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HB 879 - Waycross, City of; city comm; conveyance of city parks

Dixon, Harry D (168th)	Smith, Tommy (169th)

Status Summary	HC:	LLeg	SC:	SLGO	FR:	03/03/99	LA:	04/09/99	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Waycross, so as to change provisions relating to the authority of the city commission of the City of Waycross to sell or convey city parks or public squares; to authorize the city commission to sell or convey city parks located outside of the Waycross corporate limits without referendum approval; and for other purposes.

HB 879                                             LC 19 4249 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of 
  1- 2  Waycross, approved August 17, 1909 (Ga. L. 1909, p. 1456), 
  1- 3  as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1989 
  1- 4  (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4916), so as to change provisions relating 
  1- 5  to the authority of the city commission of the City of 
  1- 6  Waycross to sell or convey city parks or public squares; to 
  1- 7  authorize the city commission to sell or convey city parks 
  1- 8  located outside of the Waycross corporate limits without 
  1- 9  referendum approval; to repeal conflicting laws; and for 
  1-10  other purposes. 
 
  1-11       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-12                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-13  An Act providing a new charter for the City of Waycross, 
  1-14  approved August 17, 1909 (Ga. L. 1909, p. 1456), as amended, 
  1-15  particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, 
  1-16  p. 4916), is amended by striking in its entirety Section 67 
  1-17  and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 67 to read as 
  1-18  follows: 
 
 
  1-19                       Parks and squares. 
 
  1-20    Be it further enacted that said city commission of said 
  1-21    City of Waycross shall never at any time have the right or 
  1-22    power to sell, lease, or permit any encroachments on any 
  1-23    of the parks or public squares in said City of Waycross 
  1-24    without first being authorized so to do by consent of a 
  1-25    majority of the qualified voters of the city at an 
  1-26    election called upon the question." 
 
  1-27                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-28  Said Act is further amended by inserting immediately after 
  1-29  Section 67 a new Section 67.1 to read as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                         "SECTION 67.1. 
 
  2- 2    The city commission of the City of Waycross shall be 
  2- 3    authorized to sell or convey, without referendum approval, 
  2- 4    the property comprising any city-owned park which is 
  2- 5    located outside of the corporate limits of the City of 
  2- 6    Waycross." 
 
  2- 7                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 8  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 9  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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