A digest of the laws of the state of Georgia
Subtitle: from its first establishment as a British province down to the year 1798, inclusive, and the principal acts of 1799 : in which is comprehended the Declaration of Independence : the state constitutions of 1777 and 1789, with the alterations and amendments in 1794 : also the Constitution of 1798 : it contains as well all the laws in force, as those which are deemed useful and necessary, or which are explanatory of existing laws ; together, with the titles of all the obsolete and other acts : and concludes with an appendix containing the original charters and other documents, ascertaining and defining the limits and boundary of the state : all the treaties with the southern tribes of Indians : the Articles of Confederation and perpetual union : the Constitution of the United States, and a few acts of Congress : together with a copious index to the whole
By: by Robert & George Watkins
Series: Making of modern law
Publisher: Printed by R. Aitken
Published: 1800
Place of publication: Philadelphia [Pa.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 837
Subjects: Law; Digests; Constitutions; Indians of North America; Treaties; History; Sources; Foreign relations
Notes: Although this volume represents the first digest of the laws of Georgia, since this compilation contained the Yazoo Act, later rescinded by the Legislature, it never received official authorization. Cf. Georgia's landmarks, memorials and legends, 1914. v. 2, p. 9-10.

Includes index.

Errata: last [2] p.

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