Table of Contents

Foreword by R. Perry Sentell, Jr.
Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr
Acknowledgments
The Constitutional History of Georgia
Early Government in Georgia
The Constitution of 1777
The Constitution of 1789
The Constitution of 1798
The Constitution of 1861
The Constitution of 1865
The Constitution of 1868
The Constitution of 1877
Developments from 1877 to 1945
The Constitution of 1945
The Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1983
Constitutional Amendments
Conclusion
Notes
Georgia Constitution and Commentary
Preamble
Article I: Bill of Rights
Article II: Voting and Elections
Article III: Legislative Branch
Article IV: Constitutional Boards and Commissions
Article V: Executive Branch
Article VI: Judicial Branch
Article VII: Taxation and Finance
Article VIII: Education
Article IX: Counties and Municipal Corporations
Article X: Amendments to the Constitution
Article XI: Miscellaneous Provisions
Bibliographic Essay
Local Constitutional Amendments in Force and Effect as of July 1, 1993
Table of Cases
Index

About the Author

Melvin B. Hill is the Robert G. Stephens, Jr. Senior Fellow in Law and Government Emeritus in the Institute of Higher Education of the University of Georgia, and served as the editor of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Mr. Hill served as the director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University Of Georgia. He is the author of numerous articles and books on legal issues relating to the structure and
processes of state and local governments in a democratic society. Mr. Hill holds a B.A. degree from Bucknell University, an M.P.A and J.D. degree from Cornell University, and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.