§ 26-1. Authority of county to acquire, construct and operate incinerator, garbage and refuse facilities.
(a)
The constitution is hereby amended by adding at the end of article VII, section VII, paragraph V, the following:
"Anything in this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding, Cobb County, Georgia, is hereby authorized to acquire, construct, add to, improve, equip, maintain and operate incinerator, garbage and refuse facilities of every kind and character and to make and to prescribe and revise rates and to collect fees, tolls and charges for the use thereof and to lease all or any part thereof and to contract with other political subdivisions or public corporations and private corporations and persons for the use thereof and to accomplish the foregoing is hereby authorized to issue its revenue bonds or obligations to finance, in whole or in part, the cost of acquiring, constructing, adding to, improving and equipping incinerator, garbage and refuse facilities, including, but not limited to, all buildings, structures and equipment useful or desirable in connection therewith, acquiring the necessary property therefor, both real and personal, and paying all expenses incident thereto. Any such revenue bonds authorized to be issued hereunder shall be issued and validated pursuant to the provisions of the Revenue Bond Law (Ga. L. 1957, p. 36 et seq.), amending the law formerly known as the Revenue Certificate Law of 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 761 et seq.) [see O.C.G.A. § 36-82-60 et seq.], as amended, and when so validated thereunder shall be forever incontestable and conclusive in every respect."
(b)
This amendment is self-enacting and does not require any enabling legislation for it to become effective; provided, however, the general assembly may by law grant further and additional powers to the county not inconsistent with the provisions of this amendment.
(1964 Ga. Laws (Act No. 143), page 936, § 2)
Editor's note
The above local amendment to Ga. Const. (1945), art. VII, § VII, ¶ V, was continued by 1986 Ga. Laws (Act No. 1043), page 4408. See Ga. Const. (1983), art. XI, § I, ¶ IV.