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Learning by Doing

Britney Green
Dr. McCue
PAD 525
January 17, 2017

Learning by Doing
Your states statute that defines what is considered to be a
public record that must be made available to the public upon
request:
In the state of Georgia, Article 4, Chapter 18, Title 50 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) contains the Georgia Open Records
Act. According to the Open Record Act of the state of Georgia, citizens of
Georgia may access public records, case law and opinions from the Attorney
General have extended this right to nonresidents as well. Under O.C.G.A 5018-70, states that the strong public policy of this state is in favor of open
government; that open government is essential to a free, open, and
democratic society. It also stated that public records should be made
available for public inspection without delay. All public records should be
open for personal inspection and copying, except those which by order of a
court of this state or by law are specifically exempted from disclosure. A
request under this act may be made to the custodian of a public record orally
or writing. A response shall be given in a reasonable amount of time.
Public record means all documents, papers, letters, maps, books,
tapes, photographs, computer based or generated information, data, data
fields, or similar material prepared and maintained or received by an agency
or by a private person or entity in the performance of a service or function on
behalf of an agency or when such documents have been transferred to a
private person or entity by an agency for storage or future governmental
use. (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70)
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The pre-World War I opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court


holding, on re-argument, that a federal income tax was
unconstitutional.
In the Hylton v. United States, is it the duty of the court in this case to
determine whether the income tax now or before it does or does not belong
to the class of direct taxes, and if it is constitutional. In distributing the
power of taxation, the Constitution retained to the State the absolute power
of direct taxation, but granted to the Federal government the power of the
same taxation upon condition that, in its exercise, such taxes should be
apportioned among the several State according to number, and this was
done in order to protect to the States, who were surrendering to the Federal
government so many sources of income, the power of direct taxation, which
was their principal remaining resource. As of January 1, 2016 the state tax
rate was 4%, the average local tax rate was 3.01%, and the individual
income tax was 6%. Tax Freedom Day is the day when Americans have
finally earned enough money to pay off their total tax bill for the year.
The federal statute authorizing the U.S. Secretary of
Transportation to make payments to states for the value of
materials stockpiled near federal highway construction projects in
conformity with the project specifications.

The federal joint regulation of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and Department of Commerce, identifying the
factors for listing, delisting, or reclassifying endangered species:

Your states administrative regulations specifying the licensure


process for real estate agents:

The local ordinance in your municipality governing noise:


The Code of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia (Section 3-5-24) is enacted
to protect, preserve and promote the health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of Athens-Clarke County through the control of noise. For music and
other noise, words and phrases need not be discernable. For music and other
noise, bass reverberations are included. (Sect. 3-5-24)
Restrictions of 300 feet for 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m. Sunday
through Thursday; and 7:00 a.m. through midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Depending on the noise and area, other restrictions may apply. General
penalty and continuing violations are subject to a fine not to exceed
$1,000.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.

The most recent opinion of your states highest appeals court


describing the extent to which the state constitution requires that
the power of eminent domain be exercised only for a public use.
Georgia eminent domain laws can be found in Title 22 of Georgia Code
(O.C.G.A. 22-1-3), the General Assembly determines when the right of
eminent domain may be exercised. The right of eminent domain is the right
of the state, to reassert, either temporarily or permanently, its dominion over
any portion of the soil of the state on account of public exigency and for the
public good.
In Martin v. Henry County Water & Sewerage Authority, 279 Ga. 197
(decided March 7, 2005) the following was decided:
In this condemnation under the special master procedure, the special
master awarded the condemnees $6,500 for the property rights condemned.
The condemnees appealed to a jury, and the jury returned a verdict of
$6,900 for the condemnees (an increase of only $400). The trial court then
awarded the condemner $3,500 in attorneys fees pursuant to O.C.G.A. 222-84.1, which provides that if a condemnee appeals from an initial award, the
condemnee is liable for reasonable expenses incurred by the condemner in
determining just and adequate compensation in the superior court unless the
judgment on the appeal is greater than the initial award by at least 20
percent.
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A recent federal trial court decision in your federal district


describing the standard for summary judgment in federal court:

A law-review article published within the past five (5) years


about libel law and political campaign advertisements:

Reference Page
1. "The Law." The Law | Office of Attorney General Chris Carr. N.p., 2012.
Web. 15 Jan. 2017.

2. Kaeding, Nicole. "State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets for
2016." Tax Foundation. N.p., 8 Feb. 2016. Web. 16 Jan. 2017.
3. Code of Ordinances." Municode Library. N.p., 30 Sept. 2016. Web. 17 Jan.
2017.
4. Legal, Inc. US. "Georgia Eminent Domain Laws." USLegal, n.d. Web. 19 Jan.
2017.

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