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9662/AP
House
Bill 1353 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Forster of the
3rd,
Dickson of the
6th,
and Neal of the
1st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act providing an exemption from Catoosa County ad valorem taxes for
county purposes for certain disabled persons, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L.
2000, p. 3696), so as to increase the maximum income level permitted for
eligibility for such exemption; to provide for a referendum; to provide for
effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act providing an exemption from Catoosa County ad valorem taxes for county
purposes for certain disabled persons, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p.
3696), is amended by revising Section 2 as follows:
"SECTION
2.
Each
resident of Catoosa County who is totally disabled and whose net income for the
immediately preceding taxable year does not exceed $20,000.00 is granted an
exemption for up to $75,000.00 of the value of that person´s homestead from
all Catoosa County ad valorem taxes for county purposes."
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of Catoosa County shall call and conduct an election as provided
in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of
Catoosa County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall
conduct that election on the date of the November, 2008, state-wide general
election 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 Catoosa 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 increases from $14,000.00 to $20,000.00 the maximum
family income allowable for persons qualifying for an exemption from Catoosa
County ad valorem taxes for county purposes for disabled persons up to
$75,000.00 of the value of the homestead?"
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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, Section
1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2009. If the
Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this
section, Section 1 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 Catoosa County.
It shall be the election superintendent´s duty to certify the result
thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION
3.
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
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.