georgia's ordinance of secession was adopted at the georgia secession convention of 1861. it was put to the vote on january 19, 1861; concluding at 2:00 p.m. ("the vote was 208 in favor of immediate secession with 89 opposed"). prior to signing the ordinance, eugenius a. nisbet tabled a motion suggesting that the ordinance should be signed by all of the convention's delegates, irrespective of their vote – as a pledge of support and to signal a unified purpose. nisbet's motion passed, and at 12 o'clock m., convention president, george w. crawford, announced that the hour had arrived for signing the ordinance of secession.