Title 48. REVENUE AND TAXATION · Chapter 8. SALES AND USE TAXES · Article 3. COUNTY SALES AND USE TAXES · Part 2. SALES TAX FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES (ESPLOST)
48-8-142. Issuance of general obligation debt in conjunction with tax; required contents of resolution and ballot.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
If general obligation debt is to be issued in conjunction with the imposition of the sales tax for educational purposes authorized by Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph IV of the Constitution, the resolution or concurrent resolutions imposing such tax shall specify the principal amount of the debt to be issued, the purpose for which the debt is to be issued, the interest rate or rates or the maximum interest rate or rates which such debt is to bear, and the amount of principal to be paid in each year during the life of the debt. If such general obligation debt is to be issued, the ballot shall have written or printed thereon, in addition to the descriptions required by Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph IV(c) of the Constitution, the following:
“If imposition of the tax is approved by the voters, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of in the principal amount of $ for the above purpose.”
History
Code 1981, § 48-8-142, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1643, § 5; Ga. L. 1997, p. 157, §§ 2, 3.
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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Text read from t48-ch7-8-(v37)-2024-pdf.pdf, Volume V37, 2024 edition, page 995; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 94ae5e1b204a.
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