- Event type: CREATE
Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
The Wyoming Constitution Convention began September 2, 1889 without the authorization from an enabling act. The articles were individually voted on, creating the final Constitution of Wyoming on September 30, 1889. It was later ratified on November 5, 1889.
The Convention
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Session 5530: 1889-09-05 10:00:00
A list of standing committees was drafted. The drafts of each section of the Constitution were read and referred to the respective committee.
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Future Amendments [File No. 13, Convention]
Article 17 Of Amendments
Sec I
This constitution may after its adoption may be amended as follows.
Any amendments or amendments thereto may be proposed in either house of the General Assembly and if it be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected by both houses, such proposed amendment shall be entered at large on the journals of each house with the yeas and nays taken taken thereon. And the Secretary of State shall cause the the same to be published for three months in at least one newspaper in each county in the State if a news be printed in each County, and in the event of there being no newspaper being published in every one or more of the Counties he shall cause the said proposed amendment to be advertized by pooting notices in places to be provided by law and if the next General Assembly shall be a majority of all the members elected shall pass the said proposed amendment or amendment it or they shall be again published by the Secretary of State in the like manner as before at least three months before the general election and if said amendment or amendments shall be voted for by a majority of the electors of the State voting at such election the amendment or amendments shall become a part of the Constitution, but each amendment shall be voted for or against separately and by tickets marked on the outside “Amendment,” and on the inside for the amendment or “against the amendment,” and where more than one amendment shall be submitted at the same election the tickets shall be designated by numbers such as amendment no. one or no. two or no. three etc. But propositions to amend the Constitution shall only be made once in every six years.
Decisions yet to be taken
Document Timeline
- Future Amendments [File No. 13, Convention] (introduced on 1889-09-05 10:00:00 - CREATE - e659538) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1889-09-05 10:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e659539) [view current proposal at this moment]