07
SB301/AP
Senate
Bill 301
By:
Senators Tate of the 38th and Reed of the 35th
AS
PASSED
AN
ACT
To
repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating within Fulton
County the Fulton County Industrial District and prohibiting the governing
authority of Fulton County from levying any tax for educational purposes within
such district; to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of
the foregoing; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
The
amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating within Fulton County the
Fulton County Industrial District and prohibiting the governing authority of
Fulton County from levying any tax for educational purposes within such district
which amendment was proposed by 1979 House Resolution No. 1-35, Resolution Act
No. 22 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 1797), and was continued in force and effect by an Act
approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4077), and an Act approved March 30,
1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4438), is hereby repealed.
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of Fulton County shall call and conduct an election as provided
in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Fulton
County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct
that election on the next allowable date for conducting a special election
following the legal creation of a municipal corporation whose northern boundary
is contiguous with the municipal limits of the City of Atlanta 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 Fulton 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 repeals the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia
creating within Fulton County the Fulton County Industrial District and
prohibiting the governing authority of Fulton County from levying any tax for
educational purposes within such district?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those
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 immediately. 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 immediately. The expense of such election shall be borne
by Fulton County. It shall be the election superintendent´s duty to
certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.