- Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
- Title:
- Constitution of the State of Georgia, 1777
- Date of Original:
- 1777-02-05
- Subject:
- Constitutions--Georgia
Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- documents
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- "The Constitution of the State of Georgia (1777)"
The convention to write and adopt the state's first constitution lasted from October 1776 to February 5, 1777, but was only in session about half of that time. The constitution differs from later constitutions in providing for a unicameral legislature elected by almost universal male white suffrage; compulsory voting; and a plural executive consisting of a governor and an elected executive council. The original manuscript copy is no longer extant. The copy published in Watkins Digest is the earliest copy held by the Archives. - Local Identifier:
- ah01093
- Metadata URL:
- https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/adhoc/id/2803
- Rights Holder:
- Users may download the images for personal or educational use
- Original Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
Watkins, Robert and George Watkins. A Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia. Philadelphia: Printed by R. Aitkin, No. 22, Market Street, 1800. pp. 7-11. - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
-
