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The 1867–1868 Georgia State Constitutional Convention was held for the purpose of constructing a constitution for the state following the end of the American Civil War. Held in Atlanta, the convention started on December 9, 1867 and ran through March 1868. [1] [2] Its delegates included 137 white men and 33 African American men. [1]
The adoption of the new federal constitution obliged Georgia to implement a new state one. Following three separate conventions, [7] a new constitution was adopted in 1789. The new document replaced the unicameral Congress with a bicameral General Assembly. The executive council was abolished, and the legislature given power to elect the governor.
The Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1861 was held for the purpose of constructing a constitution to respond to the newly formed Confederate States of America. It prohibited the legislature from making any law that would free slaves (Article II, Section VII). The convention enshrined the concept that the state should be sovereign in many ...
The Official Code of Georgia Annotated or OCGA is the compendium of all laws in the state of Georgia. Like other state codes in the United States, its legal interpretation is subject to the U.S. Constitution , the U.S. Code , the Code of Federal Regulations , and the state's constitution .
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] The Code of Georgia Annotated is another, unofficial codification published by West. [1]
"Constitution of Georgia (2010 amendments)" (PDF). Parliament of Georgia. 24 August 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2015; Consolidated constitution of 1995, with revisions to 2018 (Archived 2024-12-03 at archive.today
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]
Georgia Constitution of 1865 [citation needed] 79 79th Georgia General Assembly [Wikidata] 1865 Dec. 4—Dec. 15, 1865 Jan. 15—Mar. 13, 1866 Nov. 6—Dec. 14, 1866 Georgia Constitution of 1868 [citation needed] 80 80th Georgia General Assembly: 1868 July 4—Oct. 6, 1868 Ex. Jan. 13—Mar. 18, 1869 Jan. 10—Oct. 25, 1870 Ex. 81 81st Georgia ...