§ 1-3-4.1. Effective Date for General Acts Requiring Increases in Compensation of Certain County Officials
Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 1-3-4, no general Act which provides for an increase in compensation to one or more of the county officials listed in Article IX, Section I, Paragraph III of the Constitution or Chapter 10 of Title 15 shall be effective until the first day of January following passage of the […]
§ 1-3-5. Operation of Laws Generally; Retrospective Operation
Laws prescribe only for the future; they cannot impair the obligation of contracts nor, ordinarily, have a retrospective operation. Laws looking only to the remedy or mode of trial may apply to contracts, rights, and offenses entered into, accrued, or committed prior to their passage; but in every case a reasonable time subsequent to the […]
§ 1-3-6. When Laws Become Obligatory; Effect of Ignorance
After they take effect, the laws of this state are obligatory upon all the inhabitants thereof. Ignorance of the law excuses no one. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 8; Code 1868, § 7; Code 1873, § 7; Code 1882, § 7; Civil Code 1895, § 7; Penal Code 1895, § 4; Civil Code 1910, § […]
§ 1-3-7. Abrogation of Laws by Agreement; Waiver or Renunciation of Benefits Established by Law
Laws made for the preservation of public order or good morals may not be dispensed with or abrogated by any agreement. However, a person may waive or renounce what the law has established in his favor when he does not thereby injure others or affect the public interest. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 11; Code […]
§ 1-3-8. Binding Effect of Legislation Upon State
The state is not bound by the passage of a law unless it is named therein or unless the words of the law are so plain, clear, and unmistakable as to leave no doubt as to the intention of the General Assembly. History. Civil Code 1895, § 3; Civil Code 1910, § 3; Code 1933, […]
§ 1-3-9. Effect and Enforcement of Foreign Laws
The laws of other states and foreign nations shall have no force and effect of themselves within this state further than is provided by the Constitution of the United States and is recognized by the comity of states. The courts shall enforce this comity, unless restrained by the General Assembly, so long as its enforcement […]
§ 1-3-10. Execution of Writings and Contracts
Except for wills of personalty of persons domiciled in another state or country, when writings or contracts are intended to have effect in this state they must be executed in conformity to the laws of this state. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 9; Code 1868, § 8; Code 1873, § 8; Code 1882, § 8; […]
§ 1-3-11. Local Referenda on Abolishing Offices or Shortening or Lengthening Term
No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special Act during the term for which such person was elected unless the same shall be approved by the people of the jurisdiction affected in a referendum on the question. History. […]
§ 1-4-1. Public and Legal Holidays; Leave for Observance of Religious Holidays Not Specifically Provided For
The State of Georgia shall recognize and observe as public and legal holidays: All days which have been designated as of January 1, 2022, as public and legal holidays by the federal government; and All other days designated and proclaimed by the Governor as public and legal holidays or as days of fasting and prayer […]
§ 1-4-2. Religious Holidays
The only days to be declared, treated, and considered as religious holidays shall be the first day of each week, called Sunday. History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 331, § 2. Cross references. Requirement that businesses and industries operating on either Saturday or Sunday accommodate religious, social, and physical needs of employees on those days, § […]