1848. Constitution; a copy of this constitution is contained in United States Charters and Constitutions, Part II, p. 2028, where it appears that the convention which framed it assembled at Madison, Dec. 15, 1847. It was submitted to the people in Mar. 1848, and ratified. [Contains] amendments to date, and a brief history of the admission of Wisconsin to the Union, [by Reuben G. Thwaites]. Prepared under direction of secretary of state. 43 p. 8°. Madison, 1911. Constitution Amendments. This constitution has been amended as follows: Art. I, sec. 8, Nov. 1870; Art. III, sec. 1, Nov. 7, 1882; Art. IV, secs. 4, 5, 11, 21, Nov. 8, 1881; Art. V, secs. 5, 9, Nov. 2, 1869; Art. VI, sec. 4, Nov. 7, 1882; Art. VII, sec. 4, Nov. 6, 1877; Art. VIII, sec. 2, Nov. 6, 1877; Art. X, sec. 1, Nov. 4, 1902; Art. XI, sec. 3, Nov. 3, 1874; Art. XIII, sec. 1, Nov. 7, 1882. (Wisconsin State Library, Jan. 3, 1912.) WYOMING. HISTORICAL. 1803. Part of Louisiana Purchase. 1792-1846. Part of the Oregon country. 1845. Included in Texas annexation. 1848. Mexican cession. [Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.] 1868. Act of Congress creating the territory of Wyoming. 1890. July 10, Wyoming admitted into the Union as a state. See "The Government of Wyoming," by Grace R. Hebard, San Francisco, 1904. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Territory Title of legislative body "Legislative Assembly." 4th Session, [Nov. 1875]. Contained in Compiled Laws, by J. R. Whitehead, Cheyenne, 1876. clxix + (1) + 702 p. 4to. 3d Legislature, Jan. 8, 1895. 4th Legislature, Jan. 12, 1897. 5th Legislature, Jan. 10, 1899. 6th Legislature, Jan. 8, 1901. 7th Legislature, Jan. 13, 1903. 8th Legislature, Jan. 10, 1905. 9th Legislature, Jan. 8, 1907. 10th Legislature, Jan. 12, 1909. 11th Legislature, Jan. 10, 1911. Territory 334 p. 4to. (6) + 199 p. 4to. STATUTES (Compilations, Revisions, Digests). Compiled Laws (1876), including laws in force at close of 4th session; with laws of United States that are applicable; also treaties made with indian tribes; with a synopsis of preemption, homestead and mining laws of the United States. Published by authority. By J. R. Whitehead. clxix + (1) + 702 p. 4to. Memorial of Wyoming for admission to Union. In Department of Justice. Cheyenne, 1876. n.p. 1889. Revised Statutes (1887), in force Jan. 1, 1887. Including Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, constitution of United States, Organic Act of Wyoming, and laws of congress affecting territorial government. By J. W. Blake, W. Van Devanter and I. P. Caldwell. 991 p. 4to. State Cheyenne, 1887. Revised Statutes (1899), in force Dec. 1, 1899. Including Magna Charta, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Organic Act, Act of admission of state of Wyoming, constitutions of United States and of Wyoming, and rules of supreme court. By J. A. Van Orsdel and F. Chatterton. 1570 p. 4to. Laramie, 1899. Compiled Statutes, Annotated (1910), includes Magna Charta, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Ordinance 1787, constitutions of United States and of Wyoming, Act organizing Wyoming territory, rules of supreme court, etc., and all laws of a permanent nature in force Mar. 10, 1909. By W. E. Mullen. 1596 p. 4to. Laramie, 1910. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS, CONSTITUTIONS, ETC. Note. The constitution at present in force in this state is that of 1889. 1889. Journal and Debates of constitutional convention begun at Cheyenne, Sept. 2, 1889, and concluded Sept. 30, 1889. Published by authority; [with constitution annexed]. 864 +60 + 15 + (1) p. 8°. Cheyenne, 1893. Constitution of the proposed state of Wyoming, adopted in conven tion at Cheyenne, Sept. 30, 1889. Constitution, Ordinances, and Address. Cheyenne, 1889. In Department of Justice, also in New York Bar Association. Constitution Amendments. The constitution was amended in 1910 regarding the state board of equalization. (Wyoming State Library, Jan. 6, 1912.) |