Bill Text: GA HR1237 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Coroner; shall be a county officer; provide - CA

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-03 - House Second Readers [HR1237 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HR1237-Introduced.html
10 LC 28 4970
House Resolution 1237
By: Representatives Bearden of the 68th, Lunsford of the 110th, Kidd of the 141st, Jerguson of the 22nd, Benton of the 31st, and others

A RESOLUTION


Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that a coroner shall be a county officer where such office has not been abolished pursuant to law; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Article IX, Section I of the Constitution is amended by revising subparagraph III(a) as follows:
"(a) The clerk of the superior court, judge of the probate court, sheriff, tax receiver, tax collector, and tax commissioner, where such office has replaced the tax receiver and tax collector, and coroner, where such office has not been abolished pursuant to law, shall be elected by the qualified voters of their respective counties for terms of four years and shall have such qualifications, powers, and duties as provided by general law."

SECTION 2.
The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:
"(  )  YES
(  )  NO
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that a coroner shall be a county officer where such office has not been abolished by law?"
All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes." All persons desiring to vote against the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of this state.
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