§ 402. Hospitalization contracts.

And except that the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, and DeKalb County, or either of these political subdivisions, may jointly and severally, by a majority vote of the governing body, or bodies, of the respective political subdivisions, enter into contracts each with the other, or with a duly authorized and created hospital authority, and assume thereby definite and fixed future liabilities or obligations for the period of time provided under and in furtherance of the general powers and obligations pertaining to hospitalization authorized by article 7, section 6, paragraph 3, of the constitution and may agree to levy and levy and collect a tax within the millage limitation as prescribed by the Hospital Authority Act, Georgia Laws 1941, page 241 et seq. [now O.C.G.A. § 31-7-70 et seq.], and any amendments thereto, for the purpose of complying with the terms of any contract so entered into; such contracts so entered into, and the liabilities or obligations arising thereunder shall not require an election for that purpose, and such liabilities or obligations so assumed thereby shall not be deemed within the debt limitation provision of the constitution.

(Acts 1943, p. 18, § 1)

Editor's note

The above is a local constitutional amendment to Ga. Const. 1877, art. VII, § VII, par. I. Pursuant to Ga. Const. 1983, art. XI, § I, par. IV, and subject to certain exceptions, constitutional amendments were repealed as of July 1, 1987 unless continued by one (1) of the methods provided in such paragraph on or before such date. The above amendment was continued by Acts 1986, p. 4783. The introductory language for the amendment which states what portion of the constitution is amended has been deleted.