09 LC 34
1974
House
Resolution 137
By:
Representative Holt of the
112th
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the United States Congress to send to the legislatures of the several states a
proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that the
Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States be repealed; to
provide support for the enactment of a national sales tax; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizes the
Congress to tax incomes from whatever source derived; and
WHEREAS,
the members of this body desire that the Constitution of the United States be
amended to repeal such provision and, further, that the Congress shall enact a
national sales tax to replace the revenue lost due to the repeal of the income
tax.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body urge the United States Congress to send to the legislatures of the
several states a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
provide that the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States be
repealed.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to each member
of Georgia's delegation in the United States Congress.