Art. IV, Sec. 3. Admission of New States and Federal Property

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New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Law reviews

For article, “Georgia Water Law: Use and Control Factors,” see 19 Ga. B.J. 119 (1956). For article, “The Federal Loyalty Security Program — A Constitutional Dilemma,” see 20 Ga. B.J. 473 (1958). For article, “Excepting Nondelegation from Supreme Court Review,” see 58 Ga. L. Rev. 1495 (2024).

Other notes

Am. Jur. 2d.: 14 Am. Jur. 2d, Cemeteries, § 4. 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, § 343. 27A Am. Jur. 2d, Energy and Power Sources, § 138. 31A Am. Jur. 2d, Extradition, § 3. 32 Am. Jur. 2d, Federal Courts, § 519. 32A Am. Jur. 2d, Federal Courts, § 564. 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Irrigation, § 84. 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Mines and Minerals, § 1. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Lands, § 7. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, §§ 16, 18, 134, 135. 77 Am. Jur. 2d, United States, §§ 31, 33.
C.J.S.: 16 C.J.S., Constitutional Law, § 16. 36A C.J.S., Fish, § 6. 73B C.J.S., Public Lands, §§ 5, 281. 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 1, 4, 12, 45. 86 C.J.S., Territories, §§ 2, 15, 17.

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