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HR 47 - Stripling, Robert C.; compensate

Birdsong, Kenneth W (123rd)

Status Summary	HC:	App	SC:	App	FR:	01/15/99	LA:	04/28/99	Signed by Governor

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A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Robert C. Stripling; and for other purposes.

HR 47                                              LC 14 7185 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Compensating Mr. Robert C. Stripling; and for other 
  1- 2  purposes. 
 
  1- 3  WHEREAS, the Georgia Civil War Commission was by a 
  1- 4  resolution approved April 28, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 1952) 
  1- 5  established as an entity of state government and attached 
  1- 6  for administrative purposes to the Department of Natural 
  1- 7  Resources; and 
 
  1- 8  WHEREAS, on or about July 24, 1996, an agent of the 
  1- 9  commission directed a private contractor in carrying out the 
  1-10  clearing of certain property subject to the control of the 
  1-11  commission in Twiggs County; and 
 
  1-12  WHEREAS, the private contractor without authority cleared 
  1-13  timber from approximately three acres of adjoining property 
  1-14  belonging to Mr. Robert C. Stripling; and in the process the 
  1-15  contractor also destroyed approximately 800 feet of fence 
  1-16  belonging to Mr. Stripling which separated the two tracts of 
  1-17  land; and 
 
  1-18  WHEREAS, Mr. Stripling promptly reported the damage to his 
  1-19  property to the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office, and criminal 
  1-20  proceedings were instituted by the State against the private 
  1-21  contractor; and 
 
  1-22  WHEREAS, an order of nolle prosequi was entered in these 
  1-23  criminal proceedings on or about July 15, 1997, based on the 
  1-24  State's determination at such time that the private 
  1-25  contractor's actions had been carried out because of 
  1-26  express, but incorrect and wrongful, instructions from the 
  1-27  agent of the Civil War Commission to the private contractor; 
  1-28  and 
 
  1-29  WHEREAS, as a result Mr. Stripling has suffered unreimbursed 
  1-30  property damages totaling $5,015.00 through the fault of the 
  1-31  agent of the commission; and 
 
  1-32  WHEREAS, this incident and loss occurred through no fault or 
  1-33  negligence on the part of Mr. Stripling, and it is  only 
  1-34  fitting and proper that he be compensated for his loss. 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 
  2- 2  GEORGIA that the Department of Natural Resources is 
  2- 3  authorized and directed to pay the sum of $5,015.00 to Mr. 
  2- 4  Robert C. Stripling as compensation as provided above. Said 
  2- 5  sum shall be paid from funds appropriated to or available to 
  2- 6  said Department of Natural Resources and shall be in full 
  2- 7  and complete satisfaction of all claims against the state 
  2- 8  arising out of said occurrence. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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