MacNeill v. Wood

Duckworth, Justice.

On March 24, 1939, the General Assembly proposed an amendment to article 7, section 6, paragraph 2 of the constitution of Georgia, which was ratified at a subsequent general election held on June 6, 1939. The amendment provides: “The General Assembly shall have authority, however, to enact laws authorizing the County of Fulton and the governing authorities of the schools of said county, to create a retirement and pension fund and a system of retirement pay for county employees, and for county school employees, and to levy taxes for that purpose; and to authorize the said…