07 LC 21
9168/AP
House
Bill 554 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Murphy of the
120th,
Frazier of the
123rd,
and Howard of the
121st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the Civil Court of Richmond County, approved August 28,
1931 (Ga. L. 1931, p. 270), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February
10, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3508), so as to provide for the election and terms of
the marshal of the Civil Court of Richmond County; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating the Civil Court of Richmond County, approved August 28, 1931 (Ga.
L. 1931, p. 270), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 10, 1999
(Ga. L. 1999, p. 3508), is amended by revising Section 10A as
follows:
"SECTION
10A.
(a)
The provisions of Section 10 of this Act or any other provision of law
notwithstanding, the person serving as marshal of the Civil Court of Richmond
County on January 1, 2007, shall continue to serve as such for the remainder of
his or her term expiring December 31, 2009, except in case of vacancy created by
death, resignation, or disqualification, in which event a special election to
fill such vacancy for the remainder of such term may be called and held as
provided by general law.
(b)
The successor to the marshal serving as provided in subsection (a) of this
section shall be elected at an election held on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, 2009, shall take office on January 1, 2010, and shall
serve a term of office ending on December 31, 2012. Thereafter, the marshal of
the Civil Court of Richmond County shall be elected at the general election held
in November, 2012, and quadrennially thereafter by the qualified voters of
Richmond County for a term of office of four years beginning January 1 following
such election and until the election and qualification of a successor.
(c)
All elections under this section shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis,
without a primary, and as provided by Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A. All
persons elected to the office of marshal of the Civil Court of Richmond County
under the provisions of this section shall be elected by majority
vote.
(d)
Any other provision of law notwithstanding, all persons serving as marshal of
said court under the provisions of this section shall have the authority to
manage the affairs of said office and to name their deputies who shall hold said
office at the pleasure of the marshal."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.