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HISTORY OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTSAct of Dec. 8, 1790 (Watkins Digest of Laws 1800, p. 422)divided the state into three Congressional Districts:1. Camden, Glynn, Liberty, Chatham, Effmgham.2. Burke, Richmond, Washington.3. Wilkes, Franklin, Greene.Act of Dec. 24,1791 provides that the Counties shall vote fortwo persons out of the people at large to represent this state inthe Congress of the United States.Act of Dec. 18,1794 provides that all electors for Representatives in the Legislature of Georgia shall convene in the usualplaces of holding elections in the several counties and ballot fortwo persons within the state in the House of Representatives inthe United States.Act of Feb. 22,1796 provides that the electors in the severalcounties shall elect two Congressmen from the state at large.(Acts of 1791,1794 and 1796, Watkins Digest of Laws, 1800, pp454,545,611.)Act of June 16, 1802 authorizes the electors in the severalcounties to vote for four members of Congress (Clayton©sCompilation of Laws, 1800-10, p. 52).Act of Dec. 10,1811 provides for the election of such numberof Representatives to Congress as the Governor shouldannounce the state entitled to (Lamar©s Compilation of Laws,1810-19, p. 267). Proclamation of the Governor issued Aug. 28,1812 gave the number of Congressmen to which the state wasentitled as six (Executive Minutes 1811-12, p. 390).Act of Dec. 21,1821 provides for the election of such numberof Representatives to Congress as the Governor shouldannounce the state entitled to (Dawson©s Compilation of Laws,1831, p. 155). Proclamation of Governor issued June 6, 1822gave number of Congressmen to which the state was entitled asseven (Proclamation 1782-1823, p. 362).An Act of Dec. 22, 1825 (Dawson©s Compilation of Laws,1831, p. 161) repealed by Act of Dec. 20,1826 (Dawson, p. 168)set up the following Congressional Districts:1. Bulloch, Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Emanuel, Laurens,Liberty, Mclntosh, Montgomery, Screven, Tattnall.2. Burke, Columbia, Jefferson, Lincoln, Richmond, Wilkes.3. Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Madison,Rabun.4. Clarke, DeKalb, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry, Morgan,Newton, Walton.5. Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Warren.6. Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Washington, Wilkinson.7. Appling, Baker, Bibb, Camden, Crawford, Decatur,Dooly, Early, Glynn, Houston, Irwin, Lowndes, Monroe,Pike, Pulaski, Telfair, Thomas, Twiggs, Upson, Ware,Wayne.Act of Dec. 23,1831, p. 124, provides for the election of suchnumber of Representatives to Congress as the Governor shouldannounce the state entitled to. Proclamation of June 5, 1832gave the number of Congressmen to which the state wasentitled as nine (Executive minutes 1829-32, p. 437).Message of Governor to General Assembly Nov. 8, 1842:" Congress, at its late session, enacted a law requiring the73representatives of the people to be chosen by districts...."(House Journal 1842, p. 28).An Act of Dec. 23, 1843, (Cobb©s Digest, 1851, p. 243-247):1. Appling, Bulloch, Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Clinch 1 ,Effingham, Emanuel, Glynn, Liberty, Lowndes, Mclntosh, Montgomery, Screven2, Tattnall, Telfair, Thomas,Ware, Wayne (Laurens3).2. Baker, Decatur, Dooly, Early, Houston, Irwin, Lee,Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Pulaski, Randolph, Stewart,Sumter.3. Bibb, Butts2, Crawford, Jasper2, Jones2, Monroe, Pike,Talbot, Twiggs, Upson, Wilkinson, (Harris3).4. Campbell, Carroll, Coweta, DeKalb2 , Fayette, Harris2,Henry, Meriwether, Troup, (Newton3)."5. Cass, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Floyd, Forsyth,Gilmer, Gwinnett, Lumpkin2, Murray, Paulding,Spalding©, Union, Walker, (DeKalb3).6. Clarke, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Madison,Newton2, Rabun, Walton (Elbert3, Union3, Lumpkin3).7. Baldwin, Greene, Hancock2, Laurens2, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Taliaferro, Washington2, (Butts3, Jasper3,Jones3, Wilcox3).8. Burke, Columbia, Elbert2, Gordon 1 , Jefferson, Lincoln,Polk©, Richmond, Warren, Whitfield 1 , Wilkes (Hancock3, Screven3, Washington3).Ga. L. 1851-52, pp. 88-89:1. Appling, Berrien 1 , Brooks©, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden,Charlton©, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee©, Colquitt©, Echols©,Effingham, Emanuel, Glynn, Irwin, Johnson©, Laurens,Liberty, Lowndes, Mclntosh, Montgomery, Pierce©, Tattnall, Telfair, Thomas, Ware, Wayne.2. Baker, Calhoun 1 , Chattahoochee©, Clay 1 , Decatur, Dooly,Dougherty©, Early, Kinchafoonee (named changed toWebster in 1856)©, Lee, Macon, Marion, Miller©, Mitchell1 , Muscogee, Pulaski, Quitman©, Randolph, Schley 1 ,Stewart, Sumter, Terrell 1 , Worth 1 .3. Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Harris, Houston, Monroe, Pike,Spalding, Talbot, Taylor©, Upson.4. Campbell, Clayton©, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette,Fulton 1 , Heard, Henry, Meriwether, Troup.-5. Carroll, Cass, Catoosa©, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade,Fannin 1 , Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson©, Milton©,Murray, Paulding, Pickens 1 , Polk, Walker.6. Banks©, Clarke, Dawson 1 , Forsyth, Franklin, Gwinnett,Habersham, Hall, Hart©, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison,Rabun, Towns©, Union, Walton, White©.7. Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Newton, Putnam, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson.8. Burke, Columbia, Elbert, Glascock©, Jefferson, Lincoln,Oglethorpe, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren,Wilkes.Act of Mar. 23,1861 (Confederate Records, V. 1, pp. 732-33):1. Appling, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Charlton, Chatham,Clinch, Coffee, Effingham, Emanuel, Glynn, Liberty,'Added upon date of creation of county.'Added by Sec. 463 Taken away by Sec. 46