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PHK WHIB TO THE (.W<TIUT!O*.
We the people of the State of O■; gl», in
order to form a ptraamut Government, estab
Hsh justice, insure domeatu .ranquillty, and
n* arc the biefisiog* of liberty to oursoWe# and
out posterity—ocknowledg in:* and invoking
ihe guidance cf Almighty God, the anther of
aii good Government, do ordain and establish
,1m Constitution for the State of Georgia.
riiK t ovhtxti * io\ ok the
ST\ T E 0 V GEORGIA,
ARTICLE 1
OS KIOUM.
t. protection to person and property i* the
duty o‘ government.
'i No person shall l*e deprived of life, liber
ty, or property, exeept b> a .<* K ; xe '6 of law
Ihr writ of habeas corpus, shall not be
toup' oded unless in can ot rebellion, or inva
fi'.-.ji. ths; public safety may require it.
t A wet) regulated inililia, being necessary
to ~‘i' si urity of a fve State, the right of the
dec.pje to kep and beer arms, shall not be
loinoged
6 I ct: ..-cl freedom of religious "enliiaent,
be and the same is hereby secured, and no in
habitant of this Stale, shall ever be molested
in person or property, r.r.r prohibited from
boi ling any public < tlioe or trust, on account
ot hi? religious opinion.
1 i r <•<!• to ot rpt-* 1 ! b. and freedom ot the
■ .[{'- Rt-r inherent eleffit .its of political iiber
‘ »• -< w eo.. m'pvn ntrivon msv iree.lv rneaV"
or write, or print on any subject, be shall be
responsible for the abuse of the liberty.
7 The right of the people to appeal to the
court*, to pi lition government on all matters
of legitimate cognizance and peaceably to as
kable for the consideration of any matter of
public concern shall never be impaired.
8 Every person charged with an offence
against the laws of the State, shall have the
privilege and benefit of counsel, shall be furn
ished on demand with a copy of the accusation,
and list of th. witnesses on whose testimony
the rbarg • against him is P onded ; shall have
compulsory process to obtain the ait*".dunce
of bis owt* witneete - shall be confront' and wtUi
SS . i. * , | c* ri, .* • • , J’
■ p; *v, rn A »o Han once- for tlra sm-e of
*, i- <• on lis or !>cr own motion , ■ o
i ; -ti. v conviction, or in r.. <- :d- t ;’*l.
No conviction shall work trupf-on of
.1 or general forfeiture of
11 Excessive bail anti not bo req urnd, nor
, • ; ~vilmposed, nor cruel ac unusual
n> .Ishment indicted.
r; 1 hr; powers of the courts to punish for
C..HU ipff shall be limited by leg! dative acts,
id Legislative acta hi violation o* the con
tifuMon are void, and the judiciary shall so
declare th<'v>.
Hth. Fix post facto laws— laws impairing the
obligation of contracts, and retroactive taws
; m ioush affecting any right of the citizen,
are prohibited.
i.' t'a. Laws ebon and have a general operation,
end no gel rul lav, effecting private rights
had be varied in a paruudar case by special
leg’Hiatlon, except with the free consent, in
.Pm /. of all person? to be sftbete 3 thereby :
u .ad uo person being under a legal disability to
cor u 1 1. iv capable ol pa hf: v consent.
jr.ib. f'he power of tax v<.v, . the whole
pit.;.. »hati to ■en isecl by the General A.-b.-ni
v>iy only to raise, revenue, for tee sappj-tt of
guviTument, to pay the public debt to provide
iv, c-v-tnoi. ••cftn.’o, and for ••non other
purposes bn the Genial Assembly may be
specially required or en,| -wered to ncoompliab
by this Comfitutfi n. F-rA tho General A sent-
I- 1 v may. by statue. grant the p >*.. f taxa
tion for desic ia!< and purposes, will,. limita
tions ■ • IN y may deem expeditr . '■> county
i- ; ;ivi munuujvl eo’vorati* -ns, to be
4»a • ■ 'thin tln ir?'vers 1 tcrril rial limits.
17th 1 v-vi's ol necessity, private ways
jt'-.y I e "• v ’-ui up oa jues COinpov.mu tiaiug
i: t k ,-trid with" this excel n private
prop*- umll not !e taken, v.- vr public
•'Kd' find til only on joat c* ‘ition to of;
t, ted ivv'M'fdit nnieiAS tliere baa
~,£ . anteres'l ecesei y; io which event the
.... .! Af embly shall innk aa-'y provision
f>r it. t compensation.
; light to be secure Ui tb or per-
P'cvv and . tf< i.gainst on
r, ... ~.. .H-chi-a acd iwizuvea, - all not be
, ■ and i o w»rr .nt hail i t-ue bur upon
yv i*e cl 1 .t:* hup.io t■.byJ .* or aftrm*^-
•it, !■ i particularly and; m vibiim the place or
pin v to i'c . ..'arched, a; and the person and
tb’uir? to ivj • ei&ad.
lv ; h tho j-rson of a debtor ' ball not be
i..am u in prison, after delivery lor the bene
m , .' j,:., r *di ,-f all Sue estu:«, not erpres4
' . ■ .-hi; Iby :»w iron levy and sale
... • ua-eh. of ih. Uaired .States
liiiva- a w ;• int io ~ proclulmeu alt
slaves bold or owned in thw Sr.'i; emai -ipa
t,«u f;, ipi uhvvery. and liuv or carried that
f .... ,a.-tv..<n into iuli pvactic hrt there
nhall he'ii ..forth to. wiihio lb*' Si i»'o </ Geor
gia, neither pi v • y nor ‘.'.volniiiury servttu.io,
ear.' as« • uient for < dm.- 1 after legal
» u’.vi •ritui 'i' ua.i . Irovidcf, -hi? acquie*-
tvncti in the ■: a’ti of the Govc.umeul o. ; the
l: idled S J" ? is not Intended to operate ..s u
ruiir e. ;• h . o" waiver, or e-':opel of such
~r . . craotioa of loss • nstained by
t>. ->r of l!a em ; \ncipation ol bis slaves, as
ii, , ./ Georgia may hefea f ter make
on the ■ • co and magnanimity of that
i Joy onme
‘'l J h t-u.uuerafioa of r bid herein coo.
tv,,};.-,. i. :■* this constitv: ion, but shad
not 1 ' con-' r.od to deny to the people any
. i .. . ~t I which they h tv* hitherto en
o\, <1
ARTICLE If.
bH.'t 5
.. L-r.sWvu. E'f* ' *>v-' Judicial
I •!»,» trO' Qls shall i ÜbU' •. ■ -toil .S
l»art.u»at d.aL be confided t. . separate body
i ■>, ■ ; person ot coileete-u ot
v . i.. ■‘ r . »ao dcoartineut *nall *xtr
.I'. , i .^vr-voi-dy «'.acb’d A either o?
. •• L • -toes bA'eiu cxpres«i» pro
uu„ •,-o -t ifcall be m..
A he. me-’.. which U‘.sdl •:«.'*<'wt of ft
:U.i T - ' -•• Ot Hr;ir.'"r-:o\< ; ,«•?,
l(lA ~. „-i, , Pa beelected, ■; .dreturste
, ... . ? ■ • h> ifee u;. >.-•<" r>'e
' : v- .. . ..-A ? -e-.i by to; G*r r
a . ~y \ >o : :ry». i;»tn -.’ay of b'-.-vetnber,
i ■:! la’iv thereafter,
, i, t iv.Wo ; •- ; iOctober, to serve
• »u \be?r t-uc-c.* -*>.”s, snail L> e'-,\n«?-5 . but the
i.', y •. :,u,i -.* -.ay i&", hf t'.-°
dav of election,
' of t iiMtfa
■ >iv v.odct thi-.- Oonsiitutlo* . sa«..*i lto -a the
:i c i H'.uc.ay iii Dec. aiu- - next, alter which, it
•.call meet annually cut.bc ar-t hurs-.iay *n
t r ov«u.iocr. or on such other day us »*te Gen
vr:«i as.- mbly may prescript? A majority o(
t-aeU House shall constitute a quorum to <.r \at
~. t Uu'iaeSb. bnt a jtnal’er nun ‘>er way ad
journ from day to -. .v and compel the attend
ance •••' |:a absent membw?, t*s each Hou»e
tuav UtOV .-.}•». Ml. .itlte-i.li of tl. UPUST:.. As
; I>, ft; er the tort above icenliootM, shall
continue l.v.gev thru fori; « ay*. uuUw pro
lunged by a vote of tWo-»hirda of each branch
t hereof
4 No person holding any military coaums
>r V r other nppcintracut. having any oraoln
or con,” *> ration annexed * hen to, unoer
ihi- State or the United Scutes, or either of
M.fto, - -sept Justices of the Inferior te •
j.,< i, r ft Tht Peace, and ofibvis ot the u t
) nor ut ddfanit-'r fOT public money or
for any b aft' taxes required o? him, shall have
a tea m e:tii,r branca A the Goaeral 1*
i. v • pyv tb. any senate, or Represenu--':
A *Vr • - qua S .it tea as such, be elected bv the
Ci acral Assembly, or uppviaied by tho_ (t£ v
rno? wltli the advice and coQSdiit oi t?-
tne Ornate, to ary hear*, appoint
- v-.r >, »«, emolntuei: 1 . or oompeosc'Tou
»: ret a, doriag the time fir which -o
f ■ f,.iv■ ■ I,”.°n o.e^ted
• i\o r -!.s.>o convicted ■ ? a,y ftr'ory Uc
■ . ■, rt < ’ thb 't..- .. yi cbe Uni
}f t ‘C,uc. sh.v.l be eligible t a v office, or v
of honor, profit or Gust, within
.. c - nutil be sfia ' have beer }.• •",•
t, Nc p* rson wbo is a cal.; .or or ho!r
s- jjiouey. sfeaH be t .c>t>U te nay - -n
x -• State until tne .-.ame is accounted tor 1
mto the ttcasary.
pmmoa 2.
, •the-jfthsdibe forty f-irr St aatorial Die' Uis
the Strvte of Georgia, oach compose ot
ihtee oontijnic so counties, from each * i v* utch
districts one Reactor fcbatl be cboeeh, until
otherwise airanged. «• hero,natter provided.
The svfd Districts shall be ounetttnted of
couclh-s as toiiowe :
Ih«-Hret D strict, of Cna'cam liryaa end
Effingham.
The second, of L'bcrtv. Tattnall and Mcln
tcbb.
The Third, af A'ayne, Pierce and Appling.
The Fourth, of Glynn, Camden and Chari
ton
The Fifth, of Co2ee, Ware and Clinch.
The Sixth, of Echols, Lowndes and B-rrien.
The Seventh, ot ltrook*, Thomas aai Col
quitt
The Eighth, of Ducatnr, Mitchell and Miller.
Ti - Ninth, of Eatly, Calhoun and Baker
The t enth, of Dougbertv, Le»- and Worth
The Eievuoth, of (‘lay, Kandolph and Ter
rell.
ihe TweKth, of Stew a. t, ''ebster and Tuit
m .n.
The Thirteenth, of Smntei, Schley and Jfa
oon
The Fourteenth of Dooly. Wilcox and Pu
la*,ki
The Fifteenth, of Montgomery, Telfsir aud
Irwin
The Six eonth, of Laurens, Johnacu and
Emanuel.
Ibe Seventeen.b, of Bulloch, Scriven and
Burke.
The Eighteenth, of Bichmc ed ul&acodr and
JeifsraOD.
The Ninetcen*b, of TaT,a f em>, Waire’ aud
Greene.
Tl*e Twentieth, of Baldwin, Hancock nod
Washington.
The Twenty First, of Twiggs, Wilkinson and
Jones
The Twenty-rcond, of Bibb, Monroe and
Pike.
The Twenty Third, of Houston, Crawford
and Taylor.
The Twenty-Fourth, of Mm lon. ChaUahoo
chee and Muscoeeo
The Twenty-Fit h of Harris. { Epson and
Talbot.
The Twenty Sixth, of Spalding, Batts and
Facetted.
The Twenty-Seventh, of Newton, Walton
' and Glajk.
olumb'K.
The TL‘s ’■ i», of Oglethorpe, Madisou and
Elbert.
The Thirty l iist, ot Hart, Franklin id
Habersham.
'ihe ihirr vet ond, of White, Lumpkin and
Dawson.
The i hiiiy Third, of Hall, Banks aud Jack
son.
The Thirty-Fourth, o' Gwinnett, DeKalb
aud Henrv.
The Thirty-Fifth, of Clayton, Fulton and
Cobb
The Thirty Sixth, of Meriwether, Coweta
an I Campbell
T'ie Thirty Seventh, of Troup, Heard and
Carroll.
The Thirty-Eighth, of Haralsou, Folk aud
Paulding,
fbe Thirty Ninth, of Cherokee, Milton and
Forsyth.
The Fortieth, of Union, Towns and Rabun.
l!n- Forty-Fir-v of Fauniu, Gilmer and
Fickeus.
Phe Foily Second, of Bartow, Floyd and
Chattooga.
The foi ty-Third, ot Murray, Whitfield and
Chattooga.
rhe F. -rty-Four th of Walker, Dude anu
Cutooßft
1: \ row i-ounty 5. Üblished, it 'hall be
added to . istriet which it adjoins. Tun
Senatorial litslrlcin may be change-: by the
Ur oeml •.pjembly, but only at tat- Cvsl session
.Iftc toe taking c each tenses by tho United
S' * Govern*raent, and their n\ «.noer shall
never be increased.
No person shall b. a Senator who shall
mu have attained to the ago of twenty five
. -r « and boa oitixen os the United Statce, and
have 1 ..an for three years an iababltuni of this
Slate, ft v tor one ye. . a resident of the Htfi
from which he is chosen.
25. The predd?ug officer tbali be etyled Ihe
'resident of tho Senate, and shall bt elected
civ-’i vui-e from tneir o n body.
4, TANARUS; e Senate shn); r e the sole power to
try ah mpeachmei i Whoa siUUig f- i Uiat
purpose, they shall • u oath or aifirruation
and no person ehalJ . ■ 'ouvicted w'.-ihoufc the
concurrence of tv-o-sbirds of the uiombere
present .ludgment. 'u c i*ea of impeachment,
shall not e'tiei ; fur -i than removal from
office, nud disq' v:..iicu to hold and enjoy
ny cities of honor _ > uli... or tin-':., uithin this
Suite ; out the party convicted sh'd: i, verthe
luss, tj liable nud sut.u-f.'. to indk .ment, trial,
judgment and pcnlsh uent accordice to la v.
Stl TIOH 3.
1 The House < f : .epresentallvt<s hau be
er-.njio-.b'i as follov. -- Th*- thlrly--v <: oun
tios f vlng the iarg-s Ev!>re6entaavs;a ■ jpu
latioo, shall have . Repreeaa tativ . each,
f v-ry other county ii! h;- vo one lepre vuta
tve Tho desbrnn nos the counties having
ivvo Rtipfojeatativ .-Nall h. made cy the
General Assembly invar liat-aly after the
Inking of each Cvh-xur.
2 No perv-. v shall iw a Representative who
.•'hallact ha* * Ninted to tho vga of twenty
one years, a . be a citizen of L: United States,
anti have l rr throe yem, Inhabitant
of the 3m. >■. i for one year a resident of
the courly .. .oh he representg.
J. Th 'ding office i the He use of Re*
prei-enta'ivio -dial 1 be tyled the Bpeaker, and
to.ail be elected riuo c-»«c from their ova body
4. fin y shall have the. »oie po.ver m iia
peach aii : ersous who have been or may be in
office.
5. All bills for raising venue or nppro
pnaUr:> . abail originate in House of Re
. :• ci ...■. ves ; tuu the bom, . may propose or
concur in umendirent* ala «ither bills.
BBOJtON 1.
1, Each House bind! be ' tit .jadae of the
election ret; us and qu;*tit>ion? of its r>*u
t, tot ers , mid sbail liavt- ower to punish
• ,-ui fur disorder!. t •or tnisconduet,
by cei»tu:e, tine, :uiuri>.< i. -:er.t or cxpul
?in ; but no members t-aa> be expelled es
cc; by vote of two-tlurds of the House from
w. La'fce : expelled
/ L’-icb House may -.nin'ish. by iiaprin.*u •
meat act erteaJ-og beyti.-.-tlte any
f ,-i «t.*n bot a id*‘iube: ; who ual.be f.!■ ; of u
i'.ouN'inp bv a:>» nis-.,»dorly bebovior in its
preS'ince or who, •<« .ng the sr-osion, shall
•hreaten injury *o th* person oi estate of any
.> !■ her, fov any tail 1 ■: ..Ui o dona in either
..U.-’ue; or vno sh ut . ttlt or erre«t
T:r witness going to c> n-turalcg iroiu, or
wtlo t> -H »: c itift'U’H to rescue, any
i , -r. on a-rested by liiber House
t. Ti.c memU.-if ■ -• to b-• & -. shall be
"rce :03j arrest du\ thoir attendance Ou the
f.(- .-Till A.-.aobly. s;.J ot going to and ret urn*
,n. thm draa. except for tre.v-on felony, or
fcie, co c. the peace, vnd lc member shall be
liable to v- rin :m- o*U-'r place, fc. aaj
thing rpok n la debate in either House.
4 J-.s'-h House Bi.aU keep a journal of Us
p-iC rußgs and publish then iutmcdia<eiy
after its ate,-arcmem The yeu» nod m-ys of
their c. ut urf t- si; que«ti-.-’i, shn’l, at '.L-s
tee! e ot var fiirh o, the stem or rc present, he
entered ou jour .. s. The origin u joaruais
-hail U p- ' i iiol'.cutiou,/ n the
offico of S---s ■ ' ..', hut there
shall be to oihar t* . • ; j tlitreof.
c Iveiyb .. u . shatl past, sha'i be
read u e times, •• \.i on three separata and
lisiU'.c lays in V'- use, unless in cases oi
actual h» jeioti • -nrrection. Nor shall
auv h -••c Uo ■ pass, which re.Trs »c
--taors than oct- sc'.- matter, or oor tarns m&t
--9i ;fl ten - ' is expressed to
title thereof.
o. A‘l acta r :v' u wgaed by ib* President
oj the Senate «ml Sp -\her c-f the F- :s-.i ei Re
- ”w>e.i r o: '' ■ ’-i no : !i. oidit. • .or reso
iution i.H t. hire the edrot of \»w
whichab-to t - -U.eri ,-ftj-jctod by either Kuus”,
■' • t -ig-. ; 'i opo;-'-d under vine same ov
-- I? 'other "ti -e wtto. v.t tl-.a consent of two
ihU-ii oi U •. ::h - by-..‘nob the si ore was
rti acted.
' Ns thar flouce sc all a . > i... ;or more
•.t!rc -. • - r te.7 toe” place, wlfh
... , : r u of > . , r.cd la case <rf
,; 4 .; A -> : : V n t:.-. t a Ho’ieee, o'J ft
ijU. Ai.-.v ib ,tej me •oyernor may
S'V mn .U n.
U- -:v C-- -jC i and Keprc-setsic-ilye, l>e
j. t.-.HIg 2i- 3: b. a>. t«fe« -U ivatfa O?
uglr . . oi: ■? support tae Goi.sdtudon of the
u.. ; ; ; cal r.no of ibis Utuid , and v. o. tfcrt
1 .c hath iO' g •. Uoed any onlnwful ctesh«.
either directly or indirectly, to procure hi*
election. And ejsry . *n convicted - cav
ing *;7en or offered h bribe, shall h; • , ai- .
Red fr m serving v> a member of either House
for the term for which be w .s eh 3.
v 9. Whenever this Constitution requires an J
act to be passed by two '.birds of both Houses, :
the yeas and nays a tb»passage thc-ri shall j
be entered on the jo .reals of eaob.
section 5.
1. The General Assembly shall hare power
to make all laws and ordinances consistent
with this Constitution, and not repugnant to
the Constitution of the United SUtea, which
they shall deem n-.ee -*~j an 1 proper for he
welfare of the State.
2. They raay alter tho boundaries of coun -
ties. and establish new counties ; but -very j
bill to establish a !*ev> county shall bo passed
by at least two thirds of the members present, j
in each branch of the General Assembly.
3. The General Assembly shall hv- 11 pow- |
er to appropriate money for the promoti'. nos J
it arniuu and vcieuee. end to provide for the j
education of the people ; and shall provide !
for the early rcsuiaptior or-.be res alar exer
ris<-.- of the University of Georgia, by the ad
equate endowment of the game.
4 The General Assembly sha hnve pow
er, by a vote of two thirds of branch, to ,
grant paidons in cas^; of final conviction for j
treason, and ic pardoD or c .'Uimute < tor final |
conviction in capital cast s.
5. it shall fie ihe duty of the General As- ’
semhly, at its next session, and thereafter a? I
the public welfare may require, to provide ' v
law lot the government ot tree persons of i
color ; for tbo protection and security cf their !
persons arid property, guarding them and the
State aiast any evil that may arUe from j
their sudden emancipation, and prescribe g in j
what cases their testimony shall be admitted J
In the courts for the regulation of their !
transactions with citteeus ; for the legalising
of their existing; and the contracting and j
solemnization of their fmui .i marital relations, i
and connected therewith their rights of inheri
tance and testamentary capacity ; aad for the
regulation or prohibition of their immigration
into this State from oth. r States of the Union,
or elsewhere. And farther, it shall t-e the
■**•*•• of floncwo’i A aooru KI v trx r
caaes dxoepceu uom umna
of the Superior Court, and in civil .'a.-- • where
to free persons cf color io i : 1 * parties.
snonox 6.
i Ths General Assembly shall havo no
power :o grant ooipotato powers and pHvii
egea to private companies, except to banking,
insurance, railroad, canal, plank road, us.vi
gatiou, miuiug, express, lumber, .naoufa : u
H.g, and telegraph core pur Hi u • to
oi change election precincts ; nor to o-'ubl.’sh
bridgsn and ferriss ; nor 1o change names, or
legimate children ; but. shal 5 , by Jaw, pruserbe
the manner in which such . «wcr shall bo ex
erctsed.by the courts. But no bank charter
shall be granted or i.m nded, sml no aot
passed antboriaing th'- puspi- .s'on of spade
payment by any cbait-i- j hank, except by u
vote <‘f two thirds ot each bran .TV- t Ger
oral Assembly.
2. No uioney id-, i be drawn from the
Treasury of this State, except by appropriation
made by law ; and t regular s»v aient and
account of the n ••wintg t-xpendiLure oi all
public money -c db» published from time to
time.
A No v-'ia, -toluGon, law. o order shall
pass, grantim. a donation or gra uity in favor
of any person, except by the concurrence of
two thirds of the Genera! Assembly.
i. No ... -Nall T* passed by wbijh a citizen
shall be > tiled, directly oi indirectly, to
i ecomo a stockholder in, or cor.tribute to a
railroad, <:• otues work of inu-j n improve*
ureut, without his consent, except tho iababi
tani» of a corporate towa nr uij 9 uis pro*
v ; ?lon abail not be coDstmed • , deny ths
<?or of taxation for the purpeso of making
levoee or aams i.o prevent tbo oveifiow of
rive*'
ARTICLE 111
SECTION i
-1 The executive power t-.*,c.tl be vested in &
Governor, the first cf whom under ibis Con
stitution, shall hold the office fr< n> th-.. tins' of
his insmgeration a.j by law pro, u ~ util the
election acd qualification ot i'• - sou
Each Governor subsequent s ? • -i shpri hold
the oilica tor two years and uaU.i , successor
shall bo elected and qualified, and shall nor be
eligible to elect tn attar the explrauo •- a
secord term so: ibo period off- y.ons Te
shaft uave a c'.tnperenfc Hi lary, which sha r*r
be inuressed or uiminish- and during ti.< t-.me for
which he shall have been elected ; neitHe: si HI
he receive within the I time any other n
rnent from she Uui»v or either o • .nt,
nor from u <y foreign power.
2 The Governor shall fie leoced by ? .* {>ar
eons qualified to vot : for mambtsrij •! • Gan
tral Assembly, o» th® fifteencb d.i> cf No
vember, in tae year ei. hteen h : • aud
sixty five, and biennially thereat • . on ti e
first Wednesday of October, nut is Fine
be altered by law, fitch eiccti-.-u shall be held
at the i i ce» of bo - .ug genera . ’ -lions la the
several counties of this Stare, in the manner
prescribed for the cleerion of uo of the
General Asstmbiy. The retu:. •-•r overt
election of Governor shall be sc.v and up by tbo
managers, separate. 1> Iroia oth ■ r •turns, and
directed to the ire ident of tt.u Senate and
Upeakov of the House of Rcpres-id ,uvs ; and
tear-omitted to the Governor, or tbo person cx
ercisiog the dutieH rd G.-vernor, : r the ti: .-i
being ; who shall, without ope.aiug tne said
returns, cause the same to be laid before tfi.-
Seuato, on the day after .the two . ousts ahaii
have been organized ; aud t-h**y shall be i m
mittei by the Senate to t’no i louse of Repre
sentatives. Ihe members of each branch of
the General Asecmbiy H»a‘; convme In -n
Represent-Uvo chamber, and th j Preei !<n* of
the Seoeto, and the Speaker j,*' the Hen .-, of
Brpreset;f n lives, si. upen and p Hsu the
ieturns in the presence of the Gen:- , Asseta
b’y ; and the per.? -a having the n;y of
be who e number c ; the votes give' , ti-i.il
be declared dulv elected Gc-veu •--. of this
State hut if no perso:: have su: i iujarlty,
Then from tlv two pens.ms having she highest
number of votes, whe shad bo in dfe, and
shall not aine an el - >: at the time ap
point* i for the LegiJalure to . > i, the Gener
al Assembly shall itnuxli-it !; . . . t a Govern
or ••‘fu -voce i and in all cases ot elecGoa of a
Govc -i oy toe Gene al Assembly, a majdri
t_ of t- v-'-fes of ?!••• l&smbars preeeut - .all
bo necessary tor a choice Contested elections
sW;I be dt-M nnmou by both ilousea of the
G uerni Assembly, to ach to. is-hail 1 ■
nreecribod l-v law.
e, No person snail b« t.igi Ho to toeoffiv?
of Got e-uor who !.;ha'd not «i . betr, a ciu n.-c
Os the c: mir. -to State- wclve » > ; r . ... Uiv
hsibttr.nl ol <hio St.st H yea.. * j : .h
not ntlft? ed the age thirty y> .m.
4 In cast' of the death, resig . U . , or d!s
--sUiii-• of ihe Govei-aoi. tha Fregident of the
b'-.na o shftil exercise the exec itive ?-i r« of
tb. government until such disability oe re
moved, oi a b-io.ee .te r i?- -! c’-. .-;-s . '-‘io-1
And is*« >ss* of I- ii-s -.b, r«signatinn, or dls
ability of to-- F . tout of *: K . 3-.-«a*--, t ! -
Speaker rftovH >-s of
aufircise she ar - eative power - • iae r-.v—a
ment uctit theremcvri of ih- d’-a- ilily »f ‘ho
election an i qualifier-i*o»t ' a Govern- r
j. 'Tha Goveraor shr-G. bes; re be eaters on
she duties of hi : •! >•• . ■ > ■>> ... --,
or afflnpatiom: t to-- -h l :-v wcor <
firm (as tbe c-tec maj icii T vh ! !a<
It execute i he off G-.vver. •’ of the S'-'te
of Georgia; ar. ; i ; Uie ksr of m\ to
iiea, preserve, pr ; and de/etwi tiro oonsti
tutiouthereo' -h.u e- toe const.'ntion of
United States of Air.-i :u "
sH-vnnx 2
: l. "ihe Go ~c-i- ihall fce .'om;aaT > -3.- I .':a
| Gbiftfof ibo aud navy ot .h ; « H. *. and
! ruiliti.: - rre
2. He siin ; * l-.avf j>owftt r<» -•* s
■ for etterux* aciiiiL '.LeSiaift, -pt, j u ca-U:
ci imv-raohiP .-y ar-u to gvai or to
.-•i. :■ ■>O? a Tenter. >:;* , .. . •- :
i convict-. r e • r-t ft rtreason, m /.!„• rcchc-,
| each . •vh’Oh ci us
! Si:. . r .nd make ret
i next era* Aaaembly.
.. :•> '.iaU: issue write to -.•■ • .- ... fin
' vaof.-. ;r that hippoQ in'he -, c .•. • ■ ji r .,
;of lb-, --antollv .-e. aball t-.. : . t<
I cor.' vue the General A.-iecUjiy on e:-‘ uo ;e:u
rv o<jf isions ; end eiiali give the m. u i miu*.-
ia time, jufonaation of .tt t'_ » a—
; iic, i recs.-OJ.utad to ' : --•• . ~. such
' ci. asures as he may <te m ue-- i»-i. r • a:a ex
pedient.
< 4. When an cthce fetali bee-me v 4 ant by
dert! resignation, cr otherwise, the Governor
shall have powe :o tiU such vacancy unless
otherwise provided for by law: and persons
- r.pplin ed shall continue ia office until a
•• i••• 5 - appuintt J agreeably to the mode
;■ rib jou by this Constitution, or by law in
pursuance thereof.
5. A p< rson once rejected by the Senate
hull not be re-appointed by the Governor to
U r same office during the same sessiou or the
recess thereafter.
fi. Fhc Governor shall have the revision of
all b Is passed by both Houses, before the
sam shall become laws, but *wo-thirds of
each Io so may pass a law notwithstanding
bis dvseut ; nnd if any bill should not be re
turned ’ y the Governor within five days (Sun
d%; ' jepte-1) after It has been present*d to
hiru foe rams iTibU be law, unless the Gener
al A ,-uibly, by their adjournment, shall pre
vent its return He may approve auv appro
priat'cn aud disapprove any other appropria
tion .n the same bill, and the latter shall not
be if actual unless passed by two-thirds of
each House,
7. Every vote, resolution, or order, to which
the c: veureu:: • of both Horses may bene.es
sary. fxcepi >n a question of election or a-1-
journrnent, shall be presented to the Governor;
and before it shall take effect, be approved by
him. oj being disapproved, shall be renassed
by t.. thirds oi each House, according to the
rules ad limiNtiouc prescribed in case cf u
bill.
8. IF'-i i shall be a Secretary of State, a
Cos, ei general, n Treasurer, and Survey
or-G .i, elected by tfjo General Assembly,
anil they shall bold their offices for tho like
period as the Governor, and shall have a com
poteut, 'alary, which shall aot be increased or
diminished during tho period for which they
-trail have been elected. The General Assem
bly uiiy at any time consolidate any two of
th'St offices, and require ail the duties to be
db’harged by one officer.
i. The great seal of tho State shall be deposi
ted in ihe office of the Secretary of State, and
fche 1 not be affixed to any instrument of
writing, but by order of the Governor or Gen
erH Assembly, and that used previously to the
yetr 1861, shall be tho great soul of the State.
P*!ARTICLE IV.
uFfvrrriv I
i u*; vrvorfi, a btipenuc, Otakik»:\ aaii .'-ihiv to
, Cotris, aud in such other Courts as nave v ju,
i : i;-.; L-o, -: (• '... •! by ta -
I e t The Supreme Court shall com i■is of three
•nip 8. who sh-. il h elected by :no General
[ AfjernVdy, for such U-tns of years—not less
; >tan ix years—as she,:! be prescribed bylaw,
| aid shall continue in .'-.fine anu. their sr.eci'o -
I car. trail he elected an< luaUfi-d ; removable
y t‘ a Gt-vemor ou too c.fdrih» of two thirds
I of ev' h branch of the General Assembly, or by
lap* icbraetd ..ml coavlction i j -reon.
; • ih-.- £..i- ! .Vr,rt hG; i ■ ; ;;igi" , ai
; i-is ictiou, -it- Fun* baa Con ' •.'lone tor tno
■rill and concctton f errors in law c.ud equity
: tno ’.ho Super;--c 0' iris of tlf several Clr
cv H and from t. e Tty Courts of the cities of
svfi iDidi aud Augusta, and eucfc other tike
iFur's :*« i.y be hereafter established in
i otiior cities , and , Fall sit ‘--at tV,„ Seal of Gov -
I>r vaunt” at such other U: in each year, as
. ih.- General Assembly sf : prescribe, for the
' r‘ai uad Utdeimination of writs of error from
, several Su;»crior Courts included in such
. liiii' tl dNtricia.
j : Th b.-.'il Court shall dispoc cl and ti’ >.!
; <y deteuui; : every case on the docket*’ rich
; k- rt, at th- first or second term after suck
; w: it, ■ f error > rcoght ; aud in case the plain
i ;i;' ; u enor «l all not be p opiated r 4 ft the first
1 H.-ino!' such Court, after mr.ye brought, to
| prosernto the case, xuilesg precluded by aom -
j menidentiai cr-.u: u from fv,-h prosecution, ft
: shall ba ..trie ..-r from th-. dockvt aiu! ihejufig
ment below affirmed. And ia .my cate that
juay Ooch-, ffie T-JUft v;; > its discretlo'.,
'.vßkboTfi Uu judgment until the terra nex -
afte- the argument tberaon.
SECTION 2,
l. Tba .Tudgi’s of the Superior Court shall
be *>• .-teted on the first Wedueaday iu January.
| uTitjl the legislature elitH' otherwise direct,
iU ,ts -- t«fore she expiration of the term
| for which hay or either of them may have
! been -.rp-Hofed. or elected, from the Circuits
j in ' .u < -.ev are >•••> serve, by a majority vote
•- of tiir people of the C ; reni6 qualified to vote
; to: nemb": oi hw GcuerpJ Amenably, for
! the; Grin of four j -i's --v.-cundfs to be filled
l as providr.d by th laws of for.. . prior to
j Jar i *rj , todl- aud abail continue in of
lica imtb . • svci-w-ors aba'll be elected »cu
qot- Un».- i. r ovablo bj the Governor on the
add •■-.-. t > two thirds” of- t i branch of tht
(I. 1 ' avi A--ver;.:.'!y, -or by jr-io-ift hKtf’ifc and
cot; ict-ion thereon.
2 11. ap, nor Court sh-tIS have exclusive
jii '-.i'.c'-fcn in all cases of divorce, both total
an i.irtl • but no tob* divorce shall be
granted -xc>pt mi tao oonon .-■■-• it verdicts of
two bpeuto jt.toto. Ia eacti ut r-j case, the
C art sbaii -> ,tl .t« the rights disabilities
c-f the partise.
S 'J he Huperior Coaria shall also l»ave ex -
ulnsiv ■ on in all ' .imo.a cases, ex
cept a-> i-Jlates to hues for nog* -ct of duty,
Conte: ipts of Oour’. viola'.ou of to laws, o'*-
itrnctions of water courses, aad all her
minor oSr.ncu* which do subject the offender
or offenders to ioas of life, limb cr member,
or to confinement in the Penitent-iaiy ; 'uris
diction of ait euch oases shell b« vested in.
-ach County Corporation C -a, or cu ll
. ‘.her Courts, : udiCHturea, or .a Is -vs i, •> w
• ■.. Hot or may hereafter ’bf» cor tii .1, under
site** 5 ...”d and meufattens as tue Logislal.;re
aii. .; - rt-;«U or may hereafter by law
■lirec:.
i. .- < ori'caivd .esc-s ‘shall be tried la the
county where the * rime was committed, ex
cq-c in cai- 08 "’Kero a jury osnao! be ob
tained,
>. '-'vie . to- i'ai'Court snVl) b .'to excU r to
jurisdiction in -11 respaaln.g titles to
lend, which .-ball bo tried it; ,'uo coi-aty where
the lard lies. Ami also iu all equity causftft
which ihaii be tried in the conoty ? here on
o I'u.rs of Hie defendants against
wliosn ‘Ubst»i>Hial relief ie pray*.’-.;
6. U sh*ll hu-'c appelate jurisdiction i * t
such caß A . may be pro* idetl ;>y law.
7 It sbaH have power to tor-eor ®rro;s in
iaferio- jndicatoncs by writ f cr. /iorad sud
t,r. grant nev trials in the Superior Court on
propfti legal grenade.
8. It shall have power to issue writs of
-aan-Uvtnus, prohibition, earie ‘ -cite and all
othei wnts waich may no neoen- -y for dr
ying -i p '.vers iuliy iato efi' ...
0 'Lite Superior Court shall .n&v?. j irisdic
a«;n it> a.; at Ter civil oases, ar; j ft them i: .
• lone i. a- xhlj tnav give oncarreat juris
' :hr o. ■ie I C lit, «r such othei
■ on-- . ..--'tor- i? y may tieroaftcr create,
. . sbal’ be tried in the county wh re
ihv» defendant resides.
Jj. la car.es of joint obligors, or joint
y usis3< t.- or copartners, ot joint trespasser*
residing!" iferect counties, the “tilt aoav l-e
brought ia either county.
11. * case of a -nnkei nu-.i ih-tercar. o: in
■dorsers ■■ promiss-->y .. - - <!.:■
terete counties in this .-.tote, too same may b
- . J in the cc-univ wtoer- i- . maker redden,
to ,lce Super; r Gouit snail sit in each
uoty not less tl.a-- tw.-.c -a every year, at
such --toted liinesa; t •efc>;c. or may he ap -
pom - ?by the Gv'.crß Av>.mbly, tod the In
rkr ... . ' :ray "ori su-co tian-a tvs the
Geac-ra! Araeaibly may d-.iect.
SSCT.'is 5
i. . r-e j id." -.. ?n-v- viaii.w adequate
to toe: a cvices ted by law whii/o shall not
be diminished, oc? oat a de!iD f y their coc
.aaaac- u; oiu-- oaf bLud aot receive any
:L.-r ,-u f;to- c- y;;,. •nments >, »• ?cr.
cm parties or otberc on a count of any- duty
. eqiure.l of ttr :n.
Tcere shak oe a hta-e’e AtiorCry and
' -lioitoi -. alectetd in the , ».a* manue. as he
-v: f he Superior Cou.and comaiission
«--.l i . ia Governor, who Eball hold tbeir orices
h r term of four years, ci uc:u tce-r sne
. te.ll be appointed aa-J - iiifieo, nu ■ <-
r**:.. -a by sentence on iapeael ;aent, or by
toe G . trn .-r, on . »- address of two-tair-is oi
T iuancl at ice Gen era! Assembly. The?
• eve a-Haries adequate to their services
ia#, vV ieb ebail not be increased or
t..d during th«ir conUumusce in
Ia J- -to . or Jutticea ci the Inferior
-f. tL-. A,dge of eocl ot' i-r Go-.-toy
».iou: t at- At. li--’ i.aw Lc t.rcite«i, shall be eit-c
--ted in Mica count f by the perwioa on titled io
v *te for r.T-.ml -.t cf\he General As- mfcly
: •. Jut-rices oi the Penceafcad be elected
in «-a- h diauict by the pt c ;tu* entitle.! to vaie
tea US” it:to o-i ts t GfetOThl AtSoteb'y.
-f . The powus of a Courtcf Oriiinar? uA of
Probate, shall be vested in an Ordinaly for
each county, from whose decision* there may
be \n app -al to the Superior Court, under regu
la*.oo? uresci lofni by law The Ordinary shall
b c ex officio clerk of said Court, and may ap
point a deputy clerk. Che Ordinary, an clerk,
or bis deputy, may issue citations, aud graDt
ter porary letters o» administration. to hold
until peimaaent letters are gianted ; and said
Ordinary, as clerk, or hia deputy, may grant
marriage licenses. The Ordinaries in and for
the respective counties shall be elected, as
other county officers sre, on the first Wtdues
day in January, ISGB, and every fourth year
thereafter, and shell be commissioned by the
Governor for tbe term of four years. In case
of any vacancy ot said office of Ordiuary, from
any cause, the saute shall be ailed by election,
a? is provided in relation to other county offi
cers. md until the is filled, the clerk of
the Superior Court for the time being, shali act
as clerk of said Court of Ordinary.
ARTISLE V.
SECTION 1.
1. The electors of membeis of the General
Assembly shall lie tree white male citiz. ns of
this State, and shall have atiaiaed the age of
twenty-one years, and have paid all taxes
which may have been required of them, and
which they have had an opportunity of pay
ing agreeable to law, for the year preceding
the election, shall be citizens of the United
Stales, aud shall have resided six months
either in Uie district or couaty, aud two years
within this State, and no person who is not
| qualified to vote for members ot the General
Assembly, shall hold any office in this State.
2 Ail elections by the General Assembly
shall be viva-voce md the vote shall always
appear on the journal of the House of Repre
sentatives, aud where the Senate 'aud House of
Representatives unite for tbe purpose of elect
ing, they shall meet in. toe Representative
cnamber, and the Piealdeu of the Senate shali
in such castß preside and declare the person
or persons elected.
A In all elections by the people the electors
shall vote by ballot until the General Assemb -
ly shall otherwise direct
-4 Ail civil officers heretofore commissioned
• by tbe Governor, or who have been duly ap-
I pointed, or elected, since the met day of
_..ad
•Tir,e ifi»a of office shall riot Lave ex
pired. shall continue in the exercise of the
•' tkeof ihoir respective offices during the
periods for which they wer duly appointed or
duly ejected as aforesaid, ~nd com missioned,
and until their successors shall be appointed
ii ■ ier the provisio; rof this Constitution; un
less removed from office »s herein provided.
5, Laws m general operation now of force,
in this State, aie, Ist. an tbe supreme law, the
Constitution of tne United States; •ho laws ol
the United States, In pursuant'-- thereof, and
ai treaties wade under the authority of the
United Hiatus; 2ad. a next in authority thereto
ids Constitution; 3;d, in subordination to the
»fort'goirg, all ’aw? declared ol foroe by an*
act of urn Go . uni A«Beu»My of this State, a
-to December the 19th, A D. s 1860,
eoiitied A a aoi wa; prove, adopt, and make
of force, in the State of Georgia, a revised code
of laws, prepared under the direction and by
authority ol ihe General Assembly, thereof,
andfoi other purpoees therewith connected,’
ao act of the General Assembly aforesaid, as
sented to December ifitfs, A. D., 1361, iun«;. -
. i.-ry of the aforegoing, and an act or Go*
General Assembly aforesaid, assented V
cumber lHtb A. D , 1862, entitled “An Act to
settle Cue conflicts between the code and the
legislation of th!<- General .Assembly; r} also all
acts ol he Genesa; Assembly aforesaid, pass
ed since the da- last written, altering, amend
ing. repeating, or adding to any portion of
:•■¥ horeinbid'oie mentioned (the latter enact
ments having preference in case of conflict,)
n and aieo so mneu of the common and statute
law of England, aDd of the statute iaw of this
built* of force in Georgia, in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty, as is not expressly super
ceded by, nor inconsistent with said codes,
itrough not embodied Unrein: except to much
ot the iaw aforesaid ae may violate the supreme
law herein recognized, or may conflict with
this Constitution, and except so much «th< ieof
as refers to persons held in slavery, whish ex
cepted laws ohfs.ll henceforth bo inoperative and
void, and any future General of tbi*
Stale, shall be competent to alter, amend, or
rep-**! :»y- portion of the law declared to be of
in Go* third specification of ti e filth
i _ \ust-: of this fifth unido. If in tmy stetufce
i law herein declared oi forc» t .-e word •' ••: •
j iV irate” ac.-ms before r,ii: * out -s, aoch
| iftty is hereby amended by euostitaiing tire
1 word “United’’ ft;: the word Oonfademte.’'
•*. Local and private statutes heretofore pass
| ed intending for the tmrvJU of counties, cities,
j ‘ -wus, corporations, ami private persons- not
j consistent with the supreme lav. nor with this
I Constitution, and which Love ceriusr expired
jby their own bmitatioae bo< beeu rspe.Md
shall have the force o» >,w subject to
; judicial decision, as to s.fc ».r--'AUdit/ when eu
| acted, and to any imposed by their
! own terms.
' Ail judgre mts, decree, orders, aud oth
ler proceedings o' '•: several courts ot this
■ .tat •• »-<•>. „re .made, *itbio iha limits of
i ‘heir several jurisdi uoni, are hereby ratified
| afliriiioi . subject only to past and future
reversal, by mo? on for new trial, appeal bill
!■ 1 review, or cun proceed tags, in conformity
I with the law r>f : res-, when they were made,
i 8. Ah rights, priveiegfes and immunities
I which may Lave vested in, -or Accrued to any
I person or persons, in his, her, or th«ir
i own iiffht, or lu any judiciary capacity, under
j and in virtue of any act of the General Assem
bly, or of. any j i.l go*< •* decree, or order, or
j other proceeding of a■■ y url of competent
I jnrlsdk tion u-.ia State. sin h the frsi dey oi
niuarv. A. i> eighteen hunch ©d aud sixty one,
! h all ■ h«i-I i violate t»y ail courts before
*j u. / :>e orou.'iht in question, unless
..Mac-Red for f’auu.
s Ihe marriage relation between white per
■ • '■>rtio ;icau descent, is forever
roc: . no . mb. u marriage shall be null
ai dit ch ill be the duly of he
f.k ,!or Assembly tc enact Jaws tor the pun
ishment o- any ■ fficer who shall knowiegly
iciue a i'rc; si for the celebration of such mar
r;- j; 1 or i , oiiioer or minister of the gospel
who ball w-'.ny tch persons together
10. AO ichi'.bi cud county officers shall be
elocte by {.•-« people, under soun regulations
b pave b‘ ■■■- »>r may be prcs.-ribed by law
l- I'his Constitution may be altered or
:i iiendad only by a convention of the people.
or that purpouo by act- of the General
A-wmbiy.
■•'o S:on* Sac* .--It is quite unu
.. n e snow in tbeae iatituvies so early
u. >•- e have all heatd of ’‘winter
ling-* lug in the lap of spring.” The oil fol
low. thC time, setm-i to be hastening to sit Ip
t.V lap of autumn. In Marne, they have had
-It. v :i" - for more than a week., la Portland.
"•« V: ie trot came off daring a severe
tu O'-- A.-. n New Hampshire. Terai at,
■■iic von: - &o.d v. stern parte of M- a
■ uoh etts. acow ieli Cos - ,ne depth of several
laches on Friday Iu Vermont, on the Hot of
the Vermunt Central railroad, ov t r a foot of
snow ha: fallen, and the storm of laat mght
and i > day Las been rag*ng as a snow storm
over a vast extent of country —Boston Courier
October 23.
tre Kicuruond Enquirer is revived by Wise
and Tvb*r, its late proprietors, and Coleman,
and has a salutatory in wide., in. editors say
dh'J v -3 tor v-: j. : they contended r-ae gone
•i 'vu fore vet. The unsettled question of su
i -*macy between Elates and Fedura: govern
menl had i-teo deciiedby i’:e irbitratnent cf !
o: war. Now we acknowledge a-iegianc* to
;be union before we held al Agianoe due first
to the Btatt. The same honesty und sinoeritv
which made the sons oi Vugfuia brave iht: ;
•au-.<--iv, cf ta*tie aud suffer uncomplainingly !
the ua.'i'-iiips c four years of -"ar will icaLc j
th<-m saiths ul to the oath of allegiance.”
S; i oui? and Galveßton, Teua* a- to be ;
connected by a railroad.
tienry V,. Alien, who was slecte-l. Governor :
<-t that poriioa of Louisiana lying cateida of j
the Federi-’ 'u ■* in 1862 is in :he city oi 1
Mexico, and has started a there id the j
EDglishianguc.-e eaikvi the. Mexican Tim.- -
.lie I *1 ■‘-aatLiucola Monument Associate c •
hai now iS4, V i toe ii-eaiiary,
Cn tl « cue Lqcdfedi and twenty-am; ietnatee
Lunatic Afcyi.n- of I'pcuesree, s-'ity :
are reported hatiug become JPiacgcd by I
ihe exoi : r«niclsQt to the war
[From M.icon Telegraph ]
(itor ia ftntc ioitvcatioH,
MOK I'AT AFTI.BHOON. NOVXUBKK (i.
Mi*. Ohappeii s repudiation ordinance was
the Older of tbe atie :;0,.n. i?ev eral new ordi
nances were offered, also several tmendmenU,
all of which was lost
TCBrUAT MOSMNO, NOV»MBBK 7.
Mr Jenkins from the Commut eof sixteen
Introduced the following ad.hess to the Presi
dent of the United Statep, which w»s ndopt
tod
The Committee of sixteen report for the con
sideration of the Convent iou the following ad
dress to the President of Jhe United States
and respectfully recommend its adoption to be
signed on their part, by the President ot this
Convention.
To His Excellency, Andrew Johnson, Prer-i
--deot of the United staves of America :
The people o* tho Stale of Georgia, now in
convention, having repealed ali ordinances
and resolutions, by them heretofore adoptel,
with a purpose to separate themseive from the
United Sffites, and to enter into another Con
federacy, and having adopted a constitution
strictly republican, wh. rein tne supremacy of
the CoDsthutiou, constitutional laws, and
treaties of the United" States of America are
distincly sfflrmed, having therein recognized
the emancipation, by the United Strtes Gov
ernment, of persons previously held as slaves
in thi3 State, and ordained, in the fundamental
law, that neither slavery, nor involuutaiy s«st
vitnde, (save asypunishment for crime.) shall
hereafter exist i™Geoigia , and having, as
they conceive, done all things necessary and
proper on their part, to the full and complete
restoration of the:r Stale to her light* and
privilege, as a State and as a member of tbe
American Union, respectioily inquest iinti all
needfu* executive aud legislative measures be
taken to effect such restoration us speedily hh
possible.
We, the delegates of the people, fully in
formed as to their purposes and desires, assure
your bxcellency, that it is their fixed intention
to perform their whole duty as citizens of the
United States, that their desire is to live under
the constitution, in peace and harmony with
the whole people, ami to sao sectional strife
towards them ; and tbffir anticipation.* of y m*
conciliatory and trustful consideration of then
acts and doing** a this convention.
Tee convention ' ..t. edto adjourn Wednes
day at 12 o’clock, a.
The ordinance of Mr Chappell, repudiating
the war debt, was taken up and passed by a
*.oto oi’ yeas 183. nays 1.17, as follows :
Those who voted in the affirmat *•« are
Messrs. Adams of Elbert, Allen, Alexander of
pt-:e, Alexander ot Thomas, Ashley, Barlow,
‘,’rassf.n, Bsxtt-r, 801 l of Forsyth, Bethume,
Black of Walker, Bower, Bow-. •*, K von,
Boyd, Brady, Brantley, Brewti u of Bulloch,
Bnghtwelb Bush, Cameron, Chappell, Clark,
Colley, Crawford of Decatur, Cutis Cureton,
Dickey, Dixon, Dorminev, Dorsey, Douglass,
Driver, Ellington of C line:, Knglaud, : !--
warde, Fraser, 3 ant, Diky, Goode of Pick
oust, Graham, Henry, lb r ug, Hill of Mor
gan, Hopkins,-Hudson ot Schley, Highauutb.,
Howard of Towns, Hopps, Hue of Clayton,
Harlan, Hood, Johnson ol Campbell, John
sou oi 11 jatd, Johnson of Sp- Uitug. Jordan,
He' •* -■ i, irki&nd, King of Rabun, Kimbrough,
Knight. Lassetter Lewis of Dooly, Logan oi
D**. si-- L •liman, Monroe, Mote!, Morris,
vtiiM ;u of CavroH, Martin of Haber
sham, Mathews oi Upson, Mattox, McCutch
con, McGregor, M-toi-vie, Mcßae of Mont
gomery, Morrill, Nr-il. Sow, on, MichohkP&f
--t-jrd, Parrott, I’m k. t'nilk, Foul and, Qullliau,
jtu,wls, Redding, ui .. ,i dson, RiU-y ot Taylor,
Riley of Lumpkin, Robotts of U -tiy Roberts
of JX.'jls, Robinson of Laureus, R-tg rs of
Gordon, Rug. rs of Milton, Rouse, Kumph,
Bafford, Scrnggs, Scoff, Seward, Sbarman, Sin
gleton, Skelton, Smith of Bryan, Smith of
Coweta, Strickland, Taliaferro, Thompeou of
J.vjkiou. Thompson of Gor in, Tuckur Dirk,
Turnips >ed, Walker of Carroll, Warren of Pu-
Isbki, Warren of li. us<on, Watkius, Wurner,
Ware., Watson, Weaver, WhehTel, Winn, Wil
liams of Bryan, Wiliiatuß of Harris, Wiliiamsof
Ware. Wiku.-, Womack, Wooten of Terrill.
Wright oi Emanuel, Young
Those who voted ; n the negative a>e Messrs.
Adair, Anderson, of- 'ffidbiun, Andemon, of
Cobb. Arnold of Henry, Arnold of Walton,
Atkir-aon of Troup, Au.im-on of Camden,
B<o’-un, “ kadale, Birselt, Beil of Webster,
Blft.:.’« B'ouotf Brower, Burts, Oabauiiw*, Ca -
awey, (.• . t.-, CLandler, Cohen. Cole. Cook
Covhigtc-n, Dart, i-'avi- of Floyd, IDvid ol
Jackson, DtGroJ .nrj 1, 1 -jw.ia, i: iP .se„ Du
pree. Ftoemaa, • -..ton, Fiovu, Gun., Gibson,
Gnaseis, Do ode »-.* li* Giovnr, Horne,
! ill oi l’r- up, Holt of Hurubur, 1-iiid
gou of Brooks, Holmes, Harris of Clarke.
Harris of Hancock, Hams . Worth, Hook,
Hammond, Hownr ol Bartow, Hank, Haaseil,
Harvey, Hale, it win, Jenuins, J.A-.ru>',i of
Ciai! Jones ol Columbia, Jot v M. in of
Bo kfi, Jonea If. T. of Burk, Kfrsey Kenan,
KiDg of Greene, King of Bichin mi!, Lams',
Lawson, Lawrence Levdg ( .j Gr*. a.., Logan,
of White, Logan of Bibb, Lovett, Loyu, Mid
(Teton, Moore cf Floyd, Moore of W*. hater,
Morgan, Murphey, Mallard, Manning, Mathews
of Oglethorpe, Mathews ot Wasaington, Mc-
Donald. McDuffie oi M trior, McLeod, Wash,
Patton, pi-.udlefon, Perry, I’uckett, Ke ee,
Reynold Ridley of Tro .p Robot ~f 'V .r .-n,
Tlobmsonot Jt i.y, f-aie, S'tarpe, uhookiey,
Simmons of Gwinett. Simmon- of Crawford,
Smith of Ch ; :toa, Solomon Sorrells, Siapie
ton, Si- jjii*j.- Stew .rt, Tho.nav. Turuer of
Campbell, i'mne of Quitman, * Under wood,
Wn.iakcr, Williams ot Bak**r, V, iTlnghaij;,
Wimberly,, Wooten of DeKa'b Wright of
OoweU, Wright of Dougherty, Zv:ht*ry.
T(J*S6I. MOVE M 3BB 7.
A reaclulioii giving tha Secrot-aiy of; the
Convention two hundred dollart for making
out and arranging the joornal, and bringing
»p t>'e un.iaibbvd porri of the journal, and
attending • othei unfinished business, was
passed
A resolution paying Rev. W. W. Flynn tor
his nerviccft us Chaplain, wan passed.
I'he folicwieg ri - jiutir.n was adopted :
Eesolved, That a committee of 6 be ap
pointed Oy the chair, whose duty ir, ?hr.L he to
memorialize h:s Excellency. Andre.? Jofaticon,
Freeideat of the United hi- -, -ns iking ih<.
executivo clem : . y ic be bait of ihoee r.r OQt
feiiow citizens belonging to the classes except
ed from the be ,-,fcfce cf lb- late ; nroc
laoiatir.n, a:.i ■■.■ ho naay b.- ns yet i:pardoned.
The reaclutioo was adoptee!, and ta« Prcei
dsi'.', appointed the following corumitu-ft..
Holt of Lobe, L of Bcr.ven. '. sveun-r of
HeKaib, Whitaker of Fulton, & . de ll ,it>
ton.
Mr. Hill o. Morgan, chairman of ti .j roßi--
mltee o‘ rive reported the following ordinance.
AN OUDINANCis.
To Rrt.ks valid private contracts entered into
all exts. u' id during the war agi’iast the
United «>»&?—•, and .0 authorise tbo Courts
of this Stat- 1 to adjust the equ,t;es between
parties to contrac** made, bn:, not ? seated,
and to aultorlza settieuients of such con
tracts by persona acting iu a fiduciary charac
ter.
Sec. 1 Ts-o people of Georgia, in »';oaved
tion aescmblfd, do ord .m. That -...private
oontiricle made and executed during the war
against the fJiiiicc :*tatee, ao l act in viola
tion of the Oou?l;tu;«on aud laws of this State
or of e Lm.ted States shai- be as valid and i
bindir.g ae it male aud executed before hoe )
tilitics cxjcumeocud.
cec. 2. And it ia farther ordained, Thai, ail ;
contracts make between Ist June. fool, and i
Ist J oe, lSlio. whether expressed in »■ ' ting j
or implied. - • -hating iu parol, and not yet |
executed,elm ; eceive ar. equitable conatrnc- j
tiou. And either party it any suit fc.; f’oe eu- ;
forceiner i of any such contract may, upon the [
trial, givu in evldecre the consideration and!
lb 9 value thereof at :>.ny lime, and the mten-|
tio*> ct the panic: a? to tlie partieul »r curren- |
cy in wcicU payment v.-.c< to b-j m.xie, and the '
line i. 1 such currency a; *uy time ; aud ihe '
verdict, and judgment rendered shah be on |
le« of equity Provider ■ it contract* j
executed within |he time spec's! i aud
wore ousiply h* renewal ct ©riac.il contracta
raigie brtore the gfjd let day lune, shall
«taad qpoa the footing of ocoia . ■ executed
belor- bcsulltiea comanmced.
Sec. -8. And it & farther -nM,icod, That exe- i
eutore, udiainigtratorß, gou. -i: . a -<d iru<jtees. i
• hall have power to —ttl© • , -mw i»e til
vJiuais o 6vi(idQC6b us la t i * i
CKnN J Letw,,eri tee Ist ,;j»y of June/ t ... .
the ist day of June, 186-5. oyjitract' j wj»i-. tv !
ference In payment iu Coufcderate Suites of
America treastti j no*.*, ot «*thei car: <-ncv ot a
depneiatvd vain , and accept as athfeutou of
such indebtedness t ne fair and reuscnuble vain-*
Ot such cTitUlri
Ihe onbuftiico was adopted.
Mr. Wik!;* : Mr. President—As chairman <> r
the EOtntnitiee of seven, to whom \va. referred
the Governor’s moseage aud accompanyiug
documents on tho subject of cotton purchased
by the State, I beg leave to submit the follow
ing report :
The committee finding it imprectkable,
fiom the limited lime which the convention
uistv coet-iiue iu session, to perform tbe duty
a-signeu them in giving the finances of It.c
State that investigation the importance of the
subject demum s, recommend to the Conven
tion the adoption of the fcllowiug retdotioos.
1. R. solved. That his Excellency, the Gov
ernor be recommended to appoint a commis
sion of three competent persous to whom shall
be assigned the duty of making a thorough
examination and investigation oi the financial
operations ol tho State from the Ist ,'ai.naiy,
1861, to the present time, and report Ihe result
of such Investigation to the Legislature.
2. That the commissioners so at-*- Jut. I
shsll, before entering on the discharge of t**
duties, be sworu faithlully to discnaigo tt.
duties of said commission, and be author
to administer oaths, send for persons
papeis, sad have power to compel rho rt
dauce of witnesses and to Squire all financial
agents of the State to make such reports of
their receipts anffigdißborsements as may bo
necessary for to arrive at
«U the facts necessary to a proper dUtchm.
of their duty.
3. That ihe Governor be auth'.rize.l to p-.y
such commissioners as he may appoint, a fad ,
»nd reai.ouable compensatior: for ih-it* aet
vitwe.
Be it further rosuivad. That the Provisional
Governor be requested to take from Mr. Henry
Brigbam au assignment ot ail his micros’, u
the 1660 bales of cotton, purchased by .
Henry Brigham from A Wilbur, agoofc foi the
State, and on receiving such assignn:«*pt tl, l
he pay Mr. Brigbam any expense he may have
Incurred In and aiwut said cotton, provided
th( same do not exceed ■k'kOO, and also deliver
up tbe notes of said Brigham, gir..., i . •
oft! United States, be respeotf.d!y utgei to
press the claim of this State for *1 * * cotton,
and all other cot-on belonging io this Statu
and taaen possession of ey tbe United Stabs,
authorities.
J. K VVtKt,.;,
Gbuirman tom tni the.
An ordinance for the relief ot Hank was
voted down.
Mr. Jenkins, of Richmond : Mr. Fuw.ient;
I < fter the following resolutions :
Whereas, under the t ots of the Congress of
the United Slates, and tbs instructions of fiit'
Treasury department, the for the
Slate of Georgia ate about to arsese a tax up
on real estate, upon tho *. ibi-.ttion of 18t’0, an 1
whereas, the value of that de-. ripiion of prop
erty now, when tho n.ss.-sament is about to bo
ir-ade, is much below that of the year 18(0,
and will operate injuriously upon the agricul
tural interest or too b‘ate gt.-atiy depressad
therefore..
Resolved, 1. That a committee of five iuclu
ding the President of the Conw.ntin, as chair
man, be appointed by the VmiJ(*i witoec
duty it shall be to memorialize the IT.-a. Hugit
McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury, request
ing a suspension of tin a assensment untii tho
meeting oi tbe Congress of tho United Flat....
and that, if compatible with the seme of jus -
ties he i»conr«e&cd such a modification of
the Internal revenue laws as will allow ihe
ars. ssmeot for Lhe tax of 1804 to be >,u»-h»
upon the present value of real ■■state.
2. That said committee p’a-.e tin* ;r •■ - :I T
when prepared, in the h ».uis . a tn. .-uonni•
Governor, with the request that ho toi wv**d i»
t he Secretary of theTtrasi y, uml give
t teuce ol his recommendation, if i com
>is sense of proprie.y.
- . WPre
• ogvid relations of tin* nil!
he large uttm. i r • f per -
them as slav'ea, but now
,gn...ed on, and cf tbe Imperative
obligation resting >i» tlio ferniei to gifo
efficient ptotection tw the iatier. aad to promote
umong them ffie observaucu of iaw and order,
habits of industry and moral improvement.
1. Bo it resolved, That a commt: ion of five
persons, viz . Messrs Euenezjr Starns of Rich •
mond, Linton Stephens o ? Hancock, Wna Hope
JJuti, oi Clarke, Logau K. BlP?k!oy of At ”
• and Lewie N. Whit.le of BP-h, l*«, and t
are hereby appoi sted forthwith to preparo
report to the Governor at tho earliest practical
day, to belaid befcio the Ge ■ *irl Ar.^rra 1
tbe next session, a cod or -vstou* of ~w
carry luto ctf *ct tho sla paragraph of ffia '
section of the 2d article, and tue ‘i cliti.r a of
the* second section of the lib aittc'.o of th-.
constitution adopted by this CnuvcntT. . aad
that 1.0 requested to meet <>i. Miliedgoville
ou lIL lJiii ius*:.
2 That any (area of said c-'-m ui.. loners n .
act and may in th* *r discretion CU vac ■
ie -n .
t. .at or resignation of any an mb >.■• ot it. r-r .
that these reso’utir...*B bo communicated by the
secretary to such committee.
3. That the General Assembly he requested
to make provision lor thei** compensatiou.
The res*ilutionß were adopted.
T i.e lollowing message was wdve J ftorn Ids
Excellency, James Johnson, ivo isional Go*,
uor of Georgia *
Kxkctjtivs Ofu c.
Miu.ki.ue u,k. Nov. I • ■
Gentiemea o f to: ..L .. I r*:*wo jn»«.
received the folk wing tele? ram :.
iei- I'rov. Uov. of <’ t.
vVxraistoxoN, Nov. sth, : • .*.
Jamoa JoL - .» -’c.iv 'Tov —'the t -ic.zt
tiou of a police force in the neveral -out.o,
for the purpose of arresting marauders, sup
pressing crime and enforemg the civil author
ity, indicated hi vour preamble and resolm
tion, meets v : ;u approbation It ip hoped tba;
your people will, aa soon as practic >l'!e, take
upon tbcmsclves the responsibility oi vnfotcin:r
and sustain lug all laws, State and F<%ier?.!, in
conformity tc the constitution of ;ne Hatred
•States, Akuhiw Johnson.
President United State-.
The commUtee of 10 re.-omtaeu the adop
tion of the tot lowing reeolotions
1 Resolved. That lha thanks f this Co
venfioo be tendered to His f ct> , ncy. tna
I'rovisiooa! Governor, . r !.,
the office ; fi>v <be nidei kiu-J.;.
which he n»« adtuiniAteted S’, delictit« -,n {
difficultdatbhs, ind for nis crjurrasy to i• ■
body,
k. "hat hie Exoellency ba requesu to for
ward i-> U»e President cf tho ('nitou Stale'
copies of the repeal!: g Ord'aaiM .f. -oil of s
other ordinal es at: reauictions lui may
defen proper : also copies of tie Const:tutioui
and ■:e artdrea-to itio Fre-iident, adopted by
the Oonvemion.
?> Thai U:b Excolleucy, the ”o;er«or, be
requcr.ed io draw bi- warram, or war nt
up.>n tae Treasury, .n piyment o< t.i xc
counts for the printing ordered by tui- Con
ventioc,. and, also, the ? /,f 'dar s
iiun’shed Ordinaries io administer ti c amt >
ty oath, at the rates fired by Mw, a.- : c sarm
airy be executed, if there b© funds iu . ,a
Treasury to meet said demands.
The ree datloßa were adopt- and.
WioFhXEXDA i~ZoVimuZK S
A. DoliC*3 to f6CDDSi«I6t, tiic O*"- 1 - ' f|Tj r ; 4 Ttf
leasing the backs from the pains and penaUie
ol suspending specie payment was lost
Mr '/ikle moved a safest that
the President of the convention La aiitboiizei)
call the convention toge'.be- at any lime
wltiiiu I:: mouth* from the present time. The
reaciutiou was adoptee.
A reaoli'.uon providing for the pay c f m.
Dim L ft-vo for 5 rin*;*ig -lone for th ,a , >a
tioa was •-** to.
A report from the committr-e a poii and to
memorialise the Hresidcnt >a ti e -übj- ti.
the pardon e? those -.-h< unio iu iho exoeptt**
obiss. The report ras taker! up and adopted.
A resolution oi ttumius to the President was
pas^-xi,
A resolution of tb> nka to tho come,!-too of
oi” *.n was passed
Convention, after i\ thrilling -o, .- b frota
1 ad{aarced, anbject fe> the -at* of
sic-r, if such call be m v e with
luatod cm td.iui K ; ar.
t 5 Naahv!,.- ;• an., «»*•
q.uued '*i L->- 6? . Goto be? )»;•:.