The first Organized Labor and Workmen's Circle Banquet took place in May 1969 at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta. Seated from left to right: E. L. Abercrombie, Oliver Singleton, Gid Parham, Joe Jacobs, Robert Shadix, and Harold Bauman. Standing from left to right: Joe Baylan, Irving Gordon, E. T. Kehrer, George Caudelle, Harris Jacobs, John Wright, and James Howard (?). ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZoq6iomZjAcLjIm6maqpmawG651KycrqWjYq6zr8eirZ6rXw%3D%3D

Since counties and municipalities are creations of the state, their capacity to generate revenues is determined by specific revenue-raising authority granted to them under the Georgia Constitution and state law. Taxes constitute the largest source of general revenue for most local governments in Georgia. Ad Valorem Taxes Counties and municipalities are authorized by the state constitution to levy and collect a general ad valorem (“according to value”) property tax within their jurisdictions.

The Madison Collegiate Institute, founded in Madison in 1849, was one of the first women's colleges in the country. The school's main building, to the right, burned before 1880. The building to the left has been renovated and today serves as a private residence. Courtesy of Adelaide Wallace Ponder The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.

Grier's Almanac, one of Georgia's longest-running publications, was first published in 1807 and is named for amateur astronomer Robert Grier, who provided astronomical calculations for the almanac until his death in 1848. The 1902 edition was produced during the tenure of Otis Ashmore, who served as editor of the almanac from 1882 to 1934. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZoq6iomZjAcLnAoJizoZ6awG62zq6pp5mcqHw%3D

In Plains Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church, where a large crowd usuallly gathers to attend the class. Courtesy of National Park Service The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder.