Scope and Contents This series contains the records compiled by Senator Pierre Howard in the proceedings initiated by the Senate Judiciary Committee against Senator Roscoe Emory Dean, Jr. for "disorderly behavior, misconduct and acts not conducive to the interest and prosperity of the state." Included are: Senate Resolution 245 censuring Senator Dean; a copy of the 1973 indictment by the Fulton County Grand Jury citing Dean on 14 counts of "theft by taking"; a complete transcript of the 1975 jury trial of Dean...

Scope and Contents This series is composed of a bound volume containing the report and recommendations of the Committee on Economics and Efficiency. This committee was formed at the direction of the House of Representatives under the provisions of Resolutions 9 and 206 passed in the 1939 regular session of the General Assembly. These resolutions required the committee to investigate several of the State departments by examining the cost of operating each including the number of employees and salaries paid, in...

Scope and Contents These records document the investigation of the impact of two legislative events in Georgia. The first is the recognition by the State of Georgia in 1993 of three American tribes and second, the introduction of SB 123 in the 1995-1996 session creating an Indian Housing Authority. The objectives of the Committee were to compile and study background information pertaining to various issues affecting American Indians mostly derived from state and federal law and to articulate a policy position...

Scope and Contents These volumes contain the minutes of standing committees of the Georgia House. Most entries are very brief, showing only the date of the meeting, the names of committee members present and a list of the bills and resolutions considered with the committee recommendation concerning each. A few committees kept more detailed minutes by naming persons appearing before the committee and whether they spoke for or against the proposed legislation. The number of standing committees changes from...

Scope and Contents This artificial series contains all that remains of what was probably a large number of published reports by and/or for the General Assembly and various commissions and committees thereof pertaining to railroad matters. Not surprisingly, most deal with the Western & Atlantic Railroad which, prior to 1870, was owned and operated by the state. Specifically, most of these reports were published by a special commission formed by the General Assembly to investigate a petition filed by the...

Scope and Contents This series consists of original bound and unbound reports, investigations, minutes, newspaper clippings, testimony, correspondence and claims generated by committees, commissions, and joint and special committees enacted over the years by the General Assembly. A majority of the committees were formed by a Joint Resolution of the House and Senate, a House Resolution or a Senate Resolution. Some of the major topics the committees and commissions undertook to investigate and/or report on...

Scope and Contents These are summary reports of standing, special, and interim committees which make inquiries and recommendations about specialized fields of interest. Each committee is created pursuant to legislative resolution. The reports generally consist of an introduction, recommendations, and conclusions. The committees attempt to study and make laws more effective and to present their comments and findings. Most of the committee reports are dated, but they uniformly lack an index or a table of...

Scope and Contents Commonly referred to as "the green books", these volumes contain the minutes of standing committees of the Georgia Senate. Most entries are very brief, showing only the date of the meeting, the names of committee members present and a list of the bills and resolutions considered with the committee recommendation concerning each. A few committees kept more detailed minutes by naming persons appearing before the committee and whether they spoke for or against the proposed legislation. The...

Scope and Contents The Council was created by Act 609 of the 1973 General Assembly to develop criteria and standards for assuring desirable development, conservation and protection of areas designated as vital. This bound report contains: results of public hearings held at key points throughout the State; Council recommendations based on information gathered at the hearings, including: flood plain protection, sedimentation and soil erosion, and property tax changes; comparison between recommended vital areas...

Scope and Contents This series consists of reports of the Western & Atlantic Railroad Commissioners to the Georgia General Assembly regarding re-leasing of the W & A and other dispositions. Included are two reports dated 1916 and 1917. The reports (1916's copy has actual signatures) were made by the W & A Commission to the General Assembly, approved November 30, 1915, to wit: "Be it further enacted, that the Commission created by this Act shall make full report to the General Assembly when it meets...