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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 Nov. 1—Dec. 8, 1882 May 9—May 10 ...
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.
Instead of adopting the 1921 Constitution, it was decided to adopt a completely new Constitution. Various conferences and seminars were organized by the Secretariat of the Commission in 1993–1995 to study the problems in depth and take into account the experience of the states. The Secretariat was actively assisted by the Venice Commission. [10]
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Under Georgia's Rules and Regulations of 1776, considered by some to be the first constitution, the chief executive was a president chosen by the legislature every six months. [15] This was quickly superseded by the 1777 constitution, which called for a governor to be chosen by the legislature each year, [ 16 ] with a term limited to one year ...
Georgia is divided into 49 judicial circuits, each of which has a Superior Court consisting of local judges numbering between two and 19 depending on the circuit population. Under the 1983 Constitution, Georgia also has magistrate courts, probate courts, juvenile courts, state courts; the General Assembly may also authorize municipal courts. [9]
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]
Constitution of Georgia may refer to: Constitution of Georgia (country), the governing document of Georgia, a nation in the Caucasus region of eastern Europe and western Asia; Constitution of Georgia (U.S. state), the governing document of the U.S. state of Georgia