05 LC 28
1876/AP
House
Bill 68 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Shaw of the
176th
and Houston of the
170th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act incorporating the City of Ray City, approved March 17, 1960
(Ga. L. 1960, p. 2473), as amended, particularly by an Act
approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4040), so as to
provide for staggered, four-year terms for the mayor and council; 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 incorporating the City of Ray City, approved March 17, 1960
(Ga. L. 1960, p. 2473), as amended, particularly by an Act
approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4040), is amended
by striking Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 3 to read
as follows:
"SECTION
3.
(a)
Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the municipal government
of said City of Ray City shall consist of a mayor and four councilmembers. The
present mayor and councilmembers shall serve out the terms of office to which
they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall
have and exercise all of the rights, powers, and duties conferred on the mayor
and council of the City of Ray City.
(b)
On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 2005, and quadrennially
thereafter, successors to the mayor and two councilmembers who were elected in
2003 shall be elected and shall serve terms of office of four years and until
their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first
day of January following their election.
(c)
On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 2006, the successors to
the two councilmembers elected in 2004 shall be elected and shall serve terms of
five years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take
office on the first day of January following their election. On the Tuesday
following the first Monday in November, 2011, and quadrennially thereafter, the
successors to the two councilmembers elected in 2006 shall be elected and shall
serve terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified
and shall take office on the first day of January following their
election."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.