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06 LC 21 8831

House Bill 1560

By: Representative Greene of the 149th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the State Court of Miller County, approved March 2, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 538), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3921), so as to change the compensation of the judge and solicitor-general of said court; 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 State Court of Miller County, approved March 2, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 538), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3921), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) of Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(a) The solicitor-general of the State Court of Miller County shall receive for his or her services an annual salary in an amount not less than $14,000.00 nor greater than $18,000.00, as established by majority vote of a quorum of the county governing authority, payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Miller County."

SECTION 2.

Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 34 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"SECTION 34.

There shall be a judge of said court who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Miller County, Georgia, at the same time and under the same rules and regulations as other county officers are now elected. The judge of said court shall receive a salary in an amount not less than $16,000.00 nor greater than $20,000.00, as established by majority vote of a quorum of the county governing authority, payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Miller County, which salary shall not be diminished during the judgés term of office. The judge of said court shall serve for a term of office of four years and until a successor is elected and qualified. It shall be the duty of the governing authority of said county to make provisions annually for levying taxes for the purpose of compensating the judge of said court. Said judge shall receive no other compensation for his or her services but may practice law in any of the courts of this state except the State Court of Miller County."

SECTION 3.

This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2007.

SECTION 4.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.