PART I

RELATED LAWS*
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* Editors Note: Part I contains local constitutional amendments and state laws of local application. Amendments to the original acts are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision derives unchanged from the original act. A uniform system of punctuation and capitalization has been used. Obvious misspellings have been corrected without notation, and material in brackets [ ] has been added for clarity. The title, enactment, severability, repealer, transitional, ratification, publication and effective date provisions have been omitted, and where a section has been amended or repealed by a later provision, only the current language has been printed. The original titles, catchlines, chapter numbers, article numbers and section numbers have been retained to maintain consistency with the original act. Formal citations should be to the original act and not to this compilation.
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Article I. Board of Commissioners
Sec. 1. Board of commissioners established.
Sec. 2. Commissioner districts.
Sec. 3. Elections and terms of office.
Sec. 4. Additional qualifications.
Sec. 5. Vacancies.
Sec. 6. Oath of office.
Sec. 7. Bonding commissioners.
Sec. 8. Compensation.
Sec. 9. Recall.
Sec. 10. Chairman.
Sec. 11. Quorum.
Sec. 12. Meetings.
Sec. 13. Enforcement of decorum.
Sec. 14. Rules of procedure.
Sec. 15. [Clerk of the commissioners--Office created.]
Sec. 16. [Same--Duties.]
Sec. 17. Bond of clerk.
Sec. 18. Board of commissioners.
Sec. 19. Reports of officers.
Sec. 20. [County administrator's duties.]
[Sec. 21. Deleted.]
Sec. 22. County attorney.
Sec. 23. Budgets and appropriations.
Sec. 24. Expenditures by allotments.
Sec. 25. Audits.
Sec. 26. System of records.
Sec. 27. County depositary.

Article II. County Administrator

Article III. Wayne County Industrial Development Authority

ARTICLE I.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS*
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* Editors Note: Printed herein is the 1962 act of the general assembly, as amended, which created the board of commissioners of the county. This act amended, revised, superseded and consolidated the former laws pertaining to the governing authority of the county. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 36-5-20 the words "roads and revenues" have been stricken from the name of the governing authority.

Code reference--Board of commissioners, § 2-31 et seq.
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WAYNE COUNTY--BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

No. 946 (House Bill No. 1117).

An act to amend, revise, supersede, and consolidate the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Wayne County, Georgia; to create a board of commissioners for Wayne County, Georgia; to prescribe qualifications, term of office, compensation, manner of election, powers, duties, and responsibilities; to provide for dividing said county into commissioner districts; to provide for the recall of such officers and the procedure for recall; to provide for the internal organization and functioning of officials, employees, and departments of Wayne County, Georgia; to provide for the management of financial affairs and the keeping and auditing of fiscal records of said county; to provide a system of budgets and allotments for the expenditure of county funds; to provide for the creation of the office of clerk of the board of commissioners for Wayne County, Georgia, and to prescribe the qualifications, duties and compensation of said clerk; to provide for all other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for an effective date; to provide for a referendum; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia:

Sec. 1. Board of commissioners established.

There is hereby created in and for the County of Wayne a board of commissioners to be elected and organized, as hereinafter set forth, which board of commissioners shall constitute the governing authority of said county and shall exercise the powers, duties and responsibilities specified herein and imposed upon said officers by the laws of the State of Georgia.

Sec. 2. Commissioner districts.

The board of commissioners shall consist of five members who shall be elected, as hereinafter provided. For the purpose of electing the members, Wayne County is divided into five commissioner districts.
(1982 Ga. Laws, page 3789; 1982 Ga. Laws, page 4717)
Editors Note: For a current description of the geographic area comprising the five commissioner districts, reference should be made to 1982 Ga. Laws, page 4717.

Sec. 3. Elections and terms of office.

(a) A commissioner shall be elected from each of the five commissioner districts described in section 2 of this act. A candidate for commissioner must have been a resident of his or her respective commissioner district for at least two years prior to the date of election, and each commissioner must remain a resident of his or her respective commissioner district during the term of office to which elected. Each commissioner shall be elected by a majority of the qualified voters voting within each respective commissioner district.

(b) Each of the five members of the board of commissioners shall be elected, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, at the general election of 1984 and shall take office on the first day of January, 1985, for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(c) All members of the board of commissioners shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the provisions of chapter 2 of title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated known as the Georgia Election Code.
(1968 Ga. Laws, page 2746; 1982 Ga. Laws, page 3789; 1982 Ga. Laws, page 4717)

Sec. 4. Additional qualifications.

In addition to the residency requirements of section 3 of this act, members of the board of commissioners shall be citizens of Georgia who are at least 25 years of age on the date of taking office and who are qualified electors of Wayne County. No member of the board of commissioners shall be eligible to hold any other office of the county or of the State of Georgia while holding office as a member of the board.
(1982 Ga. Laws, page 3789; 1982 Ga. Laws, page 4717)

Sec. 5. Vacancies.

(a) All vacancies in the membership of the board of commissioners, occurring within one year or less of the expiration of the term of office, shall be filled by appointment of the remaining members of the board. All vacancies occurring in the membership of the board more than one year shall be filled by special election within the respective commissioner district wherein the vacancy occurred. A special election hereunder shall be called by the election superintendent of Wayne County within 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy and shall be held and conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapter 2 of title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated known as the Georgia Election Code.

(b) If a commissioner ceases to be a resident of his or her respective commissioner district during the term of office, a vacancy shall thereby be created and shall be filled in the same manner as other vacancies are filled. Any person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy shall possess the residency and other qualifications necessary to hold office as a commissioner.
(1982 Ga. Laws, page 3789; 1982 Ga. Laws, page 4717)

Sec. 6. Oath of office.

The commissioners designated as constituting the board of commissioners hereinabove and each commissioner hereafter elected or appointed to the office of commissioner shall, before assuming the duties of such office, take and subscribe the following oath, viz.: "I solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially perform my duties as a member of the board of commissioners of Wayne County during my continuance in office. I further swear that I am not the holder of any public funds unaccounted for. So help me God."

Sec. 7. Bonding commissioners.

Before entering upon the duties of their office, each commissioner shall give a satisfactory surety bond executed by a bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Georgia, in an amount of $5,000.00 each, to be approved by the judge of the probate court of said county and payable to the judge of the probate court of said county, for the use of said county, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office. The costs of each such bond shall be paid out of the county treasury. No member of the board shall serve until said bond has been filed and approved.

Sec. 8. Compensation.

Members of the board herein created shall be paid, as their entire compensation for services, the sum of $150.00 per month, payable monthly out of the treasury of the county. In addition thereto, each member shall be entitled to recover from the county the actual expenses expended by him while engaged in county business, which said claim for expenses shall be accompanied by an affidavit executed by each such member, swearing that the same is true and correct and was expended by him while so engaged.
(1983 Ga. Laws, page 3219; 1973 Ga. Laws, page 3682; 1974 Ga. Laws, page 3148)

Sec. 9. Recall.

Each member of the board of commissioners shall be subject to recall at any time after his election. The petition for such recall election must be signed by not less than 15 percent of the qualified registered voters of said county who were on the list of registered voters for the last general election. Every person signing such petition must sign the same in the office of the judge of the probate court of Wayne County, and it must be signed in the presence of the judge of the probate court or of an employee of the probate court. The person or persons sponsoring such petition shall address such petition to the judge of the probate court, petitioning him to call for a special election to submit the question of whether any member of the board shall be recalled. The judge of the probate court shall allow such person or persons, from time to time, to count the number of names on said petition in order to determine whether a sufficient number of people have signed the petition. Such person or persons must notify the judge of the probate court when they desire to officially present the petition to him; provided, however, that no such petition shall be presented to the judge of the probate court more than fifteen days after it is placed in the judge of the probate court's office for the purpose of obtaining signatures thereon. Any petition presented after such fifteen-day period shall be void and of no force and effect. It shall then be the duty of the judge of the probate court to determine whether such petition bears the proper percentage of names and to determine the sufficiency of the petition. For this purpose, the clerk of the superior court of Wayne County is hereby directed to furnish the judge of the probate court with a list of the registered voters for the last general election. The judge of the probate court must make his decision on the sufficiency of the petition within 15 days after the same is formally presented to him. In the event he determines that the petition is in order, it shall be his duty to issue the call for an election, and such call shall be issued within five days after he determines that such petition is in order. He shall set the date of the election for not less than 20 nor more than 30 days from the date of the issuance of the call and shall publish the date and purpose of such election once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof. The ballots used in such election shall state the name of the member of the board whose recall has been petitioned, and shall designate the district number of such member. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon, the words, "For recall of (name of member) (district number)" and "Against recall of (name of member) (district number)." The judge of the probate court shall forthwith publish the results of such election, and if a majority of those voting in such election have voted in favor of recall, the position in question shall be vacated from the date of such recall election, and the member so removed shall not be eligible to reelection or appointment to the unexpired term. If a majority of those voting in such election vote against recall, the member shall retain his office. Vacancies created by a recall election shall be filled in the same manner as herein provided for the filling of other vacancies. In the event a recall election results in a majority of votes against recall, no additional recall election against the same member shall be held for at least two years.
Editors Note: Pursuant to section 2-3504 (art. VI, sec. VI), para. IV of the Constitution of Georgia of 1976, the word "ordinary" has been changed to "judge of the probate court" or "probate court."

Sec. 10. Chairman.

At their first regular meeting after the approval of this act, and at the first regular meeting in each year thereafter, the board of commissioners shall, by majority vote, elect one of their number as chairman. The chairman shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the members of the board and may be removed at any time by a majority vote without notice, cause or hearing. It shall be the duty of the chairman to act as presiding officer at all meetings of the board of commissioners, and he shall be recognized as ceremonial head of the county government, but shall have no other administrative duties, except as herein provided, or such as may be delegated to him by the board of commissioners. In the event of the absence, disqualification or disability of the chairman, the members of the board shall appoint and designate some member of their body to act as temporary chairman. It shall be the duty of the chairman to preserve order and decorum at all meetings of the board, to state every question coming before the board, announce the decision of the board on all subjects and decide all questions of order; subject, however, to an appeal to the board, in which event a majority vote of the board shall govern and conclusively determine such question of order. The chairman shall have the right to vote on all matters coming before the board and shall have the right to move for the adoption of any resolutions or other matter coming before the board.

Sec. 11. Quorum.

Three members of the board of commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business which may come before them.

Sec. 12. Meetings.

All regular meetings of the board of commissioners shall be held on the first Tuesday in each month at 10:00 a.m., at the courthouse in Wayne County, Georgia, and said meetings may be adjourned from day to day until all business is completed. Extra sessions or special meetings may be held at any time on the call of the chairman or by any two members of the board. Whenever a special meeting is called, notice shall be given by the clerk of the board to each member of the board, in writing, setting forth the date, hour and place of the meeting, and the purpose for which the same is called, and no business shall be transacted at such special meetings, except such as is given in the notice, without the unanimous consent of the entire board of commissioners. Notice and purpose of meetings may be waived. All such notices shall be served by leaving the same at the home of each such member or by delivering the same to him in person. All meetings, both regular and special, shall be open to the public; provided, however, that the board shall have the right to hold executive sessions; provided further, that no official action or vote on any proposition or question coming before the board shall be taken at other than a public meeting.

Sec. 13. Enforcement of decorum.

The board of commissioners shall have the right to appoint a sergeant-at-arms of all commission meetings, whose duty it shall be to carry out the orders of the chairman in all matters relative to maintaining order and decorum.

Sec. 14. Rules of procedure.

It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to adopt rules of order and bylaws by which all meetings shall be conducted, said rules of order and bylaws to be spread upon the minutes of the board.

Sec. 15. [Clerk of the commissioners--Office created.]

There is hereby created the office of clerk of the commissioners of Wayne County, Georgia, who shall be appointed by the county administrator. The county administrator shall have the authority to fix the salary of the clerk and to remove the clerk at any time without notice, statement or proof of cause. No member of the board of commissioners shall be eligible to hold the office of clerk during his or her continuance in office nor within 12 months after the expiration of the term, nor within 12 months after resignation or removal from the office of commissioner. No member of the immediate family of the county administrator or of members of the board shall be eligible to serve as clerk. The county administrator shall have the authority to appoint an assistant clerk, should be the same be deemed necessary.
(1963 Ga. Laws, page 2301)

Sec. 16. [Same--Duties.]

The clerk of the board of commissioners shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office and shall hold no other office, elective or otherwise, during his term as clerk. It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to provide ample office space for the clerk in the courthouse in Wayne County. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the board of commissioners to attend all meetings of the board; to keep a careful and accurate record of its proceedings, including a record of the votes on all questions coming before the board; keep an accurate set of books showing in detail all items of income and expense of the county; act as depositary for all funds received by officers of the county, required by law to deposit the same with the county depositary; to account for all revenues due said county from whatever source; furnish to the board of commissioners such information as may be requested by them, and the clerk shall open his books at any reasonable time to any citizen requesting to see the same; keep and preserve all of the records of the board of commissioners; countersign all vouchers issued by the board of commissioners, thereby certifying that the same is a proper expenditure, authorized by the board of commissioners; and perform such other duties as may be required of him by the board of commissioners. In the event of the absence or disqualification of the clerk, the duties of such office may be performed by the assistant clerk appointed by the county administrator.
(1963 Ga. Laws, page 2301)

Sec. 17. Bond of clerk.

Before entering upon his duties as clerk, it shall be the duty of the clerk and the assistant clerk to execute and deliver to the board of commissioners good and sufficient bond, in the amount of $25,000.00, executed by a solvent bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Georgia, to be approved by the board of commissioners, payable to the board of commissioners and their successors in the office, for the use of Wayne County, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. The costs of such bonds shall be paid from the general funds of Wayne County.

Sec. 18. Board of commissioners.

It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners of Wayne County to exercise all of the power and authority heretofore vested by law in the judge of the probate court when sitting for county purposes, and delegated by law to the commissioners of roads and revenues of Wayne County, together with all power and authority which may hereafter be delegated by law to the governing authority of the county, by whatever name designated.

Sec. 19. Reports of officers.

The board of commissioners is hereby empowered to require that any or all county officers make written or oral reports to them on the general or specific conduct of the affairs of their respective offices, and to adopt rules and regulations, not in conflict with the general laws of the state, concerning the conduct of such offices.

Sec. 20. [County administrator's duties.]

It shall be the duty of the county administrator to appoint and remove all county department heads and employees, including a superintendent of roads and chief of county police, should a county police force be authorized, and to define the duties and fix the salaries of such county employees.
(1963 Ga. Laws, page 2301)

[Sec. 21. Deleted.]

Section 21 was deleted by 1963 Ga. Laws, page 2301.

Sec. 22. County attorney.

The board of commissioners shall have the right to appoint a county attorney and fix his compensation.

Sec. 23. Budgets and appropriations.

The board of commissioners shall, annually, not later than the first regular meeting in March of each year, beginning with the year 1963, adopt a budget providing for the expenditure of all county funds, including capital outlays and public works, for the ensuing year. Prior to the adoption of said budget, the board shall hold one public meeting thereon, giving notice thereof at least ten days in advance by publication of such notice and of the proposed budget in the official gazette of Wayne County and by posting the same at the courthouse door. After its adoption, the budget shall constitute the board's appropriation of all funds for the year. The budget so adopted may be revised during the year only by formal action of the board in a regular meeting, and no increase shall be made in an appropriation without provision being made for financing the same.

Sec. 24. Expenditures by allotments.

No expenditure of county funds shall be made except in accordance with the county budget, or amendments thereto, adopted by the board.

Sec. 25. Audits.

The board shall, within 60 days from the approval of this act and on or before January 31 annually thereafter, employ a certified public accountant for making an annual continuous audit of county finances and financial records of each and every department of the county. The accountant so employed shall be paid out of county funds, and shall perform a complete audit of the financial records of the county for the ensuing year, and shall report any irregularities found to exist. Each county officer shall exhibit his records to the auditor appointed by the board, in default of which the board shall have the power to issue an order requiring the production of such records and to punish for failure to do so. Any officer who shall fail or refuse to deliver such books to said auditor shall receive no compensation from county sources during such default. A copy of each annual audit shall be delivered by the clerk to the spring session of the Wayne County grand jury and a copy filed in the office of the clerk of Wayne Superior Court for public inspection.

Sec. 26. System of records.

It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to cause to be installed an adequate and sufficient system of maintaining financial records in each office of the county, and to require that the same be properly maintained by each county officer. Any county officer who shall fail or refuse to maintain adequate and sufficient records indicating all receipts and disbursements shall be guilty of malfeasance of office and removed from office, as provided by law.

Sec. 27. County depositary.

The clerk of the board of commissioners is hereby designated as depositary for all funds belonging to Wayne County, collected from whatever source. It shall be the duty of each county officer collecting funds which belong to Wayne County to deposit the same with said clerk not later than the tenth day of the month following receipt of the same. It shall be the duty of the clerk to report any defaulting officers to the board of commissioners, whereupon, it shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to cite such defaulting officer, as provided by section 89-817 et seq., Georgia Code of 1933. The board of commissioners shall adopt rules and regulations concerning the public funds maintained by said clerk.

ARTICLE II.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR*
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* Editors Note: The provisions relating to the county administrator became effective upon ratification of a proposed amendment to article 11, section 1, paragraph 6 of the state constitution as set forth in 1962 Ga. Laws, page 1118. It was specifically continued in force and effect as part of the state constitution by an act set forth in 1987 Ga. Laws, page 3804.

Code reference--Purchasing, § 2-71.
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There is hereby created the office of County Administrator of Wayne County. It shall be the duty of the Board of Commissioners of Wayne County, as soon as possible after the ratification of this amendment, but not later than April 1, 1963, to appoint a person as county administrator. No member of the board shall be appointed county administrator or acting county administrator during the term of office for which he was elected, nor for a period of one year thereafter.

The county administrator shall be chosen by the board of commissioners solely upon the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in, or knowledge of, accepted practices in respect to the duties of his office, as hereinafter set forth. His salary shall be fixed by the board of commissioners, and he shall be subject to removal at any time without notice or statement or proof of cause.

The county administrator shall be the chief executive officer of the County of Wayne and head of the administrative branch of the county government. He shall be responsible to the board for the proper administration of all affairs of the county, except as otherwise provided by law, and it shall be his duty:

(a) To appoint and remove all officers and employees of the county which the commissioners have been heretofore empowered to appoint and discharge, except the county attorney, who shall be appointed by the board of commissioners;

(b) To see that all rules and regulations adopted by the board of commissioners are enforced;

(c) To exercise control over all departments or divisions of the county which the board of commissioners have heretofore exercised, or that may hereafter be created;

(d) To attend all meetings of the board of commissioners, with the right to take part in the discussion, provided he shall have no vote before the board;

(e) To prepare and submit to the board of commissioners the annual budget;

(f) To keep the board of commissioners advised as to the financial condition and needs of the county;

(g) To appoint and remove the clerk of the board and the assistant clerk, as well as the superintendent of roads, county police and all other officers and employees of the county, except as otherwise provided;

(h) To fix the salaries of all officers and employees of the county, whom he has the right to appoint; and

(i) To perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Board of Commissioners of Wayne County.

The board of commissioners shall have the right to require the county administrator to go before them at any time and make such report or reports as they deem necessary.

The board of commissioners may designate some qualified person to act as temporary county administrator in the absence of the county administrator, provided that no member of the board of commissioners shall be appointed as acting county administrator. While so engaged, the acting county administrator shall have all of the right, duties and authority of the county administrator.

The county administrator shall devote his full time to his office, and shall hold no other office or employment while so engaged.

The county administrator shall be the purchasing agent for the county, by whom all purchases of supplies and all contracts therefor shall be made, and he shall countersign, with the clerk, all vouchers for the payment of the same under such rules and regulations as the board of commissioners may adopt, not inconsistent herewith. The board of commissioners shall adopt rules for regulating purchases made by the county, and the county administrator shall be governed thereby.

The county administrator shall be required to execute and deliver a good and sufficient surety bond payable to the board of commissioners, to be approved by them, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties, the amount thereof to be determined by the board of commissioners.

ARTICLE III.

WAYNE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY*
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* Editors Note: The provisions relating to the Wayne County Industrial Development Authority became effective upon ratification of a proposed amendment to article 5, section 9 of the state constitution, as set forth in 1964 Ga. Laws, page 1002. It was specifically continued in force and effect as part of the state constitution by an act set forth in 1987 Ga. Laws, page 3805.

Code reference--Boards, commissions and authorities, § 2-91 et seq.
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A. There is hereby created a body corporate and politic in Wayne County, Georgia, to be known as the Wayne County Industrial Development Authority, which shall be an instrumentality of Wayne County and a public corporation and which in this amendment is hereafter referred to as the "Authority."

B. The Authority shall consist of a board of seven directors. The initial directors and their terms of office shall be as follows: Logan Dent, H. Lindsay Grace and John D. Mattox shall serve as directors for a term of six years; Olin Harper and C.M. Knight shall serve as directors for a term of four years; and Ernest Knight and A.N. Rogers shall serve as directors for a term of two years. Thereafter, the terms of all directors shall be for a period of six years, and the directors herein named who serve an initial term, as above stated shall be eligible for reappointment at the expiration of their original terms of office. The Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Wayne County shall appoint all subsequent directors to membership on the Authority. All vacancies occurring on the Authority shall be filled by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Wayne County for the unexpired term of the director who has vacated his office.

A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, and a majority may act for the Authority in any matter. No vacancy shall impair the power of the Authority to act.

C. The property, obligations and the interest on the obligations of the Authority shall have the same immunity from taxation as the property, obligations and interest on the obligations of Wayne County.

D. The powers of the Authority shall include, but in no way be limited to, the powers as hereinafter set out:

(1) To receive and administer gifts, grants and donations and to administer trusts;

(2) To borrow money; to issue notes, bonds and revenue certificates; to execute trust agreements or indentures; and to sell, convey, mortgage, pledge and assign any and all of its funds, property and income as security therefor;

(3) To contract with political subdivisions of the State of Georgia and with private persons and corporations to sue and be sued in its corporate name;

(4) To have and exercise usual powers of private corporations, except such as are inconsistent with this amendment, including the power to appoint and hire officers, agents and employees and to provide their compensation and duties, which officers and agents may or may not be members of the Authority; and the power to adopt and amend a corporate seal and bylaws and regulations for the conduct and management of the Authority;

(5) To encourage and promote the expansion and development of industrial and commercial facilities in Wayne County, so as to relieve insofar as possible unemployment within its boundaries, and to that end to acquire by purchase or gift any building or structure within the limits of Wayne County, suitable for and intended for use as a factory, mill, shop, processing plant, assembly plant or fabricating plant, including all necessary and appurtenant lands and appurtenances thereto, and all necessary or useful furnishings, machinery and equipment. Such acquisition may be through the [acquisition may be through the] acquisition of land and the construction thereon of a building, including the demolition of existing structures, or through the acquisition of an existing building and the remodeling, renovating, reconstructing, furnishing and equipping of such building;

(6) No building acquired hereunder shall be operated by the Authority but shall be leased or sold to one or more persons, firms or corporations. If sold, the purchase price may be paid at one time or in installments falling due in not more than 30 years from the date of transfer of possession. The lessee or purchaser shall be required to pay all costs of operating and maintaining the building or buildings and to pay rentals or installments sufficient, together with other revenues which may be pledged for the purpose, to retire all bonds, both principal and interest, and to pay all other expenses which the Authority may have incurred in connection with the undertaking;

(7) To accumulate its funds from year to year and to invest accumulated funds in any manner that public funds of the State of Georgia or any of its political subdivisions may be invested;

(8) To designate officers to sign and act for the Authority generally or in any specific matter;

(9) To do any and all acts and things necessary or convenient to accomplish the purpose and powers of the Authority, as herein stated.

E. The Authority shall not be authorized to create in any manner any debt, liability or obligation against the State of Georgia or Wayne County.

F. The members of the Authority shall receive no compensation for their services to the Authority, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

G. In order to finance any undertaking within the scope of its power or to refund any bonds then outstanding, the Authority is hereby authorized to issue bonds bearing rate or rates of interest and maturing at the years and amounts determined by the Authority in all respects, in accordance with the Revenue Bond Law (Ga. L. 1937, p. 761), as amended, Ga. Code Ann. Supp. Chapter 87-8, as if said obligations had been originally authorized to be issued thereunder; provided, however, that any property, real or personal, of the Authority may be pledged, mortgaged, conveyed, assigned, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered as security for any lawful debt of the Authority. The Authority may execute any trust agreement or indenture not in conflict with the provisions of this amendment to provide security for any bonds issued, as provided herein, and such trust agreement or indenture may provide for foreclosure or forced sale of any property of the Authority upon default on such bonds either in payment of principal or interest or under any term or condition under which such bonds, are issued. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to create a right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of Wayne County to pay any such bonds or the interest thereon nor to enforce payment thereof against any property of Wayne County.

H. The Authority may authorize additional bonds for extensions and permanent improvements to any industrial building acquired hereunder, to be placed in escrow and to be negotiated from time to time as proceeds for that purpose may become necessary. Bonds so placed in escrow shall, when sold and delivered, have such standing with the bonds of the same issue as may be provided in the authorizing proceedings.

I. No bonds except refunding bonds shall be issued hereunder, [un]less the Authority will have found and declared that:

(1) The undertaking for which the bonds are to be issued will increase employment in Wayne County.

(2) The lessee or purchaser of the building or buildings involved will not, by virtue of establishing operations in said county, reduce the number of employees employed by said lessee or purchaser elsewhere in the State of Georgia.

J. No moneys derived by the Authority from any source other than gifts and contributions from private individuals, firms, or corporations shall at any time be used for entertainment or other promotional expenses.

K. Should said Authority for any reason be dissolved, title to all property of every kind and nature, real and personal, held by the Authority at the time of such dissolution shall revert to Wayne County, subject to any mortgages, liens, leases or other encumbrances outstanding against or in respect to said property at that time.

L. This amendment is adopted for the purpose of promoting and expanding for the public good and welfare industry and trade within Wayne County and reducing unemployment to the greatest extent possible, and this amendment and any law enacted with reference to the Authority shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of these purposes.

M. This amendment shall be effective immediately upon proclamation of its ratification by the governor, and the first members of the Authority shall be appointed within 30 days after such proclamation.

N. The General Assembly may by law further define and prescribe the powers and duties of the Authority and the exercise thereof, and may enlarge and restrict the same, and may likewise further regulate the management and conduct of the Authority. The Authority shall be an instrumentality of Wayne County, and the scope of its operations shall be limited to the territory embraced within said county. The General Assembly shall not extend the jurisdiction of the Authority nor the scope of its operations beyond such limits.