06 LC
35 0149
House
Bill 1496
By:
Representatives Hatfield of the
177th,
Sims of the
169th,
Smith of the
168th,
and Mosley of the
178th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 15-6-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
the terms of superior courts, so as to change the term of court in Bacon,
Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware counties in the Waycross Circuit;
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 15-6-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to terms of
superior courts, is amended by striking paragraph (41) and inserting a new
paragraph (41) to read as follows:
"(41)
WAYCROSS
CIRCUIT:
(A)
Bacon County — Third Monday in April and second Monday in
October.
(B)
Brantley County — Fourth Monday in January and second Monday in
September.
(C)
Charlton County — Fourth Monday in February and September.
(D)
Coffee County — Third Monday in March and October.
(E)
Pierce County — First Monday in May and first Monday in
December.
(F)
Ware County — First Monday in April and second Monday in
November.
Provided,
however, if any term of court in the Waycross Circuit begins on an official
state holiday, the term of court shall commence on the following Tuesday; and if
any other day within the term of court shall be an official state holiday, the
court shall be closed for that
holiday."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.