Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 929 - Counties and municipalities; ad valorem tax revenue sharing - CA

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1. Martin  47th           2. Sinkfield  57th


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              1/31/96  Read 1st Time                                                                
              2/1/96   Read 2nd Time                                                                
              2/28/96  Favorably Reported                                                           
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Code Sections amended:                                                                              


HR 929                                            LC 19 3070S

               The House Committee on State Planning and Community
      Affairs offers the following substitute to HR 929:



                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide
  1- 2  that notwithstanding any other provision of said
  1- 3  Constitution, municipal corporations may enter into
  1- 4  intergovernmental contracts to share municipal tax revenue
  1- 5  with a local school system or systems or another city or
  1- 6  cities and may levy taxes for such purpose; to provide for
  1- 7  the submission of this amendment for ratification or
  1- 8  rejection; and for other purposes.

  1- 9       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-10  Article IX, Section V of the Constitution of the State of
  1-11  Georgia is amended by adding at the end thereof a new
  1-12  Paragraph to be known as Paragraph VIII and to read as
  1-13  follows:

  1-14      "Paragraph VIII. Ad valorem tax revenue sharing.
  1-15    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution,
  1-16    municipal corporations may enter into intergovernmental
  1-17    contracts to share municipal tax revenue with a local
  1-18    school system or systems or another city or cities and may
  1-19    levy taxes for such purposes."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-20  The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be
  1-21  published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I,
  1-22  Paragraph II of the Constitution.

  1-23  The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall
  1-24  have written or printed thereon the following:

  1-25    "(  ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to
  1-26              authorize municipal corporations to enter into
  1-27     (  ) NO  intergovernmental contracts to share municipal
  1-28              tax revenue with a local school system or
  1-29              systems or another city or cities and to levy
  1-30              taxes for such purpose?"

  1-31  All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the
  1-32  proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."  All persons desiring



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                                                 LC 19 3070S

  2- 1  to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
  2- 2  "No."

  2- 3  If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
  2- 4  Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the
  2- 5  Constitution of this state.











































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