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O.C.G.A. § 36-80-13 — Authorization to incur unbonded debt following favorable vote | Georgia Code

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TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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ARTICLE 3 ENFORCEMENT BOARDS CREATED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2003

36-80-13. Authorization to incur unbonded debt following favorable vote.

When the notice is given and the election is held in accordance with Code Section 36-80-12, if the requisite majority of the qualified voters of the county, municipality, or political subdivision voting at the election vote for incurring the debt, the authority to incur the debt in accordance with Article IX, Section V, Paragraph I or II of the Constitution of Georgia is given to the proper officers of the county, municipality, or political subdivision.

(Ga. L. 1904, p. 85, § 3; Civil Code 1910, § 465; Code 1933, § 87-604; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 57.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Counties and municipalities may incur debts, including bank loans, if approved by a majority of qualified voters, as Ga. Const. 1976, Art. IX, Sec. VII, Para. I (see Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. V, Paras. I and II), amended the two-thirds vote requirement in the statute to require only a simple majority. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 77-51.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

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- Inclusion in assessment for public improvement of amount to cover delinquencies as contrary to constitutional guaranties, 40 A.L.R. 1352; 42 A.L.R. 1185.

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