the said state to be put and affixed, at Augusta, the 24th day of April, in the year of our Lord 1787, and of our sovereignty and independence the eleventh.}}
GEO. MATHEWS,[l. s.]
By his honor's command.—J. Milton.
An Ordinance for the Appointment of Deputies from this State, for the Purpose of revising the Federal Constitution.
Be it ordained by the representatives of the freemen of the state of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and by authority of the same, that William Few, Abraham Baldwin, William Pierce, George Walton, William Houston, and Nathaniel Pendleton, Esqrs., be, and they are hereby, appointed commissioners, who, or any two or more of them, are hereby authorized, as deputies from this state, to meet such deputies as may be appointed and authorized by other states, to assemble in Convention at Philadelphia, and to join with them in devising and discussing all such alterations and further provisions as may be necessary to render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of the Union, and in reporting such an act for that purpose to, the United States in Congress assembled as, when agreed to by them, and duly confirmed by the several states, will effectually provide for the same. In case of the death of any of the said deputies, or of their declining their appointments, the executive are hereby authorized to supply such vacancies.
| By order of the house. | Signed, | WM. GIBBONS, Speaker. |
| Augusta, the 10th February, 1787. | ||
| Georgia. Secretary's Office. | ||
| The above is a true copy from the original ordinance deposited in my office. | ||
| Augusta, 24th April, 1787. | J. MILTON, Secretary. | |
The State of Georgia, by the grace of God, free, sovereign, and independent,
To the Hon. William Few, Esq.
Whereas you, the said William Few, are, in and by an ordinance of the General Assembly of our said state, nominated and appointed a deputy to represent the same in a Convention of the United States, to be assembled at Philadelphia, for the purposes of devising and discussing all such alterations and further provisions as may be necessary to render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of the Union,—
You are therefore hereby commissioned to proceed on the duties required of you in virtue of the said ordinance.
GEO. MATHEWS, [l. s]
By his honor’s command.—J. Milton, Secretary.
The State of Georgia, by the grace of God, free, sovereign, and independent,
To the Hon. William Pierce, Esq.
Whereas you, the said William Pierce, are, in and by an ordinance of the General Assembly of our said state, nominated and appointed a deputy to represent the same in Convention of the United States, to be assembled at Philadelphia, for the purpose of devising and discussing all such alterations and further provisions as may be necessary to render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of the Union.—You are therefore hereby commissioned to proceed on the duties required of you in virtue of the said ordinance.
GEO. MATHEWS, [l. s.]
By his honor’s command.—J. Milton, Secretary.
The State of Georgia, by the grace of God, free, sovereign, and independent,
To the Hon. William Houston, Esq.
Whereas you, the said William Houston, are, in and by an ordinance of the General Assembly of our said state, nominated and appointed a delegate to represent the
