Art. III, Sec. V, Para. I. Journals and laws.

Journals and laws to be deposited with Secretary of State, § 28-1-11. Entering the inauguration of the Governor in the journal, § 45-12-3.

For article, ‘‘Researching Georgia Law,’’ see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 741 (2015).

1976 Constitution.

Art. III, Sec. VII, Paras. I, II.

Sufficiency of identification of bill.

— This paragraph is complied with where a bill is identified by the journal by indicating that conditional requirements were observed. Carswell v. Wright, 133 Ga. 714, 66 S.E. 905 (1910). Operation of presumption of

proper enactment.

A duly enrolled Act, authenticated by the presiding officers of both houses of the General Assembly, approved by the Governor and deposited with the Secretary of State as an existing law, is conclusively presumed to have been enacted in accordance with constitutional requirements, and it is not permissible to show the contrary by extrinsic evidence. Williams v. MacFeeley, 186 Ga. 145, 197 S.E. 225 (1938).

Enrolled Act cannot be shown invalid by entries in journals.

An enrolled Act of the legislature, bearing the signature of the officers of both houses, and the approval of the Governor, and deposited with the Secretary of State, cannot be shown to be invalid by reason of entries or lack of entries in the journals of the General Assembly touching the details of its passage. Williams v. MacFeeley, 186 Ga. 145, 197 S.E. 225 (1938).

Am. Jur. 2d.

73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, § 41.

C.J.S.

82 C.J.S., Statutes, §§ 48, 77, 78.