Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.   16

BY: Committee

     Amend by inserting the following after line 40 and renumbering any succeeding sections:

The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the Robert G. Clark, Jr., Building, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable Robert G. Clark, Jr.

     SECTION 2.  The new justice building undergoing construction on the effective date of this act and sitting next to the Carroll Gartin Justice Building at the corner of West and High Streets in Jackson, Mississippi, shall also be named and known as the Carroll Gartin Justice Building upon the demolition of its predecessor.  The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the Carroll Gartin Justice Building, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable Carroll Gartin.  Carroll Gartin died while serving his third term as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Mississippi and had spent many years of his adult life in public service, including municipal judge, wartime combat army officer, two-term mayor and three-term Lieutenant Governor.

     FURTHER, amend the title by inserting the following after the semicolon on line 2:

TO PROVIDE THAT THE NEW JUSTICE BUILDING UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION AT THE CORNER OF WEST AND HIGH STREETS SHALL BE NAMED THE CARROLL GARTIN JUSTICE BUILDING UPON THE DEMOLITION OF ITS PREDECESSOR;