Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SR 228 - Island Prop. Located in Cert. Indus. Area - removal

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1. Johnson  1st           2. Johnson  2nd


Senate Comm: F&PU       /         House Comm: Judy       /                                          
Senate Vote: Yeas 49    Nays 0                                                                      
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              Senate          Action          House                                                 
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             2/17/95   Read 1st time          3/7/95                                                
             2/27/95   Favorably Reported     2/19/96                                               
             2/28/95   Read 2nd Time          3/8/95                                                
             3/6/95    Read 3rd Time          3/7/96                                                
             3/6/95    Passed/Adopted         3/7/96                                                
             FA        Comm/Floor Amend/Sub                                                         
             3/29/96   Sent To Governor                                                             
             4/9/96    Signed by Governor                                                           
             66        Act/Veto Number                                                              
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SR 228 95                                            SR228/AP

      SENATE RESOLUTION 228

      By:  Senators Johnson of the 1st and Johnson of the 2nd


                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to allow
  1- 2  the owners of certain real property located in certain
  1- 3  industrial areas to remove the property from the industrial
  1- 4  area; to provide that such removal shall be irrevocable and
  1- 5  binding on successors and heirs; to provide for the
  1- 6  submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection;
  1- 7  and for other purposes.

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Article XI, Section I, Paragraph IV of the Constitution is
  1- 9  amended by adding at the end thereof a new subparagraph (e)
  1-10  to read as follows:

  1-11      "(e) Any person owning property in an industrial area
  1-12    described in subparagraph (d) may voluntarily remove the
  1-13    property from the industrial area by filing a certificate
  1-14    to that effect with the clerk of the superior court for
  1-15    the county in which the property is located, but only if
  1-16    the property is located on an island.  Once the
  1-17    certificate is filed, the property described in the
  1-18    certificate, together with all public streets and public
  1-19    rights of way within the property, abutting the property,
  1-20    or connecting the property to property outside the
  1-21    industrial area will no longer be in the industrial area
  1-22    and may be annexed by an adjacent city.  The filing of a
  1-23    certificate will be irrevocable and will bind the owners,
  1-24    their heirs, and their assigns.  The term 'owner' includes
  1-25    anyone with a legal or equitable ownership in property but
  1-26    does not include a beneficiary of any trust or a partner
  1-27    in any partnership owning an interest in the property or
  1-28    anyone owning an easement right in the property."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-29  The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be
  1-30  published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I,
  1-31  Paragraph II of the Constitution.

  1-32  The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall
  1-33  have written or printed thereon the following:



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  2- 1    "(  ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to
  2- 2              allow the owner of island property located
  2- 3     (  ) NO  within a constitutional industrial area
  2- 4              voluntarily to remove the property from the
  2- 5              industrial area?"

  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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