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An Act to alter and change the third and seventh sections of the first article of the Constitution. 1842 56 (1842)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0318 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTITUTION. CONSTITUTION. AN ACT to alter and changc the third and seventh sections of the first article of the Constitution. WHERLEAS, the third sctio of the first articlc of thle Con- stitution of' this State, declares, that the Senate shall be elected biennially, on the first Monday in November, un- til such day of cloction be altered by law, and shall be composed of one member irom each county, to be chosen by the electors thereof; and whcreas, the sevcuth section of the first article of' the Constitution of' this State, dc- clares, that the House of' Representatives shall be compo- sed of' members from all the counties which now are, or heileafter may be includcd within this State, according to their respective numbers of free white persons, and inclu- ding three-lifths of all the people of' color, the actual enu- meration shall be made within two years, and within every subsequent term of seven years thereafter, at such time and in such manner ii- this convention may direct. Each county containing three thousand persons, agreeably to the foregoing plan of enumeration, shall be entitled to two members ; seven thousand to three meinmbers; and twelve thousand to four members ; but each county shall have at least one, and not more than lour members; the represen- tatives shall be chosen annually on the first Monday in Novembe, until such day of election, be altered by law, Until the aforesaid enumeiration shall be made, the sever- al counties shall be entitled to the following number of Representatives, respectively: Camden two, Glymn two, Liberty three, Mcintosh two, Bryan one, Chatha m four, Eflingham two, Scriven two, Montgomery two, nrke thirce, Bulloch one, Jeflerson three, Lincoln two, Elbert three, Jackson two, Richmond three, Wilkes fiour, Columbia three, Warren three, Washington three, Hlancock f'our, Greene three, Oglethorpe three and Franklin two; and whereas, tihe said recited sections require alteration; to the end therefbre, that said sections may be altered: SErmoN 1. BeC if enacted iy the Senate and House (f Reprc- sentatices (/' the State of Geoigia, in General AssemblU met, and it is herey (nacttd iU the authortly /' the same, TImat as soon as this bill shall be pamssed, agrecably to the requircmneits of the Constitution, the following shall be adopted in lieu of' the sections above recited, to wit: in lien of the third section of the first article of' the Constitution atoresaid, tihe Senate shall be elected biennially on the first Monday in October, and

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