<Li> No Senator or Representative shall be elected by the General Assembly or appointed by the Governor to any office or appointment having any emolument annexed thereto during the time for which such person shall have been elected unless the Senator or Representative shall first resign the seat to which elected; provided, however, that, during the term for which elected, no Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any civil office which has been created during such term . </Li> <P> The presiding officer of the Senate is the President of the Senate or Lieutenant Governor . Like the United States Senate, a President Pro Tempore is elected by the Senate from among its members . The President Pro Tempore acts as President in case of the temporary disability of the President . In case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the President or in the event of the succession of the President to the executive power, the President Pro Tempore becomes President . The Senate also has as an officer the Secretary of the Senate . </P> <P> The House of Representatives elects its own Speaker and a Speaker Pro Tempore . The Speaker Pro Tempore becomes Speaker in case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Speaker . The Speaker Pro Tempore serves until a new Speaker is elected . The House also has as an officer the Clerk of the House of Representatives . </P> <P> Article III Section VI of the Georgia State Constitution specifies the powers given to the Georgia General Assembly . Paragraph I states, "The General Assembly shall have the power to make all laws not inconsistent with this Constitution, and not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, which it shall deem necessary and proper for the welfare of the state ." Moreover, the powers the Constitution gives the Assembly include land use restrictions to protect and preserve the environment and natural resources; the creation, use and disciplining through court martial of a state militia which would be under the command of the Governor of Georgia acting as commander - in - chief (excepting times when the militia is under Federal command); The power to expend public money, to condemn property, and to zone property; The continuity of state and local governments during times of emergency; state participation in tourism . The use, control and regulation of outdoor advertising within the state . </P>

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