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Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Section IV. ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Art. III, Sec. IV, Para. VI. Salaries.

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  1. The members of the General Assembly shall receive such salary as shall be provided for by law, provided that no increase in salary shall become effective prior to the end of the term during which such change is made.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Editor's notes

The constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1997, p. 1713) concerning the Georgia Citizens Commission on Compensation of Public Officials was defeated at the general election on November 8, 1998.

Cross references

Unauthorized compensation, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. VI; and § 45-7-8. Compensation and allowances provided by law, §§ 28-1-8 and 45-7-4. Sanctions for accepting illegal compensation, § 45-7-8.

Other notes

1976 Constitution.
Art. III, Sec. V, Para. IX; Art. V, Sec. II, Para. III.
Am. Jur. 2d.
63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 339.
C.J.S.
81A C.J.S., States, § 104 et seq.
ALR.
Right to salary of one illegally elected or appointed to legislature, 7 ALR 1682. Power to appropriate public money for expenses of legislators not covered by constitutional compensation, 50 ALR 1238; 60 ALR 416. Constitutional provisions creating an office and forbidding change in compensation during term as appropriation within other constitutional provision forbidding payment of state funds except in pursuance of appropriation, 88 ALR 1054. Constitutional inhibition of change of officer’s compensation as applicable to allowance for expenses or disbursements, 106 ALR 779.

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Text read from 2ga-const-(v2)-2016-pdf.pdf, Volume V2, 2016 edition, page 819; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1b27199d8655.