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Ga. Const. art. V, § III, ¶ III — Powers, duties, compensation, and allowances of other executive officers | Georgia Constitution

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA

ARTICLE V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Paragraph III. Powers, duties, compensation, and allowances of other executive officers.

Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, the General Assembly shall prescribe the powers, duties, compensation, and allowances of the above executive officers and provide assistance and expenses necessary for the operation of the department of each.

1976 Constitution.

- Art. V, Sec. III, Para. II; Art. VI, Sec. X, Para. II.

Cross references.

- Salaries and fees of public officers and employees generally, Ch. 7, T. 45.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Tucker v. Wilson, 198 Ga. 474, 31 S.E.2d 657 (1944).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Payment of membership dues.

- Departments, institutions, or agencies can pay dues and membership fees in various state and national organizations from appropriated funds. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-110.

No duty or authority is conferred upon Commissioner of Agriculture by Constitution; to the contrary, the expressed authority is reserved in the General Assembly to prescribe the duties, authority, and salaries of the executive officers. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 4.

Authority of General Assembly to create autonomous agricultural services.

- The General Assembly does not have the authority to abolish the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, but it has the authority to curtail the activities of the Commissioner of Agriculture by creating autonomous agricultural services. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 4.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 298 et seq., 431 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 206 et seq., 254 et seq.