provide for a County Manager of Catoosa County and the compensation and qualifications thereof; to provide for clerical assistants and the compensation thereof; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Office of Commissioner of Catoosa County, approved February 23, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, p. 858), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4182), an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4080), and an Act approved February 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4501), is amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 9 and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows:

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(b) The board may employ a county manager and clerical assistants as necessary. The county manager shall have such qualifications as prescribed by the board, with a preference given, but not required, for those persons having a college degree or at least five years' experience in county management. The duties of the county manager shall be prescribed by the board of commissioners. The compensation of the county manager and other clerical assistants shall be set by the board of commissioners within budgetary limits. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Catoosa County, approved February 12, 1943 (Ga. L. 1943, pp. 858 et. seq.), as amended by an Act approved February 6, 1992, (Ga. L. 1992, pp. 4501 et. seq.), so as to authorize the Board of Commissioners to employ a County Manager, to provide for the duties and qualifications of the County Manager, to provide for the compensation of the County Manager and for other purposes. This 22nd day of February, 1993. Board of Commissioners, Catoosa County, Georgia By: Clifton M. Patty, Jr. County Attorney GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, McCracken Poston, Jr., who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from

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the 3rd District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Catoosa County News, which is the official organ of Catoosa County, on the following date: February 24, 1993. /s/ McCracken Poston, Jr. Representative, 3rd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. GRIFFIN-SPALDING COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATIONDISTRICTS. No. 389 (House Bill No. 1070). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Griffin-Spalding County School System, approved February 25, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2563), as amended, particularly by a local constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2680), so as to change the description of the districts from which are elected members of the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for effective dates; to provide for submission; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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Section 1 . An Act creating the Griffin-Spalding County School System, approved February 25, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2563), as amended, particularly by a local constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2680), is amended by adding immediately following Section 1 thereof the following sections: Section 2. (a) For purposes of electing the ten members of the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education, sometimes referred to in this Act as the `board' or `board of education,' the territory constituting the Griffin-Spalding County School District shall be divided into ten single-member districts as follows: District: 1 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0001 GRIFFIN ONE (Part) Tract: 1604. Block(s): 248A, 251A Tract: 1605. Block(s): 168, 169, 170, 171, 172 Tract: 1608. Block(s): 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 242, 243, 244, 404, 405, 406, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421A, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444 VTD: 0005 GRIFFIN FIVE (Part) Tract: 1604. Block(s): 110B, 113B, 120B, 121, 201B, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248B, 249, 250, 251B, 252, 253, 254 Tract: 1605. Block(s): 123A, 123B, 126, 127A, 129A, 147A, 148A, 162A, 163A, 165, 166, 167 Tract: 1607.

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Block(s): 520A, 528A, 528B, 529, 530A, 531, 532A, 532B Tract: 1608. Block(s): 401, 402, 403, 407, 408, 421B VTD: 0006 GRIFFIN SIX (Part) Tract: 1607. Block(s): 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 517A, 518, 519 Tract: 1608. Block(s): 245, 246, 247, 309, 310, 311, 430, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453 Tract: 1612. Block(s): 205, 206 VTD: 0012 EXPERIMENT (Part) Tract: 1605. Block(s): 148B, 149, 150B, 151B, 152B, 162C, 163B, 164, 173B District: 2 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0001 GRIFFIN ONE (Part) Tract: 1604. Block(s): 163B, 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 Tract: 1608. Block(s): 201, 212, 213, 219, 220 VTD: 0002 GRIFFIN TWO (Part) Tract: 1603. Block(s): 213A, 214, 216A, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231 Tract: 1608. Block(s): 108A, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 Tract: 1609. Block(s): 108B, 109, 110, 111, 112B, 113B, 114B, 115B, 116B, 118B, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 431, 432, 438, 439,

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440, 441 VTD: 0010 CABIN (Part) Tract: 1602. Block(s): 212, 213, 214 Tract: 1608. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108B VTD: 0011 EAST GRIFFIN (Part) Tract: 1609. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 112A, 113A, 114A, 115A, 116A, 117, 118A, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 209 District: 3 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0003 GRIFFIN THREE (Part) Tract: 1609. Block(s): 214B, 215, 227B, 234C, 235C, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507B, 507C, 508B, 509B, 510B, 511B, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516B, 517, 518B, 519 Tract: 1611. Block(s): 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 202A, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218A, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228 Tract: 1612. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 VTD: 0007 GRIFFIN SEVEN (Part) Tract: 1611. Block(s): 229B, 240, 241 Tract: 1612. Block(s): 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119A, 123A, 124A, 125, 126 VTD: 0011 EAST GRIFFIN (Part) Tract: 1609. Block(s): 227A, 228, 229, 230, 231, 507A, 508A, 509A, 510A, 511A, 516A, 518A

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District: 4 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0001 GRIFFIN ONE (Part) Tract: 1604. Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310, 311, 312 Tract: 1608. Block(s): 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 221, 222, 223, 224, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 301, 302 VTD: 0006 GRIFFIN SIX (Part) Tract: 1607. Block(s): 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516A, 560, 561, 562 Tract: 1608. Block(s): 248, 249, 250, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308 Tract: 1612. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 319, 320, 321A, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 405A, 406A VTD: 0015 ORRS WEST (Part) Tract: 1607. Block(s): 516B, 517B, 530B, 532D, 557, 558, 559 Tract: 1612. Block(s): 321B District: 5 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0001 GRIFFIN ONE (Part) Tract: 1604. Block(s): 123B, 160B, 162B, 164C, 165, 308, 404 VTD: 0002 GRIFFIN TWO (Part) Tract: 1603. Block(s): 208A, 232, 233, 234 VTD: 0005 GRIFFIN FIVE (Part) Tract: 1604. Block(s): 122

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VTD: 0008 AFRICA (Part) Tract: 1603. Block(s): 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122 Tract: 1604. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 166, 167, 168 VTD: 0012 EXPERIMENT (Part) Tract: 1603. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208B, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213B, 215, 216B Tract: 1604. Block(s): 119, 120A, 123A, 124, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160A, 161, 162A, 163A, 164A, 164B, 169, 170 District: 6 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0009 AKIN (Part) Tract: 1602. Block(s): 243, 244 Tract: 1610. Block(s): 103, 104, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 321, 324, 325, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389 VTD: 0010 CABIN (Part) Tract: 1602. Block(s): 101, 102, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242 Tract: 1610.

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Block(s): 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128 VTD: 0011 EAST GRIFFIN (Part) Tract: 1610. Block(s): 113, 114, 117 District: 7 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0003 GRIFFIN THREE (Part) Tract: 1611. Block(s): 229A VTD: 0007 GRIFFIN SEVEN (Part) Tract: 1611. Block(s): 229C, 235A Tract: 1612. Block(s): 124B VTD: 0009 AKIN (Part) Tract: 1609. Block(s): 241 Tract: 1610. Block(s): 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 354, 355, 356A, 356B, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362A, 362B, 363, 364, 365, 366A, 366B, 366C, 367A, 367B, 368, 369, 370, 371A, 371B, 371C, 372A, 372B, 373, 374, 375, 390A, 390B, 391, 392A, 392B, 393, 394A, 394B, 395, 396A, 396B, 397 Tract: 1611. Block(s): 201, 202B, 203, 218B, 229D, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235B, 235C, 236, 237, 238, 239 VTD: 0011 EAST GRIFFIN (Part) Tract: 1609. Block(s): 124, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214A, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 232, 233, 234A, 234B, 235A, 235B, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247A, 247B, 248, 249, 250 VTD: 0015 ORRS WEST (Part) Tract: 1612. Block(s): 119B, 120, 121, 122, 123B, 312A, 312B,

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401, 402, 403, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 428A, 428B, 429, 431, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447 District: 8 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0005 GRIFFIN FIVE (Part) Tract: 1605. Block(s): 150A, 151A, 152A, 153A, 155, 160A, 161A, 162B, 174A, 174B, 174C, 175, 176, 177A, 177B Tract: 1607. Block(s): 521A, 522A, 523A, 524A, 526A, 527A VTD: 0012 EXPERIMENT (Part) Tract: 1605. Block(s): 173A Tract: 1607. Block(s): 520B, 521B, 522B, 523B VTD: 0013 LINE CREEK VTD: 0014 MOUNT ZION VTD: 0015 ORRS WEST (Part) Tract: 1605. Block(s): 160B, 161B, 178, 179 Tract: 1607. Block(s): 524B, 525, 526B, 527B, 532C, 533, 540, 548, 549, 550, 551 Tract: 1612. Block(s): 318, 404, 405B, 406B, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 427, 430, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461 VTD: 0016 UNION (Part) Tract: 1605. Block(s): 153B, 154, 156, 157 Tract: 1606. Block(s): 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273, 274

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District: 9 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0005 GRIFFIN FIVE (Part) Tract: 1605. Block(s): 125, 127B VTD: 0008 AFRICA (Part) Tract: 1601. Block(s): 171, 172, 173, 174 Tract: 1605. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 VTD: 0012 EXPERIMENT (Part) Tract: 1604. Block(s): 106, 107, 108, 109, 110A, 111, 112, 113A, 201A Tract: 1605. Block(s): 121, 122, 123C, 124, 128, 129B, 130, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147B VTD: 0016 UNION (Part) Tract: 1601. Block(s): 111, 112, 113, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221 Tract: 1605. Block(s): 139 Tract: 1606. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 271, 284, 285 District: 10 SPALDING COUNTY VTD: 0008 AFRICA (Part) Tract: 1601. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104A, 104B, 105A, 105B, 105C, 106, 107, 108, 109A, 119A, 122A, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 125C, 126A, 126B, 127, 128A, 128B,

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129A, 129B, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 145, 146, 147, 168, 169, 170, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193 Tract: 1603. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 Tract: 1605. Block(s): 101, 102, 106 VTD: 0010 CABIN (Part) Tract: 1602. Block(s): 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167 VTD: 0016 UNION (Part) Tract: 1601. Block(s): 109B, 110, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119B, 120, 121, 122B, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 164, 165, 166, 167, 209, 210 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any board of education district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial

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census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of the Griffin-Spalding County School District which is not included in any board of education district described in this section shall be included within that board of education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of the Griffin-Spalding County School District which is described in this section as being included in a particular board of education district shall nevertheless not be included within such board of education district if such part is not contiguous to such board of education district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that board of education district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. Section 3. (a) Those members of the board of education elected in 1990 from Districts 1, 4, 7, 8, and 10, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office, shall serve out their terms of office, which shall expire December 31, 1994, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Those members of the board of education elected in 1992 from Districts 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office, shall serve out their terms of office, which shall expire December 31, 1996, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. However, no member shall create a vacancy by changing his or her residence so long as such member resides within the boundaries of his or her district as provided in subsection (a) of this section. (c) Successors to the members of the board of education whose terms of office expire in 1994 or thereafter shall be elected from the newly described districts specified in Section

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2 of this Act at the special election held at the time of the general primary election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (d) For the period beginning January 1, 1995, and ending December 31, 1996, the board shall consist of those five members who were elected in 1994 from newly described Districts 1, 4, 7, 8, and 10 pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and those five incumbent members of the present board from Districts 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9 who are continuing to hold office pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Those five incumbent members shall continue to represent the same numbered districts which they represented prior to January 1, 1995, but as newly described in Section 2 of this Act. (e) Pursuant to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph IV of the Constitution, Section 2 of this Act and this section shall supersede those descriptions of the board of education districts contained in the local constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2680) ratified in 1982 and shall further supersede only those other provisions of that amendment which are inconsistent with such Section 2 and this section. The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to alter the current method of electing the members of the board of education in nonpartisan elections. Section 2 . Those provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the election of members of the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education at the 1992 general primary election shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1993. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval.

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Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to change the areas and boundaries of the ten single-member, School Board, districts in Spalding County with each district being represented by a member of the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education; to repeal conflicting laws and for other purposes. This 19th day of January, 1993. Eugene Kiarbow, as Secretary of the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, John R. Carlisle, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 107th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Griffin Daily News, which is the official organ of Spalding County, on the following date: January 23, 1993. /s/ John R. Carlisle Representative, 107th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993.

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CITY OF ENIGMANEW CHARTER. No. 390 (House Bill No. 1110). AN ACT To provide a new charter for the City of Enigma; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for organization and procedures; to provide for ordinances and codes; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city attorney, a city clerk, a city treasurer, and other personnel; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for purchases; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: ARTICLE I INCORPORATION AND POWERS Section 1.10 . Incorporation. The City of Enigma in Berrien County is reincorporated by the enactment of this charter and is constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the name of the City of Enigma. References in this

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charter to the city or this city refer to the City of Enigma. The city shall have perpetual existence. Section 1.11 . Corporate boundaries. The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time by local law or in the manner provided by general state law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the office of the city clerk of the city and to be designated, as the case may be: Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Enigma, Georgia. Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the mayor shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as the original map or description. Section 1.12 . Municipal powers. (a) This city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the present or future Constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law. (b) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city. Said powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Air and water pollution. To regulate the emission of smoke or other exhaust which pollutes the air and to prevent the pollution of natural streams which flow within the corporate limits of the city; (2) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and fowl and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance;

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and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted under this paragraph; (3) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of this city; (4) Building regulations. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures not inconsistent with general law; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, electrical, gas, and heating and air-conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades except as otherwise prohibited by general law; (5) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of license fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions; to license and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such licenses and taxes; and to revoke such licenses after due process for the failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (6) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (7) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governments and entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (8) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists inside or outside the city and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with

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or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (9) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations, not inconsistent with general law relating to both fire prevention and detection and to fire fighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (10) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business within the city and benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges; (11) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to the health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (12) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to the powers and duties of the city and the general welfare of its citizens on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose; (13) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation within the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (14) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the municipal court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and squares in the city; to provide for the commitment of such persons to any jail; or to provide for the

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commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials; (15) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking, upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (16) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (17) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (18) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (19) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of same by the public; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (20) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers, and drains, sewage disposal, gas works, electric plants, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; and to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties therefor; and to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; and to authorize the extension

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of water, sewerage, and electrical distribution systems, and all necessary appurtenances by which said utilities are distributed, inside and outside the corporate limits of the city; and to provide utility services to persons, firms, and corporations inside and outside the corporate limits of the city as provided by ordinance; (21) Nuisances. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (22) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (23) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for development by zoning and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and esthetically pleasing community; (24) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, or contract for a police and a fire-fighting agency; (25) Public hazards; removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public; (26) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, parking facilities, or charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; to provide any other public improvements inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and, for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation

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under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (27) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (28) Public transportation. To organize and operate or contract for such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial; (29) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts for public utilities and public services and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and the standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Public Service Commission; (30) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights of way of streets and roads or within view thereof, inside or abutting the corporate limits of the city and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (31) Retirement. To provide and maintain a retirement plan for officers and employees of the city; (32) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; and to negotiate and execute leases over, through, under, or across any city property or the right of way of any street, road, alley, and walkway or portion thereof within the corporate limits of the city for bridges, passageways, or any other purpose or use between buildings on opposite sides of the street and

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for other bridges, overpasses, and underpasses for private use at such location and to charge a rental therefor in such manner as may be provided by ordinance; and to authorize and control the construction of bridges, overpasses, and underpasses within the corporate limits of the city; and to grant franchises and rights of way throughout the streets and roads and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities and for private use; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (33) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system; to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or tax for the availability or use of the sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charge; and to impose and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system; (34) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse and to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and provide for the sale of such items; (35) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, pawn shops, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and the use and sale of firearms; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating equipment, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxing or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit

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professional fortunetelling, palmistry, adult bookstores, and massage parlors; (36) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs of any public improvement; (37) Ad valorem taxes. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (38) Other taxes. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (39) Taxicabs. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in the amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles; (40) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and (41) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated in this charter; and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia.

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Section 1.13 . Exercise of powers. All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia. ARTICLE II GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTIONS, AND REMOVAL Section 2.10 . City council creation; composition; number; election. (a) The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and four councilmembers. (b) The mayor and councilmembers shall serve for terms of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless that person shall have been a resident of this city for 12 months immediately preceding the election of mayor or councilmembers; each such person shall continue to reside within the city during said period of service and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city. No person's name shall be listed as a candidate on the ballot for election for either mayor or councilmember unless such person shall file a written notice with the clerk of said city that such person desires his or her name to be placed on said ballot as a candidate eigher for mayor or councilmember. No person shall be eligible for the office of mayor or councilmember unless such person shall file above said notice within the time provided for in Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Section 2.11 . Elections. (a) At any election, all persons who are qualified under the Constitution and laws of Georgia to vote for members of the General Assembly of Georgia and who are bona fide residents of said city shall be eligible to qualify as voters in the election.

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(b) All primaries and elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall, by ordinance, prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under the Georgia Municipal Election Code. (c) The mayor and councilmembers who are in office on the effective date of this Act shall serve until the expiration of the term of office to which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. (d) For the purpose of electing members of the council, the City of Enigma shall consist of one election district with four numbered posts. Each person seeking election shall designate the post for which he or she seeks election. (e) On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1993, and on that day biennially thereafter, there shall be elected a mayor and two councilmembers. Then, on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1994, and on that day biennially thereafter, there shall be elected two councilmembers. It is the purpose of this section to provide a rotation system for the office of mayor and councilmembers. The terms of the offices shall begin at the time of taking the oath of office as provided in Section 3.11 of this charter. Section 2.12 . Vacancies in office. (a) (1) The office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, forfeiture of office, or removal from office in any manner authorized by this charter or the general laws of the State of Georgia.

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(2) Upon the suspension from office of mayor or councilmember in any manner authorized by the general laws of the State of Georgia, the city council or those remaining shall appoint a successor for the duration of the suspension. If the suspension becomes permanent, then the office shall become vacant and shall be filled as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, if such vacancy occurs within six months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those members remaining shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code, as now or hereafter amended. Section 2.13 . Nonpartisan elections. Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party labels. Section 2.14 . Election by plurality. The candidate receiving a plurality of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected. Section 2.15 . Compensation and expenses. The mayor and councilmembers shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by ordinance and in accordance with Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. Section 2.16 . Prohibitions. (a) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly: (1) Engage in any business or transaction or have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of official duties or which would tend to impair the independence of his or her judgment or action in the performance of official duties;

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(2) Engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of official duties or would tend to impair the independence of his or her judgment or action in the performance of official duties; (3) Disclose confidential information concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body by which engaged without proper legal authorization or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of himself or herself or others; (4) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, object, or promise, from any person, firm, or corporation which to his or her knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the governmental body by which he or she is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign; (5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; or (6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which he or she has a financial interest. (b) Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee who has any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such private interest to the city council. The mayor or any councilmember who has a private interest in any matter pending before the city council shall disclose such private interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city council, and he or she shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee of any agency or political entity to which this charter applies who

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shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity shall disclose such private interest to the governing body of such agency or entity. (c) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use property owned by such governmental entity for personal benefit, convenience, or profit, except in accordance with policies promulgated by the city council or the governing body of such agency or entity. (d) Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render said contract or sale voidable at the option of the city council. (e) Except as authorized by law, no member of the council shall hold any other elective city office or other city employment during the term for which elected. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person holding employment on the effective date of this Act. Section 2.17 . Removal of officers. (a) The mayor, a councilmember, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Incompetence, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office; (2) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; (3) Failure at any time to possess any qualifications of office as provided by this charter or by law; (4) Knowingly violating Section 2.16 or any other express prohibition of this charter; (5) Abandonment of office or neglect to perform the duties thereof; or

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(6) Failure for any other cause to perform the duties of office as required by this charter or by state law. (b) Removal of any officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1) By the vote of three councilmembers after an investigative hearing. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the city council, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the ground or grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than ten days after the service of such written notice. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as provided in this section shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city council to the Superior Court of Berrien County. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; or (2) By an order of the Superior Court of Berrien County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Enigma. ARTICLE III ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT, GENERAL AUTHORITY, AND ORDINANCES Section 3.10 . General power and authority. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city as provided by Article I of this charter. Section 3.11 . Organization. (a) The city council shall hold an organizational meeting at the first regular meeting in January following an election. The meeting shall be called to order by the city clerk and the oath of the office shall be administered to the newly elected members as follows:

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I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor) (councilmember) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America. (b) By a majority vote, the city council shall elect a councilmember to serve as mayor pro tempore. The mayor pro tempore shall preside at all meetings of the city council and shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor during any disability or absence of the mayor. Any such disability or absence shall be declared by a majority vote of the city council. The city council shall by majority vote elect a presiding officer from its number for any period in which the mayor pro tempore is disabled, absent, or acting as mayor. Such absence or disability shall be declared by majority vote of the city council. Section 3.12 . Inquiries and investigations. The city council may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the council shall be punished as provided by ordinance. Section 3.13 . Meetings. (a) The city council shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as prescribed by ordinance. (b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or two members of the city council. Notice of such special meeting shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting.

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(c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be given as required by law. Section 3.14 . Procedures. (a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings which shall be a public record. (b) All committees and committee chairpersons and officers of the city council shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any committee at any time. Section 3.15 . Voting. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the mayor or mayor pro tempore and three councilmembers shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact the business of the city council. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, but any member of the city council shall have the right to request a roll-call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of three councilmembers shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. (b) In the event vacancies in office result in less than a quorum of councilmembers holding office, then the remaining councilmembers in office shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city council. A vote of a majority of the remaining councilmembers shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. Section 3.16 . Ordinances. (a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be The Council of the City of Enigma hereby ordains..... and every ordinance shall so begin.

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(b) An ordinance may be introduced by any councilmember and be read at a regular or special meeting of the city council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances provided for in Section 3.18. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the clerk shall, as soon as possible, distribute a copy to the mayor and to each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate. Section 3.17 . Effect of ordinances. Acts of the city council which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance. Section 3.18 . Emergencies. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor or three councilmembers and may promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance shall not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least three councilmembers shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 30 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency continues to exist. An emergency ordinance shall also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances.

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Section 3.19 . Codes. (a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that: (1) the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 3.16 of this charter for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of any code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (2) a copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 3.20 of this charter. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the clerk for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price. Section 3.20 . Codification of ordinances. (a) The clerk shall authenticate by the clerk's signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the council. (b) The city shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance and shall be published promptly together with all amendments thereto and shall contain such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as The Code of the City of Enigma, Georgia. Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city and shall be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city council. Following publication of the first code under this charter and at all times thereafter, the ordinances and charter amendments shall be printed in substantially

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the same style as the code then in effect and shall be suitable in form for incorporation within the code. The city council shall make such further arrangements as deemed desirable with reproduction and distribution of any changes in or additions to codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations included in the code. Section 3.21 . Chief executive officer; delegation of powers. The mayor shall be the chief executive of this city. The mayor shall possess all of the executive and administrative powers granted to the city under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and all the executive and administrative powers contained in this charter, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act. The mayor shall have the authority to delegate any one or more executive or administrative powers to a person or persons employed by the city and qualified in management and administration. Section 3.22 . Powers and duties of mayor. As the chief executive of this city, the mayor shall: (1) See that all laws and ordinances of the city are faithfully executed; (2) Appoint and remove, for cause, with confirmation of appointment or removal by the council, all officers, department heads, and employees of the city except as otherwise provided in this charter; (3) Exercise supervision over all executive and administrative work of the city and provide for the coordination of administrative activities; (4) Prepare and submit to the council a recommended annual operating budget and recommended capital budget; (5) Submit to the council at least once a year a statement covering the financial conditions of the city and from time to time such other information as the city council may request;

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(6) Call special meetings of the city council as provided for in Section 3.13; (7) Participate in the discussion of all matters brought before the city council and vote on such matters only in the case of a tie vote; (8) Recommend to the city council such measures relative to the affairs of the city, improvement of the government, and promotion of the welfare of its inhabitants as the mayor may deem expedient; (9) Approve or disapprove ordinances as provided in Section 3.23; (10) Require any department or agency of the city to submit written reports whenever the mayor deems it expedient; (11) Sign as a matter of course all written contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; and (12) Perform such other duties as may be required by general state law, this charter, or ordinance. Section 3.23 . Submission of ordinances to the mayor; veto power. (a) Every ordinance adopted by the city council shall be presented by the city clerk to the mayor within three days after its adoption. (b) The mayor shall within ten days of receipt of an ordinance return it to the city clerk with or without the mayor's approval, or with the mayor's disapproval. If the ordinance has been approved by the mayor, it shall become law upon its return to the city clerk; if the ordinance is neither approved nor disapproved, it shall become law on the fifteenth day after its adoption; if the ordinance is disapproved, the mayor shall submit to the city council through the city clerk a written statement of the reasons for the veto. The city clerk shall record upon the ordinance the date of its delivery to and receipt from the mayor.

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(c) Ordinances vetoed by the mayor shall be presented by the city clerk to the city council at its next meeting and should the city council then or at its next general meeting adopt the ordinance by an affirmative vote of the entire council, it shall become law. (d) The mayor may disapprove or reduce any item or items of appropriation in any ordinance. The approved part or parts of any ordinance making appropriations shall become law, and the part or parts disapproved shall not become law unless subsequently passed by the city council over the mayor's veto as provided in this section. The reduced part or parts shall be presented to the city council as though disapproved and shall not become law unless overridden by the council as provided in subsection (c) of this section. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS Section 4.10 . Department heads. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council by ordinance shall prescribe the functions or duties and establish, abolish, or alter all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the directors of departments and other officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointed officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance. (d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the mayor, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of the director's department or agency.

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(e) All directors under the supervision of the mayor shall be nominated by the mayor with confirmation of appointment by the city council. The mayor may suspend or remove directors under the mayor's supervision but such suspension or removal shall not be effective for ten calendar days following the mayor's giving written notice of such action and the reason therefor to the director involved and to the city council. The director involved may appeal to the city council which, after a hearing, may override the mayor's action by a vote of three councilmembers. Section 4.11 . Boards. (a) The city council shall create by ordinance such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city council deems necessary and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof. (b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city council for such terms of office and in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, terms of office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by law. (c) The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority. (d) Except as otherwise provided by charter or by law, no member of any board, commission, or authority shall hold any elective office in the city. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) No member of a board, commission, or authority shall assume office until he or she has executed and filed with the clerk of the city an oath obligating himself or herself to perform

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form faithfully and impartially the duties of the office, such oath to be prescribed by ordinance and administered by the mayor. (g) Any member of a board, commission, or authority may be removed from office for cause by a vote of three members of the city council. (h) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one member as vice-chairperson, and may elect as its secretary one of its members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission, or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, an ordinance of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the clerk of the city. Section 4.12 . City attorney. The city council shall appoint a city attorney who shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia and shall have actively practiced law for at least one year. The city attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. The city attorney shall be responsible for representing and defending the city in all litigation in which the city is a party, may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court, shall attend the meetings of the council as directed, shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by virtue of the position of city attorney. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the city attorney. Section 4.13 . City clerk. The city council shall appoint a city clerk who shall not be a councilmember. The city clerk shall be custodian of the official city seal, maintain city council records required by this charter, and perform such other duties as may be required by the city council. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the city clerk. Section 4.14 . Treasurer. The city council shall appoint a city treasurer to collect all taxes, licenses, fees, and other

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moneys belonging to the city subject to the provisions of this charter and the ordinances of the city and to enforce all laws of Georgia relating to the collection of delinquent taxes and sale or foreclosure for nonpayment of taxes to the city. The city treasurer shall also be responsible for the general duties of a treasurer and fiscal officer. The city council shall provide for the compensation of the treasurer. Section 4.15 . Rules and regulations. The city council shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this charter concerning: (1) The method of employee selection and probationary periods of employment; (2) The administration of a position classification and pay plan, methods of promotion and applications of service ratings thereto, and transfer of employees within the classification plan; (3) Hours of work, vacation, sick leave, and other leaves of absence, overtime pay, and the order and manner in which layoffs shall be effected; (4) Such dismissal hearings as due process may require; and (5) Such other personnel notices as may be necessary to provide for xadequate and systematic handling of personnel affairs. ARTICLE V JUDICIAL BRANCH Section 5.10 . Municipal court. There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Enigma. Section 5.11 . Judges. (a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by ordinance. The

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method of selection and terms of such judges shall be provided by ordinance. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge on the municipal court unless that person shall have attained the age of 21 years and shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia. All judges shall be appointed by the city council. (c) Compensation of the judge or judges shall be fixed by ordinance. (d) Judges may be removed for cause by a vote of three members of the city council. (e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath, given by the mayor, that the judge will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of the office to the best of his or her ability and without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council journal required in Section 3.14 of this charter. Section 5.12 . Convening of court. The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as provided by ordinance. Section 5.13 . Powers. (a) The municipal court shall try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have the authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed a fine of $200.00 or ten days in jail. (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $500.00 or imprisonment for 90 days or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. (d) The municipal court shall have the authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the actual cost of meals,

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transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violation of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety bond for the appearance of persons charged with violations. Whenever any person shall give bail for appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, the bond shall be forfeited by the judge presiding at such time and an execution shall be issued thereon by serving the defendant and his or her sureties with a rule nisi at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary. (g) The municipal court shall have the authority to bind prisoners over to the appropriate court when it appears by probable cause that state law has been violated. (h) Each judge of the municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (i) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city. (j) The municipal court is specifically vested with all the jurisdiction and powers throughout the geographic area of this city granted by law to municipal courts and particularly by

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such laws as authorize the abatement of nuisances and prosecution of traffic violations. Section 5.14 . Cetiorari. The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Berrien County, under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari. Section 5.15 . Rules. With the approval of the city council, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city council may adopt in part or in toto the rules and regulations applicable to superior courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to said proceedings. ARTICLE VI FINANCE Section 6.10 . Property tax. The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion. Section 6.11 . Millage. The city council by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city council by ordinance may provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize

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the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due. Section 6.12 . Occupation taxes and business license fees. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. Such taxes may be levied on both individuals and corporations who transact business in this city or who practice or offer to practice any profession or calling within the city to the extent such persons have a constitutionally sufficient nexus to this city to be so taxed. The city council may classify businesses, occupations, professions, or callings for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.13 . Licenses. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to require any individual or corporation who transacts business in this city or who practices or offers to practice any profession or calling within the city to obtain a license or permit for such activity from the city and pay a reasonable fee for such license or permit where such activities are not now regulated by general law in such a way as to preclude city regulations. Such fees may reflect the total cost to the city of regulating the activity and, if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. The city council by ordinance may establish reasonable requirements for obtaining or keeping such licenses as the public health, safety, and welfare necessitate. Section 6.14 . Franchises. The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, cable television companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, that no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by the clerk. The city council may provide by

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ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. Section 6.15 . Sewer fees. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, and tolls for sewers, sanitary and health services, or any other services provided or made available inside or outside the corporate limits of the city for the total cost to the city of providing or making available such services. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.16 . Roads. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess, charge, and collect the costs of constructing, reconstructing, widening, or improving any public way, street, sidewalk, curbing, gutters, sewers, or other utility mains and appurtenances from the abutting property owners under such terms and conditions as are reasonable. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.17 . Other taxes. This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs. Section 6.18 . Collection of delinquent taxes. The city council by ordinance may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due, late penalties or interest, issuance and execution of fi. fas., creation and priority of liens, making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed, revoking city licenses for failure to pay any city taxes or fees, and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions. Section 6.19 . Borrowing. The city council shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the state. Such bonding authority shall be

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exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken. Section 6.20 . Revenue bonds. Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued. Section 6.21 . Loans. The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law. Section 6.22 . Accounting and budgeting. The city council shall set the fiscal year by ordinance. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government. Section 6.23 . Budget ordinance. The city council shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement program, and a capital budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets and programs. The city council shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. Section 6.24 . Operating budget. On or before a date fixed by the city council but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the mayor containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other comments and information as the mayor may deem pertinent. The operating budget, the capital improvements budget, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection. Section 6.25 . Adoption. (a) The city council may amend the operating budget proposed by the mayor, except that

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the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year. The total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) After the conducting of a budget hearing, the city council shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than September 30th of each year. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by said date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the then current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly, until such time as the city council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.23 of this charter. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotments thereof to which it is chargeable. Section 6.26 . Levy of taxes. Following adoption of the operating budget, the city council shall levy by ordinance such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinance shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expense of the general government of this city. Section 6.27 . Changes in budget. The city council by majority vote may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget at any regular meeting or special or emergency meeting called for such purposes.

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Section 6.28 . Capital improvements. (a) On or before the date fixed by the city council, but not later than 60 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements budget with any recommendations as to the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing year. The city council shall have the power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed program and proposed means of financing. The city council shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations for such project are included in the capital improvements budget, except to meet a public emergency as provided in Section 3.17 of this charter. (b) After the conducting of a public hearing, the city council shall adopt by ordinance the final capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than September 30th of each year. No appropriations provided for in a prior capital improvements budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriations were made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, the mayor may submit amendments to the capital improvements budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by any recommendations. Any such amendments to the capital improvements budget shall become effective only upon adoption by majority vote of the city council. Section 6.29 . Audits. There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted accounting principles. Any audit of any funds by the state or federal government may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of all audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public. Section 6.30 . Procurement and property management. No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing;

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(2) It is drawn or submitted and reviewed by the city attorney and, as a matter of course, is signed by the city attorney to indicate such drafting or review; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the city council journal of proceedings pursuant to Section 3.14 of this charter. Section 6.31 . Purchasing. The city council shall by ordinance prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city. Section 6.32 . Sale of property. (a) The city council may sell and convey any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law. (b) The city council may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon request by the mayor and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value. (c) Whenever in opening, extending, or widening any street, avenue, alley, or public place of the city a small parcel or tract of land is cut off or separated by such work from a larger tract or boundary of land owned by the city, the city council may authorize the mayor to execute and deliver in the name of the city a deed conveying said cut-off or separated parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners in exchange for rights of way of said street, avenue, alley, or public place when such exchange is deemed to be in the best interest of the city. All deeds and conveyances heretofore and hereafter so executed and delivered shall convey all title and interest the city has in such property, notwithstanding the fact that no public sale after advertisement was or is hereafter made.

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ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 7.10 . Bonds for officials. The officers and employees of this city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law. Section 7.11 . Rules and regulations. All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city council. Section 7.12 . Charter language on other general matters. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city council. Section 7.13 . Definitions and construction. (a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and shall not be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word shall is mandatory and the word may is permissive. (c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa. Section 7.14 . Specific repealer. An Act providing a new charter for the Town of Enigma, approved April 2, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2627), as amended, is repealed in its entirety and all amendatory Acts thereto are likewise repealed in their entirety. Section 7.15 . General repealer. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill to establish a new charter for the City of Enigma, Georgia and to repeal the current charter for the Town of Enigma, Georgia approved April 2, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2627) as amended; and for other purposes. MOORE STUDSTILL, P.C. Attorneys at Law GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Hanson Carter, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 166th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Berrien Press, which is the official organ of Berrien County, on the following date: March 10, 1993. /s/ Hanson Carter Representative, 166th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993.

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FULTON COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS. No. 391 (Senate Bill No. 265). AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, approved December 3, 1880 (Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 508), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 15, 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, p. 2672), by an Act approved March 29, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2462), by an Act approved March 5, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2128), by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4148), and by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4531), so as to revise commissioner districts for the election of members of the board of commissioners; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for submission of this Act to the United States Attorney General; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, approved December 3, 1880 (Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 508), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 15, 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, p. 2672), by an Act approved March 29, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2462), by an Act approved March 5, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2128), by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4148), and by an Act approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4531), is amended by striking Section 2 of the amendatory Act of 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, p. 2672), as amended by the amendatory Act of 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2462), the amendatory Act of 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2128), the amendatory Act of 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4148), and the amendatory Act of 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4531), and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: Section 2. (a) For the purpose of electing the members of the board of commissioners, there shall be seven commissioner districts to be designated Commission Districts 1

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through 7, and one commissioner shall be elected from each of said districts. For the purpose of electing the commissioners, Fulton County shall be divided into commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District 1 FULTON COUNTY The entire County of Fulton Commissioner District 2 FULTON COUNTY The entire County of Fulton Commissioner District 3 FULTON COUNTY VTD: 00K5 AP01 VTD: 00N7 MP01 VTD: 00N8 NC01 VTD: 00N9 NC02 VTD: 00P1 NC03 VTD: 00P2 NC04 VTD: 00P3 NC05 VTD: 00P4 NC06 VTD: 00P5 NC07 VTD: 00P6 NC08 VTD: 00P7 NC09 VTD: 00P9 NC11 VTD: 00R2 RW01 VTD: 00R3 RW02 VTD: 00R4 RW03 VTD: 00R5 RW04 VTD: 00R7 RW05 VTD: 00R8 RW06 VTD: 00R9 RW07 VTD: 00U7 SS01 VTD: 00W3 SS15 VTD: 00W5 SS18 VTD: 00W6 SS19 VTD: 00W7 SS20

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VTD: 00W9 SS22 VTD: 00X3 AP02 VTD: 00X6 SS17 VTD: 00Y2 RW09 Commissioner District 4 FULTON COUNTY VTD: 0077 6A VTD: 0079 6C VTD: 0080 6D VTD: 0081 6E VTD: 0084 6H VTD: 0085 6J VTD: 0089 7A VTD: 0090 7B VTD: 0091 7C VTD: 0092 7D VTD: 0094 7F VTD: 0096 7H VTD: 0097 7J VTD: 0098 7K VTD: 0099 7L VTD: 00A1 7M VTD: 00A2 7N VTD: 00A4 7R VTD: 00A5 7S VTD: 00A8 8A VTD: 00A9 8B VTD: 00B1 8C VTD: 00B2 8D VTD: 00B3 8E VTD: 00B4 8F VTD: 00B5 8G VTD: 00B6 8H VTD: 00B7 8J VTD: 00B9 8L VTD: 00C1 8M VTD: 00C4 8R VTD: 00C7 8V VTD: 00U8 SS02 VTD: 00U9 SS03

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VTD: 00V1 SS04 VTD: 00V2 SS05 VTD: 00V3 SS06 VTD: 00V4 SS07 VTD: 00V5 SS08 VTD: 00V6 SS09 VTD: 00V7 SS10 VTD: 00V8 SS11 VTD: 00V9 SS12 VTD: 00W1 SS13 VTD: 00W2 SS14 VTD: 00W4 SS16 VTD: 00W8 SS21 VTD: 00X5 SS23 Commissioner District 5 FULTON COUNTY VTD: 0039 3A VTD: 0040 3B VTD: 0041 3C VTD: 0042 3D VTD: 0043 3E VTD: 0046 3H VTD: 0048 3K VTD: 0049 3L VTD: 0050 3M VTD: 0051 3N VTD: 0052 3P VTD: 0053 3R VTD: 0055 4A VTD: 0058 4D VTD: 0061 4G VTD: 0065 4L VTD: 0066 4M VTD: 0067 4N VTD: 0069 4R VTD: 0070 4S VTD: 0071 4T VTD: 00B8 8K VTD: 00C2 8N VTD: 00C3 8P

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VTD: 00C9 9A VTD: 00D1 9B VTD: 00D2 9C VTD: 00D3 9D VTD: 00D4 9E VTD: 00D5 9F VTD: 00D7 9H VTD: 00E1 9L VTD: 00E3 9N VTD: 00E4 9P VTD: 00E6 9S VTD: 00E7 10A VTD: 00E8 10B VTD: 00E9 10C VTD: 00F1 10D VTD: 00F2 10E VTD: 00F3 10F VTD: 00F4 10G VTD: 00F5 10H VTD: 00F6 10J VTD: 00F7 10K VTD: 00F8 10L VTD: 00F9 10M VTD: 00G1 10N VTD: 00G2 11A VTD: 00G8 11G VTD: 00G9 11H VTD: 00H2 11K VTD: 00H3 11L VTD: 00H4 11M VTD: 00K1 12L VTD: 00T7 SC14 VTD: 00X7 9T Commissioner District 6 FULTON COUNTY VTD: 0001 1A VTD: 0002 1B VTD: 0003 1C VTD: 0004 1D VTD: 0005 1E

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VTD: 0008 1J VTD: 0010 1L VTD: 0011 1M VTD: 0013 1P VTD: 0014 1R VTD: 0015 1S VTD: 0016 2A VTD: 0017 2B VTD: 0018 2C VTD: 0019 2D VTD: 0020 2E VTD: 0023 2H VTD: 0024 2J VTD: 0025 2K VTD: 0026 2L VTD: 0030 2R VTD: 0031 2S VTD: 0035 2W VTD: 0038 2Z VTD: 0044 3F VTD: 0045 3G VTD: 0047 3J VTD: 0056 4B VTD: 0057 4C VTD: 0059 4E VTD: 0062 4H VTD: 0064 4K VTD: 0073 5A VTD: 0074 5B VTD: 0076 5K VTD: 0078 6B VTD: 0082 6F VTD: 0083 6G VTD: 0086 6K VTD: 0087 6N VTD: 00A3 7P VTD: 00H9 12A VTD: 00J1 12B VTD: 00J2 12C VTD: 00J3 12D VTD: 00J4 12E (Part) Tract: 0074.

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Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 Tract: 0075. Block(s): 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113 VTD: 00J5 12F VTD: 00J6 12G VTD: 00J7 12H VTD: 00J8 12J VTD: 00J9 12K VTD: 00K2 12M VTD: 00K3 12N VTD: 00K4 12P VTD: 00N5 HP02 Commissioner District 7 FULTON COUNTY VTD: 00G3 11B VTD: 00G4 11C VTD: 00G5 11D VTD: 00G6 11E VTD: 00H1 11J VTD: 00H5 11N VTD: 00H6 11P VTD: 00H7 11R VTD: 00J4 12E (Part) Tract: 0074. Block(s): 201, 202, 203, 204, 208, 209, 211A, 212A, 213 Tract: 0075. Block(s): 201, 203A, 204A, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210A, 211A, 301 Tract: 0108. Block(s): 616A, 628A, 629, 630 Tract: 0110. Block(s): 114B VTD: 00K6 CP01 VTD: 00K7 CP02 VTD: 00K8 CP03 VTD: 00L1 CP05 VTD: 00L2 CP06

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VTD: 00L6 EP01 VTD: 00L7 EP02 VTD: 00L8 EP03 VTD: 00M1 EP05 VTD: 00M2 EP06 VTD: 00M3 EP07 VTD: 00M5 EP09 VTD: 00M6 EP10 VTD: 00M7 EP11 VTD: 00M8 EP12 VTD: 00N1 EP14 VTD: 00N2 EP15 VTD: 00N3 FA01 VTD: 00N4 HP01 VTD: 00R1 PA01 VTD: 00T1 SC08 VTD: 00T2 SC09 VTD: 00T3 SC10 VTD: 00T4 SC11 VTD: 00T5 SC12 VTD: 00T6 SC13 VTD: 00T9 SC16 VTD: 00U1 SC17 VTD: 00U3 SC19 VTD: 00U5 SC21 VTD: 00X1 UC01 VTD: 00X2 UC02 VTD: 00Y3 SC01 VTD: 00Y4 SC02 VTD: 00Y5 SC03 VTD: 00Y6 SC04 VTD: 00Y7 SC05 VTD: 00Y9 SC07 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia;

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(2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Fulton County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (5) Any part of Fulton County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) All members of the board of commissioners shall be qualified electors of Fulton County and shall be at least 21 years of age as of the date of taking office. All of said members shall have been residents of their respective districts for at least one year as of the date of their taking office. The commissioner from Commissioner District 1 shall be the chairperson of the board of commissioners and shall be elected by a majority of the qualified electors of the entire County of Fulton voting at the elections provided for in this Act. The commissioner from Commissioner District 2 shall

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be elected by a majority of the qualified electors of the entire County of Fulton voting at the elections provided for in this Act. The members from Commissioner Districts 3 through 7 shall be residents of their respective commissioner districts, and each such member shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified electors voting within the member's respective commissioner district at the elections provided for in this Act. Any person offering as a candidate for commissioner shall designate the commissioner district for which he or she is offering. All members of said board of commissioners shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code.' Section 2 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Fulton County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 3 . Except for the provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the election of the members of the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County at the general election of 1994, this Act shall become effective on January 1, 1995. The provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the election of members of said board of commissioners at the general election of 1994 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its otherwise becoming law. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced in the 1993 Regular Session of the Georgia General Assembly, a bill to amend an Act creating the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, so as to redistrict the Fulton County Board of Commissioners; and for other purposes.

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This 21st Day of December, 1992. DAVID SCOTT Senator, 36th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, David Scott, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 36th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Fulton County Daily Report which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the following date: December 29, 1992. /s/ David Scott Senator, 36th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITYOPERATING COSTS; TAX REVENUE. No. 392 (Senate Bill No. 278). AN ACT To amend the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended, so as to exclude certain nonrecurring costs from the definition of operating costs of the system for the

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purposes of the limitations on the use of tax revenues to pay such costs; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended, is amended by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (h) of Section 9 thereof and inserting in its place the following: (4) For purposes of this subsection (h), `transit operating revenue' means all fees, user charges, contract payments, or other monies or income received or derived by the Authority: (A) From the operation of a transportation system, as defined in Section 2(g) of this Act; (B) From the investment of reserve funds to the extent such investment income may, under the provisions of subsections (i) and (l) of Section 25 of this Act, be used to pay operating costs; or (C) From leases of Authority owned real property, but shall not mean any funds derived from the sales and use tax authorized in Section 25 of this Act, nor any funds provided by the federal government under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-365), as amended, nor any other such revenue not clearly received or derived from the operation of the transportation system, from the investment of reserve funds as provided in subsections (i) and (l) of Section 25 of this Act, or from leases of Authority owned real property; and `operating costs' means `operating costs of the system,' as defined in Section 25(i) of this Act, and exclusive of depreciation and amortization, and other costs and charges as provided in the said definition.

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Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (i) of Section 25 thereof and inserting in its place a new subsection to read as follows: (i) Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the tax levied pursuant to this Act shall be used solely by each local government to fulfill the obligations incurred in the contracts entered into with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority as contemplated in the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, as amended, provided, however, that no more than fifty percent (50%) of the annual proceeds of the tax shall be used to subsidize the operating costs of the system, exclusive of depreciation, amortization, and other costs and charges as provided in this subsection, until July 1, 2032, after which time no more than sixty percent (60%) of the annual proceeds of the tax shall be used to subsidize the operating costs of the system, exclusive of depreciation, amortization, and other costs and charges as provided in this subsection, and that commencing with July 1, 2032, and for every year thereafter, the proceeds of the tax shall not be used to subsidize operations of the transportation system to an extent greater than fifty percent (50%) of the operating costs of the system, exclusive of depreciation, amortization, and other costs and charges as provided in this subsection. In adopting its annual budget, the Board of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority shall be authorized to rely upon estimates of all revenues, operating costs, patronage and other factors which may affect the amount of the fare required to limit the operating subsidy herein provided for. If the results of any year's operations reflect that the proceeds of the tax were used to subsidize operations to an extent greater than herein provided, the Board shall adjust fares in order to make up the deficit in operations during a period of not to exceed three (3) succeeding years. If the results of operations in the Authority's fiscal year commencing July 1, 1980 or in any subsequent fiscal year reflect that the proceeds of the tax were not used to subsidize operations to the maximum extent herein provided, the Board may, in its sole discretion, reserve any amounts that could have been used to subsidize operations in that fiscal year and later use said reserved amounts and any interest earned on said reserved amounts to provide an

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additional subsidy for operations in any future fiscal year or years. The words `operating costs of the system' for purposes of this subsection 25(i) are defined to include all of the costs of that division of the Authority directly involved and that portion of the nonoperating administrative costs of those divisions of the Authority indirectly involved, through the provision of support services, in providing mass transportation services for the metropolitan area, but exclusive of the costs of the division or divisions directly involved and that portion of the nonoperating administrative costs of those divisions indirectly involved, in the planning, design, acquisition, construction and improvement of the rapid transit system, according to accepted principles of accounting, and also exclusive of nonrecurring costs and charges incurred in order to comply with any statute or regulation concerning either the protection or cleaning up of the environment, or accessibility by handicapped or disabled persons, or occupational health or safety, or with any judgment, decree, or order of any court or regulatory agency in implementation of any such statute or regulation. If any proceeds of the tax levied pursuant to this Act are held for the purpose of planning, designing, acquiring, or constructing additional facilities or equipment for or improvements to the rapid transit system and are invested, then all interest earned from such investments shall be used only for such purposes or for paying the principal of or interest on bonds or certificates issued for such purposes. Commencing July 1, 1988, and until June 30, 1994, interest earned on reserve funds set aside: (1) For rebuilding, repairing, or renovating facilities of the rapid transit system; (2) For replacing, repairing, or renovating equipment or other capital assets thereof; or (3) From the sale or other disposition of real property, may, without regard to the original source of the funds so reserved, be used to pay the operating costs of the system as such costs are defined in this subsection.

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Section 3 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended; and for other purposes. This 21st day of January, 1993. HONORABLE JIM MARTIN Representative, 47th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, David Scott, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 36th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Fulton County Daily Report which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ David Scott Senator, 36th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL)

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended; and for other purposes. This 22 day of January, 1993. Honorable Jim Martin Representative, 47th District SENATORS Johnny Isakson, 21st District Hugh Ragan, 32nd District Steve Thompson, 33rd District Chuck Clay, 37th District Ralph David Abernathy, 38th District REPRESENTATIVES Bill Atkins, 29th District Matt Towery, 30th District Lynda Coker, 31st District John Hammond, 32nd District Roy Barnes, 33rd District Jack Vaughan, 34th District Tom Cauthorn, 35th District Earl Ehrhart, 36th District Mitchell Kaye, 37th District Kem Shipp, 38th District Kip Klein, 39th District Steve Clark, 40th District Billy McKinney, 51st District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, David Scott, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 36th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Marietta Daily Journal

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which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the following date: January 29, 1993. /s/ David Scott Senator, 36th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L., 1965, p. 2243), as amended; and for other purposes. This 26 day of January, 1993. Honorable Jim Martin Representative, 47th District January 26, 1993 GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, David Scott, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 36th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Clayton News/Daily which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the following date: January 26, 1993.

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/s/ David Scott Senator, 36th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, approved March 10, 1965, (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended; and for other purposes. This 27th day of January, 1993. Honorable Jim Martin Representative, 47th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, David Scott, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 36th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ David Scott Senator, 36th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended; and for other purposes. This 21st day of January, 1993. Honorable Jim Martin Representative, 47th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, David Scott, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 36th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Decatur DeKalb News/Era which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the following date: January 28, 1993. /s/ David Scott Senator, 36th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993.

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GWINNETT COUNTYBOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION. No. 393 (Senate Bill No. 298). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for districts for the election of the Board of Education of Gwinnett County, approved April 7, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 15, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3962), so as to increase the salary for the members of the board of education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for districts for the election of the Board of Education of Gwinnett County, approved April 7, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 15, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3962), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 2 and inserting in its place a new section to read as follows: Section 2. Each member of the Board of Education of Gwinnett County shall be compensated in the amount of $750.00 per month effective July 1, 1993, and thereafter. In addition, each member of the board of education shall receive an expense allowance for documented actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member's duties within the county and reimbursement for documented actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member's duties outside the county in such amount as shall be authorized by a majority vote of the board of education. Records of such documentation shall be kept on file at the office of the board of education for such reasonable period of time as shall be established by the board of education. Section 2 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for districts for the election of the Board of Education of Gwinnett County, approved April 7, 1972, as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 15, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3962), and for other purposes. This 14th day of February, 1993. -s- Senator Don Balfour 9th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Don Balfour, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 9th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Gwinnett Post-Tribune which is the official organ of Gwinnett County, on the following date: February 14, 1993. /s/ Don Balfour Senator, 9th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 9, 1993.

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CITY OF HIAWASSEENEW CHARTER. No. 464 (House Bill No. 1071). AN ACT To provide a new charter for the City of Hiawassee; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for organization and procedures; to provide for ordinances and codes; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city manager, a city attorney, a city clerk, a city treasurer, and other personnel; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for purchases; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for severability; to repeal a specific Act; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: ARTICLE I INCORPORATION AND POWERS Section 1.10 . Name. This city and the inhabitants thereof are constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the name and style City of Hiawassee, Georgia, and by that name shall have perpetual succession.

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Section 1.11 . Corporate boundaries. (a) The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time in the manner provided by law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the office of the city clerk and to be designated, as the case may be: Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Hiawassee, Georgia. Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the city clerk shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as the original map or description. (b) The city council may provide for the redrawing of any such map by ordinance to reflect lawful changes in the corporate boundaries. A redrawn map shall supersede for all purposes the entire map or maps which it is designated to replace. Section 1.12 . Powers and construction. (a) This city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the present or future Constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law or by the Constitution of the State of Georgia. (b) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city. Section 1.13 . Municipal powers. Said powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Air and water pollution. To regulate the emission of smoke or other exhaust which pollutes the air and to prevent the pollution of natural streams which flow within the corporate limits of the city; (2) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and

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fowl and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance; and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted under this paragraph; (3) Annexation. To expand the corporate limits of the city by exercising annexation of territory as provided by Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, or as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Georgia; (4) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of this city; (5) Building regulations. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, electrical, gas, and heating and air-conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades; (6) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of license fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions; to license and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such licenses and taxes; and to revoke such licenses after due process for the failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (7) Charter amendment. To amend this charter, in accordance with Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, or as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Georgia; (8) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary

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by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (9) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governmental entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (10) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists inside or outside the city and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (11) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations, not inconsistent with general law relating to both fire prevention and detection and to fire fighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (12) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business within the city and benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges; (13) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to the health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (14) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to the powers and duties of the city and the general welfare

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of its citizens on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose; (15) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation within the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (16) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the municipal court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and squares in the city; to provide for the commitment of such persons to any jail; or to provide for the commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials; (17) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking, upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (18) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (19) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (20) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (21) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of same

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by the public; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (22) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers, and drains, sewage disposal, gas works, electric light plants, transportation facilities, public airports, cable television, and any other public utility; and to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties therefor; and to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; and to authorize the extension of water, sewerage, and electrical distribution systems, and all necessary appurtenances by which said utilities are distributed, inside and outside the corporate limits of the city; and to provide utility services to persons, firms, and corporations inside and outside the corporate limits of the city as provided by ordinance; (23) Nuisances. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (24) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (25) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning and for development by zoning; to adopt procedures for the calling and conducting of public hearings on zoning decisions and to provide for standards governing the exercise of zoning power, in accordance with Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., as amended; to exercise the power of zoning; and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and esthetically pleasing community; (26) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, or contract for a police and a fire-fighting agency;

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(27) Public hazards; removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public; (28) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, parking facilities, or charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; to provide any other public improvements inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and, for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (29) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (30) Public transportation. To organize and operate or contract for such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial; (31) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts for public utilities and public services and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and the standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Public Service Commission; (32) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights of way of streets and roads or within view thereof inside or abutting the corporate limits of the

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city and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (33) Retirement. To provide and maintain a retirement plan for officers and employees of the city; (34) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; and to negotiate and execute leases over, through, under, or across any city property or the right of way of any street, road, alley, and walkway or portion thereof within the corporate limits of the city, for bridges, passageways, or any other purpose or use between buildings on opposite sides of the street and for other bridges, overpasses, and underpasses for private use at such location, and to charge a rental therefor in such manner as may be provided by ordinance; and to authorize and control the construction of bridges, overpasses, and underpasses within the corporate limits of the city; and to grant franchises and rights of way throughout the streets and roads and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities and for private use; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (35) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system; to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or tax for the availability or use of the sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges and for enforcing payment of the same; and to charge, impose, and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system;

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(36) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse and to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and to provide for the sale of such items; (37) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, pawn shops, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and the use and sale of firearms; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating equipment, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxing or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit professional fortune telling, palmistry, adult bookstores, and massage parlors; (38) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs of any public improvement; (39) Ad valorem taxes. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (40) Other taxes. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (41) Taxicabs. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in the amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles; (42) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and

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(43) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated in this charter; and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia. Section 1.14 . Exercise of powers. All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia. ARTICLE II GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE Section 2.10 . City council creation; number; election. The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and five councilmembers. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected. Section 2.11 . City council terms and qualifications for office. Except as otherwise provided in Article V of this charter, the members of the city council shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless such person shall be 21 years of age on or

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before the date of the election and such person shall have been a resident of the city for 12 months immediately prior to the date of the election of mayor or members of the city council; and each shall continue to reside in the city during such mayor's or councilmember's period of service and be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember who shall have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude unless such person has received a full pardon and has all rights of citizenship restored. Section 2.12 . Vacancies in office. (a) The office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, removal of residence from the city, missing four consecutive city council meetings without leave from the council, forfeiture of office, or removal from office in any manner authorized by this charter or general law of the State of Georgia. A vacancy in the office of mayor or councilmember shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, as provided for in this charter. (b) Upon the suspension from office of mayor or councilmember in any manner authorized by the general laws of the State of Georgia, the city council or those remaining shall appoint a successor for the duration of the suspension. If the suspension becomes permanent, then the office shall become vacant and shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, as provided for in this charter. Section 2.13 . Compensation and expenses. The mayor and councilmembers shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by ordinance. Section 2.14 . Conflicts of interest; holding other offices. (a) Conflict of interest. No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly: (1) Engage in any business or transaction or have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of such person's official duties or which would tend to impair the

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independence of judgment or action in the performance of such person's official duties; (2) Engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of such person's official duties or would tend to impair the independence of judgment or action in the performance of such person's official duties; (3) Disclose confidential information concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body by which such person is engaged without the proper legal authorization or use such information to advance the financial or the private interest of such person or others; (4) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, thing, or promise, from any person, firm, or corporation which to such person's knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, in business dealings with the governmental body by which such person is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign. Valuables are defined as gifts worth over $50.00; (5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; and (6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which such person has financial interest. (b) Disclosure. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such private interest to the city council. The mayor or any councilmember who has a private interest in any matter pending before the city council

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shall disclose such private interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city council, and the mayor or councilmember shall be disqualified from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee of any agency or political entity to which this charter applies who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity shall disclose such private interest to the governing body of such agency or entity. (c) Use of public property. No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use property owned by such governmental entity for personal benefit, convenience, or profit except in accordance with policies promulgated by the city council or the governing body of such agency or entity. (d) Contracts voidable and rescindable. Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render said contract or sale voidable at the option of the city council. (e) Ineligibility of elected official. Except where authorized by law, neither the mayor nor any councilmember shall hold any other elective or compensated appointive office in the city or otherwise be employed by said government or any agency thereof during the term for which elected. No former mayor and no former councilmember shall hold any compensated appointive office in the city until one year after the expiration of the term for which elected. (f) Political activities of certain officers and employees. No appointed officer and no employee of the city shall continue in such employment upon qualifying as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office.

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(g) Penalties for violation. (1) Any city officer or employee who knowingly conceals such financial interest or knowingly violates any of the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall be deemed to have forfeited such office or position. (2) Any officer or employee of the city who shall forfeit such office or position as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be ineligible for appointment or election to or employment in a position in the city government for a period of three years thereafter. Section 2.15 . Inquiries and investigations. The city council may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof and, for this purpose, may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the city council shall be punished as provided by ordinance. Section 2.16 . General power and authority of the city council. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city as provided by Article I of this charter. Section 2.17 . Eminent domain. The city council is empowered to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain public ways, parks, public grounds, cemeteries, markets, market houses, public buildings, libraries, sewers, drains, sewage treatment, waterworks, electrical systems, cable television systems, gas systems, airports, hospitals, and charitable, educational, recreational, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities, and any other public improvements inside or outside the city and to regulate the use thereof and, for such purposes, property may be condemned under procedures established under general law applicable now or as provided in the future. Section 2.18 . Oath of office. The oath of office shall be administered by a person duly authorized by law to administer oaths to the newly elected members as follows:

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I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor) (councilmember) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America. Section 2.19 . Regular and special meetings. (a) The city council shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as prescribed by ordinance. (b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or three members of the city council. Notice of such special meetings shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone or facsimile personally, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting without unanimous consent of such councilmembers present. (c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be made as required by law. Section 2.20 . Rules of procedure. (a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings which shall be a public record. (b) All committees and committee chairpersons and officers of the city council shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any committee at any time. Section 2.21 . Quorum; voting. (a) Three councilmembers shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized

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to transact the business of the city council. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, but any member of the city council shall have the right to request a roll-call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of a majority of councilmembers present shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. (b) In the event vacancies in office result in less than a quorum of councilmembers holding office, then the remaining councilmembers in office shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city council. A vote of a majority of the remaining councilmembers shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. Section 2.22 . Ordinance form; procedures; recording. (a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be The Council of the City of Hiawassee hereby ordains..... and every ordinance shall so begin. (b) An ordinance may be introduced by any councilmember and be read at a regular or special meeting of the city council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances as provided in Section 2.24 of this charter. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the city clerk shall, as soon as possible, distribute a copy to the mayor and to each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the city clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate. (c) After adoption of ordinances, the city clerk shall number ordinances consecutively in order of their final adoption and shall copy them into a permanent record book used solely for that purpose; and the city clerk shall do likewise for resolutions using a separate series of numbers and a separate record

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book. The original copies of all ordinances, resolutions, and motions shall be filed and preserved by the city clerk. Section 2.23 . Action requiring an ordinance. Acts of the city council which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance. Section 2.24 . Emergencies. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor or three councilmembers and promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance may not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the councilmembers present shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 30 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. Section 2.25 . Codes of technical regulations. (a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that: (1) the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 2.22 of this charter for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of any code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (2) a copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance,

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shall be authenticated and recorded by the city clerk pursuant to Section 2.26 of this charter. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the city clerk for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price. Section 2.26 . Signing; authenticating; codification; printing of ordinances. (a) The city clerk shall authenticate by his or her signature in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the city council. (b) The city council may provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. Such general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance and shall be published promptly together with all amendments thereto and shall contain such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. Such compilation shall be known and cited officially as Code of Ordinances, City of Hiawassee, Georgia. Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city and shall be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city council. Section 2.27 . City manager; appointment; qualifications; compensation. The city council may employ a city manager for an indefinite term and shall fix the compensation of any city manager that may be employed. The city manager shall be employed solely on the basis of the city manager's executive and administrative qualifications. Section 2.28 . Election of mayor; qualifications; forfeiture; compensation. Except as otherwise provided in Article V of this charter, the mayor shall be elected and serve for a term of two years and until a successor is elected and qualified. The

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mayor shall be a qualified elector of this city, shall be 21 years of age on or before the date of election, and shall have been a resident of the city for at least 12 months immediately preceding such election. The mayor shall continue to reside in this city during the period of service as mayor. The mayor shall forfeit office on the same grounds and under the same procedures as for councilmembers. The compensation of the mayor shall be established in the same manner as for councilmembers. Section 2.29 . Chief executive officer. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of this city. The mayor shall possess all of the executive and administrative power granted to the city under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and all the executive and administrative powers contained in this charter. Section 2.30 . Powers and duties of mayor. As the chief executive of this city, the mayor shall: (1) See that all laws and ordinances of the city are faithfully executed; (2) Appoint, promote, demote, transfer, suspend, and remove all officers, department heads, and employees of the city, except as otherwise provided in this charter; (3) Exercise supervision over all executive and administrative work of the city and provide for the coordination of administrative activities; (4) Prepare and submit to the city council a recommended operating budget and recommended capital budget; (5) Submit to the city council at least once a year a statement covering the financial conditions of the city and, from time to time, such other information as the city council may request; (6) Recommend to the city council such measures relative to the affairs of the city, improvement of the government,

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and promotion of the welfare of its inhabitants as the mayor may deem expedient; (7) Call special meetings of the city council as provided in subsection (b) of Section 2.19 of this charter; (8) Approve or disapprove ordinances as provided in Section 2.33 of this charter; (9) Provide for an annual audit of all accounts of the city; (10) Require any department or agency of the city to submit written reports whenever the mayor deems it expedient; (11) Make allotments of funds within the limit of appropriations. If no other employee is designated as purchasing agent, the mayor shall act as purchasing agent; (12) Perform such other duties as may be required by law, this charter, or by ordinance; and (13) Vote at city council meetings only in the case of a tie vote by councilmembers. Section 2.31 . Mayor pro tem; election. By a majority vote, at the first council meeting after the newly elected councilmembers have taken office following each regular election, the city council shall elect a councilmember to serve as mayor pro tem for a term of two years. Section 2.32 . Mayor pro tem; power and duties. During the absence or disability of the mayor for any cause, the mayor pro tem, or in the absence or disability of the mayor pro tem for any reason, any one of the councilmembers chosen by a majority vote of the city council, shall be clothed with all the rights and privileges of the mayor and shall perform the duties of the office of the mayor so long as such absence or disability shall continue. Any such absence or disability shall be declared by majority vote of all councilmembers.

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Section 2.33 . Submission of adopted ordinances to the mayor; veto power. (a) Every ordinance adopted by the city council shall be presented promptly by the city clerk to the mayor. (b) The mayor, within five calendar days of receipt of an ordinance, shall return it to the city clerk. If the ordinance has been approved by the mayor, it shall become law upon its return to the city clerk; if the ordinance is neither approved nor disapproved, it shall become law at 12:00 Noon on the tenth calendar day after its adoption; if the ordinance is disapproved, the mayor shall submit to the city council a written statement of the mayor's reasons for the mayor's veto. (c) Ordinances vetoed by the mayor shall be presented by the city clerk to the city council at its next meeting. If the city council then or at its next general meeting adopts the ordinance by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members, it shall become a law. (d) The mayor may disapprove or reduce any item or items of appropriation in any ordinance. The approved part or parts of any ordinance making appropriations shall become law, and the part or parts disapproved shall not become law unless subsequently passed by the city council over the mayor's veto as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The reduced part or parts shall be presented to the city council as though disapproved and shall become law unless overridden by the city council as provided in subsection (c) of this section. ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS Section 3.10 . Administrative and service departments. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council, by ordinance, shall prescribe the functions or duties and establish, abolish, or alter all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city.

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(b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the heads of departments and other appointed officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointed officers and heads of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance. (d) There shall be a head of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each department head shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the mayor, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of that department or agency. (e) All department heads under the supervision of the mayor shall be nominated by the mayor with confirmation of appointment by the city council. The mayor may suspend or remove department heads under the mayor's supervision, which suspension shall be effective immediately following the mayor's giving written notice of such action and the reasons therefor to the department head involved and to the city council. The department head involved may appeal to the city council which, after a hearing, may override the mayor's action by a vote of three councilmembers. Section 3.11 . Boards, commissions, and authorities. (a) The city council shall create by ordinance such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city council deems necessary and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof. (b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city council for such terms of office and in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, terms of office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by law. (c) The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority.

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(d) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, no member of any board, commission, or authority created pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall hold any elective office in the city. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed in this charter for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) Any member of a board, commission, or authority may be removed from office for cause by a vote of three members of the city council. (g) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one member as vice chairperson, and may elect as its secretary one of its own members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission, or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, ordinances of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the city clerk. Section 3.12 . City attorney. The city council shall appoint a city attorney, together with such assistant city attorneys as may be authorized, and shall provide for the payment of such attorney or attorneys for services rendered to the city. The city attorney shall be responsible for representing and defending the city in all litigation in which the city is a party, may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court, shall attend the meetings of the council as directed, shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of the city attorney by virtue of the position as city attorney. The city attorney shall serve at the discretion of the city council. Section 3.13 . City clerk. The mayor shall appoint a city clerk who shall not be a councilmember. The city clerk shall

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be custodian of the official city seal, maintain city council records required by this charter, and perform such other duties as may be required by the city council. Section 3.14 . City treasurer. The city council may appoint a financial officer to collect all taxes, licenses, fees, and other moneys belonging to the city, subject to the provisions of this charter and the ordinances of the city, and to enforce all laws of Georgia relating to the collection of delinquent taxes and sale or foreclosure for nonpayment of taxes. The financial officer shall also be responsible for the general duties of a treasurer and fiscal officer. Section 3.15 . City accountant. The city council may appoint a city accountant to perform the duties of an accountant. The city accountant shall serve at the discretion of the city council. Section 3.16 . Position classification and pay plans. The city council may prepare and adopt by ordinance a position classification and pay plan. Such plan may apply to all employees of the city and any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, or authorities. When a pay plan has been adopted, the city council shall not increase or decrease the salary range applicable to any position except by amendment of such pay plan. For purposes of this section, all elected and appointed city officials are not city employees. Section 3.17 . Personnel policies. The city council may adopt rules and regulations consistent with this charter concerning: (1) The method of employee selection and probationary periods of employment; (2) The administration of the position classification and pay plan, methods of promotion and application of service ratings thereto, and transfer of employees within the classification plan;

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(3) Hours of work, vacation, sick leave, and other leaves of absence, overtime pay, and the order and manner in which layoffs shall be effected; (4) Such dismissal hearings as due process may require; and (5) Such other personnel notices as may be necessary to provide for adequate and systematic handling of personnel affairs. Section 3.18 . Consolidation of functions. The city council may consolidate any two or more of the positions of city clerk, city treasurer, city accountant, city manager, city tax collector, municipal court clerk, or of any other positions or may assign the functions of any one or more of such positions to the holder or holders of any other positions. ARTICLE IV JUDICIAL BRANCH Section 4.10 . Creation and name. There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Hiawassee. Section 4.11 . Judge; associate judge. (a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by ordinance. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge of the municipal court unless such person shall have attained the age of 21 years. All judges shall be appointed by the city council and shall serve at the discretion of the city council. (c) Compensation of the judge or judges shall be fixed by ordinance. (d) Judges may be removed for cause by a vote of a majority of the members present of the city council.

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(e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath given by the mayor that such judge will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of the office to the best of such judge's ability and without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council journal required in Section 2.20 of this charter. Section 4.12 . Convening. The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as provided by ordinance. Section 4.13 . Jurisdiction; powers. (a) The municipal court shall try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have the authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed $300.00 or ten days in jail. (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $3,500.00 or imprisonment for 90 days or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by state law or local ordinance. (d) The municipal court shall have the authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the actual cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violation of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety bond for the appearance of persons charged with violations. Whenever any person shall give bail for appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, the bond shall be forfeited by the judge presiding at such time and an execution shall be issued thereon by serving the defendant and the sureties on the bond with a rule nisi at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi. In the event that cash or property is accepted in

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lieu of bond for security for the appearance of a defendant at trial, and if such defendant fails to appear at the time and place fixed for trial, the cash so deposited shall be on order of the judge declared forfeited to the city, or the property so deposited shall have a lien against it for the value forfeited which lien shall be enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for city property taxes. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary. (g) The municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (h) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city. (i) The municipal court is specifically vested with all the jurisdiction and powers throughout the geographic area of this city granted by law to mayor's, recorder's, police, and municipal courts and particularly by such laws as authorize the abatement of nuisances and prosecution of traffic violations. Section 4.14 . Certiorari. The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Towns County, under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari.

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Section 4.15 . Rules for court. With the approval of the city council, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city council may adopt in part or in toto the rules and regulations applicable to superior courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, a copy shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to said proceedings. Section 4.16 . Municipal court clerk; appointment, term of office, compensation. The municipal court shall have a court clerk. The clerk shall be appointed by the judge with the approval of the mayor and city council. The term of office shall be according to the good behavior of the clerk and at the discretion of the judge, mayor, and city council. The clerk shall receive such compensation as recommended by the judge to the mayor and city council and as set by ordinance. ARTICLE V ELECTIONS AND REMOVAL Section 5.10 . Applicability of general law. All elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code, as now or hereafter amended. Section 5.11 . Election of the city council and mayor. (a) There shall be a municipal general election biennially on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. (b) The mayor and two councilmembers elected to Post One and Post Two who were elected to their respective offices at the municipal general election in 1990, and any person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in those offices, shall continue to serve out their respective terms of office which shall expire on December 31, 1993, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. The successor to the mayor shall be elected at the municipal general election in 1993, shall take office

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on the first day of January following the election, and shall serve for a term of office of two years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Those successors to councilmembers from Post 1 and Post 2 shall be elected at the municipal general election in 1993, shall take office on the first day of January following their respective elections, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (c) The three councilmembers elected to Post Three, Post Four, and Post Five who were elected to their respective offices at the municipal general election in 1990, and any person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in those offices, shall continue to serve out their respective terms of office which shall expire on December 31, 1993, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those successors shall be elected at the municipal general election in 1993, shall take office on the first day of January following their respective elections, and shall serve for terms of office of two years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (d) After successors are elected pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, successors to the mayor whose term of office is to expire shall be elected at the municipal general election immediately preceding the expiration of such term and shall take office on the first day of January following the election and serve for a term of office of two years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. After successors to councilmembers are elected pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, successors to the councilmembers whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the municipal general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms and shall take office on the first day of January following their respective election and serve for terms of office of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 5.12 . Nonpartisan elections; plurality vote. (a) Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party designations.

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(b) The person receiving a plurality of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected. Section 5.13 . Special elections; vacancies. In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant for any cause whatsoever, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, if such vacancy occurs within three months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those members remaining shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code, as now or hereafter amended. Section 5.14 . Other provisions. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall, by ordinance, prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under Chapter 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Municipal Election Code. Section 5.15 . Removal of officers. (a) The mayor, councilmembers, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Incompetence, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office; (2) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; (3) Failure at any time to possess any of the qualifications of office as provided by this charter or by law; (4) Knowingly violating any express prohibition of this charter; (5) Abandonment of office or neglect to perform the duties thereof; or (6) Failure for any other cause to perform the duties of office as required by this charter or by state law.

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(b) Removal of an officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1) By the vote of a majority of councilmembers present after an investigative hearing. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the city council, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the ground or grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than ten days after the service of such written notice. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as provided in this section shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city council to the Superior Court of Towns County. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; or (2) By an order of the Superior Court of Towns County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Hiawassee. ARTICLE VI FINANCE Section 6.10 . Property tax. The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion. Section 6.11 . Millage rate; due date; payment methods. The city council, by ordinance, shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in

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one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due. Section 6.12 . Occupation and business taxes. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. Such taxes may be levied on both individuals and corporations who transact business in this city or who practice or offer to practice any profession or calling within the city to the extent such persons have a constitutionally sufficient nexus to this city to be so taxed. The city council may classify business, occupations, professions, or callings for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.13 . Licenses; permits; fees. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to require any individuals or corporations who transact business in this city or who practice or offer to practice any profession or calling within the city to obtain a license or permit for such activity from the city and pay a reasonable fee for such license or permit where such activities are not now regulated by general law in such a way as to preclude city regulations. Such fees may reflect the total cost to the city of regulating the activity and, if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. The city council by ordinance may establish reasonable requirements for obtaining or keeping such licenses as the public health, safety, and welfare necessitate. Section 6.14 . Franchises. The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, cable television companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, that no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by the city clerk. The city council may provide

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by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. Section 6.15 . Service charges. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, and tolls for sewers, sanitary and health services, or any other services provided or made available inside or outside the corporate limits of the city for the total cost to the city of providing or making available such services. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.16 . Special assessments. The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect the costs of constructing, reconstructing, widening, or improving any public way, street, sidewalk, curbing, gutters, sewers, or other utility mains and appurtenances from the abutting property owners under such terms and conditions as are reasonable. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter. Section 6.17 . Construction; other taxes. This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs. Section 6.18 . Collection of delinquent taxes and fees. The city council, by ordinance, may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due, late penalties or interest, issuance and execution of fi. fas., creation and priority of liens, making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed, revoking city licenses for failure to pay any city taxes or fees, and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions. Section 6.19 . General obligation bonds. The city council shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the state. Such bonding

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authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken. Section 6.20 . Revenue bonds. Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued. Section 6.21 . Short-term loans. The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law. Section 6.22 . Fiscal year. The city council shall set the fiscal year by ordinance. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government. Section 6.23 . Preparation of budget. The city council shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget and capital improvements budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets and programs. Section 6.24 . Submission of operating budget to city council. On or before a date fixed by the city council but not later than 45 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the mayor containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other comments and information as the mayor may deem pertinent. The operating budget and the capital improvements budget provided for in this charter, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection. Section 6.25 . Action by city council on budget. (a) The city council may amend the operating budget proposed by

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the mayor, except that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year and the total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) The city council by ordinance shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than 30 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by said date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly, until such time as the city council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.23 of this charter. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotment thereof to which it is chargeable. Section 6.26 . Tax levies. Following adoption of the operating budget, the city council shall levy by ordinance such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinance shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expense of the general government of this city. Section 6.27 . Changes in appropriations. The city council by ordinance may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget at any regular meeting or special or emergency meeting called for such purposes.

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Section 6.28 . Capital improvements budget. (a) On or before the date fixed by the city council, but not later than 45 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements budget with the mayor's recommendations as to the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing fiscal year. The city council shall have the power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed program and proposed means of financing. The city council shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations for such project are included in the capital improvements budget, except to meet a public emergency as provided in Section 2.24 of this charter. (b) The city council shall adopt by ordinance the final capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year. No appropriation provided for in a prior capital improvements budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriation was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, the mayor may submit amendments to the capital improvements budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by the mayor's recommendations. Any such amendments to the capital improvements budget shall become effective only upon adoption by ordinance. Section 6.29 . Independent audit. There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted accounting principles. Any audit of any funds by the state or federal government may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of all audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public. Section 6.30 . Contracting procedures. No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn by or submitted and reviewed by the city attorney and, as a matter of course, is signed by the city attorney to indicate such drafting or review; and

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(3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the city council journal of proceedings pursuant to Section 2.21 of this charter. Section 6.31 . Sale of city property. (a) The city council may sell and convey any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law. (b) The city council may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon report by the mayor and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value. (c) Whenever in opening, extending, or widening any street, avenue, alley, or public place of the city a small parcel or tract of land is cut off or separated by such work from a larger tract or boundary of land owned by the city, the city council may authorize the mayor to execute and deliver in the name of the city a deed conveying said cut-off or separated parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners in exchange for rights of way of said street, avenue, alley, or public place when such exchange is deemed to be in the best interest of the city. All deeds and conveyances heretofore and hereafter so executed and delivered shall convey all title and interest, except for public purpose easements deemed necessary by the city council, the city has in such property, notwithstanding the fact that no public sale after advertisement was or is hereafter made. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 7.10 . Bonds for officials. The officers and employees of this city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law.

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Section 7.11 . Prior ordinances; rules and regulations. All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city council. Section 7.12 . First election under this charter. The first municipal election shall be the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1993. Section 7.13 . Existing personnel and officers. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all personnel and officers of the city and their rights, privileges, and powers shall continue beyond the time this charter takes effect for a period of 60 days before or during which the existing city council shall pass a transition ordinance detailing the changes in personnel and appointed officers required or desired and arranging such titles, rights, privileges, and powers as may be required or desired to allow a reasonable transition. Section 7.14 . Pending matters. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city council. Section 7.15 . Construction. (a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and shall not be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word shall is mandatory and the word may is permissive. (c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa. Section 7.16 . Severability. If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof of this charter shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect or impair other parts of this charter unless it clearly appears that such other parts are wholly

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and necessarily dependent upon the part held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it being the legislative intent in enacting this charter that each article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof be enacted separately and independent of each other. Section 7.17 . Specific repealer. An Act revising the charter of and reincorporating the City of Hiawassee in the County of Towns, approved March 22, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3180), as amended, is repealed in its entirety and all amendatory Acts thereto are likewise repealed in their entirety. Section 7.18 . Effective date. This charter shall become of full force and effect on July 1, 1993. Section 7.19 . General repealer. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a new charter for the City of Hiawassee; to provide for its powers, duties, rights, obligations, compensation, and liabilities; to provide for education districts; to provide for qualifications, elections, and terms of office; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Ralph J. Twiggs, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 8th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Towns County Herald, which is the official organ of Towns County, on the following date: February 18, 1993. /s/ Ralph Twiggs Representative, 8th District

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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 13, 1993. WALTON COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; MEMBERSHIP; DISTRICTS; ELECTIONS; TERMS; COMPENSATION. No. 465 (House Bill No. 1017). AN ACT To amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Walton County, approved August 1, 1929 (Ga. L. 1929, p. 747), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2475), so as to reconstitute such board of commissioners; to provide for commissioner districts; to provide for currently serving members; to provide for elections and terms; to provide for salary and payment of expenses; to provide for the submission of this Act to the United States Department of Justice; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Walton County, approved August 1, 1929 (Ga. L. 1929, p. 747), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 12, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2475), is amended by striking in their entireties Sections 1 and 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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Section 1. The governing authority of Walton County shall be vested in a Board of Commissioners composed of six members elected from commissioner districts as provided in this Act and a chairperson elected from the county at large. Section 2. (a) For the purposes of electing members of the Board of Commissioners of Walton County, Walton County is divided into six commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District: 1 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0250 CAMPTON VTD: 0414 GRATIS VTD: 0415 BETWEEN VTD: 0417 LOGANVILLE (Part) Tract: 1105. Block(s): 107, 108, 109, 110, 112B, 113B, 113C, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128B, 128C, 129B, 133, 135B, 141C, 142, 143, 147, 148, 149, 176B, 183C, 184, 201, 202, 203B, 228B, 230, 231, 236, 238, 301, 302, 303, 358, 359, 360 VTD: 1663 BOLD SPRINGS Commissioner District: 2 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0417 LOGANVILLE (Part) Tract: 1105. Block(s): 112A, 113A, 128A, 129A, 130, 131, 132, 135A, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141A, 141B, 176A, 177, 178A, 178B, 179, 180A, 180B, 181A, 181B, 181C, 182, 183A, 183B, 203A, 204, 205A, 205B, 205C, 205D, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228A, 229, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 239A, 239B, 239C, 239D, 240A, 240B, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246A, 246B, 246C, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255A, 255B, 256A, 256B, 257A, 257B, 258A, 258B, 258C, 259, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324,

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325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505 Commissioner District: 3 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0416 WALNUT GROVE VTD: 0419 MONROE AND BLASINGAME (Part) Tract: 1106. Block(s): 118, 119, 126, 127, 129, 130, 131, 135, 136 Tract: 1107. Block(s): 213B, 213C, 215B, 216, 217, 218B, 219, 234B, 235B, 236, 237 VTD: 0502 JERSEY VTD: 1675 WHATLEY Commissioner District: 4 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0418 SOCIAL CIRCLE VTD: 0419 MONROE AND BLASINGAME (Part) Tract: 1102. Block(s): 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 307A, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327 Tract: 1103. Block(s): 318, 319, 320, 321 Tract: 1107. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 161, 162, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 Tract: 1108. Block(s): 101, 102, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141 VTD: 0454 MOUNTAIN VTD: 0559 GOOD HOPE

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Commissioner District: 5 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0419 MONROE AND BLASINGAME (Part) Tract: 1101. Block(s): 222, 231, 232, 235, 236 Tract: 1103. Block(s): 122, 123, 130A, 130B, 131, 132A, 132B, 133A, 133B, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178A, 178B, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 240, 241, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 303A, 303B, 305, 306B, 310B, 313B, 314, 315, 322, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330 Tract: 1104. Block(s): 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130B, 131, 132A, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 201, 202A, 202B, 202C, 203, 204A, 204B, 204C, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210A, 210B, 234A, 234B, 235A, 235B, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241A, 241B, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257 Tract: 1106. Block(s): 101, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128 Tract: 1107. Block(s): 107, 108A, 108B, 108C, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 149B, 150A, 150B, 151, 152, 153, 154, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 214, 215A, 218A, 220A, 220B, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234A, 234C, 234D, 235A, 240, 241A, 241B, 242A, 242B, 243A, 243B, 244, 245

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Commissioner District: 6 WALTON COUNTY VTD: 0419 MONROE AND BLASINGAME (Part) Tract: 1101. Block(s): 270 Tract: 1103. Block(s): 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 108B, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113A, 113B, 114A, 114B, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 134A, 134B, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 157, 158, 159, 160, 168, 172, 175, 207, 208, 209, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 301, 302, 304, 306A, 307, 308, 309, 310A, 311, 312, 313A, 316, 317, 323 Tract: 1104. Block(s): 102, 130A, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 250, 251 Tract: 1107. Block(s): 112, 113, 141, 142, 143, 144 (b) For purposes of this section: (1) The terms `Tract,' `Block,' and `VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term `Precinct' is synonymous with the term `voting precinct' and means a geographical area designated by Article 7 of Chapter 2 or 3 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., within which all electors vote at one polling place; (3) Whenever the description of any commissioner district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census

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map for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (4) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control; (5) Any part of Walton County which is not included in any commissioner district described in this section shall be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and (6) Any part of Walton County which is described in this section as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia. (c) There shall be elected to the board one member from each of the commissioner districts. Positions on the board shall be numbered 1 through 6, respectively. A candidate, in order to be eligible for election to the board, must be a resident of the commissioner district for which he or she offers as a candidate. The chairperson may reside in any district within the county. (d) A candidate for the board of commissioners shall be elected by a majority of the electors voting in the district for which such candidate is offering. The chairperson shall be elected by a majority of the electors voting in the county at large. The four members of the board of commissioners who

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are serving indeterminate terms on the effective date of this Act pursuant to the provisions of that order entered on October 19, 1992, in the action styled Harl Hammond, et al. v. Walton County Board of Commissioners, et al., Civil Action File Number C.A. 92-95-ATH (WDO) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Athens Division, and the chairperson serving on that date shall continue to serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. As soon as is practicable after this Act may be implemented under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, the election superintendent of Walton County shall call a special election for the election of commissioners from commissioner districts one through six. Such special election shall be called and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the `Georgia Election Code.' The commissioners elected from commissioner districts 1, 4, and 5 shall take office on the day following the official consolidation and certification of the election returns by the election superintendent of Walton County, Georgia, and shall serve through December 31, 1994, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The commissioners elected from commissioner districts 2, 3, and 6 shall take office on the day following the official consolidation and certification of the election returns by the election superintendent of Walton County, Georgia, and shall serve through December 31, 1996, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors to the commissioners and the chairperson shall be elected at the time of the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office and shall take office on January 1 of the year following the year in which the election is held for terms of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Section 2 . Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of Section 14 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (b) The six other members of the board of commissioners shall receive as their compensation the sum of $400.00 per month, payable out of the funds on the warrant of the chairperson of said board, signed also by the clerk of said board. In addition thereto, each of the district members

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of the board shall receive an expense allowance of $50.00 per month. No district member of the board shall be entitled to receive any expense allowance other than as provided in this subsection unless it is necessary for the board or a committee of the board to go out of the county on official business of the county, in which event the members of the board shall be paid their actual expenses after having rendered sworn itemized statements for the expenses incurred on such trip. The compensation and expenses authorized by this subsection shall be paid from the funds of Walton County. Section 3 . Pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the governing authority of Walton County to submit this Act to the United States Attorney General for approval. Section 4 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Walton County, approved August 1, 1929 (Ga. L. 1929, p. 747), as amended; and for other purposes. Representative Tyrone Carrell 87th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Tyrone Carrell, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 87th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Walton Tribune, which is the official organ of Walton County, on the following date: February 17, 1993.

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/s/ Tyrone Carrell Representative, 87th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 13, 1993. BARTOW COUNTYBOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION; CREATION. No. 466 (House Bill No. 1056). AN ACT To create a board of elections and registration for Bartow County and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, qualification, and terms of its members; to provide for resignation, succession, and removal of members and for filling vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to relieve certain boards and officers of certain powers and duties and provide for the transfer of certain items to the newly created board; to abolish a certain board and officers; to provide for meetings and procedures; to provide for the elections supervisor and the powers and duties of such elections supervisor; to provide for board employees and their compensation; to provide for expenditures of public funds for certain purposes; to provide for compensation of the members of the board and elections supervisor; to provide for offices and equipment; to provide for the board's performance of certain functions and duties for certain municipalities; to provide for the meaning of certain terms; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . Pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 21-2-40 of the O.C.G.A., there is created the Bartow County Board of Elections and Registration. The board shall have the powers and duties of the former Bartow County Board of Elections relating to the conduct of primaries and elections and shall have the powers and duties of the board of registrars relating to the registration of voters and absentee balloting procedures. Section 2 . (a) The board shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be an elector and resident of Bartow County. (b) (1) Two members shall be appointed by the chair of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidate at the last preceding regular general election held for the election of Governor, received the largest number of votes in this state for Governor, and two members shall be appointed by the chair of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidate at such election received the next largest number of such votes; provided, however, each of such appointments shall have been ratified by a majority of the members of each of such respective executive committees voting at a regularly scheduled meeting of such executive committee or a meeting duly called and held for such purposes. In the event such appointments are not ratified by a majority of the members of such executive committees at least 60 days preceding the date on which such members are to take office, then the members of the respective executive committees may elect such members by a two-thirds' majority of the membership of such executive committees at a regularly scheduled meeting or at a meeting duly called and held for such purposes. In the event the members of said executive committees fail to elect such members at least 30 days preceding the date on which such members are to take office then such member shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 3 of this Act.

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(2) The fifth member of the board shall be appointed by the grand jury of Bartow County. The fifth member shall be deemed to be a member at large and shall be the chair of the board. Any appointment made under the provisions of this paragraph shall also be entered upon the minutes of the governing authority. The appointment of the member at large shall not be governed by the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 3 of this Act. (c) The first members of the board shall be appointed for initial terms of office beginning July 1, 1993, and ending December 31, 1996. After the initial terms of office, successors to members whose terms are to expire shall be appointed to take office on the first day of January immediately following the expiration of a term of office and shall serve for terms of four years each and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. (d) No person who holds public office, whether elective or appointive, shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board during the term of such office, and the position of any member of the board shall be deemed vacant upon such member's qualifying as a candidate for elective public office or appointment to public office. Section 3 . (a) The appointment or election of each member shall be made by the respective appointing or electing authority's filing with the clerk of the Superior Court of Bartow County an affidavit which states the name and residential address of the person appointed or elected and certifies that such member has been duly appointed or elected as provided in this Act. The affidavit for the member who has been appointed as chair of the board shall also specify that that such member is chair. The clerk of the superior court shall record each of such certifications on the minutes of the court and shall certify the name of each such member to the Secretary of State and provide for the issuance of appropriate commissions to the members and chair within the same time and in the same manner as provided by law for registrars. (b) If any appointing or electing authority does not, in conformity with this Act, certify an appointment or election to

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the board within 30 days after the beginning of a term of office or within 30 days after the creation of a vacancy in that office, then the then sitting grand jury of Bartow County shall immediately fill that vacancy by making the appointment thereto and shall certify it as provided in this section. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve out the unexpired term of office. Section 4 . Each member of the board shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself without limitation and shall have the right to resign at any time by giving written notice of resignation to the appointing or electing authority and to the clerk of the Superior Court of Bartow County. Each member shall be subject to removal from the board by the governing authority of Bartow County at any time, for cause after notice and hearing, in the same manner and by the same authority as provided for removal of registrars. Each member shall be a resident of Bartow County. Section 5 . Except as provided in subsection (b) of Section 3 of this Act, in the event a vacancy occurs in the office of any member of the board by removal, death, change of residence, resignation, or otherwise, except by expiration of term, the respective appointing or electing authority which appointed or elected the member whose position is vacant shall appoint or elect a successor for the remainder of the unexpired term. The clerk of the superior court shall be notified of interim appointments or elections and record and certify such appointments or elections in the same manner as the regular appointment or election of members. Section 6 . Before entering upon his or her duties, each member of the board shall take substantially the same oath as required by law for registrars. Each member of the board shall have the same privileges from arrest as registrars. Section 7 . On July 1, 1993, the election superintendent of Bartow County and the board of registrars of Bartow County shall be relieved from all powers and duties to which the board succeeds by the provisions of this Act; and they shall deliver thereafter to the chair of the board, upon written request, the custody of all equipment, supplies, materials, books, papers, records, and facilities of every kind pertaining to such powers

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and duties. Also, at such time, the election superintendent of Bartow County and the board of registrars and the office of chief registrar of Bartow County shall be abolished. Section 8 . (a) The board shall be authorized to organize itself, elect its officers, determine its procedural rules and regulations, adopt bylaws, specify the functions and duties of its employees, and otherwise take such action as is appropriate to the management of the affairs committed to its supervision; provided, however, that no such action shall conflict with state law. (b) Action and decision by the board shall be by a majority of the members of the board. Section 9 . (a) This board shall fix and establish, by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes, directives governing the execution of matters within its jurisdiction. The board shall hold regular quarterly meetings at the county courthouse. Any special, called meetings, held pursuant to the bylaws adopted by the board, shall be held only after notification of the time and place of the holding of such meeting in accordance with Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A. All meetings of whatever kind of the board shall be open to the public. (b) The board shall maintain a written record of policy decisions that shall be amended to include additions or deletions. Such written record shall be made available for the public to review. Section 10 . (a) The board shall be responsible for the selection and appointment of an administrative director to be known as the elections supervisor to administer and supervise conduct of elections, primaries, and registration of electors for the county. The elections supervisor shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The board shall act within 60 days of its members taking office under this Act to retain or appoint an elections supervisor who shall be hired by the board from a job description drawn by the board. (b) In the event the board fails to appoint or retain an elections supervisor to fill a vacancy within the time specified in subsection (a) of this section, an acting elections supervisor who

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shall fill temporarily such vacancy shall be appointed by the governing authority to serve until the board fills the vacancy. Section 11 . The board shall be authorized to employ such full-time and part-time employees, including a full-time chief clerk, with the consent of the governing authority of Bartow County. Section 12 . With the consent of the governing authority of Bartow County, the board of elections and registration shall be authorized to expend public funds for the purpose of distributing sample ballots, voter information booklets, and other material designed to inform and instruct adequately the electors of the county with regard to elections. No material distributed by the board shall contain or express, in any manner or form, any commentary or expression of opinion or request for support with respect to any political issue or matter of political concern. Section 13 . Compensation for the members of the board, employees of the board, and the elections supervisor shall be fixed by the board with the approval of the governing authority of Bartow County. Such compensation shall be paid from county funds. Section 14 . The governing authority of Bartow County shall provide the board and the elections supervisor with proper and suitable offices and equipment. Section 15 . The board is authorized to perform for any municipality located wholly or partially within Bartow County any functions and duties which election superintendents and boards of registrars are authorized by general law to perform on behalf of municipalities under such conditions as provided by general law. Section 16 . The words election, elector, political party, primary, public office, special election, and special primary shall have the same meaning ascribed to those words by Code Section 21-2-2 of the O.C.G.A., unless otherwise clearly apparent from the text of this Act.

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Section 17 . This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993, except that for purposes of making initial appointments to the board, it shall become effective upon May 1, 1993. Section 18 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are replealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create a board of elctions and registration for Bartow County and provide for its powers and duties; and for other purposes. This 1 day of March 1993. (s) Jeff Lewis Representative 14th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jeff Lewis, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 14th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Daily Tribune, which is the official organ of Bartow County, on the following date: March 1, 1993. /s/ Jeff Lewis Representative, 14th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jeff Lewis, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 14th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Daily Tribune, which is the official organ of Bartow County, on the following date: March 1, 1993. /s/ Jeff Lewis Representative, 14th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jeff Lewis, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 14th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Daily Tribune, which is the official organ of Bartow County, on the following date: March 1, 1993. /s/ Jeff Lewis Representative, 14th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Susan Gordon Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Jan. 5, 1997 (SEAL) Approved April 13, 1993.

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ELLAVILLE-SCHLEY COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSIONCREATION. No. 467 (House Bill No. 1076). AN ACT To create and establish the Ellaville-Schley County Charter Commission; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the appointment of the members of said commission; to provide for the organizational meeting of the charter commission and for the election of a chairperson; to provide for the powers and duties of said commission; to provide that the charter commission shall be authorized to employ a staff to assist it in carrying out its powers and duties; to provide for the expenses of the charter commission and for the payment of those expenses by the governing authorities of the City of Ellaville and Schley County; to provide that said commission shall be authorized to study all matters relating to the governments of Schley County and the City of Ellaville and all matters relating to the establishment of a single county-wide government with powers and jurisdiction throughout the territorial limits of Schley County; to provide for the submission of such proposed county-wide government charter to the qualified voters for approval or rejection; to provide for the conduct of such election and for the certification of the results thereof; to provide for all procedures and other matters connected with the foregoing; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Ellaville-Schley County Charter Commission Act and is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Article IX, Section III, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia.

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Section 2 . As used in this Act, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) Charter commission or commission means the Schley County Charter Commission provided for in this Act. (2) Governing authority of the City of Ellaville means the mayor and council of the City of Ellaville, a municipal corporation of the State of Georgia. (3) Governing authority of Schley County means the Board of Commissioners of Schley County, a political subdivision of the State of Georgia. Section 3 . (a) There is created the Ellaville-Schley County Charter Commission, which shall consist of 11 members to be appointed as provided in this section. (b) The governing authority of the City of Ellaville shall appoint four members to the charter commission with two of those four members being members of the council of the City of Ellaville at the time of their appointment and for the duration of their entire terms as members of the charter commission and with all such members being citizens of the City of Ellaville at the time of such appointment and for the duration of their respective terms as members of such commission. The mayor of the City of Ellaville shall serve as an ex officio member of the charter commission. The mayor's term of office as a member of the charter commission shall end when the mayor's term of office as mayor ends. (c) The governing authority of Schley County shall appoint four members to the charter commission with two of those four members being members of the Board of Commissioners of Schley County at the time of their appointment and for the duration of their entire terms as members of the charter commission and with all members being citizens of Schley County at the time of such appointment and for the duration of their respective terms as members of such commission. The chairman of the Schley County Board of Commissioners shall serve as an ex officio

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member of the charter commission. The chairman's term of office as a member of the charter commission shall end when the chairman's term of office as chairman ends. (d) The charter commission, at its organizational meeting, shall appoint, by a majority vote of the members then present, one member to the charter commission who shall be a citizen of Schley County at the time of such appointment and for the duration of his or her entire term as a member of such commission. (e) None of the members of said charter commission who is not a member of the governing authority of Schley County or the City of Ellaville shall hold an elective or appointive office. (f) To be eligible for appointment as a member of the charter commission, a person must be at least 21 years of age and shall have been a resident of the State of Georgia for a period of at least five years and registered as an elector to vote in Schley County for a period of at least two years prior to his or her appointment. (g) If a member of the charter commission should die, become disabled, remove his or her residence and place of domicile to a place outside the territorial limits of the appointing jurisdiction, resign, become unable, or decline to serve for any reason whatever as a member of the charter commission, said commission shall declare a vacancy in his or her office as a member of such commission and within 15 days thereafter the governing authority or delegation that appointed that member shall appoint a successor promptly to fill such vacancy. (h) A certificate of appointment shall be issued by the appointing authority of each member of the charter commission and filed in the office of the Probate Court of Schley County with a duplicate original of such certificate being transmitted to, and filed with, the chairperson or the secretary of the charter commission. (i) Six members of the charter commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Such quorum

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shall not be applicable with respect to any committees or subcommittees which, at the discretion of the charter commission, may be appointed. A majority of the members of each such committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of its business. (j) The charter commission may appoint advisory committees or subcommittees from among the general populace to advise it with respect to its work; provided, however, that the charter commission may not delegate any of the duties, powers, or obligations imposed upon the commission and granted to it by this Act to any such advisory committee or subcommittee. Any such advisory committee or subcommittee so appointed shall serve at the discretion of the commission and shall serve subject to such terms, conditions, and charges as may be imposed upon it by the commission. (k) All persons who shall, from time to time, serve as members of the charter commission or its committees or subcommittees and all agents, employees, and staff appointed or hired by the charter commission from time to time shall be afforded coverage and shall be included in the insured class under the provision of such policies, riders, or other insurance contracts from time to time in force and held by the governing authority of Schley County extending to members of such governing authority of Schley County, and what is commonly referred to as public official's liability insurance coverage, to the same extent and as nearly as practicable with identical coverage and limits as afforded to the individual members of the governing authority of Schley County. Any and all additional premium amounts payable by Schley County due to the extension of such coverage to the members of the charter commission and its appointees, agents, employees, and staff shall be paid, when due and payable, one-half by Schley County and one-half by the City of Ellaville, which payments shall be made in addition to all other amounts otherwise payable under the provisions of this Act. (l) The governing authority of Schley County, the governing authority of the City of Ellaville, and the governing authority of any county-wide government created under a charter adopted pursuant to this Act are authorized and directed to expend

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funds for fees, costs, and expenses incurred in providing for the defense of the members of the charter commission arising out of their activity as members of such commission and in providing for the defense of any proposed charter submitted by the commission, whether prior to the referendum thereon or after the referendum thereon is conducted. Section 4 . (a) The charter commission shall hold an organizational meeting within 21 days after the date this Act becomes effective. Any three or more members of the charter commission, composed of at least one member appointed by the governing authority of the City of Ellaville and one member appointed by the governing authority of Schley County, shall call such organizational meeting. The call of such organizational meeting shall designate the time, date, and place that such organizational meeting shall be held. (b) The first order of business at the organizational meeting shall be the designation, by the majority vote of those members present, of a temporary chairperson to preside until a permanent chairperson is elected. The second order of business at the organizational meeting shall be the election of a permanent chairperson who shall be elected by the majority vote of all members of the charter commission. (c) The charter commission shall be authorized to elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the commission, and such other officers from the membership of the charter commission as it shall deem necessary. The charter commission shall be further authorized to employ such staff as may be required to assist it in studying all matters relating to the governments of the City of Ellaville and Schley County and in drafting a charter. The charter commission shall not employ any person who holds any elective public office. (d) The members of the charter commission shall not receive per diem or other compensation for their services, but the members shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in carrying out their duties. The staff employed by the commission shall be paid compensation as determined by the commission within the limits of funds available to it. The governing authority of the City of Ellaville and the governing authority

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of Schley County are authorized to expend public funds in carrying out the provisions of this Act and shall share equally the expense thereof. Each of the said governing authorities shall initially appropriate not less than $5,000.00 for the charter commission, and the treasurer or other fiscal authority of each of those governing authorities shall honor, from time to time, vouchers or warrants signed by the chairperson of the charter commission for amounts up to an aggregate total of such amount. The governing authorities shall appropriate such additional funds in equal amounts as may be necessary to meet the expenses of the charter commission, provided that such additional expenditures shall be first approved by both governing authorities. (e) The charter commission is also authorized to solicit, receive, and expend contributions, grants, gifts, and other funds from other sources to be utilized by it in the conduct of its business. (f) All public officials and employees of the City of Ellaville and Schley County upon request shall furnish the charter commission with all documents, books, records, data, and information necessary or appropriate in the opinion of the charter commission for it to carry out its duties, except for information that is confidential or privileged by law, and shall furnish such other assistance and aid to the commission as it shall request and shall also appear and give testimony, at the request of the commission, before the commission or before any of its committees, subcommittees, or advisory committees. Section 5 . The commission shall be authorized to study all matters relating to the governments of the City of Ellaville and Schley County and all matters relating to the establishment of a single county-wide government with powers and jurisdiction throughout the territorial limits of Schley County. If, after conducting such study, the charter commission shall draft a proposed charter creating a single county-wide government and such charter is approved by the voters under the provisions of this Act, then the newly created county-wide government shall supersede and replace the existing governments of the City of Ellaville and Schley County and may also supersede

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and replace any public authorities and special service districts located and operating within Schley County. Section 6 . (a) The charter so drafted shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Schley County for approval or rejection of the referendum provided for in Section 10 of this Act. (b) The General Assembly delegates its powers to the charter commission to draft such a charter which may include any provisions necessary to effectuate its purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the proposed charter may provide for any one or more, or a combination, of the matters listed below. Where it is indicated that an item shall be included, the inclusion of that particular item shall be mandatory: (1) The charter shall provide for the abolishment of the existing governments of the City of Ellaville and Schley County and for the creation of a new single government which may have all powers formerly exercised by the City of Ellaville, Schley County, and such other powers as may be necessary or desirable. The new single government may be given, and may have, such rights, privileges, exemptions, preferences, discretions, immunities, powers, duties, and liabilities as are now or hereafter granted to, or vested in, municipalities or counties or both by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia. The form and composition of the new government shall be as the charter shall provide; (2) The charter may authorize the new government to continue to be eligible to have, hold, enjoy, and be entitled to any assistance, credits, benefits, moneys, grants, grants-in-aid, funds, loans, aid, appropriations, and matching funds to the same extent that any municipality or county of the State of Georgia now or may hereafter enjoy or possess under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia or by other provisions of law or under any present or future state or federal programs; (3) The charter may provide for the abolishment, modification, consolidation, or merger of any court, except

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for the Superior Court, the State Court, the Probate Court, and the Magistrate Court of Schley County; (4) The charter may provide for the abolishment, modification, consolidation, or merger of any public authorities and special service districts located within Schley County created by law and for the transfer of any powers, duties, and obligations of such authorities and districts to the new county-wide government or to any agency thereof or from one such authority or special service district to another in such manner as said charter shall provide; (5) The charter may provide for the abolishment, modification, consolidation, or merger of any one or more public offices or positions of public employment of any municipality merged in the county-wide government and Schley County and any public authorities or special service districts located or operating within Schley County. The charter may provide for administrative division or changes with reference to the duties and responsibilities of any public office or official as the charter commission shall deem necessary for the efficient functioning of the new county-wide government; (6) The charter shall provide for the creation of the governing authority of the new single county-wide government, including the number of members of the governing authority, their powers, duties, terms of office, manner, and time of election or appointment, compensation, method of removal and all other matters incidental or necessary to the creation of said county-wide governing authority. The charter shall provide for the name or names of the new county-wide government and governing authority; (7) The charter may provide for the creation of the various departments, boards, bureaus, offices, commissions, and positions of public employment of the new county-wide government and for any matters necessary or incidental thereto;

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(8) The charter may provide for the creation of two or more taxing districts whereby taxes shall be assessed, levied, and collected by the county-wide government in accordance with the kind, character, type, and degree of services provided by the government within those taxing districts. The charter may provide that the rate and manner of taxation may vary in any one district from that in another or other districts and may provide that the powers, authority, duties, liabilities, and functions of the new governing authority may vary from district to district. The charter shall provide that any such taxing district established shall equitably reflect the services actually received and that the governing authority of the new county-wide government shall periodically revise districts as changes in conditions and in services rendered, in its judgment, may require; (9) The charter shall provide for the creation of special tax districts consisting of the territory lying within the former boundaries of the affected governments for the purpose of the successor county-wide government levying a tax therein sufficient to retire any bonded indebtedness of such governments which is outstanding on the effective date of the abolishment of such government; (10) The charter may provide for the assumption by the new government of all bonded indebtedness and all other obligations of whatever kind of all governmental units, public authorities, and special service districts which are altered by said charter and a method by which the new county-wide government shall assume the payment of any obligations issued under Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the Revenue Bond Law, or other similar legislation; (11) The charter may provide for the transfer to the new county-wide government of assets, contracts, and franchises of all governmental units and any public authorities and special service districts which are merged with the new county-wide government or are altered by the charter;

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(12) The charter may provide the purposes for which the new county-wide government or governing authority or any agency thereof may levy taxes; (13) The charter shall provide for the method or methods by which it may be amended. The General Assembly expressly reserves the right to amend any charter adopted pursuant to this Act. The charter may provide for an additional method or methods by which the charter may be amended and shall provide for any amendments adopted by any such other method or methods to be filed with the Secretary of State so that they may be published in the Georgia Laws ; (14) The charter shall provide for the repeal of conflicting laws; and (15) The charter may contain such other provisions as are necessary and needful to achieve the objectives of consolidation of the governments and functions of the City of Ellaville and Schley County and the creation of a successor government. (c) The following additional provisions shall govern proceedings of the charter commission and any successor county-wide government created by a charter drafted by the commission: (1) The charter commission is authorized to contract with any public or private institution or body, including the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, for any special studies or assistance it deems necessary, subject to the limitation that any expenditure therefor shall be within the limits of the funds made available to the commission by the respective governing authorities; and (2) Any successor government created and established shall, without the necessity or formality of deed, bill of sale, or other instrument of transfer, be and become the owner of all property, assets, and rights previously belonging to the City of Ellaville and Schley

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County and any other municipalities, authorities, or special service districts merged into the new government. (d) The charter commission shall have all the powers of the superior courts to compel the attendance of witnesses before the commission and any of its committees, subcommittees, or advisory committees; to compel witnesses to testify; and to subpoena any person or entity and all such books, records, data, papers, documents, and other tangible items which may be deemed by the commission to be material to any question or issue deemed by it to be relevant to the duties or prerogatives imposed upon or granted to the commission by this Act. Such subpoenas shall be issued in the name of the commission, shall be signed by either the chairperson or the secretary of the commission, and shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of subpoenas in civil cases pending in the superior courts. Witnesses subject to such subpoenas shall be entitled to the same compensation as witnesses attending superior court, which compensation shall be collected in the same manner as that of witnesses in the superior courts except that such compensation shall be paid from funds of the commission. Should any such subpoenaed person or witness fail or refuse to answer questions propounded or fail or refuse to produce any books, records, data, papers, documents, or other tangible items required to be produced by the commission, except upon a legal excuse which would relieve such person of such obligation in a civil case pending in the superior court, the person so failing or refusing shall be guilty of contempt and may be cited by the commission to appear before a judge of the Superior Court of Schley County. The judge of said court shall have the same power and jurisdiction to punish the person cited for contempt and to require and compel the attendance, the giving of testimony, or the production of items as in cases of contempt committed in the presence of the court and as in cases pending before the court. (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the charter commission and the charter proposed by the commission and subsequently adopted may not: (1) Alter or affect the status of the Schley County School System or the Schley County Board of Education

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or any provision of the Constitution or laws of the State of Georgia by which the Schley County School System is constituted, empowered, or preserved, or to transfer any of its powers, duties, or obligations; (2) Impair or diminish any pension or retirement rights; (3) Abolish the office of sheriff, clerk of superior court, or tax commissioner; or (4) Impair or diminish any homestead or other exemptions from taxation now or hereafter existing under the Constitution of the State of Georgia. (f) None of the foregoing limitations shall be construed as prohibiting the General Assembly from exercising any legislative power with respect to any municipality, or with respect to the school district; board of education; offices of sheriff, clerk of superior court, and tax commissioner; pension rights; and homestead exemptions which existed prior to the adoption of this Act. (g) The powers granted in this Act to the charter commission by the General Assembly are remedial in nature and shall be liberally construed to effectuate their purposes. Section 7 . The charter commission shall be required to hold at least two public hearings to determine the sentiment of the citizens of the City of Ellaville and Schley County regarding the work of the charter commission. The charter commission shall cause the date, time, and place of each such hearing to be advertised in the official organ of Schley County twice during the week next preceding the week in which the public hearing is held. The charter commission is authorized to hold more than two public hearings if it determines that additional public hearings are desirable. Section 8 . (a) The charter commission shall complete its studies and shall prepare, complete, and file the charter within 15 months after the date of its organizational meeting; provided, however, the above-described time period may be extended for such additional periods of time as may be authorized

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by a resolution duly adopted by the governing authority of the City of Ellaville and by a similar resolution being duly adopted by the governing authority of Schley County and may also be extended by an Act of the General Assembly and shall be automatically extended for a period of time equal to the period of time that any proposed charter shall be under consideration by the United States Department of Justice or by any courts. (b) Certified copies of the charter shall be filed by the charter commission with the clerks of the governing authorities of the City of Ellaville and Schley County and shall be authenticated by the signature of the chairperson of the charter commission. Such copies shall be public records and shall be available for inspection or examination by any interested person. (c) The charter commission shall also make available a copy of the charter to every daily or weekly newspaper published in Schley County and to each radio or television station operating within the county. The commission shall take such other steps, within the limitation of its available funds, as it deems reasonable and appropriate to inform the public throughout the county of the contents of the proposed charter. The charter commission shall also cause a summary of the proposed charter to be printed in pamphlets or booklets and made available for general distribution throughout the county. (d) The charter commission is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or desirable to carry out its powers and perform its duties and functions. (e) Following the completion of the proposed charter by the charter commission and prior to the time of filing or submission thereof as provided in this Act, the same shall be presented for review by the United States Department of Justice as may be required by law. The failure of any proposed charter submitted by the charter commission to the Department of Justice to obtain preclearance by the Department of Justice shall not prevent the charter commission from revising said charter in a manner so as to enable the proposed charter to meet Department of Justice objections with respect thereof, and the charter commission is empowered to redraft any such proposed charter in such manner so as to meet requirements for the Department of Justice's

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approval in the event that any intial proposed charter fails to obtain Department of Justice approval. Section 9 . (a) A certified copy of the proposed charter shall be submitted by the commission to the election superintendent of Schley County, and it shall be the duty of the election superintendent to call and hold a special referendum election for ratification or rejection of the proposed charter as provided in Section 10 of this Act. (b) The charter commission shall be abolished by operation of law at midnight of the day the results of the special referendum election on the proposed charter become final and effective pursuant to the laws of the State of Georgia. Section 10 . (a) As soon as practicable after receipt of the certified copy of the proposed charter and after receipt of preclearance, or the usual notice of no current objections, by the United States Department of Justice of such proposed charter, it shall be the duty of the election superintendent of Schley County to call a special election for approval or rejection of the proposed charter. The election superintendent shall set the date of the election for the earliest date therefor permissible under general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose ofthe election to be published once a week for two calendar weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Schley County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the following: () YES () NO Shall the charter reorganizing and consolidating the governments of the City of Ellaville and Schley County and creating a single county-wide government to supersede and replace those governments be approved? (b) All persons desiring to vote for approval of the charter shall vote Yes, and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the charter shall vote No. The votes cast on such question by the qualified voters of Schley County residing within the

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corporate limits of the City of Ellaville and the votes cast on such question by the qualified voters of Schley County shall be counted separately. If more than one-half of the votes cast by the qualified voters of Schley County residing within the corporate limits of the City of Ellaville are for approval of the charter, and if more than one-half of the total votes cast by the qualified voters residing within both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Schley County are for approval of the charter, and if more than one-half of the total votes cast by the qualified voters residing within the unincorporated areas of Schley County are for approval of the charter, then the charter shall become effective. Otherwise, it shall be void and of no force and effect. The expense of such election shall be borne equally by the City of Ellaville and Schley County. (c) The special election shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code, except to the extent specifically provided otherwise by this Act. (d) A qualified voter, as used in this Act, shall mean a voter of Schley County qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of Georgia. The election superintendent shall certify the returns to the Secretary of State. The election superintendent shall also furnish a certified copy of the charter to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall issue his or her proclamation showing and declaring the result of the election on the approval or rejection of the charter. One copy of the proclamation shall be attached to the copy of the charter certified to the Secretary of State. One copy of the proclamation shall be delivered to the secretary or clerk of the City of Ellaville who shall attach the same to the copy of the charter previously certified to him or her. One copy of the proclamation shall be delivered to the clerk of the governing authority of Schley County who shall attach the same to the copy of the charter previously certified to him or her. (e) Whenever a charter for the consolidation of the governments of the City of Ellaville and Schley County has been adopted, the above-certified copies thereof, with the proclamation of the Secretary of State attached thereto, shall be deemed duplicate original copies of the charter of the consolidated government

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for all purposes. The certified copy of the charter and proclamation deposited with the secretary of the governing authority of the City of Ellaville and the certified copy of the charter and proclamation deposited with the clerk of the governing authority of Schley County shall subsequently be delivered by them to the successor government. The successor government may issue certified copies of the charter and any copy so certified shall be deemed a duplicate original copy of the charter of the consolidated government for all purposes. The Secretary of State is authorized to issue certified copies of the charter on file, and copies so certified by the Secretary of State shall be deemed duplicate original copies of the charter of the consolidated government for all purposes. Section 11 . In the event the proposed single county-wide government charter is approved by voters as provided in Section 10 of this Act, an election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the charter to elect the members of the governing authority of the county-wide government. Upon the election of the members of the governing authority and their taking office as the governing authority of the county-wide government, the existing governments of the City of Ellaville and Schley County shall stand abolished in accordance with the provisions of the charter of the new county-wide government. Section 12 . In the event any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Act shall be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall in no manner affect the other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases of this Act, which shall remain of full force and effect as if the section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of this Act. The General Assembly declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of this Act if it had known that such part or parts of this Act would be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 13 . This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

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Section 14 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create and establish the Ellaville-Schley County Charter Commission; to provide that such commission shall be authorized to study all matters related to the establishment of a single countywide government with power and jurisdiction throughout the territorial limitrs of Schley County; and for other purposes. This 3rd day of March, 1993. /S/ Jimmy Skipper 137th District GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Jimmy Skipper, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 137th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Americus Times-Recorder, which is the official organ of Sumter County, on the following date: March 5, 1993. /s/ Jimmy Skipper Representative, 137th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 13, 1993.

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CITY OF ATLANTA CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSIONCREATION. No. 41 (House Resolution No. 197). A RESOLUTION Creating the City of Atlanta Charter Review Commission; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, it has been 20 years since enactment of the current charter of the City of Atlanta; and WHEREAS, there have been numerous amendments to this charter in the intervening period; and WHEREAS, the city has experienced tremendous changes in this period, including shifts in population, increased demand for governmental services, and an erosion of the city's tax base; and WHEREAS, a careful and considered review of the city's charter and the current and future needs of the citizens of the City of Atlanta is greatly needed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that there is hereby created the City of Atlanta Charter Review Commission to be composed of 27 members who shall be selected as follows: (1) The members of the House of Representatives elected from Districts 45 through 54, 56, 57, 67, 68, and 69 shall, by majority vote, elect six members of the commission, two of whom shall be selected from among their own number and four of whom shall be residents and qualified voters of the City of Atlanta but who shall not hold any other elected or appointed public office. It shall be the duty of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to call a meeting of the Representatives specified above for the

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purpose of electing members to the commission; (2) The members of the Senate elected from Districts 10, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, and 55 shall, by majority vote, elect six members of the commission, two of whom shall be from among their own number and four of whom shall be residents and qualified voters of the City of Atlanta but who shall not hold any other elected or appointed public office. It shall be the duty of the President of the Senate to call a meeting of the Senators specified above for the purpose of electing members to the commission; (3) The mayor of the City of Atlanta shall appoint four members of the commission, two of whom may be selected from among the elected officials of the City of Atlanta or from the House and Senate legislative delegation and the remainder of whom shall be residents and qualified voters of the City of Atlanta but who shall not hold any other elected or appointed public office; (4) The members of the Atlanta City Council shall, by majority vote, elect ten members of the commission, four of whom shall be from among their own number, one of the four being the President of the City Council or a designee, and six of whom shall be residents and qualified voters of the City of Atlanta, one of the six being a resident and qualified voter of that portion of the City of Atlanta located in DeKalb County, provided that none of the six shall hold any other elected or appointed public office; (5) The Board of Education of the City of Atlanta shall, by majority vote, elect to the commission two of their own and the Superintendent of the Atlanta City School System or a designee and two persons who shall be residents and qualified voters of the City of Atlanta and who shall have at least one child who is enrolled in the public schools of the City of Atlanta School District but who shall not hold any other elected or appointed public office. Vacancies in the commission shall be filled in the same manner as original members were selected, by the original selecting authority. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all members of the commission shall be appointed not earlier than January 1, 1994. It shall be the duty of the mayor to call the organizational meeting of the commission which shall be held not later than April 1, 1994, at which time the commission shall, by majority vote, elect from its own membership a chair and such other officers as the

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commission deems desirable. The commission shall be authorized to adopt its own rules of procedure, including establishment of a quorum for the election of other officers and the transaction of business and adoption of bylaws, rules, and regulations and shall meet at such times and places as the commission chair determines. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall be authorized to study any matters relative to the government of the City of Atlanta and the charter of said city in order to determine the best method to govern the citizens of Atlanta and to deliver services to residents of said city effectively and efficiently. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all branches, agencies, and offices of the government of the City of Atlanta shall cooperate fully with and assist the commission in its efforts. To the extent possible, the commission shall utilize city office space, supplies, and equipment. The Office of the City Attorney shall provide any staff or other assistance required by the commission. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall hold a minimum of five public hearings in geographically diverse locations within the city for the purpose of receiving comments, suggestions, and criticism. The time and place of such meetings shall be published at least one week in advance in a newspaper of general circulation in Fulton County. The hearings shall be completed not later than October 15, 1995. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all members of the commission shall serve without compensation from public funds but may be reimbursed from public funds for expenses incurred by such members in carrying out their duties under this resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations and its proposals for specific revisions to the charter of the City of Atlanta to those members of the General Assembly whose Senatorial or Representative Districts lie wholly or partially within the City of Atlanta, to the Mayor and City Council, and to any

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other interested officials not later than December 1, 1995, on which date the commission shall stand abolished. Approved April 15, 1993. HOUSTON COUNTY EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES COMMISSIONCREATION. No. 50 (Senate Resolution No. 250). A RESOLUTION Creating the Houston County Efficiency in Governmental Services Commission; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the taxpayers of Houston County and the municipalities therein expect well-managed and efficiently financed public services; and WHEREAS, Houston County has experienced a tremendous growth in its population and the local governments in that area need to develop a strategy that encourages planned, systematic, and orderly growth in the county; and WHEREAS, the effective delivery of public services may involve more than one governmental entity; and WHEREAS, the demands on local revenue have increased disproportionate to revenue capacity; and WHEREAS, public officials and community leaders must work cooperatively for the best interests of the citizens of the county and municipalities to accommodate these fiscal realities and public expectations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that there is created the Houston County Efficiency in Governmental Services Commission to be composed of 14 members. One member shall be

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appointed by each of the four governmental entities of Houston County and two members shall be appointed by each of the five members of the Houston County legislative delegation by April 1, 1993. The chairperson shall be selected by the members and shall call all meetings of the commission. The executive director of the Middle Georgia Regional Development Center, or a designee, shall be an advisory, ex officio, nonvoting member. The Middle Georgia Regional Development Center shall provide information and assistance as directed insofar as is practical for the purposes of the commission. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall determine the most cost-effective and administratively efficient service delivery system with respect to planning and zoning, law enforcement, jail services, water and sewers, solid waste, recycling, and recreation. The commission shall consider the practicality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of individual and joint city-county services and of cooperation with neighboring local governments as well. If necessary, the commission shall prioritize services needing administrative review and make recommendations to the extent possible. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the members of the Houston County delegation, to the local governments involved, and to the media by December 1, 1993, at which time the commission shall be abolished. Approved April 15, 1993. CHATHAM COUNTYSUPERIOR COURT; CLERK; COMPENSATION. No. 593 (House Bill No. 1083). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain officials in Chatham County, approved March 26, 1986 (Ga.

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L. 1986, p. 4797), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4302), so as to change the minimum compensation of the clerk of the superior court; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the compensation of certain officials in Chatham County, approved March 26, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4797), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4302), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 1 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) of Section 1 to read as follows: (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each officer and official of Chatham County listed in this subsection shall receive a salary fixed by the governing authority of such county, provided that said salary for each officer shall not be less than the salary set forth as follows: Tax commissioner $ 53,000.00 per annum Sheriff 54,000.00 per annum Clerk of the superior court 50,000.00 per annum Clerk of the state court 33,000.00 per annum Clerk of the probate court 28,500.00 per annum Judge of the recorder's court 59,500.00 per annum Judge of the probate court 52,500.00 per annum Judge of the juvenile court 52,500.00 per annum Judge of the state court 71,000.00 per annum Chief magistrate of the magistrate court 52,500.00 per annum Coroner 8,200.00 per annum Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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State of Georgia County of Chatham Notice is hereby given there will be introduced during the 1993 Georgia General Assembly a bill effecting compensation for the Clerk of Superior Court of Chatham County. Susan R. Prouse Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of January, 1993. Mary Ann Lucas GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Sonny Dixon, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Representative from the 150th District, and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the following date: January 12, 1993. /s/ Sonny Dixon Representative, 150th District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 25th day of February, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 28, 1993.

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CHATHAM COUNTYPROBATE COURT; CLERK; MAGISTRATE COURT; CHIEF MAGISTRATE AND MAGISTRATES; MINIMUM SALARIES. No. 594 (Senate Bill No. 390). AN ACT To amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain officials in Chatham County, approved March 26, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4797), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4302), so as to change the compensation of certain officials; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1 . An Act providing for the compensation of certain officials in Chatham County, approved March 26, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4797), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4302), is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read as follows: Section 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, each officer and official of Chatham County listed in this subsection shall receive a salary fixed by the governing authority of such county, provided that said salary for each officer shall not be less than the salary set forth as follows: Tax commissioner $ 53,000.00 per annum Sheriff 54,000.00 per annum Clerk of the superior court 40,000.00 per annum Clerk of the state court 33,000.00 per annum Clerk of the probate court 37,000.00 per annum Judge of the recorder's court 59,500.00 per annum Judge of the probate court 52,500.00 per annum Judge of the juvenile court 52,500.00 per annum Judge of the state court 71,000.00 per annum Magistrate of the magistrate court 47,900.00 per annum Chief magistrate of the magistrate court 63,000.00 per annum Coroner 8,200.00 per annum (b) The governing authority of Chatham County shall grant each officer and official listed in subsection (a) of this section the same percentage increases in salary that it grants as cost-of-living increases to employees of Chatham County. Such increases shall be granted at the same time cost-of-living increases are granted to county employees. (c) The salary of the magistrate and the chief magistrate of the magistrate court shall be raised by the governing authority of Chatham County by 10 percent per annum on July 1, 1993, and by an additional 10 percent per annum on July 1, 1994, so that effective July 1, 1994, the minimum salary of such magistrate and chief magistrate shall not be less than the minimum salary for each such officer provided in subsection (a) of this section. Section 2 . This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1993. Section 3 . All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 1993 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain officials in Chatham County, approved March 26, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 4797) as amended; and for the other purposes. This 25th day of January, 1993. GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, Roy Allen, who, on oath, deposes and says that he is Senator from the 2nd District,

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and that the attached copy of Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the following date: January 27, 1993. /s/ Roy Allen Senator, 2nd District Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th day of March, 1993. /s/ Connie S. Guzzetti Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 26, 1993 (SEAL) Approved April 28, 1993.

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ACTIONS BY COUNTY GOVERNING AUTHORITIES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX, SECTION II, PARAGRAPH I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA PROVIDING HOME RULE FOR COUNTIES

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CLAYTON COUNTY - CLAYTON COUNTY PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. ORDINANCE NO. 91 - 100 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF CLAYTON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED UNDER THE HOME RULE POWERS GRANTED TO CLAYTON COUNTY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX, SECTION II, PARAGRAPH I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA OF 1983, REPEALING GEORGIA LAWS 1971, PAGES 2917 ET. SEQ., AS AMENDED, AND ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 1-5, OF THE CLAYTON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED, TO ESTABLISH IN ITS PLACE AND STEAD A NEW ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 1-5 OF THE CLAYTON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES TO BE ENTITLED CLAYTON COUNTY PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE A PURPOSE FOR THE CREATION OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR PARTICIPATION AND SERVICE; TO PROVIDE FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR RETIREMENT BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNT OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF PAYMENT AND OTHER BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE FOR PLAN FINANCING; TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE FOR MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE FOR AMENDMENTS AND ACTION BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; TO PROVIDE SEVERABILITY; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING LAWS, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CLAYTON COUNTY AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED

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Section I . By the authority granted to Clayton County pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, the Board of Commissioners hereby repeals Georgia Laws 1971, Pages 2917, et. seq., and Article III of Chapter 1-5 of the Clayton County Code of Ordinances, as amended, relating to the establishment of a pension system for Clayton County public employees, and in lieu thereof a new Ordinance entitled Clayton County Public Employee Retirement System, is hereby established to be codified as Article III of Chapter 1-5 of the Code of Clayton County, as amended, to be read as more fully set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. Section II . In the event any section, paragraph, subpart, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance shall be declared or adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by any Court, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portions declared invalid or unconstitutional had never been enacted into law. Section III . All laws, ordinances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section IV . This Ordinance shall become effective upon its approval by the Board of Commissioners. SO ORDAINED, this 17th day of December, 1991. CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS /s/ Dal Turner DAL TURNER, CHAIRMAN /s/ Ronald M. Dodson RONALD M. DODSON, VICE-CHAIRMAN /s/ Nancy Estes NANCY ESTES, COMMISSIONER /s/ Jerry H. Stubbs JERRY H. STUBBS,

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COMMISSIONER /s/ Terry J. Starr TERRY J. STARR, COMMISSIONER ATTEST: /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM, CLERK EXHIBIT A CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PENSION PLAN) As Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 1992 ARTICLE I Purpose In order to create a system of pensions and retirement pay for officers, deputies and employees of Clayton County and the Clayton County Water Authority, on April 5, 1971, the General Assembly of Georgia established the Clayton County, Georgia Public Employee Retirement System (Pension Plan) (the Plan). The Plan was subsequently amended by ordinances from time to time. The Board of Commissioners has decided to amend and restate the Plan, as set forth herein, effective as of January 1, 1992 (the Effective Date) (unless a different effective date is stipulated by a particular provision), to make clarifying and desirable revisions to facilitate the administration of the Plan. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Plan, the provisions of this Plan shall apply only to an Employee who terminates

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employment on or after the Effective Date. The benefit payable to or on behalf of a Participant included under the Plan in accordance with the following provisions shall not be affected by the terms of any amendment to the Plan adopted after such Participant's employment terminates, unless the amendment expressly provides otherwise. ARTICLE II Definitions Words and phrases appearing in this Plan shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Article, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. 2.01 Accrued Benefit : The amount that would be payable at Normal Retirement Date, determined in accordance with Section 5.01, considering the Participant's Average Monthly Compensation and Credited Service at the date of determination. 2.02 Actuarial (or Actuarially) Equivalent : Equality in the value of the aggregate amount expected to be received under different forms of payment, based on the 1984 Unisex Pension Mortality Table, set back one year and with interest at eight percent (8%) per annum. 2.03 Actuary : The individual enrolled actuary or firm of one or more enrolled actuaries selected by the Governing Authority of Clayton County with the advice of the Pension Board to provide actuarial services in connection with the administration of the Plan. 2.04 Authorized Leave of Absence : Any absence authorized and approved by the Employer under the Employer's standard personnel practices, provided that the Participant returns or retires within the period specified in the Authorized Leave of Absence. An absence due to service in the Armed Forces of the United States shall be considered an Authorized Leave of Absence provided that the Employee complies with all the requirements of Federal law in order to be entitled to reemployment and

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provided further that the Employee returns to employment with the Employer within the period provided by such law. 2.05 Average Monthly Compensation : The arithmetic average of the total Compensation of a Participant during the thirty-six (36) consecutive completed months in which Compensation was the highest, subject to the following: (a) The thirty-six (36) months taken into account in determining a Participant's Average Monthly Compensation shall be limited to the Participant's last sixty (60) completed months of employment. (b) In the case of a Participant who has not completed thirty-six (36) such consecutive months at date of determination, Average Monthly Compensation shall be determined by averaging the completed months of Compensation received by such Participant from the Employer during his entire period of service for the Employer. 2.06 Board (or Pension Board) : The persons appointed pursuant to Article VIII to administer the Plan and the Fund in accordance with said Article. 2.07 Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and amendments thereto. 2.08 Compensation : All salary or wages, including overtime and commissions, received by an Employee from the Employer for personal services during the calendar year. Compensation shall exclude maintenance and reimbursement of expenses; amounts contributed by the Employer to this Plan or any other pension plan or arrangement; and amounts contributed by the Employer to any other plan of deferred compensation to the extent the contributions are not includable in the gross income of the Employee for the taxable year in which contributed. Effective August 1, 1990, Compensation shall also include compensation which is not currently includable in the

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Employee's gross income by reason of the application of Code Sections 125, 457 or 403(b) and regulations thereunder, or any other present or future enactment of state or federal law. Notwithstanding the preceding, in no event shall Compensation for any Plan Year, as so determined, exceed $200,000 (the Compensation Limitation). In addition, if Compensation for any Plan Year beginning prior to January 1, 1989 is used to determine a Pension in any year beginning on or after January 1, 1989, then the Compensation Limitation for that prior year shall be $200,000; except that such limitation shall not have the effect of reducing any benefit accrued prior to January 1, 1989. For all purposes of this Plan, the Compensation Limitation shall be increased automatically as permitted by Treasury Department regulations to reflect cost-of-living adjustments. As a result of such an adjustment, the Compensation Limitation in effect for a Plan Year shall apply only to a Participant's Compensation for that year and Compensation for any prior Plan Year shall be subject to the applicable Compensation Limitation in effect for that prior year. 2.09 Credited Service : The period of a Participant's employment considered in accordance with Section 3.02 in the determination of his eligibility for and the amount of benefits payable to or on behalf of the Participant. 2.10 Disability : A physical or mental condition which totally and presumably permanently prevents a Participant from engaging in any substantially gainful employment and which entitles a Participant to receipt of a Social Security Disability Insurance Benefit under the Social Security Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant is not covered by Social Security, either through the Employer or through any other employer, the Pension Board

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shall determine a Participant's Disability in accordance with the following: Whenever such a Participant files an application for a Disability Retirement Pension with the Pension Board, the Participant shall submit therewith a signed certificate from a licensed practicing physician of Georgia certifying to the disability of such Participant. Promptly thereafter the Pension board shall order the Participant to be examined by a physician to be named by the Board who likewise shall certify the physical ability or disability of the Participant. In the event the certificates of the respective physicians generally agree upon disability, such facts shall be conclusive as to the physical condition of the Participant and the Pension Board shall grant a Disability Retirement Pension in accordance with Section 4.04. In the event the certificates of the aforesaid physicians disagree as to the condition of the Participant, then under these circumstances the Pension Board shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the true condition of the Participant and the decision of the Board after a hearing shall be final as to the physical condition of the Participant. The provisions of this Section 2.10 are not to be construed as a new standard for determining a Participant's Disability, but are intended to clarity the standard for Disability since the inception of the Plan. The Pension Board may adopt such rules as it deems necessary to administer the provisions of this Section and such rules shall be applied uniformly and consistently to all participants in similar circumstances. 2.11 Disability Retirement Date : The first day of the month following the date upon which the Pension Board determines the Participant is suffering from a Disability. 2.12 Early Retirement Date : The first day of the calendar month coinciding with or immediately following the date upon which the Participant has both attained his

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fifty-fifth (55th) birthday and completed fifteen (15) or more years of Credited Service. 2.13 Effective Date : January 1, 1992, the date on which the provisions of this amended and restated Plan became effective, except as herein otherwise specifically provided. 2.14 Employee : Any person who, on or after the Effective Date, is an employee, deputy, department head, or officer (by whatever name or title, employed or deputized) who performs a regular full-time service for the benefit of the Employer and is paid a full-time salary for such service (or would be paid such salary except for an Authorized Leave of Absence). For all purposes of this Plan, full-time shall mean scheduled to work at least 2080 hours in a calendar year, inclusive of holidays, vacation, sick leave and unpaid or Authorized Leaves of Absence. 2.15 Employer : Collectively or individually, as the context may indicate, Clayton County and the Clayton County Water Authority. 2.16 Life Income With 60 Months Certain : The monthly benefit payable over the lifetime of the Participant with 60 monthly payments certain so that in the event of the death of the Participant after Pension payments commence and prior to the completion of 60 monthly payments, the unpaid balance of such certain number of payments shall be continued to the person or persons designated by the Participant for the balance of the 60 monthly payments. If the beneficiary or beneficiaries, should die before the total guaranteed number of payments have been made, the remaining payments will be made to the estate of such beneficiary, or beneficiaries (or, if designated by the Participant, to a secondary beneficiary or beneficiaries) either in an Actuarially Equivalent single sum or as monthly payments, as selected by the Board. 2.17 Normal Retirement Date : For Participants who are not Safety Personnel, the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the date upon which

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such a Participant attains age sixty-five (65) or completes thirty (30) years of Credited Service, if earlier, but in no event shall such a Participant's Normal Retirement Date be prior to his attainment of age sixty (60). The Normal Retirement Date for all Safety Personnel shall be the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following such Participant's sixtieth (60th) birthday. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective July 1, 1988, for an Employee who becomes a Participant in the Plan (1) within the five (5) year period preceding his sixty-fifth (65th) birthday or (2) on or after his sixty-fifth (65th) birthday, such Participant's Normal Retirement Date shall be the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the fifth (5th) anniversary of his date of participation in the Plan. For all Safety Personnel, sixtieth (60th) birthday shall be substituted for sixty-fifth (65th) birthday in the preceding sentence. 2.18 Participant : An Employee participating in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01. 2.19 Pension : A series of monthly amounts which are payable to a person who is entitled to receive benefits under the Plan. 2.20 Pension Fund (or Fund) : The fund known as the Clayton County Pension Fund, maintained in accordance with the terms of the Plan, and administered by the Pension Board. 2.21 Plan : Clayton County, Georgia Public Employee Retirement System, (Pension Plan) the Plan set forth herein, as amended from time to time. 2.22 Plan Year (or Year) : The twelve (12) month period commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30. 2.23 Primary Social Security Benefit : For purposes of Section 5.04 and Subparagraph (c) of Section 6.01, the monthly amount available to the Participant at age sixty-five (65) determined under the provisions of Title II of

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the Social Security Act in effect at the time of his Retirement without regard to any increase in the wage base or benefit levels that take effect after the date of termination of employment, subject to the following: (a) If employment terminates prior to age 65, the Participant's Primary Social Security Benefit shall be calculated by assuming no continuation of his Compensation after termination of employment. However, if a Participant's employment terminates because of Disability, the Primary Social Security Benefit shall be the monthly amount payable as a Disability Insurance Benefit, whether or not such a Participant actually qualifies for a Disability Insurance Benefit under the Social Security Act. (b) If records of a Participant's Compensation for any years prior to Retirement are not reasonably accessible from the records of the Employer, then for the purposes of calculating a Primary Social Security Benefit hereunder, the amount of Compensation for such years shall be assumed. The assumed Compensation for any given year shall be equal to the Participant's Compensation in the earliest calendar year for which Compensation records are available, reduced on a compounded basis by 6% for each year that the year in question precedes the earliest year for which Compensation records are available. (c) If a Participant actually receives a Disability Insurance Benefit such actual award shall be considered in determining any Disability benefits under this Plan. (d) The Board may adopt rules which do not conflict with the previous provisions of this Section, but which govern the computation of a Primary Social Security Benefit hereunder, and the fact that an Employee does not actually receive such amount from the Social Security Administration because of failure to apply or continuance of work, or for any other reason shall be disregarded.

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2.24 Retirement : Termination of employment for reasons other than death after a Participant has fulfilled all requirements for a Normal, Early or Disability Retirement Pension. Retirement shall be considered as commencing on the day immediately following a Participant's last day of employment (or Authorized Leave of Absence, if later). 2.25 Safety Personnel : Those Employees who are sworn officers. 2.26 Spouse : A marriage partner, as of the earlier of the date of the Participant's death or the date Pension payments commence, arising out of the legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife. ARTICLE III Participation and Service 3.01 Participation : An Employee who was included under the prior provisions of the Plan as of the Effective Date shall continue to participate in accordance with the provisions of this amended and restated Plan. Any other Employee shall become a Participant as of the later of the Effective Date or the date upon which he has completed two (2) years of continuous full-time (as defined in Section 2.14) employment with the Employer, provided he is an Employee on such date. After a termination of employment, a rehired Employee's subsequent participation in the Plan shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.03. 3.02 Credited Service : A Participant's eligibility for benefits and vesting under the Plan and the amount of his Pension benefits shall be equal to his years and completed months of continuous employment with the Employer as an Employee from the Employee's date of employment to date of Retirement, death, or other termination of employment. For purposes of determining vesting under Section 5.05 and entitlement to a Pension pursuant to Sections 4.01, 4.03, 4.04, 6.02 and 6.03 an Authorized

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Leave of Absence, whether or not compensated, shall be included as Credited Service. Determination of a Participant's Credited Service shall be subject to the reemployment provisions of Section 3.03 and, subject to the provisions of Section 3.03, a Participant's total years of Credited Service shall be determined by aggregating all individual periods of Credited Service, whether or not completed consecutively. A Participant's sick leave in excess of the allowable amount, as determined under the Employer's standard personnel practices, as of the last pay period of each calendar year, shall be placed in reserve status to be used as Credited Service at the Participant's Retirement, termination of employment or death. The Participant's total sick leave balance, as so determined, shall be converted to Credited Service by dividing the number of hours of sick leave in reserve by 173.6 hours (assuming 21.7 eight (8) hour days per month), which shall constitute a credited month. No partial month shall be so credited to a Participant's Credited Service. 3.03 Participation and Service Upon Reemployment : Effective July 1, 1991, upon the reemployment of an Employee after termination of employment, the following rules shall apply: (a) Participation: (1) For Vested Participants: Upon the reemployment of an Employee who was vested when his prior period of employment terminated, such Employee shall again become a Participant in the Plan as of the date of his reemployment, provided he is an Employee on such date. (2) For Non-Vested Participants: Upon the reemployment of an Employee who had been a Participant in the Plan when his prior period of employment terminated, but who was not entitled to a

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vested Pension, such Employee shall again become a Participant in the Plan as of the date of his reemployment if he is an Employee on such date and if his pre-break Credited Service is restored in accordance with Subparagraph (b) of this Section 3.03; otherwise, his participation in the Plan shall be determined under Section 3.01 as if he were a new Employee. (3) For Non-Vested Employees: Upon the reemployment of an Employee who had not been a Participant in the Plan when his prior period of employment terminated, such Employee's participation in the Plan shall be determined under Section 3.01 as if he were a new Employee. (b) Credited Service: (1) For Vested Participants: In the case of a Participant who was vested when his prior period of employment terminated, any Credited Service attributable to his prior period of employment shall not be canceled and shall be reinstated as of the date of his reparticipation. (2) For Non-Vested Participants: If an Employee, who is a Participant in the Plan on or after July 1, 1991, terminates or has terminated employment without entitlement to a vested Pension and is again employed within a period of five (5) years, his pre-break Credited Service shall be restored only if the number of his years and completed months of break-in-service is less than his pre-break Credited Service. (3) For Non-Vested Employees: For an Employee who is not a Participant in the Plan (has not completed two (2) years of continuous full-time (as defined in Section 2.14) service in the employ of the Employer) at the time of his termination of employment and who is again employed, his pre-break Credited Service shall not be restored.

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Subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, no Pension payments shall be made during a period of employment. Prior to Normal Retirement Date and after Pension payments have commenced, if a Participant returns to employment with the Employer as an Employee, those Pension payments shall cease and the Pension payable upon the Participant's subsequent Retirement shall be reduced by the Actuarial Equivalent of any Pension payments he received prior to his Normal Retirement Date. ARTICLE IV Requirements for Retirement Benefits 4.01 Normal Retirement : A Participant shall be eligible for a Normal Retirement Pension if his employment is terminated on or after his Normal Retirement Date. Payment of a Normal Retirement Pension shall commence as of the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the date of Retirement. 4.02 Deferred Retirement : Subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, if a Participant continues in the Employer's employ after his Normal Retirement Date, his participation in the Plan shall continue, but no Pension payments shall be made during the period of continued employment. Payment of a Deferred Retirement Pension shall commence on the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Participant's actual Retirement. All Safety Personnel shall retire no later than age seventy (70) unless the Participant's department head, with concurrence of the Pension Board, requests that the Participant remain in the employ of the Employer, and the Participant so agrees, on a year-to-year basis after age seventy (70). 4.03 Early Retirement : A Participant shall be eligible for an Early Retirement Pension if his employment is terminated on or after his Early Retirement Date and prior to his Normal Retirement Date. Payment of an Early Retirement Pension shall commence as of the Participant's Normal Retirement Date. However, if such a retired Participant

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requests the Board to authorize the commencement of his Early Retirement Pension as of his Early Retirement Date, or as of the first day of any subsequent month which precedes his Normal Retirement Date, his Pension shall commence as of the beginning of the month requested, but the amount thereof shall be actuarially reduced as provided in Section 5.03. 4.04 Disability Retirement : A Participant shall be eligible for a Disability Retirement Pension if his employment is terminated prior to his Normal Retirement Date by reason of Disability as the result of his performance of his duty after he has completed three (3) or more years of Credited Service. If a Participant has ten (10) or more years of Credited Service, he shall be eligible for a Disability Retirement Pension if his employment is terminated by reason of Disability regardless of whether his Disability is as a result of his performance of his duty. Payment of a Disability Retirement Pension shall commence as of the Participant's Disability Retirement Date. The Pension Board shall have the right at intervals of not less than one year, prior to a Participant's Normal Retirement Date, to require proof of continuing Disability, such as to require the Participant to submit proof of receipt of Social Security Disability Benefits or, in absence of that, to require an examination of any Participant receiving a Disability Retirement Pension. In the event such a Participant is found not to be suffering from a Disability, the Board may after hearing evidence thereon and giving the Participant opportunity to be heard, discontinue such Participant's Disability Retirement Pension. Provided further that in the event such Participant receiving a Disability Retirement Pension refuses to submit to a physical examination after thirty (30) days notice to report for such examination or to supply proof of continuing Disability, the Pension Board shall discontinue payments of the Disability Retirement Pension until he submits to such examination or supplies such proof, and the Participant shall be deemed to have forfeited his Pension during the time of refusal.

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In any hearing before the Pension Board, the Secretary of the Pension Board shall have the authority to issue subpoenas in the name of the Board, requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents for the purpose of being used as evidence before said Board. If any witness subpoenaed fails or refuses to appear or fails or refuses to produce any record required of him, except upon legal excuse which would relieve the witness of the obligation of attendance or production before the superior court, the person so failing or refusing shall be guilty of contempt and shall be cited by the Board to appear before the superior court of Clayton County. The judge of the superior court shall have the same power and jurisdiction as in cases of contempt committed in the presence of the court. Following certification that a Participant's Disability has ceased, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.04, such Participant shall not be prevented from qualifying for a Pension under another provision of the Plan based only upon his Credited Service and Compensation prior to Disability Retirement. Any such Participant shall not receive Credited Service for his period of Disability and any Pension payments received during his Disability period shall be disregarded. 4.05 Deferred Vested Pension : A Participant shall be eligible for a Deferred Vested Pension in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.05 if his employment is terminated before death or Retirement after he has completed ten (10) or more years of Credited Service. Payment of a Deferred Vested Pension shall commence as of the Participant's Normal Retirement Date. However, a Participant who has completed fifteen (15) or more years of Credited Service may request the Board to authorize the commencement of his Deferred Vested Pension as of the first day of the month coinciding with or next following his attainment of age fifty-five (55) or as of the first day of any subsequent month which precedes his Normal Retirement Date. In such event, his Pension shall commence as of the date requested, but the amount shall be reduced in the manner provided in Section 5.03.

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4.06 Commencement of Benefits : To the extent required by law, any benefits to which a Participant is entitled shall commence, in accordance with the optional form of payment elected by the Participant under Section 6.01, as of the later of the April 1 following the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70- (the First Distribution Calendar Year) or the April 1 or the calendar year following the calendar year in which he actually retires. For purposes of this Section, the date a Participant's Pension payments are required to commence in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph shall be the Participant's Required Beginning Date. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, distribution of benefits under the Plan shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 401(a)(9) and regulations thereunder. If (i) a Participant commences Pension payments hereunder on or after January 1, 1989; (ii) the Participant designates a beneficiary, pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.06, who is not his Spouse; (iii) the Participant has elected payment of benefits in the form of a Contingent Annuitant Option described in Section 6.01(a); and (iv) the excess of the age of the Participant over the age of the beneficiary, as of their attained ages as of their birthdays in the Participant's First Distribution Calendar Year, is eleven (11) or more, then, as of the date Pension payments commence, the elected optional form of payment shall provide that Pension payments to be made on or after the Participant's Required Beginning Date shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) The Pension payable to such beneficiary shall not at any time, on or after the Participant's Required Beginning Date, exceed the Applicable Percentage of the Pension for such period payable to the Participant; (b) For purposes of Subparagraph (a) above, the term Applicable Percentage means the percentage determined

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using the table in Treas. Reg. Section 1.401(a)(9)-2, QA-6(b)(2). ARTICLE V Amount of Retirement Benefits 5.01 Normal Retirement Pension : Subject to the provisions of Section 5.06, the monthly amount of the Normal Retirement Pension on a Life Income With 60 Months Certain basis shall equal the sum of (a) and (b), multiplied by (c) following: (a) 1.2% of the Participant's Average Monthly Compensation. (b) 0.75% of the Participant's Average Monthly Compensation in excess of $1,250, if any. (c) The Participant's Credited Service. 5.02 Deferred Retirement Pension : A Participant who retires after his Normal Retirement Date shall be entitled to a monthly Deferred Retirement Pension on a Life Income With 60 Months Certain basis, subject to the provisions of Section 5.06, equal to the larger of the amounts determined under Subparagraphs (a) or (b) as follows: (a) The monthly Pension computed in accordance with Section 5.01 based upon the Participant's Credited Service and Average Monthly Compensation at his actual Retirement date. (b) The monthly Pension to which the Participant would have been entitled at his Normal Retirement Date had he retired on such date. 5.03 Early Retirement Pension : Subject to the provisions of Section 5.06, the monthly amount of the Early Retirement Pension on a Life Income With 60 Months Certain basis payable at the Participant's Normal Retirement

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Date shall be equal to his Accrued Benefit at Retirement. If payment of an Early Retirement Pension commences prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date, the amount of the Pension shall be reduced to its Actuarial Equivalent as of the Pension commencement date. 5.04 Disability Retirement Pension : Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.06 and 6.03, the monthly amount of the Disability Retirement Pension on a single-life only basis payable at the Participant's Disability Retirement Date in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.04, shall be equal to sixty percent (60%) of the Participant's monthly rate of earnings as of the date of his Disability, offset by his Primary Social Security Benefit. In no event shall a Participant's Disability Retirement Pension, as so determined, be less than his Accrued Benefit, payable on an Actuarially Equivalent single-life only basis, as of his Disability Retirement Date unreduced for early commencement. 5.05 Deferred Vested Pension : Subject to the provisions of Section 5.06, the monthly amount of the Deferred Vested Pension on a Life Income With 60 Months Certain basis, commencing as of the Participant's Normal Retirement Date, shall be equal to a percentage of the Participant's Accrued Benefit at termination of employment. Such percentage shall be based on the Participant's years of Credited Service, in accordance with the following schedule:

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Years of Credited Service Vested Percentage Less than 10 0% 10 but less than 11 50% 11 but less than 12 60% 12 but less than 13 70% 13 but less than 14 80% 14 but less than 15 90% 15 or more 100% If payment of a Deferred Vested Pension commences prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date, the amount of the Pension shall be actuarially reduced as provided in Section 5.03. A Participant entitled to a Deferred Vested Pension may notify the Pension Board as to his whereabouts when he reaches his otherwise Normal Retirement Date and also provide to the satisfaction of the Pension Board his identity to qualify and receive such benefits. 5.06 Maximum Pensions : Anything contained in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, a Pension computed under this Article V shall be subject to the maximum benefit limitations under Code Section 415 and regulations thereunder. ARTICLE VI Manner of Payment and Other Benefits 6.01 Optional Forms of Benefit Payments : By filing a written election with the Pension Board prior to the date Pension payments commence, a Participant (other than a Participant who is retired under the Disability Retirement provisions of Section 4.04) may elect to receive a Pension payable in accordance with one of the following options, in an Actuarially Equivalent amount, in lieu of the Pension to which he may otherwise become entitled. (a) Contingent Annuitant Option: Subject to the provisions of Section 4.06, a Participant may elect to

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receive a reduced Pension payable during the joint lives of the Participant and a person designated by the Participant, in accordance with Section 6.06, as his contingent annuitant; so that, following the death of the Participant, payment of the Pension in an amount equal to one-hundred, seventy-five or fifty percent (100, 75 or 50%) of the Participant's reduced Pension (as elected by the Participant) shall continue to be made to the contingent annuitant, if surviving, with the last payment to be made as of the first day of the month in which the death of the contingent annuitant occurs. The election by a Participant of this Contingent Annuitant Option shall be null and void if either the Participant or designated contingent annuitant should die prior to the date Pension payments commence. In the event this election becomes null and void, the Participant shall have the right to name another contingent annuitant or elect another option provided in this Section 6.01. (b) Period-Certain and Life Option: A Participant may elect to receive a reduced Pension payable until death; and if the Participant's death occurs within the certain period of 120 months, payment of the Pension will be continued in the same amount to the person or persons designated by the Participant in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.06, for the balance of the certain period. In no event shall the certain period exceed the months of life expectancy of the payee and his designated beneficiary. Effective for Pension payments beginning on or after January 1, 1989, in addition, the certain period shall not exceed the period determined using the table in Treas. Reg. Section 1.401(a)(9)-2, QA-4(a)(2). (c) Level Income Option: If payment of an Early Retirement Pension commences prior to the earliest age as of which the Participant will become eligible for an Old-Age Insurance Benefit under the Social

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Security Act, the amount of the Early Retirement Pension may be adjusted so that an increased amount will be paid prior to such age and a reduced amount thereafter. The purpose of this adjustment is to enable the Participant to receive, from this Plan and under the Social Security Act, an aggregate income in an approximately level amount for life. After Pension payments have commenced, no future elections or revocations of an optional form will be permitted under any circumstances. The election by a Participant of an optional form of payment shall be null and void if either the Participant or beneficiary or contingent annuitant should die prior to the date Pension payments commence. 6.02 Death Before Retirement or Termination : Upon the death of a Participant before termination of employment, any benefits payable shall be determined in accordance with the following: (a) In the event that, prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement Date: (i) The Participant is killed in the performance of his duty; or (ii) The Participant dies after, (A) Attaining the age of fifty (50); and (B) Completing ten (10) or more years of Credited Service, regardless of the cause of death, his Spouse shall receive a Pension for life equal to fifty percent (50%) of the benefit the Participant would have received had his employment continued to his otherwise Normal Retirement Date, determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.01, except that, for purposes of this Subparagraph, Average Monthly Compensation

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shall be deemed to be the Participant's annual Compensation in the calendar year immediately preceding his death, divided by 12. (b) Upon the death of a Participant due to causes other than the performance of his duty, before other termination of employment and prior to attaining age fifty (50), but after he had completed ten (10) or more years of Credited Service, his Spouse shall receive a Pension. The amount of the Pension payable to such Spouse shall be equal to the amount the Spouse would have been entitled to receive had the Participant (i) terminated employment immediately prior to death, (ii) commenced to receive a Deferred Vested Pension under the provisions of Section 5.05 and under the fifty percent (50%) Contingent Annuitant Option of Subparagraph (a) of Section 6.01 as of his Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement Date, if applicable, and (iii) then died immediately thereafter. The Pension payable to such a Spouse shall commence as of the Participant's Normal Retirement Date or Early Retirement Date, if applicable, and shall continue until the beginning of the month in which the death of the Spouse occurs. (c) If a Participant who has no Spouse continues his employment with the Employer after his Early Retirement Date or Normal Retirement Date, as applicable, and dies while employed, his beneficiary (designated pursuant to Section 6.06) shall be entitled to sixty (60) monthly payments of the Participant's Pension determined in accordance with Section 5.02 or 5.03, as applicable, as of the Participant's date of death (d) If a Participant who has a Spouse continues his employment with the Employer after his Normal Retirement Date and dies while employed, a Pension shall be payable to his Spouse. The amount of such Pension shall be equal to the amount the Spouse would have been entitled to receive had the Participant

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retired immediately prior to his death and commenced to receive a Deferred Retirement Pension under Section 5.02 and the fifty percent (50%) Contingent Annuitant Option of Subparagraph (a) of Section 6.01. The Pension payable to such Spouse shall commence as of the first day of the month coincident with or next following the Participant's death and shall continue until the beginning of the month in which the death of the Spouse occurs. 6.03 Death After Termination of Employment and Before Pension Payments Commence : A Participant who had terminated employment with entitlement to a Deferred Vested Pension or an Early Retirement Pension hereunder but whose Pension had not commenced, shall be covered by the fifty percent (50%) Contingent Annuitant Option provisions of Subparagraph (a) of Section 6.01, with his Spouse as the contingent annuitant, until the date his Pension payments commence. In the event of his death prior thereto, his Spouse shall receive a Pension for life computed in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 5.03 or 5.05 and 6.01, as if the Participant's Pension payments had commenced on the first day of the month coincident with or next following the later of his date of death or his fifty-fifth (55th) birthday if the Participant had at least fifteen (15) years of Credited Service or his sixty-fifth (65th) birthday if the Participant had less than fifteen (15) years of Credited Service. Provided, however, that age sixty (60) shall be substituted for age sixty-five (65) in the preceding sentence for all Safety Personnel. Upon the death of a Participant whose Disability Retirement Pension has commenced in accordance with Section 5.04, his Spouse, if any, shall receive a Pension for life under the fifty percent (50%) Contingent Annuitant Option of Subparagraph (a) of Section 6.01. Such Pension shall commence on the first day of the month coincident with or next following the later of the Participant's date of death or what would have been his fifty-fifth (55th) birthday if the Participant had at least fifteen (15) years of Credited Service or his sixty-fifth (65th)

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birthday if the Participant had less than fifteen (15) years of Credited Service, and shall be based upon the Participant's Disability Retirement Pension. Provided, however, that age sixty (60) shall be substituted for age sixty-five (65) in the preceding sentence for all Safety Personnel. If the death of a Participant who has no Spouse and who has retired under the Early Retirement provision of this Plan occurs prior to the receipt of benefit payments, then, in such event, his designated beneficiary shall receive sixty (60) monthly payments calculated as if benefit payments had commenced to the Participant as of the first of the month following the date of his death. 6.04 Reemployment After Eligibility For Normal Retirement Benefits : If a former Participant who is receiving a Pension hereunder is reemployed on or after his Normal Retirement Date, he shall continue to be deemed retired under the Plan and his Pension payments shall continue hereunder. However, such Participant shall be entitled to any additional Pension accrued under the provisions of Section 5.02 upon his subsequent Retirement, provided such increased Pension shall be offset by the Actuarial Equivalent value of Pension payments already received and further provided that such offset shall not reduce the Pension below the level previously paid. 6.05 Nonalienation of Benefits : Except with respect to federal income tax withholding, benefits payable under this Plan shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution, or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, including any such liability which is for alimony or other payments for the support of a spouse or former spouse or for any other relative of the Employee, prior to actually being received by the person entitled to the benefit under the terms of the Plan; and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to benefits payable hereunder, shall be void. The Pension Fund shall not in any manner be

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liable for, or subject to, the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person entitled to benefits hereunder. 6.06 Designation of Beneficiary: Designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries under the Plan shall be governed by the following rules: (a) Designation Procedure: Subject to the provisions of the Plan regarding permissible forms of payment, each Participant from time to time may designate any person or persons (who may be designated primarly, contingently or successively and who may be an entity other than a natural person) as his beneficiary or beneficiaries to who his Plan benefits are paid if he dies before receipt of all such benefits. Each beneficiary designation shall be in the form prescribed by the Pension Board and will be effective only when filed with the Pension Board during the Participant's lifetime. Each beneficiary designation filed with the Pension Board will cancel all beneficiary designations previously filed with the Pension Board. The revocation of a beneficiary designation, no matter how effected, shall not require the consent of any designated beneficiary. If a Participant becomes divorced from his spouse, any prior designation of such spouse as a beneficiary shall be void as of the date of the divorce unless the Participant redesignates his former spouse as a beneficiary after the date of the divorce. (b) Lack of Designation: If any Participant or former Participant fails to designate a beneficiary in the manner provided above, or if the beneficiary designated by a deceased Participant dies before him or before complete distribution of the Participant's benefits, such Participant's benefits shall be paid in accordance with the following order or priority: (i) To the articipant's Spouse, or if there be none surviving,

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(ii) To the Participant's estate. ARTICLE VII Plan Financing 7.01 Method of Funding : No contributions from any Participant shall be required or permitted under the Plan. The governing authority of Clayton County and the Clayton County Water Authority shall appropriate to the Pension Fund annually, to be paid in quarterly installments, a sum of not less than eight percent (8%) of their total payroll costs for all Employees. The Actuary shall analyze the Pension Plan and Fund a minimum of one time every three (3) years and shall report to the Pension Board its findings. In the event such report reveals that the appropriations herein provided are insufficient to maintain the Plan on a sound basis, it shall be the duty of the Governing Authority of Clayton County and the Clayton County Water Authority to appropriate such additional sums for the next three (3) years as would be necessary to maintain the Fund and the Plan on a sound financial basis. Should the Actuary find that a lesser appropriation by the aforesaid would maintain the Fund on a sound financial basis, then Clayton County and its Water Authority is authorized, upon approval of the Pension Board, to decrease its contribution to the percentage of the total payroll found by the Actuary to be sufficient to maintain the Plan and Fund on such financial basis. 7.02 Assets of Pension Fund : All contributions made by the Employer under this Plan shall be deposited in the Pension Fund, which shall be administered by the Pension Board. The Pension Board shall have the authority to develop a statement of investment policy. The Pension Board shall also have authority to invest and reinvest money which is held for the purpose of paying Pensions, but which is not needed for the immediate payment thereof, as determined by the Board, in accordance with such investment policy to be known as the Clayton County Pension Board Employees' Retirement Plan

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Statement of Investment Policy, as amended from time to time. The Pension Board shall exercise the voting rights pertaining to any security at any time held in the Fund, and accept and hold any securities issued in connection therewith in accordance with rules and procedures and requirements as may be adopted and delegated by the Pension Board, in accordance with Section 8.04. The Pension Board shall annually have an appraisal of funds invested made by a qualified investment appraisal firm for the purpose of ascertaining productivity and soundness of investments and will use such appraisals in their responsibility of providing and insuring the best possible investments at all times. The Pension Board shall have an audit of the Pension Fund made annually by the auditors employed by Clayton County and make report of such audit examination to the Clayton County Governing Authority. Except as otherwise provided above, all assets of the Pension Fund, including investment income, shall be retained for the exclusive benefit of Participants and their beneficiaries, shall be used to pay benefits to such persons or to pay administrative expenses to the extent not paid by the Employer, and shall not revert to or inure to the benefit of the Employer. ARTICLE VIII Administration 8.01 Appointment of Pension Board : The Clayton County Pension Board shall consist of five (5) members, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Clayton County Water Authority, or his designee (in which case, the person so designated shall serve at the pleasure of said Chairman); one of whom shall be the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County, or his designee (in which case, the person so designated shall

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serve at the pleasure of said Chairman); one of whom shall be the Director of the Clayton County Civil Service System; one of whom shall be the Director of Finance/Comptroller of Clayton County; and the fifth member of the Pension Board shall be selected by and appointed to the Pension Board by the four (4) enumerated members, said fifth member to be a resident of Clayton County, not less than twenty-five (25) years of age, not in the employ of the State, any County or Municipal government, and experienced in business or professional work. In the case of a tie, the Senior Judge of the Clayton Judicial Circuit shall appoint the fifth member. Such fifth member shall serve for a term of four years or until a successor is selected and qualified. The fifth member may succeed himself on the Board. Other Pension Board members shall serve on said Board by virtue of their elected or appointed positions. The members of the Pension Board shall serve without pay. 8.02 Claims Procedure : The Pension Board shall make all determinations as to the right of any person to a benefit. If any application for payment of a benefit under the Plan shall be denied, the Pension Board shall notify the claimant within ninety (90) days of such denial, setting forth the specific reason therefor and afford such claimant a reasonable opportunity for a full and fair review of the decision denying his claim. Notice of such denial shall set forth, in addition to the specific reasons for the denial, reference to pertinent provisions of the Plan, such additional information as may be relevant to denial of the claim, an explanation of the claims review procedure and advise that such claimant may request the opportunity to review pertinent Plan documents and submit a statement of issues and comments. A request for review must be filed by the Participant within sixty (60) days following notice of denial of his claim. Upon request for a review of such denial, the Pension Board shall take appropriate steps to review its decision in light of any further information or comments submitted by such claimant. The Pension Board may, in its discretion, hold a hearing at which such claimant shall be entitled to present the basis of his claim for review and at which he

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may be represented by counsel. The Pension Board shall render a decision within sixty (60) days after the claimant's request for review (which may be extended to 120 days if circumstances so require) and shall advise the claimant in writing of its decision on such review, specifying its reasons therefor and identifying appropriate provisions of the Plan. 8.03 Other Pension Board Powers and Duties : In addition to administering the Pension Fund in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.02, the Pension Board shall have such other powers and duties as may be necessary to discharge its duties hereunder, including, but not limited to the following: (a) The exclusive right to construe and interpret the Plan, decide all questions of eligibility and determine the amount, manner, and time of payment of any benefits hereunder, such determinations to be final, binding and conclusive; (b) To prescribe procedures to be followed by Participants or beneficiaries filing applications for benefits; (c) To prepare and distribute, in such manner as the Pension Board determines to be appropriate, information explaining the Plan; (d) To receive from the Employer and from Participants such information as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan; (e) To furnish the Employer, upon request, such annual reports with respect to the administration of the Plan as are reasonable and appropriate; (f) To receive and review the periodic valuation of the Plan made by the Actuary; (g) To appoint or employ individuals to assist in the administration of the Plan and the Fund and any

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other agents it deems advisable, including legal and actuarial counsel; and (h) To direct the payment from the Fund of reasonable fees for legal counsel, agents and expert assistants engaged to manage the Fund, fees of the Actuary, investment appraisals costs, annual audits, and all other necessary operating expenses incurred by the Pension Board. 8.04 Rules and Decisions : The Pension Board may adopt such rules as it deems necessary, desirable or appropriate. All rules and decisions of the pension Board shall be uniformly and consistently applied to all Participants in similar circumstances. When making a determination or calculation, the Pension Board shall be entitled to rely upon the information furnished by a Participant or beneficiary, the Employer, the legal counsel of the Employer or the Actuary. 8.05 Pension Board Procedures : The Pension Board shall elect their own Chairman and Vice Chairman and shall delegate to such officers their respective duties. The Director of Finance/Comptroller of Clayton County shall act as Secretary to the Pension Board and in which capacity shall keep all of the records, books and minutes of said Board. Each member of the Board, other than the Secretary, shall have the privilege of serving as Chairman determined annually. The election of officers of the Board shall be held at the first meeting of the Board each calendar year. The Pension Board shall hold annually a minimum of four regular meetings in the Courthouse, open to the public, and such special meetings as shall be called by the Chairman, or a majority of the Board members. Secretary of the Board shall give written notice to the members of all regular and special meetings.

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A majority of the members of the Pension Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. A quorum of said Pension Board shall be necessary for the transaction of any business or the conduct of any hearings before said Board, and no Pension shall be granted without the affirmative vote of at least three members of the Board. 8.06 Authorization of Benefit Payments : The Pension Board shall issue directions to the Custodian of the Pension Fund concerning all benefits which are to be paid from the Pension Fund pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, and warrants that all such directions are in accordance with this Plan. 8.07 Application and Forms for Pension : The Pension Board may require a Participant or beneficiary to complete and file with the Pension Board an application for a Pension, and all other forms approved by the Pension Board, and to furnish all pertinent information requested by the Pension Board. The Pension Board may rely upon all such information so furnished it, including the Participant's or beneficiary's current mailing address. 8.08 Facility of Payment : Whenever, in the opinion of the Pension Board, a person entitled to receive any payment of a benefit or installment thereof hereunder is under a legal disability or is incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to manage his financial affairs, the Custodian may be directed to make payments to such person or to his legal representative or to a relative or friend of such person for his benefit, or to apply the payment for the benefit of such person in such manner as the Pension Board considers advisable. Any payment of a benefit or installment thereof made in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be complete discharge of any liability for the making of such payment under the provisions of the Plan. 8.09 Indemnification of the Pension Board : The Pension Board and the individual members thereof shall be indemnified by the Employer against any and all liabilities arising by reason of any act or failure to act made in

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good faith pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, including expenses reasonably incurred in the defense of any claim relating thereto. The Pension Board, in the management of the Pension Fund, may employ agents and expert assistants and delegate to them such ministerial and limited discretionary duties as it sees fit. Said Board shall not be responsible for any loss occurred by any agent selected by it with reasonable care, and shall be fully protected in acting upon the advise of expert assistants. The Pension Board shall have the authority as often as such Board deems necessary to consult with legal counsel and shall be fully protected in acting upon the advise of such counsel with respect to questions of law. ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous 9.01 Nonguarantee of Employment : Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed as a contract of employment between the Employer and any Employee, or as a right of any Employee to be continued in the employment of the Employer, or as a limitation of the right of the Employer to discharge any of its Employees, with our without cause. 9.02 Rights to Fund Assets : No Employee shall have any right to, or interest in, any assets of the Pension Fund upon termination of his employment or otherwise, except as provided from time to time under this Plan, and then only to the extent of the benefits payable under the Plan to such Employee out of the assets of the Pension Fund. All payments of benefits as provided for in this Plan shall be made solely out of the assets of the Pension Fund. 9.03 Nonforfeitability of Benefits : Subject to the provisions of the Plan, nothing shall be deemed to divest a Participant during his lifetime of his right to the nonforfeitable

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benefit to which he becomes entitled in accordance with the provisions of this Plan. 9.04 Governing Law : The Plan shall be governed by Federal law to the extent applicable, and to the extent not applicable, and to the extent not applicable, by the laws of the State of Georgia. 9.05 Construction : The masculine gender, where appearing in the Plan, shall be deemed to include the feminine gender, and the singular may include the plural, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. The words hereof, herein, hereunder and other similar compounds of the word here shall mean and refer to the entire Plan, not to any particular provision or Section. Article and Section headings are included for convenience of reference and are not intended to add to, or subtract from the terms of the Plan. ARTICLE X Amendments and Action by Board of Commissioners The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to make from time to time any amendment or amendments to this Plan. Any amendment to the Plan may be initiated by independent action of the Board of Commissioners or by recommendation from the Pension Board, but shall not be effective until approved by the Board of Commissioners. ORDINANCE 91-100 The first reading of the above and foregoing Ordinance was held at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Clayton County on the 19th day of November, 1991 with the following members present and voting in favor: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Ronald M. Dodson, Commissioner Nancy Estes and Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs.

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/s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The second reading of the above and foregoing Ordinance was held at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Clayton County on the 3rd day of December, 1991 with the following members present and voting in favor: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Ronald M. Dodson, Commissioner Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Having been read in its entirety during the regular meetings of the Board of County Commissioners of Clayton County on November 19, 1991 and December 3, 1991, Ordinance 91-100 was adopted at the regular meeting of December 17, 1991. The following members were present on December 17, 1991 and voted in favor of Ordinance 91-100: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Ronald M. Dodson, Commissioner Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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Attest: /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION (SEAL) CERTIFICATION I, MARGARETTE A SWAIM, CLERK TO THE CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND EXACT COPY OF ORDINANCE 91-100 AS ADOPTED BY THE CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON DECEMBER 17, 1991. THE ORIGINAL OF ORDINANCE 91-100 MAY BE FOUND ON FILE IN THE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION DECEMBER 30, 1991 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE RECODIFICATION OF THE CLAYTON COUNTY PENSION SYSTEM Notice is hereby given that an Ordinance will be read in part which repeals Georgia Laws and the Code of Clayton County relating to the Clayton County Pension System. The Ordinance which further establishes a new Clayton County Public Employee Retirement System was introduced before the Clayton County Board of Commissioners during its regularly scheduled business meeting commencing at 7:00 p.m. on November 19, 1991. The Ordinance provides a purpose for the creation of the retirement system, for definitions, for participation and service, for requirements for retirement benefits, for the amount of retirement benefits, for the manner of payment ann other benefits, for plan financing, for administration of the retirement system, for miscellaneous provisions relating to the retirement system, and for amendments and action by the Board of Commissioners.

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The Ordinance will be read in relevant part during the regularly scheduled business meetings commencing at 7:00 p.m. on December 3, 1991 and December 17, 1991 in the Commissioner's Board Room, Administration Building, Jonesboro, Georgia. A copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Clayton, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. The Clerk of the Superior Court will furnish anyone, upon written request, a copy of the proposed amendment. The Ordinance may also be reviewed at the Clayton County Commissioner's Office at 121 S. McDonough Street, Jonesboro, Georgia. Questions may be directed to Donald M. Comer, Staff Attorney at 477-3207. November 26, December 3, 10, 1991252 State of Georgia County of Clayton Personally appeared before the undersigned, a notary public within and for said county and state, Clayton County, State of Georgia , publisher of Clayton News/Daily the official organ for the County of Clayton for the publication of official or legal advertisements for said county. Said newspaper published at Jonesboro, Georgia, County of Clayton , State of Georgia, who being duly sworn, state an oath that the legal advertisement, a true copy of which is hereto annexed, was published in said newspaper in its issues of the NOV. 26, DEC 3 10, 1991. Signed, Neely Young, Publisher Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11TH day of DECEMBER, 1991. Signed Eleanor G. Simon, Notary Public My commission expires Jan. 8, 1993 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State February 7, 1992.

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DEKALB COUNTY - DEKALB COUNTY PENSION BOARD; REFUND AND FORFEITURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS. AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA UNDER THE HOME RULE PROVISIONS FOR COUNTIES OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, TO AMEND AN ACT CREATING THE DEKALB COUNTY PENSION BOARD, KNOWN AS GA. LAWS 1962, P. 3088, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO FURTHER AMEND THE ACT TO PROVIDE FOR REFUNDS OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND FORFEITURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of same, pursuant to the home rule provisions for counties of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, that the act, as amended, creating the DeKalb County Pension Board, known as Ga. Laws 1962, p. 3088, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended as follows: I . By adding to Section 8 of the Act a new paragraph 7.B to read as follows: B. Alternative Termination Benefit. This paragraph 7.B. shall apply in lieu of paragraph 7.A. with respect to participants who terminate employment with the County after the effective date of this paragraph 7.B. In the event of terminatio of employment within the first three (3) years of service, the participant's contributions will be returned to the participant without interest within ninety (90) days of termination by means of a check mailed to the last known address of the participant or delivered by other means at the written request of the participant. In the event of termination of employment

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after three (3) or more years of service, the participant's contribution plus interest will be returned to the participant within ninety (90) days of termination by means of a check mailed to the last known address of the participant or delivered by other means at the written request of the participant, unless the participant, prior to the transmittal of such check, elects in writing to leave the contributions in the fund and to receive a monthly benefit to commence at a specific age after he or she becomes eligible to receive benefits. Except as provided in Section 16 of this Act regarding Credit for Prior Service, any participant who receives a return of contributions shall be ineligible for a pension, except that in the case of a participant with three (3) or more years of service who receives an unrequested return of contributions, such participant may restore eligibility for a pension if, within sixty (60) days of receipt of same, the participant returns the full amount of the contributions and interest and provides to the pension board a written statement setting forth the date as of which the participant intends to retire. Any election of a date of intent to retire may be changed by the participant at any time by writing to the Clerk of the Pension Board and expressing a revised date of intent to retire, subject to the provisions of this Act governing retirement dates. Expression of an intent to retire confirms the participant's desire to leave contributions in the Pension Fund, and it shall not constitute an application for retirement. A refund of unforfeited contributions plus applicable interest may be requested at any time prior to the pension-eligible participant receiving monthly retirement benefits. II. By adding to Section 8 of the Act a new paragraph to read as follows: Forfeiture of Contributions and Benefits. Subject to the requirement for the giving of notice as set forth herein, a terminated participant's contributions plus interest shall be forfeited to the Pension Fund on the date (the Forfeiture Date) which is seven years after the last

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to occur of the following: (i) date of termination of the participant's employment with the County, (ii) date of issuance of a subsequently uncashed or undeliverable and unclaimed check refunding such contributions and interest, (iii) as to a participant with three (3) years or more of service, the first date as of which the participant is or becomes eligible for a retirement benefit under this plan, or (iv) the participant's expressed date of intent to retire which is in accordance with the provisions of this Act and is on file with the Clerk of the Pension Board as of the time the determination with regard to forfeiture is made; provided, however, that a participant's contributions plus interest shall not be deem abandoned if, within the applicable seven year period, the participant has accepted a distribution from the Pension Fund, corresponded in writing concerning such contributions or interest, or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file with the Clerk of the Pension Board; and provided, further that contributions and interest of a participant shall not be deemed forfeited unless the pension board sends written notice to the participant, not less than thirty (30) days following any Forfeiture Date, advising the participant of the applicable provisions of this section, and the participant fails, within thirty (30) days following the giving of such notice, to correspond in writing to the board concerning such contributions or interest, or otherwise expresses to the board and interest therein. Such notice from the board shall be sent by first class mail to the last known address of the participant as shown on the records of the board, but need not be sent if the address of the participant is shown by the board's records to be inaccurate or if the amount of contributions and interest involved is less than $50.00. Any eligible participant or beneficiary who applies for a pension benefit later than the first date of eligibility shall forfeit to the Pension Fund all monthly benefits to which he or she would have been entitled prior to the first day of the month following the actual date of application for a pension. Any participant whose contributions are actually abandoned and paid over to the State of Georgia or another state in accordance with any provision of law shall be ineligible to thereafter receive

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pension benefits under the plan. Terminated employees who forfeit contributions and interest shall retain eligibility for the same monthly pension benefits for which they were eligible prior to the forfeiture, if any, but they shall be ineligible to withdraw contributions or interest. III. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with these ordinances are hereby repealed. IV. Should any part, portion or paragraph of these Ordinances be declared unconstitutional or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect the remaining portions of these Ordinances not so declared to be invalid, but the same shall remain of full force and effect as if separately adopted. V. These Ordinances shall be presented to the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia, for adoption at two regular consecutive meetings of the County Commissioners, held not less than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days apart after notice containing a synopsis of the proposed amendment shall have been published in the official organ of DeKalb County once a week for three (3) weeks within a period of sixty (60) days immediately preceding its final adoption, such notice stating that a copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County for purposes of examination and inspection by the public. VI. These Ordinances shall be first presented to the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia, on the 25th day of February, 1992, and again on the 10th day of March, 1992, at the regular time and place of the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia.

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VII. A copy of these Ordinances shall be filed with the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public along with sufficient copies of same for distribution to those members of the public. VIII. The provisions of these Ordinances are effective upon final adoption. ADOPTED by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners this 10th day of March, 1992. /s/ Jean Williams Jean Williams Presiding Officer Board of Commissioners DeKalb County, Georgia APPROVED by the Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, this 16th day of March, 1992. /s/ Manuel J. Maloof Manuel J. Maloof Chief Executive Officer DeKalb County, Georgia ATTEST: /s/ David W. Joyner David W. Joyner, Ex-Officio Clerk Board of Commissioners and Chief Executive Officer, DeKalb County, Georgia APPROVED: /s/ Albert Sidney Johnson Albert Sidney Johnson DeKalb County Attorney

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB I, DAVID W. JOYNER, the duly authorized Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Commissioners and Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, Georgia, do hereby certify that the attached instrument is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance adopted by said Board at two regular consecutive meetings held on February 25, 1992 and on March 10, 1992. This 17th day of March, 1992. /s/ David W. Joyner DAVID W. JOYNER, Ex-Officio Clerk of the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Commissioners, DeKalb County, Georgia Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of March, 1992. /s/ Jean G. Silvey Notary Public, Gwinnett County, Georgia My Commission Expires Oct. 9, 1994 PUBLIC NOTICE The public is hereby notified that the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia, at its regular meetings on February 25th, 1992, and March 10th, 1992, will consider an ordinance to amend the act creating the DeKalb County Pension Board, known as Ga. Laws 1962, p.3088, as amended, so as to further amended said act to provide for an alternative termination benefit to be applicable to participants terminating employment with DeKalb County after the effective date of such amendment and to provide for forfeiture of contributions and benefits under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. The public is hereby further notified that in order to amend said act, it is necessary for the Board of Commissioners

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to adopt an ordinance at two regular consecutive meetings held not less than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days apart, which ordinance specifically states the changes to be made in the original act, the authority to amend the original act having been granted under the home rule provisions for counties of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. The public is hereby further notified that a copy of said proposed ordinance has been filed with the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court, DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, Georgia for public examination and inspection and that copies of said ordinances are available from her for interested members of the public. This 14th day of February, 1992. Manuel J. Maloof Chief Executive Officer DeKalb County, Georgia A34-69637,2/20-3/5 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB Personally appeared before the undersigned, a notary public within aforesaid County and State, GERALD W. CRANE, Publisher of the Decatur-DeKalb News Era, a newspaper published in Decatur, County of DeKalb, State of Georgia, who being duly sworn, states on oath that the public notice, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in said newspaper in its issues of February 20, February 27, and March 5, 1992. /s/ Gerald W. Crane GERALD W. CRANE Publisher, Decatur-DeKalb News Era Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of March, 1992.

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/s/ Samme Johnson Notary Public, Gwinnett County My Commission Expires January 1, 1994 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State March 25, 1992. CLAYTON COUNTY - PURCHASING AND LEASING. ORDINANCE 92 - 63 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF CLAYTON AN ORDINANCE, ADOPTED UNDER THE HOME RULE POWERS GRANTED TO CLAYTON COUNTY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, SECTION 2, PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA OF 1983, TO AMEND GEORGIA LAWS 1955, PAGE 2064, AS AMENDED, AND ORDINANCE NO. 85-6 (BEING CODIFIED IN ARTICLE II, CHAPTER 1-2, CLAYTON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES); TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 72-37 AND ORDINANCE NO 85-7 (BEING CODIFIED IN ARTICLE II, CHAPTER 2-2, CLAYTON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES) RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PURCHASING AND LEASING; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADVERTISING AND SECURING OF COMPETITIVE BIDS, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BEFORE CERTAIN PURCHASES AND LEASES MAY BE MADE; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING LAWS AND ORDINANCES; TO PROVIDE SEVERABILITY; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is the designated fiscal agent authority for Clayton County, and as such is responsible for the receipt and disbursal of all funds due or payable by Clayton County; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners deems it in the best interest of the citizens of Clayton County, and County will

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best be served by providing that certain prospective purchases or leases of capital equipment, supplies and other materials in excess of $15,000.00 be advertised, competitively bid, and approved by the Board of Commissioners. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED Section I . By the authority granted pursuant to Article 9, Section 2, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, the Board of Commissioners hereby amends Georgia Laws 1955, Page 2064, as amended, and Ordinance No. 85-6 (being codified in Section 1-2-35.1, Article II, Chapter 1-2, Clayton County Code of Ordinances); and amends Ordinance No. 72-37 and Ordinance No. 85-7 (being codified in Section 2-2-41, Article II, Chapter 2-2, Clayton County Code of Ordinances) by deleting both Section 1-2-35.1(c) and Section 2-2-41 in their entirety, and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1-2-35.1 and Section 2-2-41 to read as follows: The purchasing agent shall have the authority to purchase or lease capital equipment, materials and supplies on the open market where the purchase or lease price does not exceed $15,000.00. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if the purchase or lease price exceeds $15,000.00, the purchase or lease may be made by the purchasing agent only after the prospective purchase or lease has been advertized in the official County newspaper and approved by the Board of Commissioners during a duly authorized and constituted Board meeting. Section II . By the authority granted pursuant to Article 9, Section 2, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, the Board of Commissioners hereby amends Georgia Laws 1955, Page 2064, as amended, and Ordinance No. 85-6 (being codified in Section 1-2-36, Article II, Chapter 1-2, Clayton County Code of Ordinances) by adding to Section 1-2-36 the words or lease, following the word purchase, and by adding to Section 1-2-36, the words or leases following the word purchases.

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Section III . All laws and ordinances, or parts thereof, which conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section IV . If any part of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the remainder of this enactment, and such remainder shall remain in full force and effect. Section V . This Ordinance shall become effective upon its approval by the Board of Commissioners after the second reading of said ordinance, provided the same receives an affirmative vote of three or more members, and provided further that a copy of said Ordinance has been published as required by law and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia. SO ORDAINED, this 18th day of August, 1992. CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS /s/ Absent DAL TURNER, CHAIRMAN /s/ Nancy Estes NANCY ESTES, VICE-CHAIRMAN /s/ Jerry H. Stubbs JERRY H. STUBBS, COMMISSIONER /s/ Ronald M. Dodson RONALD M. DODSON /s/ Absent TERRY J. STARR, COMMISSIONER ATTEST: /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM, CLERK

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ORDINANCE 92-63 The first reading of the above and foregoing Ordinance was held at the regular business meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County on the 21st day of July, 1992 with the following members present and voting in favor: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs, and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The second reading of the above and foregoing Ordinance was held at the regular business meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County on the 4th day of August, 1992 with the following members present and voting in favor: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs, Commissioner Ronald M. Dodson and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Having been read in its entirety during the regular business meetings of the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County on July 21, 1992 and August 4, 1992, Ordinance 92-63 was adopted at the regular business meeting of August 18, 1992. The following members were present on August 18, 1992 and voted in favor of Ordinance 92-63: Vice Chairman Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs and Commissioner Terry J. Starr.

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/s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Attest: /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION (SEAL) CERTIFICATION I, MARGARETTE A. SWAIM, CLERK TO THE CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND EXACT COPY OF ORDINANCE 92-63 AS ADOPTED BY THE CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON AUGUST 18, 1992. THE ORIGINAL OF ORDINANCE 92-63 MAY BE FOUND ON FILE IN THE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION AUGUST 21, 1992 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CLAYTON COUNTY PURCHASE PRACTICES Notice is hereby given that an Ordinance amending an Act pertaining to the practice of purchasing and leasing of capital equipment, supplies and other materials will be read in its entirety by the Clayton County Board of Commissioners on August 4, 1992 at 7:00 o'clock p.m. and considered for adoption

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during its meeting on August 18, 1992 at 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners' Board Room, Administration Building, Jonesboro, Georgia. The Ordinance will amend local legislation and County Ordinances regarding purchasing practices, requiring that certain prospective purchases or leases of capital equipment, supplies and other materials in excess of $15,000.00 be advertised, competitively bid, and approved by the Board of Commissioners. A copy of the proposed Ordinance may be examined and inspected in the office of the Clayton County Board of Commissioners and the Clerk of Superior Court at 121 S. McDonough Street, Jonesboro, Georgia. Copies of the proposed Ordinance may be obtained upon written request. Questions relative to the proposed Ordinance may be directed to Donald M. Comer, Staff Attorney at 477-3207. July 28, August 4, 11, 1992264 State of Georgia County of Clayton Personally appeared before the undersigned, DONNA SANDERS, who after being first duly sworn states that he/she is the LEGAL CLERK of the Clayton News/Daily, official legal organ of CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA and that upon his/her own personal knowledge he/she knows that the legal advertisement, a true copy of which is hereto annexed, was published in said newspaper of general circulation on the following dates: JULY 28, AUGUST 4 11, 1992. /s/ Donna Sanders Affiant Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19TH day of AUGUST, 1992 Signed Shayne O. Finch, Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires March 7, 1994 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State August 24, 1992.

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ROCKDALE COUNTY - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS. ORDINANCE 1992-22 AN ACT TO CREATE A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ROCKDALE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF SAID BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION, QUALIFICATION, TERMS, POWERS, COMPENSATION AND DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF SAID BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATIVE TO SAID BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND RELATIVE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ROCKDALE COUNTY BY SAID BOARD: TO PROVIDE FOR ALL MATTERS RELATIVE TO THE FOREGOING: TO PROVIDE FOR A REFERENDUM: TO PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE DATES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (GA. L. 1997, P.2817); AS AMENDED. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Rockdale County, Georgia and it is hereby ordained by authority of same as follows: SECTION I Pursuant to the County Home Rule authority under the Georgia Constitution (Article IX, Section II; Ga. Code Ann. Ch. 2-59), the Board of Commissioners hereby amends an Act of the General Assembly, (Ga. L. 1977, P. 2817), entitled as follows: AN ACT TO CREATE A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ROCKDALE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF SAID BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION, QUALIFICATION, TERMS, POWERS, COMPENSATION AND DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF SAID BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATIVE TO SAID BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND RELATIVE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ROCKDALE COUNTY BY SAID BOARD: TO PROVIDE FOR ALL MATTERS RELATIVE TO THE FOREGOING: TO PROVIDE FOR A REFERENDUM: TO PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE DATES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (GA. L. 1977, P. 2817); AS AMENDED.

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Sections 2-301 (5), 2-327, 2-329, 2-334, 2-339 (7), (2nd paragraph), 2-342, 2-345, Article G., 2-352, 2-353, 2-354, 2-355, 2-356, 2-363, 2-364, 2-366 (2), 2-367 (1st paragraph (1) (2) (a), 2-370, 2-375, (3) (4) 2-376 (1st paragraph) (9), 2-384 (a), 2-390, 2-392, (b) (c) (d) (f), 2-393 (a) (c) (e) (f) of said act are hereby amended by deleting said sections in their entirety and substituting therefore the following: Sec. 2-301. Purpose . (5) Assuring fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, race, color, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, sex, religion, or disability, and insuring a work environment free of intimidation and harassment. Sec. 2-327. Promotion . An employee who is promoted shall receive a salary raised to the lowest step of the range for the class of the new position which will effect an increase in his salary at least as great as the full step in the previous salary range. The successful completion of the promotional working test period will not warrant a further salary raise. Sec. 2-329. Salary reviews . It is the policy of Rockdale County to reward its employees by establishing an equitable system of providing annual salary reviews. Salary increases are not automatic. They are based on formal performance evaluations by supervisors and are granted only when the quality of an employee's work performance is satisfactory or above. If a salary increase is not approved during a performance evaluation, there will be no retroactive increase when the employee's performance improves to satisfactory or above. When a salary increase is approved, the increase shall be to one of the steps within the range to which the position is allocated. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. IV, 6, 4-22-80)

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Sec. 2-334. Employee opportunities . The recruitment, selection, appointment and promotion of employees shall be in such a manner as to promote equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, age, color, creed, sex, national origin, political persuasion or affiliation, or disability. Sec. 2-339. Disqualification . (7) After an offer of employment has been made, has failed to pass a physical examination and/or drug screen. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. V, 6, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-340. Selection . Applicants meeting the employment standards will be referred to the employing department head or elected official by the personnel director. The department head or elected official shall make a selection from the applicants referred and shall notify the personnel director of this decision. Thereafter, the applicant may be offered employment by the personnel director contingent upon the applicant passing a physical examination and/or drug screen if required. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. V, 7, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-342. Nepotism . It is the policy of Rockdale County not to employ members of an employee's immediate family in a position that constitutes an employee/supervisor relationship. For purposes of definition, immediate family includes spouse, parents, son, daughter, brother, sister, and grandparent, whether by blood or by law. Sec. 2-345. Regular appointment . All regular full time employees are eligible for enrollment in the Retirement Plan for Rockdale County employees. Regular appointment to full and part-time positions shall occur after the procedures outlined in Article E have been completed. All employees appointed under this method shall

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serve a working test period as described in Article G. When the employee has successfully completed the working test period, and the department head or elected official has notified the Personnel Director, the employee shall receive a one-step salary increase. This section does not apply to personnel who have successfully completed a promotional working test period. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. VI, 1, 4-22-80) ARTICLE G. WORKING TEST PERIOD Sec. 2-352. Objectives . The working test period shall be regarded as an integral part of the selection process and shall be utilized for closely observing the employee's work, for securing the most effective assessment of a new employee to the position, and for rejecting any employee whose performance is not satisfactory. Employees serving working test periods do not have appeal rights unless there is alleged discrimination because of race, age, color, creed, sex, national origin, or disability. Employees who are separated from the county's service prior to the completion of six (6) months of service receive no vacation pay. The working test period may be extended at the option of the County to give the employee additional opportunity as provided hereinafter. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. VII, 1, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-353. Duration . The working test period shall normally be six (6) months in duration. There shall be no extension of the working test period except where the employee could not be observed in the performance of work due to justifiable absence from the job, where extensive certification requirements of the job cannot be met by the employee within the time frame of six (6) months for reasons beyond the control of the employee, or where other unusual events preclude completion of an adequate evaluation during the working test period. No extensions will exceed an additional ninety (90) days to the normal working test period. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. VII, 2, 4-22-80)

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Sec. 3-354. Evaluation of performance . After an employee has completed half of the working test period, the department head shall complete a performance appraisal on the employee's work and submit the form to the personnel director with the written opinion of the employee's supervisor as to whether the employee's services have been satisfactory. During the working test period, the employee's supervisor will tell the employee when he is not performing satisfactorily. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of an employee's working test period, the department head shall notify the personnel director, in writing, whether or not an employee is expected to satisfactorily complete his working test period. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. VII, 3, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-355. Dismissal . During the working test period, a department head or elected official may remove an employee who is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of the position satisfactorily, or whose habits and dependability do not merit his continuance in the county's service. The department head or elected official shall immediately report such removal to the personnel director as well as to the employee and shall state the reason for removal. Employees serving their working test period do not have the right of appeal unless it is alleged that the civil rights of the employee as afforded by the Constitution of the United States have been abridged or violated. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. VII, 4, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-356. Promotional working test period . The working test period shall be used in connection with promotional appointments in the same manner as it is used for entrance appointments. However, an employee serving a promotional working test is still eligible for the rights and privileges provided regular employees. When an employee is removed during a working test period following a promotion, the employee shall be entitled to reclassification at the employee's former position without prejudice. When the promotional working test period is successfully completed, there

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will be no salary increase. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. VII, 5, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-363. Rights of employees . Employees who separate shall receive payment for all earned salary, and those employees who have successfully completed the working test period shall receive payment for all earned annual leave subject to deductions as outlined in section 2-362 of this article, and subject to any other outstanding indebtedness of the employee to the county for any reason. Those employees who have elected to participate in any credit union payroll deduction program must abide by any agreements they have signed. (Ord. No. 1980-15, VIII, 3, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-364. Resignation . To resign in good standing, an employee shall give notice in writing to his department head at least ten (10) working days prior to the effective date of the employee's resignation. Normally, failure to comply with this rule shall be entered on the service record of the employee. An employee who resigns in good standing shall be eligible for rehire as a new employee. At the sole discretion of the county an employee who resigns in good standing may be eligible for reinstatement with beginning employee status, provided such reinstatement occurs within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the employee's separation. Such reinstatement eligibility shall not be considered a right. Such reinstatement is subject to the normal working test period. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. VII, 4, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-365. Constructive Resignation . Any employee who without valid reason fails to report to work for three (3) consecutive workdays without authorized leave shall be separated from the payroll and reported as a constructive resignation. It is the employee's responsibility to keep his or her address and phone number current in the Personnel Department. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. VIII, 5, 4-22-80)

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Sec. 2-366. Layoff . (2) If a regular employee is scheduled to be laid off, a demotion to a lower class shall be offered if a vacancy exists, or if an employee in a working test period is filling a lower county position, provided the regular employee is qualified or able to be trained to fill the position in the lower class. If no such position is available, the employee shall be laid off without cause. Sec. 2-367. Disability In cases of disability other than as a result of an on-the-job injury, the department head or elected official or the personnel director may direct any employee to be examined by a physician designated by the personnel director. When a disability of any kind is discovered which impairs the ability of an employee to perform the essential functions of a job, or impairs the effectiveness of others, the following action may be taken: (1) If the disability is correctable, the employee may be allowed a specified length of time as determined by the department head or elected official to have it corrected. If the employee fails to take steps to have it corrected within the specified time, the employee may be subject to disciplinary action or termination. (2) If, in the opinion of the examining physician, the disability cannot be corrected, the department head shall: a. Attempt to reasonably accommodate the employee or place the employee in another position where the essential functions of the job can be performed satisfactorily. If that cannot be accomplished without undue hardship, the department head may: Sec. 2-370. Dismissal . A department head or elected official may dismiss an employee as outlined in section 2-375 of article I, after reviewing such action with the personnel director. The employee

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shall be furnished notice of dismissal in writing, stating the reason for dismissal. Procedures for appeal are outlined in Sec. 2-383. It is recognized there will be occasions when immediate dismissal is required. A review of such action with the personnel director must be completed as soon as possible. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. VIII, 10, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-375. Types of Disciplinary Action . (3) Suspension . A department head or elected official may suspend an employee in his department with or without pay. A written statement specifically setting forth reasons for suspension and duration of the suspension shall be furnished to the employee. Copies shall be sent to the personnel director and placed in the employee's personnel file. (4) Dismissal . A department head or elected official may dismiss an employee as outlined in section 2-376 of this article. The employee shall be furnished notice of dismissal in writing, stating the reasons for dismissal. Copies shall be filed with the personnel director and in the employee's personnel file. Procedures for appeal of a dismissal are provided in article J, section 2-384. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. IX, 1, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-376. Reasons for disciplinary action . Listed below are some of the reasons for which disciplinary action may be taken ranging from a verbal warning to discharge. The list is not intended to include all offenses for which disciplinary action may be taken, but does include many of the most commonly encountered ones: (9) Possession of or being under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs when reporting for work, or partaking of such while on duty. Prescribed medication may be taken within the limits set by a physician as long as it is medically necessary, and provided that the employee has documented such medical necessity with his department head or elected official. The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the work place. (It is the policy of Rockdale County to maintain

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an alcohol and drug free workplace. Employees seeking treatment are encouraged to contact the Personnel Director for confidential counselling, referral, treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up.) Sec. 2-384. Grievance procedure . (a) It is important that complaints with regard to unjust or discriminatory layoffs or discharges be handled promptly according to the grievance procedure. Grievances must be filed in writing within five (5) working days of the layoff or discharge or they have no status in the grievance procedure. An employee shall first present his grievance to his immediate supervisor, who shall make careful inquiry into the facts and circumstances of the compliant. The supervisor shall attempt to resolve the complaint promptly and fairly. Sec. 2-390. Holidays . The following days are designated as holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday (third Monday in January), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. One other personal holiday is granted each year to each regular full-time employee who has successfully completed a working test period. This holiday may be taken at the discretion of an eligible employee with the approval of the supervisor, to celebrate the employee's birthday or mark a religious occasion or significant event. Reasonable prior notice with consideration for work schedules must be a priority. Other workdays may be declared holidays by the board of commissioners. When a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the holiday. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday shall be observed on the following Monday. Holidays which fall during annual leave shall not be charged against annual leave. (Ord. No. 1980-15, ch. XI, 2, 4-22-80) Sec. 2-392. Annual leave (vacation) . (b) Rate of Accrual . Eligible employees begin to accrue annual leave on employment, although leave may not be taken

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until the working test period is successfully completed. During the first year of employment, vacation is earned at the rate of one-half day per month (or six (6) days per year). Employees with over one (1) year, but less than five (5) years of service earn vacation time at the rate of one (1) day per month (or twelve (12) days per year). Employees with over five (5) but less than ten (10) years of service earn vacation time at the rate of one and one-quarter (1-) days per month (or fifteen (15) days per year). Employees with over ten (10) years of service but less than fifteen (15) years of service earn vacation time at a rate of one and one-half (1-) days per month (or eighteen (18) days per year). Employees with over fifteen (15) years of service but less than twenty (20) years of service earn vacation at the rate of one and three quarters (1-[UNK]) days per month (or twenty one (21) days per year). Employees with over twenty (20) years of service earn vacation time at the rate of two (2) days per month (or twenty-four (24) days per year). 1 year 6 days Over 1 to 5 yrs 12 days Over 5 to 10 yrs 15 days Over 10 to 15 yrs 18 days Over 15 to 20 yrs 21 days Over 20 years 24 days (c) Maximum allowable accumulation . Unused annual leave may be accumulated up to thirty (30) days at the end of each fiscal year. Subsequent earned annual leave must be taken or it is lost at the end of each fiscal year. (d) Payment for Unused Annual Leave . When an employee leaves the service of the county, unused annual leave will be paid for unless proper notice of resignation was not given as provided in article H, section, 2-364 and 2-365. (f) Scheduling of Leave . Employee pay check stubs may reflect the amount of annual leave to which each employee is entitled. It is the responsibility of each department head or elected official to schedule the leave of his employees. When requests for the same time period preclude the awarding of

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the leave time requested, the employee with the most service within the department will have first choice. Sec. 2-393. Sick leave/Pregnancy leave . (a) General . Sick leave is a benefit which allows eligible employees time off without loss of pay or benefits from normally scheduled work for pregnancy, personal or immediate family illness, injury or related medical care (care or treatment by a physician, dentist or other recognized health profession). No payment for unused sick leave is made when an employee leaves the service of the County. Immediate family is defined for this paragraph only, as the employee's spouse or legally dependent child living in the same household. (c) Maximum Allowable Accumulation . Unused sick leave may be accumulated up to 120 days. After the maximum has accrued, excess sick leave will be forfeited at the end of the fiscal year. (e) Reporting Sick/Pregnancy Leave . Employees shall report to their supervisors the reason for the need for leave as soon as possible. Failure to do so may result in denial of leave with pay. Special consideration will be given to emergency situations. (f) Doctor's Certificate . A medical certificate showing the duration of the requested leave and signed by a licensed physician will be required by the department head for pregnancy leaves and to substantiate requests for sick leave in the event the absence consists of three (3) or more consecutive days, or sick leave of any duration if absence from work occurs frequently or habitually, provided the employee has been notified in advance that a certificate will be required. Employees will be entitled to return to work in the same or substantially equivalent position upon presentation of a doctor's certificate of physical ability. No re-employment rights will be granted to anyone whose approved leave extends beyond 12 months.

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SECTION II This ordinance shall become effective on the second and final adoption as provided by law. SECTION III All ordinances, or the Act or portions of the Act, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. First adopted this 8 day of September, 1992. Second adopted this 22 day of September, 1992. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Randolph W. Poynter /s/ Bud Sosebee /s/ Norman Wheeler Attest: Publicly advertised /s/ Sarah R. Alexander Ex Officio Clerk August 27, 1992 September 3, 1992 September 10, 1992 Approved as to form: /s/ John Nix County Attorney Publicly advertised August 27, 1992 September 3, 1992 September 10, 1992 LEGAL HOME RULE AMENDMENT Please take notice that pursuant to County Home Rule Authority under the Georgia Constitution Article IX, Sec. II, the Board of Commissioners has before it a proposal to amend House Bill 610, Ga. laws 1977, page 2617 Section 13 (c) Personnel Rules and Regulations. The proposed amendment is on file

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in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court will furnish anyone, upon written request, a copy of the proposed amendment. This Notice is intended as only a synopsis of the proposed amendment. Your attention is invited to the complete copy of file in the Rockdale County Clerk of Superior Court office, Room 204, Rockdale County Courthouse. Jean F. Hambrick Chief Administrative Assistant Board of Commissioners 3tcA27,S3,10 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF ROCKDALE Personally appeared before the undersigned Sara Ellington who on oath says that she is Classified Ad Dept. of The Rockdale Citizen, and that the attached advertisement was published in said newspaper on the following dates: Aug. 27, Sept. 3, 10, 1992. /s/ Sara Ellington Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of September, 1992. /s/ Margaret H. May Notary Public, Newton County, Georgia My Commission Expires May 18, 1993 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State September 24, 1992.

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BULLOCH COUNTY - CODE OF ORDINANCES; ADOPTION; PENALTY. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR BULLOCH COUNTY, GEORGIA; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF BULLOCH COUNTY, GEORGIA: Section 1 . The Code entitled Code of Ordinances, Bulloch County, Georgia published by Municipal Code Corporation consisting of Chapters 1 through 13 and Appendices A and B, each inclusive, is adopted. Section 2 . All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before January 21, 1992, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed. Section 3 . The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance. Section 4 . Unless another penalty is expressly provided every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be punished by a fine of $1,000.00 by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 60 days or both. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the

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county may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisance, injunctive relief, and revocation of licenses or permits. Section 5 . Additional or amendments to the Code when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the board of commissioners to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments. Section 6 . Ordinance adopted after January 21, 1992, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code. Section 7 . The ordinance shall become effective August 18, 1992. Passed and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Bulloch County this 18th day of August, 1992 /s/ Robert T. Cox Chairman /s/ Evelyn H. Wilson ATTEST STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF BULLOCH PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Georgia law that the Bulloch County Commissioners at its regular meeting on the third Tuesday of August, 1992 will consider for final adoption an Ordinance adopting and enacting a new Code for Bulloch County, Georgia; providing for the repeal of certain Ordinances not included herein; providing a penalty for the violation thereof; providing for the manner of amending such code; and providing when such code and this ordinance shall become effective. A copy of the proposed Ordinance is on file in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court for examination and inspection by the public.

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By Robert T. Cox, Chairman Attest Evelyn H. Wilson, Clerk No. 9961 08-11-92 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION GEORGIA, BULLOCH COUNTY. Before me, the undersigned officer of said State and County, personally appeared A. JOE MCGLAMERY, who, being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says on oath: My name is A. JOE MCGLAMERY and I am the agent of the STATESBORO HERALD, a newspaper for said County, and that the attached legal notice was correctly published on the following dates: July 28, 1992 August 4, 1992 August 11, 1992 /s/ A. Joe McGlamery PUBLISHER Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of October, 1992. /s/ Karen Tanksley Notary Public, Bulloch County, Georgia Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State October 7, 1992.

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BULLOCH COUNTY - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COMPOSITION; ELECTION, DISTRICTS; CHAIRPERSON; MEETINGS. AMENDMENT STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF BULLOCH Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Bulloch County, Georgia that Chapter 2, Administration, of the Code of Ordinances, Bulloch County, Georgia is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article II, Board of Commissioners , is amended by adding Section 2.25 which section reads as follows: ARTICLE II. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Sec. 2.25. Board of Commissioners of Bulloch County. 1(a) The County government of Bulloch County shall consist of a chairperson and six district commissioners who are hereby constituted under the name and style of the Board of Commissioners of Bulloch County, Georgia, and by such name they shall have such authority and power as provided by law. (b) The term of office of all members of the Board of Commissioners of Bulloch County shall be four years. (c) The Board of Commissioners shall consist of a part time chairperson and six part-time district commissioners elected as follows: (i) The part time chairperson shall be elected from the County at large; (ii) The six district commissioners shall be elected from two districts, District 1 and District 2. Two commissioners shall be elected at large from District One and the seats shall be designated as 1-A and 1-B. Four commissioners shall be elected at large from District Two and the seats shall be designated as 2-A, 2-B, 2-C and 2-D.

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(iii) the vice-chairperson position shall be filled by each of the six district commissioners and shall serve a one year term, beginning in 1993, on a rotating basis in the following order: 1-A, 2-A, 2-B, 1-B, 2-C, 2-D, 1-A, etc. 2. Article II, Board of Commissioners , section 2.26 (c) shall be amended as follows: 2.26(c) Meetings shall be held at the Bulloch County Courthouse Annex, 115 North Main Street, Statesboro, Georgia, or such other place as the board of commissioners designates subject to the notice provisions of O.C.G.A. 50-14-1. 3. Article II, Board of Commissioners , section 2.28 (b) shall be amended as follows: 2.28(b) Any three district commissioners plus the chairperson of the board of commissioners, or any four district commissioners in the absence of the chairperson shall constitute a quorum at any regular or special meeting of the board. 4. Article II, Board of Commissioners , section 2-28(d) shall be amended as follows: 2.28(d) In the absence of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson shall act on behalf of the chairperson. If the chairperson is absent from a meeting, the vice-chairperson shall preside over meetings. If the chairperson and the vice-chairperson are absent from a meeting, an acting chairperson shall be elected by majority vote of the members present at the meeting. The vice-chairperson or the acting chairperson shall have the authority to vote, even if presiding over a meeting. BULLOCH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BY: Robert Cox, Chairman ROBERT COX, Chairman

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ATTEST: /s/ Evelyn H. Wilson EVELYN WILSON, Clerk 1 The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia on April 22, 1992 Ordered the Board of Commissioners of Bulloch County to adopt a plan for electing county commissioners in Bulloch County and the Court modified its Order on April 24, 1992. Local legislation, signed into law by Governor Zell Miller on April 6, 1992, provides that the chairperson of Bulloch County should not be required to devote his or her full time to the chairperson's duties. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA STATESBORO DIVISION ROOSEVELT LOVE, et al., [UNK] [UNK] Plaintiffs, [UNK] [UNK] v. [UNK] CV 679 - 037 [UNK] ROBERT COX, et. al., [UNK] [UNK] Defendants. [UNK] ORDER On April 22, 1992, the Court ordered the Defendants to adopt a new plan for electing county commissioners in Bulloch County. The Court modifies and clarifies that Order as follows. First, the April 22, 1992 Order indicated that one of the commissioners, to be elected at large, would serve as a full time chairperson. Local legislation, signed into law by Governor Zell Miller on April 6, 1992, provides that the chairperson of Bulloch County should not be required to devote his or her full time to the chairperson's duties. Because the parties have not raised the issue, the Court will not consider whether this change is a covered change for the purposes of Section 5 of the Voting Rights

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Act. The Court MODIFIES its Order to require the Defendants to adopt a plan with a part time chairperson. The Court clarifies that this chairperson would have no vote except in the case of a tie. Second, the Court MODIFIES its Order to require the Defendants to adopt the following designations for the seats. The two seats from District One, to be elected at large from that District, will be designated 1-A and 1-B. The four seats from District Two will be designated 2-A, 2-B, 2-C, and 2-D. Candidates must qualify for a particular post. Third, the Court MODIFIES its order to provide for the post of vice-chairperson. This position shall be filled by each of the six commissioners, other than the chairperson, on a rotating basis. SO ORDERED this 24th day of April, 1992. /s/ B. Avant Edenfield B. AVANT EDENFIELD, CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Secs. 2-12-25. Reserved . ARTICLE II. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Sec. 2-26. Meetings . (a) The board of commissioners shall hold regular meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. and on the third Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m., unless otherwise ordered by the board.

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(b) Special meetings may be held upon call by the chairman of the board of commissioners or any two members. Due notice of such meetings shall be in accordance with O.C.G.A. 50-14-1(d). (c) Meetings shall be held at the Bulloch County Courthouse Annex, 115 North Main Street, Statesboro, Georgia. (Ord. No. 1990-21, 6-5-90; Ord. No. 1990-27, 9-25-90) State law references-Meetings to be open to the public, O.C.G.A. 50-14-1; due notice requirements for other than regular meetings, O.C.G.A. 50-15-1(d); excluded proceedings, O.C.G.A. 50-14-3. Sec. 2-27. Duty of members to attend meetings . It shall be the duty of each member of the board of commissioners to attend each meeting of the board, unless he is prevented by some unavoidable circumstance. (Ord. No. 1990-21, 1-1001, 6-5-90) Sec. 2-28. Rules of procedure . (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall be adhered to in all meetings of the board of commissioners. All meetings shall be conducted in a businesslike, orderly manner. There shall be a written agenda prepared prior to each board meeting. Persons who desire to address the members of the board at a meeting shall be required to notify the clerk of the board 24 hours prior to commencement of each meeting. Each person who desires to address the board shall be limited in his remarks to five minutes in duration. The chairman of the board of commissioners retains the discretion to recognize any person attending a county commission meeting. (b) Any two members plus the chairman of the board of commissioners, or any three members with one of those members acting as the chairman shall constitute a quorum at any regular or special meeting of the board.

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(c) All commissioners except the chairman shall have one vote each. The chairman shall have one vote if and only if there is a tie in the votes of the other commissioners. (d) If the chairman is absent from a meeting, an acting chairman shall be elected by majority vote of the members present at the meeting. (e) An affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board entitled to vote and present shall be sufficient to permit the conduct of all business except that for which a larger vote has been mandated by these ordinances. (Ord. No. 1990-21, 1-1002, 6-5-90) Secs. 2-292-50. Reserved . ARTICLE III. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES * * Cross referencesBuildings and building regulations, Ch. 4; personnel management system, App. A. DIVISION 1. GENERALLY Secs. 2-512-65. Reserved . DIVISION 2. COUNTY MANAGER State law referenceCounty manager authorized, O.C.G.A. 36-5-22. Sec. 2-66. Position created . There is hereby created the office of county manager of Bulloch County. The manager shall be appointed by a majority vote of the board of commissioners. In addition to the duties contained herein, the manager shall assume all such other duties as assigned by the board from time to time and as contained in any job description for the position as may be adopted by the board and as same may be amended. (Ord. No. 1991-4, II, 3-19-91)

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Sec. 2-67. Qualifications . The county manager shall be chosen by the board of commissioners solely upon the basis of executive and administrative qualifications with specific reference to actual experience in or knowledge of accepted practices in respect to the duties of the office as set forth in this division or as further defined by the board. No member of the board shall be appointed manager during the term of office for which he is elected. (Ord. No. 1991-4, III, 3-19-91) Sec. 2-68. Duties . The chairman of the board of commissioners shall continue to be the chief executive officer of the county and the board shall continue to be the executive entity of the county. It shall be the duty of the board to set overall executive policy and procedures for the county. The county manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the county and head of the administrative branch of county government. The manager shall be responsible to the board for the proper February 1, 1993 Ms. Jean Bowles Office of the Secretary of State Elections Division Room 100 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Dear Ms. Bowles: Pursuant to our conversation of several days ago, I am providing you with the following dates on which the Amendments to the Bulloch County Administrative Ordinance were read prior to actual passage: October 7, 1992; and November 3, 1992. If you have any additional questions, please let me know.

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Yours truly, FRANKLIN, TAULBEE, RUSHING BUNCE /s/ James B. Franklin James B. Franklin JBF/bs STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF BULLOCH PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Georgia Law that the Board of Commissioners of Bulloch County at its regular meeting on November 3, 1992, will consider for final adoption an Ordinance amending the administrative ordinance setting forth the make up of the Board of Commissioners as imposed by the United States District Court for the Southern District, providing for two districts, six commissioners elected from the two districts, a part-time chairperson elected at large, and a vicechairperson which position shall rotate among the six district commissioners. A copy of the proposed Ordinance is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for examination and inspection by the public. ROBERT T. COX, CHAIRMAN EVELYN WILSON, CLERK AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION GEORGIA, BULLOCH COUNTY. Before me, the undersigned officer of said State and County, personally appeared A. JOE MCGLAMERY, who being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says on oath: My name is A. JOE MCGLAMERY and I am the agent of the STATESBORO HERALD, a newspaper for said County, and that the attached legal notice was correctly published on the following dates:

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October 8, 1992 October 15, 1992 October 22, 1992 /s/ A. Joe McGlamery PUBLISHER Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of October, 1992. /s/ Karen Tanksley Notary Public, Bulloch County, Georgia Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State November 12, 1992. CLAYTON COUNTY - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; FUNDS FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTING COUNTY. 92 - 117 RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION ADOPTED UNDER THE HOME RULE POWERS GRANT TO CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX, SECTION II, PARAGRAPH I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA OF 1983 AMENDING AN ACT OR ACTS CREATING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA LAWS, 1955, P. 2064, AND FURTHER AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, GEORGIA LAWS, 1975 P. 2830, AND RESOLUTION NO. 83-14, DATED MAY 3, 1983, SO AS TO AMEND SECTION 17 OF RESOLUTION 83-14 BY DELETING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO BE EXPENDED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTING CLAYTON COUNTY; TO PROVIDE FOR

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SEVERABILITY; TO PROVIDE FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES AND LAWS; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED Section 1 . By the authority granted to Clayton County, Georgia pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, the Board of Commissioners hereby amends Section 17 of Resolution 83-14, dated May 3, 1983, and codified in Sec. 1-2-42 [Budget; restrictions on the issuance of warrants; funds for promotion of the county] of the Clayton County Code, as amended, in the following particulars: The following language contained in Section 17, of Resolution 83-14, dated May 3, 1983, `The Board may budget thirty percent (30%) of the fees collected for business licenses up to a maximum of One Hundred Thousand dollars ($100,000.00), and such funds may be expended by the Board for the purpose of advertising Clayton County' is hereby expressly deleted in its entirety, and in lieu thereof, the following language is hereby inserted to read as follows: `The Board may budget up to a maximum of thirty percent (30%) of the fees collected for business licenses and such funds may be expended by the Board for the purpose of advertising and promoting Clayton County', Section 2 . Should any word, phrase, sentence or other provision of this Resolution be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, it shall be restricted to that word, phrase, sentence or other provision and shall not extend to the remainder of said Resolution which shall remain in full force and effect. Section 3 . All resolutions, ordinances and laws in conflict with this Resolution are hereby expressly repealed. Section 4 . This Resolution shall become effective upon its approval by the Board of Commissioners after the second

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reading of said Resolution, provided the same receives an affirmative vote of three or more members, and provided further that a copy of said Resolution has been published as required by law and filed with the Secretary of State of Georgia. SO RESOLVED, this 1st day of December, 1992. CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS /s/ Dal Turner DAL TURNER, CHAIRMAN /s/ Nancy Estes NANCY ESTES, VICE-CHAIRMAN /s/ Jerry H. Stubbs JERRY H. STUBBS, COMMISSIONER /s/ Ronald M. Dodson RONALD M. DODSON, COMMISSIONER /s/ Terry J. Starr TERRY J. STARR, COMMISSIONER ATTEST: /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM, CLERK ORDINANCE 92-117 The first reading of the above and foregoing Ordinance was held at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Clayton County on the 3rd day of November, 1992 with the following members present and voting in favor: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs, Commissioner Ronald M. Dodson and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. The vote was unanimous. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE
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COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The second reading of the above and foregoing Ordinance was held at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Clayton County on the 17th day of November, 1992 with the following members present and voting in favor: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs, Commissioner Ronald M. Dodson and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. The vote was unanimous. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Having been read in its entirety during the regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County on November 3, 1992 and November 17, 1992, Ordinance 92-117 was adopted at the regular meeting of December 1, 1992. The following members were present on December 1, 1992 and voted in favor of Ordinance 92-117: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs, Commissioner Ronald M. Dodson and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. The vote was unanimous. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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ATTEST: /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION (SEAL) CERTIFICATION I, MARGARETTE A. SWAIM, CLERK TO THE CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND EXACT COPY OF ORDINANCE 92-117 AS ADOPTED BY THE CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON DECEMBER 1, 1992. THE ORIGINAL OF ORDINANCE 92-117 MAY BE FOUND ON FILE IN THE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION DECEMBER 4, 1992 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE LAWS OF CLAYTON COUNTY PERTAINING TO THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Notice is hereby given that the Clayton County Board of Commissioners intends to consider a resolution amending Georgia Laws 1955, page 2064, as amended from time to time, and the laws of Clayton County pertaining to expenditure of funds for the purpose of advertising and promoting Clayton County to attract new industry, investments, and promoting businesses presently operating in Clayton County for maximum economic growth and development. The resolution further provides for severability; for the repeal of conflicting laws; for an effective date; and for other purposes.

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The resolution will be read by the Board of Commissioners (first reading) during its regularly scheduled business meeting commencing at 7:00 o'clock p.m. on November 3, 1992, and will be read (second reading) and considered for adoption during its regularly schedule meeting commencing at 7:00 p.m. on November 17, 1992 in the Commissioners' Board Room, Administration Building, Jonesboro, Georgia. A copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Clayton County for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. The Clerk of the Superior Court will furnish anyone, upon written request, a copy of the resolution. The resolution may also be reviewed at the Clayton County Commissioner's Office at 121 S. McDonough Street, Jonesboro, Georgia. Questions may be directed to Donald M. Comer, Staff Attorney at 477-3207. 11/3, 10 17, 199223 State of Georgia County of Clayton Personally appeared before the undersigned, DONNA SANDERS, who after being first duly sworn states that he/she is the LEGAL CLERK of the Clayton News/Daily, official legal organ of CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA and that upon his/her own personal knowledge he/she knows that the legal advertisement, a true copy of which is hereto annexed, was published in said newspaper of general circulation on the following dates: NOVEMBER 3, 10, 17, 1992. /s/ Donna Sanders Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23RD day of NOVEMBER, 1992 Signed Shayne O. Finch, Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires March 7, 1994 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 9, 1992.

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DEKALB COUNTY - DEKALB COUNTY PENSION BOARD; INVESTMENTS; EXPENSES. AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA UNDER THE HOME RULE PROVISIONS FOR COUNTIES OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, TO AMEND AN ACT CREATING THE DEKALB COUNTY PENSION BOARD, KNOWN AS GA. LAWS 1962, P. 3088, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO FURTHER AMEND THE ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN INVESTMENTS BY THE PENSION BOARD, TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS UPON SUCH INVESTMENTS, AND TO PROHIBIT PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES BY THE PENSION BOARD., TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of same, pursuant to the home rule provisions for counties of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, that the act, as amended, creating the DeKalb County Pension Board, known as Ga. Laws 1962, p. 3088, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended as follows: I. By striking in its entirety Section 19 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to be known and designated as Section 19 to read as follows: Sec. 19. Investment of Funds . (a) From and after the effective date of this ordinance, the pension board shall have authority to invest and reinvest money which is held for the purpose of paying pensions,

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but which is not needed for the immediate payment thereof, as determined by the board in: (i) Securities of the United State of America, including securities of the agencies of said government, of the State of Georgia, or of any County, municipality or authority of the State of Georgia (other than DeKalb County or any municipality located in whole or part within DeKalb County, or any agency or authority of DeKalb County or such municipality); (ii) Insured savings in any savings and loan associations and state and national banks; (iii) Corporate bonds and debentures or other evidence of indebtedness assumed or guaranteed by any solvent institution existing under the laws of the United States of America, or any state thereof, which are not in default as to principal or interest; (iv) Corporate stocks which are non-assessable dividend paying stocks, common or preferred, and which are listed in the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ stock quotation system (excluding however the stock of any issuer if twenty-five percent or more of such issuer's outstanding common stock is owned by a government or governmental agency or authority); (v) Certificates of deposit in national banks and state banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and (vi) Repurchase agreements conforming to the requirements of applicable federal banking laws and regulations as from time to time in effect. provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit the retention of any investments made by the Board prior to such effective date if same were authorized by this section when made, including, without limitation, investments

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approved by the board upon the recommendation of a financial advisor employed by the board. (b) The board may employ such agents, advisors, counsel and attorneys deemed necessary, and delegate to them or any of them discretion to invest funds entrusted to them by the board for investment purposes, subject to the restrictions on investments herein set forth. Accurate records shall be maintained at all times by said board and by the persons, firms or corporations holding securities purchased with said pension funds, showing that said securities are held as a trust asset of said board. (c) Following the date this ordinance becomes effective: (i) Except through investments expressly authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the board shall not invest in real estate or loans secured by real estate, in obligations of DeKalb County, Georgia, or in equipment trust certificates as defined in O.C.G.A. section 33-11-22; (ii) investments in debt or equity securities of foreign persons or entities (including American Depository Receipts) are permitted so long as no more than ten (10) percent of the pension fund's total assets at market value shall be invested in such securities; (iii) no more than five (5) percent of the pension fund's total assets at market value shall be invested in the equities of any one entity or affiliated group of entities; (iv) no more than three (3) percent of the pension fund's total assets at market value shall be invested in any one debt issue (other than United States Treasury securities or securities guaranteed by the United States Government or agency thereof); (v) no more than five (5) percent of the pension fund's total assets at market value shall be invested in the debt securities of any one issuer (other than United States

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Treasury securities or securities guaranteed by the United States Government or agency thereof); (vi) all debt securities (including government securities other than United States Treasury securities or securities guaranteed by the United States Government or agency thereof) shall carry an investment rating of BAA or better by Moody's or a rating of BBB or better by Standard Poor's rating services or, if the rating designations of such specified services are modified or such named services are discontinued at any time in the future, then an equal or higher rating under such modified rating designations or under a substantially equivalent rating service; (vii) all short term debt instruments shall be investment grade, rated P-1, A-1 or higher, provided that short term funds may be invested in the short term investment fund offered by the pension fund's custodian bank; (viii) short sales and purchases on margin are prohibited; (d) The provisions of this section shall be further amended only be vote of those persons who, at the time of such vote or in such other record date not more than 30 days preceding such vote as determined by the Board, are either receiving pensions under this Act or have completed not less than ten years of participation in the DeKalb County Pension Plan, such vote to be held in the same manner as provided in this Act with respect to the election of members of the Pension Board. The affirmative vote of a majority of those voting in person or by absentee ballot shall be sufficient to adopt such amendment. The Board may adopt such reasonable regulations as its sees fit to permit the use of absentee ballots in connection with such vote. II. By adding to the end of Section 23 of said Act, entitled Payment of Expenses From Fund the following:

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Payments to board members or affiliates of board members for services rendered and payment or reimbursement of travel and lodging expenses for board members are prohibited. III. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with these ordinances are hereby repealed. IV. Should any part, portion or paragraph of these Ordinances be declared unconstitutional or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect the remaining portions of these Ordinances no so declared to be invalid, but the same shall remain of full force and effect as if separately adopted. V. These Ordinances shall be presented to the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia, for adoption at two regular consecutive meetings of the County Commissioners, held not less than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days apart after notice containing a synopsis of the proposed amendment shall have been published in the official organ of DeKalb County once a week for three (3) weeks within a period of sixty (60) days immediately preceding its final adoption, such notice stating that a copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County for purposes of examination and inspection by the public. VI. These Ordinances shall be first presented to the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia, on the 10th day of November, 1992, and again on the 24th day of November, 1992, at the regular time and place of the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia.

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VII. A copy of these Ordinances shall be filed with the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, along with sufficient copies of same for distribution to those members of the public. VIII. The provisions of these Ordinances are effective on adoption. ADOPTED by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners this 24th day of November, 1992. /s/ Jean Williams Jean Williams Presiding Officer Board of Commissioners DeKalb County, Georgia APPROVED by the Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, this 2nd day of December, 1992. /s/ Manual J. Maloof Manuel J. Maloof Chief Executive Officer DeKalb County, Georgia ATTEST: /s/ David W. Joyner David W. Joyner, Ex-Officio Clerk Board of Commissioners and Chief Executive Officer, DeKalb County, Georgia APPROVED: /s/ Albert Sidney Johnson Albert Sidney Johnson DeKalb County Attorney

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB I, DAVID W. JOYNER, the duly authorized Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Commissioners and Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, Georgia, do hereby certify that the attached instrument is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance adopted by said Board at two regular consecutive meetings held on November 10, 1992 and on November 24, 1992. This 30th day of November 1992. /s/ David W. Joyner DAVID W. JOYNER, Ex-Officio Clerk of the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Commissioners, DeKalb County, Georgia Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of November, 1992. /s/ Jean G. Silvey Notary Public, Gwinnett County, Georgia My Commission Expires October 9, 1994 PUBLIC NOTICE The public is hereby notified that the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia, at its regular meetings on November 10, 1992, and November 24, 1992, will consider an ordinance to amend the act creating the DeKalb County Pension Board, known as Ga. Laws 1962, p. 3088 as amended, so as to further amend said act to provide for the authorization of certain investments, and to prohibit payment of certain expenses by the Pension Board, and for other purposes. The public is hereby further notified that in order to so amend said act, it is necessary for the Board of Commissioners to adopt an ordinance at two regular consecutive meetings held not less than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days apart, which ordinance specifically states the changes to be made in the original act, the authority to amend the original act having

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been granted under the home rule provisions for counties of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. The public is hereby further notified that a copy of said proposed ordinance have been filed with the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court, DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, Georgia for public examination and inspection and that copies of said ordinance are available from her for interested members of the public. This 30th day of October 1992. Manuel J. Maloof Chief Executive Officer DeKalb County, Georgia A34-15732, 11/5-11/19 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB Personally appeared before the undersigned, a notary public within aforesaid County and State, GERALD W. CRANE, Publisher of the Decatur-DeKalb News, a newspaper published in Decatur, County of DeKalb, State of Georgia, who, being duly sworn, states on oath that the public notice, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in said newspaper in its issues of November 5, November 12 and November 19, 1992. /s/ Gerald W. Crane GERALD W. CRANE Publisher Decatur-DeKalb News Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of November, 1992. /s/ Samme Johnson Notary Public, Gwinnett County, Georgia My Commission Expires January 1, 1994 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 9, 1992.

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CLAYTON COUNTY - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; VICE-CHAIRMAN. ORDINANCE NO. 92-127 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED UNDER THE HOME RULE POWERS GRANTED TO CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX, SECTION II, PARAGRAPH I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA OF 1983 AMENDING AN ACT OR ACTS CREATING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA LAWS, 1955, P. 2064, 5, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO AMEND THE CLAYTON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 1-2, ARTICLE II ENTITLED BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, SECTION 1-2-20 VICE-CHAIRMAN; TO PROVIDE SEVERABILITY; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING LAWS, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF CLAYTON BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CLAYTON COUNTY AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED SECTION I . By the authority granted to Clayton County, Georgia pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, the Board of Commissioners hereby amends the Clayton County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 1-2, Article II, entitled Board of Commissioners, by deleting paragraphs (2) and (3) of Sec. 1-2-20 Vice-chairman (a) [Selection:] in their entirety, and inserting in lieu thereof new paragraphs (2) and (3) to read as follows:

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Sec. 1-2-20 Vice-chairman . (a) [Selection:] (2) Beginning at the first regular meeting in January, 1993 the vice-chairman shall be the commissioner representing District 2. (3) Thereafter, the vice-chairmanship shall be rotated in the following order: District 4; District 1; and District 3. SECTION II . In the event any section, paragraph, subpart, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance shall be declared or adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by any Court, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portions declared invalid or unconstitutional had never been enacted into law. SECTION III . All laws, ordinances or resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION IV . This Ordinance shall become effective upon its approval by the Board of Commissioners after the second reading of said Ordinance, provided the same receives an affirmative vote of three or more members, and provided further that a copy of said Ordinance has been published as required by law and filed with the Secretary of State of Georgia. SO ORDAINED, this 15th day of December, 1992. CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS /s/ Dal Turner DAL TURNER, CHAIRMAN /s/ Nancy Estes, NANCY ESTES, VICE-CHAIRMAN /s/ Jerry H. Stubbs JERRY H. STUBBS,

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COMMISSIONER /s/ Ronald M. Dodson RONALD M. DODSON, COMMISSIONER /s/ Terry J. Starr TERRY J. STARR, COMMISSIONER ATTEST: /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM, CLERK ORDINANCE 92-127 The first reading of the above and foregoing Ordinance was held at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Clayton County on the 17th day of November, 1992 with the following members present and voting in favor: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs, Commissioner Ronald M. Dodson and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. The vote was unanimous. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The second reading of the above and foregoing Ordinance was held at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Clayton County on the 1st day of December, 1992 with the following members present and voting in favor: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs, Commissioner Ronald M. Dodson and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. The vote was unanimous. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE
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COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Having been read during the regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County on November 17, 1992 and December 1, 1992, Ordinance 92-127 was adopted at the regular meeting of December 15, 1992. The following members were present on December 15, 1992 and voted in favor of Ordinance 92-127: Chairman Dal Turner, Vice Chairman Nancy Estes, Commissioner Jerry H. Stubbs, Commissioner Ronald M. Dodson and Commissioner Terry J. Starr. The vote was unanimous. /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: /s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION (SEAL) CERTIFICATION I, MARGARETTE A. SWAIM, CLERK TO THE CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND EXACT COPY OF ORDINANCE 92-127 AS ADOPTED BY THE CLAYTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON DECEMBER 15, 1992. THE ORIGINAL OF ORDINANCE 92-127 MAY BE FOUND ON FILE IN THE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE.

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/s/ Margarette A. Swaim MARGARETTE A. SWAIM CLERK OF THE COMMISSION DECEMBER 17, 1992 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAWS OF CLAYTON COUNTY PERTAINING TO THE SELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN Notice is hereby given that the Clayton County Board of commissioners intends to consider an ordinance amending Georgia Laws 1955, page 2064, 5, as amended from time to time, and the laws of Clayton County pertaining to the selection of Vice-Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and the rotation of such office for succeeding years. The ordinance further provides for severability; for the repeal of conflicting laws; for an effective date; and for other purposes. The ordinance will be read by the Board of Commissioners (first reading) during its regularly scheduled business meeting commencing at 7:00 o'clock p.m. on November 17, 1992, and will be read (second reading) and considered for adoption during its regularly scheduled meeting commencing at 7:00 o'clock on December 1, 1992, in the Commissioners' Board Room, Administration Building, Jonesboro, Georgia. A copy of the ordinance is on file in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Clayton County for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. The Clerk of the Superior Court will furnish anyone, upon written request, a copy of the ordinance. The ordinance may also be reviewed at the Clayton County Commissioner's Office at 121 S. McDonough Street, Jonesboro, Georgia. Questions may be directed to Donald M. Comer, Staff Attorney at 477-3207. November 17, 24, December 1, 1992187 State of Georgia County of Clayton

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Personally appeared before the undersigned, DONNA SANDERS, who after being first duly sworn states that he/she is the LEGAL CLERK of the Clayton News/Daily, official legal organ of CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA and that upon his/her own personal knowledge he/she knows that the legal advertisement, a true copy of which is hereto annexed, was published in said newspaper of general circulation on the following dates: NOVEMBER 17, 24, and DECEMBER 1, 1992. /s/ Donna Sanders Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2ND day of DECEMBER, 1992 Signed Shayne O. Finch, Notary Public, Clayton County, Georgia My Commission Expires March 7, 1994 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 22, 1992. RICHMOND COUNTY EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND - SURVIVING SPOUSE'S BENEFITS. RICHMOND EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND ACT AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 92-8 AN ORDINANCE to amend the RICHMOND COUNTY EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND ACT (Ga. L. 1945, pp. 748, as amended by Ga. L. 1949, pp. 1982, Ga. L. 1951, pp. 3234, Ga. L. 1953, pp. 2624, Ga. L. 1966, pp. 3360, Ga. L. 1971, pp. 3881, Ga. L. 1976, pp. 4500, Ga. L. 1980, pp. 4606, Ga. L. 1985, pp. 5194, and Ga. L. 1990, pp. 5290), enacted pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Georgia that provides for Home Rule for Counties, so as to provide for an increase in the retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a retiree; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF RICHMOND COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . The Richmond County Employees' Pension Fund Act (Ga. L. 1945, pp. 748, as amended by Ga. L. 1949, pp. 1982, Ga. L. 1951, pp. 3234, Ga. L. 1953, pp. 2624, Ga. L. 1966, pp. 3360, Ga. L. 1971, pp. 3881, Ga. L. 1976, pp. 4500, Ga. L. 1980, pp. 4606, Ga. L. 1985, pp. 5194, and Ga. L. 1990, pp. 5290) is hereby amended by striking Section 49(a), in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Section 49. Surviving Spouse a. The surving spouse of any retired employee who retires after January 1, 1993, shall receive 60% of the benefits of the deceased employee, under the provision of this act, until such time as the surviving spouse shall remarry or die. Section 2 . This ordinance is adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Richmond County pursuant to the provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, providing for Home Rule for Counties. Section 3 . All laws or ordinances or parts of laws or ordinances in conflict with this ordinance is hereby repealed. Section 4 . This ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 1993. ADOPTED, this 8th day of December, 1992 and this 15th day of December, 1992. /s/ Henry H. Brigham Chairman,

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Board of Commissioners of Richmond County, Georgia ATTEST: /s/ Linda W. Beazley Acting County Administrator I, the undersigned, LINDA W. BEAZLEY, Acting County Administrator of the Board of Commissioners of Richmond County, Georgia, do herby verify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners at two consecutive meetings, held on the following dates, to-wit: December 8, 1992 and December 15, 1992, as the same appear on the minutes of said Board. This 15th day of December, 1992. /s/ Linda W. Beazley Linda W. Beazley PUBLIC NOTICE The public is hereby notified that the County Attorney will present to the Board of Commissioners of Richmond County, Georgia, at its regular meeting on December 8, 1992 and December 15, 1992, an Ordinance to amend the RICHMOND COUNTY EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND ACT (Ga. L. 1945, pp. 748, as amended by Ga. L. 1949, pp. 1982, Ga. L. 1951, pp. 3234, Ga. L. 1953, pp. 2624, Ga. L. 1966, pp. 3360, Ga. L. 1971, pp. 3881, Ga. L. 1976, pp. 4500, Ga. L. 1980, pp. 4606, Ga. L. 1985, pp. 5194, and Ga. L. 1990, pp. 5290), so as to provide for an increase in the retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a retiree: to provide an effective date; and for other purposes. The public is hereby further notified that it is necessary for the Board of Commissioners to adopt said Ordinance as two consecutive meetings held not less than seven nor more than

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sixty days apart, which ordinance specifically states the changes to be made in the Original Act, the authority to amend the original Act having been granted by Article IX, Section II, Paragraph 1 of the 1983 Constitution of the State of Georgia. The public is further notified that a copy of the proposed Ordinance has been filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia, City County Building, 5th Floor, 500 Block Greene Street, Augusta, Georgia, for public examination and inspection, and copies of same are available with the Clerk for any member of the public. This 24th day of November, 1992. ROBERT C. DANIEL, JR. County Attorney Richmond County, Georgia Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 1992 STATE OF GEORGIA [UNK] RICHMOND COUNTY [UNK] PERSONALLY appeared before me, a Notary Public, the undersigned, EDWARD B. SKINNER, who, on oath says that he is the Vice-President of Newspapers of Southeastern Newspapers Corporation, publisher of the Augusta Herald, a daily newspaper publication in the City of Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, being of general circulation and being the legal organ of the County of Richmond, who certifies that public notice, a true copy of which is hereby attached, being notice of an Ordinance to amend the RICHMOND COUNTY EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND ACT, was duly published once a week for three weeks as required by law; said dates of publication being November 30, 1992, December 7, 1992, and December 14, 1992. /s/ Edward B. Skinner Edward B. Skinner,
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Vice-President of Newspapers of Southeastern Newspapers Corporation Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16 day of December, 1992 /s/ Betty J. Hall Notary Public, Richmond County, Georgia My Commission Expires March 1, 1993 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 31, 1992.

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ACTIONS BY MUNICIPALITIES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 35 OF TITLE 36 OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965

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CITY OF EDISON - MUNICIPAL COURT; PENALTIES. AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING SECTION 4.13(a) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EDISON, GEORGIA, APPROVED APRIL 17, 1975, GEORGIA LAWS 1975, PAGE 3489, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENSES PROVIDED THEREIN: TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Edison, Georgia that Section 4.13(a) of the Charter of the City of Edison, Approved April 17, 1975, Georgia Laws 1975, Page 3489, is amended by striking said Section 4.13(a) in its entirety and inserting a new Section 4.13(a) to read as follows: The Mayor's Court shall try and punish for crimes against the City of Edison and for violation of its ordinances. The Mayor's Court shall have authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided such punishment shall not exceed $100.00 or ten days in jail. The Mayor's court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction; provided, however, that such punishment shall not exceed a fine of $1000.00 or imprisonment for 6 months or both. As an alternative to fine or imprisonment the Mayor's court may sentence any offender upon conviction to labor in a city work gang or on the streets, sidewalks, squares or other public works for a period not exceeding 6 months. This ordinance shall be effective January 7, 1992. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. FIRST READING AND ADOPTION Dec. 9, 1991 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION Jan. 6, 1992 /s/ Reeves Lane Mayor /s/ Mickey Williams City Clerk

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NOTICE The Mayor and Council of the City of Edison propose to amend Section 4.13(a) of the Charter of the City of Edison, approved April 17, 1975, Georgia Laws 1975, Page 3489, to as to increase the maximum punishment which may be imposed by Mayor's Court to a fine of $1000.00 and imprisonment of 6 months. A copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the office of Clerk of City of Edison and in Office of Clerk of Superior Court of Calhoun County, Georgia. A copy will be furnished to anyone on request. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF GEORGIA [UNK] [UNK] COUNTY OF CALHOUN [UNK] [UNK] John Thacker, of said State and County, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: 1. That he is Managing Editor of The Southwest Georgia News, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in Edison, County of Calhoun, Georgia, and has been such during the time hereinafter mentioned, and that the advertisement headed NOTICE, a printed copy of which is attached hereto, was printed and published in said newspaper on December 18, 25 and 31, 1991. /s/ John Thacker Affiant Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of January, 1992. /s/ Bennie L. Gaskin Notary Public My commission expires 10-26-93 (SEAL) Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State January 13, 1992.

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TOWN OF CENTRALHATCHEE - MAYOR; POWERS. CHARTER AMENDMENT BEING ENACTED, by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Centralhatchee, Georgia, Section 2.08 of the Charter of the Town of Centralhatchee, Georgia is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 2.08. POWERS OF THE MAYOR GENERALLY. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer and administrator of the town, or in his absence or disability, the mayor pro-tem shall be such officer. The mayor pro-tem shall be elected by the councilmen from their number at their first meeting after their election and qualification. The mayor shall not vote at the meetings of the Mayor and Council. It shall be the duty of the mayor, or in his absence, the mayor pro-tem, to enforce and execute the ordinances of the town. Such chief executive officer is under the special duty to see that the peace and good order of the town is preserved and that the persons and property therein are protected, and to this end he may cause the arrest and detention of all rioters and disorderly persons in said town, or persons who are violating the ordinance of the town. He shall have power to issue and execute and have attested by the clerk of said town executions for all fines, penalties, costs, taxes, utility charges for services afforded by the town, and to issue warrants for the arrest and detention of persons violating the ordinance of the town. Any person so accused shall have a right to appoint an expeditious hearing for the charges against him, which hearing shall be held before the mayor, and upon his absence or disability the mayor pro-tem, unless and until a recorder's court is established in said town. Upon conviction, such accused person may be sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days and to cause such prisoner to work on the public streets and ways or the public works of the town, or in lieu thereof impose a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00).

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This the 6th day of January, 1992. /s/ Eley H. Loftin MAYOR /s/ Walter Wiggins COUNCILMAN /s/ Kenneth B. Summerlin COUNCILMAN /s/ Mike L. Crockett COUNCILMAN /s/ Jimmy E. Adams COUNCILMAN /s/ Robert Gladney AFFIDAVIT STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF HEARD This is to certify that the attached Charter Amendment was read before the City Council of Centralhatchee on December 2, 1991 and January 6, 1992. Sworn to this 20th day of March, 1992. /s/ Diane Noles DIANNE NOLES City Clerk, City of Centralhatchee Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of March, 1992. /s/ June Yates Notary Public, Heard County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 26, 1994

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NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA TOWN OF CENTRALHATCHEE The Mayor and Council of the Town of Centralhatchee, Georgia, on January 6, 1992, will amend the Charter for the Town of Centralhatchee, Georgia, to prohibit the Mayor from voting at meetings of the Mayor and Council, and to name the Mayor as the administrator of the town. A copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the Town of Centralhatchee's Clerk's Office and in the Office of the Heard County Clerk of Superior Court for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. This the 6th day of November, 1991. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CENTRALHATCHEE, GEORGIA 11-6,13,20 AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA Heard County To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that the legal notice attached hereto has been published in The News Banner, Franklin, Ga. legal organ for The following dates to-wit: November 6, 1991 November 13, 1991 November 20, 1991

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Sworn to on the 10th day of December, 1991 /s/ B. T. McCutchen, Publisher Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 10th day of December, 1991 /s/ Diane Noles Notary Public, Heard County Georgia My Commission Expires April 11, 1994 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State January 13, 1992. CITY OF ALBANY - WARDS. 92-110 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 36, CHAPTER 35, OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED, AS AMENDED, AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBANY SO AS TO CHANGE THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THE SIX WARDS WITHIN THE CITY PROPER; REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES AND CHAPTER PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany, Georgia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of same: SECTION 1 . Paragraph 2 of Section 2 of the Charter of the City of Albany, Georgia, providing that the City shall be divided into six wards and describing each of said wards is amended by deleting Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 81-170 and substituting Exhibit A attached to this ordinance, which contains

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a description of each ward as reapportioned in accordance with the census of 1990. SECTION 2 . Pursuant to the provisions of Section 36-35-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, as amended, this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany at two regular consecutive meetings and after compliance with all the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, as amended. SECTION 3 . All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all charter provisions or parts of charter provisions in conflict herewith are repealed. /s/ Paul A. Keenan MAYOR ATTEST: /s/ Joann Pope CITY CLERK Adopted: February 25, 1992 Adopted: March 3, 1992 I do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy. /s/ Joann Pope City Clerk The proposed wards for the City of Albany are as follows; Ward 1 : Ward 1 shall include that eastern portion of the City of Albany, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the intersection of the centerline of Maple Street and the south side of the Georgia Power Company Reservoir, which is the north line of the city limits of Albany, Georgia, and go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Maple Street to the centerline of Clark Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the

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centerline of South Central Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of South Central Street to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of E. Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82); go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of E. Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82) to the centerline of the Atlantic Gulf Railroad; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of the Atlantic Gulf Railroad to the centerline of Silica Drive; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Silica Drive to the centerline of Mobile Avenue; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Mobile Avenue to the centerline of Mitchell Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mitchell Avenue to the centerline of Van Deman Street; go thence in a northerly and then westerly direction along the centerline of Van Deman Street and Dunes Avenue to the centerline of Frotscher Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Frotscher Street to the centerline of Mitchell Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mitchell Avenue to the centerline of Rood Street; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Rood Street to the centerline of Dunes Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Dunes Avenue to the centerline of South Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of South Street to the center line of Mitchell Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mitchell Avenue to the centerline of Crawford Drive; go thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Crawford Drive to the centerline of Radium Springs Road; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Radium Springs Road to the centerline of Moultrie Road (S.R. 133); go thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of said Moultrie Road to the eastern city limit line of the City of Albany, Georgia; go thence in a generally eastern, then northern and then western direction along the present city limit line of the City of Albany, Georgia, to the point of beginning. Ward 2 : Ward 2 shall include that north central portion of the city of Albany, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the intersection of the centerline of Maple Street and the south side of the Georgia Power Company Reservoir,

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which is the north line of the city limits of Albany, Georgia, and go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Maple Street to the centerline of Clark Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Clark Avenue to the centerline of South Central Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of South Central Street to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; go thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of E. Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82); go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of E. Oglethorpe Boulevard (U.S. 82) to the centerline of the Atlantic Gulf Railroad; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of the Atlantic Gulf Railroad to the centerline of Silica Dirve; to thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Silica Drive to the centerline of Mobile Avenue; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Mobile Avenue to the centerline of Mitchell Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mitchell Avenue to the centerline of Van Deman Street; go thence in a northerly and westerly direction along the centerlines of Van Deman Street and Dunes Avenue to the centerline of Frotscher Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Frotscher Street to the centerline of Mitchell Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mitchell Avenue to the centerline of Rood Street; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Rood Street to the centerline of Dunes Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Dunes Avenue to the centerline of South Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of South Street to the center line of Mitchell Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Mitchell Avenue to the centerline of Crawford Drive; go thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Crawford Drive to the centerline of Radium Springs Road; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Radium Springs Road to the centerline of Hilsman Avenue; go thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Hilsman Avenue and a projection thereof to the centerline of Oakridge Drive; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Oakridge Drive to the centerline of the Flint River; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to the centerline of the Georgia Great Southern Railroad; go thence in a north westerly direction along the centerline of the Georgia Great Southern

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Railroad to the centerline of Roosevelt Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Roosevelt Avenue to the centerline of Washington Street; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Washington Street to the centerline of Tift Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Tift Avenue to the centerline of Van Buren Street; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Van Buren Street to the centerline of Society Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Society Avenue to the centerline of N. Slappey Boulevard; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of N. Slappey Boulevard to the north line of the city limits of Albany, Georgia, and go thence in an easterly direction along the north side of the city limits of the City of Albany, as it follows the west bank of the Kinchafoonee Creek, west right-of-way of N. Jefferson Street, south right-of-way of Philema Road, west right-of-way of Muckafoonee Creek, the east bank of the Flint River and the south side of the Georgia Power Company Reservoir to the point of beginning. Ward 3 : Ward 3 shall include that central portion of the City of Albany, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the intersection of the centerline of N. Slappey Boulevard and the centerline of Society Avenue and go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Society Avenue to the centerline of Van Buren Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Van Buren Street to the centerline of Tift Avenue; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Tift Avenue to the centerline of Washington Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Washington Street to the centerline of Roosevelt Avenue; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Roosevelt Avenue to the centerline of the main line of the Georgia Great Southern Railroad; go thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of the Georgia Great Southern Railroad to the centerline of the Flint River; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to a projection eastward of the centerline of Riverside Drive; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of said projection and the centerline of Riverside Drive to the centerline of S. Jackson Street; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of S. Jackson Street to the centerline of Alice Avenue, go thence in a westerly direction

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along the centerline of Alice Avenue and the centerline of that portion of Madison Street which goes westward; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Madison Street to the centerline of Jefferies Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Jefferies Avenue to the centerline of Newton Road; go thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Newton Road to the centerline of Lippitt Drive; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline if Lippitt Drive to the centerline of S. Slappey Boulevard; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of S. Slappey Boulevard to the centerline of Gordon Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Gordon Avenue to the centerline of Magnolia Street; go thence in a notherly direction along the centerline of Magnolia Street to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; go thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of N. Slappey Boulevard; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of N. Slappey Boulevard to the point of beginning. Ward 4 : Ward 4 shall include that southwestern portion of the City of Albany, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the intersection of the centerline of Whispering Pines Road and the centerline of N. Slappey Boulevard and go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of N. Slappey Boulevard to the center line of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; go thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of Valencia Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Valencia Street to the centerline of Gordon Avenue; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Gordon Avenue to the centerline of the spur line of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of said spur line of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of West Town Road; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of West Town Road to the centerline of Oakridge Drive; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Oakridge Drive to the centerline of Old Pretoria Road; go thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Old Pretoria Road to the south line of the city limits of Albany, Georgia; go

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thence along the city limit line in a generally westerly, then northerly and then generally southeasterly direction to the centerline of Westover Road; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Westover Road to the north right-of-way line of Gillionville Road; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Gillionville Road to the centerline of Meadowlark Drive; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Meadowlark Drive to the centerline of Kenilworth Drive; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Kenilworth Drive to the centerline of Lullwater Road; go thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Lullwater Road to the centerline of Dawson Road; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Dawson Road to the centerline of Robinhood Drive; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Robinhood Drive to the centerline of Doncaster Drive; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Doncaster Drive to the centerline of Oak Glen Alley; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Oak Glen Alley to the centerline of Hilltop Drive; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Hilltop Drive to the centerline of 11th Avenue; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of 11th Avenue to the centerline of Edgewood Lane; go thence in a northeasterly direction along the centerline of Edgewood Lane to the centerline of Whispering Pines Road; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Whispering Pines Road to the point of beginning. Ward 5 : Ward 5 shall include that northwestern portion of the City of Albany, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the intersection of the centerline of N. Slappey Boulevard and the north line of the city limits of Albany, Georgia, and go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of N. Slappey Boulevard to the centerline of Whispering Pines Road; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Whispering Pines Road to the centerline of Edgewood Lane; go thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Edgewood Lane to the centerline of 11th Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of 11th Avenue to the centerline of Hilltop Drive; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Hilltop Drive to the centerline of Oak

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Glen Alley; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Oak Glen Alley to the centerline of Doncaster Drive; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Doncaster Drive to the centerline of Robinhood Drive; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Robinhood Drive to the centerline of Dawson Road; go thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of Dawson Road to the centerline of Lullwater Road; go thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of Lullwater Road to the centerline of Kenilworth Drive; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Kenilworth Drive to the centerline of Meadowlark Drive; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Meadowlark Drive to the north right-of-way of Beattie Road; go thence along the city limit line of the City of Albany, Georgia, in a generally northerly, westerly and northerly direction to the north line of Dougherty County and the City of Albany; go thence in an easterly direction along the said north line of Dougherty County and City of Albany, Georgia, to the point of beginning. Ward 6 : Ward 6 shall include that south central portion of the City of Albany, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the intersection of the centerline of Gordon Avenue and the centerline of S. Slappey Boulevard and go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of S. Slappey Boulevard to the centerline of Lippitt Drive; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Lippitt Drive to the centerline of Newton Road; go thence in a northeastern direction along the centerline of Newton Road to the centerline of Jefferies Avenue to the centerline of Madison Street; go thence in a southerly and easterly direction along the centerline of Madison Street to the centerline of Alice Avenue; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Alice Avenue to the centerline of Jackson Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Jackson Street to the centerline of Riverside Drive; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Riverside Drive and a projection thereof

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to the centerline of the Flint River; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of the Flint River to the centerline of Oakridge Drive; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Oakridge Drive to the centerline of a projection westward of the centerline of Hilsman Avenue; go thence in an easterly direction along said projection of the centerline and the centerline of Hilsman Avenue to the centerline of Radium Springs Road; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Radium Springs Road to the centerline of Moultrie Road (S.R. 133); go thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Moultrie Road (S.R. 133) to the eastern city limit line of the City of Albany, Georgia; go thence along the city limit line of the City of Albany, Georgia, in a southerly direction, then generally westerly direction to the south right-of-way line of Old Pretoria Road; go thence in a northeasterly direction along the south right-of-way line of Old Pretoria Road to the centerline of Oakridge Drive; go thence to an easterly direction along the centerline of Oakridge Drive to the centerline of West Town Road; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of West Town Road to the centerline of the spur line of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; go thence in a westerly and then northerly direction along the centerline of said spur line of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of Gordon Avenue; go thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Gordon Avenue to the centerline of Valencia Drive; go thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Valencia Drive to the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad; go thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad to the centerline of Magnolia Street; go thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Magnolia Street to the centerline of Gordon Avenue; go thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Gordon Avenue to the point of beginning. NOTICE Notice is given that there has been filed with the Clerk of the City of Albany, Georgia, an ordinance proposing under the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965 to amend the Charter of the City of Albany, so as to change the description of each of the six wards within the City proper. A copy of said ordinance is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Albany, Georgia, and

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such ordinance is available at said place for the purpose of examination or inspection by the public. CITY OF ALBANY, GEORGIA By: Al Grieshaber, Jr. City Attorney February 14, 17, 24, March 2, 1992 5254 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION GEORGIA, DOUGHERTY COUNTY Personally appeared before the undersigned, an officer, authorized to administer oaths, Sandi Bell, who being sworn, says that (s)he is an Agent of The Albany Herald Publishing Company, Inc., a corporation with principal offices at Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, and having general circulation within the area of Dougherty County and Baker County, and that the advertisement of Notice - ordinance proposing to amend the Charter of the City of Albany, A TRUE COPY of which is affixed hereto, was published in said Albany Herald in all its editions for February 14, 17, 24, March 2, 1992. /s/ Sandi Bell Sworn to and subscribed before me at Albany, Georgia, this 2nd day of March, 1992. /s/ Tina S. Hamby Notary Public My Commission Expires January 1, 1996. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State March 23, 1992.

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CITY OF EAST POINT - RETIREMENT PLAN OF THE CITY OF EAST POINT; ELIGIBILITY; PARTICIPATION. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 298, et. seq.) AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EAST POINT, GEORGIA, APPROVED AUGUST 19, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 862, et. seq.), AND THE SEVERAL ACTS AMENDATORY THEREOF INCLUDING THAT ACT APPROVED MARCH 9, 1972 (GA. L. 1972, P. 2151, et. seq.), AND IN PARTICULAR THAT ACT ENROLLED IN Ga. L. 1989, p. 5134, et. seq., IS HEREBY FURTHER AMENDED SO AS TO AMEND PROVISIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION UNDER THE PLAN; TO PROVIDE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965; TO PROVIDE FOR ENROLLMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES. STATE OF GEORGIA CITY OF EAST POINT BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST POINT, AND IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY AUTHORITY OF SAME THAT: Section 1 . An Act establishing a new Charter for the City of East Point approved August 19, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 862, et seq.) as amended, and particularly that ordinance adopted November 2, 1987 by the Mayor and Council of the City of East Point as is enrolled in Ga. L. 1989, page 5134, et seq., is hereby further amended pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 298, et seq.), by striking Section 1 of Article III, in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 of Article III, which shall provide as follows:

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Section 1 . Ineligible Classes of Employees. The Following classes of Employees shall not become eligible for participation in the Plan. CLASS 1 - Employees, other than elected or appointed members of the Governing Authority, who regularly work less than thirty (30) hours per week in the Service of the City or Library, or who are regularly employed for less than eleven (11) months in any year. CLASS 2 - Any person employed by the Employer to perform scientific, technical, engineering, accounting, legal, or similar expert services in a consulting capacity on a retainer or fee basis. CLASS 3 - Any person who is an active participant in the retirement plan of any other JMEBS Member. A retired participant or a terminated participant of any other JMEBS Member shall not be considered an active participant for the purposes of this subsection. CLASS 4 - Any participant in any superseded plan declining to waive any entitlement to retirement benefits provided thereunder. CLASS 5 - Any employee hired on or after April 1, 1992. Section 2 . The City Clerk of East Point, Georgia, is hereby directed to publish a notice containing a synopsis of this proposed ordinance in the official organ of Fulton County, Georgia, and in the official newspaper of the City of East Point once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty days immediately preceding the final adoption of this ordinance. Said City Clerk shall further file a copy of this proposed ordinance in the office of said clerk and in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. Said City Clerk is further directed to furnish anyone upon written request a copy of this proposed ordinance.

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Upon adoption of this ordinance by the City Council, the City Clerk is instructed within thirty days thereafter to furnish certified copies of this ordinance to the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia for enrollment in Georgia Laws thereafter. Section 3 . Severability. In the event any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall in no manner effect the previously existing provisions of the other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect, as if the section, subsection, sentence, clauses or phrases so declared or adjudicated invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of this ordinance or retained the previously existing provisions if it had known that such part or parts hereof would be declared or adjudicated invalid or unconstitutional. Section 4 . All Charter provisions, ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. Section 5 . This Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption. First Reading 3/16/92 Second Reading 4/6/92 This Ordinance having been properly considered and adopted by the City Council of the City of East Point, Georgia, same is hereby approved. This 6th day of April, 1992. /s/ Bruce Bannister BRUCE BANNISTER, MAYOR ATTEST:

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/s/ Evelyn K. Reeves EVELYN REEVES, CITY CLERK LEGAL AD The City of East Point City Council will hold Public Hearing on An Ordinance Pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 298, et. seq.) amending the Municipal Charter of the City of East Point, Georgia, approved August 19, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 862, et. seq.) and the several acts amendatory thereof including that act approved March 9, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2151, et. seq.), and in particular that act enrolled in Ga. L. 1989, p. 5134, et. seq. is hereby further amended so as to amend provisions for eligibility and participation under the plan, to provide for compliance with the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, to provide for enrollment, to provide for an effective date, to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws and ordinances; and, for other purposes on March 16, 1992 for First Reading and on April 6, 1992 for final reading of said ordinance. A copy of said ordinance is on file in the City Clerk's office for review. Evelyn K. Reeves 8460, 3/12-4/2 PUBLISHER'S CERTIFICATE STATE OF GEORGIA.....[UNK] ss: COUNTY OF FULTON..... Personally appeared before the undersigned, a notary public within and for said county and State, GERALD L. CRANE, publisher of the SOUTHSIDE SUN, a newspaper published at East Point, county of Fulton, State of Georgia, who, being duly sworn, states on oath that the report of CITY OF EAST POINT, a true copy of which is hereto annexed, was published in said newspaper in its issue of the 12, 19, 26 2 day of March/April, 1992.

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/s/ Gerald W. Crane, Publisher (by) /s/ V. Aeryel Glasgow, Agent Acknowledgment of the publisher must be made before a notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths . Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of April 1992. /s/ David H. Hamrick Notary Public. My commission expires March 26, 1995 (SEAL) NOTICE LEGAL AD The City of East Point City Council will hold PUBLIC HEARING on AN ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 298, et. seq.) Amending the Municipal Charter of the City of East Point, Georgia, approved August 19, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 862, et. seq.) and the several acts amendatory thereof including that Act Approved March 9, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p.2151, et. seq.), and in particular that Act enrolled in Ga. L. 1989, p. 5134, et. seq.) is hereby further amended so as to amend provisions for eligibility and participation under the plan, to provide for compliance with the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, to provide for enrollment, to provide for an effective date, to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws and ordinances; and, for other purposes on March 16, 1992 for First Reading and on April 6, 1992 for Final Reading of said ordinance. A copy of said ordinance is on file in the City Clerk's office for review. Mar 12 19 26 Apr 2 1992 Req.-2 162530 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT

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STATE OF GEORGIA, - County of Fulton. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came DAWN T. STUART, who, being duly sworn, according to law, says that SHE is the AGENT of the Daily Report Company, publishers of the Fulton County Daily Report, official newspaper published at Atlanta, in said county and State, and that the publication, of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in said paper on the 12TH, 19TH, 26TH day(s) of MARCH, 1992, and on the 2ND day of APRIL, 1992 as provided by law. /s/ Dawn T. Stuart Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3 day of APRIL, 1992. /s/ Cassandra Jean Harkness Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires April 12, 1993 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State May 19, 1992. CITY OF PEACHTREE CITY - REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF PEACHTREE CITY MUNICIPAL CHARTER BY REPEALING SECTION 20 AND SECTION 21 BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of Peachtree City, and it is hereby ordained by authority of same, that the Charter of the City of Peachtree City be amended by repealing, in their entirety, Sections 20 and 21 of the Charter of the City of Peachtree City. First reading this 7th day of May, 1992. Second reading this 21st day of May, 1992.

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Done, Ratified and Passed this 21st day of May, 1992. /s/ Robert L. Lenox Mayor /s/ Edward D. Bradford /s/ Annie W. McMenamin /s/ Robert S. Brooks Attest: /s/ Frances Meaders City Clerk Sec. 20. [Registration of electors] . The city shall maintain its own system of registration of electors. The procedure for the registration of electors, preparation of elector's lists and the maintenance of such lists and system of such registration shall be as is provided for in Code Chapter 34A-5. Twenty (20) days prior to any primary or election conducted by said city, the registrars shall cease taking applications to qualify persons to vote in such primary or election. (Ga. Laws 1973, H.B. No. 94, Act No. 450, p. 2821, 4). State law referenceAuthority to adopt county registration list, Ga. Code Ann., 69-1608. Sec. 21. [Appeal of purged electors; revising and purging list] . In case an elector is now allowed to register by the clerk or whose name is left off of the list of qualified voters by the clerk, he shall have the right of appeal to the council, whose findings shall be final. Said appeal can be made immediately upon the elector ascertaining this fact and the council shall immediately assemble and hear the appeal de novo. Said hearing shall be before the polls are closed for the election at which such elector desires to vote, whether special or general, so that a voter may not be removed from the list without a final hearing before the polls are closed at said election. The clerk must revise and purge the list of qualified voters as aforesaid before such election, both general and special. When a name of the elector is stricken from the list of qualified voters for any cause, it can only be re-entered thereon by action of the clerk, after having

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been properly authorized to do so in writing by the council, which authorization shall for sixty (60) days after said election be kept in the permanent records of the city. NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEACHTREE CITY The Mayor and Council of the City of Peachtree City will vote whether or not to amend the City Charter of Peachtree City by repealing Sections 20 and 21 during its next two regular, consecutive council meetings on May 7, 1992 and May 21, 1992. A copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Fayette for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. The Clerk of the City of Peachtree City will furnish to anyone, upon written request, a copy of the proposed amendment. As a general synopsis, this proposed amendment would remove two sections from the City charter. Section 20 currently requires the City to maintain its own system for registration of electors. It further requires the City to stop taking applications to qualify persons to vote in a City primary or election twenty days prior to such primary or election. Section 21 specifies the rights an elector has to appeal a decision by the Clerk of the City of Peachtree to leave the elector's name off the list of qualified voters. This section also requires the Clerk of the City of Peachtree City to revise and purge the list of qualified voters and specifies the circumstances under which the name of an elector who has been stricken from the list of qualified voters can be added back to that list. Frances Meaders City Clerk City of Peachtree City April 19, 26, May 3, 1992 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FAYETTE

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AFFIDAVIT OF Fayette Newspapers, Inc. COMES NOW Gary Cornwell, who, after being sworn by the undersigned officer duly authorized by law to administer oaths, states as follows: 1. My name is Gary Cornwell, and I am employed and am a duly authorized representative of Fayette Newspapers, Inc. 2. In my capacity as a duly authorized representative of the aforesaid newspaper, which is the official organ of Fayette County, Georgia or a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Peachtree City, I have determined that the Notice of Proposed Amendment to the Charter of the City of Peachtree City was published for three consecutive weeks on April 19, April 26, and May 3, 1992, by the newspaper with which I am employed in Fayette County, Georgia; a true and accurate copy of that notice is attached hereto, identified as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. 3. I understand that this Affidavit is being given to comply with the provisions of O.C.G.A. 36-35-5. FURTHER THE AFFIANT SAYETH NOT. /s/ Gary Cornwell FAYETTE NEWSPAPERS, INC. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of May, 1992. /s/ Helen S. Teague Notary Public, Fayette County, Georgia My Commission Expires July 11, 1993 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State June 10, 1992.

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CITY OF DAWSON - ELECTIONS; QUALIFYING; NOTICES OF CANDIDACY. AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAWSON, GEORGIA, TO BE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 8-3 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DAWSON, TO PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN WHICH TO QUALIFY IN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS, THE FILING OF THE NOTICE OF CANDIDACY AND THE DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION REQUIRED. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Dawson, Georgia, that Section 8-3 of the Charter of the City of Dawson is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: Each candidate shall file notice of his or her candidacy in the office of the municipal superintendent of this municipality at least 42 but not more than 52 days prior to the election in the case of a general election and at least 20 but not more than 30 days prior to the election in the case of a special election. This ordinance shall become effective January 1, 1992. /s/ Robert L. Albritten Mayor /s/ Sheri L. Howard Clerk GEORGIA, TERRELL COUNTY CITY OF DAWSON, GEORGIA Personally appeared before the undersigned attesting officer, James M. Collier who, after being duly sworn, deposes and says as follows: My name is James M. Collier and I am the City Attorney for the City of Dawson, Georgia. I certify that the Charter by the City of Dawson amending Section 8-3 of the City Ordinances was duly read and approved at the Council's regular meeting on

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November 14, 1991, and again on December 12, 1991; that the same was properly advertised and properly filed for inspection at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Dawson, Georgia, and the Clerk of the Superior Court of Terrell County, Georgia. Further affiant sayeth not. /s/ James M. Collier James M. Collier, Affiant Attorney for the City of Dawson, GA PUBLIC NOTICE OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 8-3 OF THE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF DAWSON Notice is hereby given that the City Council is considering amending Section 8-3 of the Charter for the City of Dawson, so as to change qualifying times for candidates for public office and to provide the City Clerk more time for the preparation of the election materials. A copy of the proposed Ordinance is on file in the office of the Clerk for the City of Dawson, City Hall, and in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Terrell County in the Terrell County Courthouse for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. Upon written request, a copy of the proposed Ordinance will be furnished to any interested party. Final action on this Ordinance shall be taken at the regular monthly meeting of the City Council of the City of Dawson on December 12, 1991, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. AFFIDAVIT STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF TERRELL Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths, a legal representative of the Dawson News , who, after being sworn, deposes and says on oath upon information and belief that: The above and foregoing

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legal notices were published in the Dawson News , the official organ of Terrell County, Georgia, on November 21, 1991; November 28, 1991; and December 05, 1991. Further Affiant seyeth not. /s/ Tommy Rountree Legal Representative of the Dawson News Title: Editor Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of June, 1991. /s/ Beverly N. Peeler Notary Public My Comm. Exp. Oct. 16, 1993. (SEAL) Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State June 19, 1992. CITY OF MANCHESTER - ORDINANCES; PROCEDURE. AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER, GEORGIA, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 (THE HOME RULE POWERS LAW) FOR THE PURPOSE OF SETTING FORTH THE PROCEDURE FOR ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Manchester currently provides at Section 2-107 (a), as follows: (a) Whenever any legislation shall be proposed, it shall be reduced to writing and shall be acted upon by said council which shall have authority to approve or disapprove, or to amend the same.

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which provision fails to set forth and clearly establish the manner for adopting legislation; and WHEREAS, procedures should be enacted which provide for public notice of the adoption of intended legislation, including some reasonable period during which proposed legislation may lay over and be considered by the governing authority; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Manchester has informally followed a procedure requiring readings of all proposed ordinances at two separate meetings of the Council; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED AND IT IS ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . Pursuant to the authority of The Home Rule Powers, Law, O.C.G.A. 36-35-3, the Charter of the City of Manchester is hereby amended by deleting present Section 2-107, subpart (a) in its entirety and adopting in lieu thereof the following: Section 2-107. PROCEDURE FOR ORDINANCES; QUORUM. (a) Whenever any legislation shall be proposed, it shall be reduced to writing and brought before the Mayor and Council in the form of an ordinance. Ordinances shall be duly adopted by reading the short title thereof at two meetings of the Council, not less than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days apart; provided, however, if an ordinance is read at a special meeting, notice of such meeting shall be called in accordance with the Georgia Open Meetings Act with notice to include the purpose for such meeting. At the meeting at which an ordinance is first read, copies of the written ordinance shall be available for public inspection and copying. Thereafter, a copy of the ordinance, together with any amendments thereto, shall be posted in City Hall until its adoption and codification. In considering an ordinance, the Council shall have authority to approve or disapprove, or to amend the same. Ordinances shall become effective at midnight on the tenth day following the second and final

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reading, unless a different effective date is established therein. Section 2 . This ordinance shall become effective upon compliance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. 36-35-5 relating to its filing in the office of Clerk of Superior Court and in the office of the Secretary of State. First Reading: April 13, 1992 Second Reading: April 27, 1992 Adopted and passed by the Mayor and Council of the City of Manchester this 27th day of April, 1992. CITY OF MANCHESTER /s/ Philip T. Rudderman Philip T. Rudderman, Mayor /s/ L. S. Glencamp L. S. Glencamp, Mayor Pro Tem /s/ Terri Mattocks Terri Mattocks, Councilwoman W. J. Anderson, Councilman /s/ Danny L. Wadsworth Danny L. Wadsworth, Councilman ATTEST: /s/ Nancy J. Thompson Nancy J. Thompson, City Clerk I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the Home Rule Ordinance adopted by the Mayor and Council at the April 27, 1992 Regular Council Meeting. The first reading of this ordinance was April 13, 1992 and the second reading was April 27, 1992. /s/ Nancy J. Thompson Nancy J. Thompson, City Clerk

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SEAL: PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and Council of the City of Manchester, a municipal corporation, will at its regular, consecutive meetings on April 13, 1992, and April 27, 1992, at 7:30 P.M. in the City Hall, consider an ordinance to amend the Charter of said City, pursuant to the authority of O.C.G.A. 36-35-3, for the purpose of setting forth procedures of the enactment of ordinances. A copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Meriwether and Talbot Counties, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. Upon written request, the City Clerk will furnish anyone a copy of the proposed amendment. NANCY J. THOMPSON CITY CLERK (4:8,15,22) PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT I, Robert E. Tribble, Publishers of the Manchester Star-Mercury, the official legal organ of Manchester, Georgia, do hereby certify that a legal notice regarding an ordinance to amend the City Charter was published in this newspaper on April 8, 15 22, 1992. /s/ Robert E. Tribble Robert E. Tribble, Publisher /s/ Mike Hale Mike Hale, Notary Public Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th day of May, 1992. Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State June 23, 1992.

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CITY OF DULUTH - BUDGETS; CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DULUTH HEREBY ORDAINS that pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. 36-35-3, the Charter of the City of Duluth, as amended (Georgia Laws 1987, p. 3914) is hereby amended by the addition of a new section to said Charter to be designated as Section 6.32 to read as follows: Section 6.32. Capital Reserve Fund The City Council shall maintain a Capital Reserve Fund to be set forth in the budget for each fiscal year in an amount of not less than Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00). Said fund shall be for the purpose of providing funds to be used only in cases of dire emergency, and for the purpose of generating long term interest income to provide financial stability for the City. Interest income generated from said fund and payable in any particular fiscal year shall be placed in the operating budget for said fiscal year, and shall be used for such purposes as designated by the City Council in the operating budget for that fiscal year. The Mayor and Council may provide for the withdrawal of funds from the Capital Reserve Fund to be used in cases of dire emergency upon the passage of an ordinance finding that said expenditure constitutes a dire emergency. Approval of any such ordinance shall require the affirmative vote at least four (4) Council Members. The amount of money withdrawn from said fund in any one fiscal year shall never exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00). And the minimum balance in said fund shall never be reduced below Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,750,000.00). The remaining provisions of the Charter of the City of Duluth, Georgia shall remain in full force and effect. This ordinance amending the Charter of the City of Duluth, Georgia is adopted pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 and

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shall become effective upon its approval at a second meeting of the Mayor and Council and following publication as required by law. 1ST ADOPTION APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DULUTH, GEORGIA this 8th day of June, 1992. /s/ Bobby G. Williams Mayor /s/ Richard H. King Council Member /s/ Maxine Garner Council Member /s/ Jason K. Moore Council Member /s/ Tim Loftin Council Member ATTEST: /s/ Donna L. Patterson City Clerk 2ND ADOPTION APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS SECOND TIME BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DULUTH, GEORGIA this 22nd day of June, 1992. /s/ Bobby G. Williams Mayor /s/ Maxine Garner Council Member /s/ Victor F. Gerber Council Member /s/ Richard H. King Council Member /s/ Tim Loftin Council Member

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ATTEST: /s/ Donna L. Patterson City Clerk Certified true and exact copy. /s/ Donna L. Patterson NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The public is hereby notified that an amendment to the Municipal Charter of the city of Duluth, Georgia has been proposed and will be adopted at two consecutive regular meetings of the Mayor and Council of the City of Duluth, scheduled for June 8, 1992 and June 22, 1992 . The Amendment will establish a Capital Reserve Fund in the City's budget and will place limitations on the amount of funds which can be withdrawn from said account during any one (1) fiscal year. The proposed Amendment has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Duluth, Georgia and in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia. It is available for public inspection at either location. U25050903, 5/28-6/11 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF GWINNETT Personally appeared before the undersigned, a notary public within and for said county and state, David Randolph Still, Associate Publisher of the Gwinnett Home Weekly, published at Lawrenceville, County of Gwinnett, State of Georgia, and being the official organ for the publication of legal advertisements for said county, who being duly sworn, states on oath that the report of U25050903, a true copy of which is hereto attached, was published in said newspaper on the following date(s): May 28, June 4 11, 1992. BRUCE R. STILL, PUBLISHER

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/s/ David R. Still By David R. Still, Associate Publisher, Agent Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of June 1992. /s/ Glynn M. Martin Notary Public My Commission Expires November 8, 1993 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State July 7, 1992. CITY OF MARIETTA - WARDS. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CHARTER OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA Council Bill No. Ordinance Bill No. To provide for the formal adoption of the redistricting map for the City of Marietta pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Charter of the City of Marietta, Georgia BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA, THAT: Section 1 . The Charter of the City of Marietta, Georgia is hereby amended pursuant to Section 3.3 of the City of Marietta by adopting a map which is attached hereto marked Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference as the official Ward Boundary Map of the City of Marietta, Georgia. This adoption follows two public hearings which have been not less than seven and no more than sixty days apart and follows an advertisement in the Marietta Daily Journal which advertisement contained a synopsis of the proposed amendment and such advertisement ran once a week for four weeks within a period of sixty days immediately preceding its final adoption. In addition, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-4.1, such re-apportionment of districts shall be effective for the election of members to the municipal

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governing authority at the next regular general municipal election following the publication of the decennial census. The attached map is hereby declared to be the official Ward District Boundary Map for the City of Marietta, Georgia. This adoption is pursuant to public hearings held April 8, 1992 and May 13, 1992, after proper notification and at regularly called consecutive meetings of the Mayor and Council in and for the City of Marietta, Georgia. The legal description on each ward boundary which is on file in the City Clerk's office is incorporated herein by reference. This Ordinance is adopted for the second time at the second of two regular and consecutive meetings of the municipal governing authority. Section 2 . The adoption of this Charter Amendment follows: a) The publication of notice in the local newspaper, as required by law; b) The holding of two public hearings at two regular consecutive meetings of the municipal governing authority, not less than seven nor more than sixty days apart; c) The filing of the Proposed Amendments with the Clerk of Superior Court and the Clerk for the City of Marietta, Georgia; and d) The posting of signs pursuant to State Law in the various wards. Section 3 . It is hereby declared to be the intention of this Ordinance that its sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, it shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Ordinance. Section 4 . All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 5 . This Ordinance shall become effective upon the signature or without the signature of the Mayor, subject to Georgia laws 1983, page 4119.

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CLERK'S CERTIFICATION GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY CITY OF MARIETTA I, SHEILA R. HILL, certify that I am Clerk for the City of Marietta and keeper of the records of said municipality, and as such do hereby certify that the attached minutes of the May 13, 1992 regular council meeting are true and correct copies as same appears of record, and is currently in full force and effect. WITNESS my hand and Seal of the City of Marietta, Georgia, this 22nd day of June, 1992. /s/ Sheila R. Hill Sheila R. Hill City Clerk (SEALED) M-466 PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT CITY OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA HEARING DATES APRIL 8, 1992 AND MAY 13 , 1992 Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 and City Charter 2.16(5), the City of Marietta has proposed to amend it's Charter. The Charter Amendment is to redefine the seven ward boundaries located within the city limits of the City of Marietta,

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Georgia. A copy of the proposed map and the proposed Charter Amendment are on file with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Cobb County and are on file with the Clerk of the City of Marietta, Georgia. The public hearing dates for the proposed Charter Amendment will be April 8, 1992 and May 13, 1992 at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall for the City of Marietta, Council Chambers. Any member of the public is welcome to examine and inspect the redistricting ward map and all accompanying data, including the census data (1990) and each of the seven wards within the City of Marietta, Georgia. Georgia law provides that such reapportionment of districts shall be effective for the election of members to the municipal governing authority at the next regular general municipal election following the publication of the decennial census. Executed this 23rd day of March, 1992. Sheila R. Hill, Clark City of Marietta, Georgia 3;27,4;3 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF GEORGIA, - County of Cobb. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Otis A. Brumby, Jr., who, being duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal , publishers of the Marietta Daily Journal , official newspaper published at Marietta, in said county and State, and that the publication, of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in said paper on the 27th day(s) of March, 1992, and on the 3rd day of April, 1992, as provided by law. /s/ Otis A. Brumby, Jr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of May, 1992. /s/ Bobbie Bleven Notary Public, Georgia, State at Large

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My Commission Expires March 5, 1993 (SEAL) M-890 PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT CITY OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA HEARING DATE MAY 13, 1992 Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 and City Charter 2.16(5), the City of Marietta has proposed to amend it's Charter. The Charter Amendment is to redefine the seven ward boundaries located within the city limits of the City of Marietta, Georgia. A copy of the proposed map and the proposed Charter Amendment are on file with the Clerk of Superior Court of Cobb County and are on file with the Clerk of the City of Marietta, Georgia. The public hearing date for the proposed Charter Amendment will be May 13, 1992 at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall for the city of Marietta, Council Chambers. Any member of the public is welcome to examine and inspect the redistricting ward map and all accompanying data, including the census data (1990) and each of the seven wards within the City of Marietta, Georgia. Georgia law provides that such re-apportionment of districts shall be effective for the election of members to the municipal governing authority at the next regular general municipal election following the publication of the decennial census. Executed this 27th day of April, 1992. Sheila R. Hill, Clerk City of Marietta, Georgia 5: 1, 8 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF GEORGIA, - County of Cobb. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Otis A. Brumby, Jr., who, being duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal , publishers of the Marietta Daily Journal , official newspaper published at Marietta, in said county and state, and

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that the publication, of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in said paper on the 1, 8 day(s) of May, 1992, as provided by law. /s/ Otis A. Brumby, Jr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18 day of May, 1992. /s/ Bobbie Bleven Notary Public, Georgia, State at Large My Commission Expires March 5, 1993 (SEAL) Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State July 9, 1992. CITY OF AUSTELL - AUSTELL GAS SYSTEM; REVENUES. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER CITY OF AUSTELL JULY, 1992 WHEREAS, the City of Austell owns the Austell Gas System (System) and operates the System for the benefit of its customers and the citizens of Austell; and WHEREAS, the ownership of the System by the City provides financial, management, and operational benefits to the System; and WHEREAS, the City Council desire to allocate a portion of the revenues from the operation of the System for the use of the City in its operation of City services; and WHEREAS, this amendment to the Charter of the City of Austell has been advertised and public comment and hearing allowed at two regular Council meetings; and

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WHEREAS, the terms of the members of the Austell Gas Board have been changed from five (5) years to two (2) years; and BE IT ORDAINED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED: Section 2.41 of the Charter shall be amended to read as follows: Section 2.41. Revenues; payments to the City. The Board is charged with the duty of collecting for all services rendered by the Gas System of the City, and is required to keep the money so collected in a bank or banks as it deems appropriate as a depository for such funds. The Board shall at all times maintain a schedule of fees, rates, and tolls for the services and products of the city's gas system as shall be sufficient to retire any revenue certificates, bonds, or other indebtedness incurred by the City of Austell or the board for the erection, construction, extension, or improvement of such Gas System, and to provide for any reserves and funds required to be maintained by the City or the Board in connection with the issuance of any such bonds or revenue certificate or the incurrence of any other such indebtedness. Such obligations of the City and the Board shall be discharged according to their tenor by the Board and required payments shall be made promptly when due either directly to the obligee, his or her agents or assigns, or by the payment of such sums to the City for the account of such obligee. In addition to the above, such fees, tolls, and rates shall be maintained at a level sufficient to pay the current operation and maintenance expenses of such System, provided the Board shall pay to the City of Austell an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the gross revenues of the System for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1990; four percent (4%) of the gross revenues of the System for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1991; four and one-half percent (4 %) of the gross revenues of the System for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1992; and five percent (5%) of the gross revenues of the System for all succeeding fiscal years. On or after August 1, 1997, the percentage of gross revenues of the System to be paid by the

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Austell Gas Board to the City as described above may, upon (1) the approval of at least fifty-five percent (55%) of the aggregate principal amount of the Prior Bonds then outstanding and (2) the request of the City, be increased by up to one percent (1%) to a maximum of six percent (6%) for the next succeeding twelve (12) months and be increased by up to one-half percent (0.5%) yearly thereafter to a maximum of seven percent (7%). Any request by the City as described in the preceding sentence must be made no later than 120 days before the first day of the Austell Gas Board's next succeeding fiscal year and will be effective on the first day of such next succeeding fiscal year. Gross Revenues as used in this part shall mean all of the System's operating revenues received for providing gas service to customers less uncollectible revenues. Subject to the above, the Board shall have full control and authority over the expenditure of such funds with the provision that same can only be expended to pay the expenses of operating and maintaining such Gas System, to retire indebtedness incurred in connection with the construction, extension, or improvement of such System as aforesaid, and to establish required or reasonable reserves and funds including depreciation reserves, maintenance and repair funds, sinking funds for retirement or revenue certificates, bonds, or other indebtedness. The second and third sentence of Charter Section 2.38 shall read as follows: The Austell Gas Board shall consist of five (5) members who shall be appointed for two-year terms by the Mayor and City Council of Austell, and such members shall serve until their successors are duly appointed. Their terms of office shall be staggered so that three members are appointed in odd numbered years and two members shall be appointed in even numbered years. Section 2. It is hereby declared to be the intention of this Ordinance that its sections, paragraphs sentences, clauses and phrases are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is declared to be unconstitutional

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or invalid, it shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Ordinance. Section 3. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Austell, this 6 day of July, 1992. /s/ Joe Jerkins JOE JERKINS, MAYOR CITY OF AUSTELL /s/ Delores S. Lockridge DELORES S. LOCKRIDGE, CLERK CITY OF AUSTELL /s/ David P. Darden DAVID P. DARDEN CITY ATTORNEY July 27, 1992 Secretary of State Elections Division Room 110 STATE CAPITAL Atlanta, Georgia 30334 RE: City of Austell, Home Rule Amendment of Charter Dear Sirs: This letter will certify that the enclosed Home Rule Charter Amendment, earlier forwarded to your office, was read at the regularly scheduled City Council meetings occurring on July 1, 1992 and July 6, 1992. The Charter Amendment was passed by a unanimous vote at the regular City Council meeting on July 6, 1992. Again, the Charter Amendment was read at both the June 1 and the July 6 regularly scheduled council meetings. I make this certification as City Attorney for the City of Austell.

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Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions concerning this matter. Sincerely, /s/ David P. Darden DAVID P. DARDEN DPD/keb M-251 NOTICE OF CHARTER AMENDMENT The Council of the City of Austell is considering an amendment to the Charter of the City of Austell. The amendment would amend the composition and revenue fees of the Austell Gas System to The City of Austell. A copy of the proposed Charter amendment is on file with the City Clerk of Austell and the Clerk, upon written request, shall furnish a copy of the proposed amendment. 5:29, 6:5,12 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF COBB Before the undersigned attesting officer in and for said State personally appeared Jerry Huff, Jr./Vice President Gen'l Manager, who on oath deposes and says that he is the publisher of The Marietta Daily Journal , a newspaper in which sheriff's advertisements appear for said Cobb County; and that the attached notice regarding the Charter Amendment for the City of Austell, Georgia, was published in said newspaper on the following date, to-wit: May 29 and June 5, 12, 1992. /s/ Jerry Huff Vice President Gen'l Manager

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Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of June, 1992 /s/ Etna Smith Notary Public, Cobb County, Georgia My Commission Expires Feb. 24, 1994 (NOTARIAL SEAL) Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State July 29, 1992. CITY OF AUSTELL - MUNICIPAL COURT; BAIL BOND AND FINE SCHEDULE. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER CITY OF AUSTELL AUGUST 1992 WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council have the authority to set bail bond and fine schedules; and WHEREAS, the authority of the municipal court of Austell to impose the maximum fine of $1,000 or imprisonment of up to three hundred and sixty-five (365) days was guaranteed by the General Assembly and not by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council and Mayor desire to clarify the amount of time to which an offender may be specifically sentenced to public works; and WHEREAS, the following proposed charter change has been duly advertised and read at the regularly scheduled City Council meetings on July 6, 1992 and August 3, 1992; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Austell in regular meeting duly assembled, proper notice thereof having heretofore been given, as follows:

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Section 1. Section 4.13 (c) and (d) are hereby amended to read as follows: (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction including fines of an amount up to the maximum of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for up to a maximum of three hundred sixty-five (365) days, or both, or may sentence any offender upon conviction to labor for the city on the streets, sidewalks, squares, parks, or other public places, or do other community service work, for a period not exceeding three hundred sixty-five (365) days, or any combination of the foregoing. (d) The municipal court may use the bail bond and fine schedule adopted by the city council from time to time for those offenses specified therein as minimum punishment for the offenses specified. For any offense, whether or not appearing on said schedule, the municipal court may impose, upon conviction, a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and imprisonment in the city jail not to exceed one (1) year and work and labor on the city public works not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or all or any part of either or all. Whenever any person shall give bail for his or her appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, his or her bond shall be forfeited by the judge. In the event that case or property is accepted in lieu of bond for security for the appearance of a defendant at trial and if such defendant fails to appear at the time and place fixed for trial, the cash so deposited shall be, on order of the judge, declared forfeited to the city, or the property so deposited shall have a lien against if for the value forfeited, which lien shall be enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for city property taxes. Section 2. It is hereby declared to be the intention of this Ordinance that its sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, it shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Ordinance.

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Section 3. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Austell, this 3rd day of August, 1992, having been read at the July 6, 1992, and the August 3, 1992, regularly scheduled meetings of the City Council. /s/ Joe Jerkins JOE JERKINS, MAYOR CITY OF AUSTELL /s/ Delores S. Lockridge DELORES S. LOCKRIDGE, CLERK CITY OF AUSTELL /s/ David P. Darden DAVID P. DARDIN CITY ATTORNEY M-778 NOTICE OF CHARTER AMENDMENT The Council of the City of Austell is considering an amendment to the Charter of the City of Austell. The amendment would provide for the Council to establish a bail bond and fine schedule. A copy of the proposed Charter amendment is on file with the City Clerk of Austell and the Clerk, upon written request, shall furnish a copy of the proposed amendment. 7: 17,24,31 M-778 NOTICE OF CHARTER AMENDMENT The Council of the City of Austell is considering an amendment to the Charter of the City of Austell. The amendment would provide for the Council to establish a bail bond and fine schedule.

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A copy of the proposed Charter amendment is on file with the City Clerk of Austell and the Clerk, upon written request, shall furnish a copy of the proposed amendment. 7: 17,24,31 M-778 NOTICE OF CHARTER AMENDMENT The Council of the City of Austell is considering an amendment to the Charter of the City of Austell. The amendment would provide for the Council to establish a bail bond and fine schedule. A copy of the proposed Charter amendment is on file with the City Clerk of Austell and the Clerk, upon written request, shall furnish a copy of the proposed amendment. 7: 17,24,31 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF GEORGIA, - County of Cobb. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Otis A. Brumby, Jr., who, being duly sworn, according to law, says that He is the Publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal , publishers of the Marietta Daily Journal , official newspaper published at Marietta, in said county and State, and that the publication, of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in said paper on the 17, 24, 31 day(s) of July, 1992, as provided by law. /s/ Otis A. Brumby, Jr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12 day of August, 1992. /s/ Bobbie Bleven Notary Public, Georgia, State at Large My Commission Expires March 5, 1993 (SEAL) Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State August 27, 1992.

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CITY OF AUSTELL - MUNICIPAL COURT; PENALTIES AMENDMENT TO CHARTER CITY OF AUSTELL OCTOBER, 1992 WHEREAS, the City Council of Austell is empowered to set the limits of the jurisdiction of its Municipal Court within the limits of home rule powers granted by the General Assembly; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to clarify the extent of the power of the Municipal Court of Austell to imprison violators of city ordinances; and WHEREAS, notice of the within charter amendment has been read at two consecutive regular meetings of the City Council and members of the public afforded an opportunity to comment thereon. BE IT ORDAINED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED that the City Council of Austell hereby amends Section 4.13(c) of the Charter of the City of Austell to read as follows: (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction including fines of an amount up to the maximum of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for up to a maximum of six (6) months, or both, or may sentence any offender upon conviction to labor for the city on the streets, sidewalks, squares, parks, or other public places or to do community service work for up to thirty (30) days per offense, or any combination of the foregoing. (d) The municipal court may use the bail bond and fine schedule adopted by the city council from time to time for those offenses specified therein as minimum punishment for the offenses specified. For any offense, whether

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or not appearing on said schedule, the municipal court may impose, upon conviction, a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and imprisonment in the city jail not to exceed six (6) months and work and labor on the city public works or community service not to exceed thirty (30) days, either or all or any part of either or all. Whenever any person shall give bail for his or her appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, his or her bond shall be forfeited by the judge. In the event that cash or property is accepted in Section 2. It is hereby declared to be the intention of this Ordinance that its sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause of phrase of this Ordinance is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, it shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Ordinance. Section 3. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Austell, this 5th day of October, 1992. /s/ Joe Jerkins JOE JERKINS, MAYOR CITY OF AUSTELL /s/ Delores S. Lockridge DELORES S. LOCKRIDGE, CLERK CITY OF AUSTELL /s/ David P. Darden DAVID P. DARDEN CITY ATTORNEY January 26, 1993 Ms. Jean Bowles Secretary of State Elections Division

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Room 110 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334 RE: CITY OF AUSTELL CHARTER CHANGE REGARDING MUNICIPAL COURT Dear Ms. Bowles: This letter will confirm the contents of our recent telephone conversation regarding the above-referenced matter. You had asked for the dates at which the October 5, 1992 Charter Change was read and presented. This Charter Change was presented at the September 14, 1992 regular City Council meeting and also at the October 5, 1992 meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions concerning this matter. With warmest personal regards I am, Very Truly Yours, /s/ David P. Darden David P. Darden M-415 NOTICE CITY OF AUSTELL CHARTER AMENDMENT An amendment to the Charter of the City of Austell will be considered by the City Council at its regular meetings on September 14 and October 5. The amendment will amend the jurisdiction of its Municipal Court to impose imprisonment sentences. A copy of the proposed amendment is available in the City Clerk's Office. 9:25, 10:2

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M-415 NOTICE CITY OF AUSTELL CHARTER AMENDMENT An amendment to the Charter of the City of Austell will be considered by the City Council at its regular meetings on September 14 and October 5. The amendment will amend the jurisdiction of its Municipal Court to impose imprisonment sentences. A copy of the proposed amendment is available in the City Clerk's Office. 9:25, 10:2 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF GEORGIA, - County of Cobb. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Otis A. Brumby, Jr., who, being duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the Publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal , publishers of the Marietta Daily Journal , official newspaper published at Marietta, in said county and State, and that the publication, of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in said paper on the 25th day(s) of September, 1992, and on the 2nd day of October, 1992, as provided by law. /s/ Otis A. Brumby, Jr. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of October, 1992. /s/ Bobbie Bleven Notary Public, Georgia, State at Large My Commission Expires March 5, 1993 (SEAL) Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State October 22, 1992.

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CITY OF ALBANY - MUNICIPAL COURT; JUDGE. 92-158 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 36, CHAPTER 35 OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA, ANNOTATED, AS AMENDED, AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBANY SO AS TO SUBSTITUTE MUNICIPAL JUDGE FOR POLICE COURT RECORDER; REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES AND CHARTER PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany, Georgia, and it is hereby ordained by authority of same: SECTION 1 . Section 3(i) of the Charter of the City of Albany, Georgia, providing that: The Board of City Commissioners shall, on the second Monday in January of every other year, beginning January 1960, elect a City Manager, a City Attorney, a City Clerk and, at the pleasure of the Board, may elect a City Physician and a Police Court Recorder. is amended by substituting the following language: The Board of City Commissioners shall, on the second Monday in January of every other year, beginning January 1960, elect a City Manager, a City Attorney, a City Clerk and, at the pleasure of the Board, may elect a City Physician and a Chief Judge for the Municipal Court for Albany and an Associate judge or such part-time, full-time, or stand-by Judges as it shall deem appropriate. SECTION 2 . Section 10 of the Charter of the City of Albany, Georgia, providing that the Board of Commissioners shall elect a Recorder is amended by deleting the entire section and substituting the following: In the event that the Board of City Commissioners shall elect a Chief Judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as it shall deem appropriate, they shall preside in the Municipal Court of the City of Albany as

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hereinafter constituted. Each individual so appointed shall be an attorney of at least five (5) year's practice and shall perform such duties as the Board of City Commissioners may prescribe by law. SECTION 3 . Pursuant to the provisions of Section 36-35-4 of the Official Code of Georgia, Annotated, as amended, this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany at two (2) regular consecutive meetings and after compliance with all the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, as amended. SECTION 4 . All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, and all charter provisions, or parts of charter provisions, in conflict herewith are repealed. /s/ Paul A. Keenan MAYOR ATTEST: /s/ Joann Pope CITY CLERK Adopted: October 13, 1992 Adopted: October 27, 1992 I do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy. /s/ Joann Pope City Clerk NOTICE Notice is given that there has been filed with the Clerk of the City of Albany, Georgia, a Home Rule Ordinance proposing to amend the Charter of the City of Albany so as to substitute Municipal Judge for Police Court Recorder of the City of Albany.

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A copy of said ordinance is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Albany, Georgia, and a copy thereof is also on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, and such ordinance is available at either of said places for the purpose of examination or inspection by the public. CITY OF ALBANY, GEORGIA BY: Al Grieshaber, Jr. City Attorney September 28, October 5, 12, 1992 8201 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION GEORGIA, DOUGHERTY COUNTY Personally appeared before the undersigned, an officer, authorized to administer oaths, Sandi Bell, who being sworn, says that (s)he is an Agent of The Albany Herald Publishing Company, Inc., a corporation with principal offices at Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, and having general circulation within the area of Dougherty County and Baker County, and that the advertisement of Home Rule Ordinance - Substitute Municipal Judge for Police Court Recorder, A TRUE COPY of which is affixed hereto, was published in said Albany Herald in all its editions for September 28, October 5, 12, 1992. /s/ Sandi Bell Sworn to and subscribed before me at Albany, Georgia, this 16th day of November, 1992. /s/ Tina S. Hamby Notary Public My Commission Expires January 1, 1996 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State November 18, 1992.

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CITY OF MACON - MACON PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT SYSTEM; DISABILITY. COMMITTEE AMENDMENT AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MACON, GEORGIA AMENDING SECTION 4.3 OF ARTICLE IV OF THE MACON PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS SET FORTH IN AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, APPROVED AUGUST 3, 1927, (GA. LAWS 1927, P. 1283, ET. SEQ.), AS AMENDED PARTICULARLY BY AN ACT APPROVED MARCH 27, 1972 (GA. LAWS 1972, P. 3152, ET. SEQ.), AS AMENDED, INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MACON, PART I, ARTICLE V, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 5-502, PARAGRAPH (b) CODE OF MACON, GEORGIA (1991), AS AMENDED, PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY GRANTED THE CITY OF MACON UNDER THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965, (1965 GA. LAWS, P. 289, ET. SEQ.), SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY OF AN EMPLOYEE; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Macon, Georgia and it is hereby so ordained by the authority of the same, pursuant to the authority granted the City of Macon under the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965 (1965 Ga. laws, P. 298 et. seq., as amended, O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 et. seq.) as follows: Section 4.3 of Article IV of the Macon Pensions and Retirement System is hereby amended by deleting said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 4.3 to read as follows: ARTICLE IV REQUIREMENTS FOR RETIREMENT BENEFITS Section 4.3. Disability Retirement.

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An employee shall be eligible for a disability pension if his employment is terminated by reason of total and permanent disability, provided said employee has completed five or more years of service. Payment of a disability pension shall commence as of the first day of the seventh month coinciding with or next following the date of retirement. If the employee has received 60 monthly payments, the last payment shall be made as of the first day of the month in which the death of the retired employee occurs, or if disability ceases prior to his normal retirement date the last payment shall be made on the first day of the month in which disability ceases. Disability under the plan shall be considered total and permanent if the employee is eligible for and receives disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Where an employee is not eligible for disability benefits under the Social Security Act, he may be otherwise considered totally disabled under the plan if, in the opinion of the Committee, relying on the advice of a licensed physician or physicians, said employee is wholly prevented by his physical and/or mental condition from discharging his usual or comparable duties in an efficient manner. An employee shall be considered permanently disabled, if, in the opinion of the Committee, relying on the advice of a licensed physician or physicians, said employee is likely to remain so disabled continuously and permanently. The Committee may require an employee, applying for retirement on the basis of total and permanent disability, under the terms of this paragraph, to undergo a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Committee, the expense thereof to be borne by the Committee. Should any such employee refuse to submit to such medical examination or examinations, he shall not be granted any retirement benefits during the continuance of such refusal. Once each year the Committee may require an employee receiving a disability benefit under this paragraph who has not reached his normal retirement date to undergo a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Committee. If it appears from such medical examination that the disability of an employee who has not reached his normal retirement date has ceased, his disability benefit shall be discontinued by the Committee. Should any such employee refuse to submit to such medical examination and should he fail to undergo

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such medical examination for a year, all his rights in and to his disability benefit shall cease. The decision of the committee on these questions shall be final and binding and may not be appealed. If disability ceases before a retired employee attains his normal retirement date and the employee is reemployed by the employer, the pension payable upon his subsequent retirement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.2 hereof. This Ordinance shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State. All charter provisions or ordinances or parts of ordinance of the City of Macon in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SO ORDAINED this 20th day of October, 1992. /s/ David Carter President, City Council SO APPROVED this 23rd day of October, 1992. /s/ Tommy C. Olmstead Mayor SO ORDAINED this 3rd day of November, 1992. /s/ David Carter President City Council SO APPROVED this 4th day of November, 1992. /s/ Tommy C. Olmstead Mayor City of Macon, Ga. I do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance was duly passed at the Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of

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Macon, held 10-20-92. Witness my hand and seal of the City of Macon this 10-21-92. /s/ Steve Durden Clerk of Council SUBMITTED TO MAYOR'S OFFICE October 21, 1992 RETURNED FROM MAYOR'S OFFICE October 23, 1992 3:00 PM jg City of Macon, Ga. I do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance was duly passed at the Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Macon, held November 3, 1992. Witness my hand and seal of the City of Macon this November 4, 1992. /s/ Steve Durden Clerk of Council SUBMITTED TO MAYOR'S OFFICE November 4, 1992 RETURNED FROM MAYOR'S OFFICE November 10, 1992 yw 11:30 AM November 17, 1992 I, Steven G. Durden, City Clerk, do hereby certify that the attached copy of Ordinance #O-92-0027 of the Macon Pensions and Retirement System to provide for a method for the determination of total and permanent disability of an employee, is a true and correct copy of said ordinance on file in the City Council's Office, City Hall. /s/ Steve Durden Steve Durden City Clerk
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City Council's Office City Hall P. O. Box 247 Macon, GA 31298 GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE This advertisement is to provide notice that the City of Macon proposes to amend the Charter of the City of Macon, Part 1, Article V, Chapter 5, Section 5-502(b) of the Code of Macon, Georgia (1978), as amended in accordance with the procedure set forth in Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 36-35-3(b) designated as the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, as amended, so as amend the requirements for disability retirement benefits under the Macon Pensions and Retirement System. Copies of the proposed amendment are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the City of Macon and in the Office of the Bibb County Superior Court Clerk. Joan W. Harris City Attorney City of Macon 10/10,17,24-10059 (18394) STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF BIBB PERSONALLY APPEARED BEFORE ME, A NOTARY PUBLIC WITHIN AND FOR ABOVE STATE AND COUNTY, FELECIA KING, WHO DEPOSES AND SAYS SHE IS CHECKING CLERK FOR THE MACON TELEGRAPH AND IS DULY AUTHORIZED BY THE PUBLISHER THEREOF TO MAKE THIS AFFIDAVIT, AND THAT ADVERTISEMENT AS PER ATTACHED CLIPPING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE MACON TELEGRAPH ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 SIGNED Felicia King

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SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME THIS 24 DAY OF OCTOBER, 1992 /s/ Dawn H. Waites NOTARY PUBLIC, BIBB COUNTY, GEORGIA Commission Expires October 5, 1993 Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 4, 1992.

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APPELLATE COURTS SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA As of April 1, 1993 HAROLD G. CLARKE Chief Justice WILLIS B. HUNT, JR Presiding Justice ROBERT BENHAM Justice GEORGE H. CARLEY Justice NORMAN S. FLETCHER Justice CAROL W. HUNSTEIN Justice LEAH SEARS-COLLINS Justice JOLINE BATEMAN WILLIAMS Clerk NATHANIEL J. MIDDLETON Deputy Clerk LYNN M. HOGG Deputy Clerk WM. SCOTT HENWOOD Reporter FAYE S. ABBOTT Assistant Reporter COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA As of April 1, 1993 MARION T. POPE, JR Chief Judge A. W. BIRDSONG, JR Presiding Judge WILLIAM LeROY McMURRAY, JR Presiding Judge GARY B. ANDREWS Judge DOROTHY T. BEASLEY Judge ALAN BLACKBURN Judge CLARENCE COOPER Judge EDWARD H. JOHNSON Judge VICTORIA McLAUGHLIN Clerk GAIL ARCENEAUX Special Deputy Clerk WM. SCOTT HENWOOD Reporter FAYE S. ABBOTT Assistant Reporter

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SUPERIOR COURTS JUDGES, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, AND CALENDAR As of April 1, 1993 ALAPAHA CIRCUIT HONS. W. D. KNIGHT, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 846, Nashville, GA 31639 BROOKS E. BLITCH III, Judge, P.O. Box 335, Homerville, GA 31634 BOB ELLIS, JR., D.A., P.O. Box 125, Nashville, GA 31639 AtkinsonFirst Monday in April and October BerrienFirst Monday in February and August ClinchThird Monday in March and September CookSecond Monday in January and July LanierFourth Monday in April and October ALCOVY CIRCUIT HONS. MARVIN W. SORRELLS, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 805, Monroe, GA 30655 JOHN M. OTT, Judge, P. O. Box 1146, Covington, GA 30209 ALAN A. COOK, D.A., 1124 Clark Street, Covington, GA 30209 NewtonSecond and third Mondays in January, April, July, and October WaltonFirst and second Mondays in February, May, August, and November APPALACHIAN CIRCUIT HONS. BOBBY C. MILAM, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 576, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 ELIZABETH GLAZEBROOK, Judge, P.O. Box 545, Jasper, GA 30143 ROGER G. QUEEN, D.A., Gilmer County Courthouse, Ellijay, GA 30540 FanninSecond Monday in May and November GilmerSecond Monday in April and October PickensSecond Monday in March and September

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ATLANTA CIRCUIT HONS. WILLIAM W. DANIEL, Chief Judge, 601 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 WILLIAM H. ALEXANDER, Judge, 405 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 FRANK M. ELDRIDGE, Judge, 615 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 PHILIP F. ETHERIDGE, Judge, 801 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 JOEL J. FRYER, Judge, 907 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 WILLIAM B. HILL, JR., Judge, 407 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 FRANK HULL, Judge, 210 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 ISAAC JENRETTE, Judge, 957 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 DON A. LANGHAM, Judge, 816 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 ELIZABETH LONG, Judge, 805 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 THELMA WYATT-CUMMINGS, Judge, 512 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 JOSEPHINE COOK, Judge, 205 Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta Ga 30303 LEWIS R. SLATON, D.A., Third Floor, Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA 30303 FultonFirst Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November ATLANTIC CIRCUIT HONS. JOHN R. HARVEY, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 1018, Pembroke, GA 31321-1018 DAVID L. CAVENDER, Judge, P.O. Box 713, Hinesville, GA 31313 JAMES EMORY FINDLEY, Judge, P.O. Box 910, Reidsville, GA 30453 DUPONT KIRK CHENEY, D.A., P.O. Box 9, Hinesville, GA 31313 BryanThird Monday in March; first Monday in November EvansFirst Monday in February and August LibertyThird Monday in February and September LongFirst Monday in March; third Monday in August McIntoshFourth Monday in February and May; second Monday in September; first Monday in December TattnallThird Monday in April and October

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AUGUSTA CIRCUIT HONS. WILLIAM M. FLEMING, JR., Chief Judge, 305 City-County Building, Augusta, GA 30911 BERNARD J. MULHERIN, SR., Judge, 320 City-County Building, Augusta, GA 30911 J. CARLISLE OVERSTREET, Judge, 305 City-County Building, Augusta, GA 30911 ALBERT McELVEEN PICKETT, Judge, 311 City-County Building, Augusta, GA 30911 JOHN H. RUFFIN, JR., Judge, 320 City-County Building, Augusta, GA 30911 MICHAEL C. EUBANKS, JR., D.A., A-121 Law Enforcement Center, 401 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30911 BurkeFourth Monday in April and October ColumbiaFourth Monday in March and September RichmondThird Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November BLUE RIDGE CIRCUIT HONS. FRANK C. MILLS III, Chief Judge, Cherokee County Courthouse, Suite 20, Canton, GA 30114 RICHARD S. (STAN) GAULT, Judge, 160 Forsyth County Courthouse, Cumming, GA 30130 C. MICHAEL ROACH, Judge, Cherokee County Courthouse, Suite 20, Canton, GA 30114 GARRY T. MOSS, D.A., P.O. Box 428, Canton, GA 30114 CherokeeSecond Monday in January, May, and September ForsythSecond Monday in March, July, and November BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT HONS. GORDON KNOX, JR., Chief Judge, P.O. Box 236, Hazlehurst, GA 31539 A. BLENN TAYLOR, JR., Judge, P.O. Box 879, Brunswick, GA 31521 JAMES R. TUTEN, JR., Judge, P.O. 1473, 1473, Brunswick, GA 31521 AMANDA F. WILLIAMS, Judge, P.O. Box 879, Brunswick, GA 31521 GLENN THOMAS, JR., D.A., P.O. Box 416, Jesup, GA 31545 ApplingSecond and third Mondays in February; third and fourth Mondays in October CamdenFirst Monday in April and November GlynnSecond Monday in March and September Jeff DavisFirst and second Mondays in March; fourth Monday in September; first Monday in October WayneThird and fourth Mondays in April and November

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CHATTAHOOCHEE CIRCUIT HONS. E. MULLINS WHISNANT, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31993 KENNETH B. FOLLOWILL, Judge, P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31993 MRS. RUFE E. McCOMBS, Judge, P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31993 WILLIAM J. (BILL) SMITH, Judge, P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31993 DOUGLAS C. PULLEN, D.A., P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31993 ChattahoocheeFourth Monday in March and September HarrisSecond Monday in January, May, and September MarionFourth Monday in April and October MuscogeeFirst Monday in February, April, June, August, October, and December TalbotSecond Monday in March and November; third Monday in August TaylorSecond Monday in February, June, and October CHEROKEE CIRCUIT HONS. TOM POPE, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 1117, Calhoun, GA 30701 SHEPERD LEE HOWELL, Judge, P.O. Box 44, Cartersville, GA 30120 JEFFERSON DAVIS, JR., Judge, P.O. Box 1986, Cartersville, GA 30120 DARRELL E. WILSON, D.A., P.O. Box 907, Cartersville, GA 30120 BartowFirst Monday in February and August; fourth Monday in April; third Monday in October GordonFirst Monday in March, June, and December; second Monday in September CLAYTON CIRCUIT HONS. WILLIAM H. ISON, Chief Judge, 315 Clayton County Courthouse, Annex 2, Jonesboro, GA 30236 STEPHEN E. BOSWELL, Judge, 209 Clayton County Courthouse, Annex 2, Jonesboro, GA 30236 MATT SIMMONS, Judge, Clayton County Courthouse, Annex 2, Jonesboro, GA 30236 KENNETH KILPATRICK, Judge, 215 Clayton County Courthouse, Annex 2, Jonesboro, GA 30236 DEBORAH BENEFIELD, Judge, Clayton County Courthouse, Annex 2 Jonesboro, GA 30236 ROBERT E. KELLER, D.A., 200 Clayton County Courthouse Annex, Jonesboro, GA 30236 ClaytonFirst Monday in February, May, August, and November COBB CIRCUIT HONS. WATSON L. WHITE, Chief Judge, 30 Waddell St., Marietta, GA 30090-9643 MARY STALEY, Judge, 30 Waddell St., Marietta, GA 30090-9643 ROBERT E. FLOURNOY, JR., Judge, 30 Waddell St., Marietta, GA 30090-9643 HARRIS HINES, Judge, 30 Waddell St., Marietta, GA 30090-9643 GEORGE H. KREEGER, Judge, 30 Waddell St., Marietta, GA 30090-9643 DOROTHY A. ROBINSON, Judge, 30 Waddell St., Marietta, GA 30090-9643 MICHAEL STODDARD, Judge, 30 Waddell Street, Marietta, GA 30090-9643 TOM CHARRON, D.A., 10 East Park Square, Marietta, GA 30090-9643 CobbSecond Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November

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CONASAUGA CIRCUIT HONS. COY H. TEMPLES, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 732, Dalton, GA 30722 WILLIAM T. BOYETT, Judge, P.O. Box 2582, Dalton, GA 30722 CHARLES A. PANNELL, JR., Judge, P.O. Box 596, Dalton, GA 30722 JACK PARTAIN III, D.A., P.O. Box 953, Dalton, GA 30722-0953 MurraySecond Monday in February and August WhitfieldSecond Monday in January and July CORDELE CIRCUIT HONS. WHITFIELD R. FORRESTER, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 701, Cordele, GA 31015 G. MALLON FAIRCLOTH, Judge, P.O. Box 873, Cordele, GA 31015 JOHN C. PRIDGEN, D.A., P.O. Box 5510, Cordele, GA 31015 Ben HillSecond and third Mondays in January; first and second Mondays in April; third and fourth Mondays in June; and third and fourth Mondays in September and Monday following CrispThird and fourth Mondays in February and Monday following; second, third, and fourth Mondays in May and November; second and third Mondays in August DoolyFourth Monday in January and Monday following the third and fourth Mondays in April, July, and October WilcoxSecond and third Mondays in March; fourth Monday in August and Monday following; first and second Mondays in December COWETA CIRCUIT HONS. DEWEY SMITH, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 623, Carrollton, GA 30117 ALLEN B. KEEBLE, Judge, Troup County Courthouse, LaGrange, GA 30240 WILLIAM F. LEE, JR., Judge, P.O. Box 8, Newnan, GA 30264 PETER J. SKANDALAKIS, D.A., P.O. Drawer Z, LaGrange, GA 30241 CarrollSecond Monday in January; first Monday in April and October; third Monday in June CowetaFirst Monday in March; first Tuesday in September HeardThird Monday in March and September MeriwetherThird Monday in February, May, August, and November TroupFirst Monday in February, May, August, and November DOUGHERTY CIRCUIT HONS. ASA D. KELLEY, JR., Chief Judge, P.O. Box 1827, Albany, GA 31703-5301 LORING ALBERT GRAY, Judge, P.O. Box 1827, Albany, GA 31703-5301 BRITT R. PRIDDY, D.A., P.O. Box 1827, Albany, GA 31703-5301 DoughertySecond Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November

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DOUGLAS CIRCUIT HONS. ROBERT J. BOB JAMES, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 794, Douglasville, GA 30133 DAVID T. EMERSON, Judge, P. O. Box 797, Douglasville, GA 30133 JAMES D. MCDADE, D.A., 6754 Broad Street, Douglasville, GA 30134 DouglasSecond Monday in April and October DUBLIN CIRCUIT HONS. WILLIAM MALCOLM TOWSON, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 2069, Dublin, GA 31040 DUBIGNION (DUB) DOUGLAS, Judge, P.O. Box 2117, Dublin, GA 31040 RALPH WALKE, D.A., P.O. Box 2029, Dublin, GA 31040 JohnsonThird Monday in March, June, September, and December LaurensFourth Monday in January, April, July, and October TreutlenThird Monday in February and August TwiggsSecond Monday in January, April, July, and October EASTERN CIRCUIT HONS. FRANK S. CHEATHAM, JR., Chief Judge, 212 Chatham County Courthouse, Savannah, GA 31499 PERRY BRANNEN, JR., Judge, 204 Chatham County Courthouse, Savannah, GA 31499 CHARLES B. MIKELL, JR., Judge, 203 Chatham County Courthouse, Savannah, GA 31499 JAMES HEAD, Judge, 209 Chatham County Courthouse, Savannah, GA 31499 SPENCER LAWTON, JR., D.A., P.O. Box 2309, Savannah, GA 31402 ChathamFirst Monday in March, June, September, and December ENOTAH CIRCUIT HONS. HUGH W. STONE, Chief Judge, 114 Courthouse Street Box 2, Blairsville 30512 DAVID E. BARRETT, Judge, 1650 S. Main Street, Suite K, Cleveland, GA 30528 C. DAVID TURK III, D.A., Lumpkin County Courthouse, Courthouse Hill, Dahlonega, GA 30533 LumpkinFourth Monday in February and August TownsJanuary 1 and July 1 UnionJanuary 1 and July 1 WhiteFirst Monday in April and October

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FLINT CIRCUIT HONS. WILLIAM H. CRAIG, Chief Judge, Henry County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, McDonough, GA 30253 E. BYRON SMITH, Judge, Lamar County Courthouse, Box 5, Barnesville, GA 30204 TOMMY FLOYD, D.A., Henry County Courthouse, McDonough, GA 30253 ButtsFirst and second Mondays in February and November; first Monday in May; third and fourth Mondays in August HenrySecond, third, and fourth Mondays in January, April, July, and October LamarFirst and second Mondays in March, June, and December; second and third Mondays in September MonroeThird and fourth Mondays in February, May, and November; first and second Mondays in August GRIFFIN CIRCUIT HONS. ANDREW J. WHALEN, JR., Chief Judge, P.O. Box 627, Griffin, GA 30224 PASCHAL A. ENGLISH, JR., Judge, 145 Johnson Avenue, Fayetteville, GA 30214 BEN J. MILLER, Judge, P.O. Box 307, Thomaston, GA 30286 FLETCHER SAMS, D.A., P.O. Box 1498, Fayetteville, GA 30214 FayetteFirst Monday in March; second Monday in September PikeThird Monday in April and November SpaldingFirst Monday in February, June, and October UpsonThird Monday in March and August; first Monday in November GWINNETT CIRCUIT HONS. HOMER M. STARK, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 8, Lawrenceville, GA 30246 FRED A. BISHOP, JR., Judge, Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30245 MICHAEL C. CLARK, Judge, 75 Langley Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30245 JAMES W. OXENDINE, Judge, 75 Langley Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30246 K. DAWSON JACKSON, Judge, 75 Langley Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30245 RICHARD T. WINEGARDEN, Judge, 75 Langley Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30245 TOM LAWLER III, D.A., 75 Langley Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30245 GwinnettFirst Monday in January, March, May, July, and November; second Monday in September HOUSTON CIRCUIT HONS. L.A. McCONNELL, JR., Chief Judge, 300 Houston County Courthouse, Perry, GA 31069 GEORGE FRANCIS NUNN, JR., Judge, 300 Houston County Courthouse, Perry, GA 31069 EDWARD D. LUKEMIRE, D.A., 1009 Jernigan St., Perry, GA 31069 HoustonFirst Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November

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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN CIRCUIT HONS. JOSEPH E. LOGGINS, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 464, Summerville, GA 30747 KRISTINA C. CONNELLY, Judge, 128 S. Commerce Street, Summerville, GA 30747 JOE B. TUCKER, Judge, Catoosa County Courthouse, Ringgold, GA 30736 JON BOLLING WOOD, Judge, P.O. Box 1185, LaFayette, GA 30728 RALPH VAN PELT, JR., D.A., P.O. Box 1025, LaFayette, GA 30728 CatoosaFirst Monday in March; second Monday in September ChattoogaFirst Monday in February and August DadeFirst Monday in April; second Monday in October WalkerFirst Monday in May and November MACON CIRCUIT HONS. WALKER P. JOHNSON, JR., Chief Judge, 310 Bibb County Courthouse, Macon, GA 31201 BRYANT CULPEPPER, Judge, 310 Bibb County Courthouse, Macon, GA 31201 TOMMY DAY WILCOX, JR., Judge, 310 Bibb County Courthouse, Macon, GA 31201 W. LOUIS SANDS, Judge, 310 Bibb County Courthouse, Macon, GA 31201 WILLIS SPARKS III, D.A., 3rd Floor, Grand Building, Macon, GA 31201 BibbFirst Monday in February, April, June, August, October, and December CrawfordThird and fourth Mondays in March and October PeachFirst and second Mondays in March and August; third and fourth Mondays in November MIDDLE CIRCUIT HONS. WALTER C. McMILLAN, JR., Chief Judge, P.O. Box 1015, Sandersville, GA 31082 MARVIN B. HARTLEY, JR., Judge, P.O. Box 869, Lyons, GA 30436 RICHARD A. MALONE, D.A., P.O. Drawer J, Swainsboro, GA 30401 CandlerFirst and second Mondays in February and August EmanuelSecond Monday in January, April, July, and October JeffersonSecond Monday in May and November ToombsFourth Monday in February, May, August, and November WashingtonFirst Monday in March, June, September, and December MOUNTAIN CIRCUIT HONS. ROBERT B. STRUBLE, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 758, Toccoa, GA 30523 E. H. `BUCKY' WOODS, Judge, P.O. Box 758, Toccoa, GA 30577 MIKE CRAWFORD, D.A., P.O. Box 738, Clarkesville, GA 30523 HabershamJanuary 1 and July 1 RabunJanuary 1 and July 1 StephensJanuary 1 and July 1 TownsJanuary 1 and July 1 UnionJanuary 1 and July 1

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NORTHEASTERN CIRCUIT HONS. J.D. SMITH, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 46, Gainesville, GA 30503 JOHN GIRARDEAU, Judge, P.O. Box 49, Gainesville, GA 30503 RICHARD WAYNE STORY, Judge, P.O. Box 1778, Gainesville, GA 30503 ANDY FULLER, D.A., P.O. Box 1690, Gainesville, GA 30503 DawsonFirst Monday in February and August HallFirst Monday in May and November; second Monday in January and July LumpkinFourth Monday in February and August WhiteFirst Monday in April and October NORTHERN CIRCUIT HONS. WILLIAM F. GRANT, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 1009, Elberton, GA 30635 GEORGE H. BRYANT, Judge, P.O. Box 950, Hartwell, GA 30643 LINDSAY A. TISE, JR., D.A., P.O. Box 633, Hartwell, GA 30643 ElbertThird Monday in January; fourth Monday in July FranklinThird Monday in March and September HartThird Monday in February and August MadisonThird Monday in April and October OglethorpeThird Monday in May and November OCMULGEE CIRCUIT HONS. HUGH P. THOMPSON, Chief Judge, P.O. Drawer 1050, Milledgeville, GA 31061 JOHN LEE PARROTT, Judge, Jones County Courthouse, Box 1328, Gray, GA 31032-1328 WILLIAM A. PRIOR, JR., Judge, P.O. Box 728, Madison, GA 30650 JOE BRILEY, D.A., P.O. Box 1209, Gray, GA 31032 BaldwinSecond Monday in January, April, July, and October GreeneFourth Monday in January, April, August, and November HancockFourth Monday in March and September JasperSecond Monday in February, May, August, and November JonesFirst Monday in February and August; third Monday in April and October MorganFirst Monday in March, June, September, and December PutnamThird Monday in March, June, September, and December WilkinsonFourth Monday in February; first Monday in April and October; third Monday in August

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OCONEE CIRCUIT HONS. HUGH LAWSON, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 269, Hawkinsville, GA 31036 PHILLIP R. WEST, Judge, P.O. Box 1058, Eastman, GA 31023-1058 JIM WIGGINS, D.A., P.O. Box 1027, Eastman, GA 31023 BleckleyFirst Monday in March; second Monday in July and November DodgeThird Monday in February, May, August, and November MontgomeryFirst Monday in February, May, August, and November PulaskiSecond and third Mondays in March and September; second Monday in June and December TelfairFourth Monday in February and June; third and fourth Mondays in October WheelerSecond Monday in February and October; third Monday in June OGEECHEE CIRCUIT HONS. FAYE SANDERS MARTIN, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 803, Statesboro, GA 30458 WILLIAM J. NEVILLE, Judge, P.O. Box 1453, Statesboro, GA 30458 R. JOSEPH MARTIN, III, D.A., P.O. Box 1640, Statesboro, GA 30458 BullochFirst Monday in February, May, August, and November EffinghamFirst Monday in June and December JenkinsFirst Monday in March and September ScrevenSecond Monday in January; first Monday in April, July, and October PATAULA CIRCUIT HONS. LOWREY S. STONE, Chief Judge, P.O. Drawer 687, Blakely, GA 31723 JOE C. BISHOP, Judge, P.O. Box 856, Dawson, GA 31742 CHARLES M. FERGUSON, D.A., P.O. Box 508, Cuthbert, GA 31740 ClayThird Monday in March and November EarlyThird Monday in January and July MillerFourth Monday in February and October QuitmanFourth Monday in March and September RandolphFirst Monday in May and November SeminoleSecond Monday in April and October TerrellFirst Monday in June and December PIEDMONT CIRCUIT HONS. THADDEUS PENN McWHORTER, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 685, Winder, GA 30680 ROBERT W. ADAMSON, Judge, P. O. Box 8, Jefferson, GA 30549 TIM MADISON, D.A., P.O. Box 1220, Winder, GA 30680 BanksFirst and second Mondays in April and October BarrowFirst and second Mondays in February and August; first Monday in May and November JacksonFirst and second Mondays in March; first Tuesday and third Monday in September

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ROCKDALE CIRCUIT HONS. CLARENCE VAUGHN, JR., Chief Judge, P.O. Box 978, Conyers, GA 30207 SIDNEY NATION, Judge, P. O. Box 289, Conyers, GA 30207 CHERYL FISHER CUSTER, D.A., 303 Rockdale County Courthouse, Conyers, Conyers, GA 30207 RockdaleFirst Monday in January, April, July, and October ROME CIRCUIT HONS. ROBERT G. WALTHER, Chief Judge, Room 224, 12 E. 4th Ave., Rome, GA 30161 WALTER J. MATTHEWS, Judge, Room 107, 12 E. 4th Ave., Rome, GA 30161 LARRY SALMON, Judge, Room G-7, 12 E. 4th Ave., Rome, GA 30161 STEVE LANIER, D.A., 12 East Fourth Avenue, Rome, GA 30161 FloydSecond Monday in January, March, July, and September; first Monday in May and November SOUTH GEORGIA CIRCUIT HONS. A. WALLACE CATO, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 65, Bainbridge, GA 31717 WILLARD H. CHASON, Judge, P.O. Box 729, Cairo, GA 31728 J. BROWN MOSELEY, D.A., P.O. Box 1843, Bainbridge, GA 31717 BakerThird Monday in January and July CalhounLast Monday in May and November DecaturFirst Monday in February, May, August, and November GradyThird Monday in March and September MitchellSecond Monday in January and July; third Monday in April and October SOUTHERN CIRCUIT HONS. GEORGE A. HORKAN, JR., Chief Judge, P.O. Box 682, Moultrie, GA 31776-0682 ROY MILLER LILLY, Judge, P.O. Box 71, Thomasville, GA 31799 H. ARTHUR McLANE, Judge, P.O. Box 1349, Valdosta, GA 31603 H. LAMAR COLE, D.A., P.O. Box 99, Valdosta, GA 31603-0099 BrooksFirst Monday in April and November ColquittFirst Monday in February and August EcholsFirst Monday in February and August LowndesFirst Monday in March and the first Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in September ThomasFirst Monday in April and October

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SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT HONS. THAD GIBSON, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 784, Americus, GA 31709 R. RUCKER SMITH, Judge, P. O. Box 784, Americus, GA 31709 JOHN R. PARKS, D.A., P.O. Box 1328, Americus, GA 31709 LeeFourth Monday in April and October MaconSecond Monday in May and November SchleySecond Monday in February and August StewartThird Monday in March and September SumterFourth Monday in February, May, and August; Monday following the fourth Thursday in November WebsterSecond Monday in January and July STONE MOUNTAIN CIRCUIT HONS. HILTON FULLER, Chief Judge, 306 DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, GA 30030 ROBERT JOSEPH CASTELLANI, Judge, 402 DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, GA 30030 DAN COURSEY, JR., Judge, 303 DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, GA 30030 MICHAEL E. HANCOCK, Judge, 403 DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, GA 30030 LINDA WARREN HUNTER, Judge, 505 DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, GA 30030 ROBERT P. MALLIS, Judge, 905 DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, GA 30030 CLARENCE F. CHUCK SEELIGER, Judge, 801 DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, GA 30030 JAMES H. (JIM) WEEKS, Judge, 900 DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, GA 30030 J. TOM MORGAN, D.A., 7th Floor, DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, GA 30030 DeKalbFirst Monday in January, March, May, July, September, and November TALLAPOOSA CIRCUIT HONS. ARTHUR W. FUDGER, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 186, Buchanan, GA 30113 F. MARION CUMMINGS, Judge, 106 Polk County Courthouse, Cedartown, GA 30125 W. A. (BILL) FOSTER III, Judge, P. O. Box 301, Dallas, GA 30132 GEORGE C. TURNER, JR., D.A., P. O. Box 201, Dallas, GA 30132 HaralsonThird Monday in March and October PauldingThird Monday in February and September PolkThird Monday in January and August

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TIFTON CIRCUIT HONS. W.J. FOREHAND, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 1465, Tifton, GA 31794 JOHN D. CROSBY, Judge, P.O. Box 891, Tifton, GA 31794 DAVID E. PERRY, D.A., P.O. Box 1252, Tifton, GA 31793 IrwinThird and fourth Mondays in February; second and third Mondays in May and November TiftFirst Monday in March and September; first and second Mondays in June and December TurnerSecond and third Mondays in January and July; second Monday in April and October WorthFourth Monday in January, April, July, and October TOOMBS CIRCUIT HONS. ROBERT L. STEVENS, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 27, Thomson, GA 30824 E. PURNELL DAVIS II, Judge, P.O. Box 66, Warrenton, GA 30828 DENNIS CARL SANDERS, D.A., P.O. Box 966, Thomson, GA 30824 GlascockThird Monday in February, May, August, and November LincolnFourth Monday in January and July; third Monday in April and October McDuffieSecond Monday in March, June, September, and December TaliaferroFourth Monday in February, May, August, and November WarrenThird Monday in January; first Monday in April, July, and October WilkesFirst Monday in February, May, August, and November WAYCROSS CIRCUIT HONS. ELIE L. HOLTON, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 1205, Douglas, GA 31533 CLARENCE D. BLOUNT, Judge, Ware County Courthouse, Waycross, GA 31501 JOSEPH B. NEWTON, Judge, P.O. Box 1507, Waycross, GA 31502 DONNIE DIXON, D.A., 201 State Street, Waycross, GA 31501 BaconThird Monday in April; second Monday in October BrantleyFourth Monday in January; second Monday in September CharltonFourth Monday in February and September CoffeeThird Monday in March and October PierceFirst Monday in May and December WareFirst Monday in April; second Monday in November WESTERN CIRCUIT HONS. JOSEPH J. GAINES, Chief Judge, P.O. Box 8045, Athens, GA 30603 LAWTON E. STEPHENS, Judge, P.O. Box 8064, Athens, GA 30603 HARRY N. GORDON, D.A., 325 E. Washington Street, Room 500, Athens, GA 30601 ClarkeSecond Monday in January, April, July, and October OconeeSecond Monday in March and September

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TABULAR INDEX PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION No amendments were proposed to the Constitution in 1993. OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED Code Section 2-2-12; enacted 327 Code Section 2-9-11.1; amended 440 Code Title 2, Chapter 12, Article 4; enacted 986 Code Sections 2-12-100 thru 2-12-110; enacted 986 Code Section 2-14-40; amended 1402 Code Title 2, Chapter 16; enacted 1795 Code Sections 2-16-1 thru 2-16-4; enacted 1795 Code Section 3-2-10; amended 1402 Code Section 3-2-13; amended 83 Code Section 3-3-29; amended 464 Code Section 3-4-3; amended 1073 Code Section 3-5-4; enacted 537 Code Section 3-6-23; amended 91 Code Section 3-6-26; amended 83 Code Section 3-8-3; amended 325 Code Section 4-11-1; amended 91 Code Section 5-6-41; amended 1315 Code Section 7-1-113; amended 917 Code Section 7-1-116; amended 917 Code Section 7-1-289; amended 929 Code Section 7-1-290; amended 929 Code Section 7-1-295; enacted 917 Code Section 7-1-320; amended 915 Code Section 7-1-394; amended 511 Code Section 7-1-493; amended 917 Code Section 7-1-608; amended 917 Code Section 7-1-626; amended 917 Code Section 7-1-793; amended 917 Code Section 7-1-797; amended 917 Code Section 7-1-912; amended 917 Code Title 7, Chapter 1, Article 13; enacted 543 Code Sections 7-1-1000 thru 7-1-1020; enacted 543 Code Section 7-2-6; repealed 917 Code Section 7-2-9; amended 917 Code Title 7, Chapter 8; enacted 917 Code Sections 7-8-1 thru 7-8-8; enacted 917 Code Section 8-2-135; amended 91 Code Section 8-3-30; amended 1067 Code Section 8-3-74; amended 1067 Code Section 8-3-214; amended 91 Code Section 8-3-303; amended 1402 Code Section 8-3-304; amended 1402

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Code Section 8-3-305; amended 1402 Code Section 8-3-306; amended 311 Code Section 8-3-308; amended 91 Code Section 8-3-309; amended 1402 Code Section 8-3-311; enacted 311 Code Section 9-2-21; amended 1080 Code Section 9-11-4; amended 91 Code Section 9-11-12; amended 91 Code Section 9-11-16; amended 91 Code Section 9-11-26; amended 91 Code Section 9-11-27; amended 1315 Code Section 9-11-28; amended 1315 Code Section 9-11-30; amended 1315 Code Section 9-11-40; amended 91 Code Section 9-11-47; amended 91 Code Section 9-11-49; amended 91 Code Section 9-11-58; amended 91 Code Section 9-13-75; amended 91 Code Section 9-13-143; amended 91 Code Section 9-13-161; amended 91 Code Section 9-14-53; amended 1402 Code Section 10-1-238; amended 91 Code Section 10-1-393; amended 1676 Code Section 10-1-393; amended 91 Code Section 10-1-393; amended 1076 Code Section 10-1-420; amended 701 Code Section 10-1-426; amended 91 Code Section 10-1-441; amended 462 Code Section 10-1-594; amended 1402 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 22, Part 1; amended 1585 Code Sections 10-1-620 thru 10-1-628; amended 1585 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 22, Part 2; amended 1585 Code Sections 10-1-630 thru 10-1-631; amended 1585 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 22, Part 3; amended 1585 Code Sections 10-1-640 thru 10-1-644; amended 1585 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 22, Part 4; amended 1585 Code Sections 10-1-650 thru 10-1-654; amended 1585 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 22, Part 5; amended 1585 Code Sections 10-1-660 thru 10-1-663; amended 1585 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 22, Part 6; amended 1585 Code Sections 10-1-665 thru 10-1-668; amended 1585 Code Section 10-1-700; amended 1092 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 26; amended 1585 Code Sections 10-1-730 thru 10-1-740; amended 1585 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 31; enacted 1797 Code Sections 10-1-850 thru 10-1-855; enacted 1797 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 31; enacted 1805 Code Sections 10-1-850 thru 10-1-854; enacted 1805 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 31; enacted 1092 Code Sections 10-1-850 thru 10-1-857; enacted 1092 Code Section 10-2-19; amended 811

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Code Section 10-2-20; amended 811 Code Section 10-2-21; amended 811 Code Section 10-2-22; enacted 446 Code Section 10-2-22; enacted 811 Code Section 10-6-2; amended 457 Code Section 10-6-6; enacted 1052 Code Title 10, Chapter 6A; enacted 376 Code Sections 10-6A-1 thru 10-6A-14; enacted 376 Code Section 10-9-15; amended 91 Code Section 10-10-3; amended 1402 Code Section 11-1-105; amended 633 Code Section 11-1-201; amended 633 Code Title 11, Chapter 2A, Article 2A, Part 1; enacted 633 Code Sections 11-2A-101 thru 11-2A-109; enacted 633 Code Title 11, Chapter 2A, Article 2A, Part 2; enacted 633 Code Sections 11-2A-201 thru 11-2A-221; enacted 633 Code Title 11, Chapter 2A, Article 2A, Part 3; enacted 633 Code Sections 11-2A-301 thru 11-2A-311; enacted 633 Code Title 11, Chapter 2A, Article 2A, Part 4; enacted 633 Code Sections 11-2A-401 thru 11-2A-407; enacted 633 Code Title 11, Chapter 2A, Article 2A, Part 5; enacted 633 Code Sections 11-2A-501 thru 11-2A-532; enacted 633 Code Section 11-9-105; amended 1550 Code Section 11-9-113; amended 633 Code Section 11-9-307; amended 1550 Code Section 11-9-312; amended 576 Code Section 11-9-401; amended 1550 Code Section 11-9-402; amended 1550 Code Section 11-9-403; amended 1550 Code Section 11-9-404; amended 1550 Code Section 11-9-405; amended 1550 Code Section 11-9-406; amended 1550 Code Section 11-9-407; amended 1550 Code Title 11, Article 12; enacted 1550 Code Sections 11-12-101 thru 11-12-102; enacted 1550 Code Section 12-2-2; amended 500 Code Section 12-2-8; amended 91 Code Section 12-3-34; enacted 396 Code Section 12-3-52; amended 91 Code Section 12-3-194; amended 1781 Code Section 12-3-235; amended 1781 Code Section 12-3-241; amended 1402 Code Section 12-3-292; amended 1683 Code Section 12-3-294; amended 1781 Code Section 12-3-294; amended 1683 Code Section 12-3-297; amended 1683 Code Section 12-3-298; amended 1683 Code Section 12-3-300; enacted 1683 Code Section 12-3-314; amended 1781 Code Section 12-3-401; amended Vetoed SB 342 Code Section 12-3-401; amended 1781

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Code Section 12-3-402; amended 1781 Code Section 12-3-402; amended Vetoed SB 342 Code Section 12-3-403; amended 1781 Code Section 12-3-403; amended Vetoed SB 342 Code Section 12-3-422; amended 1781 Code Section 12-3-422; amended Vetoed SB 342 Code Section 12-3-425; amended 1781 Code Section 12-3-425; amended Vetoed SB 342 Code Section 12-3-522; amended 809 Code Section 12-4-101; amended 1402 Code Section 12-5-23; amended 305 Code Section 12-5-29; amended 459 Code Section 12-5-29.1; amended 1775 Code Section 12-5-30.3; enacted 730 Code Section 12-5-127; amended 301 Code Section 12-5-176; amended 305 Code Section 12-5-482; amended 1402 Code Section 12-5-522; amended 91 Code Section 12-6-5; amended 423 Code Section 12-6-49; amended 481 Code Section 12-6-50; amended 481 Code Section 12-6-54; amended 481 Code Section 12-8-21; amended 399 Code Section 12-8-22; amended 399 Code Section 12-8-22; amended 91 Code Section 12-8-24; amended 399 Code Section 12-8-27; repealed 399 Code Section 12-8-31.1; amended 399 Code Section 12-8-39.1; amended 399 Code Section 12-8-39.3; amended 399 Code Section 12-8-40.1; amended 399 Code Section 12-8-40.2; amended 399 Code Section 12-8-66; amended 500 Code Section 12-8-92; amended 500 Code Section 12-8-93; amended 500 Code Section 12-8-94; amended 500 Code Section 12-8-95.1; amended 500 Code Section 12-8-96.1; amended 500 Code Section 12-8-97; amended 500 Code Section 12-8-97; amended 91 Code Section 12-8-102; amended 91 Code Title 12, Chapter 8, Article 8; enacted 1429 Code Sections 12-8-180 thru 12-8-189; enacted 1429 Code Section 12-9-7; amended 91 Code Section 12-10-81; amended 429 Code Section 12-12-14; amended 91 Code Section 12-13-3; amended 91 Code Section 12-14-1; amended 91 Code Section 13-4-43; enacted 1028 Code Section 13-6-15; amended 465 Code Title 13, Chapter 8, Article 2; amended 1585

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Code Sections 13-8-11 thru 13-8-25; amended 1585 Code Section 13-8-15; amended 91 Code Title 13, Chapter 8, Article 3; amended 1585 Code Sections 13-8-31 thru 13-8-45; amended 1585 Code Section 14-2-140; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-201.1; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-206; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-621; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-630; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-703; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-704; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-722; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-841; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-922; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1007; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1020; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1021; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1103; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1105.1; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1109.1; enacted 123 Code Section 14-2-1301; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1320; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1325; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1327; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1330; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1403.1; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1420; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1501; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1509; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1622; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1701; amended 1231 Code Section 14-2-1703; amended 1231 Code Section 14-3-1041; amended 91 Code Section 14-3-1420; amended 1231 Code Section 14-3-1622; amended 1231 Code Section 14-4-140; amended 1231 Code Section 14-4-141; amended 1231 Code Section 14-4-142; amended 1231 Code Section 14-4-143; amended 1231 Code Section 14-4-144; repealed 1231 Code Section 14-5-20; amended 1231 Code Section 14-9-206.1; amended 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11; repealed 123 Code Sections 14-11-1 thru 14-11-19; repealed 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 1; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-100 thru 14-11-101; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 2; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-201 thru 14-11-212; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 3; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-301 thru 14-11-314; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 4; enacted 123

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Code Sections 14-11-401 thru 14-11-409; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 5; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-501 thru 14-11-506; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 6; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-601 thru 14-11-610; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 7; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-701 thru 14-11-712; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 8; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-801 thru 14-11-807; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 9; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-901 thru 14-11-905; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 10; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-1001 thru 14-11-1013; enacted 123 Code Title 14, Chapter 11, Article 11; enacted 123 Code Sections 14-11-1101 thru 14-11-1109; enacted 123 Code Section 15-1-8; amended 981 Code Section 15-2-3; amended 1402 Code Section 15-2-4; amended 360 Code Section 15-2-23; repealed 1402 Code Section 15-2-43; amended 1402 Code Section 15-2-45; amended 1402 Code Section 15-3-5; amended 1402 Code Section 15-3-8; repealed 1402 Code Section 15-4-5; amended 1402 Code Section 15-6-3; amended 805 Code Section 15-6-3; amended 447 Code Section 15-6-27; amended 1402 Code Section 15-6-28; amended 1402 Code Section 15-6-28.1; amended 1402 Code Section 15-6-29; amended 1402 Code Section 15-6-30; amended 1402 Code Section 15-6-31; repealed 1402 Code Section 15-6-35; enacted 1389 Code Section 15-6-61; amended 1550 Code Section 15-6-75; amended 982 Code Section 15-6-76; amended 982 Code Section 15-6-76.1; enacted 982 Code Section 15-6-77; amended 1550 Code Section 15-6-88; amended Vetoed HB 206 Code Section 15-6-90; amended 91 Code Section 15-6-90; amended Vetoed HB 206 Code Section 15-6-94; enacted 374 Code Section 15-6-94; enacted 1544 Code Section 15-7-47; amended 1315 Code Section 15-7-49; enacted 982 Code Section 15-9-60; amended 91 Code Section 15-9-63; amended Vetoed HB 206 Code Section 15-9-65; amended Vetoed HB 206 Code Section 15-10-7; amended 910 Code Section 15-10-23; amended 910 Code Section 15-10-25; amended 910

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Code Section 15-10-41; amended 974 Code Section 15-10-43; amended 974 Code Section 15-10-60; amended 910 Code Section 15-10-105; amended 1061 Code Title 15, Chapter 10, Article 11; enacted 982 Code Section 15-10-220; enacted 982 Code Title 15, Chapter 10, Article 11; enacted 910 Code Section 15-10-220 thru 15-10-223; enacted 910 Code Section 15-11-8; amended 438 Code Section 15-11-34; amended 1716 Code Section 15-11-56.1; amended 931 Code Section 15-11-58; amended 979 Code Section 15-14-1; amended 1315 Code Section 15-14-2; amended 1315 Code Section 15-14-3; amended 1315 Code Section 15-14-6; amended 1402 Code Title 15, Chapter 14, Article 2; amended 1315 Code Sections 15-14-20 thru 15-14-36; amended 1315 Code Section 15-16-1; amended 724 Code Section 15-16-8; amended 1389 Code Section 15-16-10; amended 1688 Code Section 15-16-13; amended 1688 Code Section 15-16-20; amended Vetoed HB 206 Code Section 15-16-27; amended 1673 Code Section 15-18-12; amended 1402 Code Section 15-18-14; amended 1402 Code Section 15-18-17; amended 91 Code Section 15-18-18; amended 1402 Code Title 15, Chapter 23; enacted 1529 Code Sections 15-23-1 thru 15-23-12; enacted 1529 Code Section 16-3-21; amended 1716 Code Section 16-5-23; amended 91 Code Title 16, Chapter 5, Article 7; enacted 1534 Code Sections 16-5-90 thru 16-5-93; enacted 1534 Code Section 16-6-4; amended 715 Code Section 16-7-42; amended 496 Code Title 16, Chapter 7, Article 2, Part 3; enacted 496 Code Sections 16-7-50 thru 16-7-56; enacted 496 Code Section 16-10-54; amended 808 Code Section 16-11-66; amended 565 Code Section 16-11-66.1; enacted 299 Code Section 16-11-69; amended 299 Code Section 16-11-130; amended 604 Code Section 16-12-50; amended 535 Code Section 16-12-51; amended 535 Code Section 16-12-52; amended 535 Code Section 16-12-62; amended 535 Code Section 16-12-100.1; enacted 735 Code Section 16-12-170; amended 343 Code Section 16-12-171; amended 343 Code Section 16-12-172; amended 343

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Code Section 16-12-173; amended 343 Code Section 16-12-174; enacted 343 Code Section 16-12-175; enacted 343 Code Section 16-13-27.1; enacted 590 Code Section 16-13-28; amended 590 Code Section 16-13-29; amended 590 Code Section 16-13-49; amended 1434 Code Section 16-13-71; amended 590 Code Section 16-15-5; amended 91 Code Section 17-4-25.1; enacted 710 Code Section 17-6-1; amended 1534 Code Section 17-6-1; amended 91 Code Section 17-10-1; amended 1654 Code Section 17-10-1.1; amended 1660 Code Section 17-10-1.2; amended 1660 Code Section 17-10-2; amended 1654 Code Section 17-10-6; amended 705 Code Section 17-10-16; enacted 1654 Code Section 17-10-30.1; enacted 1654 Code Section 17-10-31.1; enacted 1654 Code Section 17-12-32; enacted 1654 Code Section 17-12-32; amended 308 Code Section 17-12-34; amended 308 Code Section 17-12-37; amended 308 Code Section 17-12-61; amended 1402 Code Section 17-15-10; amended 91 Code Section 19-6-19; amended 1091 Code Section 19-6-32; amended 585 Code Section 19-6-33; amended 585 Code Section 19-7-3; amended 456 Code Section 19-7-5; amended 1695 Code Section 19-7-45; amended 1980 Code Section 19-7-46; amended 1980 Code Section 19-9-3; amended 1983 Code Section 19-11-9.2; enacted 1983 Code Section 19-11-58; amended 1402 Code Section 19-11-59; amended 1402 Code Section 19-13-1; amended 1534 Code Section 19-13-4; amended 788 Code Section 19-14-7; amended 1402 Code Section 19-14-21; amended 1402 Code Section 19-14-22; amended 1402 Code Section 19-14-23; amended 1402 Code Title 19, Chapter 15; amended 1941 Code Sections 19-15-1 thru 19-15-7; amended 1941 Code Title 19, Chapter 15; amended 1695 Code Sections 19-15-1 thru 19-15-7; amended 1695 Code Section 20-2-5.1; amended 353 Code Section 20-2-51; amended 1279 Code Section 20-2-52; amended 1279 Code Section 20-2-53; amended 1279

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Code Section 20-2-54.1; amended 1279 Code Section 20-2-55; amended 1279 Code Section 20-2-56; enacted 1279 Code Section 20-2-57; amended 1279 Code Section 20-2-101; amended 1279 Code Section 20-2-102; repealed 1279 Code Section 20-2-105; repealed 1279 Code Section 20-2-106; repealed 1279 Code Section 20-2-107; repealed 1279 Code Section 20-2-107; amended 1667 Code Section 20-2-150; amended 1279 Code Section 20-2-160; amended 1693 Code Section 20-2-161.1; amended 933 Code Section 20-2-186; amended 1667 Code Section 20-2-210; amended 1279 Code Section 20-2-255; enacted 1440 Code Section 20-2-261; amended 541 Code Section 20-2-281; amended Vetoed SB 316 Code Section 20-2-282; amended Vetoed SB 316 Code Section 20-2-284; enacted 1438 Code Section 20-2-292; amended 1667 Code Section 20-2-505.1; enacted 1687 Code Section 20-2-564; amended 1402 Code Section 20-2-891; amended 1402 Code Section 20-2-915; amended 1987 Code Section 20-2-919; amended 1402 Code Section 20-2-1160; amended 1279 Code Section 20-3-55; amended 1402 Code Section 20-3-63; amended 1402 Code Section 20-3-250.2; amended 91 Code Section 20-3-250.6; amended 91 Code Section 20-3-250.27; amended 1402 Code Section 20-4-3; amended 1402 Code Section 20-5-2; amended 992 Code Section 21-2-3; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-4; amended 863 Code Section 21-2-5; amended 617 Code Section 21-2-6; amended 617 Code Section 21-2-10; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-13; amended 1402 Code Section 21-2-31; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-31; amended 1670 Code Section 21-2-33.1; enacted 1670 Code Section 21-2-74; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-74; amended 617 Code Section 21-2-131; amended 617 Code Section 21-2-132; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-139; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-2-153; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-153; amended 617 Code Section 21-2-193; amended 118

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Code Section 21-2-217; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-224; amended 617 Code Section 21-2-225; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-236; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-238; amended 617 Code Section 21-2-261.1; amended 617 Code Section 21-2-285; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-2-285; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-321; amended 617 Code Section 21-2-322; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-322; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-2-325; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-2-327; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-350; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-2-354; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-386; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-402; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-414; amended 712 Code Section 21-2-416; repealed Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-2-438; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-2-438; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-452; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-2-452; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-500; amended 1074 Code Section 21-2-503; amended 118 Code Section 21-2-522; amended 617 Code Section 21-3-3; amended 617 Code Section 21-3-52; amended 617 Code Section 21-3-61; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-129; amended 617 Code Section 21-3-133; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-161.1; amended 617 Code Section 21-3-165; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-187; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-3-187; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-221; amended 617 Code Section 21-3-225; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-3-284; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-286; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-321; amended 712 Code Section 21-3-325; repealed Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-3-346; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-3-348; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-360; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-362; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-362; amended Vetoed SB 283 Code Section 21-3-409; amended 118 Code Section 21-3-422; amended 617 Code Section 21-4-9; amended 118 Code Section 21-4-13; amended 118 Code Section 21-5-3; amended 118

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Code Section 21-5-3; amended 1279 Code Section 21-5-30; amended 1402 Code Section 21-5-50; amended 118 Code Section 24-5-20; amended 1078 Code Section 24-5-26; amended 1078 Code Section 24-9-40; amended 1050 Code Section 25-2-4.1; amended 448 Code Section 25-11-9; amended 1402 Code Section 27-1-2; amended 779 Code Section 27-1-16; amended 392 Code Section 27-1-36; amended 91 Code Section 27-2-5; amended 779 Code Section 27-2-9; amended 91 Code Section 27-2-17; amended 91 Code Section 27-2-22; amended 91 Code Section 27-2-22.1; amended 91 Code Section 27-3-1.1; amended 91 Code Section 27-3-13; amended 91 Code Section 27-3-21; amended 392 Code Section 27-3-27; amended 91 Code Section 27-3-41; amended 779 Code Section 27-4-11.1; amended 91 Code Section 27-5-1; amended 91 Code Section 27-5-6; amended 91 Code Section 28-1-14.1; amended 91 Code Section 28-1-16; enacted 1390 Code Section 28-2-1; amended 813 Code Section 28-2-2; amended 863 Code Section 28-4-3; amended 91 Code Section 28-5-5; enacted 1914 Code Section 28-5-42; amended 1914 Code Section 28-5-55; amended 91 Code Section 28-5-85; amended 91 Code Title 28, Chapter 5, Article 5; enacted 1914 Code Section 28-5-120 thru 28-5-127; enacted 1914 Code Section 28-10-7; amended 91 Code Section 30-1-4; amended 91 Code Section 31-2-6; amended 1290 Code Section 31-3-2; amended 1445 Code Section 31-3-4; amended 1445 Code Section 31-3-12.1; enacted 1445 Code Section 31-5-2; amended 1290 Code Section 31-7-1; amended 1445 Code Section 31-7-12; amended 317 Code Section 31-7-23; amended 1402 Code Section 31-7-72.1; enacted 1020 Code Section 31-7-75.2; amended 1020 Code Title 31, Chapter 7, Article 10; repealed 738 Code Sections 31-7-190 thru 31-7-208; repealed 738 Code Section 31-8-35; amended 1402 Code Title 31, Chapter 8, Article 6; amended 1014

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Code Sections 31-8-150 thru 31-8-160; amended 1014 Code Section 31-8-152; amended 1402 Code Section 31-8-157; amended 1402 Code Section 31-11-31; amended 468 Code Section 31-11-31.1; enacted 468 Code Section 31-11-58; amended 1082 Code Section 31-11-58.1; enacted 1082 Code Section 31-32-3; amended 91 Code Section 32-1-3; amended 914 Code Section 32-2-2; amended 1402 Code Section 32-5-1; amended 1402 Code Section 32-5-2; amended 1402 Code Section 32-6-1; amended 315 Code Section 32-6-2; amended 370 Code Section 32-6-24; amended 786 Code Section 32-6-28; amended 348 Code Section 32-6-29; amended 366 Code Section 32-6-29; amended 91 Code Section 32-6-51; amended 1732 Code Section 32-6-95; amended 969 Code Section 32-9-4; amended 363 Code Section 32-9-5; amended 373 Code Section 32-9-10; enacted 1362 Code Section 32-10-64; amended 366 Code Title 32, Chapter 11; enacted 419 Code Sections 32-11-1 thru 32-11-9; enacted 419 Code Section 33-2-29; amended 1402 Code Section 33-5-23; amended 91 Code Section 33-5-32; amended 1402 Code Section 33-9-39; amended 542 Code Section 33-9-40.2; enacted 1512 Code Section 33-9-42; amended 611 Code Section 33-10-13; amended 483 Code Section 33-11-10; amended 1721 Code Section 33-12-4; amended 1721 Code Section 33-13-4; amended 625 Code Section 33-13-5; amended 625 Code Section 33-14-41; amended 625 Code Title 33, Chapter 15, Article 1; amended 1744 Code Sections 33-15-1 thru 33-15-5; amended 1744 Code Title 33, Chapter 15, Article 2; amended 1744 Code Sections 33-15-20 thru 33-15-23; amended 1744 Code Title 33, Chapter 15, Article 3; enacted 1744 Code Sections 33-15-40 thru 33-15-45; enacted 1744 Code Title 33, Chapter 15, Article 4; enacted 1744 Code Sections 33-15-60 thru 33-15-65; enacted 1744 Code Title 33, Chapter 15, Article 5; enacted 1744 Code Sections 33-15-80 thru 33-15-83; enacted 1744 Code Title 33, Chapter 15, Article 6; enacted 1744 Code Sections 33-15-100 thru 33-15-108; enacted 1744 Code Title 33, Chapter 15, Article 7; enacted 1744

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Code Sections 33-15-120 thru 33-15-123; enacted 1744 Code Section 33-21-17; amended 1402 Code Section 33-23-1.1; enacted 778 Code Section 33-23-11; amended 702 Code Section 33-23-21; amended 91 Code Section 33-23-26; amended 702 Code Section 33-24-3; amended 1721 Code Section 33-24-6; amended 1721 Code Section 33-24-21.2; amended 91 Code Section 33-24-41.1; amended 91 Code Section 33-24-41.2; enacted 1048 Code Section 33-24-46; amended 483 Code Section 33-24-47; amended 1507 Code Section 33-25-8; amended 483 Code Section 33-25-10; amended 91 Code Section 33-27-1; amended 1721 Code Section 33-27-3; amended 1721 Code Section 33-29-19; amended 91 Code Section 33-33-5; amended 1402 Code Section 33-33-10.1; enacted 320 Code Section 33-35-15; amended 1402 Code Section 33-38-7; amended 491 Code Section 33-43-1; amended 91 Code Section 33-43-3; amended 91 Code Section 33-48-2; amended 91 Code Section 33-48-4; amended 91 Code Section 33-50-2; amended 329 Code Section 33-51-3; amended 1985 Code Title 33, Chapter 53; enacted 539 Code Sections 33-53-1 thru 33-53-4; enacted 539 Code Section 34-1-4; enacted 1056 Code Section 34-8-35; amended 323 Code Section 34-8-177; amended 1402 Code Section 34-9-1; amended 491 Code Section 34-9-2; amended 323 Code Section 34-9-12; amended 1396 Code Section 34-9-14; amended 491 Code Section 34-9-47; amended 1365 Code Section 34-9-129; amended 1402 Code Section 34-9-133; amended 91 Code Section 34-9-136; amended 1365 Code Section 34-9-155; amended 1365 Code Section 34-9-352; amended 1402 Code Title 34, Chapter 9, Article 11; enacted 1512 Code Sections 34-9-410 thru 34-9-421; enacted 1512 Code Section 34-11-7; amended 434 Code Section 35-1-4; amended 762 Code Section 35-1-4; amended 91 Code Section 35-1-10; amended 91 Code Section 35-5-1; amended 91 Code Section 35-7-3; amended 91

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Code Section 35-8-2; amended 966 Code Section 35-8-2; amended 91 Code Section 35-8-7.1; amended 91 Code Section 35-8-20; amended 91 Code Section 35-8-20.a; amended 1780 Code Section 35-9-4; amended 91 Code Section 35-9-5; amended 91 Code Section 35-9-6; amended 91 Code Section 35-9-8; amended 91 Code Section 35-9-9; amended 91 Code Section 35-9-10; amended 91 Code Section 35-9-11; amended 91 Code Section 35-9-12; amended 91 Code Section 36-1-16; amended 91 Code Section 36-1-22; repealed 1292 Code Section 36-5-23; amended 91 Code Section 36-5-24; amended 91 Code Section 36-7-2.1; amended 91 Code Section 36-15-9; amended 91 Code Section 36-17-2; amended 1402 Code Section 36-17-3; amended 1402 Code Section 36-30-7.1; enacted 1579 Code Section 36-32-8; amended 91 Code Section 36-32-23; amended 91 Code Section 36-34-2; amended 91 Code Section 36-36-32; amended 91 Code Section 36-37-6; amended 795 Code Section 36-40-22; amended 1402 Code Section 36-40-24; amended 1402 Code Section 36-40-42; amended 1402 Code Section 36-40-44; amended 1402 Code Section 36-40-45; amended 1402 Code Section 36-40-46; amended 1402 Code Section 36-44-3; amended 91 Code Section 36-44-4; amended 91 Code Section 36-45-20; amended 91 Code Section 36-60-16; enacted 394 Code Section 36-61-3; amended 91 Code Section 36-61-12; amended 91 Code Section 36-62-7; amended 91 Code Section 36-63-11; amended 91 Code Section 36-66-3; amended 806 Code Section 36-66-5; amended 806 Code Section 36-67A-3; amended 91 Code Section 36-68-3; amended 91 Code Section 36-70-2; amended 91 Code Section 36-70-5; amended 91 Code Section 36-71-4; amended 91 Code Section 36-80-7; amended 91 Code Section 36-80-9; amended 91 Code Section 36-80-14; amended 91

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Code Section 36-80-15; amended 1402 Code Section 36-81-7; amended 717 Code Section 36-82-69; amended 91 Code Section 36-82-70; amended 91 Code Section 36-82-104; amended 91 Code Section 36-82-104; amended 1003 Code Section 36-82-182; amended 91 Code Section 36-82-187; amended 91 Code Section 36-82-188; amended 91 Code Section 36-83-7; amended 1402 Code Section 36-83-8; amended 1402 Code Title 36, Chapter 86; enacted 1574 Code Sections 36-86-1 thru 36-86-4; enacted 1574 Code Title 36, Chapter 86; enacted 792 Code Sections 36-86-1 thru 36-86-2; enacted 792 Code Section 37-1-1; amended 1445 Code Section 37-1-2; enacted 1445 Code Section 37-1-20; amended 1445 Code Section 37-1-22; amended 1445 Code Section 37-1-23; amended 1445 Code Section 37-1-24; amended 1445 Code Title 37, Chapter 1, Article 3; amended 1445 Code Section 37-1-40; amended 1445 Code Title 37, Chapter 1, Article 4; amended 1445 Code Sections 37-1-50 thru 37-1-53; amended 1445 Code Section 37-1-70; amended 1445 Code Section 37-1-71; amended 1445 Code Title 37, Chapter 1, Article 5, Part 2; amended 1445 Code Section 37-1-90; amended 1445 Code Title 37, Chapter 2, Article 1; amended 1445 Code Sections 37-2-1 thru 37-2-12; amended 1445 Code Section 37-2-34; amended 1445 Code Section 37-3-1; amended 1445 Code Section 37-3-61; amended 1445 Code Section 37-3-101; amended 1445 Code Section 37-4-40.4; amended 1445 Code Section 37-4-61; amended 1445 Code Section 37-6-4; amended 1445 Code Section 37-7-1; amended 1445 Code Section 37-7-61; amended 1445 Code Section 37-7-101; amended 1445 Code Section 38-2-177; amended 1 Code Section 38-2-284; enacted 1774 Code Section 40-1-1; amended 518 Code Section 40-2-8; amended 1260 Code Section 40-2-8.1; enacted 698 Code Section 40-2-20; amended 1260 Code Section 40-2-23; amended 1815 Code Section 40-2-38; amended 296 Code Section 40-2-44; amended 91 Code Section 40-2-46; amended 972

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Code Section 40-2-66; amended 1260 Code Section 40-2-70; amended 467 Code Section 40-2-75; amended Vetoed HB 292 Code Section 40-2-77; amended 1678 Code Section 40-2-84; amended 1793 Code Section 40-2-131; amended 1402 Code Section 40-2-135; amended 972 Code Section 40-3-2; amended 1260 Code Section 40-3-4; amended 1260 Code Section 40-3-21.1; amended 1260 Code Section 40-3-36; amended 1260 Code Section 40-3-36.1; enacted 1260 Code Section 40-3-37; amended 1260 Code Section 40-3-37; amended 91 Code Section 40-3-56; amended 1260 Code Section 40-4-2; amended 91 Code Section 40-5-25; amended 615 Code Section 40-5-53; amended 1665 Code Section 40-5-54; amended 940 Code Section 40-5-55; amended 940 Code Section 40-5-61; amended 940 Code Section 40-5-62; amended 940 Code Section 40-5-63; amended 940 Code Section 40-5-71; amended 91 Code Section 40-5-71; amended 936 Code Section 40-5-81; amended 454 Code Section 40-5-83; amended 91 Code Section 40-5-83; amended 454 Code Section 40-5-148.1; enacted 797 Code Section 40-6-54; enacted 363 Code Section 40-6-226; amended 707 Code Section 40-6-252; amended 91 Code Section 40-6-275; amended 370 Code Section 40-6-292; amended 518 Code Section 40-6-296; amended 518 Code Section 40-8-74; amended 727 Code Section 40-8-76.1; amended 516 Code Section 40-9-39; amended 1402 Code Section 40-11-1; amended 370 Code Section 40-11-2; amended 772 Code Section 40-11-3; amended 370 Code Section 40-11-9; enacted 772 Code Section 42-1-11; enacted 1728 Code Section 42-4-7; amended 632 Code Section 42-4-13; amended 630 Code Section 42-4-71; amended 304 Code Section 42-5-30; amended 417 Code Section 42-5-60; amended 629 Code Section 42-8-30.1; amended 91 Code Section 42-8-34; amended 426 Code Section 42-8-35.1; amended 444

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Code Section 42-8-35.1; amended 1664 Code Section 42-8-35.3; enacted 1534 Code Section 42, Chapter 8, Article 7; enacted 568 Code Sections 42-8-110 thru 42-8-118; enacted 568 Code Section 43-1-3; amended 1402 Code Section 43-1-19; amended 123 Code Section 43-1-19.2; enacted 427 Code Section 43-1-24; amended 123 Code Title 43, Chapter 1B; enacted 521 Code Sections 43-1B-1 thru 43-1B-8; enacted 521 Code Section 43-3-2; amended 123 Code Section 43-3-5; amended 123 Code Section 43-3-21; amended 123 Code Section 43-3-22; repealed 123 Code Section 43-3-23; amended 123 Code Section 43-3-24; amended 123 Code Section 43-3-29; amended 123 Code Section 43-3-29.1; amended 123 Code Section 43-3-32; amended 123 Code Section 43-3-35; amended 123 Code Section 43-3-36; amended 123 Code Section 40-4-10; amended 123 Code Section 43-4-13; amended 123 Code Section 43-4-16; amended 123 Code Section 43-4A-2; amended 776 Code Section 43-4A-4; amended 776 Code Section 43-4A-5; amended 123 Code Section 43-4A-10; amended 776 Code Section 43-6-1; amended 123 Code Section 43-6-1; amended 1030 Code Section 43-6-7; amended 1030 Code Section 43-6-10; amended 123 Code Section 43-6-11; amended 1030 Code Section 43-6-12; amended 1030 Code Section 43-6-16; amended 123 Code Section 43-6-18; amended 1030 Code Section 43-6-18.1; amended 1030 Code Section 43-6-18.2; enacted 1030 Code Section 43-6-22.1; amended 123 Code Section 43-6-24; amended 1030 Code Section 43-6-24.1; enacted 1030 Code Section 43-9-16; amended 1719 Code Section 43-10A-2; amended 330 Code Section 43-10A-3; amended 330 Code Section 43-10A-7; amended 330 Code Section 43-10A-11; amended 330 Code Section 43-10A-12; amended 330 Code Section 43-10A-17; amended 330 Code Section 43-10A-17; amended 123 Code Section 43-10A-21; amended 330 Code Section 43-10A-22; amended 330

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Code Section 43-11-47; amended 123 Code Section 43-11-70.1; amended 450 Code Section 43-13-2; amended 123 Code Section 43-13-6; amended 453 Code Section 43-13-9; amended 1402 Code Section 43-14-2; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-2; amended 733 Code Section 43-14-2; amended 123 Code Section 43-14-3; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-4; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-5; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-6; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-8; amended 123 Code Section 43-14-8.1; amended 123 Code Section 43-14-8.2; amended 123 Code Section 43-14-8.2; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-8.3; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-8.4; enacted 1339 Code Section 43-14-9; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-12; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-13; repealed 1339 Code Section 43-14-14; repealed 1339 Code Section 43-14-15; amended 1339 Code Section 43-14-16; repealed 1339 Code Section 43-14-17; amended 1339 Code Section 43-15-23; amended 123 Code Section 43-15-23.1; amended 123 Code Section 43-17-2; amended 123 Code Section 43-17-3; amended 123 Code Section 43-17-5; amended 123 Code Section 43-17-7; amended 123 Code Section 43-17-9; amended 319 Code Section 43-17-13; amended 123 Code Section 43-18-55; enacted Vetoed HB 223 Code Section 43-18-56; enacted Vetoed HB 223 Code Section 43-18-92; amended 123 Code Section 43-19-25; amended 123 Code Section 43-20-9; amended 452 Code Section 43-23-2; amended 1023 Code Section 43-23-7; amended 1023 Code Section 43-23-7.1; enacted 1023 Code Section 43-23-12; amended 123 Code Section 43-23-14; amended 123 Code Section 43-23-14; amended 1023 Code Section 43-23-17; amended 1023 Code Section 43-25-2; amended 725 Code Section 43-25-3; amended 725 Code Section 43-25-4; amended 725 Code Section 43-25-5; amended 725 Code Section 43-25-6; amended 725 Code Section 43-25-7; amended 725

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Code Section 43-26-32; amended 471 Code Section 43-26-36; amended 471 Code Section 43-26-37; amended 471 Code Section 43-26-38; amended 471 Code Section 43-26-39; amended 471 Code Section 43-26-43; repealed 91 Code Section 43-28-8; amended 1042 Code Section 43-28-9; amended 1042 Code Section 43-28-15; amended 1042 Code Section 43-33-11; amended 91 Code Section 43-33-18; amended 91 Code Section 43-34-1; repealed 349 Code Section 43-34-26; amended 355 Code Section 43-34-26.1; amended 91 Code Section 43-34-27; amended 91 Code Section 43-34-37; amended 91 Code Section 43-34-142; amended 1497 Code Section 43-34-143; amended 1497 Code Section 43-34-144; amended 1497 Code Section 43-34-145; amended 1497 Code Section 43-34-147.1; enacted 1497 Code Section 43-34-147.2; enacted 1497 Code Section 43-34-150; amended 1497 Code Section 43-38-6; amended 123 Code Section 43-38-7.1; amended 123 Code Section 43-38-14.1; amended 123 Code Section 43-38-15; amended 123 Code Section 43-39-1; amended 355 Code Section 43-39-7; amended 418 Code Section 43-39-7; amended 355 Code Section 43-39-17; amended 355 Code Section 43-39-19; amended 355 Code Section 43-39A-19; amended 123 Code Section 43-39A-24; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-1; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-7; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-9; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-10; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-12; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-15; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-18; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-18; amended 1292 Code Section 43-40-19; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-22; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-23; amended 1292 Code Section 43-40-25; amended 123 Code Section 43-40-25; amended 376 Code Section 43-44-3; amended 1510 Code Section 43-44-7; amended 1510 Code Section 43-44-8; amended 1510 Code Section 43-45-15; amended 1292

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Code Section 43-46-4; amended 787 Code Section 43-47-2; amended 123 Code Section 43-48-2; amended 123 Code Section 43-48-8; amended 123 Code Section 43-48-9; amended 123 Code Section 43-50-3; amended 123 Code Section 43-50-32; amended 700 Code Section 43-51-6; amended 305 Code Section 44-2-191; amended 1402 Code Section 44-2-192; amended 1402 Code Section 44-2-193; amended 1402 Code Section 44-2-194; amended 1402 Code Section 44-2-195; amended 1402 Code Section 44-5-60; amended 782 Code Section 44-5-149; amended 91 Code Section 44-5-151; amended 91 Code Section 44-10-3; amended 91 Code Section 44-10-3; amended 794 Code Section 44-10-21; amended 91 Code Section 44-10-25; amended 91 Code Section 44-12-231; amended 1813 Code Section 44-12-260; amended 91 Code Title 44, Chapter 12, Article 7, Part 3; enacted 1813 Code Section 44-12-300; enacted 1813 Code Section 44-14-361.5; enacted 1008 Code Section 44-14-491; amended 1044 Code Section 44-14-573; amended 361 Code Title 44, Chapter 14, Article 8, Part 15; enacted 1490 Code Sections 44-14-600 thru 44-14-605; enacted 1490 Code Section 45-1-4; enacted 563 Code Section 45-2-1; amended 1279 Code Section 45-7-21; amended 809 Code Section 45-7-110; amended 91 Code Section 45-8-1; amended 1402 Code Section 45-8-13; amended 929 Code Section 45-9-4; amended 416 Code Section 45-9-84.1; amended 1402 Code Section 45-9-84.2; amended 1402 Code Section 45-9-84.3; amended 1402 Code Section 45-9-85; amended 1402 Code Section 45-12-71; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-72; amended 1402 Code Section 45-12-72; amended 1399 Code Section 45-12-73; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-75; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-75.1; enacted 1914 Code Section 45-12-78; amended 1402 Code Section 45-12-78; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-80; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-82; amended 1402 Code Section 45-12-82; amended 1914

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Code Section 45-12-84; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-85; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-86; amended 1402 Code Section 45-12-86; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-88; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-95; enacted 1914 Code Section 45-12-175; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-177; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-178; amended 1914 Code Section 45-12-203; amended 1399 Code Section 45-12-205; amended 1399 Code Title 45, Chapter 13, Article 3A; enacted 1087 Code Sections 45-13-55 thru 45-13-56; enacted 1087 Code Sections 45-14-20; amended 1402 Code Section 45-14-23; amended 1402 Code Section 45-16-6; amended Vetoed HB 223 Code Section 45-16-66; amended Vetoed HB 223 Code Section 45-16-80; amended 91 Code Section 45-18-6; amended 91 Code Section 45-18-13; amended 1402 Code Section 45-18-80; amended 91 Code Section 45-20-2; amended 1399 Code Section 45-20-2; amended 510 Code Section 45-20-2; amended 791 Code Section 45-20-16; amended 721 Code Section 46-1-1; amended 579 Code Section 46-5-122; amended 1368 Code Section 46-5-134; amended 1368 Code Section 46-5-138; enacted 1368 Code Section 46-8-123; amended 1402 Code Section 47-1-5; amended 1402 Code Section 47-1-31; enacted 1690 Code Section 47-2-2; amended 86 Code Section 47-2-21; amended 1690 Code Section 47-2-21; amended 1402 Code Section 47-2-91; amended 86 Code Section 47-2-97; amended 86 Code Section 47-2-111; enacted 1372 Code Section 47-2-128; amended 86 Code Section 47-2-260; amended 1402 Code Section 47-2-262; amended 1402 Code Section 47-2-266; amended 1402 Code Section 47-2-290; amended 1402 Code Section 47-2-332; amended 86 Code Section 47-2-334; amended 86 Code Section 47-3-1; amended 86 Code Section 47-3-1; amended 316 Code Section 47-3-21; amended 1402 Code Section 47-3-21; amended 1690 Code Section 47-3-29; enacted 432 Code Section 47-3-43; amended 86

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Code Section 47-3-60; amended 1690 Code Section 47-3-65; amended 86 Code Section 47-3-66; amended 1402 Code Section 47-3-66; amended 86 Code Section 47-3-67; amended 1402 Code Section 47-3-120; amended 86 Code Section 47-3-121; amended 86 Code Section 47-3-122; amended 86 Code Section 47-3-128; amended 732 Code Section 47-4-40; amended 86 Code Section 47-4-60; amended 1402 Code Section 47-4-80; amended 86 Code Section 47-4-104; amended 86 Code Section 47-6-70.1; amended 86 Code Section 47-7-27; enacted 1047 Code Section 47-7-40; amended 476 Code Section 47-7-41; amended 476 Code Section 47-7-60; amended 476 Code Section 47-7-83; amended 476 Code Section 47-7-100; amended 86 Code Section 47-7-101; amended 476 Code Section 47-7-102; amended 476 Code Section 47-7-104; amended 86 Code Section 47-7-123; amended 86 Code Section 47-8-2; amended 1402 Code Section 47-8-41; amended 86 Code Section 47-8-43; amended 86 Code Section 47-8-67; amended 1402 Code Section 47-9-20; amended 1402 Code Section 47-9-26; amended 1402 Code Section 47-9-41.1; amended 86 Code Section 47-9-74; amended 1402 Code Section 47-10-27; amended 1402 Code Section 47-10-28; enacted 803 Code Section 47-10-40; amended 1402 Code Section 47-10-62; amended 1402 Code Section 47-10-63; amended 1402 Code Section 47-11-22; amended 801 Code Section 47-11-71.1; amended 86 Code Section 47-12-21; amended 1402 Code Section 47-12-41; amended 1402 Code Section 47-12-43; amended 1402 Code Section 47-12-43; amended 86 Code Section 47-12-44; amended 1402 Code Section 47-12-64; amended 86 Code Section 47-13-20; amended 1402 Code Section 47-13-29; enacted 800 Code Section 47-13-72; amended 86 Code Section 47-16-21; amended 1402 Code Section 47-16-29; enacted 608 Code Section 47-16-101; amended 608

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Code Section 47-17-26; enacted 607 Code Section 47-17-40; amended 1000 Code Section 47-17-42; amended 86 Code Section 47-17-81; amended 1000 Code Section 47-18-40; amended 1402 Code Section 47-18-41; amended 1402 Code Section 47-18-43; amended 1402 Code Section 47-18-44; amended 1402 Code Section 47-19-1; amended 1402 Code Section 47-20-10; amended 86 Code Section 47-20-21; amended 1402 Code Section 48-1-2; amended 1402 Code Section 48-1-2; amended 728 Code Section 48-1-8; enacted 1647 Code Section 48-1-8; enacted 294 Code Section 48-2-17; amended 1402 Code Section 48-2-32; amended 91 Code Section 48-2-45; amended 961 Code Section 48-2-46; amended 961 Code Section 48-2-55; amended 961 Code Section 48-2-56; amended 768 Code Section 48-2-58; amended 961 Code Section 48-2-82; amended 1402 Code Section 48-3-19; amended 1777 Code Section 48-5-7.4; amended 947 Code Section 48-5-32; amended 947 Code Section 48-5-32.1; repealed 947 Code Section 48-5-54; amended 1777 Code Section 48-5-103; amended 577 Code Section 48-5-131; amended 1402 Code Section 48-5-183; amended Vetoed HB 206 Code Section 48-5-269; amended 947 Code Section 48-5-274; amended 699 Code Section 48-5-292; amended 603 Code Section 48-5-299.1; enacted 577 Code Section 48-5-304; amended 1402 Code Section 48-5-311; amended 435 Code Section 48-5-311; amended 1777 Code Section 48-5-330; amended 1402 Code Section 48-5-346; amended 1402 Code Section 48-5-354; amended 1292 Code Section 48-5-440; amended 1012 Code Section 48-5-440; amended 1678 Code Section 48-5-442; amended 1678 Code Section 48-5-444; amended 303 Code Section 48-5-473; amended 1678 Code Title 48, Chapter 5, Article 10, Part 4; amended 1012 Code Sections 48-5-500 thru 48-5-501; amended 1012 Code Section 48-6-21; amended 1647 Code Section 48-7-21; amended 1649 Code Section 48-7-40.1; enacted 1649

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Code Section 48-7-86; amended 1649 Code Section 48-7-100; amended 597 Code Section 48-7-112; amended 1402 Code Section 48-7-128; enacted 768 Code Section 48-7-128; enacted 597 Code Section 48-8-50; amended 995 Code Section 48-9-2; amended 1502 Code Section 48-9-3; amended 811 Code Section 48-9-3; amended 1502 Code Section 48-9-9; amended 1502 Code Section 48-9-10; amended 1402 Code Section 48-9-14; amended 995 Code Section 48-9-17; amended 1502 Code Section 48-9-36; amended 1402 Code Section 48-11-4; amended 343 Code Section 48-11-9; amended 1402 Code Section 48-11-14; amended 1292 Code Section 48-11-15; amended 1402 Code Section 48-11-16; amended 1402 Code Section 48-13-5; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-6; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-7; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-8; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-9; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-10; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-10.1; repealed 1292 Code Section 48-13-11; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-12; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-13; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-14; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-15; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-16; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-17; amended 1292 Code Section 48-13-18; enacted 1292 Code Section 48-13-19; enacted 1292 Code Section 48-13-20; enacted 1292 Code Section 48-13-21; enacted 1292 Code Section 48-13-22; enacted 1292 Code Section 48-13-23; enacted 1292 Code Section 48-13-24; enacted 1292 Code Section 48-13-25; enacted 1292 Code Section 48-13-26; enacted 1292 Code Section 48-13-31; amended 1402 Code Section 48-13-51; amended 995 Code Section 48-13-51; amended 442 Code Section 48-14-3; amended 1402 Code Section 48-14-4; enacted 1071 Code Section 48-16-1; amended 91 Code Title 48, Chapter 16, Article 1; amended Vetoed SB 139 Code Section 48-16-1 thru 48-16-12; amended Vetoed SB 139 Code Section 48-16-12; amended 91

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Code Title 48, Chapter 16, Article 2; enacted Vetoed SB 139 Code Sections 48-16-30 thru 48-16-40; enacted Vetoed SB 139 Code Section 49-4-111; enacted 1969 Code Section 49-4-112; enacted 1969 Code Section 49-4-113; enacted 1969 Code Section 49-4-114; enacted 1969 Code Section 49-4-115; enacted 1969 Code Section 49-4-153; amended 1290 Code Section 49-4A-8; amended 313 Code Section 49-5-7; amended 91 Code Section 49-5-8; amended 1969 Code Section 49-5-40; amended 1712 Code Section 49-5-41; amended 1712 Code Section 49-5-41; amended 979 Code Section 49-5-60; amended 757 Code Section 49-5-69.1; enacted 757 Code Section 49-5-71; amended 757 Code Section 49-5-241; amended 1063 Code Section 49-9-6; amended 1402 Code Section 49-9-15; amended 1402 Code Section 50-1-4; enacted 1817 Code Section 50-3-69; enacted 934 Code Section 50-5-2; repealed 1402 Code Section 50-5-3; repealed 1402 Code Section 50-5-4; repealed 1402 Code Section 50-5-5; repealed 1402 Code Section 50-5-6; repealed 1402 Code Section 50-5-7; repealed 1402 Code Section 50-5-8; repealed 1402 Code Section 50-5-9; repealed 1402 Code Section 50-5-16; amended 1402 Code Section 50-5-60.2; amended 531 Code Section 50-5-60.3; enacted 531 Code Section 50-5-60.4; enacted 531 Code Section 50-5-60.5; enacted 531 Code Section 50-5-74; repealed 1736 Code Title 50, Chapter 5, Article 3, Part 5; enacted 1736 Code Sections 50-5-135 thru 50-5-138; enacted 1736 Code Title 50, Chapter 5A; enacted 1402 Code Sections 50-5A-1 thru 50-5A-10; enacted 1402 Code Section 50-7-41; amended 1402 Code Section 50-8-8; amended 1402 Code Section 50-8-31; amended 1374 Code Section 50-8-34; amended 1374 Code Section 50-8-34.1; enacted 1374 Code Section 50-8-35; amended 1374 Code Section 50-8-60; amended 1374 Code Section 50-8-61; amended 1374 Code Section 50-8-67; amended 1374 Code Title 50, Chapter 9, Article 5; enacted 1398 Code Sections 50-9-100 thru 50-9-101; enacted 1398

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Code Section 50-12-60; amended 1731 Code Section 50-13-4; amended 1817 Code Section 50-14-1; amended 784 Code Section 50-16-5.1; enacted 1541 Code Section 50-16-32; amended 1402 Code Section 50-16-42; amended 396 Code Section 50-17-21; amended 1402 Code Section 50-17-23; amended 1402 Code Section 50-17-50; amended 1402 Code Section 50-17-59; amended 929 Code Section 50-17-62; amended 1402 Code Section 50-17-63; amended 1402 Code Title 50, Chapter 18, Article 1; enacted 1394 Code Section 50-18-1; enacted 1394 Code Section 50-18-70; amended 1394 Code Section 50-18-70; amended 1436 Code Section 50-18-72; amended 1336 Code Section 50-18-72; amended 1669 Code Section 50-18-72; amended 968 Code Section 50-23-20; amended 1402 Code Section 50-26-2; amended 738 Code Section 50-26-4; amended 738 Code Section 50-26-8; amended 738 Code Section 50-26-9; amended 738 Code Section 50-26-10; amended 738 Code Section 50-26-18; amended 738 Code Section 50-26-19; enacted 738 Code Section 50-26-20; enacted 738 Code Section 50-26-21; enacted 738 Code Section 50-27-13; amended 1402 Code Section 50-27-24; amended 1037 Code Title 50, Chapter 27, Article 2; enacted 1037 Code Sections 50-27-50 thru 50-27-55; enacted 1037 Code Section 51-1-43; enacted 1051 Code Section 51-1-43; enacted 1278 Code Section 51-1-43; enacted 719 Code Section 51-4-2; amended 1055 Code Section 51-12-5.1; amended 1402 Code Section 52-1-3; amended 91 Code Section 52-1-32; amended 91 Code Section 52-2-9; amended 1402 Code Section 52-2-14; amended 1402 Code Section 52-7-5; amended 351 Code Section 52-7-8.1; amended 459 Code Section 52-7-13; amended 790 Code Section 52-7-13; amended 351 Code Section 52-7-20; amended 351 Code Section 53-2-115; amended 1057 Code Section 53-3-6; amended 1081 Code Section 53-5-1.1; enacted 1054

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COURTS SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA Terms of court; disposition of cases 360 SUPERIOR COURTS Actions to set aside reprisals against public employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse 563 Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Burke County 4870 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Burke County 4723 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Columbia County 4457 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Richmond County 4872 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Richmond County 4587 Bailiffs; selection 1389 Barrow County; terms of court 805 Brantley County; sheriff; chief magistrate; compensation 4857 Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Appling County 4600 Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Jeff Davis County 4604 Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Wayne County 4568 Catoosa County; clerk; clerical help 4574 Chatham County; clerk; compensation 5337 Clarke County; district attorney; staff 4203 Clay County; chief magistrate as deputy clerk of the superior court 4573 Clayton County; sheriff; compensation Vetoed SB 182 Clayton Judicial Circuit; court reporters; compensation; Clayton County Vetoed SB 184 Clayton Judicial Circuit; district attorney; salary supplement; Clayton County Vetoed SB 181 Clayton Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement Vetoed SB 179 Clerks; deposit of funds held; interest-bearing accounts 982 Clerks; minimum annual salaries Vetoed HB 206 Clerks; priorities of distribution of fines, forfeitures, and surcharges 374 Columbia County; clerk; compensation 4582 Columbus, Georgia; clerk; sheriff; salary supplements 4849 Columbus, Georgia; sheriff; compensation 4851 Dougherty County; state court; assistant district attorneys 4416 Eastern Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Chatham County 4566 Echols County; clerk; clerical help; fees 3754 Financing statements; filing; Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; central indexing system 1550 Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; creation; membership, powers, and jurisdiction 1544 Haralson County; clerk; sheriff; compensation 5138

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Jackson County; terms of court 805 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 McIntosh County; terms of court 447 Muscogee County; sheriff; clerk; compensation 4849 Muscogee County; sheriff; compensation 4851 Oconee Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 5092 Rockdale Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4459 Sentence review panel 705 Western Judicial Circuit; district attorney; staff 4203 Wilkinson County; clerk; compensation; benefits; personnel 4552 Wilkinson County; sheriff; compensation; personnel; powers 4874 STATE COURTS Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Bibb County; assistant solicitors 4248 Brooks County; state court; creation 5124 Chatham County; judges; compensation 4314 Clerks; service as clerk of magistrate court; compensation 1061 Columbus, Georgia; judges; solicitor; salary supplements 4849 Decatur County; solicitor; compensation 4316 Dougherty County; judge; compensation; solicitor; assistant district attorneys 4416 Effingham County; judge; salary 4269 Glynn County; solicitor; compensation; terms 4426 Gwinnett County; additional judge 4708 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 McIntosh County; state court; creation 4543 Sumter County; January term 4196 Ware County; judge; compensation 4284 Wayne County; judge; solicitor; compensation 4328 Worth County; solicitor; compensation 4589 JUVENILE COURTS Athens-Clarke County; intake and probation services; transfer; Department of Children and Youth Services 4918 Authority to apprehend unruly and delinquent children; Department of Children and Youth Services 966 Certain school officials; access to juvenile court records and child abuse records 979 Custody and detention of children; probation officers 438 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Mediation services; fees 931 Proceedings; disposition orders and temporary transfers of custody; evidence of family violence 1716

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PROBATE COURTS Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Baldwin County; judge; compensation 4465 Catoosa County; judge; compensation; clerical help 4574 Chatham County; clerk; minimum salary 5340 Clayton County; judge; compensation 4439 Columbia County; judge; compensation 4582 Haralson County; judge; compensation 5138 Judges; minimum annual salaries Vetoed HB 206 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Randolph County; magistrate court; chief magistrate; election; judge of the probate court 4929 Spalding County; judge; compensation; passport fees 4860 Warren County; clerical help; compensation 4288 Wilkinson County; judge; compensation; personnel 4922 MAGISTRATE COURTS Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Baldwin County; chief magistrate; election; vacancies 4473 Brantley County; sheriff; chief magistrate; compensation 4857 Chatham County; chief magistrate and magistrates; minimum salaries 5340 Civil proceedings; procedures and practices 974 Clay County; superior court; chief magistrate as deputy clerk 4573 Clayton County; chief magistrate; election; terms; vacancies 4501 Dougherty County; chief magistrate; magistrates; selection; compensation; vacancies; clerk; personnel 4406 Fines; county and authority ordinances 910 Gwinnett County; chief magistrate; compensation 4591 Gwinnett County; law library fees 4614 Jefferson County; chief magistrate; compensation 4834 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Randolph County; chief magistrate; election; judge of the probate court 4929 Senior Magistrate; created; Council of magistrate Court Judges; composition 910 State court clerks; service as clerks; compensation 1061 Whitfield County; nonpartisan elections 4435 Wilkinson County; chief magistrate, magistrates, and clerk; compensation 4922 MUNICIPAL COURTS Albany; judge 5496 Atlanta; municipal court; penalties; victims and witnesses assistance programs 4637 Austell; bail bond and fine schedule 5488 Austell; penalties 5492 Columbus, Georgia; judges; clerk; marshal; salary supplements 4849 Edison; penalties 5445 Euharlee; penalties 4953

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Forsyth; powers; jurisdiction 4780 Greensboro; penalties 4273 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Nelson; penalties; certiorari 5181 OTHER COURTS Chatham County; recorder's court; chief judge 4326 DeKalb County; recorder's court; fines 4333 Gwinnett County; recorder's court; clerk; compensation 4612 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Traffic courts in certain cities; additional fee for fines and bail; distribution to victims and witnesses assistance programs 292 NAMED COUNTIES Appling County; Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement 4600 Atkinson County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 4771 Baker County; board of education; compensation 4853 Baldwin County; board of commissioners; districts 4815 Baldwin County; board of education; districts 4737 Baldwin County; board of education; easement over state property 1191 Baldwin County; magistrate court; chief magistrate; election; vacancies 4473 Baldwin County; probate court; judge; compensation 4465 Baldwin County; regional development center 1170 Barrow County; superior court; terms of court 805 Bartow County; board of elections and registration; creation 5309 Bibb County; board of education; school taxes; budgets; compensation; referendum 4866 Bibb County; exchange of county property for state property 1163 Bibb County; state court; assistant solicitors 4248 Bleckley County; superior court; judges; salary supplement 5092 Brantley County; sheriff; chief magistrate; compensation 4857 Brooks County; state court; creation 5124 Bryan County; Coastal Area Games Authority 5066 Bulloch County; board of commissioners; composition; election; districts; chairperson; meetings 5411 Bulloch County; board of education; conveyance of state property 1145 Bulloch County; board of education; election; school superintendent 5100 Bulloch County; code of ordinances; adoption; penalty 5408 Burke County; Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplements 4723 Burke County; Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplements 4870 Burke County; coroner; compensation 4226 Butts County; advisory referendum on type of government 4470 Butts County; board of commissioners; conveyance of state property; resolution repealed 1173 Camden County; board of commissioners; districts 3966 Camden County; board of education; districts; elections; school superintendent 3945 Camden County; Coastal Area Games Authority 5066

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Candler County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3529 Candler County; Metter-Candler County Charter Commission; creation 4386 Catoosa County; board of commissioners; county manager; clerical assistants 5190 Catoosa County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 4258 Catoosa County; board of utilities commissioners; compensation 4955 Catoosa County; probate court; judge; compensation; clerical help; superior court; clerk; clerical help 4574 Catoosa County; tax commissioner; clerical help 4413 Chatham County; Coastal Area Games Authority 5066 Chatham County; easements across state property 1126 Chatham County; probate court; clerk; magistrate court; chief magistrate and magistrates; minimum salaries 5340 Chatham County; recorder's court; chief judge 4326 Chatham County; Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission; dissolved 4610 Chatham County; state court; judges; compensation 4314 Chatham County; superior court; clerk; compensation 5337 Chatham County; superior court; judges; salary supplement 4566 Cherokee County; transfer to the Atlanta Regional Commission from the North Georgia Regional Development Center ratified 1177 Clarke County; Athens-Clarke County; board of elections and registration; created 4631 Clarke County; Athens-Clarke County; commission; districts 3501 Clarke County; board of education; districts; elections; officers; meetings 3514 Clarke County; district attorney; staff 4203 Clarke County; intake and probation services; transfer 4918 Clay County; board of commissioners; districts 3584 Clay County; board of education; election; school superintendent 3576 Clay County; superior court; chief magistrate as deputy clerk 4573 Clayton County; board of commissioners; chairman; compensation Vetoed SB 178 Clayton County; board of commissioners; districts 4335 Clayton County; board of commissioners; funds for advertising and promoting county 5419 Clayton County; board of commissioners; vice-chairman 5433 Clayton County; board of education; districts 4341 Clayton County; Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth; annual report; abolition date 4312 Clayton County; county retirement and benefit system; elected officials and employees 4455 Clayton County; deputy tax commissioner; civil service benefits 4450 Clayton County; district attorney; salary supplement Vetoed SB 181 Clayton County; homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum 4452 Clayton County; magistrate court; chief magistrate; election; terms; vacancies 4501 Clayton County; probate court; judge; compensation 4439 Clayton County; purchasing and leasing 5389 Clayton County; school superintendent; appointment 4437 Clayton County; sheriff; compensation Vetoed SB 182 Clayton County; superior court; court reporters; compensation Vetoed SB 184 Clayton County; superior court; judges; salary supplement Vetoed SB 179 Clayton County Public Employee Retirement System 5345 Cobb County; board of commissioners; qualifying for other offices; vacancies 4616

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Cobb County; board of commissioners; vacancies upon qualification for another office 4468 Cobb County; board of elections and registration; members; residency 4549 Cobb County; civil service system; board; terms 4498 Cobb County; Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth; membership; abolition date 4461 Cobb County; Cobb County Stadium Authority; membership; terms 4492 Cobb County; easement authorized 1150 Cobb County; exchange of county property for state property 1163 Cobb County; homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum 4441 Cobb County; South Cobb Development Authority; membership; property; tax exemption 5143 Cobb Year 2000 Commission; membership 4619 Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority; convention facility name 4286 Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority; members; terms 4495 Colquitt County; board of commissioners; districts; terms 4064 Colquitt County; board of education; districts; terms 4073 Columbia County; Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4457 Columbia County; board of commissioners; districts; elections 3699 Columbia County; board of education; compensation 4564 Columbia County; board of education; districts; elections 3691 Columbia County; board of elections; creation 4180 Columbia County; board of elections; creation 3706 Columbia County; probate court; judge; tax commissioner; superior court; clerk; compensation 4582 Coweta County; board of education; districts 4007 Crawford County; board of commissioners; districts 4144 Crawford County; board of education; election; school superintendent 4136 Decatur County; state court; solicitor; compensation 4316 DeKalb County; ad valorem taxes; millage rate in certain municipalities 4198 DeKalb County; DeKalb Ad Valorem Tax Survey Commission; compensation; meetings; findings; abolition 4200 DeKalb County; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; operating costs; tax revenue 5251 DeKalb County; recorder's court; fines 4333 DeKalb County Pension Board; investments; expenses 5425 DeKalb County Pension Board; refund and forfeiture of contributions and benefits 5382 Dodge County; Dodge County Hospital Authority; membership of board; operations 4608 Dodge County; superior court; judges; salary supplement 5092 Dooly County; board of commissioners; districts; terms; elections 5153 Dooly County; board of education; districts; terms; elections 5161 Dougherty County; board of commissioners; districts 4291 Dougherty County; board of education; districts 4749 Dougherty County; magistrate court; chief magistrate; magistrates; selection; compensation; vacancies; clerk; personnel 4406 Dougherty County; state court; judge; compensation; solicitor; assistant district attorneys 4416 Douglas County; board of education; districts 4966

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Douglas County; Douglasville-Douglas County Charter Commission; referendum on charter 4914 Early County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3674 Echols County; superior court; clerk; clerical help; fees 3754 Effingham County; board of commissioners; compensation 4378 Effingham County; Coastal Area Games Authority 5066 Effingham County; state court; judge; salary 4269 Emanuel County; Emanuel County Development Authority; members 4324 Emanuel County; motor vehicle registration periods 4322 Evans County; board of commissioners; compensation 4561 Fayette County; board of commissioners; compensation 4920 Fayette County; board of education; compensation; expenses 4308 Floyd County; board of commissioners; residency requirement 4580 Fulton County; airport; commercial use 4520 Fulton County; board of commissioners; districts 5241 Fulton County; board of education; compensation 4578 Fulton County; Fulton County Recreation Study Commission; creation 1219 Fulton County; library system; real property; use by county pending disposal 4429 Fulton County; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; operating costs; tax revenue 5251 Glynn County; Coastal Area Games Authority 5066 Glynn County; state court; solicitor; compensation; terms 4426 Glynn County; State Forestry Commission facilities; conveyance 1145 Gordon County; homestead exemption; school district taxes; referendum 4827 Greene County; board of commissioners; districts 3812 Greene County; board of education; districts; terms 3820 Gwinnett County; board of education; compensation 5260 Gwinnett County; law library fees 4614 Gwinnett County; magistrate court; chief magistrate; compensation 4591 Gwinnett County; recorder's court; clerk; compensation 4612 Gwinnett County; state court; additional judge 4708 Hall County; board of commissioners; districts 3904 Hancock County; board of commissioners; reconstitution; districts; elections; terms; officers; compensation 4534 Hancock County; board of education; election; school superintendent 4524 Hancock County; regional development center 1170 Hancock County; sheriff; personnel; equipment 4649 Haralson County; county commissioner; sheriff; judge of the probate court; clerk of the superior court; treasurer; compensation 5138 Harris County; board of commissioners; districts 3552 Harris County; board of commissioners; districts; terms 3682 Harris County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3538 Hart County; board of commissioners; elections; districts; compensation; budgets; audits; powers 4232 Hart County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 4215 Hart County; Hart County Water and Sewer Utility Authority; membership; secretary and treasurer 4228 Houston County; board of commissioners; meetings 4020 Houston County; Houston County Efficiency in Governmental Services Commission; creation 5336 Irwin County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3757

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Jackson County; superior court; terms of court 805 Jasper County; board of commissioners; districts; elections 4641 Jasper County; board of education; election; school superintendent 4622 Jasper County; regional development center 1170 Jeff Davis County; board of commissioners; compensation 4602 Jeff Davis County; board of education; compensation; expenses 4606 Jeff Davis County; Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement 4604 Jefferson County; magistrate court; chief magistrate; compensation 4834 Johnson County; regional development center 1170 Lamar County; homestead exemption; county and school district taxes; referendums 5117 Lanier County; board of commissioners; compensation 4916 Laurens County; board of education; compensation; expenses 4408 Lee County; board of education; election; school superintendent 5130 Liberty County; board of commissioners; districts 4151 Liberty County; board of education; compensation 4195 Liberty County; board of education; districts; election; compensation 4162 Liberty County; board of elections; creation 4174 Liberty County; Coastal Area Games Authority 5066 Lincoln County; treasurer; office abolished 4745 Long County; Coastal Area Games Authority 5066 Long County; sheriff; deputies 4382 Marion County; board of commissioners; compensation 4282 Marion County; board of education; nonpartisan primaries and elections 4006 McIntosh County; Coastal Area Games Authority 5066 McIntosh County; state court; creation 4543 McIntosh County; superior court; terms of court 447 Meriwether County; board of commissioners; districts; terms 4805 Meriwether County; board of education; districts; terms 4795 Miller County; motor vehicle registration periods; Act repealed 4310 Mitchell County; board of commissioners; districts 3784 Mitchell County; board of education; districts; elections; vacancies; chairperson 3792 Monroe County; board of commissioners; districts; terms 3881 Monroe County; board of education; election; school superintendent 3857 Morgan County; board of commissioners; districts 3659 Morgan County; board of education; districts 3667 Muscogee County; board of education; election; terms; meetings; taxes 4784 Muscogee County; Columbus, Georgia; new charter for county-wide government 4978 Muscogee County; coroner; compensation 4847 Muscogee County; sheriff; clerk; compensation 4849 Muscogee County; sheriff; compensation 4851 Newton County; board of commissioners; districts; terms 4370 Newton County; board of education; districts; terms; elections 4361 Oglethorpe County; board of commissioners; vice-chairperson; quorum 4647 Paulding County; civil service system 5186 Pickens County; commissioner; authority 4720 Pike County Arts Facility Authority; creation 4836 Pulaski County; board of education; districts; elections 5175 Pulaski County; superior court; judges; salary supplement 5092 Putnam County; board of commissioners; mileage allowance 4410

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Putnam County; regional development center 1170 Quitman County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3594 Quitman County; tax commissioner placed on an annual salary 4356 Rabun County; board of commissioners; supervisor of roads 4480 Randolph County; board of commissioners; districts 3588 Randolph County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3568 Randolph County; magistrate court; chief magistrate; election; judge of the probate court 4929 Richmond County; Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4872 Richmond County; Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4587 Richmond County; Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority 4087 Richmond County; board of tax assessors; membership; districts 4482 Richmond County; conveyance of state property to the board of commissioners 1200 Richmond County Employees' Pension Fund; surviving spouse's benefits 5438 Rockdale County; board of commissioners; personnel rules and regulations 5395 Rockdale County; homestead exemption; school district taxes 4570 Rockdale County; superior court; judges; salary supplement 4459 Schley County; Ellaville-Schley County Charter Commission; creation 5316 Spalding County; Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education; districts 5192 Spalding County; probate court; judge; compensation; passport fees 4860 Spalding County; Spalding County Water and Sewerage Facilities Authority; membership; terms 4863 Stephens County; board of registrations and elections; creation 4205 Sumter County; board of commissioners; districts; terms; qualifications 3831 Sumter County; state court; January term 4196 Talbot County; board of education; election; school superintendent 4710 Taliaferro County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3643 Telfair County; superior court; judges; salary supplement 5092 Terrell County; board of commissioners; districts; elections; terms; purchases; bonds; oaths; vacancies 5147 Terrell County; board of commissioners; districts; terms; qualifications; vacancies 3614 Terrell County; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3620 Thomas County; board of commissioners; districts; compensation; expenses 4698 Toombs County; board of education; elections 4256 Towns County; board of education; election; school superintendent 3806 Treutlen County; board of education; compensation 4431 Troup County; board of education; elections; districts; qualifications; terms; compensation 3601 Troup County; homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum 5112 Turner County; board of commissioners; compensation 4595 Twiggs County; board of commissioners; districts; terms 3928 Twiggs County; board of education; districts; terms 3934 Upson County; Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority; powers 4831 Walton County; board of commissioners; membership; districts; elections; terms; compensation 5301 Ware County; state court; judge; compensation 4284 Warren County; board of education; election; school superintendent 3651 Warren County; probate court; clerical help; compensation 4288 Washington County; board of commissioners; districts; elections; terms; qualifications 5083 Washington County; board of education; election; school superintendent 4652

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Washington County; regional development center 1170 Wayne County; homestead exemption; county and school district taxes; referendum Vetoed HB 745 Wayne County; state court; judge; solicitor; compensation 4328 Wayne County; superior court; judges; district attorney; salary supplement 4568 Webster County; board of education; election; school superintendent 5075 Wheeler County; superior court; judges; salary supplement 5092 Whitfield County; board of commissioners; term limits; chairman; compensation 4433 Whitfield County; magistrate court; nonpartisan elections 4435 Wilkes County; board of commissioners; districts; terms 3637 Wilkes County; board of education; districts; terms 3630 Wilkes County; board of education; terms 3827 Wilkes County; coroner; compensation 4331 Wilkinson County; board of commissioners; districts 3897 Wilkinson County; magistrate court; chief magistrate, magistrates, and clerk; compensation 4922 Wilkinson County; probate court; judge; compensation; personnel 4922 Wilkinson County; regional development center 1170 Wilkinson County; sheriff; compensation; personnel; powers 4874 Wilkinson County; superior court; clerk compensation; benefits; personnel 4552 Wilkinson County; tax commissioner; compensation; benefits; personnel; powers 4556 Worth County; state court; solicitor; compensation 4589 COUNTIES AND COUNTY MATTERS BY POPULATION 40,000-40,700, counties of; board of elections repealed 4 100,000 or more, counties of; board of tax assessors members ineligible as property appraisal staff 603 300,000 or more, counties with city of; joint city-county board of tax assessors; repealed 290 550,000 or more, counties of; purchasing; factors for selecting lowest responsible bidder 588 550,000 or more, counties of; purchasing department; sealed bids; written bids; purchases without competition 288 COUNTY MATTERS-HOME RULE AMENDMENTS Bulloch County; board of commissioners; composition; election; districts; chairperson; meetings 5411 Bulloch County; code of ordinances; adoption; penalty 5408 Clayton County; board of commissioners; funds for advertising and promoting county 5419 Clayton County; board of commissioners; vice-chairman 5433 Clayton County; purchasing and leasing 5389 Clayton County Public Employee Retirement System 5345 DeKalb County Pension Board; investments; expenses 5425 DeKalb County Pension Board; refund and forfeiture of contributions and benefits 5382 Richmond County Employees' Pension Fund; surviving spouse's benefits 5438 Rockdale County; board of commissioners; personnel rules and regulations 5395

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NAMED CITIES Acworth; corporate limits 4245 Albany; municipal court; judge 5496 Albany; wards 5450 Alma; mayor and council; districts; elections; terms; qualifications; vacancies 4127 Americus; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3846 Americus; council; districts; terms; qualifications 3839 Athens-Clarke County; board of elections and registration; created 4631 Athens-Clarke County; commission; districts 3501 Athens-Clarke County; intake and probation services; transfer; Department of Children and Youth Services 4918 Atlanta; City of Atlanta Charter Review Commission; creation 5333 Atlanta; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; operating costs; tax revenue 5251 Atlanta; municipal court; penalties; victims and witnesses assistance programs; charter review commission; membership 4637 Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority 4087 Austel; Austell Gas System; revenues 5483 Austell; homestead exemption; city taxes; applicability 4522 Austell; mayor; council; departmental directors; responsibilities; administrative supervisor; veto 4503 Austell; mayor and council; residency requirements 4477 Austell; municipal court; bail bond and fine schedule 5488 Austell; municipal court; penalties 5492 Baconton; mayor and council; elections; terms 3746 Baconton; mayor and council; elections; terms; districts; vacancies 4059 Barnesville; director of utilities and public works; city administrator; council; wards 4957 Blackshear; new charter 4091 Calhoun; homestead exemption; school district taxes; referendum 4823 Calhoun; Winner's Club of Calhoun, Inc.; appropriation 4965 Cartersville; conveyance of state property authorized 1185 Cedartown; Syble Brannan Parkway; designated 1102 Centralhatchee; mayor; powers 5447 Chamblee; mayor and council; powers; city manager; officials 4250 Chickamauga; board of education; elections 4082 Columbus, Georgia; clerk of superior court; sheriff; tax commissioner; coroner; state court judges and solicitor; municipal court officials; salary 4849 Columbus, Georgia; new charter for county-wide government 4978 Commerce; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3714 Commerce; school superintendent 4384 Dalton; homestead exemption; city taxes; referendum 4187 Dalton; homestead exemption; school district taxes; referendum 4191 Dawson; elections; qualifying; notices of candidacy 5469 Decatur; city commissioner districts; board of education; elections 3737 Douglas; new charter 4022 Douglasville; Douglasville-Douglas County Charter Commission; referendum on charter 4914 Dublin; board of education; elections; school superintendent 3560 Dublin; board of education; powers; real estate; taxes 4970

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Dublin; election dates; mayor; council; board of education; terms 4584 Duluth; budgets; capital reserve fund 5475 Duluth; homestead exemptions; city taxes; referendums 4730 East Dublin; mayor pro tempore; election; term 4404 East Point; retirement plan; eligibility; participation 5460 Eastman; council; vacancies 3895 Edison; municipal court; penalties 5445 Ellaville-Schley County Charter Commission; creation 5316 Enigma; new charter 5205 Euharlee; municipal court; penalties 4953 Flovilla; new charter 4663 Forsyth; mayor; term limits; mayor and council; elections; terms; municipal court; powers; jurisdiction 4780 Gainesville; board of education; election; powers; school superintendent Vetoed HB 58 Gainesville; board of education; election; powers; wards; school superintendent 3981 Gay; ordinances, rules, and regulations; penalties 4490 Grantville; mayor and council; terms 4351 Grayson; mayor and council; elections; terms 4271 Greensboro; municipal court; penalties 4273 Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education; districts 5192 Hiawassee; new charter 5262 Homerville; easement over state property 1107 Jasper; corporate limits 4934 Jefferson; board of education; election; powers; officers; terms; compensation 3722 Jefferson; mayor and council; districts; terms; elections 3730 Kennesaw; corporate limits 4767 LaGrange; expenditures; education 4354 LaGrange; mayor and council; composition; districts; referendum 3909 LaGrange; mayor and council; elections; referendum 3941 LaGrange; mayor and council; powers; cable television 4318 Macon Pensions and Retirement System; disability 5499 Madison; mayor and council; elections; districts; terms; vacancies 3748 Manchester; ordinances; procedure 5471 Manchester; title to state property 1139 Marietta; board of education; elections 3778 Marietta; board of education; membership 3801 Marietta; board of education; taxation; bonded indebtedness; fiscal year 3803 Marietta; city treasurer; finance director 4855 Marietta; Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority; convention facility name 4286 Marietta; Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority; members; terms 4495 Marietta; wards 5478 Menlo; city elections; mayor and council; terms 4843 Metter; Metter-Candler County Charter Commission; creation 4386 Millen; corporate limits 4359 Monroe; mayor and council; elections; districts; terms 5168 Montezuma; conveyance of state property 1189 Moreland; mayor and council; terms; elections; special election 4213 Morrow; homestead exemption; city taxes; referendum 4446 Nelson; reincorporation; council; elections; meetings; ordinances; municipal court; penalties; certiorari 5181

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Newnan; mayor and council; cable television services; eminent domain; Board of Water, Sewerage, and Light Commissioners 4515 Norcross; corporate limits 4725 Norcross; municipal elections; terms 4727 Omaha; new charter 4879 Peachtree City; corporate limits 4380 Peachtree City; registration of electors 5465 Pooler; corporate limits 4931 Rebecca; mayor and council; elections; terms 4747 Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission; dissolved 4610 Social Circle; board of education; election; school superintendent 3888 St. Marys; council; districts 3961 Stapleton; mayor and council; terms 4597 Statesboro; corporate limits; referendum 4418 Sugar Hill; corporate limits 4485 Sumner; new charter Vetoed HB 978 Sumner; new charter; referendum Vetoed HB 1124 Sycamore; mayor and council; elections; terms 4845 Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority; powers 4831 Tifton; city manager; outside work 3830 Tifton; commissioners; posts; elections 4275 Tifton; homestead exemption; city taxes; referendum 4278 Trion; board of education; election; school superintendent 4014 Twin City; corporate limits 4841 Tybee Island; easement over state property 1117 Villa Rica; corporate limits 4592 Warner Robins; council; elections; districts; terms; qualifications; meetings; vacancies; special election 3767 Watkinsville; mayor and council; terms; city election date 4718 Winder; state property; easement 1205 MUNICIPALITIES BY POPULATION 300,000 or more, cities of; traffic courts; addition to fines and bails; distribution to victims and witnesses assistance programs 292 MUNICIPALITIES-HOME RULE AMENDMENTS Albany; municipal court; judge 5496 Alban; wards 5450 Austell; Austell Gas System; revenues 5483 Austell; municipal court; bail bond and fine schedule 5488 Austell; municipal court; penalties 5492 Centralhatchee; mayor; powers 5447 Dawson; elections; qualifying; notices of candidacy 5469 Duluth; budgets; capital reserve fund 5475 East Point; retirement plan; eligibility; participation 5460 Edison; municipal court; penalties 5445 Macon Pensions and Retirement System; disability 5499 Manchester; ordinances; procedure 5471

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Marietta; wards 5478 Peachtree City; registration of electors 5465 RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION Mr. Albert and Mrs. Della Mae Lampkin; compensation 1199 Mr. Ricky Lee Boynton; compensation 1178 Mrs. L. C. Poore; compensation 1198 Ms. Lorraine Strickland; compensation 1197 RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING LAND CONVEYANCES Baldwin County Board of Education; easement over state property 1191 Bibb County; exchange of county property for state property 1163 Bulloch County Board of Education; conveyance of state property 1145 Butts County; board of commissioners; conveyance of state property; resolution repealed 1173 Carter Center, Inc.; lease 1153 Cartersville; conveyance authorized 1185 Chatham County; easements 1126 Cobb County; easement authorized 1150 Cobb County; exchange of county property for state property 1163 Consolidated Atlanta Properties, Ltd. (CAPCO); termination of amendment to leases 513 Disposition of property in Americus, Lake City, and Savannah authorized 1097 Easements in Calhoun, Clinch, Fulton, and Hall counties to Georgia Power Company and the City of Homerville 1107 Georgia Power Company; easement in Carroll County 1132 Glynn County; State Forestry Commission facilities; conveyance 1145 James L. and Romana A. Waller; easement over state property 1181 Leon Samuels, Sr.; conveyance in Baldwin County 1185 Manchester; title to property 1139 Master City Little League, Inc.; lease 1200 Montezuma; conveyance of state property 1189 Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia; easement in Crisp County 1139 Planters Electric Membership Corporation; easement in Burke County 1122 Rhodes Memorial Hall; rental to The Georgia Trust For Historic Preservation, Inc. 1134 Richmond County; conveyance of state property to the board of commissioners 1200 Sale by competitive bid of property in Habersham County authorized 1212 Sale of state property in Hall County by competitive bid authorized 1210 Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company; easement in Richmond County 1104 Tim McCollum d/b/a Currahee Paging; sublease 1208 Tybee Island; easement over state property 1117 Winder; easement 1205

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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS Amtrak; resumption of service endorsed 1214 Bobby Jones Crosswalk; designated 1159 Capital Outlay for Education Task Force 1988 Chattahoochee Valley Trail Scenic Highway; designated 1161 Cherokee County; transfer to the Atlanta Regional Commission from the North Georgia Regional Development Center ratified 1177 City of Atlanta Charter Review Commission; creation 5333 Civil War Commission; created 1952 Dick Lane Bridge; designated 1221 Education Accountability and Evaluation Commission; creation 1988 Ellis Gibbs Arnall Tribute Commission; creation 1229 Floyd L. Norton Bridge; designated 1180 Fulton County Recreation Study Commission; creation 1219 Georgia Lead Poisoning Prevention Study Committee; creation 1225 Houston County Efficiency in Governmental Services Commission; creation 5336 Joint Commission on Legislative Information Management; creation 1216 Joint Regional Hospital Study Committee; creation 1172 Joint Study Commission on Revenue Structure; re-creation 1965 Joint Study Committee on Creation of a State Department, Commission, or Agency of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; creation 1961 Judge W. A. Foster, Jr., Bridge; designated 1100 Lanette O'Neal Faulk Memorial Bridge; designated 1195 Lt. Harold Pinky Durham Medal of Honor Highway; designated 1221 Lucius D. Clay Memorial Parkway; designated 1137 Medal of Honor Highway for Freeman V. Horner; designated 1169 Oconee Regional Development Center; transfer of counties to Middle Georgia R.D.C. and Central Savannah River R.D.C. 1170 Older Worker Task Force; creation 1958 Phillip M. Landrum Memorial Highway; designated 1175 R. G. Daniell, Sr., Memorial Highway; designated 1161 Syble Brannan Parkway; designated 1102 Task Force on Educational Outcomes Based Flexibility; creation 1963 Veterans Memorial Highway; designated 1179 Walter L. Hardin Bridge; designated 1158 Wayne Garner Parkway; designated 1195

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INDEX A ABLE-BODIED INDIVIDUALS Defined; Aid to Families with Dependent Children 1969 ACWORTH, CITY OF Corporate limits 4245 AD VALOREM TAXES Advertisement of intent to increase 947 Assessment; appeal; time 1777 Assessment; appeal; valuation used for tax bills and digest; interest 435 Board of tax assessors; designation to receive returns and homestead exemption applications 577 Bona fide conservation use property; 947 Equalized adjusted school property tax digest; boards of arbitrators 699 Heavy-duty equipment owned by nonresidents 1012 Homestead exemptions; applications; designation of board of tax assessors for receipt 577 Interest on refunds and deficits when assessment appealed 435 Motor vehicles; return in county where homestead exemption claimed 303 Publication of reports by local governments and school boards 947 Returns; designation of board of tax assessors for receipt 577 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Administrative law judges; workers' compensation; service on state board for appeals; experience modification worksheets 1365 Public records disclosure; prior approval of presiding judge not required in proceeding relating to professional education certificate or personnel 1394 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE Hearing officers; licensing of health facilities; employed by Department of Administrative Services 1290 Proposed rule; synopsis 1817 ADOPTION Original action upon adoption by stepparent 456 ADVERTISING Ad valorem taxes; intent to increase 947 Landscape architects' name and license number to be included 1023 Size and type of disclaimer 701

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AGENCY AND PRINCIPAL Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act; duties and responsibilities of real estate brokers 376 Formalities required to create an agency; written instruments deemed to imply authority 457 Grants of powers of attorney; written declarations 1052 Principals doing business in state; unfair or deceptive trade practices against elderly 1092 AGRICULTURE Agricultural or acquacultural food products or commodities; civil actions for disparagement 1795 Assistance to the United States Department of Agriculture; inspection, certification, and identification of agricultural products 327 Employees; commercial drivers' licenses; restricted licenses 797 Horticultural growing media; regulation; Commissioner of Agriculture; administration and enforcement 986 Prompt payment for produce; certificate of receipt; contents of 440 Tractors, farm equipment, heavy equipment, and motor vehicles; regulation of distribution 1585 AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN Able-bodied individuals; defined; eligibility and benefits; employment assistance; family planning and parenting instruction 1969 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES Financing; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 AIR STORAGE TANKS Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act; exempted 434 ALBANY, CITY OF Municipal court; judge 5496 Wards 5450 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Code revision 91 Coliseum authorities; sale of alcoholic beverages on premises 325 Jails; prohibited items; penalty 630 Licensed retail dealers; advertise and promote lawful lotteries 1073

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Malt beverages; production by head of the household; limit 537 Possession, sale, or purchase of unstamped distilled spirits; payment of taxes 464 Refunds or credits for taxes paid; wine deliveries in certain vehicles 83 ALIMONY Cohabitation as grounds for revision 1091 ALMA, CITY OF Mayor and council; districts; elections; terms; qualifications; vacancies 4127 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAMS Creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS Free special license plate Vetoed HB 292 AMBULANCES Excluded from motor contract and common carrier definition 579 Services; licensing fee; deposit into Indigent Care Trust Fund 468 AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES State recognition 1813 AMERICUS, CITY OF Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3846 Council; districts; terms; qualifications 3839 AMNESTY Property Tax Amnesty Program Act Vetoed SB 139 Tax Amnesty Program Act Vetoed SB 139 AMTRAK Resumption of service endorsed 1214 ANIMALS Code revision 91 Embryos; nonsurgical transfer exempt from veterinarians' licensing requirements 700 Liens of veterinarians and animal boarders; notice to owner; disposal of animal; liability of owner after disposal for treatment, care, or boarding 1044 Veterinarians; licensing; exemption for nonsurgical transfer of embroys 700

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APPEAL AND ERROR Court reporters; extensive revision of provisions relating thereto 1315 Workers' compensation; administrative law judges; service on state board for appeals; experience modification worksheets 1365 APPLING COUNTY Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement 4600 APPROPRIATIONS Department of Labor; supplemental for state fiscal year 1992-1993 765 State fiscal year 1992-1993; amended supplemental appropriations 1909 State fiscal year 1993-1994 1819 Supplemental for state fiscal year 1992-1993 6 AQUACULTURAL PRODUCTS Civil actions for disparagement 1795 ARNALL, ELLIS GIBBS Ellis Gibbs Arnall Tribute Commission; creation 1229 ARREST County or city law enforcement officers; transporting arrested persons 710 Employees of Department of Children and Youth Services to apprehend escapees and those who have broken supervision conditions 313 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY WARRANTY ACT Express warranties 1797 ASSUMPTION OF RISK Roller skating 719 ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY Board of elections and registration; creation 4631 Commission; districts 3501 Intake and probation services; transfer; Department of Children and Youth Services 4918 ATHLETE Defined 776 Immunity for physicians treating student athletes without compensation 1278

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ATHLETE AGENTS Registration; temporary registration 776 ATKINSON COUNTY Board of education; election; school superintendent 4771 ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION Cherokee County; transfer to the Atlanta Regional Commission from the North Georgia Regional Development Center ratified 1177 ATLANTA, CITY OF Charter review commission; membership 4637 City of Atlanta Charter Review Commission; creation 5333 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; operating costs; tax revenue 5251 Municipal court; penalties; victims and witnesses assistance programs; charter review commission; membership 4637 ATM'S Department of Banking and Finance; regulation of use 917 ATTORNEY GENERAL Access to child abuse reports 1712 Investigation of violation of election laws 1670 ATTORNEYS Agency and principal; grants of powers of attorney; written declarations 1052 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Written notice to claimants of payment of claims to attorneys in third-party settlements 1048 AUCTIONEERS AND AUCTIONS Apprentices; ethics; Georgia Auctioneers Commission; licensing; qualifications; reciprocity; revocation and suspension of licenses; inspector; exemptions; absolute auction and auction with reserve; defined 1030 AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Licensing; exemption; provisional licenses; conditions and limitations 1510 AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Judges; salary supplement; Burke County 4870 Judges; salary supplement; Burke County 4723

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Judges; salary supplement; Columbia County 4457 Judges; salary supplement; Richmond County 4872 Judges; salary supplement; Richmond County 4587 AUGUSTA, CITY OF Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority 4087 AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COLISEUM AUTHORITY Membership; vice chairman; quorum; reports; general manager; term limits; minority business; conflicts of interest 4087 AUSTELL, CITY OF Austell Gas System; revenues 5483 Homestead exemption; city taxes; applicability 4522 Mayor and council; residency requirements 4477 Mayor; council; departmental directors; responsibilities; administrative supervisor; veto 4503 Municipal court; bail bond and fine schedule 5488 Municipal court; penalties 5492 AUTHORITIES Coliseum authorities; sale of alcoholic beverages on premises 325 Georgia Housing and Financing Authority; revision 738 Hospital Authorities Law; merger of authorities; practices and procedures; open records and meetings 1020 Hospital Financing Authority; assets and obligations transferred to Georgia Housing and Financing Authority 738 Housing Authorities Law; investment of funds; bonds 1067 State authorities; feasibility of private sector contractors; purchases 1781 Upper Savannah River Development Authority; membership; jurisdiction Vetoed SB 342 For local authorities see the names of the authorities AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES Department of Banking and Finance; regulation of use 917 AVIATION Fulton County; airport; commercial use 4520 Local governments; levies on public accommodations; spending portion of proceeds for promotion of museums of aviation and aviation halls of fame 442

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B BACONTON, CITY OF Mayor and council; elections; terms 3746 Mayor and council; elections; terms; districts; vacancies 4059 BAD CHECKS Damages paid within ten days; notice 465 BAKER COUNTY Board of education; compensation 4853 BALDWIN COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 4815 Board of education; districts 4737 Board of education; easement over state property 1191 Magistrate court; chief magistrate; election; vacancies 4473 Probate court; judge; compensation 4465 Transfer to Middle Georgia Regional Development Center 1170 BANKING AND FINANCE Affiliate banks transfers of fiduciary capacities 915 Bad checks; damages paid within ten days; notice 465 Conflicting security interests on same collateral; priority; production loans 576 Department approval of articles of incorporation of special purpose bank 511 Department regulation of automated teller machines 917 Local school boards; business with financial institutions 1687 Mortgage lenders and brokers; licensing; fees; practices and procedures 543 Pledge of security interests to secure deposits of public funds; securities owned by depository bank 929 BARNESVILLE, CITY OF Director of utilities and public works; city administrator; council; wards 4957 BARROW COUNTY Superior court; terms of court 805 BARTOW COUNTY Board of elections and registration; creation 5309 BATTLEFIELDS Civil War Commission; creation 1952

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BEARS Constituting a threat 392 BEST EVIDENCE RULE Admissibility of certified documents transmitted by facsimile; reproduction of original copies 1078 BIBB COUNTY Board of education; school taxes; budgets; compensation; referendum 4866 Exchange of county property for state property 1163 State court; assistant solicitors 4248 BICYCLES Bicycle path; bicycle trailer; children as passengers; helmets; infant sling; rental 518 BIDDING Disclosure of public records; exemption for rejected or deferred bids to Department of Transportation 968 Factors for selecting lowest responsible bidder in certain counties 588 Sealed bids; written bids; purchases without competition; certain counties 288 BINGO Operation of recreational bingo games; licensing not required; definitions 535 BLACKSHEAR, CITY OF New charter 4091 BLECKLEY COUNTY Oconee Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 5092 BOARD OF CORRECTIONS Approval of deputy wardens for county correctional institutions appointed by county governing authorities 417 See also PENAL INSTITUTIONS BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS Appeals; valuation for tax bills and digest; interest 435 Designation to receive tax returns and homestead exemption applications 577 Joint city-county board in certain counties; repealed 290 Members ineligible as property appraisal staff; certain counties 603

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See also REVENUE AND TAXATION and AD VALOREM TAXES BOATS Boat docks; High Falls Lake; permits; State Properties Commission; licenses 396 Code revision 91 Marine toilets; restrictions on Lake Blue Ridge; federal law precedence 459 Registration of power boats on Lake Tugalo repealed; no ski area on Chattahoochee River 351 Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited on specified lakes 790 BOBBY JONES CROSSWALK Designated 1159 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY ACT Air storage tanks; exempted 434 BONA FIDE CONSERVATION USE PROPERTY Ad valorem taxes 947 BONDS Code revision 91 Defined; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Act 738 Public works contractors 1003 BOOT CAMP See SPECIAL ALTERNATIVE INCARCERATION BOYNTON, MR. RICKY LEE Compensation 1178 BRANNAN, SYBLE Syble Brannan Parkway; designated 1102 BRANTLEY COUNTY Sheriff; chief magistrate; compensation 4857 BROOKS COUNTY State court; creation 5124

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BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Appling County 4600 Judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Jeff Davis County 4604 Judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Wayne County 4568 BRYAN COUNTY Coastal Area Games Authority; creation 5066 BUDGET State fiscal year 1992-1993; amended; supplemental appropriations 6 State fiscal year 1992-1993; amended; supplemental appropriations 1909 State fiscal year 1992-1993; supplemental appropriations for Department of Labor 765 State fiscal year 1993-1994; appropriations 1819 BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY AND PLANNING ACT OF 1993 Budgetary process revised; Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee created 1914 BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Created; Budget Accountability and Planning Act 1914 BUILDINGS AND HOUSING Code revision 91 Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Act; revised 738 Georgia Lead Poisoning Prevention Study Committee; creation 1225 Handicapped parking; penalties 707 Housing Authorities Law; investment of funds; bonds 1067 State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission; clarification of powers 311 BULL SLUICE LAKE Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790 BULLOCH COUNTY Board of commissioners; composition; election; districts; chairperson; meetings 5411 Board of education; conveyance of state property 1145 Board of education; election; school superintendent 5100 Code of ordinances; adoption; penalty 5408

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BURKE COUNTY Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4723 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4870 Coroner; compensation 4226 BUSINESS LICENSES Occupation taxes; local governments 1292 BUSINESSES Job tax credits; less-developed areas 1649 Licensing; application to include query regarding license revocation, suspension, denial, or nonrenewal 427 Occupation taxes; regulatory fees; local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 See also COMMERCE AND TRADE and CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS BUTTS COUNTY Advisory referendum on type of government 4470 Board of commissioners; conveyance of state property; resolution repealed 1173 C CALHOUN, CITY OF Homestead exemption; school district taxes; referendum 4823 Winner's Club of Calhoun, Inc.; appropriation 4965 CAMDEN COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 3966 Board of education; districts; elections; school superintendent 3945 Coastal Area Games Authority; creation 5066 CAMPAIGN AND POLLING ACTIVITIES Restrictions 712 See also ELECTIONS CANCER Anti-cancer drug therapy; insurance coverage 539 CANDLER COUNTY Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3529 Metter-Candler County Charter Commission; creation 4386

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CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR EDUCATION TASK FORCE Creation 1988 CAPITOL Commission on the Preservation of the State Capitol; creation 1541 CARDIAC TECHNICIANS Repeal of certain recertification requirements 1082 CARNIVALS Occupation taxes; local governments 1292 CARROLL COUNTY Georgia Power Company; easement in Carroll County 1132 CARTER CENTER, INC. Lease of state property 1153 CARTERSVILLE, CITY OF Conveyance of state property authorized 1185 CATOOSA COUNTY Board of commissioners; county manager; clerical assistants 5190 Board of education; elections; school superintendent 4258 Board of utilities commissioners; compensation 4955 Probate court; judge; compensation; clerical help; superior court; clerk; clerical help 4574 Tax commissioner; clerical help 4413 CEDARTOWN, CITY OF Syble Brannan Parkway; designated 1102 CELLULAR RADIO TELEPHONES Interception of communications prohibited 299 CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER Transfer of counties from the Oconee R.D.C. to the Central Savannah River R.D.C. 1170

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CENTRALHATCHEE, TOWN OF Mayor; powers 5447 CHAMBLEE, CITY OF Mayor and council; powers; city manager; officials 4250 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Exemption from filing federal annual information return for organizations with annual income less than $25,000.00 319 CHARTER SCHOOLS Status; terms of charter 1440 CHATHAM COUNTY Coastal Area Games Authority; creation 5066 Easements across state property 1126 Eastern Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4566 Probate court; clerk; magistrate court; chief magistrate and magistrates; minimum salaries 5340 Recorder's court; chief judge 4326 Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission; dissolved 4610 State court; judges; compensation 4314 Superior court; clerk; compensation 5337 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER Restriction of power boats and skiing 351 CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY TRAIL SCENIC HIGHWAY Designated 1161 CHEROKEE OF GEORGIA TRIBAL COUNCIL State recognition 1813 CHICKAMAUGA, CITY OF Board of education; elections 4082 CHILD ABUSE Abuse does not include good faith prayer treatment 1712 Certain school officials; access to juvenile court records and child abuse records 979 Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1941

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Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1695 Child abuse reports; public inspection; child fatality review subcommittees 1695 Reports; access 1712 Sexual abuse defined 1712 CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PANEL Name changed from Child Fatality Review Panel 1941 Name changed from Child Fatality Review Panel 1695 CHILD ABUSE PROTOCOL COMMITTEES Access to child abuse reports 1712 CHILD CUSTODY Change of child custody; terms 1983 CHILD FATALITY REVIEW PANEL Name changed to Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1941 Name changed to Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1695 CHILD MOLESTATION Second or subsequent offenses; stiffer penalties and incarceration 715 Sexual abuse defined 1712 CHILD SUPPORT Cohabitation as grounds for revision 1091 Enforcement; employees; registry records 1983 Withholding of wages; findings and orders 585 CHILD-PLACING AGENCY Foster parents; records check; immunity from claims based upon good faith actions relating to records check 757 Misdemeanor for executive director to use a foster care home with foster parent who has criminal record 757 Payment for placing special needs child 1969 CHILDREN See MINORS CHIROPRACTORS Hot and cold packs; nonprescription structural supports 1719

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CIGARETTES Sale or distribution to or possession by minors of tobacco products; licensing of vendors 343 CIVIL PRACTICE Agricultural or aquacultural food products or commodities; civil actions for disparagement 1795 Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Code revision 91 Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; civil actions 1490 Court reporters; extensive revision of provisions relating thereto 1315 Ethics committees; subpoenas; issuance; judicial review 1390 Magistrate courts; civil proceedings; procedures and practices 974 Notice of action involving recipients of medical assistance 1080 Original action upon adoption by stepparent 456 Written notice to claimants of payment of claims to attorneys in third-party settlements 1048 CIVIL WAR COMMISSION Creation 1952 CLARKE COUNTY Athens-Clarke County; commission; districts 3501 Board of education; districts; elections; officers meetings 3514 Board of elections and registration; creation 4631 District attorney; staff 4203 Intake and probation services; transfer; Department of Children and Youth Services 4918 CLAY COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 3584 Board of education; election; school superintendent 3576 Superior court; chief magistrate as deputy clerk 4573 CLAY, LUCIUS D., MEMORIAL PARKWAY Designated 1137 CLAYTON COUNTY Board of commissioners; chairman; compensation Vetoed SB 178 Board of commissioners; districts 4335 Board of commissioners; funds for advertising and promoting county 5419 Board of commissioners; vice-chairman 5433 Board of education; districts 4341

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Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth; annual report; abolition date 4312 Clayton County Public Employee Retirement System 5345 County retirement and benefit system; elected officials and employees 4455 Deputy tax commissioner; civil service benefits 4450 Homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum 4452 Magistrate court; chief magistrate; election; terms; vacancies 4501 Probate court; judge; compensation 4439 Purchasing and leasing 5389 School superintendent; appointment 4437 Sheriff; compensation Vetoed SB 182 Superior court; court reporters; compensation Vetoed SB 184 Superior court; district attorney; salary supplement Vetoed SB 181 Superior court; judges; salary supplement Vetoed SB 179 CLAYTON COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH Annual report; abolition date 4312 CLAYTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Court reporters; compensation; Clayton County Vetoed SB 184 District attorney; salary supplement; Clayton County Vetoed SB 181 Judges; salary supplement Vetoed SB 179 CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT See SUPERIOR COURTS COASTAL AREA GAMES AUTHORITY Creation 5066 COBB COUNTY Board of commissioners; qualifying for other offices; vacancies 4616 Board of commissioners; vacancies upon qualification for another office 4468 Board of elections and registration; members; residency 4549 Civil service system; board; terms 4498 Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth; membership; abolition date 4461 Cobb County Stadium Authority; membership; terms 4492 Cobb Year 2000 Commission; membership 4619 Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority; convention facility name 4286 Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority; members; terms 4495 Exchange of county property for state property 1163 Homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum 4441 South Cobb Development Authority; membership; property; tax exemption 5143 State property; easement authorized 1150

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COBB COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH Membership; abolition date 4461 COBB COUNTY STADIUM AUTHORITY Membership; terms 4492 COBB YEAR 2000 COMMISSION Membership 4619 COBB-MARIETTA COLISEUM AND EXHIBIT HALL AUTHORITY Convention facility name 4286 Members; terms 4495 CODE REVISION Elections 118 O.C.G.A. 91 Retirement 86 COLISEUM AUTHORITIES Sale of alcoholic beverages on premises 325 COLQUITT COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; terms 4064 Board of education; districts; terms 4073 COLUMBIA COUNTY Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4457 Board of commissioners; districts; elections 3699 Board of education; compensation 4564 Board of education; districts; elections 3691 Board of elections; creation 3706 Board of elections; creation 4180 Probate court; judge; tax commissioner; superior court; clerk; compensation 4582 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA Municipal court; judges; clerk; marshal; salary supplements 4849 New charter for county-wide government 4978 Sheriff; compensation 4851 State court; judges; solicitor; salary supplement 4849 Superior court; clerk; sheriff; salary supplements 4849 Tax commissioner; coroner; salary supplements 4849

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COMMERCE AND TRADE Advertising; size and type of disclaimer 701 Agency; formalities required to create; written instruments deemed to imply authority 457 Agency and principal; grants of powers of attorney; written declarations 1052 Agricultural or aquacultural food products or commodities; civil actions for disparagement 1795 Assistive Technology Warranty Act; express warranties 1797 Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act; duties and responsibilities of real estate brokers 376 Code revision 91 Coliseum authorities; sale of alcoholic beverages on premises 325 Driver improvement clinics; unfair or deceptive practices 1076 Licensed retail dealers; advertise and promote lawful lotteries 1073 Motorized Wheelchair Warranty Act; express warranties 1805 Natural gas dispensers; display of measurement; compressed petroleum gas; gallon equivalency 811 Principals doing business in the state 1092 Promotional offers; identification and odds of winning 1076 Prompt payment for produce; certificate of receipt; contents of certificate 440 Pulpwood, saw timber, poles, and other timbers; sale by tonnage or pounds 446 Service marks; registration by school boards 462 Tobacco products; sale or distribution to or possession by minors; licensing of vendors 343 Tractors, farm equipment, heavy equipment, and motor vehicles; regulation of distribution 1585 Unfair or deceptive trade practices against elderly 1092 Unlicensed home health services; representation regarding services 1676 COMMERCE, CITY OF Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3714 School superintendent 4384 COMMERCIAL CODE Conflicting security interests on same collateral; priority; production loans 576 Financing statements; filing; Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; central indexing system 1550 Insurers; certificates or instruments of securities; rules of the Commissioner of Insurance 1721 Leasing; new statutory provisions 633 COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' LICENSES Agricultural employees; restricted licenses; qualifications; period of validity; distance; transport of hazardous materials; rules 797

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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER LIEN ACT Enacted 1490 COMMISSION ON THE PRESERVATION OF THE STATE CAPITOL Creation; membership; powers and duties; assignment for administrative purposes 1541 COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Houseparents; property and liability insurance; insurance for houseparents; purchase 416 COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE Assistance to the United States Department of Agriculture; inspection, certification, and identification of agricultural products 327 Horticultural growing media; regulation; administration and enforcement 986 COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE Agents; display of certificate of licensure 702 Insurers; certificates or instruments of securities; rules 1721 Local public entities; temporary insurance coverage; authority 320 Medicaid; certain children covered by Commissioner of Insurance plan 1985 Payment of dividends by certain insurers; reasonableness of surplus; domestic stock dividends 625 Revision of provisions regarding notices by insurers; valuation of accident and sickness and disability plans 483 Small Business Protection Act of 1993; workers' compensation policies; cancellation or nonrenewal notices; certified mail 1507 Workers' compensation policies, premium reductions; drug-free workplace 1512 COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY Racetracks; licensing of operators transferred to Safety Fire Commissioner 725 COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE Amnesty program Vetoed SB 139 Motor fuel tax law; rules 1502 Olympics; special license plates; negotiation and execution of licensing agreements 972 Powers and duties regarding withholding on distributions by partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and limited liability companies to nonresidents 597 Tax lien; release or subordination of property subject to lien 961 Taxpayer bill of rights; preparation and distribution 294 Unclaimed property; duties 1813

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Cherokee County; transfer to the Atlanta Regional Commission from the North Gerogia Regional Development Center ratified 1177 Oconee Regional Development Center; transfer of counties 1170 COMPOST State purchasing 531 COMPUTERS Electornically furnishing obscene material to minors; definitions 735 Software; defined; valuation as intangible personal property 1647 CONDITIONED AIR CONTRACTORS Electrical service and installation authorized 733 Licensing; examinations; OSHA sanctions; continuing education; display of registration number; state-wide license; exceptions 1339 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Civil War Commission; creation 1952 CONFLICT OF INTEREST Contractors providing probation services; prohibited conduct 454 Patient Self-referral Act of 1993 enacted 863 CONGRESS Reapportionment of districts 863 CONSERVATIONS AND NATURAL RESOURCES Bears constituting a threat 392 Boat docks; High Falls Lake; permits; State Properties commission; license 396 Bona fide conservation use property; ad valorem taxes 947 Civil War Commission; creation 1952 Code revision 91 Combined sewer overflow system; operation 1775 Environmental Protection Division; waste-water treatment plant operators and laboratory analysts; training; certification 305 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority; members; compensation and expense allowance 809 Historic Chattahoochee Commission; methods of selection members;voting members 429 Hunter education courses; proof of completion; nonresident hunting licenses 779 Marine toilets; restrictions on Lake Blue Ridge; federal law precedence 459

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Marine toilets; vessels with; prohibited on specified lakes 790 North Georgia Mountains Authority; members of Board of Natural Resources; authority of the Authority 1683 Pollution prevention assistance division; Department of Natural Resources 1429 Professional forestry; registration 481 Rangers; 25 years of service; retainage of weapon and badge 392 Sludge land application sites; fees; approval by Environmental Protection Division 730 State authorities; feasibility of private sector contractors; purchases 1781 State Forestry Commission; unpaid volunteers; services; expenses; insurance coverage 423 Upper Savannah River Development Authority; membership; jurisdiction Vetoed SB 342 Vertical expansion of solid waste facilities; scrap tires; yard trimmings; disposal 399 Waste Control Law; litter defined; dumping prohibited; penalties 496 Water well contractors; licensing; continuing education 301 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS Expansion by exercise of eminent domain prohibited 794 CONSOLIDATED ATLANTA PROPERTIES, LTD. (CAPCO) State property; termination of amendment to leases 513 CONSTRUCTION Contractors; licensing; electrical contractors; plumbers; conditioned air contractors; utility contractors 1339 Taxation of heavy-duty equipment owned by nonresidents 1012 CONSUMER PROTECTION See COMMERCE AND TRADE and UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE PRACTICES CONTRACTORS Conditioned air contractors; service to and installation of electrical connection and circuit authorized 733 Licensing; electrical contractors; plumbers; conditioned air contractors; utility contractors 1339 Public works contractors; bonds and security deposits 1003 CONTRACTS Bad checks; damages paid within ten days; notice 465 Code revision 91 Federal manufacturer's taxes; payments; right to security under contracts 1028 Local governments; intergovernmental contracts; federal programs 792

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State authorities; feasibility of private sector contractors; purchases 1781 Tractors, farm equipment, heavy equipment, and motor vehicles; distribution 1585 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Anti-cancer drug therapy; insurance coverage 539 Exemption of certain anabolic steroids; dangerous drugs listing 590 Jails; prohibited items; penalty 630 Notice of seizure of property 1434 Workers' compensation policies; premium reductions; drug-free workplace 1512 CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW FACILITIES Support from proceeds of local hotel and motel tax 995 CONVEYANCES Defense Finance and Accounting Facility 1 Defined; Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act 1490 See also STATE PROPERTY CORONERS Access to child abuse reports 1712 Training Vetoed HB 223 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS Code revision 91 Corporate code; revisions 1231 Department of Banking and Finance approval of articles of incorporation of special purpose bank 511 Dividends from sources outside United States 1649 Income taxes; distributions by Subchapter S corporations to certain nonresidents 597 Income taxes; dividends 1649 Limited liability companies; formation, operation, and dissolution 123 CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS See PENAL INSTITUTIONS COST OF AN ENTERPRISE Defined; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Act 738 COST OF PROJECT Defined; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Act 738

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COUNCIL FOR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE Membership; duties, powers, and compensation 1438 COUNCIL OF MAGISTRATE COURT JUDGES Composition 910 COUNTIES Audits of financial affairs and transactions; expenditures 717 Board of tax assessors member ineligible as property appraisal staff in certain counties 603 Bus shelters; permits for erection and maintenance 1732 Consolidation; approval; referendum 394 Deputy wardens of county correctional institutions; appointment by county governing authorities 417 Federal programs; expenditure of revenues 792 Grants to counties; 20,000 acres of unimproved state owned land under control of Department of Natural Resources 1071 Local Government Efficiency Act; state grants programs; required performance audits 1574 Municipal corporations; inactive status; repeal of charter; obligations upon counties 1579 Occupation taxes; regulatory fees; comprehensive revision 1292 Public works contractors; bonds and security deposits 1003 Purchasing; factors for selecting lowest responsible bidder in certain counties 588 State grants to counties; 20,000 acres of state owned unimproved land under control of Department of Natural Resources 1071 Transient merchants; county license fees fixed by county governing authority 787 Zoning; procedure for adopting ordinance 806 See also LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS Deputy wardens; appointment 417 Duties relating to notice to victim of offender's release, escape or death 1728 See also PENAL INSTITUTIONS COUNTY OFFICERS See COUNTIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, and PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES COURT REPORTERS Extensive revision of provisions relating thereto 1315

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COURTS Admissibility of certified documents transmitted by facsimile; reproduction of original copies 1078 Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Blood and genetic testing for paternity; presumption 1980 Child abuse reports; public inspection; child fatality review subcommittees 1695 Child custody; change; terms 1983 Child molestation; second or subsequent offenses; stiffer penalties and incarceration 715 Child support; enforcement; employees; registry records 1983 Child support; withholding of wages; findings and orders 585 Civil liability immunity from disclosure of employee job performance 1056 Code revision 91 Controlled substances; notice of seizure of property 1434 County or city law enforcement officers; transporting arrested persons 710 Court reporters; extensive revision of provisions relating thereto 1315 Deposit of funds held; interest-bearing accounts 1673 Duties, powers, and arrest authority within city limits 1688 Ethics committees; subpoenas; issuance; judicial review 1390 Filling of vacancies in office of sheriff; local law 1389 Financing statements; filing; Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; central indexing system 1550 Georgia Indigent Defense Council; members; programs; committees 308 Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; creation; membership, powers, and jurisdiction 1544 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Juvenile; custody and detention of children; probation officers 438 Juvenile; mediation services; fees 931 Juvenile; proceedings; disposition orders and temporary transfers of custody; evidence of family violence 1716 Juvenile; school officials; access to records 979 Magistrate; civil proceedings; procedures and practices 974 Magistrate; Council of Magistrate Court Judges 910 Magistrate; fines; county and authority ordinances 910 Magistrate; senior magistrate; created; Council of Magistrate Court Judges; composition 910 Original action upon adoption by stepparent 456 Outdoor advertising signs; judicial review; Department of Transportation decisions 969 Pharmacists; privileged information concerning patients 1050 Probate; judges; minimum annual salaries Vetoed HB 206 Protective orders; application, jurisdiction, and enforcement 788 School officials; access to juvenile court records and child abuse records 979 Sentence of life without parole; imposition 1654 Sheriffs; minimum annual salaries Vetoed HB 206 Sheriffs; qualifications and training; exemptions 724 State; clerks; service as magistrate court clerks; compensation 1061 Superior; bailiffs; selection 1389 Superior; Barrow County; terms of court 805

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Superior; clerks; deposit of funds held; interest-bearing accounts 982 Superior; clerks; designation of county records manager 1074 Superior; clerks; minimum annual salaries Vetoed HB 206 Superior; clerks; priorities of distribution of fines, forfeitures, and surcharges 374 Superior; Jackson County; terms of court 805 Superior; McIntosh County; terms of court 447 Superior; sentence review panel 705 Supreme Court; terms of court; disposition of cases 360 Telephonic communications of a minor; consent to wiretapping; court orders; recordings kept under seal 565 Victim impact statements; allowance into evidence 1660 Written notice to claimants of payment of claims to attorneys in third-party settlements 1048 COVENANTS Running with the land; automatic renewal; termination; recording 782 COWETA COUNTY Board of education; districts 4007 CRAWFORD COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 4144 Board of education; election; school superintendent 4136 CRIME VICTIMS Notice of offender's release, escape, or death; confidentiality of victim information; immunity for failure to notify 1728 CRIMES AND OFFENSES Attorney general; investigation of violation of election laws 1670 Authority to apprehend unruly and delinquent children; Department of Children and Youth Services 966 Bad checks; damages paid within ten days; notice 465 Cellular radio telephones; interception of communications prohibited 299 Child Fatality Review Panel; name changed to Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1941 Child Fatality Review Panel; name changed to Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1695 Child molestation; second or subsequent offenses; stiffer penalties and incarceration 715 Code revision 91 Controlled substances; exemption of certain anabolic steroids; dangerous drugs listing 590 Controlled substances; notice of seizure of property 1434 Electronically furnishing obscene material to minors; definitions 735 Firearms; possession by certain county and city officials 604

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Handicapped parking; penalties 707 Prisoners; mutiny redefined 808 Recreational bingo games; licensing not required; definitions 535 Sentence of life without parole; imposition 1654 Sentence review panel 705 Stalking; defined; prohibited; penalties; exceptions 1534 Stolen motor vehicles; notice to owner upon recovery 762 Telephonic communications of a minor; consent to wiretapping; court orders; recordings kept under seal 565 Tobacco products; sale or distribution to or possession by minors of; licensing of vendors 343 Waste Control Law; litter defined; dumping prohibited; penalties 496 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Child molestation; second or subsequent offenses; stiffer penalties and incarceration 715 Code revision 91 County or city law enforcement officers; transporting arrested persons 710 Court reporters; extensive revision of provisions relating thereto 1315 Deposit of funds held; interest-bearing accounts 1673 Firearms; possession by certain county and city officials 604 Georgia Indigent Defense Council; members; programs; committees 308 Sentence of life without parole; imposition 1654 Sentence review panel; sentences reviewed 705 Stalking; defined; prohibited; penalties; exceptions 1534 Superior court clerks; priorities of distribution of fines, forfeitures, and surcharges 374 Victim impact statements; allowance into evidence 1660 CURRAHEE PAGING Tim McCollum d/b/a Currahee Paging; sublease of state property 1208 D DALTON, CITY OF Homestead exemption; city taxes; referendum 4187 Homestead exemption; school district taxes; referendum 4191 DANGEROUS DRUGS Jails; prohibited items; penalty 630 Listing 590 DANGEROUS WEAPONS Jails; prohibited items; penalty 630

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DANIELL, R. G., SR. R. G. Daniell, Sr., Memorial Highway; designated 1161 DAWSON, CITY OF Elections; qualifying; notices of candidacy 5469 DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PERSONS Joint Study Committee on Creation of a State Department, Commission, or Agency of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; creation 1961 DECATUR COUNTY State court; solicitor; compensation 4316 DECATUR, CITY OF City commissioner districts; board of education; elections 3737 DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES FACILITY Contracts; services; eminent domain; conveyances; spending proceeds of general obligation debt 1 DEFENSIVE DRIVING AND DUI ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS Completion mandatory for driver's license restoration 940 Contractors providing probation services; prohibited conduct relating to 454 Driver training instructors; licenses 453 DEKALB AD VALOREM TAX SURVEY COMMISSION Compensation; meetings; findings; abolition 4200 DEKALB COUNTY Ad valorem taxes; millage rate in certain municipalities 4198 DeKalb Ad Valorem Tax Survey Commission; compensation; meetings; findings; abolition 4200 DeKalb County Pension Board; investments; expenses 5425 DeKalb County Pension Board; refund and forfeiture of contributions and benefits 5382 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; operating costs; tax revenue 5251 Recorder's court; fines 4333 DENTAL HYGIENISTS Temporary licenses; applicant who has failed examination not eligible 450

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DENTAL STUDENTS Immunity except for willful or wanton misconduct 1051 DENTISTS Licensing; repeal of restriction of surgery or invasive procedures altering tissue to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, or podiatrists 349 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Duties relating to purchases from sheltered workshops and training centers 1736 Fiscal Division; succeeded by Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services 1402 Hearing officers; licensing of health facilities 1290 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Assistance to the United States Department of Agriculture; inspection, certification, and identification of agricultural products 327 Horticultural growing media; regulation; administration and enforcement 986 See also AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board; created 1087 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE Automated teller machines; regulation 917 Mortgage lenders and brokers; licensing; fees; practices and procedures 543 Special purpose bank; approval of articles of incorporation 511 See also BANKING AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES Arrest powers for employees to apprehend children escaped from facilities and those who have broken conditions of supervision 313 Athens-Clarke County; intake and probation services; transfer; Department of Children and Youth Services 4918 Authority to apprehend unruly and delinquent children 966 Employees to apprehend children escaped from facilities and those who have broken supervision conditions; search warrants; arrest powers 313 Houseparents; property and liability insurance 416 Search warrants for employees to apprehend children escaped from facilities and those who have broken conditions of supervision 313 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Municipal corporations; inactive status; repeal of charter 1579

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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Duties relating to notice to victim of offender's release, escape, or death 1728 See also PENAL INSTITUTIONS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Charter schools 1440 Council for School Performance; membership; duties, powers, and compensation 1438 Department funding for eligible institutions 933 See also EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Change in duties 1445 Records check for foster parents 757 See also HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, and SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR State Board of Workers' Compensation; access to records of fatal cases 1396 Supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1992-1993 765 See also LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Civil War Commission; creation 1952 Conservation rangers; benefits for retirement at age 55 1372 North Georgia Mountains Authority; members of Board of Natural Resources; authority of the Authority 1683 Pollution prevention assistance division 1429 Signs identifying no ski area of Chattahoochee River 351 Sludge; land application sites; fees; approval by Environmental Protection Division 730 State grants to counties; 20,000 acres of state owned unimproved land under control of Department of Natural Resources 1071 Unclassified employees; benefits 791 See also CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Ignition interlock; certification of devices and providers 568 Officers and troopers; benefits for retirement at age 55 1372 Rules regarding restricted commercial drivers' licenses for agricultural employees 797 Suspended drivers' licenses; custody; return; fees; destruction 1665 See also MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

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DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Alcohol and tobacco officers; benefits for retirement at age 55 1372 Taxpayers' bill of rights 294 See also REVENUE AND TAXATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Costs of removal of obstructions and encroachments and repair of public roads; reimbursement 315 Excess dimensions; permits for loads of preengineered and premanufactured wood roof and floor trusses 348 Length of unprocessed forest products; warning flags 786 Outdoor advertising signs; judicial review 969 Public records; disclosure; exemption for department engineers cost estimates and rejected or deferred bids 968 Removal of unattended vehicles 370 Ride-sharing programs; financial support 373 State Tollway Authority; property; jurisdiction of Department of Transportation Enforcement Officers; toll fee 366 See also HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES DEPOSITORY BANK Pledge of security interests to secure deposits of public funds; securities owned by depository bank 929 DERELICT MOTOR VEHICLE Removal; notice; value; disposal; abandonment; violations; liability 772 DICK LANE BRIDGE Designated 1221 DISABLED VETERANS Special license plates; qualification procedures 467 DISTILLED SPIRITS See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DISTRICT ATTORNEYS Postretirement benefit increases 800 DISTRICT ATTORNEYS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM Postretirement benefit increases 800

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DIVERSION PROGRAMS Fees; waiver; amendment; sanctions for failure to pay 426 DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE Change in duties 1445 DIVORCE Cohabitation as grounds for revision of child support and alimony 1091 See also DOMESTIC RELATIONS DOCTORS See PHYSICIANS and PROFESSIONS DODGE COUNTY Dodge County Hospital Authority; membership of board; operations 4608 Oconee Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 5092 DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY Membership of board; operations 4608 DOMESTIC RELATIONS Blood and genetic testing for paternity; presumption 1980 Child abuse reports; public inspection; child fatality review subcommittees 1695 Child custody; change; terms 1983 Child Fatality Review Panel; name changed to Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1941 Child Fatality Review Panel; name changed to Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1695 Child support; withholding of wages; findings and orders 585 Child support enforcement; employees; registry records 1983 Cohabitation as grounds for revision of alimony and child support 1091 Juvenile proceedings; disposition orders and temporary transfers of custody; evidence of family violence 1716 Original action upon adoption by stepparent 456 Protective orders; application, jurisdiction, and enforcement 788 School officials; access to juvenile court records and child abuse records 979 Stalking; defined; prohibited; penalties; exceptions 1534 DOOLY COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; terms; elections 5153 Board of education; districts; terms; elections 5161

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DOUGHERTY COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 4291 Board of education; districts 4749 Magistrate court; chief magistrate; magistrates; selection; compensation; vacancies; clerk; personnel 4406 State court; judge; compensation; solicitor; assistant district attorneys 4416 DOUGLAS COUNTY Board of education; districts 4966 Douglasville-Douglas County Charter Commission; referendum on charter 4914 DOUGLAS, CITY OF New charter 4022 DOUGLASVILLE, CITY OF Douglasville-Douglas County Charter Commission; referendum on charter 4914 DOUGLASVILLE-DOUGLAS COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION Referendum on charter 4914 DRIVER TRAINING INSTRUCTORS Licenses valid for two years 453 DRIVERS' LICENSES Commercial; restricted licenses for agricultural employees 797 Ignition interlock devices 568 Mandatory suspension for specified convictions; restoration; new license for habitual violator 940 Replacement due to name or address change; fee 615 Suspended; custody; return; fees; destruction 1665 Suspension; restoration; new licenses for habitual violators 940 See also MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC DRUGS Anti-cancer drug therapy; insurance coverage 539 Controlled substances; exemption of certain anabolic steroids; dangerous drugs listing 590 Dangerous drugs; list 590 Jails; prohibited 630 Notice of seizure of property 1434 Workers' compensation policies; premium reductions; drug-free workplace 1512

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DUBLIN, CITY OF Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3560 Board of education; powers; real estate; taxes 4970 Election dates; mayor; council; board of education; terms 4584 DUI ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM Completion mandatory for restoration of suspended drivers' license or for new license for habitual violator 940 Contracts providing probation services; prohibited conduct related thereto 454 Driver training instructors; licenses valid for two years 453 DULUTH, CITY OF Budgets; capital reserve fund 5475 Homestead exemptions; city taxes; referendumds 4730 DURHAM, LT. HAROLD PINKY Lt. Harold Pinky Durham Medal of Honor Highway; designated 1221 E EARLY COUNTY Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3674 EASEMENTS Conservation easements; expansion by exercise of eminent domain prohibited 794 See STATE PROPERTY EAST DUBLIN, CITY OF Mayor pro tempore; election; term 4404 EAST POINT, CITY OF Retirement plan; eligibility; participation 5460 EASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Judges; salary supplement; Chatham County 4566 EASTMAN, CITY OF Council; vacancies 3895

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ECHOLS COUNTY Superior court; clerk; clerical help; fees 3754 EDISON, CITY OF Municipal court; penalties 5445 EDUCATION Adult education mandatory for special alternative incarceration inmates and probationers; exemptions; probation revocation 1664 Audiologists employed by educational institution and certified; exemption from licensure 1510 Capital Outlay for Education Task Force 1988 Charter schools 1440 Civil liability immunity from disclosure of employee job performance 1056 Code revision 91 Council for School Performance; membership; duties, powers, and compensation 1438 Department funding for eligible institutions 933 Director of the University of Georgia Libraries; depositor of state public documents 992 Education Accountability and Evaluation Commission; creation 1988 Enrollment counts; courses counted 1693 Equalized adjusted school property tax digest; boards of arbitrators 699 Grants for programs; charter school status; terms of charter 1440 Insurance coverage; retired employees 1987 Local school boards; business with financial institutions 1687 Local school boards; membership; terms; salaries; vacancies 1279 Local school boards exempt from certain county and city fees 541 Local school superintendents; minimum salary; state funds 1667 Nonprofit educational organization plans; exemptions 329 Older Worker Task Force; creation 1958 Programs; assessments for graduation; exempt school designation Vetoed SB 316 Public records; disclosure; exemption for personally identifiable information in research by institutions of higher education 1336 Public schools; insurance coverage; retired employees 1987 Registration of service marks by school boards 462 Research by institutions of higher education; exempt from disclosure as public record until publication 1336 Research by institutions of higher education; personally identifiable information; exempt from disclosure as public record 1336 School buses; tire treads 727 School officials; access to juvenile court records and child abuse records 979 State board; hearings; notices 353 Task Force on Educational Outcomes Based Flexibility; creation 1963 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia 732 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia 432 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia 316

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Teachers Retirement System of Georgia 1690 EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION COMMISSION Creation 1988 EFFINGHAM COUNTY Board of commissioners; compensation 4378 Coastal Area Games Authority; creation 5066 State court; judge; salary 4269 ELECTIONS Attorney general investigation of violation of election laws 1670 Certain offices; nonpartisan; straight party voting Vetoed SB 283 Clerk of superior court; designation of county records manager 1074 Code revision 118 Congressional districts; reapportionment 863 Contests of election results 617 House of Representatives; districts; reapportionment 813 Local boards assuming duties of election superintendents 617 Notification of candidate disqualification 617 Party nominations 617 Restrictions on campaign and polling activities 712 Senate districts; reapportionment 863 Voter registration; voting precincts maps 617 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Licensing; examinations; OSHA sanctions; continuing education; display of registration number; state-wide license; exceptions 1339 ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND INSTALLATION Conditioned air contractors 733 ELLAVILLE, CITY OF Ellaville-Schley County Charter Commission; creation 5316 ELLAVILLE-SCHLEY COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION Creation 5316 ELLIS GIBBS ARNALL TRIBUTE COMMISSION Creation 1229

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EMANUEL COUNTY Emanuel County Development Authority; members 4324 Motor vehicle registration periods 4322 EMANUEL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Members 4324 EMBALMERS Continuing education Vetoed HB 223 Emergency medical care 1497 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS Accidents involving emergency medical technician; surcharge of premium or rate prohibited 542 Repeal of certain recertification requirements 1082 EMERGENCY SERVICES 911 telephone system; joint authorities; military; bases 1368 Immunity; respiratory care professionals 1497 Respiratory care professionals; immunity for certain emergency care 1497 EMINENT DOMAIN Conservation easements; expansion by exercise of eminent domain prohibited 794 Defense Finance and Accounting Facility; exercise authorized 1 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Benefits; retirement at age 55 for specified employees 1372 Involuntary separation with retirement benefits; position permanently vacant; deletion of funds from agency budget 1817 Trustees; expense allowance 1690 ENIGMA, CITY OF New charter 5205 ENROLLMENT COUNTS Courses counted 1693 ENTERPRISE Defined; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Act 738

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Hazardous sites; inventory 500 Sludge land application sites; fees; approval 730 Waste-water treatment plant operators and laboratory analysts; training; certification 305 See also CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES EQUALIZED ADJUSTED SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX DIGEST Boards of arbitrators 699 ETHICS Committees; subpoenas; issuance; judicial review 1390 EUHARLEE, CITY OF Municipal court; penalties 4953 EVANS COUNTY Board of commissioners; compensation 4561 EVIDENCE Admissibility of certified documents transmitted by facsimile; reproduction of original copies 1078 Blood and genetic testing for paternity; presumption 1980 Negligence; failure to wear vehicle seat belt not evidence of 516 Negligence; violation regarding children as bicycle passengers or not wearing helmets not evidence of 518 Pharmacists; privileged information concerning patients 1050 Victim impact statements; allowance into evidence 1660 EXECUTIONS Issuance for amounts due relating to unclaimed property 1813 Tax executions; transfer to persons who are not heirs or equity holders 1777 F FAIR AND OPEN GRANTS ACT OF 1993 Enacted 1914 FAMILY THERAPY Licensing 330

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FARM EQUIPMENT Regulation of the distribution of tractors, farm equipment, heavy equipment, and motor vehicles 1585 FAULK, LANETTE O'NEAL, MEMORIAL BRIDGE Designated 1195 FAYETTE COUNTY Board of commissioners; compensation 4920 Board of education; compensation; expenses 4308 FEDERAL INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991 Implementation at state level 1362 FEDERAL TAXES Registration of liens; filing, indexing, and recording in general execution docket 361 FEES Diversion programs 426 Drivers' licenses; replacement due to name or address change 615 Ignition interlock devices 568 Occupation 1292 Pretrial release 426 Probation 426 Special license plates for veterans awarded Purple Hearts; manufacturing and registration 1793 Suspended drivers' licenses; return 1665 Transient merchants; county license fees; fixed by governing authority 787 FELONIES Jails; prohibited items; penalty 630 Special alternative incarceration; 120 days or 90 days for excellent behaviour 444 FIDUCIARY Renunciation by fiduciary of legacy or devise 1057 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY Accidents involving a firefighter; surcharge of premium or rate prohibited 542 Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; application; benefits 476 Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; postretirement benefit increases 1047

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Safety Fire Commissioner; dispensing of compressed natural gas for vehicular fuel; additional fee 448 FISCAL DIVISION Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services; created as successor to Fiscal Division of Department of Administrative Services 1402 FISCAL NOTES Budget Accountability and Planning Act 1914 FLOVILLA, CITY OF New charter 4663 FLOYD COUNTY Board of commissioners; residency requirement 4580 FLOYD L. NORTON BRIDGE Designated 1180 FORESTRY Professional forestry; registration 481 Pulpwood and pole trailers; amber reflectors 579 Saw timber; sale by tonnage or pounds 446 State Forestry Commission; unpaid volunteers; services; expenses; insurance coverage 423 FORSYTH, CITY OF Mayor; term limits; mayor and council; elections; terms; municipal court; powers; jurisdiction 4780 FOSTER CARE HOMES Records check for foster parents and other adults; violations; immunity for child-placing agency and its director 757 FOSTER, JUDGE W. A., JR. Judge W. A. Foster, Jr., Bridge; designated 1100 FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES Extensive revisions of statutory provisions relating thereto 1744

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FREEMAN V. HORNER Medal of Honor Highway for Freeman V. Horner; designated 1169 FUGITIVES Children escaped from facilities of Department of Children and Youth Services; search warrants and arrest powers for employees to apprehend 313 Transportation 710 FULTON COUNTY Airport; commercial use 4520 Board of commissioners; districts 5241 Board of education; compensation 4578 Fulton County Recreation Study Commission; creation 1219 Library system; real property; use by county pending disposal 4429 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; operating costs; tax revenue 5251 FULTON COUNTY RECREATION STUDY COMMISSION Creation 1219 FUNERAL DIRECTORS Continuing education Vetoed HB 223 G GAINESVILLE, CITY OF Board of education; elections; powers; school superintendent Vetoed HB 58 Board of education; elections; powers; wards; school superintendent 3981 GAME AND FISH Agricultural or aquacultural food products or commodities; civil actions for disparagement 1795 Bears constituting a threat 392 Code revision 91 Conservation ranger; 25 years of service; retainage of weapon and badge 392 Hunter education courses; proof of completion; nonresident hunting licenses 779 GARNER, WAYNE Wayne Garner Parkway; designated 1195 GAY, TOWN OF Ordinances, rules, and regulations; penalties 4490

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY Budgetary process 1914 Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee created 1914 Capital Outlay for Education Task Force 1988 Code revision 91 Congressional districts; reapportionment 863 Education Accountability and Evaluation Commission; creation 1988 Ethics committees; subpoenas; issuance; judicial review 1390 House of Representatives; districts; reapportionment 813 Joint Commission on Legislative Information Management; creation 1216 Joint Regional Hospital Study Committee; creation 1172 Joint Study Commission on Revenue Structure; re-creation 1965 Joint Study Committee on Creation of a State Department, Commission, or Agency of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; creation 1961 Older Worker Task Force; creation 1958 Senate districts; reapportionment 863 State grants; award and disbursement 1914 Task Force on Educational Outcomes Based Flexibility; creation 1963 GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT Defense Finance and Accounting Facility; spending of proceeds authorized 1 GEORGIA ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT Proposed rule; synopsis 1817 GEORGIA AUCTIONEERS COMMISSION Ethics code; inspector; licensing 1030 See also AUCTIONEERS AND AUCTIONS GEORGIA BOARD OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Membership; terms 1023 GEORGIA BOAT SAFETY ACT Revised; display of registration decals; restriction of power boats and skiing 351 GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Officers and agents; benefits for retirement at age 55 1372 GEORGIA CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS ACT OF 1988 Amended; charitable organizations with gross revenue less than $25,000.00 annually exempt 319

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GEORGIA CHILD CARE COUNCIL Successor members; terms; appointment; federal funding availability 1063 GEORGIA COMPREHENSIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT Vertical expansion of solid waste facilities; scrap tires; yard trimmings; disposal 399 GEORGIA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT Notice of seizure of property 1434 See also DANGEROUS DRUGS and CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES GEORGIA FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND Application; benefits; disability; membership; physician's report; reinstatement 476 Benefits; postretirement increases 1047 Members of Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund 476 GEORGIA HISTORICAL RECORDS ADVISORY BOARD Creation 1087 GEORGIA HOUSING AND FINANCING AUTHORITY Competitive bidding, contracting, and disposition of property 738 Enterprises; facilitating economic development 738 Hospital Financing Authority; assets and obligations transferred to 738 Obligations not subject to Securities Act 738 Powers; confidentiality; bonds; obligations not subject to Securities Act; economic development for enterprises; health care facilities 738 GEORGIA INDIGENT DEFENSE COUNCIL Members; programs; committees 308 GEORGIA LEAD POISONING PREVENTION STUDY COMMITTEE Creation 1225 GEORGIA LOTTERY Debt collection from lottery prizes; liens; priority; immunity; confidentiality; interpleader actions 1037 Licensed alcoholic beverage retailers; advertising and promotion of lawful lotteries 1073

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GEORGIA MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISE PRACTICES ACT Regulation of the distribution of tractors, farm equipment, heavy equipment, and motor vehicles 1585 GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY Members; compensation and expense allowance 809 GEORGIA POWER COMPANY Easements across state property in Carroll County 1132 Easements in Calhoun, Clinch, Fulton, and Hall counties to Georgia Power Company and the City of Homerville 1107 GEORGIA RECORDS ACT See PUBLIC RECORDS GEORGIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME Membership of board; terms 1731 GEORGIA SUPERIOR COURT CLERKS' COOPERATIVE AUTHORITY Creation; membership, powers, and jurisdiction 1544 Financing statements; filing; central indexing system 1550 GEORGIA TRIBE OF EASTERN CHEROKEE State recognition 1813 GEORGIA TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, INC. Rhodes Memorial Hall; rental 1134 GLYNN COUNTY Coastal Area Games Authority; creation 5066 Conveyance to Glynn County; State Forestry Commission facilities 1145 State court; solicitor; compensation; terms 4426 GOAT ROCK LAKE Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790 GORDON COUNTY Homestead exemption; school district taxes; referendum 4827

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GOVERNOR Access to child abuse reports 1712 GOVERNOR'S ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE Change in duties 1445 GOVERNOR'S DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Membership; private sector members; attachment to Office of Planning and Budget 1399 GRANTS Fair and Open Grants Act; enacted; state grants; award and disbursement 1914 State grants to counties with 20,000 acres of unimproved state owned property under control of Department of Natural Resources 1071 GRANTVILLE, CITY OF Mayor and council; terms 4351 GRAYSON, CITY OF Mayor and council; elections; terms 4271 GREENE COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 3812 Board of education; districts; terms 3820 GREENSBORO, CITY OF Municipal court; penalties 4273 GRIFFIN, CITY OF Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education; districts 5192 GRIFFIN-SPALDING COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Districts 5192 GUNS Jails; prohibited items; penalty 630 Possession by certain county and city officials 604

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GWINNETT COUNTY Board of education; compensation 5260 Law library fees 4614 Magistrate court; chief magistrate; compensation 4591 Recorder's court; clerk; compensation 4612 State court; additional judge 4708 H HALL COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 3904 HANCOCK COUNTY Board of commissioners; reconstitution; districts; elections; terms; officers; compensation 4534 Board of education; election; school superintendent 4524 Sheriff; personnel; equipment 4649 Transfer to Central Savannah River Regional Development Center 1170 HANDICAPPED PERSONS Assistive Technology Warranty Act; express warranties 1797 Code revision 91 Handicapped parking; penalties 707 Joint Study Committee on Creation of a State Department, Commission, or Agency of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; creation 1961 Motorized Wheelchair Warranty Act; express warranties 1805 HARALSON COUNTY County commissioner; sheriff; judge of the probate court; clerk of the superior court; treasurer; compensation 5138 HARDIN, WALTER L. Walter L. Hardin Bridge; designated 1158 HARRIS COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 3552 Board of commissioners; districts; terms 3682 Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3538 HART COUNTY Board of commissioners; elections; districts; compensation; budgets; audits; powers 4232 Board of education; elections; school superintendent 4215

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Hart County Water and Sewer Utility Authority; membership; secretary and treasurer 4228 HART COUNTY WATER AND SEWER UTILITY AUTHORITY Membership; secretary and treasurer 4228 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Transport by agricultural employees with restricted commercial drivers' licenses 797 HAZARDOUS SITES Environmental Protection Division; inventory 500 HAZARDOUS WASTE Waste Control Law; litter defined; dumping prohibited; penalties 496 HEALTH Ambulance services; licensing fee; deposit into Indigent Care Trust Fund 468 Anti-cancer drug therapy; insurance coverage 539 Civil liability immunity from disclosure of employee job performance 1056 Code revision 91 County boards; change in composition and powers 1445 Department of Human Resources; change in duties 1445 Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse; change in duties 1445 Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and cardiac technicians; repeal of certain recertification requirements 1082 Financing for health equipment and facilities; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Act; revised to include health facilities and health care services 738 Georgia Lead Poisoning Prevention Study Committee; creation 1225 Governor's Advisory Council for Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse; change in duties 1445 Hearing officers; licensing of health facilities; employed by the Department of Administrative Services 1290 Hospital Authorities Law; merger of authorities; practices and procedures; open records and meetings 1020 Hospital Financing Authority; assets and obligations transferred to Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 Hospital Financing Authority Act; repealed 738 Indigent Care Trust Fund; definition; deposit of moneys into the fund 1014 Inmates reimbursed for cost of medical treatment if acquitted 304 Joint Regional Hospital Study Committee; creation 1172 Notice by insurers; valuation of accident and sickness and disability plans 483 Nurses, licensed practical; licensing 471

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Patient Self-referral Act of 1993 enacted 521 Personal care home; definition 317 Pharmacists; privileged information concerning patients 1050 Respiratory care professionals; certification; temporary permits; reciprocity; uncertified practice; exemptions; immunity for emergency care 1497 Unlicensed home health services; representation regarding services 1676 HEARING Joint Study Committee on Creation of a State Department, Commission, or Agency of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; creation 1961 HEARING AID DISPENSERS Application for examination 452 HEAVY-DUTY EQUIPMENT Defined; taxation if owned by nonresidents 1012 HIAWASSEE, CITY OF New charter 5262 HIGH FALLS LAKE Boat docks; permits; State Properties Commission; licenses 396 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES Bobby Jones Crosswalk; designated 1159 Bus shelters; permits for erection and maintenance 1732 Chattahoochee Valley Trail Scenic Highway; designated 1161 Code revision 91 Costs of removal of obstructions and encroachments and repair of public roads; reimbursement to Department of Transportation 315 Department of Transportation; removal of unattended vehicles 370 Dick Lane Bridge; designated 1221 Excess dimensions; permits for loads of preengineered and premanufactured wood roof and floor trusses 348 Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; implementation at state level 1362 Floyd L. Norton Bridge; designated 1180 Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact; enacted 419 Judge W. A. Foster, Jr., Bridge; designated 1100 Lanette O'Neal Faulk Memorial Bridge; designated 1195 Length of unprocessed forest products; warning flags 786 Lt. Harold Pinky Durham Medal of Honor Highway; designated 1221 Lucius D. Clay Memorial Parkway; designated 1137 Medal of Honor Highway for Freeman V. Horner; designated 1169 Outdoor advertising signs; judicial review; Department of Transportation 969

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Phillip M. Landrum Memorial Highway; designated 1175 R. G. Daniell, Sr., Memorial Highway; designated 1161 Ride-sharing programs; financial support 373 State Tollway Authority; property; jurisdiction of Department of Transportation Enforcement Officers; toll fee 366 Syble Brannan Parkway; designated 1102 Transportation enhancement activities; defined 914 Travel lanes; penalties for violations of use 363 Veterans Memorial Highway; designated 1179 Walter L. Hardin Bridge; designated 1158 Wayne Garner Parkway; designated 1195 HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION Methods of selecting members; voting members 429 HISTORICAL PRESERVATION Civil War Commission; creation 1952 Commission on the Preservation of the State Capitol; creation 1541 Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board; creation 1087 Records disclosure; exemption for archival records of historical value; limitation to 75 years 1669 HOMERVILLE, CITY OF Easement over state property 1107 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION Designation of board of tax assessors to receive application 577 Waiver for failure to file application 1777 HORNER, FREEMAN V. Medal of Honor Highway for Freeman V. Horner; designated 1169 HORTICULTURAL GROWING MEDIA Regulation; Commissioner of Agriculture; administration and enforcement 986 HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES LAW Merger of authorities; practices and procedures; open records and meetings 1020 HOSPITAL FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT Repealed 738

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HOSPITALS Hospital Financing Authority Act; repealed 738 Joint Regional Hospital Study Committee; creation 1172 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Districts; reapportionment 813 HOUSEPARENTS Property and liability insurance for houseparents 416 HOUSING See BUILDINGS AND HOUSING HOUSING AUTHORITIES LAW Investment of funds; bonds 1067 HOUSTON COUNTY Board of commissioners; meetings 4020 Houston County Efficiency in Governmental Services Commission; creation 5336 HUNTING Bears constituting a threat 392 Hunter education courses; proof of completion; nonresident hunting licenses 779 See also GAME AND FISH I IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES Condition of probation; mandatory upon third conviction; fees; monitoring; unlawful acts 568 IMMUNITY Dental students 1051 Lottery corporation; setoff debt collection 1037 State agencies, departments, boards, and bureaus 1037 INCOME TAX Corporate dividends 1649 Internal Revenue Code; defined 728 Job tax credits in less-developed areas 1649

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Withholding by buyer of realty from nonresident; procedures; exemptions; penalties; liens 768 Withholding on distributions by partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and limited liability companies to certain nonresidents 597 INDEPENDENT CONTRACT CARRIERS Unemployment compensation or workers' compensation coverage exempted 323 INDIAN TRIBES State recognition 1813 INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND Ambulance services; licensing fee; deposit into fund 468 Definition; deposit of moneys into the fund 1014 INDIGENTS Georgia Indigent Defense Council; members; programs; committees 308 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES Financing; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 INMATES See PENAL INSTITUTIONS INNOCULATIONS Licensing; repeal of restriction of surgery or invasive procedures altering tissue to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, or podiatrists 349 INSURANCE Accidents involving a firefighter or emergency medical technician; surcharge of premium or rate prohibited 542 Agents; display of certificate of licensure 702 Anti-cancer drug therapy; coverage 539 Certain children covered by Medicaid covered by Commissioner of Insurance plan 1985 Code revision 91 Counselors; fees; separate transaction defined 778 Fraternal benefit societies 1744 Houseparents; liability and property insurance 416 Insurers; certificates or instruments of securities; rules of the Commissioner of Insurance 1721 Liability and property insurance for houseparents 416

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Local public entities; temporary insurance coverage; Commissioner of Insurance; authority 320 Motor vehicle; failure to maintain proof; suspension of vehicle registration and license plate repealed; conditions for restricted driving permit 936 Nonprofit educational organization plans; exemptions 329 Payment of dividends by certain insurers; reasonableness of surplus; domestic stock dividends 625 Premium discounts for certain drivers; requirements 611 Property and liability insurance for houseparents 416 Public schools; insurance coverage; retired employees 1987 Revision of provisions regarding notices by insurers; valuation of accident and sickness and disability plans 483 Small Business Protection Act of 1993; workers' compensation policies; cancellation or nonrenewal notices; certified mail 1507 State Forestry Commission; unpaid volunteers; services; expenses; insurance coverage 423 Unemployment compensation or workers' compensation coverage; independent contract carriers; exempted 323 Workers' compensation; administrative law judges; service on state board for appeals; experience modification worksheets 1365 Workers' compensation; inmates or persons on work release programs; no eligibility for benefits 491 Workers' compensation; Small Business Protection Act of 1993; policies; cancellation or nonrenewal notices; certified mail 1507 Workers' compensation; State Board of Workers' Compensation; access to records of fatal cases 1396 Workers' compensation policies; premium reductions; drug-free workplace 1512 Written notice to claimants of payment of claims to attorneys in third-party settlements 1048 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Unclassified service; certain employees 510 INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS Defense Finance and Accounting Facility 1 Execution by local governments; federal programs 792 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Definition revised 728 INTERSTATE RAIL PASSENGER NETWORK COMPACT Enacted 419 IRWIN COUNTY Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3757

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J JACKSON COUNTY Superior court; terms of court 805 JAILS See PENAL INSTITUTIONS JASPER COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; elections 4641 Board of education; election; school superintendent 4622 Transfer to Middle Georgia Regional Development Center 1170 JASPER, CITY OF Corporate limits 4934 JEFF DAVIS COUNTY Board of commissioners; compensation 4602 Board of education; compensation; expenses 4606 Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement 4604 JEFFERSON COUNTY Magistrate court; chief magistrate; compensation 4834 JEFFERSON, CITY OF Board of education; election; powers; officers; terms; compensation 3722 Mayor and council; districts; terms; elections 3730 JEKYLL ISLAND MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL Designated as official musical theatre of state 934 JOHNSON COUNTY Transfer to Central Savannah River Regional Development Center 1170 JOINT COMMISSION ON LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Creation 1216 JOINT REGIONAL HOSPITAL STUDY COMMITTEE Creation 1172

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JOINT STUDY COMMISSION ON REVENUE STRUCTURE Re-creation 1965 JOINT STUDY COMMITTEE ON CREATION OF A STATE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, OR AGENCY OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING Creation 1961 JONES, BOBBY Bobby Jones Crosswalk; designated 1159 JUDGE W. A. FOSTER, JR., BRIDGE Designated 1100 JUDGES Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia 801 Recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund 803 See also COURTS JUDGES OF THE PROBATE COURTS RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA Increases in maximum monthly benefit 801 JUVENILE COURTS Athens-Clarke County; intake and probation services; transfer; Department of Children and Youth Services 4918 Authority to apprehend unruly and delinquent children; Department of Children and Youth Services 966 Custody and detention of children; probation officers 438 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Mediation services; fees 931 Proceedings; disposition orders and temporary transfers of custody; evidence of family violence 1716 School officials; access to juvenile court records and child abuse records 979 K KENNESAW, CITY OF Corporate limits 4767

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L L. C. POORE, MRS. Compensation 1198 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act; air storage tanks; exempted 434 Civil liability immunity from disclosure of employee job performance 1056 Code revision 91 Department; supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1992-1993 765 Older Worker Task Force; creation 1958 Small Business Protection Act of 1993; workers' compensation policies; cancellation or nonrenewal notices; certified mail 1507 State Board of Workers' Compensation; access to records of fatal cases 1396 Unemployment compensation or workers' compensation coverage; independent contract carriers; exempted 323 Workers' compensation; administrative law judges; service on state board for appeals; experience modification worksheets 1365 Workers' compensation; inmates or persons on work release programs; no eligibility for benefits 491 Workers' compensation policies; premium reductions; drug-free workplace 1512 LAGRANGE, CITY OF Expenditures; education 4354 Mayor and council; composition; districts; referendum 3909 Mayor and council; elections; referendum 3941 Mayor and council; powers; cable television 4318 LAKE BLUE RIDGE Marine toilets; restrictions; federal law precedence 459 LAKE HARDING Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790 LAKE JACKSON Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790 LAKE OLIVER Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790 LAKE WORTH Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790

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LAMAR COUNTR Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes; referendums 5117 LAMPKIN, MR. ALBERT AND MRS. DELLA MAE Compensation 1199 LAND REGISTRATION Liens and federal taxes; fililng, indexing, and recording 361 LANDRUM, PHILLIP M. Phillip M. Landrum Memorial Highway; designated 1175 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Georgia Board of Landscape Architects; licensing; qualifications; continuing educaton; firms; ads; exceptions 1023 LANE DICK Dick Lane Bridge; designated 1221 LANETTE O'NEAL FAULK MEMORIAL BRIDGE Designated 1195 LANIER COUNTY Board of commissioners; compensation; expenses 4916 LAURENS COUNTY Board of education; compenstaion; expenses 4408 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES Access to child abuse reports 1712 Application, jurisdiction, and enforcement of protective orders 788 Authority to apprehend unruly and deliquent children; Department of Children and Youth Services 966 Code revision 91 County or city law enforcement officers; transporting arrested persons 710 Duties, powers, and arrest authority within city limits 1688 Employees of Department of Children and Youth Services to apprehend escapes and those who have broken supervision conditions 313 Firearms; possession by certain county and city officials 604 Juvenile courts; custody and detention of children; probation officers 438

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Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; medical examination; disability benefits 1000 Police chiefs and department heads; training 1780 Prisoners; mutiny redefined 808 Sheriffs; deposit of funds held; interest-bearing accounts 1673 Sheriffs; filling of vacancies; local law 1389 Sheriffs; minimum annual salaries Vetoed HB 206 Sheriffs; qualifications and training; exemptions 724 Stalking; defined; prohibited; penalties; exceptions 1534 Stolen motor vehicles; notice to owner upon recovery 762 LEAD Georgia Lead Poisoning Prevention Study Committee; creation 1225 LEE COUNTY Board of education; election; school superintendent 5130 LEON SAMUELS, SR. Conveyance of state property authorized 1185 LIBERTY COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 4151 Board of education; compensation 4195 Board of education; districts; election; compensation 4162 Board of elections; creation 4174 Coastal Area Games Authority; creation 5066 LICENSE FEES Occupation taxes and regulatory fees; local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 Transient merchants; county license fees fixed by county governing authority 787 LICENSE PLATES Amateur radio operators; free special plates Vetoed HB 292 Antique vehicles; special plates 1678 Disabled veterans; qualification procedures for special plates 467 Hobby vehicles; special plates 1678 Motor vehicle distributors; special plates 296 Olympics; special plates; revenue commissioner to negotiate and execute licensing agreement 972 Revalidation decals; lack; penalties 698 Revocation if check returned 972 Special interest vehicles; special plates 1678 Special plates; antique vehicles 1678 Special plates; free for amateur radio operators Vetoed HB 292

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Special plates; hobby vehicles 1678 Special plates; qualification procedures for disabled veterans 467 Special plates; special interest vehicles 1678 Special plates for motor vehicle distributors 296 Special plates for Olympics; revenue commissioner to negotiate and execute licensing agreement; design owned by state 972 Special plates for veterans awarded Purple Hearts; manufacturing and registration fees 1793 Suspension for failure to maintain proof of insurance repealed 936 Veterans awarded Purple Hearts; manufacturing and registration fees 1793 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES Licensing; qualifications; examinations; reinstatement; temporary permits 471 LICENSING Application to include query regarding license revocation, suspension, denial, or nonrenewal 427 Auctioneers; qualifications; apprentices; reciprocity; revocation and suspension; inspector; exemptions 1030 Audiologists; provisional licenses 1510 Audiologists employed by educational institution and certified; exemption from licensure 1510 Chiropractors; hot and cold packs; nonprescription structural supports 1719 Construction contractors; certificates; sanctions; continuing education; utility managers and foremen; applications; bid limits; exceptions 1339 Dental hygienists; temporary license; applicant who has failed examination not eligible 450 Driver training instructors; licenses valid for two years 453 Drivers' licenses; commercial; restricted licenses for agricultural employees 797 Drivers' licenses; ignition interlock devices 568 Drivers' licenses; mandatory suspension for specified convictions; restoration; new license for habitual violator 940 Drivers' licenses; replacement due to name or address change; fee 615 Drivers' licenses; suspended; custody; return; fees; destruction 1665 Drivers' licenses; suspension; restoration; new licenses for habitual violators 940 Family therapy 330 Hearing aid dispensers; application for examination 452 Marriage and family therapy 330 Medicine; unlicensed practice does not include licensed practice of psychology 355 Nurses; licensed practical 471 Occupational therapists; qualifications; exemptions 1042 Professional counseling 330 Psychologists; exceptions; neuropsychology; penalties 355 Psychologists; licensing exemption for state or local government employees practicing at facilities for persons with mental retardation 418 Racetracks; licensing of operators transferred to Safety Fire Commissioner 725 Repeal of restriction of surgery or invasive procedures altering tissue to licensed physicians, veterinarians, dentists, or podiatrists 349

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Respiratory care professionals; certification; temporary permits; reciprocity; uncertified practice; exemptions; immunity for emergency care 1497 Social work 330 Speech-language pathologists; provisional licenses 1510 Temporary licenses; dental hygienists; applicant who has failed examination not eligible 450 Veterinarians; nonsurgical transfer of embryos exempted 700 LIENS Boarders of animals; notice; disposal of animal; liability of owner after disposal for treatment, care, or boarding 1044 Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act 1490 Federal taxes; registration; filing, indexing, and recording in general execution docket 361 Lottery prizes; setoff debt collection; liens; interpleader actions; priority; immunity; confidentiality 1037 Mechanics and materialmen's liens; notice of lien rights; recording 1008 Property of buyer of realty from nonresident who fails to withhold tax 768 Veterinarians; notice to owner; disposal of animal; liability of owner after disposal for treatment, care, or boarding 1044 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Access to child abuse reports 1712 LIFE CYCLE COSTS Defined 1398 Purchases by state departments, agencies, and authorities to take into account 1398 LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE Imposition of sentence 1654 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES Formation, operation, and dissolution 123 LINCOLN COUNTY Treasurer; office abolished 4745 LITTER Waste Control Law; litter defined; dumping prohibited; penalties 496 LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION Ad valorem taxes; publication of reports 947

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Business with financial institutions 1687 Exempt from certain county and city fees 541 Grants for programs; charter school status; terms of charter 1440 Local public entities; temporary insurance coverage; Commissioner of Insurance; authority 320 Local school superintendents; minimum salary; state funds 1667 Membership; terms; salaries; vacancies 1279 Newspaper publication of reports regarding ad valorem taxes 947 Registration of service marks 462 See also EDUCATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT Advertisement of intent to increase ad valorem taxes 947 Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Amnesty for property tax Vetoed SB 139 Application, jurisdiction, and enforcement of protective orders 788 Audits of financial affairs and transactions; expenditures 717 Bus shelters; permits for erection and maintenance 1732 Certain public offices; nonpartisan; straight party voting Vetoed SB 283 Clerk of superior court; designation of county records manager 1074 Code revision 91 Convention and trade show facilities; support from proceeds of hotel and motel tax 995 Counties and municipal corporations; consolidation approval; referendum 394 Counties and municipal corporations; federal programs; expenditure of revenues 792 County or city law enforcement officers; transporting arrested persons 710 Duties, powers, and arrest authority within city limits 1688 Firearms; possession by certain county and city officials 604 Hotel and motel tax; spending portion of proceeds for promoting museums of aviation and aviation halls of fame 442 Hotel and motel tax; spending portion of proceeds for supporting certain convention and trade show facilities 995 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Local boards exempt from certain county and city fees 541 Local Government Efficiency Act; state grants programs; required performance audits 1574 Local public entities; temporary insurance coverage; Commissioner of Insurance; authority 320 Municipal corporations; disposition of property 795 Municipal corporations; inactive status; repeal of charter 1579 Occupation taxes and regulatory fees; local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 Prisoners; mutiny redefined 808 Property tax; amnesty Vetoed SB 139 Public accommodations levies; spending portion of proceeds for supporting certain convention and trade show facilities 995 Public accommodations levies; spending portion of proceeds on promoting museums of aviation and aviation halls of fame 442

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Public works contractors; bonds and security deposits 1003 Publication of reports regarding ad valorem taxes 947 Purchasing; factors for selecting lowest responsible bidder in certain counties 588 Purchasing from sheltered workshops and training centers 1736 Purchasing in certain counties; sealed bids; written bids; purchases without competition 288 Regional development centers 1374 Restrictions on campaign and polling activities 712 State grants; award and disbursement 1914 Transient merchants; county license fees fixed by county governing authority 787 Voting precincts; maps 617 Workers' compensation; inmates or persons on work release programs; no eligibility for benefits 491 Zoning; procedure for adopting ordinance 806 See also COUNTIES and MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ACT State grants programs; required performance audits 1574 LOCAL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS Minimum salary; state funds 1667 LONG COUNTY Coastal Area Games Authority; creation 5066 Sheriff; deputies 4382 LORRAINE STRICKLAND Compensation 1197 LOTTERIES Debt collection from lottery prizes; liens; priority; immunity; confidentiality; interpleader actions 1037 Licensed alcoholic beverage retail dealers; advertising and promoting lawful lotteries 1073 LOWER MUSCOGEE CREEK TRIBE State recognition 1813 LT. HAROLD PINKY DURHAM MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY Designated 1221 LUCIUS D. CLAY MEMORIAL PARKWAY Designated 1137

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M MACON, CITY OF Macon Pensions and Retirement System; disability 5499 MADISON, CITY OF Mayor and council; elections; districts; terms; vacancies 3748 MAGISTRATE COURTS Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Baldwin County; chief magistrate; election; vacancies 4473 Brantley County; chief magistrate; compensation 4857 Chatham County; chief magistrate and magistrates; minimum salaries 5340 Civil proceedings; procedures and practices 974 Clay County; chief magistrate as deputy clerk of superior court 4573 Clayton County; chief magistrate; election; terms; vacancies 4501 Dougherty County; chief magistrate; magistrates; selection; compensation; vacancies; clerk; personnel 4406 Fines; county and authority ordinances 910 Gwinnett County; chief magistrate; compensation 4591 Gwinnett County; law library fees 4614 Jefferson County; chief magistrate; compensation 4834 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Randolph County; chief magistrate; election; judge of the probate court 4929 Senior magistrate; created; Council of Magistrate Court Judges; composition 910 State court clerks; service as clerks; compensation 1061 Whitfield County; nonpartisan elections 4435 Wilkinson County; chief magistrate, magistrates, and clerk; compensation 4922 MALT BEVERAGES Coliseum authorities; sale 325 Jails; prohibited items 630 Production by head of the household; limit 537 See also ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MANCHESTER, CITY OF Ordinances; procedure 5471 Title to state property 1139 MARIETTA, CITY OF Board of education; elections 3778 Board of education; membership 3801 Board of education; taxation; bonded indebtedness; fiscal year 3803 City treasurer; finance director 4855

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Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority; convention facility name 4286 Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority; members; terms 4495 Wards 5478 MARINE TOILETS Prohibition on specified lakes 790 Restrictions on Lake Blue Ridge; federal law precedence 459 MARION COUNTY Board of commissioners; compensation 4282 Board of education; nonpartisan primaries and elections 4006 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY Licensing 330 MASTER CITY LITTLE LEAGUE, INC. Lease of state property 1200 MCCOLLUM, TIM Tim McCollum d/b/a Currahee Paging; sublease of state property 1208 MCINTOSH COUNTY Coastal Area Games Authority; creation 5066 State court; creation 4543 Superior court; terms of court 447 MECHANICS AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS Notice of lien rights; recording 1008 MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY FOR FREEMAN V. HORNER Designated 1169 MEDIATION Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation 1529 Juvenile courts; services; fees 931 MEDICAID Certain children covered by Medicaid covered by Commissioner of Insurance plan 1985

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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Notice of action involving recipients of medical assistance 1080 MEDICAL CARE Chiropractors; hot and cold packs; nonprescription structural supports 1719 Immunity for physicians for student athletes without compensation 1278 Inmates reimbursed for cost if acquitted 304 Liability for physicians treating student athletes for willful or wanton acts or omissions 1278 Licensing; repeal of restriction of surgery or invasive procedures altering tissue to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, or podiatrists 349 Licensing; unlicensed practice of medicine does not include licensed practice of psychology 355 Licensing nurses, licensed practical 471 Licensing respiratory care professionals; certification; temporary permits; reciprocity; uncertified practice; exemptions; immunity for emergency care 1497 Patient Self-referral Act enacted 521 See also HEALTH MEDICAL EXAMINERS Access to child abuse reports 1712 MENLO, CITY OF City elections; mayor and council; terms 4843 MENTAL HEALTH Substantial revision of statutory provisions relating thereto 1445 MERCHANTS Occupation taxes; local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 Transient merchants; county license fees fixed by county governing authority 787 See also COMMERCE AND TRADE MERIWETHER COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; terms 4805 Board of education; districts; terms 4795 METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY Operating costs; tax revenue 5251

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METTER, CITY OF Metter-Candler County Charter Commission; creation 4386 MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER Transfer of counties from the Oconee R.D.C. to the Middle Georgia R.D.C. 1170 MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS Defense Finance and Accounting Facility 1 Disabled veterans; special license plates 467 Militia members' rights, privileges, and prohibitions applicable to members of other states' militia 1774 Purple Heart recipients; special license plates 1793 Veterans Memorial Highway; designated 1179 MILLEN, CITY OF Corporate limits 4359 MILLER COUNTY Motor vehicle registration periods; Act repealed 4310 MINORS Abuse exemption; good faith treatment by prayer 1712 Abuse reports; access 1712 Aid to Families With Dependent Children; revision of eligibility, benefits 1969 Authority to apprehend unruly and delinquent children; Department of Children and Youth Services 966 Bicycles; helmets for persons under 16 518 Bicycles; no fine or imprisonment for persons under 16 violating provisions for children as passengers or wearing helmets for persons under 16 518 Bicycles; passengers who are children 518 Blood and genetic testing for paternity; presumption 1980 Broken conditions of supervision; arrest powers and search warrants for employees designated to apprehend 313 Certain children covered by Medicaid covered by Commissioner of Insurance plan 1985 Change of child custody; terms; 1983 Child abuse reports; public inspection; child fatality review subcommittees 1695 Child Fatality Review Panel; name changed to Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1941 Child Fatality Review Panel; name changed to Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1695 Child molestation; second or subsequent offenses; stiffer penalties and incarceration 715 Child support; withholding of wages; findings and orders 585 Child support enforcement; employees; registry records 1983

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Cohabitation as grounds for revision of child support 1091 Defined for purposes of year's support 1054 Electronically furnishing obscene material to minors; definitions 735 Escaped from facilities of Department of Children and Youth Services; search warrants and arrest powers for employees to apprehend 313 Foster care home; defined 757 Georgia Child Care Council; members; existence continued as long as federal funding available 1063 Houseparents; liability and property insurance 416 Hunter education courses; proof of completion; nonresident hunting licenses 779 Original action upon adoption by stepparent 456 Records check for foster parents and other adults; violations; immunity for child-placing agency and its director 757 Recovery for wrongful death of spouse or parent; division between spouse and children; minor children 1055 Sexual abuse defined 1712 Special needs children; payment for placement 1969 Tobacco products; sale or distribution to or possession by minors; licensing of vendors 343 MISDEMEANORS Abandonment of derelict vehicle 772 Practice of respiratory care without certification 1497 Psychology; practicing without a license 355 Use of foster care home with foster parent who has a criminal record 757 MITCHELL COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 3784 Board of education; districts; elections; vacancies; chairperson 3792 MOBILE HOMES Titles 1260 MONROE COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; terms 3881 Board of education; election; school superintendent 3857 MONROE, CITY OF Mayor and council; elections; districts; terms 5168 MONTEZUMA, CITY OF Conveyance of state property 1189

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MONUMENTS Civil War Commission; creation 1952 MORELAND, TOWN OF Mayor and council; terms; elections; special election 4213 MORGAN COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 3659 Board of education; districts 3667 MORROW, CITY OF Homestead exemption; city taxes; referendum 4446 MORTGAGE LENDERS AND BROKERS Licensing; fees; practices and procedures 543 MOTOR COMMON CARRIER Definition revised 579 MOTOR CONTRACT CARRIER Definition revised 579 MOTOR FUEL TAX LAW Exemptions; export; import; loading racks; minimum documentation for interstate and international shipments; rules; terminal operators; reports; terminals; violations 1502 Reimbursement deduction for dealers 995 MOTOR VEHICLE DISTRIBUTORS Special license plates 296 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Abandoned vehicles; notice 772 Accidents involving a firefigher or emergency medical technician; surcharge of premium or rate prohibited 542 Ad valorem taxes; county where returned 303 Agricultural employees; restricted commercial drivers' licenses 797 Amateur radio operators; free special license plate Vetoed HB 292 Antique vehicles; special license plates; special permits; fair market value for taxation 1678

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Bicycle safety; children as passengers; helmets for persons under 16; violations not evidence of negligence 518 Bus shelters; permits for erection and maintenance 1732 Casual sale; defined 1815 Casual sales; designation of tag agents as agents for collecting sales and use tax 1815 Cellular radio telephones; interception of communications prohibited 299 Code revision 91 Commercial drivers' licenses; restricted licenses for agricultural employees 797 Consent for alcohol or drug test 940 Contracts providing probation services; prohibited conduct relating to defensive driving or DUI alcohol or drug use risk reduction programs 454 Costs of removal of obstructions and encroachments and repair of public roads; reimbursement to Department of Transportation 315 Damaged vehicles; titles 1260 Defensive driving and DUI alcohol or drug use risk reduction programs; prohibited conduct for contractors providing probation services 454 Defined to exclude heavy-duty equipment for taxation purposes 1012 Department of Transportation; removal of unattended vehicles 370 Derelict vehicles 772 Disabled veterans; qualification procedures for special license plates 467 Driver training instructors; clinics; unfair or deceptive practices 1076 Driver training instructors; licenses valid for two years 453 Drivers' licenses; consent for alcohol or drug test 940 Drivers' licenses; ignition interlock devices required for reinstatement 568 Drivers' licenses; limited permit upon installation of ignition interlock device 568 Drivers' licenses; mandatory suspension for specified convictions; restoration of suspended license; new license for habitual violator 940 Drivers' licenses; replacement due to name or address change; fee 615 Drivers' licenses; restricted commercial licenses for agricultural employees 797 Drivers' licenses; suspended; custody; return; fees; destruction 1665 DUI alcohol or drug use risk reduction or defensive driving programs; prohibited conduct for contractors providing probation services 454 DUI alcohol or drug use risk reduction program; completion mandatory for new license for habitual violators or restoration of suspended license 940 DUI conviction; ignition interlock devices 568 Failure to maintain proof of insurance; suspension of vehicle registration and license plate repealed 936 Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; implementation at state level 1362 Fees; driver's license replacement due to name or address change 615 Fees; ignition interlock devices 568 Fees; issuance of title for vehicle previously titled in another county 1260 Fees; manufacturing and registration for special license plates for veterans awarded Purple Hearts 1793 Handicapped parking; penalties 707 Hobby vehicles; special license plates; special permits not required; fair market value for taxation 1678 Ignition interlock devices; as condition of probation or reinstatement of driver's license or obtaining probationary license; fees 568

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Insurance, failure to maintain proof of; suspension of vehicle registration and license plate repealed; conditions for restricted driving permit 936 Length of unprocessed forest products; warning flags 786 License plates; county where motor vehicle returned 303 License plate; disabled veterans; qualification procedures for special plates 467 License plates; free special plate for amateur radio operators Vetoed HB 292 License plates; revalidation stickers; lack; penalties 698 License plates; revocation if check returned 972 License plates; special plates for motor vehicle distributors 296 License plates; suspension for failure to maintain proof of insurance repealed 936 License plates; tag agents designated as agents for collecting sales and use tax on casual sales 1815 Licensing of racetrack operators transferred to Safety Fire Commissioner 725 Mobile homes; titles 1260 Motor contract carriers and common carriers; ambulances excluded; amber reflectors required for certain pulpwood and pole trailers 579 Motor fuel tax law revised 1502 Motor vehicle distributors; special license plates 296 Nonrebuildable vehicles; titles 1260 Olympics; special license plates; revenue commissioner to negotiate and execute licensing agreements; design owned by state 972 Premium discounts for certain drivers; requirements for insurance 611 Probationary driver's license; ignition interlock devices as condition for obtaining 568 Pulpwood and pole trailers; amber reflectors 579 Racetracks; licensing of operators transferred to Safety Fire Commissioner 725 Registration of vehicle; suspension for failure to maintain proof of insurance repealed 936 Registration proof; concurrent registration and title applications; notice to owner 1260 Regulation of the distribution of tractors, farm equipment, heavy equipment, and motor vehicles 1585 Restricted driving permit; conditions after failure to maintain proof of insurance; extreme hardship defined 936 Revision of provisions regarding notices by insurers; valuation of accident and sickness and disability plans 483 Ride-sharing programs; financial support 373 Safety belts; failure to wear not evidence of negligence 516 Safety belts; use for minors over four; fine for violation 516 Salvage vehicles; titles 1260 School buses; tire treads 727 Special interest vehicles; special license plates; special permits not required; fair market value for taxation 1678 Special license plates; antique vehicles 1678 Special license plates; free for amateur radio operators Vetoted HB 292 Special license plates; hobby vehicles 1678 Special license plates; motor vehicle distributors 296 Special license plates; Olympics; revenue commissioner to negotiate and execute licensing agreement; design owned by state 972 Special license plates; Purple Hearts 1793

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Special license plates; qualification procedures for disabled veterans 467 Special license plates; special interest vehicles 1678 Stolen motor vehicles; notice to owner upon recovery 762 Suspended drivers' licenses; custody; return; fees; destruction 1665 Suspended drivers' licenses; mandatory for specified convictions; completion of DUI alcohol or drug use risk reduction program 940 Suspension of vehicle registration and license plate for failure to maintain proof of insurance; repealed 936 Tax collectors and commissioners; designation as agents for collection of sales and use tax on casual sales 1815 Taxes; ad valorem; county where returned 303 Tire treads for school buses 727 Titles; concurrent title and registration applications; salvage vehicles; cancellation; notice; stolen vehicles; vehicles damaged by flood or fire 1260 Titles; nonrebuildable vehicles; mobile homes; fees; vehicles so damaged that safe repair impossible 1260 Travel lanes; penalties for violations of use 363 Veterans awarded Purple Hearts; special license plates 1793 MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR WARRANTY ACT Express warranties 1805 MULCH State purchasing 531 MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS Audits of financial affairs and transactions; expenditures 717 Bus shelters; permits for erection and maintenance 1782 Consolidation; approval; referendum 394 Disposition of property 795 Federal programs; expenditure of revenues 792 Inactive status; repeal of charter 1579 Local Government Efficiency Act; state grants programs; required performance audits 1574 Occupation taxes; regulatory fees; comprehensive revision 1292 Public works contractors; bonds and security deposits 1003 Zoning; procedure for adopting ordinance 806 MUNICIPAL COURTS Albany; judge 5496 Atlanta; municipal court; penalties; victims and witnesses assistance programs 4637 Austell; bail bond and fine schedule 5488 Austell; penalties 5492 Columbus, Georgia; judges; clerk; marshal; salary supplements 4849 Edison; penalties 5445 Euharlee; penalties 4953

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Forsyth; powers; jurisdiction 4780 Greensboro; penalties 4273 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 Nelson; penalties; certiorari 5181 MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AUTHORITY OF GEORGIA Easement over state property in Crisp County 1139 MUSCOGEE COUNTY Board of education; elections; terms; meetings; taxes 4784 Columbus, Georgia; coroner; tax commissioner; salary supplements 4849 Columbus, Georgia; municipal court; judges; clerk; marshal; salary supplements 4849 Columbus, Georgia; state court; judges; solicitor; salary supplement 4849 Columbus, Georgia; superior court; clerk; sheriff; salary supplements 4849 Coroner; compensation 4847 New charter for county-wide government 4978 Sheriff; compensation 4851 MUSIC Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority; members; compensation and expense allowance 809 MUSICAL THEATRE Official musical theatre of state designated; Jekyll Island Musical Theatre 934 N NATURAL GAS DISPENSERS Display of measurement 811 Safety Fire Commissioner; dispensing of compressed natural gas for vehicular fuel; additional fee 448 NEGLIGENCE Bicycles; violation regarding children as passengers or not wearing helmets not negligence per se or evidence of negligence 518 Evidence of negligence; failure to wear motor vehicle seat belts 516 Evidence of negligence; violation regarding children as bicycle passengers or not wearing helmets for persons under 16 518 Motor vehicle seat belts; failure to wear not evidence of negligence 516 Roller skating; duties of centers and skaters; assumption of risk; liability 719

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NELSON, CITY OF Reincorporation; council; elections; meetings; ordinances; municipal court; penalties; certiorari 5181 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY Defined 355 NEWNAN, CITY OF Mayor and council; cable television services; eminent domain; Board of Water, Sewerage, and Light Commissioners 4515 NEWTON COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; terms 4370 Board of education; districts; terms; elections 4361 NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION PLANS Exemptions 329 NONRESIDENT Defined for purposes of withholding tax from sale of realty by nonresident 768 NORCROSS, CITY OF Corporate limits 4725 Municipal elections; terms 4727 NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AUTHORITY Members of the Board of Natural Resources; authority of the Authority 1683 NORTH GEORGIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER Cherokee County; transfer to the Atlanta Regional Commission from the North Georgia Regional Development Center ratified 1177 NORTH HIGHLANDS LAKE Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790 NORTON, FLOYD L., BRIDGE Designated 1180

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NURSES Licensed practical nurses; licensing 471 Licensing; repeal of restriction of surgery or invasive procedures altering tissue to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, or podiatrists 349 O OCCUPATION TAXES Local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Sanctions; effect on state license for construction contractors 1339 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS Licensing; qualifications; exemptions 1042 OCONEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Judges; salary supplement 5092 OCONEE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER Transfer of counties from the Oconee R.D.C. to the Central Savannah River R.D.C. 1170 Transfer of counties from the Oconee R.D.C. to the Middle Georgia R.D.C. 1170 OFFENDER Defined for purpose of notice to victim of release, escape, or death 1728 OFFICE OF PLANNING AND BUDGET Budget Accountability and Planning Act 1914 OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED Code revision and reenactment 91 Elections 118 Retirement 86 OFFICIAL MUSICAL THEATRE OF STATE Designated; Jekyll Island Musical Theatre 934 OGLETHORPE COUNTY Board of commissioners; vice chairperson; quorum 4647

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OLDER WORKER TASK FORCE Creation 1958 OLYMPICS License plates; revenue commissioner to negotiate and execute licensing agreement; design owned by state 972 OMAHA, CITY OF New charter 4879 OPEN MEETINGS Called meetings; additional notice in counties where legal organ published less than four times weekly 784 Hospital authorities 1020 OPEN RECORDS Child abuse reports; public inspection; child fatality review subcommittees 1695 Exemption; archival records of historical value; up to 75 years 1669 Exemption; Department of Transportation engineers cost estimates and rejected or deferred bids 968 Exemption; research; personally identifiable information 1336 Exemption; research; until publication 1336 Exemption for commercial purposes; repealed 1436 Hospital authorities; open records and meetings 1020 Inmate records 632 Personnel proceeding; prior approval of presiding administrative judge not required for disclosure 1394 Professional education certificate; prior approval of presiding administrative judge not required for disclosure 1394 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS Outdoor advertising signs; judicial review; Department of Transportation decisions 969 P PARAMEDICS Accidents 542 Repeal of certain recertification requirements 1082 PARTICIPATING PROVIDER Defined; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Act 738

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PATERNITY Blood and genetic testing for paternity; presumption 1980 PATIENT SELF-REFERRAL ACT OF 1993 Enacted; referral of patient by health care provider to entity in which provider has investment interest 521 PAULDING COUNTY Civil service system 5186 PEACE OFFICERS' ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUND Disability benefits; medical examination 1000 Members who are also members of Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund 476 Postretirement benefit increases 607 PEACHTREE CITY Corporate limits 4380 Registration of electors 5465 PENAL INSTITUTIONS Acquitted inmates reimbursed for medical treatment cost 304 Code revision 91 County correctional institutions; deputy wardens; appointment 417 County or city law enforcement officers; transporting arrested persons 710 Deputy wardens of county correctional institutions; appointment 417 Diversion program fees; waiver; amendment; sanctions for failure to pay 426 Escape, release, or death of offender; notice to victim 1728 Fees for probation, pretrial release, or diversion programs; waiver; amendment; sanctions for failure to pay 426 Felony offenses; 120 days of special alternative incarceration; release at 90 days for excellent behavior 444 Imposition of sentence of life without parole 1654 Inmate records; form; disclosure as public records 632 Inmates; goods produced by; sale to private contractor for use in publicly funded project 629 Inmates; reimbursed for cost of medical treatment if acquitted 304 Inmate's release, escape, or death; notice to victim 1728 Jails; prohibited items; penalty 630 Medical treatment; reimbursement to inmate for cost if acquitted 304 Notice to victim of inmate's escape, release, or death 1728 Pretrial release fees; waiver; amendment; sanctions for failure to pay 426 Prisoners; mutiny redefined 808 Probation fees; waiver; amendment; sanctions for failure to pay 426 Special alternative incarceration; felony offenses; 120 days with release at 90 days for excellent behavior 444

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Special alternative incarceration; mandatory adult education; exemptions 1664 Stalking; defined; prohibited; penalties; exceptions 1534 Victims; notice of offender's release, escape or death; confidentiality of victim information; immunity for failure to notify 1728 Workers' compensation; inmates or persons on work release programs; no eligibility for benefits 491 PERSONAL CARE HOME Defined 317 PERSONAL PROPERTY Computer software; valuation 1647 Conflicting security interests on same collateral; priority; production loans 576 Department of Transportation; removal of unattended vehicles 370 Financing statements; filing; Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; central indexing system 1550 Leasing; new statutory provisions 633 PEST CONTROL Occupation taxes; local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 Regulatory fees; local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 PHARMACISTS Privileged information concerning patients 1050 PHILLIP M. LANDRUM Phillip M. Landrum Memorial Highway; designated 1175 PHYSICIANS Immunity for physicians treating student athletes without compensation 1278 Licensing; licensed practice of psychology is not unlicensed practice of medicine 355 Licensing; repeal of restriction of surgery or invasive procedures altering tissue to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, or podiatrists 349 Patient Self-referral Act enacted 521 PICKENS COUNTY Commissioner; authority 4720 PIKE COUNTY Pike County Arts Facility Authority; creation 4836

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PIKE COUNTY ARTS FACILITY AUTHORITY Creation 4836 PISTOLS Jails; prohibited items; penalty 630 Possession by certain county and city officials 604 PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Financing; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 PLANNING Cherokee County; transfer to the Atlanta Regional Commission from the North Georgia Regional Development Center ratified 1177 Oconee Regional Development Center; transfers of counties to Central Savannah River R.D.C. and Middle Georgia R.D.C. 1170 PLANTERS ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION State property; easement in Burke County 1122 PLUMBERS Licensing; examinations; OSHA sanctions; continuing education; display of registration number; state-wide license; exceptions 1339 PODIATRISTS Licensing; repeal of restriction of surgery or invasive procedures altering tissue to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, or podiatrists 349 POISON Georgia Lead Poisoning Prevention Study Committee; creation 1225 POLE TRAILERS Amber reflectors 579 POLES Sale by tonnage or pounds 446 POLICE CHIEFS Training 1780

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POLLUTION PREVENTION ASSISTANCE DIVISION Division of the Department of Natural Resources 1429 POOLER, CITY OF Corporate limits 4931 POORE, MRS. L. C. Compensation 1198 PORNOGRAPHY Electronically furnishing obscene material to minors; definition 735 POWERS OF ATTORNEY Agency and prinicipal; grants of powers of attorney; writted delcarations 1052 PRETRIAL RELEASE Fees; waiver; amendment; sanctions for failure to pay 426 PRISONERS See PENAL INSTITUTIONS and LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES PROBATE COURTS Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Baldwin County; judge; compenstaion 4465 Catoosa County; judge; compensation; clerical help 4574 Chatham County; clerk; minimum salary 5340 Clayton County; judge; compensation 4439 Columbia County; judge; compensation 4582 Haralson County; judge; compensation 5138 Judges; minimum annual salaries vetoed HB 206 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representaion 981 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; increases in maximum monthly benefit 801 Randolph County; magistrate court; judge; election; judge of the probate court 4929 Splading County; judge; compensation; passport fees 4860 Warren County; clerical help; compenstaion 4288 Wilkinson County; judge; compensation; personnel 4922

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PROBATION Contractors providing probation services; prohibited conduct 454 Fees; waiver; amendment; sanctions for failure to pay 426 Felony offenses; special alternative incarceration; 120 days or 90 days with excellent behavior 444 Ignition interlock devices 568 Revocation; unsatisfactory report in adult education course as ground 1664 Special alternative incarceration; mandatory adult education as probation condition; exemptions; probation revocation 1664 PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING Licensing 330 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Athlete agents; registration; temporary registration 776 Charitable organizations; exemption for those with less than $25,000.00 annual gross revenue 319 Chiropractors; hot and cold packs; nonprescription structural supports 1719 Code revision 91 Conditioned air contractors; licensing 1339 Conditioned air contractors; service to and installation of electrical connection and circuit authorized 733 Construction contractors; certificates; sanctions; continuing education; utility managers and foremen; applications; bid limits; exceptions 1339 Dental hygienists; temporary licenses; applicant who has failed examination not eligible 450 Driver training instructors; licenses valid for two years 453 Electrical contractors; licensing 1339 Embalmers; continuing education Vetoed HB 223 Family therapy 330 Funeral directors; continuing education Vetoed HB 223 Health care providers; Patient Self-referral Act 521 Hearing aid dispensers; application for examination 452 Landscape architects; qualifications; continuing education; firms; ads; exceptions 1023 Licensed practical nurses; licensing; qualifications; examinations; reinstatement; temporary permits 471 Licensing; application to include query regarding license revocation, suspension, denial or nonrenewal 427 Limited liability companies; formation, operation, and dissolution 123 Marriage and family therapy; licensing 330 Medicine; unlicensed practice does not include licensed practice of psychology 355 Nurses, licensed practical; licensing 471 Occupation taxes; regulatory fees; comprehensive revision 1292 Occupational therapists; licensing; qualifications; exemptions 1042 Patient Self-referral Act of 1993 enacted 521 Plumbers; licensing 1339

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Professional counseling; licensing 330 Psychologists; licensing exceptions; neuropsychology; penalties; licensed practice of psychology is not unlicensed practice of medicine 355 Psychologists; licensing exemption for state or local government employees practicing at facilities for persons with mental retardation 418 Respiratory care professionals; certification; temporary permits; reciprocity; uncertified practice; exemptions; immunity for emergency care 1497 Social work; licensing 330 Temporary licenses; dental hygienists; applicant who has failed examination not eligible 450 Transient merchants; county license fees fixed by county governing authority 787 Utility contractors; licensing 1339 PROMOTIONAL OFFERS Identification and odds of winning 1076 PROPERTY Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act; duties and responsibilities of real estate brokers 376 Code revision 91 Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act 1490 Computer software; valuation for tax purposes 1647 Conflicting security interests on same collateral; priority; production loans 576 Conservation easements; expansion by exercise of eminent domain prohibited 794 Controlled substances; notice of seizure 1434 Convenants running with the land; automatic renewal; termination; recording 782 Department of Transportation; removal of unattended vehicles 370 Eminent domain; exercise to expand conservation easements prohibited 794 Financing statements; filing; Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; central indexing system 1550 Georgia Lead Poisoning Prevention Study Committee; creation 1225 Handicapped parking; penalties 707 Leasing; new statutory provisions relating to leasing 633 Liens for federal taxes; filing, indexing, and recording 361 Liens of veterinarians and animal boarders; notice to owner; disposal of animal; liability of owner after disposal for treatment, care, or boarding 1044 Mechanics and materialmen's liens; notice of lien rights; recording 1008 Mortgage lenders and brokers; licensing; fees; practices and procedures 543 Municipal corporations; disposition of property 795 Recording; covenants running with the land 782 Unclaimed property; payment to commissioner of revenue; execution 1813 PROPERTY TAX See REVENUE AND TAXATION

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PSYCHOLOGISTS Licensing; exceptions; neuropsychology; licensed practice of psychology is not unlicensed practice of medicine 355 Licensing; exemption for state or local government employees practicing at facilities for persons with mental retardation 418 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE See SOCIAL SERVICES PUBLIC DOCUMENTS Director of the University of Georgia Libraries; depositor of state public documents 992 PUBLIC MEETINGS Called meetings; additional notice in counties where legal organ published less than four times weekly 784 Hospital authorities 1020 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Admissibility of certified documents transmitted by facsimile; reproduction of original copies 1078 Budget Accountability and Planning Act 1914 Budgetary process revised; Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee created 1914 Code revision 91 Coroners; training Vetoed HB 223 County board of tax assessors; members ineligible as property appraisal staff in certain counties 603 Defined; for purposes of protection against reprisal for report of waste, fraud, or abuse 563 Ethics committees; subpoenas; issuance; judicial review 1390 Firearms; possession by certain county and city officials 604 Governor's Development Council; private sector members; attachment to Office of Planning and Budget 1399 Investigation of information from employees concerning fraud, waste, and abuse; confidentiality; reprisals prohibited 563 Local school boards; membership; terms; salaries; vacancies 1279 Office of Planning and Budget; policy coordinators in unclassified service; salary increases 1399 Pledge of security interests to secure deposits of public funds; securities owned by depository bank 929 Police chiefs and department heads; training 1780 Public records; disclosure; exemption for commercial purposes; repealed 1436 Reprisals against employees who report fraud, waste, and abuse prohibited; exceptions 563

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PUBLIC PROJECTS Sale of goods produced by inmates to private contractor for use in publicly funded project 629 PUBLIC RECORDS Disclosure; exemption for archival records of historical value; limitation to 75 years 1669 Disclosure; exemption for commercial purposes; repealed 1436 Disclosure; exemption for Department of Transportation engineers' cost estimates and rejected or deferred bids 968 Disclosure; exemption for personally identifiable information in research by institutions of higher education 1336 Disclosure; exemption for research by institution of higher education until publication 1336 Disclosure; prior approval of presiding administrative law judge not required for proceeding relating to personnel 1394 Disclosure; prior approval of presiding administrative law judge not required for proceeding relating to professional education certificate 1394 Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board; created 1087 Hospital authorities; open records and meetings 1020 Information provided for purposes of occupation taxes confidential; penalty 1292 Inmate records 632 See also OPEN RECORDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS See EDUCATION PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Amtrak; resumption of service endorsed 1214 Bus shelters; permits for erection and maintenance 1732 Cellular radio telephones; interception of communications prohibited 299 Emergency 911 system; joint authorities; military bases 1368 Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact; enacted 419 Motor contract carriers and common carriers; ambulances excluded; amber reflectors required for certain pulpwood and pole trailers 579 PULASKI COUNTY Board of education; districts; elections 5175 Oconee Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 5092 PULPWOOD Sale by tonnage or pounds 446 Trailers; amber reflectors 579

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PURCHASING Bids; purchases without competition; certain counties 288 Counties of 550,000 or more; sealed bids; written bids; purchases without competition 288 Factors for selecting lowest responsible bidder in certain counties 588 Life cycle costs to be taken into account 1398 State and political subdivisions; from sheltered workshops and training centers 1736 PUTNAM COUNTY Board of commissioners; mileage allowance 4410 Transfer to Middle Georgia Regional Development Center 1170 Q QUITMAN COUNTY Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3594 Tax commissioner placed on an annual salary 4356 R R. G. DANIELL, SR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY Designated 1161 RABUN COUNTY Board of commissioners; supervisor of roads 4480 RACETRACKS Licensing of operators transferred to Safety Fire Commissioner 725 RADIO Amateur operators; free special license plate Vetoed HB 292 RAILROADS Amtrak; resumption of service endorsed 1214 Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact; enacted 419 RANDOLPH COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 3588 Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3568 Magistrate court; chief magistrate; election; judge of the probate court 4929

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REAL PROPERTY Brokers; Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act; duties and responsibilities of real estate brokers 376 Buying from nonresident seller 768 Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act 1490 Conflicting security interests on same collateral; priority; production loans 576 Conservation easements; expansion by exercise of eminent domain prohibited 794 Covenants running with the land; automatic renewal; termination; recording 782 Eminent domain; exercise to expand conservation easements prohibited 794 Financing statements; filing; Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; central indexing system 1550 Leasing; new statutory provisions 633 Mechanics and materialmen's liens; notice of lien rights; recording 1008 Recording; covenants running with the land 782 See also PROPERTY, BUILDINGS AND HOUSING, STATE PROPERTY, and EMINENT DOMAIN REBECCA, TOWN OF Mayor and council; elections; terms 4747 RECOVERED MATERIALS State purchasing 531 RECREATIONAL BINGO Operation of recreational bingo games; licensing not required; definitions 535 RECYCLED PAPER State purchasing 531 REFERRAL Defined; Patient Self-referral Act 521 REFUND CLAIMS Taxes; statement of procedures; taxpayer bill of rights 294 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS Cherokee County; transfer to the Atlanta Regional Commission from the North Georgia Regional Development Center ratified 1177 Members; powers; executive committee and director; employees; partisan political activities 1374 Transfer of counties from the Oconee R.D.C. to the Central Savannah River R.D.C. 1170 Transfer of counties from the Oconee R.D.C. to the Middle Georgia R.D.C. 1170

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REGISTRATION Liens for federal taxes; filing, indexing, and recording 361 REGULATORY FEES Local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 REHABILITATION SUPPLIERS Exempt from licensing requirements for occupational therapists 1042 RENUNCIATION By fiduciary 1057 RESEARCH Institutions of higher education; personally identifiable information of persons participating in research exempt from disclosure as public record 1336 Institutions of higher education; research exempt from disclosure as public record until publication 1336 RESPIRATORY CARE PROFESSIONALS Certification; temporary permits; reciprocity; uncertified practice; exemptions; immunity 1497 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS Covenants running with land; automatic renewal 782 Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS Benefits; discretionary postretirement increases subject to legislative reduction 1690 Code revision 86 Department of Natural Resources; conservation rangers; benefits for retirement at age 55 1372 Department of Public Safety; officers and troopers; benefits for retirement at age 55 1372 District Attorneys' Retirement System; postretirement benefit increases 800 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; benefits; retirement at age 55 for specified employees 1372 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; expense allowances for trustees 1690 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; involuntary separation with retirement benefits; position permanently vacant; deletion from agency budget 1817

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Georgia Bureau of Investigation; officers or agents; benefits for retirement at age 55 1372 Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; application; physician's report; conditions of membership and reinstatement; disability 476 Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; benefits; postretirement increases 1047 Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; members of Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund 476 Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; postretirement benefit increases 1047 Involuntary separation with retirement benefits; position permanently vacant; deletion of funds from agency budget 1817 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; increases in maximum monthly benefit 801 Macon Pensions and Retirement System; disability 5499 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; disability benefits 1000 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; postretirement benefit increases 607 Public schools; insurance coverage; retired employees 1987 Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; benefit increases 608 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; deductions from benefits for membership dues 432 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; deletion of reference to appointed boards of education 316 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; expense allowances for trustees 1690 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; membership after retirement and rehire 1690 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; payment of taxable portion of refunded accumulated contributions to retirement plan 732 Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund; postretirement benefit increases 803 RETREADED TIRES State purchasing 531 REVENUE AND TAXATION Ad valorem taxes; advertisement of intent to increase 947 Ad valorem taxes; assessments; appeals; valuation for tax bills and digest; interest 435 Ad valorem taxes; board of tax assessors; designation to receive tax returns or homestead exemption applications 577 Ad valorem taxes; bona fide conservation use property 947 Ad valorem taxes; county where motor vehicle returned 303 Ad valorem taxes; equalized adjusted school property tax digest; boards of arbitrators 699 Ad valorem taxes; fair market value for antique, hobby, or special interest vehicles 1678 Ad valorem taxes; heavy-duty construction equipment owned by nonresidents 1012 Ad valorem taxes; newspaper publication of reports by local governments and school boards 947 Ad valorem taxes; Property Tax Amnesty Program Act Vetoed SB 139

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Ad valorem taxes; time to appeal assessment 1777 Agents for collection of sales and use tax on casual sales of motor vehicles 1815 Amnesty program Vetoed SB 139 Appeal of tax or license fee; time 961 Appeal procedures stated in taxpayer bill of rights 294 Appeals of ad valorem tax assessments; valuation used for tax bills and digest; interest on refunds and deficits 435 Appeals of assessments; time 1777 Assessment; time for appeal 1777 Assessors; designation to receive tax returns and homestead exemption applications 577 Assessors; joint city-county board in certain counties; repealed 290 Assessors; members of board ineligible as property appraisal staff in certain counties 603 Audits; rights and obligations stated in taxpayer bill of rights 294 Board of tax assessors; joint city-county board in certain counties; repealed 290 Board of tax assessors; members ineligible as property appraisal staff in certain counties 603 Bona fide conservation use property 947 Casual sales of motor vehicles; designation of tag agents as agents for collection of sales and use tax 1815 Code revision 91 Collection fees and contracts Vetoed SB 139 Collection of sales and use tax on casual sales of motor vehicles; designation of agents 1815 Compressed petroleum gas; gallon equivalency 811 Computer software; valuation as personal property; exemptions 1647 Construction; heavy-duty equipment owned by nonresidents 1012 Corporate dividends from sources outside United States 1649 Counties and municipal corporations; federal programs; expenditure of revenues 792 Credits for new jobs in less-developed areas 1649 Distributions by partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and limited liability companies to certain nonresidents; withholding 597 Enforcement procedures stated in taxpayers bill of rights 294 Executions; transfer to persons who are not heirs or equity holders 1777 Exemptions from filing federal annual information return for charitable organizations with annual gross revenue less than $25,000.00 319 Exemptions for motor fuel for export 1502 Fair market value for antique, hobby, or special interest vehicles 1678 Federal manufacturer's taxes; payments; right to security under contracts 1028 Federal tax liens; filing; indexing; recording 361 Grants to counties; 20,000 acres of unimproved state owned land under control of Department of Natural Resources 1071 Heavy-duty construction equipment owned by nonresidents 1012 Homestead exemption applications; designation of board of tax assessors for receipt 577 Homestead exemptions; motor vehicle returned in county where claimed 303 Homestead exemptions; waiver for failure to file application 1777 Hotel and motel tax; spending portion of proceeds for promoting museums of aviation and aviation halls of fame 442

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Hotel and motel tax; spending portion of proceeds for supporting certain convention and trade show facilities 995 Income tax; corporate dividends; job tax credits for new jobs in less-developed areas 1649 Income tax; withholding by buyer of realty from nonresident; procedures; exemptions; penalties; liens 768 Income tax; withholding on distributions by partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and limited liability companies to certain nonresidents 597 Intangible property; valuation of computer software 1647 Internal Revenue Code; definitions revised 728 Interstate and international shipments of motor fuel; documentation 1502 Joint city-county board of tax assessors in certain counties; repealed 290 Joint Study Commission on Revenue Structure; re-creation 1965 Less-developed areas; job tax credits 1649 Levy upon account with financial institution; procedures; application of funds collected; surrender or willful failure to surrender; discharge 961 License fee or tax; time for appeal 961 Liens on persons required to deduct and withhold tax from sale of realty by nonresident 768 Limited liability companies; withholding on distributions to certain nonresidents 597 Local governments; audits of financial affairs and transactions; expenditures 717 Local governments; levies on public accommodations; spending portion of proceeds for promotion of museums of aviation and aviation halls of fame 442 Local governments; levies on public accommodations; spending portion of proceeds for supporting certain convention and trade show facilities 995 Local governments; occupation taxes and regulatory fees comprehensively revised 1292 Malt beverages; production by head of the household; limit 537 Motor fuel tax law revised 1502 Motor vehicles; casual sales; designation of agents for collection of sales and use tax 1815 Motor vehicles; county where returned 303 Motor vehicles; fair market value for antique, hobby, or special interest vehicles 1678 Newspaper publication by local governments and school boards of certain reports regarding ad valorem taxation 947 Nonresident defined for purposes of withholding from sale of realty by nonresident 768 Occupation taxes; local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 Partnerships; withholding on distributions to certain nonresidents 597 Penalties Vetoed SB 139 Personal property; valuation of computer software 1647 Possession, sale, or purchase of unstamped distilled spirits; payment of taxes 464 Procedures for appeal, refund claims, enforcement stated in taxpayers bill of rights 294 Property appraisal staff of certain counties; members of board of tax assessors ineligible 603 Property Tax Amnesty Program Act; enacted Vetoed SB 139

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Public accommodations levies by local governments; spending portion of proceeds for promoting museums of aviation and aviation halls of fame 442 Public accommodations levies by local governments; spending portion of proceeds for supporting certain convention and trade show facilities 995 Publication of reports regarding ad valorem taxation by local governments and school boards 947 Realty; withholding by buyer from nonresident 768 Refund claim procedures stated in taxpayer bill of rights 294 Refunds or credits for taxes paid for alcoholic beverages; wine deliveries in certain vehicles 83 Reimbursement deduction for dealers collecting sales and use tax and second motor fuel tax 995 Release of property subject to state tax lien 961 Returns; designation of board of tax assessors to receive 577 Rules for motor fuel tax law 1502 Sales and use tax; casual sales of motor vehicles; designation of agents for collection 1815 Sales and use tax; reimbursement deduction for dealers collecting 995 Second motor fuel tax; reimbursement for dealers collecting 995 Subchapter S corporations; withholding on distributions to certain nonresidents 597 Tag agents; designation as agents for collection of sales and use tax on casual sales of motor vehicles 1815 Tax Amnesty Program Act; enacted Vetoed SB 139 Tax commissioners and collectors; designation as agents for collection of sales and use tax on casual sales 1815 Tax commissioners and tax collectors; minimum annual salaries Vetoed HB 206 Tax lien; release or subordination of property subject to lien 961 Taxpayers bill of rights 294 Valuation of computer software 1647 Violation of motor fuel tax law 1502 Waiver of homestead exemption for failure to file application 1777 Waiver of penalties by Commissioner of Revenue and local governing authority Vetoed SB 139 Withholding by buyer of realty from nonresident seller 768 Withholding on distributions by partnerships, Subchapter S corporations and limited liability companies to certain nonresidents 597 REVENUE BONDS Defined; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority Act 738 RHODES MEMORIAL HALL Rental to The Georgia Trust For Historic Preservation, Inc. 1134 RICHMOND COUNTY Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4587 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4872

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Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority 4087 Board of tax assessors; membership; districts 4482 Conveyance of state property to the board of commissioners 1200 Richmond County Employees' Pension Fund; surviving spouse's benefits 5438 RICKY LEE BOYNTON Compensation 1178 RIDE-SHARING PROGRAMS Financial support 373 ROCKDALE COUNTY Board of commissioners; personnel rules and regulations 5395 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4570 Superior court; judges; salary supplement 4459 ROCKDALE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Judges; salary supplement 4459 ROLLER SKATING SAFETY ACT Duties of roller skating centers and roller skaters; assumption of risk; liability 719 RURAL AREA Defined; Patient Self-referral Act 521 S SAFETY Bicycles; children as passengers; helmets for persons under 16 518 Motor vehicle seat belts; failure to wear not evidence of negligence 516 Motor vehicle seat belts; use for minors over four 516 Roller skating 719 School buses; tire treads 727 SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER Dispensing of compressed natural gas for vehicular fuel; additional fee 448 Racetracks; licensing of operators transferred to 725 SALES AND USE TAX Motor vehicles; casual sales; designation of agents for collection 1815 Reimbursement deduction for dealers collecting 995

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SAMUELS, LEON, SR. Conveyance of state property authorized 1185 SAVANNAH, CITY OF Savannah-Chatham County Anti-Drug Commission; dissolved 4610 SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY ANTI-DRUG COMMISSION Dissolved 4610 SAW TIMBER Sale by tonnage or pounds 446 SCHLEY COUNTY Ellaville-Schley County Charter Commission; creation 5316 SCHOOL BOARDS See EDUCATION, LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION, and STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL BUSES Tire treads 727 SCRAP TIRES Vertical expansion of solid waste facilities; disposal 399 SEARCH WARRANTS Employees of Department of Children and Youth Services to apprehend escapees and those who have broken supervision conditions 313 SECRETARY OF STATE Corporate code; revisions 1231 Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board; created 1087 Limited liability companies; formation, operation, and dissolution 123 SECURITY INTERESTS Conflicting security interests on same collateral; priority; production loans 576 Financing statements; filing 1550 Leasing 633

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SENATE Districts; reapportionment 863 SENIOR CITIZENS Older Worker Task Force; creation 1958 SENTENCE REVIEW PANEL Sentences reviewed 705 SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES Financing; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 SEWERS Combined sewer overflow system; operation 1775 SEXUAL ABUSE Defined for purposes of child abuse reports 1712 SHELTERED WORKSHOPS Purchasing from by state and political subdivisions 1736 State Use Council 1736 SHERIFFS Application, jurisdiction, and enforcement of protective orders 788 Deposit of funds held; interest-bearing accounts 1673 Duties, powers, and arrest authority within city limits 1688 Filling of vacancies in office of sheriff; local law 1389 Qualifications and training; exemptions 724 Sheriffs; minimum annual salaries Vetoed HB 206 SHERIFFS' RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA Benefit increases 608 SICK LEAVE Documentation for state employees 721 SIGNS Outdoor advertising signs; judicial review; Department of Transportation decisions 969

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SLUDGE Sludge land application sites; fees; approval by Environmental Protection Division 730 SMALL BUSINESS PROTECTION ACT OF 1993 Workers' compensation policies; cancellation or nonrenewal notices; certified mail 1507 SOCIAL CIRCLE, CITY OF Board of education; election; school superintendent 3888 SOCIAL SERVICES Aid to Families with Dependent Children; food stamps; revision of eligibility and benefits 1969 Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1695 Child Abuse Prevention Panel 1941 Child abuse reports; access 1712 Child care assistance 1969 Code revision 91 Family planning and parenting instruction 1969 Foster parents; records check 757 Georgia Child Care Council; members; existence continued as long as federal funding available 1063 Medicaid extension for transition 1969 PEACH program; expansion 1969 Special needs children; placement 1969 SOCIAL WORK Licensing 330 SOLICITORS Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund; postretirement benefit increases 803 SOLID WASTE Combined sewer overflow system; operation 1775 Financing of disposal facilities; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 Vertical expansion of solid waste facilities; scrap tires; yard trimmings; disposal 399 Waste Control Law; litter defined; dumping prohibited; penalties 496 SOUTH COBB DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Membership; property; tax exemption 5143

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SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Easement in Richmond County 1104 SPALDING COUNTY Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education; districts 5192 Probate court; judge; compensation; passport fees 4860 Spalding County Water and Sewerage Facilities Authority; membership; terms 4863 SPALDING COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES AUTHORITY Membership; terms 4863 SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Access to child abuse reports 1712 SPECIAL ALTERNATIVE INCARCERATION Felony offenses; 120 days or 90 days for excellent behavior 444 Mandatory adult education; exemptions 1664 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES Amateur radio operators Vetoed HB 292 Antique, hobby, or special interest vehicles 1678 Disabled veterans; qualification procedures for special plates 467 Motor vehicle distributors 296 Olympics; licensing agreement; design owned by state 972 Veterans awarded Purple Hearts; manufacturing and registration fees 1793 SPECIAL PURPOSE BANK Department of Banking and Finance approval of articles of incorporation of special purpose bank 511 SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY Licensing; exemption; provisional licenses; conditions and limitations 1510 SPORTS HALL OF FAME Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; membership of board; terms 1731 ST. MARYS, CITY OF Council; districts 3961

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STALKING Defined; prohibited; penalties; exceptions 1534 STAPLETON, CITY OF Mayor and council; terms 4597 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Enrollment counts; courses counted 1693 Grants for programs; charter school status; terms of charter 1440 Hearings; notices 353 Programs; assessments for graduation; exempt school designation Vetoed SB 316 See also EDUCATION STATE BOARD OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION Access to records of fatal cases 1396 Administrative law judges; service on state board for appeals; experience modification worksheets 1365 Inmates or persons on work release programs; no eligibility for benefits 491 Policies; premium reductions; drug-free workplace 1512 Small Business Protection Act of 1993; policies; cancellation or nonrenewal notices; certified mail 1507 Unemployment compensation or workers' compensation coverage; independent contract carriers; exempted 323 STATE CAPITOL Commission on the Preservation of the State Capitol; creation 1541 STATE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD Composition; chairperson selection; succession of office; approval of examinations 1339 STATE COURTS Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Bibb County; assistant solicitors 4248 Brooks County; state court; creation 5124 Chatham County; judges; compensation 4314 Clerks; service as clerk of magistrate court; compensation 1061 Columbus, Georgia; judges; solicitor; salary supplement 4849 Decatur County; solicitor; compensation 4316 Dougherty County; judge; compensation; solicitor; assistant district attorneys 4416 Effingham County; judge; salary 4269 Glynn County; solicitor; compensation; terms 4426 Gwinnett County; additional judge 4708

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Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 McIntosh County; state court; creation 4543 Muscogee County; judges; solicitor; salary supplements 4849 Sumter County; January term 4196 Ware County; judge; compensation 4284 Wayne County; judge; solicitor; compensation 4328 Worth County; solicitor; compensation 4589 STATE EXAMINING BOARDS See PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES STATE FORESTRY COMMISSION Conveyance to Glynn County; State Forestry Commission facilities 1145 Unpaid volunteers; services; expenses; insurance coverage 423 See also FORESTRY STATE GOVERNMENT Agency stationery; telephone numbers printed 1394 American Indian tribes; recognition 1813 Appropriations; state fiscal year 1992-1993; supplemental appropriations for Department of Labor 765 Appropriations; state fiscal year 1993-1994 1819 Appropriations; supplemental for state fiscal year 1992-1993 6 Appropriations; supplemental for state fiscal year 1992-1993; amended 1909 Budget Accountability and Planning Act 1914 Capital Outlay for Education Task Force 1988 Child abuse reports; public inspection; child fatality review subcommittees 1695 Commission on the Preservation of the State Capitol; creation 1541 Department of Natural Resources; unclassified employees; benefits 791 Director of the University of Georgia Libraries; depositor of state public documents 992 Education Accountability and Evaluation Commission; creation 1988 Ellis Gibbs Arnall Tribute Commission; creation 1229 Fair and Open Grants Act of 1993; enacted 1914 Financing for health equipment and facilities; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 Financing for housing; revised 738 Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 Grants; award and disbursement 1914 Grants to counties; 20,000 acres of unimproved state owned land under control of Department of Natural Resources 1071 Insurance Department; certain employees in unclassified service 510 Investigation of information from employees concerning fraud, waste, and abuse; confidentiality; reprisals prohibited 563 Involuntary separation with retirement benefits; position permanently vacant; deletion of funds from agency budget 1817 Joint Study Commission on Revenue Structure; re-creation 1965

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Joint Study Committee on Creation of a State Department, Commission, or Agency of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; creation 1961 Local Government Efficiency Act; state grants programs; required performance audits 1574 Mr. Albert and Mrs. Della Mae Lampkin; compensation 1199 Mr. Ricky Lee Boynton; compensation 1178 Mrs. L. C. Poore; compensation 1198 Ms. Lorraine Strickland; compensation 1197 Office of Planning and Budget; unclassified service for policy coordinators; salary increases 1399 Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services; created as successor to Fiscal Division of Department of Administrative Services 1402 Older Worker Task Force; creation 1958 Penal institutions; goods produced by inmates; sale to private contractor for use in publicly funded project 629 Pledge of security interests to secure deposits of public funds; securities owned by depository bank 929 Proposed rule; synopsis 1817 Public meetings; additional notice of called meetings in counties where legal organ published less than four times weekly 784 Public records; disclosure; exemption for archival records of historical value; limited to 75 years; exceptions 1669 Public records; disclosure; exemption for commercial purposes; repealed 1436 Public records; disclosure; exemption for Department of Transportation engineers' cost estimates and rejected or deferred bids 968 Public records; disclosure; exemption for research by institution of higher education until publication 1336 Public records; disclosure; prior approval of presiding administrative judge not required in proceeding relating to personnel 1394 Public records; disclosure; prior approval of presiding administrative judge not required in proceeding relating to professional education certificate 1394 Purchases to take life cycle costs into account 1398 Purchasing; from sheltered workshops and training centers 1736 Purchasing; recovered materials; recycled paper; retreaded tires; compost and mulch; policies to reduce and reuse materials 531 Recognition of American Indian tribes 1813 Regional development centers; members; executive committee and director; powers; employees; partisan political activities 1374 Reprisals against employees who report fraud, waste, and abuse prohibited prohibited; exceptions 1817 State agency; defined 1394 State employees; involuntary separation with retirement benefits; position permanently vacant; deletion of funds from agency budget 1817 State employees; sick leave; documentation 721 State Use Council; created; powers and duties 1736 Stationery 1394 Task Force on Educational Outcomes Based Flexibility; creation 1963 Treasury and Fiscal Services, Office of; created as successor to Fiscal Division of Department of Administrative Services 1402 Unclassified service; certain Insurance Department employees 510 Unclassified service; employees of Department of Natural Resources; benefits 791

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Unclassified service; policy coordinators in Office of Planning and Budget 1399 STATE HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR THE HOMELESS COMMISSION Clarification of powers 311 STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION Director of the University of Georgia Libraries; depositor of state public documents 992 STATE MERIT SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION Department of Natural Resources; unclassified employees; benefits 791 Insurance Department; certain employees in unclassified service 510 Office of Planning and Budget; unclassified service for policy coordinators; salary increases 1399 Sick leave; documentation; rules 721 Unclassified service; certain Insurance Department employees 510 Unclassified service; employees of Department of Natural Resources; benefits 791 Unclassified service; Office of Planning and Budget; policy coordinators; salary increases 1399 STATE PROPERTIES COMMISSION High Falls Lake; boat docks; permits; licenses 396 STATE PROPERTY Baldwin County Board of Education; easement over state property 1191 Bibb County; exchange of county property for state property 1163 Bulloch County Board of Education; conveyance of state property 1145 Butts County; board of commissioners; conveyance of state property; resolution repealed 1173 Carter Center, Inc.; lease 1153 Cartersville; conveyance authorized 1185 Chatham County; easements 1126 Cobb County; easement authorized 1150 Cobb County; exchange of county property for state property 1163 Consolidated Atlanta Properties, Ltd. (CAPCO); termination of amendment to leases 513 Disposition of property in Americus, Lake City, and Savannah authorized 1097 Easements in Calhoun, Clinch, Fulton, and Hall counties to Georgia Power Company and the City of Homerville 1107 Georgia Power Company; easement in Carroll County 1132 Glynn County; State Forestry Commission facilities; conveyance 1145 James L. and Romona A. Waller; easement over state property 1181 Leon Samuels, Sr.; conveyance in Baldwin County authorized 1185 Manchester; title to property 1139 Master City Little League, Inc.; lease 1200 Montezuma; conveyance of state property 1189

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Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia; easement in Crisp County 1139 Planters Electric Membership Corporation; easement in Burke County 1122 Rhodes Memorial Hall; rental to The Georgia Trust For Historci Preservation, Inc. 1134 Richmond County; conveyance of state property to the board of commissioners 1200 Sale by competitive bid of property in Habersham County authorized 1212 Sale of state property in Hall County by competitive bid authorized 1210 Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company; easement in Richmond County 1104 Tim McCollum d/b/a Currahee Paging; sublease 1208 Tybee Island; easement 1117 Winder; easement 1205 STATE PURCHASING Building materials; life cycle costs 1398 Compost and mulch; preference 531 Fixtures; life cycle costs 1398 Life cycle costs 1398 Paper; recycled fiber content 531 Retreaded tires 531 STATE RECORDS COMMITTEE Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board; created 1087 STATE TOLLWAY AUTHORITY Property; jurisdiction of Department of Transportation Enforcement Officers; toll fee 366 STATE USE COUNCIL Created; powers and authority 1736 STATESBORO, CITY OF Corporate limits; referendum 4418 STEPHENS COUNTY Board of registrations and elections; creation 4205 STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING Revision of provisions Vetoed SB 283 STRICKLAND, MS. LORRAINE Compensation 1197

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SUGAR HILL, CITY OF Corporate limits 4485 SUMNER, TOWN OF New charter Vetoed HB 978 New charter; referendum Vetoed HB 1124 SUMTER COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; terms; qualifications 3831 State court; January term 4196 SUPERIOR COURTS Actions to set aside reprisals against public employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse 563 Alternative dispute resolution programs; creation and funding; practices and procedures 1529 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Burke County 4723 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Burke County 4870 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Columbia County 4457 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Richmond County 4872 Augusta Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Richmond County 4587 Bailiffs; selection 1389 Barrow County; terms of court 805 Brantley County; sheriff; compensation 4857 Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Appling County 4600 Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Jeff Davis County 4604 Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Wayne County 4568 Catoosa County; clerk; clerical help 4574 Chatham County; clerk; compensation 5337 Clarke County; district attorney; staff 4203 Clay County; chief magistrate as deputy clerk 4573 Clayton County; sheriff; compensation Vetoed SB 182 Clayton Judicial Circuit; court reports; compensation; Clayton County Vetoed SB 184 Clayton Judicial Circuit; district attorney; salary supplement; Clayton County Vetoed SB 181 Clayton Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement Vetoed SB 179 Clerks; deposit of funds held; interest-bearing accounts 982 Clerks; liens for federal taxes; filing, indexing and recording 361 Clerks; minimum salaries Vetoed HB 206 Clerks; priorities of distribution of fines, forfeitures, and surcharges 374 Columbia County; clerk; compensation 4582 Columbus, Georgia; clerk of superior court; sheriff; salary supplements 4849 Columbus, Georgia; sheriff; compensation 4851

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Dougherty County; state court; assistant district attorneys 4416 Eastern Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement; Chatham County 4566 Echols County; clerk; clerical help; fees 3754 Financing statements; filing; Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; central indexing system 1550 Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; creation; membership, powers, and jurisdiction 1544 Haralson County; clerk; sheriff; compensation 5138 Jackson County; terms of court 805 Judges; recusal upon conflict of interest; local government representation 981 McIntosh County; terms of court 447 Muscogee County; clerk; sheriff; salary supplements 4849 Muscogee County; sheriff; compensation 4851 Oconee Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 5092 Rockdale Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 4459 Sentence review panel 705 Telephonic communications of a minor; consent to wiretapping; court orders; recordings kept under seal 565 Western Judicial Circuit; district attorney; staff 4203 Wilkinson County; clerk; compensation; benefits; personnel 4552 Wilkinson County; sheriff; compensation; personnel; powers 4874 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS State fiscal year 1992-1993 6 State fiscal year 1992-1993; amended 1909 State fiscal year 1992-1993; Department of Labor 765 SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA Terms of court; disposition of cases 360 SURGERY Licensing; repeal of restriction of surgery or invasive procedures altering tissue to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, or podiatrists 349 SYBLE BRANNAN PARKWAY Designated 1102 SYCAMORE, TOWN OF Mayor and council; elections; terms 4845 T TALBOT COUNTY Board of education; election; school superintendent 4710

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TALIAFERRO COUNTY Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3643 TALLULAH FALLS LAKE Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790 TASK FORCE ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES BASED FLEXIBILITY Creation 1963 TAX COLLECTORS, TAX COMMISSIONERS, AND TAX RECEIVERS Casual sales of motor vehicles; designation of agents for collection 1815 Minimum annual salaries Vetoed HB 206 TAXES See REVENUE AND TAXATION TAXPAYERS Bill of rights 294 TEACHERS See EDUCATION and TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Benefits; deductions for membership dues 432 Deletion of reference to appointed boards of education 316 Payment of taxable portion of refunded accumulated contributions to retirement plan 732 TELEPHONE Cellular radio telephones; interception of communications prohibited 299 Emergency 911 system; joint authorities; military bases 1368 State agencies; telephone numbers on stationery 1394 Telephonic communications of a minor; consent to wiretapping; court orders; recordings kept under seal 565 TELFAIR COUNTY Oconee Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 5092

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TERRELL COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; elections; terms; purchases; bonds; oaths; vacancies 5147 Board of commissioners; districts; terms; qualifications; vacancies 3614 Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3620 THE GEORGIA COURT REPORTING ACT Extensive revision of statutory provisions 1315 THOMAS COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; compensation; expenses 4698 THOMASTON, CITY OF Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority; powers 4831 THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING AUTHORITY Powers 4831 TIFTON, CITY OF City manager; outside work 3830 Commissioners; posts; elections 4275 Homestead exemption; city taxes; referendum 4278 TIMBER Pulpwood or pole trailers; amber reflectors 579 Pulpwood, saw timber, poles, and other timbers; sale by tonnage or pounds 446 See also FORESTRY TOBACCO PRODUCTS Sale or distribution to or possession by minors of tobacco products; licensing of vendors 343 TOOMBS COUNTY Board of education; elections 4256 TORTS Agricultural or aquacultural food products or commodities; civil actions for disparagement 1795 Dental students; immunity except for willful or wanton misconduct 1051 Immunity for dental students; exception for willful or wanton misconduct 1051 Immunity for disclosure of employee job performance 1056

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Immunity for licensed physicians for student athletes without compensation 1278 Notice of action involving recipients of medical assistance 1080 Roller skating; duties of center and skaters; assumption of risk; liability 719 Wrongful death of spouse or parent; division of recovery between spouse and children; minor children 1055 TOWNS COUNTY Board of education; election; school superintendent 3806 TRACTORS Regulation of the distribution of tractors, farm equipment, heavy equipment, and motor vehicles 1585 TRAFFIC COURTS Addition to fines and bails; distribution to victims and witnesses assistance programs; certain cities 292 TRANSPORTATION See HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, and MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC TRAVEL LANES Travel lanes; penalties for violations of use 363 TRAVELING SALESPERSONS Occupation taxes; local governments; comprehensive revision 1292 TREASURY AND FISCAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF Created; successor to Fiscal Division of Department of Administrative Services 1402 TREUTLEN COUNTY Board of education; compensation 4431 TRIAL JUDGES AND SOLICITORS RETIREMENT FUND Postretirement benefit increases 803 TRION, TOWN OF Board of education; election; school superintendent 4014

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TROUP COUNTY Board of education; elections; districts; qualifications; terms; compensation 3601 Homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum 5112 TRUSTS Affiliate bank transfers of fiduciary capacities 915 State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission; clarification of powers 311 TUGALO LAKE Restriction of power boats; repealed 351 Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790 TURNER COUNTY Board of commissioners; compensation 4595 TWIGGS COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; terms 3928 Board of education; districts; terms 3934 TWIN CITY, CITY OF Corporate limits 4841 TYBEE ISLAND, CITY OF Easement over state property 1117 U UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Payment to commissioner of revenue; execution 1813 UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE PRACTICES Commission against elderly 1092 Driver improvement clinics 1076 Unlicensed home health services; representation regarding services 1676 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE Conflicting security interests on same collateral; priority; production loans 576 Financing statements; filing; Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; central indexing system 1550

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Insurers; certificates or instruments of securities; rules of the Commissioner of Insurance 1721 Leasing; new statutory provisions 633 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT Agricultural employees; restricted commercial licenses 797 UNITED STATES CONGRESS Districts; reapportionment 863 UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Defined for purposes of Georgia income taxes 728 Federal manufacturer's taxes; payments; right to security under contracts 1028 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARIES Director; depositor of state public documents 992 UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Membership; jurisdiction Vetoed SB 342 UPSON COUNTY Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority; powers 4831 UTILITY CONTRACTORS Licensing; examinations; OSHA sanctions; continuing education; display of registration number; certificates; managers; foremen; bid limits 1339 V VEHICLE REGISTRATION See MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC VETERANS Disabled veterans; qualification procedures for special license plates 467 Purple Heart recipients; special license plates 1793 Veterans Memorial Highway; designated 1179 VETERINARIANS Licensing; nonsurgical transfer of embryos exempted 700 Licensing; repeal of restriction of surgery or invasive procedures altering tissue to physicians, veterinarians, dentists, or podiatrists 349

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Liens of veterinarians and animal boarders; notice to owner; disposal of animal; liability of owner after disposal for treatment, care, or boarding 1044 VICTIMS OF CRIMES Addition to fines and bails; distribution to victims and witnesses assistance programs; certain cities 292 Defined 1728 Notice of offender's release, escape, or death; confidentiality of victim information; immunity for failure to notify 1728 Victim impact statements; allowance into evidence 1660 VILLA RICA, CITY OF Corporate limits 4592 W WALLER, JAMES L. AND ROMONA A. James L. and Romona A. Waller; easement over state property 1181 WALTER L. HARDIN BRIDGE Designated 1158 WALTON COUNTY Board of commissioners; membership; districts; elections; terms; compensation 5301 WAR BETWEEN THE STATES Civil War Commission; creation 1952 WARE COUNTY State court; judge; compensation 4284 WARNER ROBINS, CITY OF Council; elections; districts; terms; qualifications; meetings; vacancies; special election 3767 WARREN COUNTY Board of education; elections; school superintendent 3651 Probate court; clerical help; compensation 4288

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WASHINGTON COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; elections; terms; qualifications 5083 Board of education; election; school superintendent 4652 Transfer to Central Savannah River Regional Development Center 1170 WASTE CONTROL LAW Litter defined; dumping prohibited; penalties 496 WASTE-WATER TREATMENT LABORATORY ANALYSTS Environmental Protection Division; training; certification 305 WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS Environmental Protection Division; training; certification 305 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES Financing; Georgia Housing and Finance Authority 738 WATER WELL CONTRACTORS Licensing; continuing education 301 WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT Boats; display of registration decals; restriction of power boats and skiing 351 Code revision 91 High Falls Lake; boat docks; permits; State Properties Commission; licenses 396 Marine toilets; restrictions on Lake Blue Ridge; federal law precedence 459 Upper Savannah River Development Authority; membership; jurisdiction Vetoed SB 342 Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited on specified lakes 790 WATKINSVILLE, CITY OF Mayor and council; terms; city election date 4718 WAYNE COUNTY Brunswick Judicial Circuit; judges; district attorney; salary supplement; Wayne County 4568 Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes; referendum Vetoed HB 745 State court; judge; solicitor; compensation 4328

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WAYNE GARNER PARKWAY Designated 1195 WEAPONS Jails; prohibited items; penalty 630 Possession by certain county and city officials 604 WEBSTER COUNTY Board of education; election; school superintendent 5075 WELFARE Revision of benefits and eligibility 1969 WESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT District attorney; staff 4203 WHEELCHAIRS Assistive Technology Warranty Act 1797 Motorized Wheelchair Warranty Act; express warranties 1805 WHEELER COUNTY Oconee Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement 5092 WHITFIELD COUNTY Board of commissioners; term limits; chairman; compensation 4433 Magistrate court; nonpartisan elections 4435 WILKES COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts; terms 3637 Board of education; districts; terms 3630 Board of education; terms 3827 Coroner; compensation 4331 WILKINSON COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts 3897 Magistrate court; chief magistrate, magistrates, and clerk; compensation 4922 Probate court; judge; compensation; personnel 4922 Sheriff; compensation; personnel; powers 4874 Superior court; clerk; compensation; benefits; personnel 4552 Tax commissioner; compensation; benefits; personnel; powers 4556 Transfer to Middle Georgia Regional Development Center 1170

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WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES Affiliate banks; transfers of fiduciary capacities 915 Child; defined for purposes of year's support 1054 Fiduciary; renunciation 1057 Lost or destroyed will; procedure; applicability 1081 Presumption of revocability; applicability 1081 Renunciation by fiduciary 1057 Year's support; child defined 1054 WINDER, CITY OF State property; easement 1205 WINE Deliveries in certain vehicles 83 See also ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WIRETAPPING Telephonic communications of a minor; consent to wiretapping; court orders; recordings kept under seal 565 WITHHOLDING Buyer to withhold tax from nonresident seller of realty 768 Distributions by partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and limited liability companies to certain nonresidents 597 WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Addition to fines and bails; distribution to victims and witnesses assistance programs; certain cities 292 WORKERS' COMPENSATION Administrative law judges; service on state board for appeals; experience modification worksheets 1365 Inmates or persons on work release programs; no eligibility for benefits 491 Policies; premium reductions; drug-free workplace 1512 Small Business Protection Act of 1993; policies; cancellation or nonrenewal notices; certified mail 1507 State Board of Workers' Compensation; access to records of fatal cases 1396 Unemployment compensation or workers' compensation coverage; independent contract carriers; exempted 323 WORTH COUNTY State court; solicitor; compensation 4589

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WRECKER SERVICES Occupation taxes; local governments 1292 WRONGFUL DEATH Recovery for spouse or parent; division between spouse and children; minor children 1055 X Y YARD TRIMMINGS Disposal 399 YEAR'S SUPPORT Child; defined for such purposes 1054 YONAH LAKE Vessels with marine toilet, galley, or sleeping quarters prohibited 790 Z ZONING Procedure for adopting zoning ordinance 806

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POPULATION POPULATION OF GEORGIA COUNTIES County 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950 1940 1930 Appling 15,744 15,565 12,726 13,246 14,003 14,497 13,314 Atkinson 6,213 6,141 5,879 6,188 7,362 7,093 6,894 Bacon 9,566 9,379 8,233 8,359 8,940 8,096 7,055 Baker 3,615 3,808 3,875 4,543 5,952 7,344 7,818 Baldwin 39,530 34,686 34,240 34,064 29,706 24,190 22,878 Banks 10,308 8,702 6,833 6,497 6,935 8,733 9,703 Barrow 29,721 21,354 16,859 14,485 13,115 13,064 12,401 Bartow 55,911 40,760 32,911 28,267 27,370 25,283 25,364 Ben Hill 16,245 16,000 13,171 13,633 14,879 14,523 13,047 Berrien 14,153 13,525 11,556 12,038 13,966 15,370 14,646 Bibb 150,137* 150,256 143,366 141,249 114,079 83,783 77,042 Bleckley 10,430 10,767 10,291 9,642 9,218 9,655 9,133 Brantley 11,077 8,701 5,940 5,891 6,387 6,871 6,895 Brooks 15,398 15,255 13,743 15,292 18,169 20,497 21,330 Bryan 15,438 10,175 6,539 6,226 5,965 6,288 5,952 Bulloch 43,125 35,785 31,585 24,263 24,740 26,010 26,509 Burke 20,579 19,349 18,255 20,596 23,458 26,520 29,224 Butts 15,326 13,665 10,560 8,976 9,079 9,182 9,345 Calhoun 5,013 5,717 6,606 7,341 8,578 10,438 10,576 Camden 30,167 13,371 11,334 9,975 7,322 5,910 6,338 Campbell ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 9,903 Candler 7,744 7,518 6,412 6,672 8,063 9,103 8,991 Carroll 71,422 56,346 45,404 36,451 34,112 34,156 34,272 Catoosa 42,464 36,991 28,271 21,101 15,146 12,199 9,421 Charlton 8,496 7,343 5,680 5,313 4,821 5,246 4,381 Chatham 216,774 202,226 187,816 188,299 151,481 117,970 105,431 Chattahoochee 16,934 21,732 25,813 13,011 12,149 15,138 8,894 Chattooga 22,242 21,856 20,541 19,954 21,197 18,532 15,407 Cherokee 90,204 51,699 31,059 23,001 20,750 20,126 20,003 Clarke 87,594 74,498 65,177 45,363 36,550 28,398 25,613 Clay 3,364 3,553 3,636 4,551 5,844 7,064 6,943 Clayton 182,052 150,357 98,126 46,365 22,872 11,655 10,260 Clinch 6,160 6,660 6,405 6,545 6,007 6,437 7,015 Cobb 447,745 297,718 196,793 114,174 61,830 38,272 35,408 Coffee 29,592 26,894 22,828 21,953 23,962 21,541 19,739 Colquitt 36,645 35,376 32,298 34,048 33,999 33,012 30,622 Columbia 66,031 40,118 22,327 13,423 9,525 9,433 8,793 Cook 13,456 13,490 12,129 11,822 12,201 11,919 11,311 Coweta 53,853 39,268 32,310 28,893 27,786 26,972 25,127 Crawford 8,991 7,684 5,748 5,816 6,080 7,128 7,020 Crisp 20,011 19,489 18,087 17,768 17,663 17,540 17,343 Dade 13,147 12,318 9,910 8,666 7,364 5,894 4,146 Dawson 9,429 4,774 3,639 3,590 3,712 4,479 3,502 Decatur 25,517* 25,495 22,310 25,203 23,620 22,234 23,622 DeKalb 546,171* 483,024 415,387 256,782 136,395 86,942 70,278 Dodge 17,607 16,955 15,658 16,483 17,865 21,022 21,599 Dooly 9,901 10,826 10,404 11,474 14,159 16,886 18,025 Dougherty 96,321* 100,710 89,639 75,680 43,617 28,565 22,306 Douglas 71,120 54,573 28,659 16,741 12,173 10,053 9,461 Early 11,854 13,158 12,682 13,151 17,413 18,679 18,273 Echols 2,334 2,297 1,924 1,876 2,494 2,964 2,744 Effingham 25,687 18,327 13,632 10,144 9,133 9,646 10,164 Elbert 18,949 18,758 17,262 17,835 18,585 19,618 18,485 Emanuel 20,546 20,795 18,357 17,815 19,789 23,517 24,101 Evans 8,724 8,428 7,290 6,952 6,653 7,401 7,102 Fannin 15,992 14,748 13,357 13,620 15,192 14,752 12,969 Fayette 62,415 29,043 11,364 8,199 7,978 8,170 8,665 Floyd 81,251 79,800 73,742 69,130 62,899 56,141 48,677 Forsyth 44,083 27,958 16,928 12,170 11,005 11,322 10,624 Franklin 16,650 15,185 12,784 13,274 14,446 15,612 15,902 Fulton 648,779* 589,904 605,210 556,326 473,572 392,886 318,587 Gilmer 13,368 11,110 8,956 8,922 9,963 9,001 7,344 Glascock 2,357 2,382 2,280 2,672 3,579 4,547 4,388 Glynn 62,496 54,981 50,528 41,954 29,046 21,920 19,400 Gordon 35,067* 30,070 23,570 19,228 18,922 18,445 16,846 Grady 20,279 19,845 17,826 18,015 18,928 19,654 19,200 Greene 11,793 11,391 10,212 11,193 12,843 13,709 12,616 Gwinnett 352,910 166,808 72,349 43,541 32,320 29,087 27,853 Habersham 27,622* 25,020 20,691 18,116 16,553 14,771 12,748 Hall 95,434* 75,649 59,405 49,739 40,113 34,822 30,313 Hancock 8,908 9,466 9,019 9,979 11,052 12,764 13,070 Haralson 21,966 18,422 15,927 14,543 14,663 14,377 13,263 Harris 17,788 15,464 11,520 11,167 11,265 11,428 11,140 Hart 19,712 18,585 15,814 15,229 14,495 15,512 15,174 Heard 8,628 6,520 5,354 5,333 6,975 8,610 9,102 Henry 58,741 36,309 23,724 17,619 15,857 15,119 15,924 Houston 89,208 77,605 62,924 39,154 20,964 11,303 11,280 Irwin 8,649 8,988 8,036 9,211 11,973 12,936 12,199 Jackson 30,005 25,343 21,093 18,499 18,997 20,089 21,609 Jasper 8,453 7,553 5,760 6,135 7,473 8,772 8,594 Jeff Davis 12,032 11,473 9,425 8,914 9,299 8,841 8,118 Jefferson 17,408 18,403 17,174 17,468 18,855 20,040 20,727 Jenkins 8,247 8,841 8,332 9,148 10,264 11,843 12,908 Johnson 8,329 8,660 7,727 8,048 9,893 12,953 12,681 Jones 20,739 16,579 12,270 8,468 7,538 8,331 8,992 Lamar 13,038 12,215 10,688 10,240 10,242 10,091 9,745 Lanier 5,531 5,654 5,031 5,097 5,151 5,632 5,190 Laurens 39,988 36,990 32,738 32,313 33,123 33,606 32,693 Lee 16,250 11,684 7,044 6,204 6,674 7,837 8,328 Liberty 52,745 37,583 17,569 14,487 8,444 8,595 8,153 Lincoln 7,442 6,716 5,895 5,906 6,462 7,042 7,847 Long 6,202 4,524 3,746 3,874 3,598 4,086 4,180 Lowndes 75,981 67,972 55,112 49,270 35,211 31,860 29,994 Lumpkin 14,573 10,762 8,728 7,241 6,574 6,223 4,927 McDuffie 20,119 18,546 15,276 12,627 11,443 10,878 9,014 McIntosh 8,634 8,046 7,371 6,364 6,008 5,292 5,763 Macon 13,114 14,003 12,933 13,170 14,213 15,947 16,643 Madison 21,050 17,747 13,517 11,246 12,238 13,431 14,921 Marion 5,590 5,297 5,099 5,477 6,521 6,954 6,968 Meriwether 22,411 21,229 19,461 19,756 21,055 22,055 22,437 Miller 6,280 7,038 6,424 6,908 9,023 9,998 9,076 Milton ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 6,730 Mitchell 20,275 21,114 18,956 19,652 22,528 23,261 23,620 Monroe 17,113 14,610 10,991 10,495 10,523 10,749 11,606 Montgomery 7,379* 7,011 6,099 6,284 7,901 9,668 10,020 Morgan 12,883 11,572 9,904 10,280 11,899 12,713 12,488 Murray 26,147 19,685 12,986 10,447 10,676 11,137 9,215 Muscogee 179,278 170,108 167,377 158,623 118,028 75,494 57,558 Newton 41,808 34,666 26,282 20,999 20,185 18,576 17,290 Oconee 17,618 12,427 7,915 6,304 7,009 7,576 8,082 Oglethorpe 9,763 8,929 7,598 7,926 9,958 12,430 12,927 Paulding 41,611 26,110 17,520 13,101 11,752 12,832 12,327 Peach 21,189 19,151 15,990 13,846 11,705 10,378 10,268 Pickens 14,432 11,652 9,620 8,903 8,855 9,136 9,687 Pierce 13,328 11,897 9,281 9,678 11,112 11,800 12,522 Pike 10,224 8,937 7,316 7,138 8,459 10,375 10,853 Polk 33,815 32,382 29,656 28,015 30,976 28,467 25,141 Pulaski 8,108 8,950 8,066 8,204 8,808 9,829 9,005 Putnam 14,137 10,295 8,394 7,798 7,731 8,514 8,367 Quitman 2,210* 2,357 2,180 2,432 3,015 3,435 3,820 Rabun 11,648 10,466 8,327 7,456 7,424 7,821 6,331 Randolph 8,023 9,599 8,734 11,078 13,804 16,609 17,174 Richmond 189,719 181,629 162,437 135,601 108,876 81,863 72,990 Rockdale 54,091 36,570 18,152 10,572 8,464 7,724 7,247 Schley 3,590* 3,433 3,097 3,256 4,036 5,033 5,347 Screven 13,842 14,043 12,591 14,919 18,000 20,353 20,503 Seminole 9,010 9,057 7,059 6,802 7,904 8,492 7,389 Spalding 54,457 47,899 39,514 35,404 31,045 28,427 23,495 Stephens 23,251* 21,761 20,331 18,391 16,647 12,972 11,740 Stewart 5,654 5,896 6,511 7,371 9,194 10,603 11,114 Sumter 30,228 29,360 26,931 24,652 24,208 24,502 26,800 Talbot 6,524 6,536 6,625 7,127 7,687 8,141 8,458 Taliaferro 1,915 2,032 2,423 3,370 4,515 6,278 6,172 Tattnall 17,722 18,134 16,557 15,837 15,939 16,243 15,411 Taylor 7,642 7,902 7,865 8,311 9,113 10,768 10,617 Telfair 11,000 11,445 11,394 11,715 13,221 15,145 14,997 Terrell 10,653 12,017 11,416 12,742 14,314 16,675 18,290 Thomas 38,943* 38,098 34,562 34,319 33,932 31,289 32,612 Tift 34,998 32,862 27,288 23,487 22,645 18,599 16,068 Toombs 24,072 22,592 19,151 16,837 17,382 16,952 17,165 Towns 6,754 5,638 4,565 4,538 4,803 4,925 4,346 Treutlen 5,994 6,087 5,647 5,874 6,522 7,632 7,488 Troup 55,532* 50,003 44,466 47,189 49,841 43,879 36,752 Turner 8,703 9,510 8,790 8,439 10,479 10,846 11,196 Twiggs 9,806 9,354 8,222 7,935 8,308 9,117 8,372 Union 11,993 9,390 6,811 6,510 7,318 7,680 6,340 Upson 26,300 25,998 23,505 23,800 25,078 25,064 19,509 Walker 58,340 56,470 50,691 45,264 38,198 31,024 26,206 Walton 38,586 31,211 23,404 20,481 20,230 20,777 21,118 Ware 35,471 37,180 33,525 34,219 30,289 27,929 26,558 Warren 6,078 6,583 6,669 7,360 8,779 10,236 11,181 Washington 19,112 18,842 17,480 18,903 21,012 24,230 25,030 Wayne 22,356 20,750 17,858 17,921 14,248 13,122 12,647 Webster 2,263 2,341 2,362 3,247 4,081 4,726 5,032 Wheeler 4,903 5,155 4,596 5,342 6,712 8,536 9,149 White 13,006 10,120 7,742 6,935 5,951 6,417 6,056 Whitfield 72,462 65,775 55,108 42,109 34,432 26,105 20,808 Wilcox 7,008 7,682 6,998 7,905 10,167 12,755 13,439 Wilkes 10,597 10,951 10,184 10,961 12,388 15,084 15,944 Wilkinson 10,228 10,368 9,393 9,250 9,781 11,025 10,844 Worth 19,744* 18,064 14,770 16,682 19,357 21,374 21,094 Total 6,478,570 5,462,982 4,589,575 3,943,116 3,444,578 3,123,723 2,908,506 Note : The 1990 population counts set forth herein are subject to possible correction for undercount or overcount. The U.S. Department of Commerce is considering whether to correct these counts and will publish corrected counts, if any, not later than July 15, 1991.

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POPULATION NUMERICALLY LISTED ACCORDING TO 1990 CENSUS Asterisk denotes census revision County Population Fulton 648,779* DeKalb 546,171* Cobb 447,745 Gwinnett 352,910 Chatham 216,774* Richmond 189,719 Clayton 182,052 Muscogee 179,278 Bibb 150,137* Dougherty 96,321* Hall 95,434* Cherokee 90,204 Houston 89,208 Clarke 87,594 Floyd 81,251 Lowndes 75,981 Whitfield 72,462 Carroll 71,422 Douglas 71,120 Columbia 66,031 Glynn 62,496 Fayette 62,415 Henry 58,741 Walker 58,340 Bartow 55,911 Troup 55,532* Spalding 54,457 Rockdale 54,091 Coweta 53,853 Liberty 52,745 Forsyth 44,083 Bulloch 43,125 Catoosa 42,464 Newton 41,808 Paulding 41,611 Laurens 39,988 Baldwin 39,530 Thomas 38,943* Walton 38,586 Colquitt 36,645 Ware 35,471 Gordon 35,067* Tift 34,998 Polk 33,815 Sumter 30,228 Camden 30,167 Jackson 30,005 Barrow 29,721 Coffee 29,592 Habersham 27,622* Upson 26,300 Murray 26,147 Effingham 25,687 Decatur 25,517* Toombs 24,072 Stephens 23,251* Meriwether 22,411 Wayne 22,356 Chattooga 22,242 Haralson 21,966 Peach 21,189 Madison 21,050 Jones 20,739 Burke 20,579 Emanuel 20,546 Grady 20,279 Mitchell 20,275 McDuffie 20,119 Crisp 20,011 Worth 19,744* Hart 19,712 Washington 19,112 Elbert 18,949 Harris 17,788 Tattnall 17,722 Oconee 17,618 Dodge 17,607 Jefferson 17,408 Monroe 17,113 Chattahoochee 16,934 Franklin 16,650 Lee 16,250 Ben Hill 16,245 Fannin 15,992 Appling 15,744 Bryan 15,438 Brooks 15,398 Butts 15,326 Lumpkin 14,573 Pickens 14,432 Berrien 14,153 Putnam 14,137 Screven 13,842 Cook 13,456 Gilmer 13,368 Pierce 13,328 Dade 13,147 Macon 13,114 Lamar 13,038 White 13,006 Morgan 12,883 Jeff Davis 12,032 Union 11,993 Early 11,854 Greene 11,793 Rabun 11,648 Brantley 11,077 Telfair 11,000 Terrell 10,653 Wilkes 10,597 Bleckley 10,430 Banks 10,308 Wilkinson 10,228 Pike 10,224 Dooly 9,901 Twiggs 9,806 Oglethorpe 9,763 Bacon 9,566 Dawson 9,429 Seminole 9,010 Crawford 8,991 Hancock 8,908 Evans 8,724 Turner 8,703 Irwin 8,649 McIntosh 8,634 Heard 8,628 Charlton 8,496 Jasper 8,453 Johnson 8,329 Jenkins 8,247 Pulaski 8,108 Randolph 8,023 Candler 7,744 Taylor 7,642 Lincoln 7,442 Montgomery 7,379* Wilcox 7,008 Towns 6,754 Talbot 6,524 Miller 6,280 Atkinson 6,213 Long 6,202 Clinch 6,160 Warren 6,078 Treutlen 5,994 Stewart 5,654 Marion 5,590 Lanier 5,531 Calhoun 5,013 Wheeler 4,903 Baker 3,615 Schley 3,590* Clay 3,364 Glascock 2,357 Echols 2,334 Webster 2,263 Quitman 2,210* Taliaferro 1,915 Total 6,478,570 Note : The population counts set forth herein are subject to possible correction for undercount or overcount. The U.S. Department of Commerce is considering whether to correct these counts and will publish corrected counts, if any, not later than July 15, 1991.

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POPULATION OF GEORGIA CITIES NUMERICALLY LISTED ACCORDING TO 1990 CENSUS Asterisk denotes census revision City Population, 1990 Atlanta city 393,929* Columbus city 178,681 Savannah city 137,812* Macon city 107,365* Albany city 78,804* Roswell city 47,923 Athens city 45,734 Augusta city 44,639 Marietta city 44,129 Warner Robins city 43,861* Valdosta city 40,038* East Point city 34,595* Smyrna city 30,981 Rome city 30,326 La Grange city 25,574* Dalton city 22,213* Hinesville city 21,596* Griffin city 21,347 College Park city 20,645* Peachtree City city 19,027 Gainesville city 17,885 Milledgeville city 17,727 Thomasville city 17,554* Decatur city 17,304* Lawrenceville city 17,251* Forest Park city 16,958* Americus city 16,512 Brunswick city 16,433 Waycross city 16,410 Dublin city 16,312 Carrollton city 16,029 Statesboro city 15,854 Moultrie city 14,865 Tifton city 14,215 Alpharetta city 13,002 Newnan city 12,497 Snellville city 12,084 Cartersville city 12,037* Douglasville city 11,635 Vidalia city 11,118* Cordele city 10,836* Bainbridge city 10,803* Douglas city 10,464 Covington city 10,056* Monroe city 9,759 Riverdale city 9,455* Perry city 9,452 Lilburn city 9,301 Thomaston city 9,127 Cairo city 9,035 Duluth city 9,029 Jesup city 8,958 Kennesaw city 8,936 Union City city 8,887* Fitzgerald city 8,810* Buford city 8,771 Toccoa city 8,530* St. Marys city 8,240* Fort Valley city 8,198 Cedartown city 7,978 Chamblee city 7,668 Doraville city 7,626 Garden City city 7,410 Conyers city 7,380 Winder city 7,373 Swainsboro city 7,361 Calhoun city 7,135 Powder Springs city 6,862* Thomson city 6,862 Villa Rica city 6,542 Stone Mountain city 6,494 La Fayette city 6,313 Sandersville city 6,290 Sylvester city 6,023* Norcross city 5,947 Fort Oglethorpe city 5,880 Fayetteville city 5,827 Waynesboro city 5,669* Blakely city 5,595 Hapeville city 5,483 Kingsland city 5,474* Clarkston city 5,385 Dawson city 5,295 Quitman city 5,292 Eastman city 5,241* Morrow city 5,168 Camilla city 5,124* Adel city 5,093 Summerville city 5,025* Elberton city 4,913* Ashburn city 4,827 Canton city 4,817 Nashville city 4,782 Barnesville city 4,747 Eatonton city 4,737 Pooler city 4,649* Sugar Hill city 4,557 Hartwell city 4,555 Acworth city 4,519 Montezuma city 4,506 Cochran city 4,483 Lyons city 4,478 Woodstock city 4,361 Bremen city 4,356 Washington city 4,279 Forsyth city 4,264 Hazlehurst city 4,202 Austell city 4,173 Commerce city 4,108 Manchester city 4,104 Jackson city 4,076 Fairburn city 4,013 Port Wentworth city 4,012 Pelham city 3,869 Bexley city 3,810 Millen city 3,808 Cuthbert city 3,730 Metter city 3,707 Glennville city 3,676 Hawkinsville city 3,671 Alma city 3,663 Jonesboro city 3,635 Rossville city 3,601 Grovetown city 3,596 West Point city 3,571 Madison city 3,483 Stockbridge city 3,359 Rockmart city 3,356 Blackshear city 3,263 Centerville city 3,251 Cornelia city 3,219 Ocilla city 3,182 Loganville city 3,180 Auburn city 3,139 Dahlonega city 3,086 McRae city 3,007 Rincon city 2,993 Hogansville city 2,976 Richmond Hill city 2,934 McDonough city 2,929 Greensboro city 2,878 Sylvania city 2,871 Chatsworth city 2,865 Tybee Island city 2,842 Cumming city 2,828 Thunderbolt town 2,821 Dallas city 2,810 Hephzibah city 2,806 Tallapoosa city 2,805 Soperton city 2,797 Donalsonville city 2,780 Jefferson city 2,763 Social Circle city 2,755 Lake City city 2,733 Tyrone town 2,724 Vienna city 2,708 Hampton city 2,694 Palmetto city 2,612 Royston city 2,563 Homerville city 2,560 East Dublin town 2,524 Louisville city 2,486 Reidsville city 2,469 Gordon city 2,468 Lakeland city 2,467 Claxton city 2,464 Lithonia city 2,448 Wadley city 2,416 Wrens city 2,414 Suwanee city 2,412 Holly Springs city 2,406 Wrightsville city 2,331 Monticello city 2,289 Folkston city 2,285 Byron city 2,276 Dacula city 2,217 Avondale Estates city 2,209 Harlem city 2,199 Warrenton city 2,195 Gray city 2,189 Chickamauga city 2,165 Adairsville city 2,131 Bloomingdale city 2,075 Walthourville city 2,024 Trenton city 1,994 Colquitt city 1,991 Oxford town 1,991 Bowdon city 1,981 Mount Vernon city 1,914 Temple city 1,870 Lavonia city 1,840 Darien city 1,783 Jasper city 1,772 Union Point city 1,753 Ellaville city 1,726 Pearson city 1,714 Sparta city 1,710 Locust Grove city 1,681 Ringgold city 1,675 Richland city 1,675* Butler city 1,673 Trion town 1,661 Cleveland city 1,653 Lookout Mountain city 1,636 Unadilla city 1,620 Clayton city 1,613 Watkinsville town 1,600 Tennille city 1,552 Jeffersonville city 1,545 Arlington city 1,513 Rochelle city 1,510 Pembroke city 1,503 Lincolnton city 1,476 Buena Vista city 1,472 Twin City city 1,466 Oakwood town 1,464 Marshallville city 1,457 Leesburg city 1,452 Baldwin city 1,439 Lumber City city 1,429 Woodbury town 1,429 Springfield city 1,415 Boston city 1,395 Hiram city 1,389 Statham city 1,360 Hahira city 1,353 Blue Ridge city 1,336 Oglethorpe city 1,302 Ludowici city 1,291 Porterdale town 1,278 Lumpkin city 1,267* Helena town 1,256 Flowery Branch town 1,251 Fort Gaines city 1,248 Willacoochee town 1,230* Reynolds town 1,229* Woodbine city 1,214* Broxton city 1,211 Sparks town 1,205 Emerson city 1,201 Ellijay city 1,184* Edison city 1,182 Grantville city 1,180 Greenville city 1,167 Shellman city 1,162 Clarkesville city 1,151 Meigs city 1,120 Sardis town 1,116 Cusseta city 1,107 Demorest city 1,088 Comer 1,079* Chester town 1,072 McCaysville city 1,065 Milan town 1,056 Ivey town 1,053 Nahunta city 1,049 Talbotton city 1,046 Zebulon city 1,035 Bogart town 1,018 Lula city 1,018 Brooklet town 1,013 Buchanan city 1,009 Nicholls city 1,003 Homeland city 981 Tunnel Hill city 970 Senoia city 956 Cave Spring city 950 Pine Mountain town 949* Doerun city 940* Roberta city 939 Abbeville city 919* Poulan city 918* Georgetown town 914* Omega city 912 Ball Ground city 905 Aragon city 902 Glenwood city 881 Franklin city 876 Winterville city 876 Russell city 871 Midway city 863 Alamo city 855 Euharlee town 850 Screven city 819 Alapaha town 812 Pine Lake city 810 Smithville city 804 Berkeley Lake city 791 Bowman city 791 Hagan city 787 Mountain City town 784 Lenox town 783 Pavo city 774 Waverly Hall town 769 Lovejoy city 754 Riceboro city 745 Homer town 742 Luthersville town 741 Guyton city 740 Mount Zion city 738* Canon city 737 Maysville town 728 Plains city 716 Norman Park city 711 Tignall town 711 Newton city 703 Leary city 701 Franklin Springs city 700* Waleska city 700 Arcade city 697 Crawford city 694 Gibson city 679 Rutledge city 659 Alto town 651 Fairmount city 643* Whitesburg town 643 Hoschton city 642 Irwinton town 641 Patterson city 626 Baconton city 623 Midville city 620 Toomsboro town 617 Kingston city 616 Adrian city 615 Stillmore town 615 Enigma town 611 Coolidge city 610 Whigham city 605 Young Harris city 604 Ray City city 603 Flovilla city 602 Bibb City town 597 Allenhurst town 594 Pineview town 594 Ochlocknee town 588 Ailey city 579 Ty Ty town 579 Crawfordville city 577 Blairsville city 564 Uvalda town 561 Ideal city 554 Mountain Park city 554 McIntyre town 552 Woodland city 552 Dearing town 547 Hiawassee town 547 Mount Airy town 543 White town 542 Menlo city 538 Morven city 536 Nicholson city 535 Cohutta town 529 Grayson city 529 Collins city 528 Portal town 522 Carnesville city 514 Bronwood town 513 Iron City town 503 Warwick city 501 Lake Park city 500 Lyerly town 493 Nelson city 486 Berlin town 480 Danville town 480 Dexter town 475 Dawsonville town 467 Rhine town 466 Remerton city 463 Waco city 461 Cadwell town 458 Walnut Grove town 458 Hamilton city 454 Byromville town 452 Leslie village 445 Colber city 443 Hoboken city 440 Molena city 439 Arabi town 433 Dudley city 430 Braselton town 418 Sycamore city 417 Woodville city 415 Harrison town 414 Resaca city 410 Yatesville town 409 Davisboro city 407 Warm Springs city 407 Newborn town 404 Clermont town 402 Hilltonia city 402 Odum town 388 Pinehurst city 388 Preston city 388 Barwick town 385 Attapulgus town 380 Cecil town 376 Moreland town 366 Rentz town 364 Varnell city 358 Keysville town 350* Bethlehem town 348 East Ellijay city 344* Linwood town 342 Mansfield town 341 Cobbtown city 338 Denton city 335 Sasser town 335 Pitts city 334* Stapleton city 330 Shiloh city 329 Siloam town 329 Brooks town 328 Ephesus town 324 Sale City town 324 Milner city 321 Newington town 319 Danielsville city 318 Eton city 315 Chauncey town 312 Bowersville town 311 Bostwick town 307 Centralhatchee town 301 Tiger town 301 Blythe town 300 Helen city 300 Pendergrass city 298 Ila city 297 Kite town 297 Morganton town 295 William town 295 Bartow town 292 Gumbranch city 291 Damascus town 290 Climax city 290* Ambrose city 288 White Plains town 286 Carlton city 282 Flemington city 279 Andersonville village 277 Arnoldsville city 275 Higgston town 274 Allentown town 273 Oak Park town 269 Taylorsville town 269 North High Shoals town 268 Lexington city 265* Pulaski town 264 Carl town 263 De Soto village 258 Garfield town 255 Surrency town 253 Morgan city 252 Meansville city 250 Funston town 248 Roopville town 248 Braswell city 247 Scotland city 244 Martin town 243 Culloden city 242 Oliver city 242 Orchard Hill town 239 Brinson town 238 Norwood town 238 Oconee town 234 Plainville city 231 Ellenton town 227 Sharpsburg town 224 Camak town 220 Avera city 215 Sunny Side city 215 Jenkinsburg town 213 Concord town 211 Sumner town 209 Argyle town 206 Dillard town 199 Rocky Ford town 197 Girard town 195 Register town 195 Lilly town 195* Bellville city 192 Payne city 192 Talmo town 189 Turin town 189 Sky Valley city 187 Parrott town 183* Geneva town 182 Junction City town 182 Good Hope town 181 Mitchell town 181 Maxeys town 180 Shady Dale town 180 Du Pont town 177 Buckhead town 176 Rest Haven town 176 Lone Oak town 161 Alston town 160 Avalon town 159 Bishop town 158 Hull city 156 Santa Claus city 154 Mineral Bluff town 153 Ranger town 153 Summertown town 153 Jersey town 149 Rebecca town 148 Tallulah Falls town 147 Vernonburg town 143* Haralson town 139 Bluffton town 138 Daisy city 138 Dooling town 138* Coleman city 137 Jakin town 137 Corinth town 136 Nunez town 135 Gay town 133 Tarrytown village 130 Jacksonville town 128 Aldora town 127 Manassas city 123 Woolsey town 120 Montrose town 117 Omaha city 116 Gillsville town 113 Deepstep town 111 Naylor town 111 Rayle town 107 Vidette city 98* Sharon city 94 The Rock town 88 Between town 82 Riddleville town 79 Riverside town 74 Weston town 74* Talking Rock town 62 Edge Hill city 22

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JUDICIAL CIRCUITS Atlanta Judicial Circuit County of Fulton 648,779 Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit County of DeKalb 546,171 Cobb Judicial Circuit County of Cobb 447,745 Gwinnett Judicial Circuit County of Gwinnett 352,910 Augusta Judicial Circuit Counties of Burke, Columbia, and Richmond 276,329 Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Counties of Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, and Taylor 233,756 Eastern Judicial Circuit County of Chatham 216,774 Coweta Judicial Circuit Counties of Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup 211,846 Clayton Judicial Circuit County of Clayton 182,052 Macon Judicial Circuit Counties of Bibb, Crawford, and Peach 180,317 Southern Judicial Circuit Counties of Brooks, Colquitt, Echols, Lowndes, and Thomas 169,301 Griffin Judicial Circuit Counties of Spalding, Pike, Upson, and Fayette 153,396 Brunswick Judicial Circuit Counties of Appling, Camden, Glynn, Wayne, and Jeff Davis 142,795 Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Counties of Catoosa, Dade, Chattooga, and Walker 136,193 Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit Counties of Cherokee and Forsyth 134,287 Northeastern Judicial Circuit Counties of Hall and Dawson 104,863 Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Counties of Baldwin, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, Wilkinson, and Hancock 126,671 Atlantic Judicial Circuit Counties of Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh, Tattnall, Evans, and Long 109,483 Waycross Judicial Circuit Counties of Pierce, Coffee, Charlton, Ware, Bacon, and Brantley 107,530 Western Judicial Circuit Counties of Clarke and Oconee 105,212 Flint Judicial Circuit Counties of Butts, Henry, Monroe, and Lamar 104,218 Conasauga Judicial Circuit Counties of Murray and Whitfield 98,609 Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit Counties of Haralson, Polk, and Paulding 97,392 Dougherty Judicial Circuit County of Dougherty 96,321 Cherokee Judicial Circuit Counties of Bartow and Gordon 90,978 Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Counties of Bulloch, Effingham, Jenkins, and Screven 90,901 Houston Judicial Circuit County of Houston 89,208 Middle Judicial Circuit Counties of Emanuel, Jefferson, Washington, Toombs, and Candler 88,882 Northern Judicial Circuit Counties of Elbert, Hart, Madison, Oglethorpe, and Franklin 86,128 Rome Judicial Circuit County of Floyd 81,251 Alcovy Judicial Circuit Counties of Newton and Walton 80,394 South Georgia Judicial Circuit Counties of Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Grady, and Mitchell 74,699 Tifton Judicial Circuit Counties of Tift, Irwin, Worth, and Turner 72,094 Douglas Judicial Circuit County of Douglas 71,120 Southwestern Judicial Circuit Counties of Lee, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, and Webster 71,099 Piedmont Judicial Circuit Counties of Barrow, Jackson, and Banks 70,034 Dublin Judicial Circuit Counties of Laurens, Johnson, Twiggs, and Treutlen 64,117 Mountain Judicial Circuit Counties of Habersham, Rabun, and Stephens 62,521 Oconee Judicial Circuit Counties of Dodge, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Bleckley, and Wheeler 59,427 Rockdale Judicial Circuit County of Rockdale 54,091 Cordele Judicial Circuit Counties of Dooly, Wilcox, Crisp, and Ben Hill 53,165 Pataula Judicial Circuit Counties of Clay, Early, Miller, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell, and Seminole 51,394 Toombs Judicial Circuit Counties of Glascock, Lincoln, McDuffie, Taliaferro, Warren, and Wilkes 48,508 Enotah Judicial Circuit Counties of Lumpkin, Towns, Union, and White 46,326 Alapaha Judicial Circuit Counties of Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Cook and Lanier 45,513 Appalachian Judicial Circuit Counties of Fannin, Gilmer, and Pickens 43,792

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MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY GEORGIA STATE SENATE COUNTY Senatorial District Appling 6 Atkinson 19 Bacon 6 Baker 11 12 Baldwin 25 Banks 47 Barrow 45 46 Bartow 31 52 Ben Hill 13 19 Berrien 7 Bibb 18, 26, 27 Bleckley 18 Brantley 6 Brooks 8 11 Bryan 2 3 Bulloch 4 Burke 22 Butts 17 Calhoun 12 Camden 7 Candler 20 Carroll 30 Catoosa 54 Charlton 7 Chatham 1 2 Chattahoochee 15 Chattooga 53 Cherokee 37, 51, 56 Clarke 46 Clay 12 Clayton 10, 34, 44 Clinch 7 Cobb 21, 32, 33, 37, 38 Coffee 19 Colquitt 11 13 Columbia 23 24 Cook 7 13 Coweta 28 Crawford 27 Crisp 13 Dade 53 Dawson 50 Decatur 8 11 DeKalb 5, 10, 41, 42, 43, 55 Dodge 19 Dooly 13 Dougherty 12 14 Douglas 30 34 Early 11 Echols 7 Effingham 2 4 Elbert 47 Emanuel 20 Evans 4 Fannin 51 Fayette 28 34 Floyd 52 Forsyth 48 49 Franklin 47 Fulton 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 56 Gilmer 51 Glascock 24 Glynn 3 6 Gordon 51 Grady 8 11 Greene 25 Gwinnett 5, 9, 41, 48, 56 Habersham 50 Hall 49 Hancock 25 Haralson 31 Harris 16 29 Hart 47 Heard 29 Henry 17 Houston 18 Irwin 13 Jackson 47 Jasper 25 Jeff Davis 19 Jefferson 24 25 Jenkins 4 Johnson 20 Jones 25 26 Lamar 27 Lanier 7 Laurens 19 20 Lee 14 Liberty 2 3 Lincoln 24 Long 3 Lowndes 8 11 Lumpkin 50 McDuffie 24 McIntosh 3 Macon 14 Madison 47 Marion 16 Meriwether 29 Miller 8 Mitchell 11 13 Montoe 27 Montgomery 20 Morgan 24 Murray 54 Muscogee 15 16 Newton 17 45 Oconee 24 46 Oglethorpe 24 Paulding 31 Peach 14 Pickens 51 Pierce 6 Pike 29 Polk 31 Pulaski 18 Putnam 25 Quitman 12 Rabun 50 Randolph 12 Richmond 22 23 Rockdale 17 45 Schley 14 Screven 4 Seminole 11 Spalding 28 29 Stephens 50 Stewart 12 Sumter 14 Talbot 16 Taliaferro 25 Tattnall 4 Taylor 14 Telfair 19 Terrell 12 Thomas 8 11 Tift 7 Toombs 20 Towns 50 Treutlen 20 Troup 29 Turner 13 Twiggs 26 Union 50 Upson 27 Walker 53 Walton 45 Ware 6 7 Warren 24 25 Washington 20 25 Wayne 3 6 Webster 12 Wheeler 20 White 50 Whitfield 53 54 Wilcox 19 Wilkes 24 Wilkinson 20 26 Worth 13

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SENATORS OF GEORGIA ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES, WITH DISTRICTS AND ADDRESSES FOR THE TERM 1992-1993 District Senator Address 38 Ralph Abernathy III Suite 511, 18 Capitol Sq. Atlanta 30334 2 Roy Allen 1406 Law Drive Savannah 31401 9 Don Balfour 2889 Carrousel Court Stone Mountain 30087 25 Wilbur E. Baugh 209 Gordon Road Milledgeville 31061 7 Peg Blitch P. O. Box 335 Homerville 31634 6 Edward E. Boshears P. O. Box 536 St. Simons Isle 31522 13 Rooney L. Bowen P. O. Box 1238 Cordele 31015 46 Paul C. Broun 165 Pulaski Street Athens 30610 26 Robert Brown P. O. Box 5742 Macon 31208 5 Joe Burton 2598 Woodwardia Road, N.E. Atlanta 30345 23 Don Cheeks 3047 Walton Way Augusta 30909 37 Charles C. Clay Brock Clay, P.C., 49 Atlanta St. Marietta 30060 1 J. Tom Coleman, Jr. P. O. Box 22398 Savannah 31403 17 Mike D. Crotts 1870 Wildwood Court Conyers 30208 45 Harrill L. Dawkins Suite A, 1805 Overlake Drive Conyers 30208 48 Clint M. Day Ste. 300 4725 Peachtree Corners Cir. Norcross 30092 31 Nathan Dean P. O. Box 606 Rockmart 30153 28 Arthur B. Edge, IV P. O. Box 1608 Newnan 30264 40 Mike Egan 999 Peachtree Street, N.E. 24th Floor Atlanta 30309 54 Stephen B. Farrow P. O. Box 2666 Dalton 30722 30 Wayne Garner P. O. Box 2278 Carrollton 30117 20 Hugh M. Gillis, Sr. P. O. Box 148 Soperton 30457 34 Pam Glanton 8374 Creekridge Circle Riverdale 30296 27 Edwin A. Gochenour 634 Fairmont Drive Macon 31210 15 Ed Harbison P. O. Box 1292 Columbus 31902 49 Jane Hemmer 3645 White Sulphur Road Gainesville 30507 55 Steve Henson 5722 Wells Circle Stone Mountain 30087 4 Jack Hill P. O. Box 496 Reidsville 30453 14 George Hooks P. O. Box 928 Americus 31709 53 Waymond C. Huggins P. O. Box 284 LaFayette 30728 21 Johnny Isakson 5074 Hampton Farms Drive Marietta 30068 3 Rene D. Kemp P. O. Box 497 Hinesville 31313 35 Arthur Langford, Jr. 1544 Niskey Lake Trail, S.W. Atlanta 30331 29 Steven E. Langford P. O. Box 1287 LaGrange 30241 47 Eddie M. Madden 62 Chestnut Street Elberton 30635 52 Richard O. Marable 76 River Lane Rome 30161 50 S. Guy Middleton Route Five, Box 1235 Dahlonega 30533 56 Sallie Newbill 7205 Riverside Drive Atlanta 30328 42 Mary Margaret Oliver Ste 480 150 E Ponce de Leon Ave. Decatur 30030 43 John Parrish P. O. Box 370193 Decatur 30034 18 Sonny Perdue P. O. Box 98 Bonaire 31005 24 G. B. Pollard, Jr. P. O. Box 6 Appling 30802 11 Harold J. Ragan 1296 Crine Boulevard, N.W. Cairo 31728 32 Hugh A. Ragan 4010 West Cooper Lake Drive Smyrna 30082 51 David Ralston P. O. Box 1196 Blue Ridge 30513 19 Walter S. Ray P. O. Box 295 Douglas 31533 16 Pete Robinson P. O. Box 751 Columbus 31902 36 David Scott 190 Wendell Drive, S.E. Atlanta 30315 39 Ronald D. Slotin P. O. Box 14614 Atlanta 30324 44 Terrell Starr P. O. Box 545 Forest Park 30051 12 Mark Taylor P. O. Box 1156 Albany 31702 10 Nadine Thomas 1375 Town Country Drive Atlanta 30316 33 Steve Thompson 5264 Seamus Way Powder Springs 30073 8 Loyce W. Turner 608 Howellbrook Drive Valdosta 31602 41 James W. Tysinger 3781 Watkins Place, N.E. Atlanta 30319 22 Charles W. Walker 1402 Twelfth Street Augusta 30901

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MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF GEORGIA BY DISTRICTS IN NUMERICAL ORDER AND ADDRESSES FOR THE TERM 1992-1993 District Senator Address 1 J. Tom Coleman, Jr. P. O. Box 22398 Savannah 31403 2 Roy Allen 1406 Law Drive Savannah 31401 3 Rene D. Kemp P. O. Box 497 Hinesville 31313 4 Jack Hill P. O. Box 496 Reidsville 30453 5 Joe Burton 2598 Woodwardia Road, N.E. Atlanta 30345 6 Edward E. Boshears P. O. Box 536 St. Simons Isle 31522 7 Peg Blitch P. O. Box 335 Homerville 31634 8 Loyce W. Turner 608 Howellbrook Drive Valdosta 31602 9 Don Balfour 2889 Carrousel Court Stone Mountain 30087 10 Nadine Thomas 1375 Town Country Drive Atlanta 30316 11 Harold J. Ragan 1296 Crine Boulevard, N.W. Cairo 31728 12 Mark Taylor P. O. Box 1156 Albany 31702 13 Rooney L. Bowen P. O. Box 1238 Cordele 31015 14 George Hooks P. O. Box 928 Americus 31709 15 Ed Harbison P. O. Box 1292 Columbus 31902 16 Pete Robinson P. O. Box 751 Columbus 31902 17 Mike D. Crotts 1870 Wildwood Court Conyers 30208 18 Sonny Perdue P. O. Box 98 Bonaire 31005 19 Walter S. Ray P. O. Box 295 Douglas 31533 20 Hugh M. Gillis, Sr. P. O. Box 148 Soperton 30457 21 Johnny Isakson 5074 Hampton Farms Drive Marietta 30068 22 Charles W. Walker 1402 Twelfth Street Augusta 30901 23 Don Cheeks 3047 Walton Way Augusta 30909 24 G. B. Pollard, Jr. P. O. Box 6 Appling 30802 25 Wilbur E. Baugh 209 Gordon Road Milledgeville 31061 26 Robert Brown P. O. Box 5742 Macon 31208 27 Edwin A. Gochenour 634 Fairmont Drive Macon 31210 28 Arthur B. Edge, IV P. O. Box 1608 Newnan 30264 29 Steven E. Langford P. O. Box 1287 LaGrange 30241 30 Wayne Garner P. O. Box 2278 Carrollton 30117 31 Nathan Dean P. O. Box 606 Rockmart 30153 32 Hugh A. Ragan 4010 West Cooper Lake Drive Smyrna 30082 33 Steve Thompson 5264 Seamus Way Powder Springs 30073 34 Pam Glanton 8374 Creekridge Circle Riverdale 30296 35 Arthur Langford, Jr. 1544 Niskey Lake Trail, S.W. Atlanta 30331 36 David Scott 190 Wendell Drive, S.E. Atlanta 30315 37 Charles C. Clay Brock Clay, P.C. 49 Atlanta St. Marietta 30060 38 Ralph Abernathy III Suite 511, 18 Capitol Sq. Atlanta 30334 39 Ronald D. Slotin P. O. Box 14614 Atlanta 30324 40 Mike Egan 999 Peachtree Street, N.E. 24th Floor Atlanta 30309 41 James W. Tysinger 3781 Watkins Place, N.E. Atlanta 30319 42 Mary Margaret Oliver Ste 480 150 E Ponce de Leon Ave. Decatur 30030 43 John Parrish P. O. Box 370193 Decatur 30034 44 Terrell Starr P. O. Box 545 Forest Park 30051 45 Harrill L. Dawkins Suite A, 1805 Overlake Drive Conyers 30208 46 Paul C. Broun 165 Pulaski Street Athens 30610 47 Eddie M. Madden 62 Chestnut Street Elberton 30635 48 Clint M. Day Ste. 300 4725 Peachtree Corners Cir. Norcross 30092 49 Jane Hemmer 3645 White Sulphur Road Gainesville 30507 50 S. Guy Middleton Route Five, Box 1235 Dahlonega 30533 51 David Ralston P. O. Box 1196 Blue Ridge 30513 52 Richard O. Marable 76 River Lane Rome 30161 53 Waymond C. Huggins P. O. Box 284 LaFayette 30728 54 Stephen B. Farrow P. O. Box 2666 Dalton 30722 55 Steve Henson 5722 Wells Circle Stone Mountain 30087 56 Sallie Newbill 7205 Riverside Drive Atlanta 30328

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GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COUNTY House District Appling 170 Atkinson 167 Bacon 169 Baker 158 161 Baldwin 121 122 Banks 22 Barrow 86 Bartow 13, 14 27 Ben Hill 156 Berrien 166 Bibb 124-128 Bleckley 142 Brantley 169 Brooks 177 178 Bryan 147 154 Bulloch 145 146 Burke 116 119 Butts 109 Calhoun 158 Camden 175 Candler 145 Carroll 100 101 Catoosa 2 3 Charlton 169 175 Chatham 148-153 Chattahoochee 134 137 Cherokee 15-17 Clarke 24, 88 89 Clay 158 Clayton 93-97 Clinch 176 Cobb 29-40 51 Coffee 167 Colquitt 164-166 Columbia 112-114 120 Cook 166 177 Coweta 103, 104, 106 131 Crawford 128 140 Crisp 138 141 Dade 1 Dawson 19 Decatur 160, 164 179 DeKalb 59-75 Dodge 142 Dooly 138, 140 141 Dougherty 161-163 Douglas 98 99 Early 158 160 Echols 176 Effingham 147 Elbert 90 Emanuel 144 Evans 154 Fannin 6 7 Fayette 104 105 Floyd 11-13 Forsyth 28 85 Franklin 22 23 Fulton 41-58 Gilmer 7 Glascock 120 Glynn 169, 173 174 Gordon 10 Grady 179 180 Greene 111 Gwinnett 25 76-86 Habersham 9 Hall 19-21 25 Hancock 121 Haralson 18 Harris 102 Hart 23 Heard 103 Henry 107-109 Houston 127, 138, 139 141 Irwin 156 Jackson 25 Jasper 110 Jeff Davis 170 Jefferson 120 Jenkins 145 Johnson 144 Jones 110 123 Lamar 109 110 Lanier 176 Laurens 142 143 Lee 157 159 Liberty 154 171-173 Lincoln 90 112 Long 171 Lowndes 176, 177, 178 Lumpkin 7 8 Macon 140 Madison 24 Marion 137 158 McDuffie 112 120 McIntosh 173 Meriwether 131 137 Miller 160 Mitchell 158 164 Monroe 110 Montgomery 155 Morgan 91 Murray 6 Muscogee 102, 132, 133-136 Newton 91 92 Oconee 91 Oglethorpe 90 Paulding 18 26 Peach 128 140 Pickens 15 Pierce 169 171 Pike 129 Polk 18 27 Pulaski 138 Putnam 111 122 Quitman 158 Rabun 8 Randolph 158 Richmond 114-119 Rockdale 74 75 Schley 137 140 Screven 146 Seminole 160 Spalding 106 107 Stephens 22 Stewart 158 Sumter 159 Talbot 102 137 Taliaferro 111 Tattnall 154 Telfair 142 170 Terrell 137 159 Thomas 178-180 Tift 159 165 Toombs 155 Towns 8 Treutlen 144 Troup 102, 130 131 Turner 157 Twiggs 123 Union 7 Upson 129 Walker 1, 2 11 Walton 84 87 Ware 168 Warren 111 120 Washington 121 Wayne 170 171 Webster 159 Wheeler 155 White 8 9 Whitfield 4-6 Wilcox 156 Wilkes 90 111 Wilkinson 123 Worth 157 163

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MEMBERS OF GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES, WITH DISTRICTS AND ADDRESS FOR THE TERM 1991-1992 District Representative Address 46 Kathy Ashe 82 Westminster Drive, N.E. Atlanta 30309 29 William A. Atkins 4719 Windsor Drive Smyrna 30082 93 Frank I. Bailey, Jr. Post Office Box 777 Riverdale 30274 70 Thurbert E. Baker 4048 Rainbow Drive Decatur 30034 77 Charles E. Bannister Post Office Box 775 Lilburn 30247 155 Fisher Barfoot 1302 North Loop Road Vidalia 30474 120 Emory E. Bargeron Post Office Box 447 Louisville 30434 33 Roy E. Barnes 4841 Brookwood Drive Mableton 30059 179 Kermit Francis Bates, Jr. Post Office Box 915 Bainbridge 31717 96 Jimmy Benefield 6656 Morning Dove Place Jonesboro 30236 123 Kenneth W. Birdsong Route One Gordon 31031 151 Tom Bordeaux 126 East Liberty Street Savannah 31401-4411 165 Henry Bostick Post Office Box 94 Tifton 31793 85 Keith Breedlove Post Office Box 165, Suite 100 Buford 30518 103 Donna Staples Brooks Post Office Box 2037 Newnan 30264 54 Tyrone Brooks Station A, P. O. Box 11185 Atlanta 30310-0185 117 George M. Brown Post Office Box 1114 Augusta 30903 135 Thomas B. Buck III Post Office Box 196 Columbia 31902 95 Gail M. Buckner 1262 Trahlyta Terrace Lake City 30260 74 Barbara Jean Bunn 2635 Stanton Road Conyers 30208 41 Joseph M. Burkhalter 345 Rolling Mist Court Alpharetta 30202 170 Roger Byrd Post Office Box 756 Hazlehurst 31539 42 Thomas R. Campbell, Jr. 1088 Canton Street Roswell 30075 52 Henrietta M. Canty 487 Lynn Valley Road, S.W. Atlanta 30311 107 John Carlisle Post Office Box 120 Griffin 30233 87 Tyrone Carrell Post Office Box 561 Monroe 30655 166 Hanson Carter Post Office Box 711 Nashville 31639 35 Tom Cauthorn Suite 1500 100 Galleria Parkway Atlanta 30339 163 Tommy Chambless Post Office Box 2008 Albany 31703-2001 99 Dennis H. Chandler 1929 South Flat Rock Road Douglasville 30134 111 R. M. Channell Post Office Box 839 Greensboro 30642 13 E. M. Childers 28 Surrey Trail Rome 30161 40 Steven C. Clark 4985 Shallow Ridge Road Kennesaw 30144 31 Lynda Coker Post Office Box 578 Marietta 30061 80 Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. Post Office Box 273 Duluth 30136 142 Terry L. Coleman Post Office Box 157 Eastman 31023 7 Carlton H. Colwell Post Office Box 850 Blairsville 30512 115 Jack Connell Post Office Box 308 Augusta 30903 160 Cathy Cox 1302 Loblolly Lane Bainbridge 31717 129 Robert M. Crawford Post Office Box 350 Concord 30206 78 Ronald A. Crews 944 Millbrook Court Tucker 30084 132 Ronnie Culbreth Post Office Box 4781 Columbus 31904 27 Bill Cummings 735 Morgan Valley Road Rockmart 30153 48 Grace W. Davis 1474 Stewart Avenue, S.W. Atlanta 30310 60 J. Max Davis 1177 West Nancy Creek Drive, N.E. Atlanta 30319 83 John D. Dickinson 2789 Adella Court Snellville 30278 76 Scott Dix 4112 Cumberland Drive Snellville 30278 168 Harry D. Dixon 1303 Coral Road Waycross 31501 150 Sonny Dixon Post Office Box 18266 Garden City 31408 92 Denny M. Dobbs Post Office Box 3020 Covington 30209 9 William J. Dover Route Two, Timbrook Clarkesville 30523 36 Earl Ehrhart 4725 Bradford Lane Powder Springs 30073 28 Mike A. Evans 209 Pine Lake Drive Cumming 30130 43 Dorothy Felton 465 Tanacrest Drive, N.W. Atlanta 30328 172 James Marvin Floyd Post Office Box 1009 Hinesville 31313 138 Johnny Floyd Post Office Box 5260 Cordele 31015 145 John Godbee 401 Lane Street Brooklet 30415 177 Tim Golden 821 West Cranford Avenue Valdosta 31602 79 Bill Goodwin 6260 Indian River Drive Norcross 30092 158 Gerald E. Greene Route Three, Box 316 Cuthbert 31740 125 Denmark Groover Post Office Box 755 Macon 31202 32 John W. Hammond Post Office Box 548 Marietta 30061 159 Robert Hanner Post Office Box 310 Dawson 31742 17 Melanie S. Harris 1490 Dupree Road Woodstock 30188 112 Robert Harris 969 Ginger Hill Road, N.E. Thomson 30824 116 Bettieanne Childers Hart Post Office Box 774 Waynesboro 30830 89 Keith G. Heard Post Office Box 5068 Athens 30606 66 June Hegstrom 3291 Church Street Scottdale 30079 98 William A. Hembree 8557 Campbellton Street Douglasville 30134 65 Michele Henson 4140 Creek Stone Court Stone Mountain 30083 157 Ray Holland Post Office Box 1988 Ashburn 31714 53 Robert A. Holmes Post Office Box 110009 Atlanta 30311-0009 118 Henry Howard 2047 Martin Luther King Boulevard Augusta 30901 156 Newt Hudson Route One, Box 29-A Rochelle 31079 19 David J. Hughes Post Office Box 755 Dawsonville 30534 133 Carolyn F. Hugley Post Office Box 6342 Columbus 31907 140 Lynmore James Route Two, Box 167A Montezuma 31063 22 Jeanette Jamieson Post Office Box 852 Toccoa 30577 110 Curtis S. Jenkins Post Office Box 634 Forsyth 31029 148 Diane Harvey Johnson Post Office Box 5544 Savannah 31414 97 Dorthy Gail Johnson 9363 Forest Knoll Drive Jonesboro 30236 153 Eric B. Johnson 22 Noble Glen Drive Savannah 31406 84 Jere W. Johnson Post Office Box 224 Grayson 30221 81 Ralph L. Johnston 4574 Bogie Road Duluth 30136 71 Vernon Jones 3575 Grey Fox Chase Lithonia 30058 1 Brian Joyce 260 Raynes Chappell Road Lookout Mountain 30750 37 Mitchell Kaye 2137 Spindrift Court Marietta 30062 4 Gregory H. Kinnamon Post Office Box 1444 Dalton 30722 39 Kip Klein Post Office Box 486 Marietta 30061 59 Charles B. Ladd 5218 Fontainebleau Court Atlanta 30360 105 Daniel J. Lakly 306 Raintree Bend Peachtree City 30269 146 Bob Lane Post Office Box 275 Statesboro 30458 55 Dick Lane 2704 Humphries Street East Point 30344 64 Thomas E. Lawrence P. O. Box 1776 Stone Mountain 30083-1776 20 Bobby Lawson Post Office Box 53 Gainesville 30503 94 William J. Lee 5325 Hillside Drive Forest Park 30050 14 Jeff Lewis Post Office Box 480 White 30184 121 Jimmy Lord Post Office Box 254 Sandersville 31082 124 David E. Lucas 448 Woolfolk Street Macon 31201 108 Leland L. Maddox 15 Wynfield Drive Stockbridge 30281 5 Harold Mann Post Office Box 1927 Dalton 30722 47 Jim Martin 44 Broad Street, Suite 500 Atlanta 30303 88 Mary Louise McBee 145 Pine Valley Place Athens 30606 68 Jo Ann McClinton 132 East Lake Drive, S.E. Atlanta 30317 51 J. E. McKinney 765 Shorter Terrace, N.W. Atlanta 30318 130 Wade Milam Post Office Box 1361 LaGrange 30241 21 James W. Mills Post Office Box 7114 Chestnut Mountain 30502 69 Barbara J. Mobley Post Office Box 371442 Decatur 30037 86 John O. Mobley, Jr. 102 Brandywine Drive Winder 30680 113 Martha W. Moore 12 Plantation Hills Drive Evans 30809 171 Hinson Mosley 1901 Old Screven Road Jesup 31545 152 Anne Mueller 13013 Hermitage Road Savannah 31419 18 Thomas B. Murphy Post Office Drawer 1140 Bremen 30110 154 Clinton Oliver Post Office Box 237 Glennville 30427 75 Earl L. O'Neal 1381 Northside Drive Conyers 30207 56 Nan Orrock 1070 Delaware Avenue, S.E. Atlanta 30316 119 Mike Padgett 1140 Bennock Mill Road Augusta 30906 122 Bobby Eugene Parham Post Office Box 606 Milledgeville 31061 144 Larry Parrish 224 West Main Street Swainsboro 30401 176 Robert L. Patten Route One, Box 180 Lakeland 31635 149 Dorothy B. Pelote Post Office Box 1802 Savannah 31401 11 Tim Perry 379 Park Avenue Trion 30753 15 Garland Pinholster Route Four, Box 170 Ballground 30107 6 Charles Poag Post Office Box 441 Harris Street Eton 30724 67 Mike Polak 446 Candler Street, N.E. Atlanta 30307 143 DuBose Porter Post Office Drawer B, CSS Dublin 31040 3 McCracken Poston, Jr. Post Office Box 988 Ringgold 30736 23 Alan T. Powell Post Office Box 248 Hartwell 30643 147 Ann R. Purcell Post Office Box 1295 Rincon 31326-1295 127 William C. Randall Post Office Box 121 Macon 31202 72 Mamie M. Randolph 1625 Flintwood Drive, S.E. Atlanta 30316 128 Robert Ray Route Four, Box 1071 Fort Valley 31030 178 Henry L. Reaves Route Two, Box 83 Quitman 31643 126 Robert A. B. Reichert Post Office Box 6497 Macon 31208 162 Lawrence R. Roberts 1107 East Fourth Avenue Albany 31705 164 A. Richard Royal Post Office Box 607 Camilla 31730 24 John Scoggins P. O. Box 1083, Veteran's Drive Danielsville 30633 10 Tom E. Shanahan Post Office Box 1298 Calhoun 30703 62 Tom Sherrill 2404 Brookdale Drive, N.E. Atlanta 30345 38 Kemmel W. Shipp Post Office Box 1508 Kennesaw 30144 101 John Simpson 302-A Newnan Street Carrollton 30117 57 Georganna Sinkfield 179 Tonawanda Drive, S.E. Atlanta 30315 45 Demetrios J. Skandalakis 5610 Windy Ridge Drive Atlanta 30342 137 Jimmy Skipper Post Office Box 488 Americus 31709 175 Charles C. Smith, Jr. Post Office Drawer 766 St. Marys 31558 109 Larry Smith Post Office Box 4155 Jackson 30233 12 Paul E. Smith Post Office Box 486 Rome 30162 169 Tommy Smith Route One Alma 31510 102 Vance C. Smith, Jr. Post Office Box 171 Pine Mountain 31822 174 Willou Smith 10 St. Andrews Court, Riverfront Plaza Brunswick 31520 136 Calvin Smyre Post Office Box 181 Columbus 31902 2 Michael M. Snow Route Two, Box 1595 Chickamauga 30707 91 Frank E. Stancil Post Office Box 694 Watkinsville 30677 16 Steve Stancil Post Office Box 1421 Canton 30114 50 LaNett Stanley 712 Gary Road, N.W. Atlanta 30318 49 Pamela A. Stanley 706 Foundry Street, N.W. Atlanta 30314 25 Tommy Stephenson 327 Hillcrest Court Commerce 30529 167 Van Streat, Sr. Post Office Box 95 Nicholls 31554 134 Maretta M. Taylor 1203 Bunker Hill Road Columbus 31907 58 Sharon Beasley Teague Post Office Box 488 Red Oak 30272 61 Doug Teper 1396 Sylvan Circle, N.E. Atlanta 30319 100 Charles Thomas, Jr. Post Office Box 686 Temple 30179 173 E. C. Tillman Post Office Box 897 Brunswick 31521 180 Theo Titus III RFD 1, Box 441 Thomasville 31792 30 Matt A. Towery 4261 Woodland Brooks Drive Atlanta 30339 44 Sharon Trense 135 Classic Cove Atlanta 30350 73 Henrietta E. Turnquest 3471 Cherry Ridge Place Decatur 30034 8 Ralph Twiggs Post Office Box 432 Hiawassee 30546 34 Jack Vaughan, Jr. 2410 Tammeron Drive Marietta 30064 131 Carl Von Epps Post Office Box 1368 LaGrange 30240 141 Larry Walker Post Office Box 1234 Perry 31069 82 Vinson Wall 164 East Oak Street Lawrenceville 30245 139 Roy H. Watson, Jr. Post Office Box 1905 Warner Robins 31099 26 Charlie Watts 505 Hardee Street Dallas 30132 104 Lynn A. Westmoreland Post Office Box 1060 Fayetteville 30214 161 John White Post Office Box 3506 Albany 31706 63 Betty Jo Williams 2024 Castleway Drive, N.E. Atlanta 30345 114 Robin L. Williams Post Office Box 15993 Augusta 30919-1993 106 John P. Yates 961 Birdie Road Griffin 30223 90 Charles Yeargin 305 Heard Street Elberton 30635

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MEMBERS OF GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY DISTRICTS IN NUMERICAL ORDER WITH ADDRESSES FOR THE TERM 1992-1993 District Representative Address 1 Brian Joyce 260 Raynes Chappell Road Lookout Mountain 30750 2 Michael M. Snow Route Two, Box 1595 Chickamauga 30707 3 McCracken Poston, Jr. Post Office Box 988 Ringgold 30736 4 Gregory H. Kinnamon Post Office Box 1444 Dalton 30722 5 Harold Mann Post Office Box 1927 Dalton 30722 6 Charles Poag Post Office Box 441 Harris Street Eton 30724 7 Carlton H. Colwell Post Office Box 850 Blairsville 30512 8 Ralph Twiggs Post Office Box 432 Hiawassee 30546 9 William J. Dover Route Two, Timbrook Clarkesville 30523 10 Tom E. Shanahan Post Office Box 1298 Calhoun 30703 11 Tim Perry 379 Park Avenue Trion 30753 12 Paul E. Smith Post Office Box 486 Rome 30162 13 E. M. Childers 28 Surrey Trail Rome 30161 14 Jeff Lewis Post Office Box 480 White 30184 15 Garland Pinholster Route Four, Box 170 Ballground 30107 16 Steve Stancil Post Office Box 1421 Canton 30114 17 Melanie S. Harris 1490 Dupree Road Woodstock 30188 18 Thomas B. Murphy Post Office Drawer 1140 Bremen 30110 19 David J. Huges Post Office Box 755 Dawsonville 30534 20 Bobby Lawson Post Office Box 53 Gainesville 30503 21 James W. Mills Post Office Box 7114 Chestnut Mountain 30502 22 Jeanette Jamieson Post Office Box 852 Toccoa 30577 23 Alan T. Powell Post Office Box 248 Hartwell 30643 24 John Scoggins P. O. Box 1083, Veteran's Drive Danielsville 30633 25 Tommy Stephenson 327 Hillcrest Court Commerce 30529 26 Charlie Watts 505 Hardee Street Dallas 30132 27 Bill Cummings 735 Morgan Valley Road Rockmart 30153 28 Mike A. Evans 209 Pine Lake Drive Cumming 30130 29 William A. Atkins 4719 Windsor Drive Smyrna 30082 30 Matt A. Towery 4261 Woodland Brooks Drive Atlanta 30339 31 Lynda Coker Post Office Box 578 Marietta 30061 32 John W. Hammond Post Office Box 548 Marietta 30061 33 Roy E. Barnes 4841 Brookwood Drive Mableton 30059 34 Jack Vaughan, Jr. 2410 Tammeron Drive Marietta 30064 35 Tom Cauthorn Suite 1500 100 Galleria Parkway Atlanta 30339 36 Earl Ehrhart 4725 Bradford Lane Powder Springs 30073 37 Mitchell Kaye 2137 Spindrift Court Marietta 30062 38 Kemmel W. Shipp Post Office Box 1508 Kennesaw 30144 39 Kip Klein Post Office Box 486 Marietta 30061 40 Steven C. Clark 4985 Shallow Ridge Road Kennesaw 30144 41 Joseph M. Burkhalter 345 Rolling Mist Court Alpharetta 30202 42 Thomas R. Campbell, Jr. 1088 Canton Street Roswell 30075 43 Dorothy Felton 465 Tanacrest Drive, N.W. Atlanta 30328 44 Sharon Trense 135 Classic Cove Atlanta 30350 45 Demetrios J. Skandalakis 5610 Windy Ridge Drive Atlanta 30342 46 Kathy Ashe 82 Westminster Drive, N.E. Atlanta 30309 47 Jim Martin 44 Broad Street, Suite 500 Atlanta 30303 48 Grace W. Davis 1474 Stewart Avenue, S.W. Atlanta 30310 49 Pamela A. Stanley 706 Foundry Street, N.W. Atlanta 30314 50 LaNett Stanley 712 Gary Road, N.W. Atlanta 30318 51 J. E. McKinney 765 Shorter Terrace, N.W. Atlanta 30318 52 Henrietta M. Canty 487 Lynn Valley Road, S.W. Atlanta 30311 53 Robert A. Holmes Post Office Box 110009 Atlanta 30311-0009 54 Tyrone Brooks Station A, P. O. Box 11185 Atlanta 30310-0185 55 Dick Lane 2704 Humphries Street East Point 30344 56 Nan Orrock 1070 Delaware Avenue, S.E. Atlanta 30316 57 Georganna Sinkfield 179 Tonawanda Drive, S.E. Atlanta 30315 58 Sharon Beasley Teague Post Office Box 488 Red Oak 30272 59 Charles B. Ladd 5218 Fontainebleau Court Atlanta 30360 60 J. Max Davis 1177 West Nancy Creek Drive, N.E. Atlanta 30319 61 Doug Teper 1396 Sylvan Circle, N.E. Atlanta 30319 62 Tom Sherrill 2404 Brookdale Drive, N.E. Atlanta 30345 63 Betty Jo Williams 2024 Castleway Drive, N.E. Atlanta 30345 64 Thomas E. Lawrence P. O. Box 1776 Stone Mountain 30083-1776 65 Michele Henson 4140 Creek Stone Court Stone Mountain 30083 66 June Hegstrom 3291 Church Street Scottdale 30079 67 Mike Polak 446 Candler Street, N.E. Atlanta 30307 68 Jo Ann McClinton 132 East Lake Drive, S.E. Atlanta 30317 69 Barbara J. Mobley Post Office Box 371442 Decatur 30037 70 Thurbert E. Baker 4048 Rainbow Drive ecatur 30034 71 Vernon Jones 3575 Grey Fox Chase Lithonia 30058 72 Mamie M. Randolph 1625 Flintwood Drive, S.E. Atlanta 30316 73 Henrietta E. Turnquest 3471 Cherry Ridge Place Decatur 30034 74 Barbara Jean Bunn 2635 Stanton Road Conyers 30208 75 Earl L. O'Neal 1381 Northside Drive Conyers 30207 76 Scott Dix 4112 Cumberland Drive Snellville 30278 77 Charles E. Bannister Post Office Box 775 Lilburn 30247 78 Ronald A. Crews 944 Millbrook Court Tucker 30084 79 Bill Goodwin 6260 Indian River Drive Norcross 30092 80 Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. Post Office Box 273 Duluth 30136 81 Ralph L. Johnston 4574 Bogie Road Duluth 30136 82 Vinson Wall 164 East Oak Street Lawrenceville 30245 83 John D. Dickinson 2789 Adella Court Snellville 30278 84 Jere W. Johnson Post Office Box 224 Grayson 30221 85 Keith Breedlove Post Office Box 165, Suite 100 Buford 30518 86 John O. Mobley, Jr. 102 Brandywine Drive Winder 30680 87 Tyrone Carrell Post Office Box 561 Monroe 30655 88 Mary Louise McBee 145 Pine Valley Place Athens 30606 89 Keith G. Heard Post Office Box 5068 Athens 30606 90 Charles Yeargin 305 Heard Street Elberton 30635 91 Frank E. Stancil Post Office Box 694 Watkinsville 30677 92 Denny M. Dobbs Post Office Box 3020 Covington 30209 93 Frank I. Bailey, Jr. Post Office Box 777 Riverdale 30274 94 William J. Lee 5325 Hillside Drive Forest Park 30050 95 Gail M. Buckner 1262 Trahlyta Terrace Lake City 30260 96 Jimmy Benefield 6656 Morning Dove Place Jonesboro 30236 97 Dorthy Gail Johnson 9363 Forest Knoll Drive Jonesboro 30236 98 William A. Hembree 8557 Campbellton Street Douglasville 30134 99 Dennis H. Chandler 1929 South Flat Rock Road Douglasville 30134 100 Charles Thomas, Jr. Post Office Box 686 Temple 30179 101 John Simpson 302-A Newnan Street Carrollton 30117 102 Vance C. Smith, Jr. Post Office Box 171 Pine Mountain 31822 103 Donna Staples Brooks Post Office Box 2037 Newnan 30264 104 Lynn A. Westmoreland Post Office Box 1060 Fayetteville 30214 105 Daniel J. Lakly 306 Raintree Bend Peachtree City 30269 106 John P. Yates 961 Birdie Road Griffin 30223 107 John Carlisle Post Office Box 120 Griffin 30233 108 Leland L. Maddox 15 Wynfield Drive Stockbridge 30281 109 Larry Smith Post Office Box 4155 Jackson 30233 110 Curtis S. Jenkins Post Office Box 634 Forsyth 31029 111 R. M. Channell Post Office Box 839 Greensboro 30642 112 Robert Harris 969 Ginger Hill Road, N.E. Thomson 30824 113 Martha W. Moore 12 Plantation Hills Drive Evans 30809 114 Robin L. Williams Post Office Box 15993 Augusta 30919-1993 115 Jack Connell Post Office Box 308 Augusta 30903 116 Bettieanne Childers Hart Post Office Box 774 Waynesboro 30830 117 George M. Brown Post Office Box 1114 Augusta 30903 118 Henry Howard 2047 Martin Luther King Boulevard Augusta 30901 119 Mike Padgett 1140 Bennock Mill Road Augusta 30906 120 Emory E. Bargeron Post Office Box 447 Louisville 30434 121 Jimmy Lord Post Office Box 254 Sandersville 31082 122 Bobby Eugene Parham Post Office Box 606 Milledgeville 31061 123 Kenneth W. Birdsong Route One Gordon 31031 124 David E. Lucas 448 Woolfolk Street Macon 31201 125 Denmark Groover Post Office Box 755 Macon 31202 126 Robert A. B. Reichert Post Office Box 6497 Macon 31208 127 William C. Randall Post Office Box 121 Macon 31202 128 Robert Ray Route Four, Box 1071 Fort Valley 31030 129 Robert M. Crawford Post Office Box 350 Concord 30206 130 Wade Milam Post Office Box 1361 LaGrange 30241 131 Carl Von Epps Post Office Box 1368 LaGrange 30240 132 Ronnie Culbreth Post Office Box 4781 Columbus 31904 133 Carolyn F. Hugley Post Office Box 6342 Columbus 31907 134 Maretta M. Taylor 1203 Bunker Hill Road Columbus 31907 135 Thomas B. Buck III Post Office Box 196 Columbus 31902 136 Calvin Smyre Post Office Box 181 Columbus 31902 137 Jimmy Skipper Post Office Box 488 Americus 31709 138 Johnny Floyd Post Office Box 5260 Cordele 31015 139 Roy H. Watson, Jr. Post Office Box 1905 Warner Robins 31099 140 Lynmore James Route Two, Box 167A Montezuma 31063 141 Larry Walker Post Office Box 1234 Perry 31069 142 Terry L. Coleman Post Office Box 157 Eastman 31023 143 DuBose Porter Post Office Drawer B, CSS Dublin 31040 144 Larry Parrish 224 West Main Street Swainsboro 30401 145 John Godbee 401 Lane Street Brooklet 30415 146 Bob Lane Post Office Box 275 Statesboro 30458 147 Ann R. Purcell Post Office Box 1295 Rincon 31326-1295 148 Diane Harvey Johnson Post Office Box 5544 Savannah 31414 149 Dorothy B. Pelote Post Office Box 1802 Savannah 31401 150 Sonny Dixon Post Office Box 18266 Garden City 31408 151 Tom Bordeaux 126 East Liberty Street Savannah 31401-4411 152 Anne Mueller 13013 Hermitage Road Savannah 31419 153 Eric B. Johnson 22 Noble Glen Drive Savannah 31406 154 Clinton Oliver Post Office Box 237 Glennville 30427 155 Fisher Barfoot 1302 North Loop Road Vidalia 30474 156 Newt Hudson Route One, Box 29-A Rochelle 31079 157 Ray Holland Post Office Box 1988 Ashburn 31714 158 Gerald E. Greene Route Three, Box 316 Cuthbert 31740 159 Robert Hanner Post Office Box 310 Dawson 31742 160 Cathy Cox 1302 Loblolly Lane Bainbridge 31717 161 John White Post Office Box 3506 Albany 31706 162 Lawrence R. Roberts 1107 East Fourth Avenue Albany 31705 163 Tommy Chambless Post Office Box 2008 Albany 31703-2001 164 A. Richard Royal Post Office Box 607 Camilla 31730 165 Henry Bostick Post Office Box 94 Tifton 31793 166 Hanson Carter Post Office Box 711 Nashville 31639 167 Van Streat, Sr. Post Office Box 95 Nicholls 31554 168 Harry D. Dixon 1303 Coral Road Waycross 31501 169 Tommy Smith Route One Alma 31510 170 Roger Byrd Post Office Box 756 Hazlehurst 31539 171 Hinson Mosley 1901 Old Screven Road Jesup 31545 172 James Marvin Floyd Post Office Box 1009 Hinesville 31313 173 E. C. Tillman Post Office Box 897 Brunswick 31521 174 Willou Smith 10 St. Andrews Court, Riverfront Plaza Brunswick 31520 175 Charles C. Smith, Jr. Post Office Drawer 766 St. Marys 31558 176 Robert L. Patten Route One, Box 180 Lakeland 31635 177 Tim Golden 821 West Cranford Avenue Valdosta 31602 178 Henry L. Reaves Route Two, Box 83 Quitman 31643 179 Kermit Francis Bates, Jr. Post Office Box 915 Bainbridge 31717 180 Theo Titus III RFD 1, Box 441 Thomasville 31792

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RESULTS OF REFERENDUM ELECTIONS STATUS OF REFERENDUM ELECTIONS FOR THE YEARS 1953 THROUGH 1992 Georgia Laws Referendums Proposed Election Results Not Known Not Held Final Result 1953 (Jan./Feb.) 14 1 2 11 1953 (Nov./Dec.) 21 5 16 1955 17 1 1 15 1956 39 4 1 34 1957 24 1 23 1958 45 2 2 41 1959 34 1 33 1960 47 7 1 39 1961 27 1 26 1962 38 1 2 35 1963 39 1 5 33 1964 35 2 3 30 1964 Ex. Sess. 9 1 1 7 1965 23 3 20 1966 25 2 23 1967 39 2 37 1968 48 3 1 44 1969 48 3 3 42 1970 44 4 1 39 1971 43 5 38 1971 Ex. Sess. 3 3 1972 64 1 1 62 1973 21 1 2 18 1974 25 1 1 23 1975 33 1 1 31 1975 Ex. Sess. 1 1 1976 26 2 24 1977 13 13 1978 25 1 24 1979 5 5 1980 22 4 18 1981 10 2 8 1982 36 36 1983 18 2 16 1984 38 2 36 1985 25 0 4 21 1986 66 0 8 58 1987 43 1 42 1988 71 1 9 61 1989 20 5 15 1989 Ex. Sess. 1 1 1990 68 5 63 1991 33 7 26 1991 Ex. Sess. 5 1 4 1992 62 1 4 57 TOTALS 1375 44 94 1237

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REFERENDUM ELECTIONS The Act, approved March 4, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. sess., page 523), provides that the results of all referendum elections which are provided for by any local or special law enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia shall immediately be certified, by the authority holding such election, to the Secretary of State. In addition thereto, the citation of the Act involved and the purpose of such election shall be sent to the Secretary of State at the same time. Georgia Laws 1953, January-February session : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Carroll 3012 Town Mt. Zion 3-21-53 For55 Agn30 Chatham 2538 Taxation Not held DeKalb 3249 County Commissioners 5-13-53 For4445 Agn8483 Franklin 3030 County Commissioners 11-2-54 For1152 Agn565 Gilmer 3103 City of Ellijay 6-1-53 For69 Agn151 Gilmer 588 City of Ellijay 6-1-53 For69 Agn151 Gwinnett 3187 City of Lawrenceville 6-27-53 For55 Agn61 Irwin 2495 Tax Commissioner 11-2-54 For568 Agn694 Mitchell 2577 City of CamillaTreasurer Not held Murray 2458 Town of Spring Place 5-19-53 For36 Agn48 Murray 2340 City of Chatsworth Election Results Not Known Murray 2444 Tax Commissioner 4-21-53 For553 Agn261 Troup 2276 City of West Point 4-1-53 For250 Agn112 Whitfield 2128 City Court of Dalton 3-26-53 For210 Agn2613

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Georgia Laws 1953, November-December session : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Burke 2049 County Commissioners 9-8-54 For1833 Agn648 Cherokee 2668 Certain County Officerscompensation 11-2-54 For913 Agn674 Clayton 2855 City of Forest Park Election Results Not Known Clayton 2029 City of Jonesboro 12-9-53 For64 Agn229 Clayton 2064 City of Lake Tara Election Results Not Known Coweta 2040 City of Newnan 2-6-54 For1406 Agn603 Crisp 2407 City of Cordele 10-5-54 City vote : For202; Agn132 County vote : For23; Agn252 Decatur 2197 City of West Bainbridge 1-11-54 For200 Agn527 DeKalb 2578 City of Decatur 10-21-54 For466 Agn827 Early 2282 City of Blakely 4-19-54 For45 Agn82 Elbert 2987 City of Elberton 3-23-54 For958 Agn248 Forsyth 2674 County indebtedness Election Results Not Known Greene 2455 County Commissioners 3-23-54 For1637 Agn1807 Habersham 2745 City of Clarkesville 2-16-54 For154 Agn164 McDuffie 2584 City of Thomson 3-12-54 For253 Agn290 Miller 2814 City Court of Miller County Election Results Not Known Richmond 2610 City of Augusta Election Results Not Known Richmond 2476 City of Augusta 11-17-54 For259 Agn189 Sumter 2972 City of Americus 1-12-54 For382 Agn431 Troup 2858 City of West Point 1-27-54 City vote : For140; Agn6 Outside city vote : For65; Agn53 Twiggs 2570 County Commissioners 11-2-54 For161 Agn626 Georgia Laws, 1955 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Baldwin 2830 County Commissioners 4-20-55 For1079 Agn716 Clarke 3057 City of Athens/Clarke Countyschool systems 5-4-55 For1124 Agn564 Clayton 2781 City of Morrow 4-16-55 For75 Agn30 Clayton Fulton 2884 City of College Park 5-14-55 For46 Agn13 DeKalb 2806 Form of government 5-18-55 (1) Single Com. For750 Multiple Com. For5013 (2) Co. Exec. For2728 Co. Manager For2733 Elbert 2117 City Court of Elberton 3-7-56 For4471 Agn522 Fulton 2650 City of Hapeville Election Results Not Known Gwinnett 3163 City of Lawrenceville 3-19-55 For25 Agn89 Hall 3038 Tax Commissioner 11-28-55 For2163 Agn775 Hall 2627 Certain County Officerscompensation 11-28-55 For2144 Agn826 Houston 2093 City of Warner Robins 4-5-55 For234 Agn547 Jackson 2853 City of Commerce Not held Laurens 2620 City of Dublin 5-10-55 For582 Agn1327 Lumpkin 2892 County Commissioners 4-13-55 For337 Agn109 Rockdale 2428 Certain County Officerscompensation 4-16-55 For610 Agn877 Tift 2344 City of Tifton 4-27-55 For764 Agn270 Wayne 2858 City of Jesup 4-27-55 For383 Agn206

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Georgia Laws, 1956 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Baldwin 2725 County Commissioners 4-3-56 For1394 Agn1385 Baldwin (1 of 2) 2865 City of Milledgeville 7-18-56 For107 Agn58 Baldwin (1 of 2) 2865 City of Milledgeville 10-15-56 For463 Agn243 Baldwin 3003 City of Milledgeville 7-18-56 For12 Agn51 Banks 2056 Sheriffcompensation 3-14-56 For1054 Agn1378 Barrow 3100 City of Winder 5-4-56 For13 Agn103 Carroll 2797 City Court of Carrollton 11-6-56 For1305 Agn2344 Carroll 2877 City of Whitesburg Election Results Not Known Chattooga 2899 County Commissioner 9-12-56 For2142 Agn1167 Clayton (1 of 2) 2040 City of Forest Park Election Results Not Known Clayton (1 of 2) 2040 City of Forest Park Election Results Not Known Clayton 2518 City of Mountain View 3-24-56 For341 Agn44 Clayton Fulton 2744 City of College Park 4-28-56 For28 Agn22 Colquitt 2399 Certain County Officerscompensation 2-28-56 For3864 Agn2411 Colquitt 2403 Tax Commissioner 2-28-56 For3939 Agn2540 Colquitt 2830 City of Moultrie 10-1-56 * * West Moultrie Area: For1986; Agn169 [UNK] City vote: Colonial Heights Area: For2002; Agn159 Crestwood Gardens Area: For2005; Agn167 East Moultrie Area: For2004; Agn165 Tifton Highway Area: For1989; Agn173 Sylvester Drive Area: For1976; Agn175 Area 1-West Moultrie Area: For99; Agn57 [UNK] Area vote: Area 2-Colonial Heights Area: For145; Agn83 Area 3-Crestwood Gardens Area: For27; Agn87 Area 4-East Moultrie Area: For41; Agn147 Area 5-Tifton Highway Area: For29; Agn107 Area 6-Sylvester Drive Area: For78; Agn144 DeKalb 2932 City Court of Decatur 5-16-56 For12,520 Agn5,846 DeKalb (1 of 2) 3237 Multiple commission form of government 5-16-56 For18,393 Agn2,001 DeKalb (1 of 2) 3237 Commission Chairman 5-16-56 For: (a)4,743 For: (b)15,300 Fayette 2022 Tax Commissioner 2-25-56 For292 Agn37 Glascock 3507 Sheriffcompensation 3-14-56 For498 Agn227 Gwinnett 2502 Tax Commissioner 11-6-56 For3,383 Agn1,641 Hall 3166 City of Lula 3-27-56 Belton vote : For64; Agn2 Lula vote : For35; Agn3 Houston 2510 City of Warner Robins 5-8-56 For215 Agn30 Jackson 2887 City Court of Jefferson 9-12-56 For972 Agn1556 Laurens 3267 City of Dublin Not held Miller 2799 Voting machines 9-12-56 For231 Agn580 Murray 3476 City of Chatsworth 8-25-56 For77 Agn109 Muscogee 2386 City of Columbus 9-12-56 City vote : For6179; Agn2356 Outside city vote : For516; Agn2070 Newton 2507 City of Covington 5-1-56 For109 Agn90 Richmond 2406 City of Augusta 4-18-56 For7769 Agn3734 Spalding 2412 City of Griffin 4-17-56 City vote : For948; Agn595 Affected area : For365; Agn400 Thomas 3159 Certain County Officerscompensation 4-24-56 For902 Agn939 Thomas 3510 Tax Commissioner 4-24-56 For876 Agn957 Troup 2827 City of Hogansville 7-18-56 City vote : For216; Agn117 Outside city vote : For41, Agn159 Troup 3078 City of Hogansville 7-18-56 For257 Agn276 Troup 3423 City of North West Point 4-25-56 For34 Agn111 Walker 2995 Town of Linwood Election Results Not Known Whitfield 2093 City of Dalton 3-15-56 For985 Agn1831 Georgia Laws, 1957 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bartow 2048 City of Cartersville 3-12-57 For1010 Agn314 Bulloch 2877 City of Statesboro 7-26-57 Area 1 : For312; Agn14 Area 2 : For312; Agn14 Area 3 : For313; Agn13 Chatham 2003 City of Port Wentworth 3-20-57 For422 Agn128 Clarke 2033 City of Athens 2-27-57 For617 Agn2112 Clarke 2036 City of Athens 2-27-57 For714 Agn2047 Cobb 3020 City of Acworth 5-4-57 For73 Agn181 Coffee 2833 City of Douglas 5-29-57 For485 Agn99 Colquitt 2205 City of Moultrie 3-11-57 For25 Agn53 Cook 3253 County Commissioners 5-8-57 For227 Agn364 Dougherty 2595 City of Albany 5-20-57 For325 Agn720 Douglas 2358 City of Douglasville 5-3-57 City vote : For50; Agn53 Affected area : For2; Agn164 Emanuel 3317 City of Swainsboro 10-14-57 City vote : For: Area 1 and 2 Outside city vote : For: Area 2 Agn: Area 1 Gwinnett 2669 City of Lawrenceville 3-23-57 For27 Agn4 Hancock 2341 City of Sparta Not held Henry 2121 County Commissioners 4-6-57 For784 Agn924 Miller 2194 County Commissioners 4-2-57 Majority vote for $5 per meeting Pickens 2332 Town of Jasper 4-17-57 City vote : For78; Agn12 Outside city vote : For15; Agn213 Pickens 2400 Town of Jasper 4-17-57 For75 Agn10 Polk 2185 City of Cedartown 5-8-57 For656 Agn934 Pulaski 3353 City of Hawkinsville 4-30-57 For115 Agn266 Spalding 2809 City of Griffin 4-30-57 For552 Agn317 Twiggs 3002 County Commissioners 5-22-57 For156 Agn174 Walker 2419 Town of Linwood 4-27-57 For71 Agn29 Wilkinson 2383 Town of McIntyre 5-25-57 For49 Agn18 Georgia Laws, 1958 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bacon 3378 City of Alma 7-2-58 For206 Agn197 Baldwin 3302 County Commissioner 11-4-58 For932 Agn717 Barrow 2338 City of Winder 6-4-58 For131 Agn229 Bartow 2683 Tax Commissioner 9-10-58 For3590 Agn1254 Bartow 2866 Certain County Officerscompensation 9-10-58 For3462 Agn1356 Brooks 2859 City of Quitman 5-27-58 For173 Agn74 Chatham 2617 Town of Thunderbolt 1-20-59 For291 Agn115 Chatham 3337 City of Savannah 5-27-58 For4024 Agn2283 Chattahoochee 2554 Sheriffcompensation 11-4-58 For55 Agn30 Cherokee 2437 City of Canton 5-7-58 For119 Agn483 Cherokee 2661 City of Canton 5-7-58 For223 Agn37 Clayton 3022 City of Mountain View Election Results Not Known Clayton 3397 City of Forest Park Election Results Not Known Clayton Fulton 2309 City of College Park 5-19-58 For2 Agn0 Clayton Fulton 2363 City of College Park 5-14-58 For10 Agn0 Clayton Fulton 2721 City of College Park 6-3-58 For738 Agn340 Clayton Fulton 2453 City of College Park 5-19-58 For2 Agn0 Clayton Fulton 2854 City of College Park 5-14-58 For0 Agn0 Clayton Fulton 3212 City of East Point 7-16-58 For63 Agn28 Colquitt 2441 City of Moultrie 7-14-58 (Area 6) For53; Agn1 7-21-58 (Area 7) For110; Agn79 7-28-58 (Area 8) For31; Agn27 DeKalb 3318 City of Chamblee 5-10-58 City area vote : For41; Agn1 Affected area : For91; Agn41 Dodge 2207 County Commissioners 3-18-58 For571 Agn2997 Early 2829 City of Blakely 8-12-58 For59 Agn96 Emanuel 3143 City of Swainsboro 10-13-58 Parcel #1-City vote : For227; Agn15 Outside city : For143; Agn54 Parcel #2-City vote : For229; Agn15 Outside city : For39; Agn40 Parcel #3-City vote : For230; Agn14 Outside city : For24; Agn28 Fannin 3353 City of Blue Ridge 5-17-58 For162 Agn282 Franklin 2644 City of Carnesville 4-22-58 For33 Agn21 Gordon 2131 City of Calhoun 3-26-58 City vote : For234; Agn75 County vote : For203; Agn256 Hall 2279 City of Gainesville 4-1-58 For925 Agn169 Haralson 2820 City of Bremen Not Held Henry 3127 Certain County Officerscompensation 5-21-58 For346 Agn206 Henry 3132 City of Stockbridge 4-30-58 City vote : For61; Agn75 Outside City : For16; Agn116 Henry 3198 City of Hampton 4-30-58 City vote : For92; Agn3 Outside City : For37; Agn9 Henry 3367 City of McDonough Election Results Not Known Jasper 2921 City of Monticello 6-3-58 City vote : For147; Agn107 Outside City : For15; Agn50 Jeff Davis 3288 County Commissioners 4-19-58 For1025 Agn901 Lowndes 2624 City of Valdosta 4-14-58 For907 Agn243 Newton 2269 City of Covington 7-9-58 For151 Agn460 Polk 2468 Town of Van Wert 9-10-58 For7 Agn57 Pulaski 2826 Tax Commissioner 11-4-58 For222 Agn235 Putnam 2980 City of Eatonton 6-11-58 For42 Agn257 Tift 2696 City of Tifton (2 elections held) 4-30-58 City vote : For669; Agn43 Outside City : For333; Agn286 Tift 2930 City of Tifton 5-7-58 Election Results Not Known Ware 2763 City of Manor 5-17-58 For19 Agn100 Wilkes 2091 County Commissioners 11-4-58 For749 Agn98 White 3224 County Commissioners Not held Georgia Laws, 1959 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bartow 2782 City of Cartersville 4-29-59 For79 Agn154 Bartow 2793 City of Cartersville 4-29-59 For3 Agn21 Bartow 2797 City of Adairsville 5-12-59 For77 Agn120 Bartow 2907 City of White(Sec. 2) (2 elections held) 5-16-59 County Election, Sec. 2 : For7; Agn36 City Election : For27; Agn45 Bartow 2920 City of Kingston 5-16-59 For49 Agn2 Catoosa 2161 County Commissioners 3-28-59 For718 Agn2430 Chattooga 2809 City of Summerville 5-23-59 For160 Agn462 Cherokee 2494 Certain County Officerscompensation 4-4-59 For1522 Agn509 Clayton Fulton 2499 City of College Park 5-18-59 For14 Agn38 Clayton Fulton 2508 City of College Park 5-18-59 For0 Agn0 Clayton Fulton 2516 City of College Park 5-18-59 For5 Agn0 Clayton Fulton 2521 City of College Park 5-18-59 For3 Agn0 Cobb Douglas 3142 City of AustellParcel #2 8-18-59 For7 Agn8 Cobb Douglas 3142 City of AustellParcel #3 8-4-59 For2 Agn11 Cobb Douglas 3142 City of AustellParcel #1 8-25-59 For5 Agn49 Cobb Douglas 3142 City of AustellParcel #4 8-11-59 For14 Agn15 Colquitt 2396 City of Norman Park 5-25-59 For50 Agn81 Dougherty 2091 County Commissioners 4-12-60 For755 Agn417 Dougherty 3064 City of Albany 6-8-59 For1413 Agn710 Douglas 2871 City of Lithia Springs 4-8-59 For241 Agn569 Elbert 2627 County Commissioners 4-8-59 For804 Agn436 Elbert 2621 Tax Commissioner 4-8-59 For1041 Agn203 Elbert 2624 Certain County Officerscompensation 4-8-59 For1014 Agn228 Emanuel 2592 City of Twin City 5-4-59 For200 Agn162 Gwinnett 3161 City of Dacula 5-9-59 For82 Agn45 Habersham 2178 City of Cornelia 4-13-59 For102 Agn91 McDuffie 2568 Certain County Officerscompensation 6-30-59 For502 Agn75 Meriwether Talbot 2534 City of Manchester 4-1-59 For109 Agn30 Newton 2780 City of Oxford 5-1-59 For30 Agn36 Polk 2171 City of Cedartown 5-19-59 City vote : For387; Agn75 County vote : For86; Agn291 Polk 2732 Certain County Officerscompensation 3-16-60 For4388 Agn1624 Toombs 2010 County Commissioners 4-8-59 For1510 Agn827 Turner 2575 County Commissioners Not Held Union 2053 County Commissioners 3-17-59 For810 Agn1629 Georgia Laws, 1960 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Banks 3035 County Commissioners 9-14-60 For1197 Agn767 Berrien 3301 City of Nashville 11-8-60 For466 Agn418 Bibb 3223 Macon-Bibb County 6-1-60 City vote : For4598; Agn4288 Outside City vote : For1902; Agn7368 Payne City vote : For37; Agn55 Chatham 2273 Town of Thunderbolt 1-17-61 For151 Agn283 Chattooga 2715 Town of Trion 5-5-60 For53 Agn25 Clarke 2234 City of Athens 4-13-60 For276 Agn522 Cobb 2127 City of Smyrna Election Results Not Known Coweta 3020 City of Newnan 4-30-60 For320 Agn146 Douglas Cobb 2118 City of Austell 3-26-60 For27 Agn38 Dodge 2608 Town of Rhine 4-27-60 For146 Agn4 DeKalb 3158 City of Decatur Election Results Not Known Emanuel 2360 County Commissioners 11-8-60 For877 Agn2080 Evans 2251 City of Claxton 5-5-60 Proposed Area : For32; Agn62 Within City vote : For379; Agn107 Franklin 2143 County Commissioner Advisory Board 3-9-60 For2296 Agn1038 Fulton Clayton 2849 City of College Park 5-14-60 For6 Agn0 Fulton Clayton 2854 City of College Park 5-16-60 For21 Agn15 Greene 3089 Tax Commissioner 4-28-60 For801 Agn823 Greene 3093 Certain County Officerscompensation 4-28-60 For822 Agn835 Henry 3297 City of McDonough 5-18-60 Inside City vote : For61; Agn35 Outside City vote : For41; Agn83 Houston 2605 Tax Commissioner 11-8-60 For4059 Agn959 Jefferson 2913 Town of Avera Election Results Not Known Lamar 2294 Certain County Officerscompensation 5-11-60 For131 Agn193 Liberty 2237 County Commissioners 3-30-60 For1096 Agn573 Lowndes 3125 City of Valdosta 4-15-60 For87 Agn656 McIntosh 2888 Clerk Superior Court Election Results Not Known McIntosh 2893 Sheriff Election Results Not Known McIntosh 2899 Tax Commissioner Election Results Not Known McIntosh 2904 Ordinary Election Results Not Known Mitchell 2301 City of Camilla 4-27-60 City of Camilla For45; Agn15 Mitchell County For8; Agn1 Morgan 2518 Certain County Officerscompensation 3-15-60 For1894 Agn332 Murray 3180 City of Spring Place Not Held Polk 2111 City of Cedartown 3-22-60 For74 Agn50 Pulaski 2991 Clerk Superior Court 9-14-60 For798 Agn962 Pulaski 2995 Tax Collector 9-14-60 For803 Agn952 Pulaski 2998 Ordinary 9-14-60 For805 Agn949 Pulaski 3001 Sheriff 9-14-60 For810 Agn953 Pulaski 3009 Tax Receiver 9-14-60 For777 Agn952 Rabun 2417 City of Clayton 5-25-60 For46 Agn160 Rockdale 2028 City of Conyers 3-2-60 For134 Agn283 Stewart 2051 County Commissioner and Advisory Board 3-16-60 For418 Agn297 Walton 2056 Certain County Officerscompensation 3-9-60 For3092 Agn918 Walton 2063 County Commissioners 3-9-60 For2748 Agn1117 Walton 2067 Tax Commissioner 3-9-60 For3181 Agn900 Wayne 2202 County Commissioners 3-4-60 For458 Agn1672 Whitfield 2003 County Commissioner 3-2-60 For955 Agn1042 Whitfield 2007 Certain County Officerscompensation 3-2-60 For1272 Agn746 Whitfield 2019 Tax Commissioner 3-2-60 For1227 Agn806

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Georgia Laws, 1961 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling 2197 City of Baxley 4-18-61 For514 Agn292 Bartow 2782 City of Cartersville 6-10-61 For6 Agn44 Bartow 3382 City of Cartersville 6-10-61 For29 Agn20 Bartow 3469 City of Cartersville 6-10-61 For205 Agn159 Bibb 2441 City of Macon 5-24-61 City vote : For1560; Agn445 Outside City vote : For12,269; Agn9037 Carroll 3118 City of Carrollton 5-20-61 For267 Agn764 Chatham 2969 City of Savannah 5-10-61 City of Savannah : For9176; Agn1679 Zone No. 1 : For886; Agn759 Zone No. 2 : For123; Agn227 Chatham 3072 Civil Service System 4-20-61 For137 Agn144 Chattooga 2658 City of Summerville 5-27-61 For338 Agn241 Colquitt 3041 City of Moultrie Not held Early 2245 City of BlakelyNorth City Limits 6-13-61 For61 Agn56 Early 2260 City of BlakelySouth City Limits 6-14-61 For35 Agn56 Forsyth 2252 City of Cumming 4-1-61 City vote : For108; Agn26 Outside City vote : For41; Agn142 Gwinnett 2583 City of Norcross 5-20-61 City vote : For45; Agn25 Outside City vote : For21; Agn43 Gwinnett 3156 City of Suwanee 4-29-61 For56 Agn15 Laurens 2598 City of Dublin 8-2-61 For1077 Agn463 Meriwether 2760 City of Manchester 5-3-61 For614 Agn322 Meriwether 3058 Board of County Commissioners 5-31-61 For860 Agn320 Meriwether 3223 County Treasurer 5-31-61 For680 Agn493 Meriwether 3416 Tax Commissionercompensation 5-31-61 For940 Agn243 Meriwether 3456 Certain County Officerscompensation 5-31-61 For938 Agn254 Monroe 2994 City of Forsyth 10-4-61 For668 Agn245 Murray 3403 City of Spring Place 6-24-61 For24 Agn19 Pike 2704 City of Zebulon 5-6-61 For52 Agn1 Polk 2931 City of Rockmart 12-2-61 See below * * Result: City of Rockmart For: 669 Agn: 174 Ward 1 For: 22 Agn: 36 Ward 2 For: 0 Agn: 17 Ward 3 For: 0 Agn: 0 Ward 4 For: 6 Agn: 69 Ward 5 For: 0 Agn: 1 Sumter 3251 City of Americus 5-9-61 For331 Agn954 Troup 2650 City of West Point 4-26-61 For143 Agn224

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Georgia Laws, 1962 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bryan 2505 City of Richmond Hill 4-4-62 For153 Agn119 Chatham 2707 Town of Pooler 4-26-62 For110 Agn114 Clarke 2677 City of Athens 5-23-62 For643 Agn521 Clarke 2751 City of Athens 4-25-62 For1228 Agn1361 Clayton Fulton 2592 City of College Park 5-5-62 For32 Agn37 Clayton Fulton 2599 City of College Park 6-1-62 For214 Agn1061 Clayton Fulton 3084 City of College Park 5-26-62 For4 Agn160 Columbia 2713 City of Martinez 9-12-62 For85 Agn573 Emanuel 2359 Board of County Commissioners 11-6-62 For450 Agn484 Fulton 2473 City of East Point 5-9-62 For1 Agn3 Fulton 2854 City of East Point 5-9-62 For1 Agn6 Fulton 2861 City of East Point 5-9-62 For6 Agn31 Fulton 3130 City of East Point 5-9-62 For25 Agn22 Gwinnett 2364 Pinball machines 11-6-62 For1737 Agn638 Henry 2403 Town of Locust Grove 4-25-62 For20 Agn27 Jackson 2620 City of Jefferson Not held Jackson 2624 City of Commerce 12-5-62 Inside City : For385; Agn108 Outside City : For58; Agn237 Laurens 2528 Town of Dudley 3-28-62 For29 Agn4 Laurens 3052 County Treasurer Not Held Meriwether 2244 City of Manchester 3-28-62 For234 Agn66 Meriwether 2396 City of Manchester 3-28-62 For251 Agn47 Meriwether 2422 City of Manchester 3-28-62 For224 Agn67 Meriwether 2603 City of Manchester 3-28-62 For231 Agn76 Meriwether 2613 City of Manchester 3-28-62 For227 Agn57 Mitchell 2158 City of Camilla 4-24-62 For15 Agn0 Murray 2576 City of Chatsworth 6-23-62 For143 Agn183 Muscogee 2164 Columbus-Muscogee Board of Commissioners 4-11-62 Muscogee County : For6612; Agn9103 City of Columbus : For5563; Agn6032 Newton 3072 City of Covington 4-25-62 For550 Agn167 Oglethorpe 3202 City Court of Lexington 11-6-62 For392 Agn180 Putnam 2440 Certain County Officerscompensation 11-6-62 For626 Agn129 Putnam 3048 Tax Commissioner 11-6-62 For548 Agn184 Terrell 2537 City of Dawson 7-11-62 Ext. 1Defeated Ext. 2Ratified Terrell 3186 City of Dawson Election Results Not Known Upson 2074 City of Thomaston 4-3-62 For577 Agn543 Warren 2981 Clerk Superior Court attend Court of Ordinary 11-6-62 For281 Agn313 Washington 3038 City of Tennille 5-2-62 In proposed area : For13; Agn44 In City Tennille : For139; Agn58 Wayne 3110 Board of County Commissioners 11-6-62 For664 Agn449 Wilkinson 2847 Town of McIntyre 4-7-62 For70 Agn21

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Georgia Laws, 1963 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Baker 2928 Tax Collector and Tax Receivercompensation 4-25-63 For581 Agn343 Baldwin 3035 Civil and Criminal Court of Baldwin County 5-28-63 For142 Agn346 Bartow 2066 Sheriff's Deputies and Jailerscompensation 4-10-63 For721 Agn1170 Bartow 2070 Deputy Clerk of Superior Courtcompensation 4-10-63 For545 Agn1330 Bartow 2074 Clerical help in office of the Ordinarycompensation 4-10-63 For666 Agn1230 Bartow 2078 County Commissioner clerical helpcompensation 4-10-63 For532 Agn1343 Bartow 2082 Deputy Tax Commissionercompensation 4-10-63 For511 Agn1356 Bartow 2086 Sheriffequipment 4-10-63 For714 Agn1172 Berrien 2627 Town of Enigma 6-4-63 For15 Agn0 Bleckley 2382 Tax Commissioner 6-5-63 For209 Agn436 Cherokee 2016 City of Canton 5-1-63 For45 Agn29 Clayton 2723 Town of Lovejoy Not Held Clayton 2815 City of Riverdale Not Held Cobb 2781 Board of County Commissioners 1-8-64 For2123 Agn4100 Colquitt 2203 City of Moultrie Election Results Not Known DeKalb 3457 City of North Atlanta 7-11-63 For(1)508 For(2)55 For(3)842 Dougherty 3630 City of Albany 7-29-63 For1034 Agn1406 Emanuel 2583 City of Swainsboro 5-13-63 Inside City : For243; Agn44 Outside City : For81; Agn41 Fulton 2887 City of East Point Not Held Glynn 3249 City of Brunswick 10-1-63 For798 Agn570 Hall 3552 Board of County Commissioners 9-3-63 For1421 Agn1571 Henry 2609 Board of County Commissioners 5-15-63 For Sec. 1669 For Sec. 2624 Houston 3330 City of Warner Robins 5-7-63 For1127 Agn776 Irwin 2602 Tax Commissioner 5-28-63 For91 Agn279 Jackson 2575 City of Commerce Not Held Meriwether 2332 City of Warm Springs Not Held Muscogee 2731 City of Columbus 6-5-63 For3254 Agn1615 Newton 3017 Board of County Commissioners 5-15-63 For333 Agn669 Pulaski 3436 Tax Commissioner 6-18-63 For354 Agn321 Screven 2835 City of Sylvania 6-4-63 For160 Agn79 Talbot 2185 Board of County Commissioners 5-22-63 For239 Agn295 Telfair 2482 City of McRae 5-1-63 For130 Agn3 Thomas 3402 City of Boston 5-20-63 For45 Agn126 Thomas 3405 City of Boston 5-20-63 For52 Agn127 Turner 2471 County Commissioner 4-24-63 For249 Agn603 Walton 2600 Tax Equalization Program 7-24-63 For1715 Agn1838 Ware 2237 Board of County Commissioners 5-30-63 For1727 Agn1373 Wilkes 2803 Certain County Officerscompensation 5-28-63 For1304 Agn119 Wilkes 3447 Tax Commissionercompensation 5-28-63 For1281 Agn130

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Georgia Laws 1964, January-February session : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling 2681 Certain County Officerscompensation 6-17-64 For2543 Agn848 Brooks 2776 City of Quitman Election Results Not Known Chatham 2288 Town of Pooler 4-15-64 For124 Agn61 Cherokee 2351 City of Woodstock Not held Cherokee 2431 City of Canton 4-8-64 For174 Agn394 Colquitt 2305 City of Moultrie 10-20-64 For1174 Agn613 Cook 2093 County Commissioners 3-4-64 For2003 Agn1612 Dodge 2954 City of Empire 6-2-64 For55 Agn71 Fulton 2478 City of Union City 5-8-64 For214 Agn279 Fulton 2988 City of Alpharetta * * (Repealed by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 2342) Gwinnett 2733 City of Suwanee 5-11-64 For90 Agn4 Hancock 2088 Certain County Officerscompensation 4-22-64 For251 Agn64 Harris 2939 Town of Pine Mountain 4-29-64 Inside : For61 Agn43 Outside : For0 Agn7 Hart 2028 Board of Finance 9-9-64 Question A: 1,246 Question B: 873 McDuffie 2095 Board of County Commissioners 4-1-64 For971 Agn1720 McDuffie 2104 Tax Commissioner 4-1-64 For985 Agn1708 McDuffie 2107 Sheriff and Deputiescompensation 4-1-64 For982 Agn1705 Meriwether 2154 Town of Greenville Election Results Not Known Meriwether 2412 City of Woodbury 4-22-64 For110 Agn30 Monroe 2542 Board of County Commissioners Not held Murray 2672 County Commissionerscompensation 9-9-64 For1868 Agn1763 Peach 2627 Board of County Commissioners 4-29-64 (3 questions) For509 Agn502 For692 Agn93 Pickens 2066 Board of County Commissioners 3-4-64 For1822 Agn144 Pickens 2078 City of Jasper 3-21-64 Inside City : For43 Agn3 Outside City : For9 Agn0 Thomas 2497 Sheriffcompensation 4-29-64 For1685 Agn639 Tift 2208 City of Tifton 4-22-64 For281 Agn216 Tift 2361 City of Tifton 4-22-64 For136 Agn368 Tift 2900 Board of County Commissioners 5-13-64 For1992 Agn1290 Tift 3069 Board of County Commissioners 5-13-64 For2592 Agn738 Walker 2014 Ordinarycompensation 2-18-64 For4695 Agn285 Walker 2018 Tax Commissioner 2-18-64 For4673 Agn251 Walker 2024 Clerk Superior Courtcompensation 2-18-64 For4655 Agn298 Walker 2643 Fire Prevention Districts 2-15-65 For246 Agn41 Fire District Commissioners 3-22-65 For 3 member board 81 votes for each candidate Ware 2455 Tax Commissioner Not held Whitfield 2175 Board of County Commissioners 3-20-64 For3817 Agn2807 Wilkinson 2314 Tax Commissioner 11-3-64 For933 Agn863

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Georgia Laws 1964, Extra Session : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Baker 2096 Sheriffcompensation 7-15-64 For464 Agn529 Barrow 2347 City of Winder 9-9-64 For507 Agn372 Cobb 2075 Board of County Commissioners 7-8-64 For7297 Agn2791 Cobb 2179 City of Elizabeth Election Results Not Known Dooly 2052 City of Byromville Not held Fulton 2342 City of Alpharetta 8-22-64 For57 Agn104 Troup 2256 City of Hogansville 9-2-64 For200 Agn410 Troup 2350 Small Claims and Committal Court of LaGrange Election Results Not Known Worth 2116 City of Sylvester 12-2-64 For216 Agn32

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Georgia Laws, 1965 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling 3142 Certain County Employeescompensation 11-8-66 For589 Agn556 Appling 3361 Providing for an annual audit 11-8-66 For733 Agn326 Baldwin 2306 City of Milledgeville 6-2-65 For544 Agn462 Baldwin 2316 Board of County Commissioners 4-7-65 For801 Agn1878 Brooks 3226 City of Quitman Election Results Not Known Chatham 3181 Isle of Hope Election Results Not Known Crisp 2167 City of Cordele 4-28-65 For828 Agn1198 Decatur 2819 City of Bainbridge 4-7-65 For1148 Agn688 Decatur 3245 Small Claims Court of Decatur County 6-16-65 For447 Agn472 Dooly 2582 City of Unadilla 7-20-65 For56 Agn115 Echols 3160 City of Statenville 7-14-65 For72 Agn75 Fulton Clayton 3391 City of College Park 4-30-66 * * Sec. 1 For3; Agn67 Sec. 2 For0; Agn7 Sec. 3 For0; Agn12 Sec. 4 For0; Agn6 Sec. 5 For8; Agn43 Sec. 6 For5; Agn12 Sec. 7 For6; Agn31 Habersham 2727 City of Cornelia 5-12-65 For92 Agn123 Houston 2650 City Court of Warner Robins 6-22-65 For1847 Agn1657 Jackson 3408 City of Jefferson Election Results Not Known Liberty 3342 Town of Allenhurst 5-10-65 For51 For0 Madison 3068 Certain County Officerscompensation 6-16-65 Eff. 1-1-66 For1384 Eff. 1-1-67 For422 McDuffie 2480 Coronercompensation 5-12-65 For105 Agn58 Putnam 2862 County Commissionerscompensation 6-16-65 For183 Agn199 Thomas 2680 Creation of Fire Protection Districts 6-16-65 Fire Dist. No. 1 For226 Agn49 Fire Dist. No. 2 For116 Agn46 Fire Dist. No. 3 For364 Agn535 Tift 2541 * * Each of these acts has an effective date of January 1, 1966. Ordinarycompensation 6-16-65 For953 Agn353 Tift 2608 * Clerk Superior Courtcompensation 6-16-65 For952 Agn381 Tift 2705 * Tax Commissionercompensation 6-16-65 For943 Agn361

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Georgia Laws, 1966 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling 2754 Board of County Commissioners 11-8-66 For728 Agn479 Atkinson 2107 County Court of Atkinson County 11-8-66 For1004 Agn704 Bartow 2144 City of Adairsville 4-2-66 For167 Agn48 Bartow 2454 City of Adairsville 4-2-66 For210 Agn105 Bryan 2466 City Court of Pembroke 9-14-66 For368 Agn1148 Bulloch 2316 City of Statesboro 11-8-66 For265 Agn183 Fulton DeKalb 3337 City of Atlanta 5-11-66 Sandy Springs For2504 Agn5173 Adamsville For198 Agn151 Floyd 3129 Floyd School District 4-12-66 For1459 Agn3759 Habersham 2404 City of Cornelia 4-27-66 For150 Agn115 Habersham 2625 City of Cornelia 4-27-66 For149 Agn114 Habersham 3102 City of Cornelia 4-27-66 For144 Agn118 Habersham 3144 City of Cornelia 4-27-66 For157 Agn105 Hall 3305 Board of County Commissioners 11-8-66 For4842 Agn4335 Irwin 2472 Tax Commissioner 4-27-66 For184 Agn387 Jackson 3025 City of Jefferson Not held Jeff Davis 2352 City of Denton 4-6-66 For162 Agn58 Meriwether 2266 Certain County Officerscompensation 11-8-66 For1495 Agn2994 Meriwether 2521 Town of Luthersville 5-7-66 For40 Agn19 Meriwether 3318 City of Woodbury 5-11-66 For27 Agn6 Meriwether 3403 City of Greenville 5-4-66 For24 Agn19 Miller 2867 City of Colquitt Not held Miller 3372 Small Claims Court of Miller County 5-4-66 For180 Agn153 Pike 3170 City of Zebulon 4-30-66 For89 Agn14 Stephens 2628 County Commissioners 11-8-66 For1443 Agn1554 Wayne 3099 City of Jesup 5-25-66 For1083 Agn603

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Georgia Laws, 1967 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Banks 2538 County Board of Education 6-28-67 For333 Agn219 Banks Habersham 2610 Town of Baldwin Not held Barrow 3326 City of Statham 5-19-67 For185 Agn93 Ben Hill 2987 City of Fitzgerald Board of Education 6-13-67 For179 Agn507 Bulloch 3483 City of Statesboro 7-28-67 For490 Agn111 Bulloch 2997 Town of Brooklet 9-1-67 For33 Agn3 Catoosa 2207 Board of County Commissioners 4-15-67 For1139 Agn3373 Catoosa 2225 County Board of Education 4-15-67 For1426 Agn2993 Chattahoochee 2530 County Board of Education Not held Clarke 2929 County Board of Education 6-7-67 For663 Agn570 Clarke 3215 City of Athens Not held Cook 2507 County Board of Education 8-16-67 For584 Agn135 Crisp 2691 County Board of Education 9-14-67 For266 Agn32 Dooly 2467 City of Vienna 6-20-67 For12 Agn9 Dooly 2922 County Board of Education 6-20-67 For807 Agn173 Echols 3491 City of Statenville 5-15-67 For62 Agn106 Floyd 2163 City of Rome 4-26-67 For333 Agn794 Gordon 2898 Fire Protection Services 6-21-67 For286 Agn111 Henry 2595 City of Stockbridge 5-13-67 Inside City For101 Agn87 Outside City For43 Agn475 Houston 2606 City of Warner Robins 4-25-67 For2292 Agn680 Houston 3241 County School Superintendent 11-7-67 For1001 Agn2317 Houston 3244 County Board of Education 11-7-67 For2559 Agn757 Lowndes 2118 Town of Dasher 4-11-67 For59 Agn5 McDuffie 2169 Deputy Sheriffcompensation 4-26-67 For1069 Agn539 Meriwether 2011 City of Greenville 4-3-67 For41 Agn0 Murray 2458 City of Chatsworth 5-31-67 For154 Agn19 Newton 2405 County Board of Education 5-3-67 For1258 Agn598 Newton 2784 Board of County Commissioners 5-3-67 For1301 Agn540 Pike 2448 Tax Commissioner 9-6-67 For454 Agn52 Pike 3152 County Board of Education 9-6-67 For441 Agn65 Polk 2718 County Board of Education 11-5-68 For3306 Agn1245 Pulaski 3463 Pulaski County/City of Hawkinsvilleschool merger 11-7-67 Pulaski County For249 Agn482 City of Hawkinsville For466 Agn236 Randolph 2243 Tax Commissionercompensation 4-26-67 Proposition # 1 For1109 Proposition # 2 For782 Stephens 3005 County Board of Education 5-2-67 For709 Agn1016 Stewart 3227 Clerk Superior Courtcompensation 11-5-68 For1097 Agn88 Thomas 2115 City of Thomasville 3-28-67 For841 Agn398 Turner 2694 City of Sycamore 5-26-67 For162 Agn51 Union 3064 Sheriffcompensation 6-28-67 For235 Agn790 Whitfield 2277 City of Dalton 4-19-67 For516 Agn607

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Georgia Laws, 1968 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Atkinson 2882 Board of County Commissioners 4-17-68 For591 Agn216 Bacon 3542 Tax Commissioner 6-11-68 For400 Agn321 Banks Habersham 2400 Town of Baldwin Election Results Not Known Berrien 2241 Board of County Commissioners Not Held Bibb 2835 County Board of Education 11-5-68 For14,736 Agn7,193 Bleckley 2278 City of Cochran 6-19-68 For351 Agn781 Candler 2446 County Board of Education 5-7-68 For296 Agn467 Carroll 2256 County School Superintendent 4-24-68 For250 Agn1,341 Carroll 2841 County Board of Education 4-24-68 For547 Agn1,087 Charlton 2342 City of Folkston 9-11-68 For118 Agn145 Charlton 2984 Town of Homeland Election Results Not Known Chatham 2636 Board of Education of City of Savannah and Chatham County/City of Savannahschool merger 11-5-68 For11,874 Agn11,276 Chattahoochee 2717 County Board of Education 7-12-68 For4 Agn20 Cherokee 3751 Cherokee County School System 11-5-68 For2,042 Agn1,755 Coffee 2177 County Board of Education 4-24-68 For546 Agn1,101 Coffee 2181 County Commissioners 4-24-68 For508 Agn1,100 Colquitt 2130 City of Moultrie 4-23-68 For540 Agn715 Columbia 2708 County Board of Education 9-11-68 For2,048 Agn320 Decatur 2565 County Board of Education 5-1-68 For971 Agn1,104 Decatur 2756 City of Bainbridge 6-5-68 For292 Agn137 Douglas 2262 County School Superintendent 5-21-68 For189 Agn1,025 Douglas 3764 County Board of Education 5-21-68 For498 Agn686 Echols 3514 County Board of Education 11-5-68 For457 Agn38 Emanuel 2487 County Board of Education 4-24-68 For405 Agn633 Evans 3722 City of Daisy Election Results Not Known Glynn 2914 Brunswick-Glynn County Charter Commission 10-14-69 For2846 Agn6761 Gordon 2030 Board of County Commissioners 5-15-68 For723 Agn1,212 Grady 2120 County Board of Education 5-14-68 For2,249 Agn717 Gwinnett 2003 Board of County Commissioners 4-10-68 For Part I4,315 For Part II1,413 Henry 3375 Board of County Commissioners 5-28-68 For756 Agn1,272 Irwin 2822 Tax Commissioner 5-28-68 For191 Agn547 Jefferson 3421 County Board of Education 11-5-68 For3,029 Agn1,420 Jenkins 2960 Board of County Commissioners 6-10-68 For559 Agn179 Jenkins 2965 County Board of Education 6-10-68 For448 Agn298 Macon 2663 Tax Commissioner 5-1-68 For189 Agn261 Miller 2529 County Board of Education 5-14-68 For667 Agn345 Paulding 2381 County Board of Education 7-3-68 For233 Agn19 Pierce 2761 County Board of Education 11-5-68 For812 Agn1,377 Rabun 2272 Board of County Commissioners 4-9-68 For1,205 Agn1,144 Sumter 2065 County Board of Education 5-21-68 For626 Agn483 Tift 2023 City of Tifton 4-3-68 For408 Agn310 Toombs 3424 County Board of Education 5-29-68 For65 Agn772 Walker 2152 City of Lookout Mountain 5-9-68 For299 Agn252 Walker 2235 County Board of Education 5-9-68 For1,155 Agn887 Walton 2974 County Board of Education 6-18-68 For1,709 Agn265 Wayne 3361 County Board of Education 9-11-68 For1,140 Agn614 Whitfield 3065 City of Varnell 5-23-68 For41 Agn5 Wilkes 3462 Town of Rayle 5-17-68 For43 Agn4

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Georgia Laws, 1969 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bartow 2929 City of Cartersville 6-19-69 For180 Agn277 Bibb 3331 Board of Elections 9-17-69 Inside City Limits For5892 Agn2086 Outside City Limits For514 Agn295 Butts 2456 County Board of Education 5-22-69 For422 Agn566 Camden 3543 Tax Commissioner Not Held Candler 2230 City of Metter 5-6-69 For326 Agn86 Charlton 2665 County Board of Education 7-15-69 For143 Agn287 Chatham 2584 City of Garden City Election Results Not Known Cherokee 2829 County Board of Education 6-17-69 Sec. 1 For1600 Agn718 Sec. 2 For624 Agn1657 Clarke 3028 County Board of Education 7-15-69 For1722 Agn1738 Cobb 2475 Cobb County School District 5-14-69 For773 Agn179 Colquitt 2559 County Board of Education 6-4-69 For1071 Agn1265 Coweta 2784 City of Newnan 7-2-69 For113 Agn584 Crisp 3806 City of Cordele 6-18-69 For299 Agn245 DeKalb 2501 City of Doraville 5-24-69 Tract No. 1 For15 Agn130 Tract No. 2 For40 Agn103 Effingham 3964 City of Guyton 6-4-69 For128 Agn179 Fannin 2637 Tax Commissioner 11-3-70 For1399 Agn1396 Fannin 2641 Board of County Commissioners 11-3-70 For1419 Agn1376 Fulton 4098 City of Fairburn 7-28-69 Sec. 1Vickers Rd. For3 Agn2 Sec. 2Bohannon Rd. For8 Agn1 Gwinnett 3960 City of Lawrenceville 5-21-69 Inside city limits : For289 Agn127 Outside city limits : For22 Agn198 Gilmer 2606 City of Ellijay 6-25-69 For139 Agn288 Hall 2346 City of Murrayville 6-11-69 For81 Agn104 Houston 3647 City of Warner Robins 6-17-69 For1512 Agn2064 Houston 3920 City of Warner Robins 10-14-69 City vote : For2134 Agn694 County vote : For38 Agn205 Houston 3927 City of Warner Robins Election Results Not Known Jackson 2987 City of Jefferson 7-21-69 For88 Agn171 Laurens 2270 City of Dublin 5-28-69 For121 Agn106 Lincoln 3352 County Treasurer 11- -3-70 For601 Agn742 Muscogee 3356 City of Columbus 6-25-69 For15,707 Agn7,761 Muscogee 3571 Muscogee County Charter Commission 5-27-70 City of Columbus : For12,379 Agn2,778 Muscogee County : For12,508 Agn2,989 Pickens 3066 County School Superintendent 7-2-69 For52 Agn885 Putnam 2670 Sheriffcompensation 6-12-69 For282 Agn409 Putnam 3126 Tax Commissionercompensation Not Held Putnam 3130 Ordinarycompensation 6-12-69 For372 Agn328 Putnam 3594 Clerk Superior Courtcompensation 6-12-69 For283 Agn408 Putnam 3598 Board of County Commissionerscompensation 6-12-69 For218 Agn470 Putnam 3900 Coronercompensation 6-12-69 For290 Agn403 Pulaski 3915 City of Hawkinsville 10-14-69 City of Hawkinsville : For271 Agn82 Pulaski County : For35 Agn162 Spalding 3687 Small Claims Court of Spalding County 7-29-69 For795 Agn447 Seminole 2590 Small Claims Court of Seminole County 6-4-69 For221 Agn175 Stewart 2264 County Board of Education 5-14-69 For91 Agn12 Telfair 3641 County Board of Education 8-26-69 For277 Agn437 Thomas 3562 Town of Meigs Not Held Tift 2674 City of Tifton 6-25-69 City Area : For645 Agn578 Proposed Area : For433 Agn499 Toombs 3241 City of Lyons 6-25-69 For3 Agn0 Toombs 3244 City of Lyons 6-25-69 For2 Agn34 Washington 2467 City of Sandersville Elections Results Not Known Whitfield 2529 City of Cohutta 5-28-69 For84 Agn11 Walker 4014 City of Rossville 7-5-69 For118 Agn293

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Georgia Laws, 1970 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Baldwin 2951 County Board of Education 11-3-70 For2525 Agn1630 Banks Jackson 3000 Town of Maysville 6-10-70 For57 Agn51 Bryan 3191 City of Richmond Hill 5-26-70 For84 Agn154 Bulloch 2790 County Board of Education 6-10-70 For903 Agn698 Calhoun 2361 Sheriff Personnel 4-23-70 For121 Agn120 Camden 3278 Tax Commissioner 11-3-70 For648 Agn476 Carroll 2856 City of Temple Election Results Not Known Carroll 3362 Town of Bowdon 5-20-70 For49 Agn114 Charlton 3270 County Board of Education 5-19-70 For293 Agn307 Charlton 3274 County Commissioners 5-19-70 For272 Agn328 Chatham 2018 Town of Thunderbolt 4-14-70 For306 Agn29 Chatham 2080 City of Savannah Beach-Tybee Island 4-6-70 For339 Agn205 Clarke 2985 County School District Tax 11-3-70 For9185 Agn3707 Coffee 2441 County Board of Education 4-30-70 For1469 Agn1409 Colquitt 2579 County Commissioners 5-19-70 For1285 Agn773 Colquitt 2582 County Board of Education 5-19-70 For1463 Agn595 Elbert 2321 County Treasurer 11-3-70 For1589 Agn1228 Emanuel 2150 County School Superintendent 4-7-70 For383 Agn1701 Emanuel 2153 County Board of Education 4-7-70 Proposal #11389 Proposal #2539 Proposal #3173 Gordon 2657 County Board of Education 9-9-70 For1798 Agn868 Habersham 3091 City of Cornelia 5-20-70 For166 Agn42 Habersham 3094 City of Cornelia 5-20-70 For121 Agn88 Houston 2965 County Board of Education 5-12-70 For1682 Agn1073 Jackson 3407 City of Commerce Election Results Not Known Jackson 3415 City of Commerce Election Results Not Known Lanier 2709 County Board of Education 11-3-70 For election : 289 For Appointment : 240 Liberty 2053 City of Hinesville 3-26-70 For520 Agn402 Meriwether 3039 City of Woodbury 5-12-70 Inside City : For83 Agn60 Outside City : For3 Agn32 Michell 2239 County Board of Education 6-16-70 For482 Agn156 Mitchell 2632 County School Superintendent 6-16-70 For287 Agn350 Monroe 3030 County Board of Education 11-3-70 For815 Agn503 Murray 2365 City of Chatsworth 5-9-70 For133 Agn260 Peach 2647 County Board of Education 6-10-70 For544 Agn198 Pulaski 2880 Fire Protection Districts 5-19-70 For142 Agn140 Spalding 2651 City of Griffin 11-3-70 For2117 Agn1510 Stephens 2643 Board of County Commissioners 5-5-70 For822 Agn1743 Stephens 2436 County Board of Education 5-5-70 For1136 Agn1466 Tattnall 2033 City of Glennville 3-24-70 For269 Agn123 Thomas 3369 Board of County Commissioners 5-26-70 For920 Agn2460 Troup Harris 3476 City of West Point 5-27-70 Troup County For11 Agn0 Harris County For15 Agn0 City West Point For83 Agn3 Walton 2292 City of Social Circle Election Results Not Known Wayne 2067 City of Jesup Not held Wayne 3251 Wayne County Hospital Authority 11-3-70 For807 Agn1113 Washington 3104 County Board of Education 6-3-70 For439 Agn537

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Georgia Laws 1971, January/February session : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Berrien 3044 County Board of Education 5-19-71 For395 Agn219 Bibb 3926 County Board of Education 11-2-71 * * County vote : For: 1,707 Agn: 2,369 City vote : For: 3,263 Agn. 2,961 * Ga. L. 1971, ex. sess. p. 2136 supersedes, this Act Bleckley 3995 City of Cochran 7-21-71 For115 Agn289 Brooks 2892 County Board of Education 6-9-71 For215 Agn526 Brooks 3278 City of Quitman 6-15-71 For82 Agn259 Burke 3328 City of Waynesboro 6-15-71 For74 Agn16 Butts 3762 County Board of Education Not Held Clarke 2042 Consolidation of City-County Government 5-24-72 See Below * Clarke 2691 County Board of Education Not Held Coweta 2003 City of Newnan 5-12-71 For335 Agn1,427 Decatur 2649 County Board of Education 4-29-71 For766 Agn496 Decatur 2667 Small Claims Court of Decatur County 4-29-71 For713 Agn547 Gilmer 3471 County Board of Education 6-16-71 For107 Agn90 Glynn 3550 City of Brunswick 6-15-71 For102 Agn266 Grady 2967 County School Superintendent 7-20-71 For625 Agn1,049 Gwinnett 3613 City of Duluth 6-7-71 For1 Agn35 Gwinnett 4042 City of Duluth 6-7-71 For1 Agn46 Gwinnett 4047 City of Duluth 6-7-71 For6 Agn73 Harris 2804 City of Shiloh Not Held Heard 2029 County Commissioner 5-19-71 For675 Agn713 Houston 3580 City of Warner Robins 2-29-72 For694 Agn734 Jones 3396 County Board of Education 5-26-71 For656 Agn543 Lamar 2710 County Board of Education, etc. 5-14-71 For999 Agn540 Lee 3976 City of Leesburg 7-6-71 Present City limits For14 Agn72 Proposed City limits For1 Agn14 Mitchell 2017 City of Pelham 4-21-71 For408 Agn26 Monroe 3071 County Commissioners 11-7-72 For540 Agn1,319 Monroe 3381 County Commissioners 11-7-72 For572 Agn1,324 Murray 2120 County Board of Education Not Held Newton 2881 County Board of Education 6-16-71 For285 Agn137 Pierce 2492 Ordinary 11-7-72 For768 Agn540 Pierce 2496 Sheriff 11-7-72 For813 Agn477 Pierce 2888 County CommissionerChrm. 11-7-72 For683 Agn642 Pike 3686 City of Zebulon 6-19-71 For52 Agn23 Polk 3708 City of Rockmart 10-2-71 For586 Agn254 Polk 3770 City of Aragon 6-2-71 For133 Agn85 Richmond 2123 Richmond County/City Augusta 5-25-71 Richmond County For5,834 Agn10,779 City of Augusta For6,415 Agn6,481 Stephens 3118 County Board of Education, etc. 6-22-71 For1,403 Agn1,855 Telfair 3448 Board of County Commissioners 7-20-71 For441 Agn700 Tift 2722 County Board of Education 6-9-71 For1,430 Agn404 Tift 2795 County CommissionersChrm. 6-9-71 For1,663 Agn273 Turner 2021 Personnel for Sheriff 4-27-71 For427 Agn915 Wayne 2678 Sheriff and Clerk Superior Court 11-7-72 Sec. 1 : For1,324 Agn931 Sec. 2 : For1,456 Agn898 Wayne 2715 County Board of Education 8-8-72 For403 Agn1,730

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Georgia Laws, 1971, Extra session : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bibb 2136 Board of Public Education 11-2-71 For10,399 Agn4,022 DeKalb 2154 City of Doraville 12-1-71 For441 Agn127 Haralson 2200 County Board of Education 1-12-72 For284 Agn1,043

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Georgia Laws, 1972 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling 2615 Small Claims Court Appling County 8-8-72 * * Inside Macon For Agn. City of Macon-Bibb 9,578 12,101 City of Macon-Jones 3 3 9,581 12,104 For1,309 Agn708 Baldwin 3325 County Board of Education 11-7-72 * For2,708 Agn2,010 Baldwin 3685 City of Milledgeville 6-28-72 Sec. 1, Area 1 For3 Agn10 Sec. 2, Area 2 For13 Agn65 Sec. 3, Area 3 For1 Agn50 Sec. 4, Area 4 For30 Agn78 Sect. 5, Area 6 For35 Agn155 Sec. 6, Area 7 For16 Agn20 Bibb 2211 City of Macon-Bibb County Government 5-17-72 * * County of Bibb For Agn. City of Macon-Bibb 9,578 12,101 Outside City Limits 597 3,395 Payne City 2 35 10,177 15,531 City of Macon * Bibb County Brantley 3141 Board of County Commissioners 8-8-72 * For1,387 Agn921 Brantley 3144 Salary increase for county officers 8-8-72 * For940 Agn1,377 Brantley 3145 Salary of deputy sheriffs 8-8-72 * For1,262 Agn1,059 Brantley 3147 Certain county officers compensation 8-8-72 * For1,220 Agn983 Brantley 3148 Clerk Superior Court Salary 8-8-72 * For841 Agn1,396 Brantley 3710 City of Nahunta 12-5-73 Election Results Not Known Camden 3138 Certain county officers salary 8-8-72 Demo. For701 Agn1,109 Rep. For0 Agn1 Camden 3705 Create Board of County Commissioners 8-8-72 * Demo. For679 Agn1,070 Rep. For1 Agn0 Camden 3714 Compensation of Tax Commissioner 8-8-72 * Demo. For654 Agn1,114 Rep. For0 Agn1 Camden 3717 County Board of Education 8-8-72 * Demo. For683 Agn1,050 Rep. For1 Agn0 Camden 3770 Small Claims Court of Camden County 8-8-72 * Demo. For926 Agn801 Rep. For1 Agn0 Chatham 3019 Savannah-Chatham County government 4-10-73 City of Savannah Not held * * Ga. L. 1973, p. 2268 changed date of election. Chatham County Chatham 3098 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education 5-9-72 For20,074 Agn7,595 Chatham 3116 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education 5-9-72 For8,296 Agn19,097 Chattooga 2043 Abolish State Court Chattooga County 8-8-72 * Demo. For2,455 Agn2,274 Rep. For2 Agn2 Decatur 3288 Board of County Commissioners 5-23-72 For668 Agn2,687 Dodge 2329 City of Eastman 4-27-72 For474 Agn1,117 Dodge 3339 County Board of Education 8-8-72 * For914 Agn858 Douglas 3997 County Board of Education 5-16-72 For400 Agn620 Elbert 2479 Board of County Commissioners 8-8-72 * For1,583 Agn3,036 Fayette 3438 Board of County Commissioners 11-7-72 * For668 Agn3,138 Fayette 3435 Abolish office of county treasurer 11-7-72 * For1,499 Agn2,210 Floyd 3300 Abolish State Court Floyd County 11-7-72 * For6,911 Agn4,674 Forsyth 2065 Board of county commissioners 4-19-72 For551 Agn386 Gwinnett 4058 County Board of Education 5-17-72 For989 Agn924 Habersham 2382 City of Demorest Election Results Not Known Harris 3468 Board of County Commissioners 8-8-72 * For1,410 Agn616 Heard 2113 Board of County Commissioners 5-3-72 For756 Agn732 Henry 2090 State Court of Henry County 4-19-72 For570 Agn1,943 Henry 2104 Board of County Commissioners 4-19-72 For407 Agn2,070 Houston 2399 County Board of Education 8-8-72 * For2,853 Agn6,462 Jeff Davis 2760 County Board of Education 8-8-72 * For829 Agn511 Laurens 4099 County Board of Education 8-8-72 * For3,185 Agn1,103 Lowndes 2696 Ordinarycompensation 11-7-72 * For3,533 Agn1,995 Lowndes 2701 Tax Commissionercompensation 11-7-72 * For3,622 Agn1,885 Lowndes 2706 Clerk Superior Courtcompensation 11-7-72 * For3,463 Agn2,254 McDuffie 2538 County Board of Education 6-8-72 For305 Agn61 McIntosh 2849 City of Darien 6-16-72 City of Darien For86 Agn62 Dist. No. 271 For7 Agn73 Total For93 Agn135 McIntosh 2852 City of Darien 11-7-72 * Not Held Macon 2322 Board of County Commissioners 4-26-72 For608 Agn882 Madison 2547 County Board of Education 11-7-72 * For1,060 Agn1,785 Madison 2972 Appt. of County School Superintendent 11-7-72 * For921 Agn2,145 Peach 3212 Appt. of County School Superintendent 5-17-72 For688 Agn2,648 Peach 3910 City of Fort Valley 6-14-72 For440 Agn1,351 Pike 3003 County Board of Education 5-16-72 For402 Agn142 Pulaski 3244 Board of County Commissioners 5-23-72 For399 Agn939 Putnam 2678 County Board of Education 8-8-72 * For1,262 Agn831 Putnam 3833 City of Eatonton 6-13-72 For118 Agn28 Spalding 2418 Griffin-Spalding County Bd. of Education 5-30-72 For452 Agn121 Telfair 4102 County Board of Education 6-20-72 For564 Agn365 Thomas 3343 Create Board of County Commissioners 5-16-72 For1,885 Agn3,278 Tift 2908 City of Tifton 5-3-72 For247 Agn498 Treutlen 2340 County Board of Education 5-9-72 For688 Agn233 Treutlen 2345 Board of County Commissioners 5-9-72 For715 Agn221 Walker 2647 County Board of Education 11-7-72 * For6,373 Agn2,129 Walton 3006 City of Social Circle 5-31-72 For51 Agn49 Whitfield 4017 City of Tunnell Hill 5-16-72 For114 Agn159 Wilcox 2495 Appt. of County School Superintendent 5-10-72 For177 Agn1,042 Wilkinson 3312 Appt. of County School Superintendent 11-7-72 * For348 Agn901 Wilkinson 333 County Board of Education 11-7-72 * For654 Agn608 Date of State-wide Primary Election 8-8-72. Date of General Election 11-7-72.

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Georgia Laws, 1973 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling 3569 County Board of Education-compensation 8-13-74 * * Date of State Wide Primary ElectionAugust 13, 1974. Yes: 791 No: 1033 + + The results of this election were certified to the Office of Secretary of State, in error, and have appeared in Georgia Laws 1974-1977 as follows: Yes533; No45. An amended return was certified to the Office of Secretary of State on May 3, 1978 as it now appears. Appling 3677 City of Baxley 9-29-73 Yes45 No588 Brantley 3631 City of Nahunta Election Results Not Known Chatham 2268 Savannah-Chatham County Government 6-12-73 Ga. L. 1973, p. 2268 changed date of the election as set out in Ga. L. 1972 p. 3019. Chatham County For3,157 Agn6,666 City of Savannah For12,039 Agn4,090 Chatham 3693 City of Savannah Beach 6-2-73 Yes21 No29 Clarke 2356 City of Athens 5-31-73 For1,818 Agn1,591 Clarke 2367 City of Athens 5-31-73 For2,430 Agn1,057 Clarke 2387 City of Athens 5-31-73 For648 Agn682 Clarke 2467 Clarke County Commissioners 8-14-73 Yes1,809 No1,125 Clarke 3374 Clarke County Board of Education 8-13-74 * Not Held Cherokee 3207 County Board of Education 7-17-73 Yes412 No52 Cook 2300 Cook County Commissioners 5-22-73 For758 Agn735 Greene 3853 Greene County Board of Education 8-13-74 * Not Held Habersham 3809 Habersham County Board of Education 11-6-73 For1,326 Agn1,465 Lowndes 3837 City of Twin Lakes 6-20-73 Yes37 No191 Marion 3827 County School Superintendent 11-5-74 ** ** Date of General ElectionNovember 5, 1974. Yes: 184 No: 331 Miller 2776 State Court of Miller County # # This 1973 Act repealed by Georgia Laws 1974, p. 3171. 11-5-74 ** See Below # Montgomery 2550 Montgomery County Board of Education 6-5-73 Yes225 No256 Pulaski 2573 Pulaski County Board of Education 5-15-73 Yes808 No191 Stewart 3152 City of Lumpkin 6-12-73 Yes97 No173 Sumter 2127 Sumter County Board of Education 4-24-73 Yes322 No228

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Georgia Laws, 1974 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Banks 3798 Create office of Tax Commissioner 8-13-74 * * Date of General Primary 8-13-74. Yes: 1628 No: 671 Bibb 2028 Abolish Board of Water Commissioners of City of Macon 11-5-74 # # Date of General Election 11-5-74. Not Held Bibb 3074 Macon-Bibb County Water Sewerage Authority 5-14-74 For: 2049 Agn: 198 Brooks 3088 Change in Commissioner Districts 11-5-74 # Yes: 741 No: 567 Carroll 2791 City of Carrollton 6-11-74 Yes: 215 No: 66 Chatham 2088 City of Savannah 4-16-74 Yes: 192 No: 883 Chatham 2305 City of Savannah Beach-Tybee Island 4-1-74 Results Not Known Cherokee 2534 Board of County Commissioners 11-5-74 # Yes: 2989 No: 1995 Cobb 3516 Cobb County School District Board 11-5-74 # Yes: 18,039 No: 14,541 Fayette 2982 City of Fayetteville 11-5-74 # Yes: 302 No: 507 Fayette 3848 Abolish office of Treasurer 11-5-74 # Yes: 1928 No: 1616 Fayette 3030 Town of Tyrone 5-23-74 Yes: 77 No: 29 Fulton 2497 City of East Point 8-13-74 * Yes: 3378 No: 2852 Heard 2347 Town of Centralhatchee re-created 6-8-74 Yes: 9 No: 2 Long 2878 Board of Education members compensation 8-13-74 * Yes: 311 No: 303 Lowndes 2311 Town of Dasher 6-1-74 Yes: 31 No: 31 Newton 2978 City of Covington 12-4-74 Yes: 368 No: 674 Richmond 2105 1. Consolidation of City of Augusta and Richmond County government 5-14-74 (3 elections held on same date) City Vote Yes: 4833 No: 2928 County Vote Yes: 5801 No: 7106 2. Election of Sheriff for Richmond Cty. Yes: 11,431 3. Election of Board of Public Safety of Richmond County Yes: 6,575 Stephens 2037 Choice of 5 types of government for the County 4-9-74 Ques. 1 122 votes Ques. 2 396 votes ** ** Effective Question is No. 2. Ques. 3 108 votes Ques. 4 98 votes Ques. 5 248 votes Troup 2203 City of Hogansville 6-5-74 Inside City Yes: 57 No: 33 Outside City : Yes: 13 No: 43 Upson 2023 County Board of Education created 4-9-74 Yes: 594 No: 111 Wilkes 3510 Appoint county school superintendent 11-5-74 # Yes: 739 No: 1274 All counties 186 The Common Day of Rest Act 11-5-74 # Yes: 434,559 No: 363,947 ***Common Day of Rest Act results tabulated infra.

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GENERAL ELECTION Date 11-5-74 Common Day of Rest Act of 1974 Ga. L. 1974, p. 186 COUNTY Yes No Appling 590 692 Atkinson 274 245 Bacon 300 603 Baker 109 253 Baldwin 1,901 1,989 Banks 566 709 Barrow 1,501 1,830 Bartow 1,704 2,407 Ben Hill 578 1,127 Berrien 442 1,142 Bibb 8,536 12,667 Bleckley 439 888 Brantley 189 303 Brooks 341 916 Bryan 344 447 Bulloch 1,604 2,441 Burke 545 797 Butts 786 929 Calhoun 166 429 Camden 367 430 Candler 187 231 Carroll 3,696 4,391 Catoosa 1,440 1,424 Charlton 177 198 Chatham 14,278 12,039 Chattahoochee 153 116 Chattooga 1,322 1,281 Cherokee 2,424 2,830 Clarke 6,525 4,853 Clay 116 242 Clayton 9,965 10,231 Clinch 144 379 Cobb 25,632 21,237 Coffee 629 1,493 Colquitt 1,168 2,701 Columbia 1,113 1,687 Cook 423 978 Coweta 2,622 2,470 Crawford 338 455 Crisp 537 1,303 Dade 485 317 Dawson 515 199 Decatur 579 958 DeKalb 54,127 40,882 Dodge 470 1,835 Dooly 314 684 Dougherty 3,887 8,146 Douglas 2,958 2,815 Early 297 1,084 Echols 66 74 Effingham 627 1,039 Elbert 998 1,765 Emanuel 803 1,353 Evans 231 676 Fannin 829 729 Fayette 1,752 2,153 Floyd 5,764 7,222 Forsyth 1,415 1,576 Franklin 513 1,502 Fulton 56,902 38,497 Gilmer 674 825 Glascock 96 201 Glynn 2,067 2,658 Gordon 1,477 1,428 Grady 524 1,273 Greene 962 1,101 Gwinnett 8,846 10,024 Habersham 1,215 1,281 Hall 5,111 3,714 Hancock 363 503 Haralson 1,289 1,616 Harris 908 1,322 Hart 420 1,408 Heard 351 417 Henry 2,125 2,638 Houston 4,338 5,170 Irwin 285 676 Jackson 2,166 2,042 Jasper 352 493 Jeff Davis 250 522 Jefferson 405 1,380 Jenkins 279 489 Johnson 373 990 Jones 826 1,147 Lamar 748 855 Lanier 115 290 Laurens 1,839 3,649 Lee 410 837 Liberty 385 567 Lincoln 236 565 Long 149 254 Lowndes 2,069 3,382 Lumpkin 1,043 504 Macon 541 765 Madison 731 883 Marion 167 368 McDuffie 707 1,336 McIntosh 508 418 Meriwether 1,501 1,520 Miller 83 210 Mitchell 697 1,688 Monroe 906 1,058 Montgomery 206 611 Morgan 791 1,186 Murray 414 492 Muscogee 10,456 12,112 Newton 1,832 2,364 Oconee 848 877 Oglethorpe 698 684 Paulding 1,350 1,643 Peach 874 1,339 Pickens 536 443 Pierce 311 540 Pike 652 713 Polk 1,973 2,009 Pulaski 430 566 Putnam 565 545 Quitman 85 142 Rabun 618 701 Randolph 334 790 Richmond 7,477 11,596 Rockdale 1,811 2,032 Schley 117 171 Screven 514 740 Seminole 309 588 Spalding 2,867 3,258 Stephens 698 1,673 Stewart 183 329 Sumter 1,119 1,925 Talbot 320 326 Taliaferro 70 192 Tattnall 484 960 Taylor 520 741 Telfair 359 977 Terrell 456 1,062 Thomas 1,315 2,173 Tift 940 1,716 Toombs 975 1,640 Towns 535 247 Treutlen 333 630 Troup 2,550 3,831 Turner 334 870 Twiggs 427 696 Union 1,330 548 Upson 2,145 2,115 Walker 2,104 2,264 Walton 1,397 1,786 Ware 1,363 1,910 Warren 173 364 Washington 1,035 2,037 Wayne 660 1,118 Webster 99 127 Wheeler 257 698 White 941 562 Whitfield 2,030 2,274 Wilcox 239 759 Wilkes 439 1,531 Wilkinson 395 765 Worth 423 1,203 TOTAL 434,559 363,947 Footnote: The Common Day of Rest Act of 1974 was declared unconstitutional in part by the Georgia Supreme Court in Rutledge v. Gaylord's, Inc., 233 Ga. 694, decided February 13, 1975.

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Georgia Laws, 1975 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling 3678 City of Baxleycorporate limits 6-26-75 For: 549 Agn: 603 Baker 2659 Abolish office of Treasurer 6-17-75 For: 352 Agn: 395 Baker 2662 Create office of Tax Commissioner 6-17-75 For: 338 Agn: 392 Berrien 2525 Appoint County School Superintendent 4-15-75 For: 124 Agn: 1,295 Berrien 3388 Appoint County School Superintendent Not Held Duplicate of Act Above Bibb 3349 Board of Water Commissioners 11-4-75 For: 10,601 Agn: 4,955 Brantley 3937 County Board of Education 8-12-75 Proposition No. 1 402 Proposition No. 2 713 Proposition No. 3 240 Bryan 3024 Election of Chairman Vice-Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners 8-26-75 For: 385 Agn: 115 Charlton 4015 County Board of Education 6-24-75 For: 776 Agn: 206 Chatham 3962 County Board of Education 5-4-76 * * Date of Presidential Preference Primary 5-4-76. Yes: 3,870 No: 10,942 Clarke 2779 City of Athensgovernment functions 5-21-75 For: 858 Agn: 989 Decatur 4087 Hospital Authority 8-10-76 # # Date of General Primary 8-10-76. Yes: 2,155 No: 527 DeKalb 2752 County Board of Education Districts-terms 5-4-76 * For: 29,643 Agn: 41,355 Dodge 3031 County Board of Education elected 11-4-75 For: 1,206 Agn: 367 Douglas 2506 County Commissionersincrease membership 5-14-75 For: 642 Agn: 739 Gordon 2719 Create Board of Commissioners for County 7-8-75 For: 1,500 Agn: 972 Greene 4270 County Board of Education 5-4-76 * Yes: 748 No: 926 Hall 3574 Board of County Commissioners 8-10-76 # Yes: 8,951 No: 3,890 ** ** This Act ruled invalid by U.S. Justice Department on August 18, 1975. Harris 2960 County Board of Education Superintendent 7-8-75 For: 511 Agn: 147 Harris 4369 City of Shilohcharter amended Status Unknown Heard 4433 Board of County Commissioners 7-9-75 For: 520 Agn: 469 Henry 4133 City of Stockbridgecharter amendment 7-26-75 For: 113 Agn: 128 Newton 3577 County Board of Education 9-10-75 For: 1,353 Agn: 1,582 Paulding 2916 County Board of Commissioners created 8-26-75 For: 1,765 Agn: 949 Spalding 2771 Town of Orchard Hill 5-27-75 Inside Town For: 17 Agn: 5 Outside Town For: 20 Agn: 31 Spalding 4352 Board of County Commissioners 11-4-75 For: 1,205 Agn: 4,100 Stephens 4142 City of Toccoa Commissioners 6-12-75 For: 209 Agn: 191 Taylor 3486 County Board of Education 6-17-75 For: 298 Agn: 127 Union 4499 County Board of Commissioners 8-12-75 For: 189 Agn: 1,037 Upson 3356 County School Superintendent appointed 6-24-75 For: 531 Agn: 700 Whitfield 4296 City of Tunnell Hill 6-25-75 For: 126 Agn: 288 Worth 4202 County School Superintendent 7-15-75 For: 235 Agn: 460 Chatham 3128 Alcoholic beverages on premisestime limit 9-17-75 * * Municipality Yes No Savannah 9,658 6,595 Unincorporated area 4,979 3,857 Bloomingdale 122 146 Garden City 362 466 Pooler 166 190 Port Wentworth 227 297 Savannah Beach 469 168 Thunderbolt 230 138 Vernonburg 24 20 (This election act was on a population basis and affects only Chatham County) 1975 Extra Session Acts County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Coweta 1730 City of Newnancharter amendment 9-9-75 For: 248 Agn: 57 (This election based on population of municipality and affects only City of Newnan, Coweta County)

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Georgia Laws, 1976 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bacon 2713 Co. Brd. of Education and Co. School Superintendent 5-4-76 * * Date of Presidential Preference Primary Election (May 4, 1976). Proposal No. 1 389 Proposal No. 2 131 Proposal No. 3 568 Baldwin 3278 City of Milledgevillecharter amendment 5-4-76 * Yes: 772 No: 583 Baldwin 3282 City of Milledgevillecharter amendment #1 5-4-76 * Yes: 718 No: 609 City of Milledgevillecharter amendment #2 Yes: 289 No: 1,045 Bartow 4090 City of Euharleecharter amendment 5-15-76 Yes: 34 No: 8 Bibb 3818 Macon-Bibb Co. consolidated government 5-4-76 * City Vote Yes: 8,149 No: 11,522 County vote Yes: 8,825 No: 16,209 Bryan 3288 City of Richmond Hillcharter amendment 6-29-76 Yes: 199 No: 8 Camden 2831 Tax Commissionersalary 11-2-76 ** ** Date of November 2, 1976 General Election. Not Held Carroll 4479 Co. Brd. of Education and Co. School Superintendent 11-2-76 ** Yes: 3,105 No: 3,868 Chattooga 2694 Board of Co. Commissioners created 5-4-76 * Yes: 970 No: 2,297 Clayton 3974 City of Mountain Viewabolish charter Not Held Cobb 3656 City of Powder Springsabolish charter 9-11-76 Yes: 331 No: 455 DeKalb 2809 Intoxicating beverages sold on Sunday 5-4-76 * For: 52,761 Agn: 30,442 Fayette 3398 Brd. Co. Commissionersincrease membership 5-4-76 * Yes: 1,984 No: 1,512 Glynn 4027 Co. Brd. of Educationnew districts, election 5-4-76 * Yes: 3,752 No: 4,746 Grady 3162 Co. Brd. of Educationcompensation members 5-4-76 * Yes: 444 No: 1,259 Habersham 2798 Co. Brd. of Educationcreated 5-4-76 * Yes: 2,244 No: 876 Habersham 2803 Co. School Superintendent appointed 5-4-76 * Yes: 940 No: 1,951 Long 3536 Co. Brd. of Educationcreated 1 1 This Act was declared unconstitutional by decision of Federal Court. 5-4-76 * For: 490 Agn: 172 Long 3321 Small Claims Court created 5-4-76 * Yes: 114 No: 527 Lumpkin 3945 Co. Brd. of Education and Co. School Superintendent 5-4-76 * Yes: 678 No: 917 Newton 3402 Board of County Commissionersdistricts 5-4-76 * Yes: 2,980 No: 1,387 Newton 3505 Co. Brd. of Educationelection districts 5-25-76 Yes: 3,227 No: 1,167 Oconee 3935 Co. School Superintendentappointed 11-2-76 ** Yes: 1,259 No: 1,863 Richmond 4927 Augusta-Richmond County unified government 5-4-76 * Yes: 11,027 No: 13,417 Proposition #1 Question #1 15,801 Question #2 6,005 Proposition #2 Question #1 9,404 Question #2 10,302 Ware 2811 County Manager 5-4-76 * Yes: 2,194 No: 2,838 Warren 3660 Brd. Co. Commissionersmultimember board 11-2-76 ** Yes: 802 No: 352

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Georgia Laws, 1977 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Baker 2603 County Board of Educationvacancies 11-7-78 * * Date of November 7, 1978 General Election. Yes: 151 No: 95 Bryan 3215 Abolish office of Treasurer 5-24-77 Yes: 116 No: 126 Carroll 4519 City of Templecorporate limits 6-15-77 Yes: 225 No: 149 Dawson 3529 County Board of Educationelection 6-14-77 Yes: 369 No: 140 Hart 3482 Town of Bowersvillenew charter 5-9-77 Yes: 30 No: 0 Pierce 2924 County Brd. of Education and County School Superintendentelection of 11-7-78 * Yes: 307 No: 587 Rockdale 2817 Board of County Commissionerscreation of 5-17-77 Yes: 1,618 No: 744 Schley 2952 County Commissionersterms staggered 11-7-78 * Yes: 160 No: 66 Schley 2955 County Board of Educationterms staggered 11-7-78 * Yes: 167 No: 58 Stephens 3875 County Board of Educationelection 6-28-77 Yes: 1,375 No: 628 Stephens 3881 County School Superintendentappointment of 6-28-77 Yes: 793 No: 1,042 Tift 3895 City of Tiftonannexation 12-19-77 Yes: 690 No: 1,158 Towns 3974 County Board of Education and County School Superintendent 2-2-78 Yes: 1,014 No: 1,384 This is a summary of the results of referendum elections which are on file in the office of the Secretary of State. Referral to the page number, indicated in the second column, will enable the reader to determine the results of the individual referendum elections.

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Georgia Laws, 1978 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bryan 3774 Board of education 5-2-78 Yes: 739 No: 259 Butts 3368 Board of education 11-7-78 * * Date of General Election 1978 Yes: 886 No: 539 Chatham 932 Alcoholic beverages on Sunday 8-8-78 ** ** Date of General Primary 1978 Chatham County (Unincorporated area) Yes: 2,022 No: 1,863 Garden City Yes: 154 No: 318 Port Wentworth Yes: 89 No: 171 Bloomingdale Yes: 23 No: 50 Pooler Yes: 85 No: 152 Thunderbolt Yes: 142 No: 77 Tybee Island Yes: 307 No: 171 Vernonburg Yes: 25 No: 14 Savannah Yes: 6,870 No: 4,768 Chatham 4132 City of Garden City 5-22-78 Yes: 663 No: 166 Chatham 4073 City of Bloomingdale Not Held Chatham 3998 City of Savannah 4-19-78 Yes: 14,407 No: 8,091 Chatham 4466 Municipal Court of Savannah 8-8-78 ** Yes: 6,783 No: 9,753 Chattooga 3848 Board of Education 11-7-78 * Yes: 778 No: 1,446 Cherokee 3029 County Commissioners 4-4-78 Yes: 2,449 No: 2,308 Clarke 4573 Use of School Tax in Clarke County 11-7-78 * Yes: 3,710 No: 3,268 Columbia 3359 Board of Education 11-7-78 * Yes: 887 No: 1,569 DeKalb 3639 City of Clarkston 10-18-78 Yes: 95 No: 96 DeKalb 4104 Board of Education 11-7-78 * Yes: 18,829 No: 34,766 Hart 3177 County Commissioners 11-7-78 * Yes: 643 No: 1,018 Macon 4217 Tax Commissioner 11-7-78 * Yes: 737 No: 232 McDuffie 3666 Board of Education 5-16-78 Yes: 202 No: 131 Rabun 3427 School Board and Superintendent 11-7-78 * Yes: 453 No: 692 Rabun 3430 Board of Education 11-7-78 * Yes: 861 No: 300 Rockdale 3868 City of Conyers 7-8-78 Yes: 179 No: 167 Telfair 3445 School Board and Superintendent 11-7-78 * #1 386 #2 231 #3 323 Thomas 3746 Tax Commissioner 11-7-78 * Yes: 2,679 No: 820 Thomas 3741 Judge Probate Court, Compensation 11-7-78 * Yes: 2,683 No: 802 Thomas 3752 Clerk Superior Court, Compensation 11-7-78 * Yes: 2,674 No: 797 Twiggs 3408 County Commissioners 8-8-78 ** Yes: 1,067 No: 805 Whitfield 3365 City of Varnell (Civil Action File No. 18,462) Not Held This is a summary of the results of referendum elections which are on file in the office of the Secretary of State. Referral to the page number, indicated in the second column, will enable the reader to refer to the Act which called for the referendum.

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Georgia Laws, 1979 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Carroll 4245 City of Sand HillCity Charter 6-12-79 Yes: 102 No: 193 Glynn 3467 Education Districts 12-11-79 Yes: 2,490 No: 977 Montgomery 3151 Board of Education 6-5-79 Question #1 Proposal #1 320 Proposal #2 205 Proposal #3 92 Question #2 Proposal #1 881 Proposal #2 860 Proposal #3 1,015 Stephens 3047 Terms of Boards of Commissioners 4-24-79 Yes: 921 No: 329 Telfair 3539 School Districts 7-31-79 Yes: 858 No: 615 This is a summary of the results of referendum elections which are on file in the office of the Secretary of State. Referral to the page number, indicated in the second column, will enable the reader to determine the results of the individual referendum elections.

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Georgia Laws, 1980 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Baldwin 3043 Board of Commissioners 5-13-80 Yes: 714 No: 1,194 Ben Hill 3954 Tax Commissioner 5-28-80 Yes: 614 No: 398 Catoosa 4250 Board of Education 8-5-80 Yes: 3,156 No: 4,464 Chatham (City of Thunderbolt) 3653 Corporate Limits of City of Thunderbolt 5-27-80 Thunderbolt Proposition #1 Yes: 152 No: 140 Proposition #2 Yes: 109 No: 177 Macceo Island Proposition #1 Yes: 58 No: 5 Proposition #2 Bonna Bella Proposition #1 Proposition #2 Yes: 62 No: 21 Cherokee 3275 Board of Education 8-12-80 Yes: 814 No: 435 Coffee 1795 Election of School Supt. Not Held Columbia 3707 Board of Commissioners 5-7-80 Yes: 1,920 No: 1,103 Decatur 3272 Board of Ed. residency requirements 11-4-80 Yes: 2,267 No: 899 DeKalb 3996 Type of Government for DeKalb Co. 8-5-80 Type 1: 38,094 Type 2: 23,553 Douglas 4120 Board of Education 11-4-80 Yes: 3,424 No: 7,389 Effingham 3542 Board of Education 8-12-80 Yes: 430 No: 92 Gordon 3720 Board of Education Not Held Henry 3009 County Commissioners 3-11-80 Yes: 2,252 No: 1,500 Irwin 3030 Office of Tax Commissioner 4-8-80 Yes: 834 No: 119 Laurens 3016 Board of County Commissioners 3-11-80 Yes: 1,797 No: 1,413 Laurens 3189 Terms of Mayor Council (City of Dublin) 3-11-80 Yes: 324 No: 653 McIntosh 3112 Board of Education 4-29-80 Yes: 642 No: 143 Mitchell (City of Pelham) 3914 Elections etc. 6-3-80 Yes: 254 No: 392 Oconee 3757 Bd. of County Commissioners 5-21-80 Yes: 585 No: 1,155 Richmond 3841 Board of Education Not Held Upson 3027 County School Superintendent 3-11-80 Yes: 604 No: 1,468 Upson 4127 Tax for Fire Protection Not Held Whitfield 4122 Corporate Limits (City of Cohutta) 5-17-80 Yes: No: 0

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Georgia Laws, 1981 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Baldwin 4072 Disposal sites of hazardous wastes * * To be held same date as the 1982 General Primary Election. Chatham (City of Tybee Island) 4914 Change the corporate limits of said city 6-25-81 Corporate limits Yes: 222 No: 60 Unincorporated area Yes: 18 No: 102 Clarke 3065 Consolidate Govt. for City of Athens and Clarke Co. 2-16-82 County: Yes: 2,388 No: 2,883 City: Yes: 2,611 No: 2,120 Coffee 3626 Election of School Superintendent 6-2-81 Yes: 1,329 No: 1,424 DeKalb 4304 Establishing form of Government * Dooly 4463 Establish five Board of Education Districts 5-19-81 Yes: 1,393 No: 185 Gordon 3269 Abolish Bd. of Comm. and re-create office of County Commissioner 8-4-81 Yes: 1,319 No: 1,664 Gordon 3586 Provide election term of School Supt. 8-4-81 Yes: 1,527 No: 778 Miller 4713 Change method of elect. mbrs. of Bd. of Ed. 8-4-81 Yes: 710 No: 182 Richmond 3677 Biennial ele. for members of Bd. of Ed. 11-3-81 Yes: 7,352 No: 1,526

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Georgia Laws, 1982 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling 4642 5 or 6 mbr. bd. of commissioners 11-2-82 Five mbr. - 1191 Six mbr. - 1000 Bacon 4606 5 mbr. bd. of Co. Commissioners in certain counties (9,365 - 9,385) 8-2-82 Yes 1,299 No 351 Baldwin * * These are 1981 laws that were required to be held in 1982. 4072 Disposal sites of hazardous wastes 8-10-82 Yes 1,652 No 1,465 Bartow 4589 Terms of mbrs. of Board of Ed. 8-10-82 Yes 1,652 No 1,465 Bartow 4584 Compensation of bd. of education 8-10-82 Yes 1,615 No 1,450 Bartow 4586 Superintendent of schools 8-10-82 Yes 843 No 2,205 Bibb 4625 Bd. of education Districts 11-2-82 Yes 15,184 No 5,458 Bibb 4406 Bd. of public education and orphanage 11-2-82 Yes 9,455 No 12,176 Bryan 4270 Members of bd. of commissioners 11-2-82 Yes 883 No 429 Bryan 4285 Office of treasurer abolished 8-10-82 Yes 832 No 709 Chatham (Town of Thunderbolt) 4295 Corporate limits 6-22-82 Corporate Limits Yes 126 No 133 Unincorporated Area Yes 21 No 0 Cherokee 3602 Board of Education 5-11-82 Yes 302 No 200 Clarke/City of Athens 1855 Georgia alcoholic beverage code amended as to certain counties (69,000 - 75,000) 8-10-82 Clarke County Yes 2,257 No 2,338 City of Athens Yes 2,393 No 2,354 Clayton 4431 Members of board of education 8-10-82 Yes 8,665 No 7,584 Cobb 1768 Sale of alcoholic beverages in certain counties (200,000 - 550,000) (295,000 - 300,000) (350,000 - 500,000) 11-2-82 Yes 35,622 No 34,777 Cook 3749 Election, etc. of school superintendent 11-2-82 Yes 1,623 No 1,020 DeKalb * 4304 Establishing form of Government 8-10-82 Yes 36,070 No 26,939 DeKalb 4239 Community College 8-10-82 transfer 43,375 retain 23,587 Douglas 4786 Board of education districts 11-2-82 Yes 6,032 No 1,700 Emanuel 4049 Board of education 6-1-82 Yes 1,853 No 411 Franklin 3753 Board of education and superintendent 8-10-82 #1 Proposal - 458 #2 Proposal - 1,308 #3 Proposal - 573 Gwinnett 3510 Board of education 4-6-82 Yes 1,825 No 1,972 Haralson 4523 Members of board of education 8-10-82 Yes 2,133 No 230 Jackson 4012 Jackson County school districtmerged with Jefferson City school district and Commerce City school district 11-2-82 Jackson Co. Yes 1,991 No 2,438 Inside City of Commerce Yes 796 No 243 Inside City of Jefferson Yes 390 No 78 Lowndes 3582 Board of commissioners 11-2-82 Yes 3,652 No 4,513 Lumpkin 4274 Superintendent of Schools 6-8-82 Yes 312 No 595 Lumpkin 4277 Board of education 6-8-82 Yes 720 No 191 Oconee (City of Bogart) 4869 New charter 12-7-82 Yes 66 No 147 Pierce 4649 School board and superintendent 11-2-82 Proposal No. 1 Question No. 1 - 526 Question No. 2 - 1,124 Proposal No. 2 Question No. 1 - 613 Question No. 2 - 947 Pulaski 4638 School district superintendent 11-2-82 Yes 698 No 787 Twiggs 3627 Election of members of Bd. of Ed. 8-10-82 Yes 1,327 No 533 Ware (City of Waycross) 4611 Land conveyance authorized 11-2-82 Yes 1,869 No 878 Wayne 3789 4717 Board of commissioners 11-2-82 Yes 1,320 No 684 Wheeler 4126 Board of education Was not held Worth 3715 Board of commissioners 11-2-82 Yes 1,643 No 733

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Georgia Laws, 1983 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Atkinson 4115 Board of Commissioners compensation election 3-13-84 Yes 123 No 1,114 Bartow Polk (Town of Taylorsville) 4161 Corporate limits of Town of Taylorsville 5-11-83 Bartow Yes 47 No 7 Polk Yes 15 No 4 Bibb 4251 Providing for district boundary adjustments for Board of Education and Orphanage 11-8-83 Yes 5,361 No 1,841 Chatham County City of Savannah 4039 Terms of Board of Public Education and changes certain district designations 5-3-83 Yes 1,367 No 2,815 Chatham (City of Tybee Island) 3586 Mayor and City Council Term Time of election 5-3-83 Yes 307 No 60 Chattooga 4570 Create State Court of Chattooga County 5-3-83 Yes 818 No 262 Columbia 4411 Changes districts provides for staggered terms for Board of Education 3-13-84 Yes 2,110 No 843 DeKalb 4547 Reorganizing form of gov't fixing powers duties of governing authority 3-13-84 Yes 45,505 No 12,832 DeKalb (City of Doraville) 3581 City Council and Mayor Terms of Office 4-2-83 Yes 266 No 89 Forsyth 3521 Appointment of School Superintendent 5-3-83 Yes 379 No 966 Fulton Coweta (City of Palmetto) 4134 Corporate Limits extended 5-21-83 Yes 319 No 35 Madison (City of Colbert) 4181 Charter Amendmentsproviding homestead exemption for certain residents 5-4-83 Yes 58 No 3 Murray 3611 New Board of Education Referendum not held Newton 3814 Homestead exemptions for certain residents Referendum not held Seminole 3994 Board of Educationelection of mbrs. etc. 8-2-83 Yes 1,181 No 1,198 Tift County and City of Tifton 3590 Consolidate governments of Tift Co. City of Tifton 6-26-84 Yes 2,060 No 3,860 Union 4514 Election filling of vacancies of Board of Education 5-3-83 Yes 147 No 10 Wilkinson 3911 Board of Education compensation election 5-3-83 Yes 582 No 198

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Georgia Laws, 1984 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Statewide 520 Ad Valorem taxation of propertyadditional exemption 11-6-84 Yes: 718,467 No: 464,620 Statewide 788 Ad Valorem taxation of propertyexemption of certain motor vehicles 11-6-84 Yes: 900,688 No: 345,204 Statewide 1253 Ad Valorem taxation of propertyexemption of nonprofit homes for mentally handicapped 11-6-84 Yes: 933,343 No: 295,707 Berrien 4823 Board of Commissioners of Berrien County act creating board amended 5-15-84 Yes: 211 No: 1,008 Butts 3588 Office of Treasurer abolished 3-13-84 Yes: 921 No: 791 Camden 3848 Homestead Exemptions for persons 62 and older 11-6-84 Yes: 2,577 No: 481 Cherokee 3580 Superintendent of Schools appointment by Board of Education 3-13-84 Yes: 1,734 No: 4,060 Columbia 4609 Columbia County School District additional homestead exemption for certain persons over 62 11-6-84 No Election Held Coweta Fulton City of Palmetto 4390 City of PalmettoTerm of Office of Mayor and Councilmen 8-14-84 No Election Held Coweta 3704 Coweta County Board of EducationCompositionElection and terms of office of members 11-6-84 Yes: 7,190 No: 2,328 Crisp 4352 Crisp County CommissionersNumber, Election Districts, Etc. 11-6-84 Yes: 1,253 No: 760 Dade 3575 Board of educationElection of members, Etc. 3-13-84 Yes: 987 No: 367 Dade 3564 Board of Commissionerscreated 3-13-84 Yes: 629 No: 777 Dodge 3531 Appointed School Superintendent 3-13-84 Yes: 585 No: 2,235 Forsyth 4144 Authorized to impose business and occupational license taxes 11-6-84 Yes: 4,290 No: 3,484 Fulton 3591 Board of EducationElection of members, education districts, Etc. 3-13-84 Yes: 24,258 No: 9,628 Habersham 3671 Election of Commissioners, Terms of Office, Etc. 8-14-84 Yes: 2,222 No: 1,392 Harris 3608 Board of EducationEducation Districts, terms, qualifications of members, Etc. 3-13-84 Yes: 1,347 No: 707 Harris 3766 Homestead Exemptions 8-14-84 Yes: 1,750 No: 375 Jones 3926 Homestead Exemptions 8-14-84 Yes: 2,476 No: 453 Jones 4459 Board of Education of Jones County Reconstituted 8-14-84 Yes: 2,206 No: 583 McIntosh 4103 Board of Education of McIntosh County Terms of Office of Members 5-15-84 Yes: 629 No: 239 McIntosh 4106 Appointment of School Superintendent by Board of Education 5-15-84 Yes: 221 No: 577 Polk City of Cedartown 4261 Homestead Exemptions 11-6-84 Yes: 1,170 No: 45 Putnam 4657 Additional Homestead Exemption for persons 65 or older 8-14-84 Yes: 1,249 No: 164 Richmond 5119 Board of Education of Richmond CountyComposition of Board, Election Districts, Etc. Changed 11-6-84 Yes: 26,594 No: 9,857 Rockdale City of Conyers 4884 Homestead exemption for persons 62 and over 5-26-84 Yes: 91 No: 2 Stewart 3513 Board of Commissioners CreatedElection, terms of office, Compensation, Etc. 3-13-84 Yes: 625 No: 820 Turner 4862 Board of Education of Turner CountyEducation DistrictsElection of Members, Etc. 5-15-84 Yes: 316 No: 171 Turner 4563 Board of Commissioners of Turner County CompositionElection of Members Etc. 5-15-84 Yes: 311 No: 175 Upson 4576 Board of Education of Upson CountyEducation Districts Changed, Etc. 8-14-84 Yes: 2,496 No: 838 Upson 3729 Upson County Board of CommissionersCommissioner Districts, Etc. 4-17-84 Yes: 708 No: 344 Upson 4367 Upson CountyAppointment of School Superintendent by Board of Education 11-6-84 Yes: 1,903 No: 2,650 Wayne 3971 Wayne County Board of EducationEducation Districts, Etc. Changed No Election Held Pursuant to Court Order Wheeler 3601 Wheeler CountyBoard of EducationElection of members, Etc. 3-13-84 Yes: 425 No: 270 Wilkes 3838 Board of Education CreatedDistrict Election of Members, Etc. 8-14-84 Yes: 689 No: 909 Wilkinson City of Gordon 3923 Homestead Exemptions 8-14-84 Yes: 458 No: 47 Wilkinson 3772 Homestead Exemption 8-14-84 Yes: 643 No: 125

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Georgia Laws, 1985 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bacon 4823 Board of Education; Elections 6-25-85 Yes: 206 No: 51 Baldwin 3835 Homestead exemption from Baldwin County School District Ad Valorem taxes 8-12-86 Yes: 1,999 No: 493 Bleckley 4406 Board of Commissioners; Created 11-4-86 Yes: 887 No: 1,156 Brooks City of Quitman 4635 Board of Commissioners; Composition; Elections; Referendum Has not been Held Has not been approved by Justice Dept. Burke 4481 Board of Education; Elections 9-3-85 Yes: 754 No: 673 Candler 4975 Board of Commissioners; Membership; Elections; Chairman; Powers; Referendum 6-11-85 Yes: 279 No: 116 Carroll 3945 Board of Education; School Superintendent; Referendum 9-10-85 Question 1: Yes: 4,076 No: 929 Question 2: Yes: 2,977 No: 2,019 Clinch 4918 Board of Education; Elections; Districts; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 302 No: 128 Cobb City of Smyrna 4072 Mayor and Councilmen; Terms of Office: Referendum 11-5-85 Yes: 789 No: 511 Dawson 4179 Business and Occupational License Taxes Referendum not held DeKalb City of Decatur 4140 Homestead Exemptions for certain residents who are 62 or older; Referendum 12-4-85 Yes: 1,123 No: 154 Fayette 3992 Fayette County School DistrictAd Valorem Tax Exemption for Elderly and Disabled Residents; Referendum 6-11-85 Yes: 2,256 No: 255 Fayette 4198 Fayette CountySchool Superintendent; appointment by Board of Education; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 4,725 No: 6,759 Fulton City of Atlanta 4371 City of AtlantaRedevelopment powers City Failed to Publish as required by Law City Atty. ruled not to put on ballot Fulton City of College Park 4513 Homestead exemptions; Referendum 5-13-85 Yes: 1,721 No: 143 Gwinnett 5106 Homestead Exemption from Gwinnett County School District Ad Valorem Taxes; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 39,645 No: 12,055 Heard 5078 Board of Education; Elections; Referendum 9-24-85 Yes: 580 No: 90 Jeff Davis 4493 Board of Education; Elections; Referendum 4-8-86 Yes: 208 No: 45 Lanier 3966 Board of Education; Elections; Terms; Referendum 6-25-85 Yes: 252 No: 12 Marion 4573 Board of Education; Districts; Elections Referendum Not precleared by U.S. Justice Dept. Morgan 4643 Board of Education; Elections; School Superintendent; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 1,058 No: 398 Pierce 4836 Board of Commissioners; Elections; Referendum 11-5-85 Yes: 386 No: 169 Pierce 4841 Board of Education; Elections; Referendum 11-5-85 Yes: 365 No: 181 Polk 4985 Board of Education; Re-created; Referendum 6-11-85 Yes: 362 No: 299 Taylor 5087 Board of Education; Elections; Referendum 5-21-85 Yes: 362 No: 180 Wilkes 4580 Homestead Exemption from County and School District Ad Valorem Taxes; Referendum Referendum not held

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Georgia Laws, 1986 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bartow 5361 Homestead Exemption from School District Taxation for Certain Residents who are 62 or Over; Referendum Not Held Bibb City of Macon 4736 Redevelopment Powers; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 3,236 No: 2,725 Bibb City of Macon 5038 Redevelopment Powers; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 8,120 No: 5,815 Bibb 5620 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 2,592 No: 5,119 Bulloch 5627 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum Not Held Camden 5647 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 451 No: 258 Chatham City of Islands 4872 Incorporation; Charter; Referendum 8-12-86 Islands Area Yes: 506 No: 744 County Area Yes: 336 No: 1,426 Chatham City of Pooler 5592 Corporate Limits; Referendum 6-17-86 Pooler Yes: 115 No: 19 Area Proposed for Annexation Yes: 36 No: 24 Chattooga 5138 Board of Commissioners Created; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 1,991 No: 2,220 Cherokee 3635 Board of Commissioners; Creation; Referendum 5-6-86 Yes: 1,644 No: 2,221 Clayton 5019 Homestead Exemptions; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 11,478 No: 2,066 Cobb City of Acworth 3752 Mayor and Alderman; Elections; Qualifications; Terms; Referendum 5-3-86 Yes: 47 No: 139 Cobb 4370 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 64,538 No: 9,311 Cobb City of Marietta 5043 Homestead Exemption; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 5,309 No: 1,002 Colquitt 3724 Board of Education; Composition; Elections; Districts; Referendum 5-13-86 Yes: 897 No: 180 Columbia 5636 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 2,740 No: 1,695 Dawson 4061 Homestead Exemptions from School District Taxes; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 724 No: 183 Decatur 4096 Board of Education; Composition; Elections; Districts; School Superintendent; Appointment; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 1,387 No: 1,012 DeKalb 4107 Governing Authority; Powers and Duties; Applicability of Laws; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 31,123 No: 11,156 DeKalb City of Decatur 4475 Homestead Exemption for Residents 65 or Over; Referendum 12-3-86 Yes: 1,233 No: 127 Douglas 5618 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 6,701 No: 3,144 Elbert 3578 Board of Education; Re-Creation; Referendum 5-13-86 Yes: 444 No: 208 Floyd City of Rome 4530 School District; Homestead Exemption; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 2,651 No: 336 Floyd 5511 Homestead Exemption; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 8,218 No: 895 Floyd 5057 School District; Homestead Exemption; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 4,971 No: 770 Forsyth 4347 Homestead Exemption from School District Taxes; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 5,191 No: 1,005 Fulton 4148 Redevelopment Powers; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 57,705 No: 41,691 Fulton 4434 Homestead Exemption for Residents who are Disabled or 65 or Older; Local Constitutional Amendment Continued Not Held Fulton City of Atlanta 4834 Redevelopment Powers; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 12,987 No: 9,356 Gwinnett 5625 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 17,645 No: 4,777 Hall 3811 School District; Homestead Exemption; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 5,447 No: 2,112 Hall City of Gainesville 3815 Independent School District; Homestead Exemption; Referendum Not Held Hall 5616 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration periods; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 7,553 No: 2,305 Henry 5053 Homestead Exemptions from School District Taxes for Certain Residents who are 62 or Over or Totally Disabled; Referendum Not Held Henry 5607 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 2,211 No: 1,964 Houston 3901 Board of Commissioners; Redevelopment Powers; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 6,517 No: 4,758 Houston City of Centerville 5157 Redevelopment Powers; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 70 No: 88 Houston City of Perry 4196 Redevelopment Powers; Referendum Not Held Houston City of Warner Robins 3923 Redevelopment Powers; Referendum 10-7-86 Yes: 2,675 No: 1,754 Lanier 3609 Lakeland-Lanier County Charter Commission Act-Preparation of a County-Wide government Charter; Referendum 9-2-86 Yes: 448 No: 928 Laurens 3821 Board of Education; Elections; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 929 No: 715 Liberty 3554 School Superintendent; Appointment; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 1,332 No: 1,045 Liberty 3542 Board of Education; Elections; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 1,369 No: 277 Lincoln 3661 Board of Education; Elections; Districts; Vacancies; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 651 No: 335 Marion 5558 Board of Commissioners; Elections; Districts; Terms; Referendum 9-16-86 Yes: 429 No: 673 Marion 5023 Board of Education; Elections; Referendum 9-16-86 Yes: 416 No: 666 Mitchell City of Pelham 3648 Board of Education; Elections; Terms; Districts; Composition; Referendum Not Held Mitchell 3892 School Superintendent; Appoint; Referendum Not precleared by U.S. Justice Dept. Muscogee 3927 Advisory Referendum on School Board Elections 11-4-86 Yes: 18,451 No: 8,420 Oglethorpe 3568 Board of Education; Elections; Referendum 5-13-86 Yes: 307 No: 90 Paulding 4335 School Superintendent; Appointment; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 1,199 No: 4,301 Polk 5633 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 1,355 No: 1,013 Rabun City of Clayton 4778 Homestead Exemptions; Referendum 12-20-86 Yes: 453 No: 16 Screven 5642 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 326 No: 404 Spalding 4855 Homestead Exemptions for Residents 62 or Older or Totally Disabled; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 1,946 No: 428 Spalding 5623 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 3,757 No: 3,693 Sumter City of Americus 3501 Sumter County Public School System-Creation; Merger of School Systems of Sumter County and the City of Americus; Referendum Not Held Tattnall City of Collins 4472 Mayor; Terms of office; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 31 No: 39 Telfair 4527 County Officers; Ineligibility to Hold Office; Local Constitutional Amendment Continued 11-4-86 Yes: 1,800 No: 577 Toombs City of Vidalia 4862 School District; Powers of Board of Education; Referendum 9-2-86 Yes: 824 No: 599 Troup 3515 Board of Education; Election; School Superintendent; Appointment; Act Continuing Local Constitutional Amendment Repeated; Referendum 5-6-86 Yes: 193 No: 44 Twiggs 5542 School Superintendents; Appointment; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 412 No: 1,127 Upson 4497 School District; Homestead Exemption; Referendum Not Held Washington 4485 Homestead Exemption for Persons 65 or Over; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 1,434 No: 373 Washington 4489 Homestead Exemption from County School Taxes for Persons 65 or Over; Referendum 8-12-86 Yes: 1,896 No: 402 Whitfield 5597 Board of Commissioners; Composition; Elections; Districts; Terms; Compensation; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 4,315 No: 3,573 Wilkes 4091 Board of Education; Elections; Districts; Composition; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 1,219 No: 377 Worth 3716 Board of Education; Membership; Elections; Districts; Referendum 11-4-86 Yes: 1,499 No: 523 Statewide 878 Ad valorem tax exemption of tangible personal property 11-4-86 Yes: 592,671 No: 249,708

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Georgia Laws, 1987 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling City of Baxley 5015 City of Baxley-Corporate Limits 7-21-87 Yes: 438 No: 822 Bartow 5325 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-3-87 Yes: 2,483 No: 265 Bartow 4912 School Superintendent; Appointment 11-3-87 Yes: 1,086 No: 1,617 Bartow 4915 Board of Education; Elections; Terms 11-3-87 Yes: 2,135 No: 569 Bleckley 4111 Board of Education; Nonpartisan Elections 11-8-88 Yes: 1,025 No: 606 Brooks 5267 School Superintendent; Appointment 3-8-88 Yes: 709 No: 1,542 Brooks City of Quitman 5230 Board of Commissioners; Composition; Elections; Districts; Terms 8-11-87 Yes: 248 No: 71 Butts 4919 Board of Education; Elections, Terms; Meetings; Officers; School Superintendent; Appointment 11-10-87 Yes: 1,682 No: 561 Camden 4929 Board of Commissioners; Elections; Districts; Terms 3-8-88 Yes: 1,365 No: 858 Camden 4943 Board of Education; Elections; Districts; Terms; Referendum; Act Continuing Local Constitutional Amendment Repealed 3-8-88 Yes: 1,337 No: 932 Camden 5032 School Superintendent; Appointment 3-8-88 Yes: 739 No: 1,579 Chatham 4801 Redevelopment Powers 6-16-87 Yes: 3,341 No: 5,356 Chatham City of Savannah 4083 Redevelopment Powers 6-16-87 Yes: 2,369 No: 3,235 Clarke 4279 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods 11-3-87 Yes: 7,245 No: 1,622 Columbia 4270 Board of Education; Elections 3-8-88 Yes: 7,344 No: 1,925 Columbia 4267 Homestead Exemption from Columbia County School District Taxation 3-8-88 Yes: 8,266 No: 1,196 Dougherty 3843 Board of Education; Elections 11-3-87 Yes: 6,448 No: 4,855 Effingham 4596 Board of Education; Membership; Elections; Terms; Compensation; Districts 3-8-88 Yes: 1,768 No: 471 Evans 4782 Board of Education; Composition; Elections; Compensation 8-9-88 Yes: 1,277 No: 553 Fannin 5494 Board of Education; School Superintendent; Nonpartisan Elections 3-8-88 Yes: 1,449 No: 1,819 Floyd 4994 Unified Rome-Floyd County School System-Creation; Merger of Floyd County School System and City of Rome Independent School System 3-8-88 City Yes: 1,679 No: 3,601 County Yes: 2,410 No: 6,380 Fulton 4132 Homestead Exemption for Residents 70 Year of Age or Over or Disabled 11-8-88 Yes: 131,209 No: 35,740 Greene 4973 School Superintendent; Appointment by the Board of Education 3-8-88 Yes: 787 No: 1,544 Hall City of Gainesville 4209 City of Gainesville Independent School District-Homestead Exemption 12-1-87 Yes: 194 No: 28 Houston City of Perry 4115 Redevelopment Powers 12-1-87 Yes: 128 No: 124 Lamar 3740 Board of Education; Elections; Districts; Terms; Vacancies 11-3-87 Yes: 412 No: 203 Lowndes 4124 School Superintendent; Appointment 3-8-88 Yes: 932 No: 2,505 Lumpkin 3586 School Superintendent; Appointment 6-2-87 Yes: 617 No: 1,067 Madison City of Colbert 4475 Mayor; Term 12-2-87 Yes: 19 No: 3 Mitchell 3508 School Superintendent; Appointment 7-28-87 Yes: 710 No: 921 Muscogee 4753 Board of Education; Composition; Elections; Districts; Terms; Compensation; taxes 3-8-88 Yes: 9,784 No: 18,277 Oconee 4441 Redevelopment Powers 3-8-88 Yes: 1,272 No: 1,863 Peach City of Byron 5394 School Superintendent; Appointment Not Held Peach City of Fort Valley 5409 Redevelopment Powers 4-6-88 Yes: 847 No: 358 Peach 5397 Redevelopment Powers Not Held Pulaski 4263 School Superintendent; Appointment 3-8-88 Yes: 679 No: 1,081 Pulaski 4241 Board of Education; Elections 11-8-88 Yes: 960 No: 479 Rabun City of Sky Valley 5113 Homestead Exemption 12-1-87 Yes: 84 No: 11 Stephens 4224 School Superintendent; Appointment; Vacancies 9-1-87 Yes: 775 No: 2,249 Tift City of Tifton 4103 Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 1,847 No: 411 Ware City of Waycross 5135 Board of Education; Elections; Districts; Terms 9-22-87 Yes: 255 No: 136 Ware City of Waycross 5105 Mayor; Office Created; Election; Terms; Powers 11-24-87 Yes: 1,029 No: 345 White 5441 Board of Commissioners; Re-creation; Elections; Powers; Duties 3-8-88 Yes: 1,278 No: 715 Whitfield City of Tunnel Hill 4366 New Charter 12-7-87 Yes: 85 No: 33

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Georgia Laws, 1988 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Barrow 3501 Board of Education; Compensation; Terms; Elections; Districts 4-12-88 Yes: 637 No: 62 Barrow 3674 School District; Homestead Exemption; Residents 62 or Older 8-9-88 Yes: 4,226 No: 549 Bartow 4101 Motor Vehicle Registration periods 8-9-88 Yes: 1,858 No: 1,060 Ben Hill and City of Fitzgerald 3573 Ben Hill Co. Public School System; Merger with School System of City of Fitzgerald 6-21-88 Yes: 517 No: 801 6-21-88 Yes: 822 No: 284 Berrien 3832 School District; Homestead Exemption; Residents 62 or Older Referendum Not Held Butts 4729 Board of Commissioners; Powers; County Manager Created 8-9-88 Yes: 1,563 No: 955 Catoosa 4182 Board of Commissioners; Creation; Districts; Elections; Terms 11-6-90 Yes: 4,896 No: 2,913 Chatham City of Savannah 3706 Homestead Exemption; Residents 65 or Older or Disabled 11-8-88 Yes: 20,190 No: 3,006 Cherokee 3677 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 13,575 No: 2,501 Clarke City of Athens 3794 Redevelopment Powers Not Pre-Cleared by U.S. Justice Dept. Clayton 4307 School District; Superintendent; Appointment 11-8-88 Yes: 12,314 No: 26,995 Clayton 4001 Board of Education; Number of Members 11-8-88 Yes: 20,610 No: 17,155 Clayton 3527 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods 3-8-88 Yes: 14,472 No: 8,627 Clayton 3523 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes 11-8-88 Yes: 32,925 No: 7,153 Clayton City of Riverdale 3951 Homestead Exemption 10-8-88 Yes: 597 No: 35 Cobb 4479 Motor Vehicle Registration Periods 11-8-88 Yes: 102,080 No: 21,916 Cobb 4070 Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 93,785 No: 29,194 Cobb 4286 School System; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 76,495 No: 32,915 Coffee City of Douglas 4282 Homestead Exemption June 6, 1989 Yes: 734 No: 106 Columbia 4622 Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 15,372 No: 3,111 Coweta 4714 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 10,497 No: 2,412 Crawford 4063 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 1,092 No: 253 DeKalb 4114 Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 122,174 No: 27,547 DeKalb 4160 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 107,585 No: 29,336 DeKalb 4740 Governing Authority; Vote of Chief Executive; Department Heads under Merit System 11-8-88 Yes: 76,350 No: 59,347 Dougherty City of Albany 4748 Homestead Exemption Referendum Not Held Effingham City of Springfield 4091 Corporate Limits Referendum Not Held Floyd 4856 School District; Homestead Exemption 8-9-88 Yes: 7,014 No: 1,390 Floyd City of Rome 4484 School District; Homestead Exemption 8-9-88 Yes: 4,607 No: 698 Fulton 4034 Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 131,209 No: 35,740 Fulton City of Hapeville 4866 Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 1429 No: 146 Gilmer 4886 Board of Commissioners; Creation; Districts; Elections; Powers; County Manager 5-17-88 Yes: 1,863 No: 1,299 Gilmer 4894 Board of Education; Nonpartisan Elect. 8-9-88 Yes: 1,381 No: 369 Gilmer 4903 School System; Superintendent; Nonpartisan Election 8-9-88 Yes: 1,336 No: 380 Gwinnett City of Dacula 3667 Homestead Exemption 11-19-88 Yes: 168 No: 34 Gwinnett 4199 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 61,404 No: 22,771 Gwinnett 4023 School District; Homestead Exemption for Elderly and Disabled 11-8-88 Yes: 65,941 No: 19,844 Gwinnett 4627 Coroner Abolished; Medical Examiner Established 8-9-88 Yes: 17,325 No: 5,088 Gwinnett 4039 Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 60,907 No: 25,291 Habersham 4112 Motor Vehicle Registration Periods Referendum Not Held Hart 3604 Board of Commissioners; Creation 4-12-88 (1) 984 (2) 628 (3) 943 4-26-88 Runoff (1) 1439 (2) 1,698 Henry 4633 Board of Commissioners; Chairman as Chief Executive Officer; County Administrator Abolished Referendum Not Held Henry 4310 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 11,413 No: 2,823 Houston 4007 School District; Superintendent; Appoint 8-9-88 Yes: 2,681 No: 6,432 Jeff Davis City of Hazlehurst 4861 Advisory Referendum regarding Sales of Beer and Wine Referendum Not Held Lumpkin 4880 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 3,009 No: 527 Monroe 3540 Board of Commissioners; Terms 3-8-88 Yes: 1,198 No: 778 Newton 4045 Homestead Exemptions; County and School District Taxes Referendum Not Held Peach City of Byron 3656 Redevelopment Powers 4-6-88 Yes: 64 No: 59 Peach 4598 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 2,532 No: 815 Pierce 3543 School Superintendent; Appointment Referendum Not Held (See Act No. 1129 Ga. Law 1988 P. 4898) Pierce 4898 School District; Superintendent; Appoint. 5-10-88 Yes: 394 No: 1,072 Pike 3824 School District; Homestead Exemption; Residents 62 or Older 11-8-88 Yes: 2,037 No: 518 Richmond 4147 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-8-88 Yes: 33,005 No: 7,709 Richmond 4043 Motor Vehicle Registration Periods 11-8-88 Yes: 27,047 No: 11,602 Richmond 3971 Board of Commissioners as Augusta-Richmond County Commission-Council For Both County and City 11-8-88 Yes: 25,129 No: 19,153 Richmond City of Augusta 3987 Reorganized Government of City and Richmond County; Repeal of City Charter 11-8-88 Yes: 7,180 No: 4,789 Rockdale and City of Conyers 3899 County Charter Commission Creation 11-14-89 County: Yes: 3,760 No: 2,768 City: Yes: 338 No: 668 Rockdale 3990 Motor Vehicle Registration Periods 11-8-88 Yes: 11,589 No: 4,547 Rockdale 3659 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes 8-9-88 Yes: 5,507 No: 1,330 Sumter 3702 Staggered Motor Vehicle Registration Periods 8-9-88 Yes: 1,596 No: 1,134 Sumter City of Americus 3550 Sumter County Public School System-Creation; Merger of Sumter County and City of Americus School Systems 6-21-88 Sumter County: Yes: 1,033 No: 1,412 City of Americus: Yes: 1,530 No: 592 Upson 3821 Homestead Exemption; County Taxes; Disabled Residents 11-8-88 Yes: 2,598 No: 480 Upson 3685 School District; Homestead Exemption; Disabled Residents 11-8-88 Yes: 3,702 No: 900 Upson 3828 School District; Homestead Exemption; Residents 62 or Older Referendum Not Held Walton 4710 School District; Homestead Exemption for Elderly 8-9-88 Yes: 3,876 No: 739 Walton 4720 School District; Homestead Exemption for Disabled 8-9-88 Yes: 3,448 No: 1,025 Walton 4723 Motor Vehicle Registration Periods 8-9-88 Yes: 3,248 No: 1,157 White 4493 School District; Homestead Exemption 8-9-88 Yes: 2,634 No: 628 White 4472 Homestead Exemption 8-9-88 Yes: 2,541 No: 661 White 3515 Board of Commissioners; Re-Creation 3-8-88 Yes: 1,278 No: 715

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Georgia Laws, 1989 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bartow City of Cartersville 4746 City of CartersvilleHomestead Exemption 11-7-89 Yes: 1,208 No: 143 Chatham City of Port Wentworth 5105 City of Port WentworthCorporate Limits 9-12-89 Corporate Limits: Yes: 292 No: 58 Unincorporated Area: Yes: 50 No: 24 Cherokee 4295 Cherokee CountyBoard of Commissioners; Creation 11-7-89 Yes: 4697 No: 1676 Clarke City of Athens 4021 City of AthensRedevelopment Powers 11-7-89 Yes: 919 No: 725 Clayton 4905 Clayton CountyBoard of Education; Elections; Composition; Districts; County School Superintendent; Election 8-15-89 Yes: 1,673 No: 2,007 Clayton 4818 Redevelopment Powers 8-15-89 Yes: 1,879 No: 1,755 Cobb 4266 Cobb CountyRedevelopment Powers 7-17-90 Yes: 27,511 No: 27,847 Cobb City of Smyrna 3878 City of SmyrnaHomestead Exemption 4-4-89 Yes: 1,714 No: 107 Cobb City of Smyrna 4896 City of SmyrnaHomestead Exemption 4-4-89 Yes: 1,641 No: 156 Dougherty City of Albany 4802 City of AlbanyMayor and Commissioners; Elections; Terms 8-8-89 Yes: 11,373 No: 2,489 Dougherty City of Albany 4062 City of AlbanyHomestead Exemption 8-8-89 Yes: 12,173 No: 1,553 Effingham Town of Rincon 4024 Town of RinconHomestead Exemption 11-7-89 Yes: 427 No: 27 Fannin City of Blue Ridge 3823 City of Blue RidgeNew Charter 5-27-89 Fannin County: Yes: 4 No: 57 City of Blue Ridge: Yes: 123 No: 96 Fulton City of Atlanta 4229 City of Atlanta and City of Atlanta School districtHomestead Exemption 11-6-90 Yes: 44,047 No: 7,769 Harris City of Shiloh 4084 City of ShilohHomestead Exemption Referendum Not Held Henry 4829 Henry CountyBoard of Commissioners; Chairman; Election Superseded by Ga. L. 1990, p. 5232 Liberty City of Hinesville 4782 City of HinesvilleMayor and Council; Elections; Terms; Districts Superseded by Ga. L. 1990, p. 4047 Lowndes 3578 LowndesBoard of Education; Number of Members; Districts; Elections; Vacancies Repealed by Ga. L. 1990, p. 3529 Spalding 3802 Griffin-Spalding County Charter CommissionCreation 4-9-91 Yes: 2,957 No: 5,549 Whitfield 4901 Whitfield CountyBoard of Education; Terms; Elections Referendum Not Held

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Georgia Laws, 1989 Extraordinary Session : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Gwinnett City of Berkeley Lake 72 Elections and Terms of Mayor and Councilmembers; Mayor's Veto Powers; Referendum 12-2-89 Yes: 201 No: 43

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Georgia Laws, 1990 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Appling 4142 Board of Commissioners; Terms 11-6-90 Yes: 1,759 No: 908 Appling 4720 Board of Education; Members; Terms 11-6-90 Yes: 1,767 No: 900 Ben Hill 4435 Board of Education; Elections; Terms; Districts; Vacancies 8-28-90 Yes: 238 No: 22 Ben Hill City of Fitzgerald 4146 Homestead Exemption 11-20-90 Yes: 722 No: 100 Berrien 4703 Board of Commissioners; Salary; Composition Referendum Not Held Catoosa 4481 Comprehensive Land Use Plan; Advisory Referendum 7-17-90 Yes: 2,276 No: 1,651 Catoosa 4984 School District; Homestead Exemption 11-6-90 Yes: 6,069 No: 1,495 Chatham City of Folkston 4217 Corporate Limits Referendum Not Held Chatham 3992 Board of Commissioners; Chairman; Term 11-6-90 Yes: 23,981 No: 7,149 Chatham City of Pooler 4202 Homestead Exemption 11-6-90 Yes: 645 No: 64 Chatham 5146 Homestead Exemption 11-6-90 Yes: 25,777 No: 5,162 Chatham City of Savannah 3995 Mayor; Terms 11-6-90 Yes: 12,513 No: 4,729 Clarke 4711 Board of Education; Membership; Elections 11-6-90 Yes: 13,458 No: 3,288 Clarke and City of Athens 3560 Unified Government; Officers; Employees; Powers; Duties 8-7-90 Yes: 11,572 No: 8,110 Clayton 4632 School Superintendent; Election 11-6-90 Yes: 21,629 No: 11,275 Clayton 4378 Governing Authority; Millage Rates 11-6-90 Yes: 19,433 No: 12,594 Clayton 4635 Board of Education; Election; Terms; Districts 11-6-90 Yes: 16,902 No: 15,137 Clayton City of Riverdale 5267 Homestead Exemption 10-13-90 Yes: 797 No: 100 Cobb City of Marietta 4390 Ad Valorem Tax; Public Schools Referendum Not Held Crawford 4331 Board of Commissioners; Salary 11-6-90 Yes: 294 No: 1,184 DeKalb 3978 Homestead Exemption 11-6-90 Yes: 47,225 No: 56,619 DeKalb 5272 DeKalb County School District; Millage Rates 11-6-90 Yes: 63,540 No: 34,207 DeKalb 3900 Code of Ethics; Board of Ethics of DeKalb County; Members; Powers; Duties 11-6-90 Yes: 104,297 No: 12,387 Douglas 3643 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes 7-17-90 Yes: 7,185 No: 1,936 Douglas 3650 Board of Commissioners; Membership; Elections 7-17-90 Yes: 6,428 No: 3,293 Douglas 3662 Homestead Exemption 7-17-90 Yes: 6,836 No: 2,309 Douglas 3658 Homestead Exemption 7-17-90 Yes: 7,422 No: 1,813 Effingham 4035 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes 11-6-90 Yes: 3,444 No: 423 Fayette 4317 School Superintendent; Appointment; Term 11-6-90 Yes: 5,949 No: 11,075 Forsyth 4680 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes 11-6-90 Yes: 7,969 No: 1,992 Fulton City of Hapeville 3665 Redevelopment Powers 11-6-90 Yes: 825 No: 396 Fulton City of College Park 4238 Homestead Exemption 5-7-90 Yes: 540 No: 27 Fulton City of College Park 4242 Redevelopment Powers 5-7-90 Yes: 481 No: 82 Gordon 3745 Board of Commissioners; Creation; Election 11-6-90 Yes: 1,758 No: 3,426 Gwinnett City of Buford 4291 Homestead Exemption 11-3-90 Yes: 755 No: 117 Gwinnett 3774 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes 11-6-90 Yes: 67,424 No: 21,536 Gwinnett City of Norcross 3941 Homestead Exemption 6-5-90 Yes: 135 No: 7 Gwinnett City of Lilburn 4469 Homestead Exemption 5-22-90 Yes: 401 No: 26 Haralson 3868 Board of Commissioners; Creation; Elections; Terms; Powers; Duties 7-17-90 Yes: 1,907 No: 2,008 Harris City of Shiloh 3840 Homestead Exemption 11-6-90 Yes: 73 No: 21 Henry 5232 Board of Commissioners; Chairman; Election 11-6-90 Yes: 8,376 No: 4,952 Henry 4474 School Superintendent; Appointment 11-6-90 Yes: 4,085 No: 9,950 Henry 4476 Board of Education; Members; Elections 11-6-90 Yes: 9,217 No: 4,270 Jefferson 4224 Board of Education; Election; School Superintendent; Appointment 7-17-90 Yes: 1,927 No: 909 Jones 3790 Homestead Exemption 7-17-90 Yes: 1,854 No: 390 Lamar 4022 Magistrate Court; Chief Magistrate; Selection 11-6-90 Yes: 1,424 No: 544 Liberty 4045 Enhanced 911 Emergency Telephone Service 11-6-90 Yes: 1,754 No: 579 Liberty City of Hinesville 4047 Mayor; Councilmembers; Election; Terms 11-6-90 Yes: 815 No: 367 McIntosh 4781 School Superintendent; Appointment 11-6-90 Yes: 832 No: 1,046 Monroe City of Forsyth 4764 Homestead Exemption 11-6-90 Yes: 806 No: 149 Monroe 4547 Board of Commissioners; Salary 11-6-90 Yes: 901 No: 2,856 Murray 3845 Board of Commissioners; Creation; Members; Elections; Districts 11-6-90 Yes: 2,065 No: 1,509 Murray 3668 Board of Education; Powers; Duties; Elections; Terms 11-6-90 Yes: 2,240 No: 974 Peach 4589 Board of Commissioners; Redevelopment Powers 7-17-90 Yes: 837 No: 615 Peach 4155 Board of Education; Election; Terms 11-6-90 Yes: 2,686 No: 971 Pulaski 4415 Board of Education; Members; Non-partisan Elections Referendum Not Held Rockdale 4654 Board of Education; Election 11-6-90 Yes: 9,713 No: 4,088 Spalding City of Griffin 4596 Board of Commissioners; Chairman; Powers; Duties Referendum Not Held Spalding City of Griffin 3734 Board of Commissioners; Taxation and Finance Powers; Homestead Exemption Referendum Not Held Tattnall City of Reidsville 4918 Mayor; Terms of Office 11-6-90 Yes: 219 No: 334 Toombs 4603 School Superintendent; Appointment 11-6-90 Yes: 545 No: 1,121 Twiggs 3935 Homestead Exemptions 7-17-90 Yes: 1,171 No: 319 Upson City of Thomaston 3794 Upson County School Systems; Merger; Board of Education; Members 7-17-90 Upson County: Yes: 2,269 No: 1,227 City of Thomaston: Yes: 1,673 No: 1,055 Walton City of Social Circle 4159 Homestead Exemption; Disabled Residents 7-17-90 Yes: 246 No: 60 Walton City of Social Circle 4171 School District; Homestead Exemption 7-17-90 Yes: 248 No: 39 Walton 4351 Homestead Exemption 7-17-90 Yes: 2,639 No: 369 Wilkes 4592 Board of Education; Election; Terms 11-6-90 Yes: 1,801 No: 442 Wilkinson City of Ivey 3787 Homestead Exemption 12-6-90 Yes: 175 No: 14 Wilkinson 4925 Homestead Exemption; Referendum 7-17-90 Yes: 798 No: 98

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Georgia Laws, 1991 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Bartow 4478 School Superintendent; Appointment; Referendum 9-17-91 Yes: 909 No: 1,621 Ben Hill 3772 School Superintendent; Appointment; Term; Referendum 9-17-91 Yes: 449 No: 490 Ben Hill 3753 Board of Commissioners; Members; Posts; Election; Terms; Chairman; Referendum 3-3-92 Yes: 1,268 No: 580 Chatham City of Savannah 3776 City of Savannah and Chatham County Board of Public Education; Members; Elections; Vacancies 11-3-92 Yes: 35,958 No: 10,709 Chattooga 4274 Board of Commissioners; Creation; Members; Chairman; Clerk; Referendum 3-3-92 Yes: 779 No: 3,795 Cherokee 3627 Board of Education; Members; Vacancies; Residency; Referendum. Referendum Not Held Cherokee 3855 School District; Homestead Exemption; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 18,240 No: 3,269 Cobb City of Acworth 3576 Special Elections for approval of expenditure of proceeds from sale of water and sewer system Option Referendum Not Held Cobb City of Austell 4508 Homestead Exemption; Complete Exemption; Applicability; Exceptions; Procedures; Conditions; Referendum 11-5-91 Yes: 347 No: 26 Cobb City of Smyrna 4693 Homestead Exemption; Referendum See 1992 - Act #859 Columbia 3986 Board of Education; Superintendent; Appointment; Contracts; Vacancies; Referendum 11-5-91 Yes: 4,750 No: 8,360 Dade 3893 Board of Commissioners; Creation; Qualifications; Elections; Terms; Compensation; Duties; Chairman; Meetings; Quorum; Vacancies; County Manager; Audits; Budgets; Clerk; Referendum 3-3-92 Yes: 1,567 No: 1,262 Douglas City of Douglasville 4297 Douglasville-Douglas County Charter Commission - Creation Referendum Not Held Franklin 4681 Board of Commissioners; Creation 3-3-92 Yes: 1,883 No: 1,671 Fulton 3747 Fulton County School District - Homestead Exemption; Eligibility; Procedures; Forms; Applicability; Exceptions; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 85,563 No: 25,354 Fulton City of Fairburn 3581 Homestead Exemption; Referendum 6-27-91 Yes: 252 No: 15 Fulton City of College Park 4422 Wards; Election Date; Referendum 9-17-91 Yes: 301 No: 49 Gwinnett City of Sugar Hill 4675 Homestead Exemption; Exception; Terms and Conditions; Procedures; Applicability; Referendum 10-26-91 Yes: 527 No: 37 Referendum Not Held Harris City of Hamilton 3973 Municipal Court; Penalties; Referendum Repealed by Ex. Sess. Act #11 Muscogee 4255 City-County Government and School Taxes; Homestead Valuation; Local Constitutional Amendments Repealed; Referendum 11-5-91 Yes: 5,731 No: 24,247 Muscogee 4259 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Disabled Veterans; Terms and Conditions; Procedures; Applicability Referendum 11-5-91 Yes: 25,203 No: 4,579 Muscogee 4265 Homestead Exemptions; County and School District Taxes; Procedures; Terms and Conditions; Applicability; Referendum 11-5-91 Yes: 27,198 No: 2,640 Newton 4328 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Eligibility; Restrictions; Applicability; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 10,026 No: 2,314 Oconee 3822 School Superintendent; Appointment; Term; Contract 11-5-91 Yes: 795 No: 1,286 Pickens 3851 School District Homestead Exemption; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 3,827 No: 634 Pickens 4212 Board of Commissioners; Creation; Referendum 3-3-92 Yes: 1,377 No: 2,081 Pike 3695 School District; Homestead Exemption; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 2,665 No: 697 Pulaski 4175 Board of Education; Consolidation and Restatement of Law; Members; Nonpartisan Election; Qualifications; Vacancies; Dates of Elections; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 1,173 No: 504 Rabun 4555 School District; Superintendent; Appointment; Referendum Referendum Not Held Spalding City of Griffin 4604 Board of Commissioners; Taxation and Finance Powers; Homestead Exemption; Referendum 11-5-91 Yes: 1,695 No: 235 Troup City of Hogansville 4427 School Taxes; Maximum Millage Rate; Referendum Referendum Not Held Washington 3759 Board of Education; Reconstitution; Members; Terms; Elections; Districts; Chairman; Qualifications; Vacancies; Compensation; Superintendent; Term; Appointment; Contract; Removal; Referendum 3-3-92 Yes: 1,463 No: 709 Whitfield 3638 Board of Education; Terms; Referendum 3-3-92 Yes: 3,164 No: 750

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Georgia Laws, 1991 Extraordinary Session : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result ADVISORY REFERENDUM: Butts 473 Solid Waste Landfill; Advisory Referendum 11-5-91 Public: 1,748 Private: 878 Camden City of St. Marys 462 Homestead Exemption; Referendum 12-3-91 Yes: 659 No: 87 Elbert 370 Board of Commissioners; Chairman; County Administrator; Referendum 3-3-92 Yes: 2,068 No: 1,056 Troup City of Hogansville 476 Ad Valorem School Taxes; Referendum Referendum Not Held Ware 445 Board of Education; School Superintendent; Referendum 3-3-92 Yes: 2,673 No: 573

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Georgia Laws, 1992 : County Page No. SUBJECT Date of Election Result Baldwin 6709 Magistrate Court; Chief Magistrate and Magistrates; Selection; Number; Vacancies; Compensation; Funds; Reports; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 8,494 No: 1,080 Bartow 6484 Chairperson and Board of Commissioners; Creation; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 1,993 No: 2,802 Berrien 5221 Board of Education; Districts; Elections; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 2,534 No: 1,453 Bryan 4551 Board of Education; Districts; Terms; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 1,853 No: 553 Bryan 4592 Board of Commissioners; Districts; Terms; Vacancies; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 1,514 No: 939 Camden City of Kingsland 5686 Homestead Exemption; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 211 No: 19 Carroll 6514 Homestead Exemptions; County and School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 13,278 No: 2,669 Carroll City of Carrollton 5906 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 3,270 No: 746 Catoosa 5981 Catoosa Utility District and Board of Utilities Commissioners; Abolition; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 3,354 No: 9,649 Chatham 7019 Corporate Limits; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 1,205 No: 255 Chattooga City of Summerville 6308 City Manager; Mayor; Referendum Option Referendum Not Held Clarke 6241 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 7,898 No: 1,112 Clayton 6146 Homestead Exemption; County Taxes; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 18,324 No: 4,429 Cobb City of Powder Springs 6237 Homestead Exemption; City Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 2,433 No: 536 Cobb City of Smyrna 5725 Homestead Exemption; City Taxes; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 3,222 No: 513 Columbia 6175 Homestead Exemptions; County and School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 21,586 No: 4,446 DeKalb 6845 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 112,095 No: 48,244 DeKalb 6624 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 82,790 No: 73,413 DeKalb 6137 Governing Authority; Definition; Code of Ethics, Sanctions; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 125,095 No: 51,405 DeKalb 6323 Homestead Exemption; County Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 129,830 No: 53,377 DeKalb 5720 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 131,414 No: 43,365 DeKalb 6566 Commission; Districts; Elections; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 46,257 No: 22,459 Floyd 5383 Homestead Exemption; County Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 14,905 No: 9,240 Floyd 5466 Board of Commissioners; Terms; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 15,052 No: 10,621 Floyd 5902 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 6,032 No: 2,580 Forsyth 5052 Board of Education; Laws Restated; Membership; Elections; Districts; Officers; Terms; Compensation; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 6,402 No: 1,183 Forsyth Cumming-Forsyth 6601 Cumming-Forsyth County Charter Commission Creation; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 7,566 No: 8,408 Forsyth 6300 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 12,682 No: 3,513 Franklin 4770 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 3,731 No: 867 Fulton 6563 Homestead Exemption; County Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 124,659 No: 68,198 Fulton City of Alpharetta 6449 Mayor and Council; Districts; Elections; Terms; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 640 No: 1,656 Fulton City of Atlanta 7007 Homestead Exemption; City Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 58,142 No: 35,594 Fulton City of Atlanta 7003 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 66,039 No: 32,340 Fulton 6583 Homestead Exemption; County Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 121,003 No: 77,010 Gwinnett City of Suwannee 6524 Homestead Exemption; City Taxes; Referendum Referendum To Be Held 11-93 Hart 5574 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 4,094 No: 1,518 Heard 6107 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 2,362 No: 480 Jackson 5452 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Referendum Referendum Not Held Jackson City of Jefferson 5888 Homestead Exemption; City and City School District Taxes; Referendum Referendum Not Held Jasper 6508 Homestead Exemption; County Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 1,267 No: 848 Jones 5389 Homestead Exemption; County Taxes; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 2,749 No: 969 Lowndes 5827 Board of Education; Membership; Elections; Districts; Vacancies; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 5,301 No: 3,430 Madison 4726 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 3,734 No: 932 McIntosh 6500 Referendum on Retention of the McIntosh County Industrial Development Authority 11-3-92 Yes: 1,342 No: 1,016 Murray 6246 School Superintendent; Appointment; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 1,771 No: 3,962 Muscogee 6629 Board of Education; Composition; Qualifications; Districts; Terms; Elections; Vacancies; Compensation; Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 30,455 No: 10,920 Muscogee 5365 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Bonded Indebtedness; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 24,510 No: 12,796 Newton 6587 Motor Vehicle Registration Periods; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 2,556 No: 2,241 Paulding 5788 Board of Commissioners; Elections; Membership; Districts; Qualifications; Terms; Compensation; County Managers; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 1,785 No: 2,944 Polk 6361 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 5,292 No: 1,442 Rabun City of Sky Valley 6111 Homestead Exemption; City Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 85 No: 11 Rabun 5472 Homestead Exemption; County Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 3,356 No: 503 Rockdale 5351 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 16,414 No: 4,668 Sumter 5171 Board of Education; Reconstitution; Districts; Terms; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 738 No: 299 Telfair 6358 Board of Education; Vacancies; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 2,897 No: 312 Towns 6853 Board of Education; Appointment; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 1,067 No: 135 Troup 5459 Homestead Exemption; County and School District Taxes; Referendum Referendum Not Held Troup City of Hogansville 6218 Ad Valorem School Taxes; Maximum Millage Rate; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 184 No: 421 Twiggs 6502 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 1,547 No: 289 Upson Thomaston Upson 5823 School District-Homestead Exemption; Referendum 11-3-92 Yes: 7,743 No: 1,245 Walton 5892 Board of Education; Districts; Terms Elections; Compensation; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 1,979 No: 3,149 Wilkinson 6312 Homestead Exemption; School District Taxes; Referendum 7-21-92 Yes: 775 No: 127

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A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR: WHEREAS: Pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983 were submitted to the electors of the State of Georgia for ratification or rejection at the General Election held on November 3, 1992; and WHEREAS: The number of votes cast for and against the ratification of eight Constitutional Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983 voted on in the General Election held on November 3, 1992, have been counted, tabulated, computed and canvassed by the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, and the results thereof certified to me as Governor of the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS: Said certifications are attached hereto and by reference are made a part hereof; and WHEREAS: Code Section 21-2-502 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated provides that the Governor shall issue his proclamation declaring the results of the vote of each proposed Constitutional Amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED: That proposed Constitutional Amendments numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 which appeared upon the 1992 General Election ballot, all of which are Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, having been ratified according to the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983 according to the results of the November 1992 General Election held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992, are a part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983. Unless the amendment itself shall provide otherwise, each amendment to the Constitution shall become effective on January 1, 1993. FURTHER: I do proclaim that proposed Constitutional Amendment number 5 which appeared upon the 1992 General Election ballot, which was a proposed Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983 not having been ratified according to the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983

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according to the results of the November 1992 General Election held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992, is not a part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983. This 30th day of November 1992. /s/ Zell Miller GOVERNOR ATTEST /s/ Keith W. Mason EXECUTIVE SECRETARY I, MAX CLELAND, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify that in the General Election held in this State November 3, 1992, the number of votes cast for and against the eight (8) General Constitutional Amendments voted on in said election are tabulated on the two typewritten pages hereto attached and is the true and correct total vote as shown by the consolidated returns which are filed in this office. IN TESTMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 17th day of November, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Two and of the Independence of the United States of America the Two Hundred and Seventeenth. /s/ Max Cleland SECRETARY OF STATE

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GENERAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS VOTED ON NOVEMBER 3, 1992 1. H.R. 7 Res. Act 50 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 2035) Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly may by law provide for the operation and regulation of a state operated and regulated lottery or lotteries, for payment of the expenses of the lottery or lotteries from proceeds derived therefrom, and for the designation of and appropriation from a separate budget category entitled `Lottery Proceeds' with the General Appropriations Act specifically identifying to which educational programs and educational purposes net lottery proceeds are appropriated? YES: 1,146,349 52.17% NO: 1,050,674 47.82% 2. H.R. 288 Res. Act 49 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 2032 Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that local boards of education be elected, that local school superintendents be appointed by an elected board of education, and for the repeal of inconsistent provisions? YES: 1,385,474 68.11% NO: 648,617 31.88% 3. H.R. 840 Res. Act 81 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 3333) Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the dedication and deposit of revenues raised from specified sources for the purposes of the fund into an Indigent Care Trust Fund; to provide that moneys in the fund shall be exclusively used for primary health care programs for medically indigent citizens and children, for expansion of Medicaid eligibility and services, or for programs to support rural and other health care providers who disproportionately serve the medically indigent; and to provide that contributions and revenues deposited to the fund shall not lapse? YES: 1,328,925 67.04% NO: 653,322 32.95% 4. H.R. 732 Res. Act 80 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 3329) Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for state loans to local government entities for regional or multijurisdictional solid waste recylcing and solid waste facilities and systems; to provide that the state may incur general obligation debt to make such loans; to provide that the state may incurguaranteed revenue debt for such facilities or systems; to provide for the investment and application of the proceeds of such debt and of the earnings on its investment and to provide for intergovernmental contracts not exceeding 50 years for loan agreements for such purposes? YES: 1,039,566 54.08% NO: 882,633 45.91% 5. S.R. 477 Res. Act 124 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 3339) Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for the creation of a Transportation Trust Fund to be funded by revenues collected from new motor fuel taxes and new taxes on the sale of aviation fuel and from which funds shall be disbursed for transportation purposes only as defined by the General Assembly and according to a formula devised by the General Assembly? YES: 712,388 36.81% NO: 1,222,875 63.18% 6. S.R. 486 Res. Act 125 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 3342) Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to regulate tractor, farm equipment, heavy equipment, and new motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and their representatives doing business in Georgia, including agreements among such parties, in order to prevent frauds, unfair business practices, unfair methods of competition, impositions, and other abuses upon its citizens? YES: 1,165,119 60.29% NO: 767,367 39.70% 7. H.R. 715 Res. Act 114 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 3336) Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that heavy-duty equipment motor vehicles owned by nonresidents and operated in this state may be classified as a separate class of property for ad valorem property tax purposes and different rates, methods, and assessment dates may be provided for such motor vehicles and to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles? YES: 1,182,999 61.60% NO: 737,191 38.39% 8. H.R. 16, as amended by H.R. 997 Res. Act 3, as amended by Res. Act 98 (Ga. L., 1991, p. 2031, as amended by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3335) Shall the Constitution be amended so as to require that when local Acts of the General Assembly repeal constitutional amendments applicable to particular political subdivisions, each such local Act shall be conditioned for its effectiveness on approval by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon in each of the particular political subdivisions affected by the amendment? YES: 1,265,859 68.66% NO: 577,693 31.33%

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STATE OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ATLANTA 30334-0900 Zell Miller GOVERNOR April 29, 1993 Honorable Thomas B. Murphy Speaker of the House of Representatives State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Dear Mr. Speaker: I have vetoed House Bills 58, 206, 223, 292, 745, 978 and 1124 which were passed by the General Assembly of Georgia at the 1993 Regular Session. Article III, Section V, Paragraph XIII of the Constitution requires that I transmit such bills to you, together with a list of reasons for such vetoes. The bills and corresponding reasons for their veto are attached. With kindest regards, I remain Sincerely, /s/ Zell Miller Zell Miller ZM/cwc Attachments cc: Honorable Pierre Howard, Lieutenant Governor Honorable Robbie Rivers, Clerk, House of Representatives Honorable Frank Eldridge, Secretary of the Senate Honorable Sewell R. Brumby, Legislative Counsel Honorable Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General Honorable Max Cleland, Secretary of State

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STATE OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ATLANTA 30334-0900 Zell Miller GOVERNOR April 30, 1993 Honorable Pierre Howard Lieutenant Governor State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Dear Lieutenant Governor Howard: I have vetoed Senate Bills 139, 178, 179, 181, 182, 184, 283, 316 and 342 which were passed by the General Assembly of Georgia at the 1993 Regular Session. Article III, Section V, Paragraph XIII of the Constitution requires that I transmit such bills to you, together with a list of reasons for such vetoes. The bills and corresponding reasons for their veto are attached. With kindest regards, I remain Sincerely, /s/ Zell Miller Zell Miller ZM/cwc Attachments cc: Honorable Thomas B. Murphy, Speaker of the House of Representatives Honorable Robbie Rivers, Clerk, House of Representatives Honorable Frank Eldridge, Secretary of the Senate Honorable Sewell R. Brumby, Legislative Council Honorable Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General Honorable Max Cleland, Secretary of State

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VETO NUMBER ONE HOUSE BILL 206 House Bill 206 substantially increases the minimum salaries of local elected constitutional officialssheriffs, clerks of court, probate judges and tax commissioners. I hereby veto House Bill 206 because the pay raises are in the wrong amount, done at the wrong time and done in the wrong way. The amount of the pay raise is wrong because some probate judges would have received a raise approaching 24% and some tax commissioners would have seen their salary raised by nearly one-third. Georgia is only now beginning to recover from recession. Private employers are still down-sizing; businesses are struggling. Working Georgians are lucky Georgiansand luckier still if they received even a nominal pay raise in the past few years. The timing of the pay raise was wrong because it occurred immediately following an election at which all candidates knew what the salary of the office was when they were running for election. Finally, the manner in which the across-the-board pay raises were accomplished was wrong because it was done in the closing hours on the last day of the legislative session with non opportunity for public debate or local government input. Pay raises of this magnitude must be carefully budgeted for and by local governments. Smaller units of government simply cannot casually absorb up to a one-third increase in an elected official's salary. Some local governments may have had to raise local taxes to pay for such legislatively mandated pay raises. As Governor, I believe that citizens should have input into decisions which directly affect their taxes. By folding these pay raises into a conference committee report in the closing hours on the last day of the session, the General Assembly denied public access while promoting public excess at the expense of local governments and local taxpayers. Therefore, I hereby veto House Bill 206.

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VETO NUMBER TWO SENATE BILL 283 Senate Bill 283 as it was originally introduced would have increased voter participation by simplifying election processes in nonpartisan elections. However, in the version which was finally passed, Senate Bill 283 would decrease voter participation and increase voter frustration by taking away a voter's right to vote a straight party ticket. I oppose eliminating a voter's choice to vote a straight party ticket. Senate Bill 283 would silence those voters who in the past have exercised their option to vote straight party. The State should encourage, not discourage, voter participation in the political process. Senate Bill 283 accomplishes exactly the opposite. Elimination of the option to vote straight-party would make voting more burdensome, more cumbersome, and more time-consuming on Georgia voters. The second problem with this bill involves the manner of its passage. This fundamental change in voting procedures was inserted into a conference committee report and brought before the full legislature for approval only minutes before final adjourment of the Session. The public had no opportunity to influence the legislature's vote on the way the public chooses to cast its vote. A change of this magnitude should be fully debated and disclosed prior to final passage. Finally, since this would affect voting procedures, Senate Bill 283 would have to receive Justice Department approval under the Voting Rights Act. I cannot in good conscience ask the Justice Department to approve such a fundamental change in Georgia's voting procedures when no statistics on the impact of such a change were presented to the legislature and when the voting public was afforded no opportunity for comment. For these reasons, I hereby veto Senate Bill 283.

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VETO NUMBER 3 SENATE BILL 139 Senate Bill 139 proposes to provide for a local property tax amnesty program and amends provisions relating to the State tax amnesty program. I support giving local governments as effective a tool for revenue generation that I asked the General Assembly to approve for the State in 1992. The State realized over $50 million dollars from implementation of its tax amnesty program. I would hope that local governments could obtain similar success. The problem with Senate Bill 139 was not that it offered local governments an opportunity to initiate amnesty programs, but that it would potentially undermine the State's amnesty program. The success of any amnesty program is entirely dependent upon the certainty of sanctions imposed following amnesty. The State extensively advertised its amnesty program and advised taxpayers to pay today to avoid stiff collection fees tomorrow. Those fees which were approved by the General Assembly and incorporated into the design of the State amnesty program and which were broadly advertised were a 50% collection fee on accounts due and owing before December 31, 1990 (the cutoff date for amnesty accounts) and a 20% collection fee on accounts due and owing after December 31, 1990. During deliberations on Senate Bill 139, a House floor amendment was offered which significantly reduced the collection fees provided in the State amnesty program: the 50% collection fee would be reduced to 20% and the 20% would be reduced to 10%. Lowering collection fees carries two important implications for the State. First, reductions in fees would reduce State revenues. The Revenue Department estimates that if Senate Bill 139 were approved with these lower fees, the State will lose approximately $800,000 in collection fees in Fiscal Year 1994 and $2.5 million dollars each year thereafter. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, the State would lose credibility because it talked a tough talk but immediately relaxed penalties following the amnesty period.

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I certainly would support efforts to extend the concept and design of the State tax amnesty program to local governments. However, I simply cannot approve Senate Bill 139 in its current form with its lowered collection fees for the State. Accordingly, I hereby veto Senate Bill 139. VETO NUMBER 4 HOUSE BILL 223 House Bill 223 changes the provisions relating to continuing education for coroners and authorizes the State Board of Funeral Service to impose up to 16 hours of continuing education for embalmers and funeral directors. The portion of House Bill 223 revising the continuing education provisions affecting coroners presents no problem. The problem with the bill involves that part of the bill which establishes continuing education requirements for funeral directors and embalmers. In that part, the bill contained a technical error which would have precluded one of the three major funeral directors' associations from being in a position to offer mandatory continuing education courses. The legislative sponsors of this particular portion of the bill have advised me that this was an oversight. Those same sponsors together with the State Board of Funeral Services agree that this oversight should be corrected prior to the bill becoming law. Though I support imposition of such continuing education requirements, due to technical oversight, I hereby veto House Bill 223. VETO NUMBER 5 HOUSE BILL 292 House Bill 292 would change the provisions relating to issuance of special prestige license plates for amateur radio operators. The law currently permits an amateur radio operator to apply to receive a prestige plate upon payment of an initial manufacturing fee in the amount of $25.00 and upon payment of a $25.00 annual renewal fee. House Bill 292 would give amateur radio operators one free prestige tag and would also exempt that first tag from payment of the $25.00 annual renewal fee. The

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manufacturing fee and $25.00 annual renewal fee would still be required for second or additional plates. In only a very few limited cases does the law provide one free prestige plate to a category of persons. Those few categories include: consular corp, disabled veterans, Medal of Honor Winners, active reservists, prisoners of war, and with the signature of House Bill 113 into law, Purple Heart Veterans. All other groups must pay an initial manufacturing fee and an annual registration fee to receive their prestige plate. I am concerned that granting this exception to amateur radio operators would open the door to other exceptions and give one category of prestige plate holders an advantage over others similarly situated. VETO NUMBER 6 SENATE BILL 342 Senate Bill 342 proposes to amend the Upper Savannah River Development Authority Act. A similar bill was proposed in the House and was also passed by the General Assembly. To avoid confusion, the author of Senate Bill 342 has requested that Senate Bill 342 be vetoed and its House counterpart, House Bill 941, be signed into law. Accordingly, I hereby veto Senate Bill 342. VETO NUMBER 7 HOUSE BILL 745 House Bill 745 was local legislation that provided for a homestead exemption from Wayne County ad valorem taxes and Wayne County School District ad valorem taxes. Subsequent to its paassage, the local legislative delegation and the Wayne County Commission determined this matter requires further study. Therefore, at the request of the local legislative delegation, I hereby veto House Bill 745.

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VETO NUMBER 8 HOUSE BILL 978 House Bill 978 was local legislation providing for the reincorporation of the Town of Sumner in Worth County. House Bill 978 contained a technical error which was discovered by the author subsequent to passage of the bill by both the House and Senate. Therefore, at the request of the author of the bill, I hereby veto House Bill 978. VETO NUMBER 9 HOUSE BILL 58 House Bill 58 was local legislation relating to the public school system for the City of Gainesville. House Bill 58 contained technical errors which were discovered subsequent to passage of the bill by the House and Senate. Therefore, pursuant to the request of the local legislative delegation, I hereby veto House Bill 58. VETO NUMBER 10 HOUSE BILL 1124 House Bill 1124 was local legislation that provided a new charter for the Town of Sumner in Worth County. Subsequent to passage of the bill by both the House and Senate, the author, with the concurrence of the town council, determined this matter required further review by the local community. Therefore, at the request of the author, I hereby veto House Bill 1124. VETO NUMBER 11 SENATE BILL 178 Senate Bill 178 was local legislation that provided for an increase in the compensation of the chairman of the Clayton County Board of Commissioners. Subsequent to passage of this bill by both the House and the Senate, the local legislative delegation determined this matter required further review. Therefore, pursuant to the request of the local legislative delegation, I hereby veto Senate Bill 178.

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VETO NUMBER 12 SENATE BILL 179 Senate Bill 179 was local legislation that provided for an increase in the county supplement to the salary of Clayton Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judges. Subsequent to passage of this bill by both the House and Senate, the local legislative delegation determined this matter required further review. Therefore, pursuant to the request of the local legislative delegation, I hereby veto Senate Bill 179. VETO NUMBER 13 SENATE BILL 181 Senate Bill 181 was local legislation that provided for an increase in the county supplement to the salary of the district attorney of the Clayton Judicial Circuit. Subsequent to passage of this bill by both the House and Senate, the local legislative delegation determined this matter required further review. Therefore, pursuant to the request of the local legislative delegation, I hereby veto Senate Bill 181. VETO NUMBER 14 SENATE BILL 182 Senate Bill 182 was local legislation that provided for an increase in the salary of the sheriff of Clayton County. Subsequent to passage of this bill by both the House and Senate, the local legislative delegation determined this matter required further review. Therefore, pursuant to the request of the local legislative delegation, I hereby veto Senate Bill 182. VETO NUMBER 15 SENATE BILL 184 Senate Bill 184 was local legislation that provided for an increase in the compensation of the official court reporters of the Clayton Judicial Circuit. Subsequent to passage of the bill by both the House and Senate, the local legislative delegation determined this matter required further review. Therefore, pursuant to the request of the local legislative delegation, I hereby veto Senate Bill 184.

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VETO NUMBER 16 SENATE BILL 316 In 1991 the General Assembly approved Senate Bill 328 which provided for fewer but tougher tests for Georgia's students. I had offered Senate Bill 328 in an effort to comprehensively reform Georgia's tests and testing procedures. Senate Bill 328 was predicated on my belief that Georgia's teachers and educators should concentrate on educating students to do well in life, not on educating students to prepare them to do well on a multitude of assessment tests. Senate Bill 316 would delay implementation of the testing reforms approved by the 1991 General Assembly until 1995 by requiring another full year of field testing of the 11th grade graduation tests. Already, the State has provided for a full year of field tests prior to implementation of the 11th grade graduation tests. The 11th grade graduation test is scheduled to be in place in the Spring of 1994. The State has done its homework. Just as many of the tests required before testing reform were exercises in test-taking, an additional year of field testing of the 11th grade graduation test is not expected to yield any unexpected information. Too many tests yielding too little information have been the problem for too long. The time is now to implement the 1991 testing reforms. For these reasons, I hereby veto Senate Bill 316.