Bill Text: GA SB551 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Rabun County; Mountain City; annex certain territory to the city and change corporate limits of city
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-06-02 - Effective Date [SB551 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SB551-Engrossed.html
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Senate
Bill 551
By:
Senator Butterworth of the 50th
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act incorporating Mountain City in Rabun County, approved August 22,
1907 (Ga. L. 1907, p. 827), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March
23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3751), so as to annex certain territory to the city
and change the corporate limits of the city; to provide for submission for
preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965; to provide for other
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act incorporating Mountain City in Rabun County, approved August 22, 1907 (Ga.
L. 1907, p. 827), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 23, 1977
(Ga. L. 1977, p. 3751), is amended by adding a new Section 1A as
follows:
"SECTION
1A.
In
addition to all other territory included within the corporate limits of Mountain
City, such corporate limits shall on and after the effective date of this
section include all of the right of way of Georgia Highway 441 for a distance of
one mile north from the corporate limits as they existed on January 1,
2010."
SECTION
2.
The
governing authority of Mountain City shall through its legal counsel cause this
Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended; and such submission shall be made to the United States
Department of Justice or filed with the appropriate court no later than 90 days
after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise
becomes law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
