The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-09-07

4 The Twentieth Senatorial Distfict shal
he composed of the counties of Baldwin
] Hancock and Washington.
The Twanty.frst Senatorial District shall
DO composed Of the counties ofTwiggs VIII
kinson and Jones. a t9
/ The Twenty-second Senatorial Distric
shall bc--eomposed of the counties of Bibb
\ Monroe and Pilre.------
The Twenty -third Senatorial District shall
be composed of the counties of Houston
Crawford and Taylor.
| The Twenty fourth Senatorial Distric
shall be composed of thecountics of Marion,
| Muscogee and Chattahoochee.
The Twenth fifth Senatorial District shall
be composed of the counties of Harris Up
son and Talbot
The Twenty sixth Senatorial District shall
be composed of the counties of Spalding
Butts and Fayette
The Twenty-seventh senatorial Distric
shall be composed ofthe counties of Newton
i Walton,s Clarke, Oconee and RockCale
j ssllics Twenty -eighth Senatorial Distric
shall be composed of the counties of Jasper
Putnam and Morgan.
The Twenth-ninth Senatorial Distric
shall be composed the counties of Lincoln
Wilkes, Columbia and McDuffie.
The Thirtieth Senatorial District shall be
composed of the counties of Oglethorpe,
| Madison and Ebert
| The Thirty first Senatorial District shall
be composed of the counties of Hart Haber-
sham and Franklin. iii
The Thirty-second Senatorial District shall
be composed ofthe counties of White, Daw-
son and Lumpkin.
The Thirty third Senatorial District shall
be composed of the counties of Hall, Banks
and Jackson.
The Thirty fourth Senatorial District
shall be composed Of the counties of Henry,
Gwinnett rnd DeKalb
Nile Thirty fifth Senatorial District shall
be composediof the counties ofCobb, Fulton
and Clayton
The Thirty sixth Senatorial District shall
be composed of the counties of Campbell,
Coweta, Meriwether and Douglass.
The Thirty-seyenth Senatorial District
shall be composed of the counties of Heard,
Carrolland 1'roup.
The Thirty eight Senatorial District shall
be composed of the counties of HARRISON,
Polk and Paulding.
Tho Thirty ninth Senatorial District shall
be composed Of the counties of Milton, For
syth and Cherokee
The Fortieth Senatorial District shall be
composed of the counties of Union, Towns
and Rabun.
The Forty-firs Senatorial District shall be
composed of the counties of Pickens, Fannin
and Gilmer.
The Forty second Senatorial District shall
be composed of the counties of Chattooga,
Barlow and Floyd
The Forty-third Senatorial District shall
be composed Of the counties of Murray, Cor
don and Whitfield.
The Forty fourth Senatorial District shall
be composed of the counties Of Walker Ca
toosa and Dade
Par g. The General Assembly may change
these districts after each census of the Unit
ed States Prouided, That neither the num-
Der of districts nor the number of Senators
from each districts shall be increased.
Section III
Par. I. The House of Representatives
shall consist ofone hundred and seventy-liye
| Representatives apportioped among the sew
Gel costslties as follows, toawlt sTethe six
counties having the largest population, viz
Chatham, Richmond, Burke Houston, Bib
and Fulton, three Representatives each to
the twenty-sx counties having the next
largest population, viz Barlow, Coweta,
Decatur, Floyd, Greene, Gwinnett, Harris,
Jefferson, Merriwether, Monroe, Muscogec,
Newton, Stewart, Sumter, Thomas Tr0up,
Washington, Hancock, Carroll, Cobb, Jack
son, Dougherty, Ogethorpe, Macon, Talbot
and Wilkes. two Representatives EACH and
to the remaining one hundred and five coun-
ties, one Representative each.
Par. 2. The above apportionment shall be
changed by the General Assembly ut its first
session after each census taken by the Unit
ed States Government, so as to give the six
counties having the largest population three
Representatives each and the twenty-siX
counties having the next largest population
two Representatives each but in no event
shall the aggregate number of Representa-
tives be increased.
Section ".
Par /. The members Of the General AS
sembly shall be elected for two years, and
shall serve until their Successors are elected.
Par. 2, The first election for members OF
the General Assembly, under this Consti
tuition, shall take place on the first Wedness-
day in December, 1877 the second election
for the same shall be held on the first We'd
nesday in October, 1880 and subsequent
elections, biennially, on that day, until the
day is changed by law.
Par. S. The first meeting Of the General
Assembly, after the ratification Of this Con-
stitution, shall be on the first Wednesday in
November 1878, and subsequent meetings
biennially thereafter, on the same day, until
the day shall be changed by law. But moth
ing herein contained shall be construed to
prevent the Governor from calling an extra
session of the General Assembly before the
first Wednesday in November, 1878, il, in
his opinion, the public good shall require it.
: Par 4. A majority Of each house shall
constitute quorum TO transact business I,
but smaller number may adjourn from
day to day and compel the presence OF its
absent members, as each house may pro
vide.
Par g. Each Senator and Representative,
before taking his seat, shall take the follow
ing oath, or affirmation, to-wit: Il will
support the Constitution of this State, and
of the United States, and on all questions
and measures which may come before me,
will so conduct myself as will, in my judge
ment, be most conducive TO the Interests and
prosperity of this State"
Par. 6. No session of the General Assem-
bly, shall continue longer than forty days
unless by two-thids vote Of the whole
lumber of each house.
Par Z. No person holding a military COM
mission, or other appointment or office
having any emolution, or compensation an
nexed thereto, under this State or the Unit
ed States or either Of them, except Justices
of the Peace and officers OF the militia, nor
any delaulter for public money, or for any
legal taxes required of him, shall have a
seat in either house nor shall any Senator,
er Representative. after his qualification as
SUCH he elected by the General Assembly,
or appointed by the Governor, either with
or without the advice and consent Of the
Senate, TO any Office or appointment having
any emolution annexed thereto dnring the
time for which he shall have been elected
Par s. The seat Of a member of either
house shall be vacated on his removal from
the district or county from which he was
elected.
Section Y
Par l. The Senators shall be citizens of
aho Ifnitod Sfafpa who have attained the are