GEORGIA. The name of one of the ori ginal thirteen .states .of the United States of America.
2. It was called after George IL, king cif Great Britain, under whose reign it was colonized.
In 1752, George II. granted a charter to com pany consisting of General James Oglethorpe, Lord Percival, and nineteen others, who planted a colony, in 1753, on the bank of the Savannah river, a short distance from its mouth.
The corporation thus created was authorized, for twenty-one years, to erect courts of judicature for all civil and criminal causes, and to appoint a gov ernor, judges, and other magistrates. The territory was to be held, as of the manor of Hampton Court in Middlesex, in free and oommon socage, and not in capite.
This shorter was to expire by its own limitation in 1773; and in 1771 the trustees surrendered it up to the crown, and the colony became a royal pro vince.
3. A registration of conveyances was provided for in 1755, and the rights of personal liberty, pri vate property, and Of Tublio justice were protected by ample colonial regulations. The constitution of the United States was unanimously adopted by Georgia.
The present constitution, as revised, compiled, and amended, was adopted by a convention at Louisville, May 30, 1798. Among Other things, it provides that no law or ordinance shall be passed containing any matter different from what is ex pressed in the title thereof; that there shall be no future importation of slaves; that debtors shall not be detained in prison after delivering all their estate bond fide for the use of their creditors.
The Legislative Power.
4. This is vested in a senate and house of repre sentatives, which are separate and distinot branches, and which together constitute the general assem bly.
The senate is composed of one hundred and thirty-two members, elected one from each oounty. A senator must be at least twenty-five years old, must have been a citizen of the United States nine years, and an inhabitant of the State, and have ac tually resided one year next before his election within the county for which •he is chosen, except when absent on lawful business of the state or the United States.
The house of representatives is composed of one hundred and sixty-nine members, elected two from each of the thirty-seven larger counties, and one from each of the others. A representative must be at least twenty-one years old, have been a citizen of the United States seven years, and an inhabitant of the state three years, and have resided in the for which he is chosen one year immediately preceding the election, unless absent on public) huo. ffincee or that of the United States.
'he members of both branches are elected bien nially, on the first Monday in October. The ses sions are held annually, commencing on the first Wednesday in November, and are limited to forty days, unless continued longer by a vote in both bookies. It is optional with the body whether any compensation shall be allowed after forty days, and what shall be the amount thereof.
The Executive Power.
5. The is elected ty 'the qualified electors, or, in case no one has a majority, is selected by the general asaembly from the taro receiving the largest number of 'votes. He must be 'thirty years old, have been a citizen of United States twelve years, and an inhabitant Of the state six years. He may grant reprieves for all offences against the state, except in cases of im peachment, and may grant pardons OT remit any part of a sentence after conviction, except for trea son and murder, in which he may respite the exe cution and make report thereof to the next general assembly, by whom 'a pardon may be granted. Ite has the revision of all bills passed by both houses, before the same can 'become laws; but Of both houses may pass a law notwithstanding his dissent. The same qualified 'veto 'applies to every "vote, resolution, or order" to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary, ex cept in a question of adjournment.