PREAMBLE TO THE GEORGIA, U.S. STATE CONSTITUTION
LAMBERT M. SURHONE, MARIAM T. TENNOE, SUSAN F. HENSSONOW
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The Preamble to the Georgia State Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding principles which the Constitution is meant to serve.
It expresses in general terms the intentions of its authors and is sometimes referred by the courts.
The Preamble does not assign any powers to the state government or provide specific limitations on government action.
Despite the limited nature of the Preamble it has been cited in the courts.
For example, the Preamble was cited in the cases of Roberts v. Ravenwood Church of Wicca, Dixon v. Dixon, Clabough v. Rachwal and Arnold v. Arnold.
An instance of the courts utilizing the Preamble to the Constitution is Roberts v. Ravenwood Church of Wicca 249 Ga. 348 (1982).
The case concerned an ad valorem tax dispute between Fulton County's tax authority and the Ravenwood Church of Wicca.
