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In August 1945, a popular vote ratified the new document. The new document, however, did not represent a great change from the old constitution, of which 90% of the 1877 constitution's provisions (as amended) remained intact. [31] Once again, an extensive bill of rights was included in the new document.
The Georgia Bill of Rights was ratified, along with the Georgia Constitution of 1861, soon after the State of Georgia seceded from the Union on 18 January 1861. [1] Prior to the creation of the Bill of Rights, Georgia's previous four Constitutions protected only a relative few civil liberties. [1]
84th Georgia General Assembly [Wikidata] 1877 Jan. 10—Feb. 22, 1877 Georgia Constitution of 1877: 85 85th Georgia General Assembly [Wikidata] 1878 Nov. 6—Dec. 13, 1878 July 2—Oct. 15, 1879 Adj. 86 86th Georgia General Assembly [Wikidata] 1880 Nov. 3—Dec. 4, 1880 July 6—Sept. 27, 1881 Adj. 87 87th Georgia General Assembly [Wikidata] 1882
The legislature convened The Georgia Secession Convention of 1861 in the Milledgeville statehouse on January 16, 1861. On January 19, delegates voted for Georgia to secede from the Union—208 in favor with 89 against—drafting a new constitution, and declaring the state an independent Republic.
Cover of volume 1 of the 2007 edition of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Pursuant to the state constitution, the Georgia General Assembly has enacted legislation.Its session laws are published in the official Georgia Laws, [1] which in turn have been codified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.). [1]
Hammond was a member and noted leader of the Georgia constitutional conventions in 1865 and 1877 that were tasked with creating a new state constitution. [1] He also served as president of the board of trustees of the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons. [1]
The University System of Georgia (USG) is made up of Georgia’s 26 public colleges and universities as well as Georgia Archives and the Georgia Public Library Service. “USG institutions shall ...
The term length was returned to the two-year term and limit of the 1865 constitution in 1877. [ 12 ] The 1945 constitution changed the length of terms to four years, with governors required to take four years off before running again, and it created the office of Lieutenant Governor of Georgia , who would exercise the powers of the governor ...