Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 26 - Ad valorem tax; millage rate limitation - CA

Page Numbers - 1/ 2

1. Joyce  1st             2. Lakly  105th            3. Johnson  97th


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HR 26                                              LC 9 7962






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide
  1- 2  that the millage rate which may be levied on taxable
  1- 3  property by any county, municipality, or combination thereof
  1- 4  may not exceed the millage rate last established prior to
  1- 5  December 31, 1996; to provide that such limitation may be
  1- 6  increased but only upon approval by a majority of the
  1- 7  qualified voters of the county, municipality, or combination
  1- 8  thereof voting on such measure; to provide for the
  1- 9  submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection;
  1-10  and for other purposes.

  1-11       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-12  Article IX, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution is
  1-13  amended by adding a new subparagraph (d) to said Paragraph
  1-14  to read as follows:

  1-15      "(d) The millage rate which may be levied on taxable
  1-16    property by any county, municipality, or combination
  1-17    thereof may not exceed the millage rate last established
  1-18    prior to December 31, 1996.  Such mill limitation may be
  1-19    increased, but not removed, from time to time but only
  1-20    after such action has been approved by a majority of the
  1-21    qualified voters voting thereon in the particular county,
  1-22    municipality, or combination thereof to be affected in the
  1-23    manner provided by law."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-24  The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be
  1-25  published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I,
  1-26  Paragraph II of the Constitution.

  1-27  The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall
  1-28  have written or printed thereon the following:

  1-29    "(  ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to
  1-30              provide that the millage rate which may be
  1-31     (  ) NO  levied on taxable property by any county,
  1-32              municipality, or combination thereof may not
  1-33              exceed the millage rate last established prior


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                                                   LC 9 7962

  2- 1              to December 31, 1996, and to provide that such
  2- 2              limitation may be increased but only upon
  2- 3              approval by a majority of the qualified voters
  2- 4              of the county, municipality, or combination
  2- 5              thereof voting on such measure?"

  2- 6  All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the
  2- 7  proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."  All persons desiring
  2- 8  to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
  2- 9  "No."

  2-10  If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
  2-11  Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the
  2-12  Constitution of this state.



































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