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SATURDAY, My 16, 1789.]' THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE AN D \ GAZETTE of the ST ATE. ■■■■■■ FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JURY, to remain inviolate forever. Confiitution of Georgia* AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State ; EJfays , Articles of Intelligence , Advert foments, &c* will be gratefully received , and every kind of Printing performed. - -'v^ i rr i ’ \' ■ • 1 • 1 •i.* . ' , GEORGIA ’ • ' By His Honor GEORGE V/ALTON, Esquire, Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over the said State. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS the Convention of Deputies from the people, convened at Augusta, oh Monday the fourth day of May, instant, did agree upon, adopt, and ki ratify a Constitution for the Government of this f State, ih the'words following ; GEORGIA. W 6% the underwritten delegates from the people, in Convention met, do declare that the following articles (hall form the Constitution for, the government of this state ; and, by virtue of the powers in us veiled for that piirpofe, do hereby ratify and confirm the fame. T H E • CONSTITUTION 4i OFT H E State of Georgian ARTICLE I. Sett. I. V' j legislative power shall be vested in two separate and diftind branch es, to wit, a Senate and House of Rcprefentatives* to be stiled “the General As Sect . 11. The Senate shall be eTeded on the firft Monday in Odober in every third year, until such day of eledion be altered by law; and shall be* composed of one member from each county, chos en by the eledors thereof; and shall continue for * the term of three years. - Sect. 111. No person fhalTbe a member of the Senate, who shall not have attained to the age of twenty-eight years; and who shall not have been nine years an inhabitant of the United States, and three years a citizen of this state, and shall be an inhabitant of that county for which he shall be cleded, and have resided therein fix months im mediately preceeding his eledion; and shall be • GEORGIA: ■ . . 0 ■ - y n poflefled, in'hisown right, oftwo hundred and fifty acres of land, or some property to the amount cf two hundred and fifty pounds. Sect. IV. The Senate shall eled, by ballot, a President out ot their own body. Sect. V. Ihe Senate (hall have solely the power to try all impeachments. Sect Vi. The eledioft of members for the House of Reprelentatives (hall he annual, on th 6 firft Monday in October, until such day of eledion be altered by law ; and shall be competed of mem bers from each county, in the following propor tions : Camden, two ; Glynn, two ; Liberty, four > Chatham,- five; Effingham,* two; Burke, four; Richmond, four; Wilkes, five; Waffirngton, two '; Greene, two, and Franklin, two. Sect. VII No person (hall be a member of thb Houle of Representatives, who shall not have at tained to the age of twenty- one years, and have been seven years a citizen of the United States, and two years an inhabitant ot this slate ; and shall be an inhabitant of that county for which he shall be eleded, and have resided therein three months immediately preceeding his eledion : and shall be poflefTed, in his own right, of two hundred acres of land, or other property to the amount of one bun-' dred and fifty pounds. Sect. VIII. The House of Representatives shall chule their Speaker, and other cfnceirs. Sect. IX. They shall have solely the power to impeach all persons who have been, or may be in ofoce- % # : 4 Sect. X v No person holding a military commis sion, or office ot profit, under this, or the United of either of them, (except justices of the peace, and officers of the militia,) shall be allowed to take his feat as a member of either branch of the General Aflembly : Nor shall any Senator, or Representative, be eleded to any office of profit, which shall be created during his appointment. Sect. XI. The meeting of the General Affbtnbly shall be annual, on the firft Monday in November, until such day of meeting Be altered by law , Sect: XU. One-third of the members, of each branch, shall have power to proceed ro bufrnefs, but a smaller number niay % adjourn from day to day, and. ompel the attendance of their members, in such manner a$ each House may preicribe. Sect. XIII. Each Houle shall be judges of the eledions, returns, and qualifications cf its own members; with powers to expel, or punish for disorderly behaviour. Sect . XIV. No Senator or Representative shall be liable to be arrefled during his attendance on the General Aflembly, ot for a reasonable time in go.* [Vol. 111. No. CXXXVII.i' ' •