06 LC
21 8931/AP
House
Bill 1626 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Burns of the
157th
and Carter of the
159th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
annex certain territory into the City of Guyton and change the corporate limits
of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; 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.
Any
other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in addition to all other
territory included in the corporate limits of the City of Guyton, the following
described property shall also be within and a part of the corporate limits of
the City of Guyton:
Property
in Pleasant Point Subdivision and the vicinity thereof:
All
that land lying and being in the Tenth G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia,
being more particularly described as follows:
Tract
One:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing .75 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 1, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Two:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing .75 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 2, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Three:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing .50 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 3, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Four:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing .50 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 4, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Five:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing .50 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 5, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Six:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing .50 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 6, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Seven:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing .50 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 7, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Eight:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing .50 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 8, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Nine:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing .50 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 9, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Ten:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing 1.29 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 10, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Eleven:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing 1.36 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as Lot No. 11, Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown and more
particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer, R.L.S. #
2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1, which is
incorporated into this description by specific reference thereto.
Tract
Twelve:
All
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 10th
G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, containing 2.42 acres of land, more or
less, located in the 10th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, known and
designated as "Future Development", Pleasant Point Subdivision, that is shown
and more particularly described by the plat of survey made by Leon A. Zipperer,
R.L.S. # 2373, dated May 20, 2005, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of
Superior Court of Effingham County, Georgia, in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81 F1,
which is incorporated into this description by specific reference
thereto.
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of Effingham County shall call and conduct an election as
provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors
of Effingham County residing in the area described in Section 1 of this Act as
the Sugar Hill Community, but outside the existing municipal boundaries of the
city, for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that
election on the earliest date therefor permissible under Code Section 21-2-540
of the O.C.G.A. 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 Effingham County. The ballot shall have
written or printed thereon the words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Act be approved which annexes the Pleasant Point Subdivision community into
the corporate limits of the City of Guyton?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all
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 the City of
Guyton. It shall be the election
superintendent́s
duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION
3.
The
governing authority of the City of Guyton shall through its legal counsel cause
this Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended; and such submission shall be made to the United States
Department of Justice or filed with the appropriate court no later than 30 days
after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise
becomes law without such approval.
SECTION
4.
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
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.