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.

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Session 5843: 1889-09-18 09:00:00

The reports of the standing committees were presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress on the articles concerning suffrage, livestock, the contracts of employees, and labor.

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Concerning Live Stock [File No. 78, Convention]

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LIVE STOCK.

Section 1. The legislature shall pass all necessary laws to provide for the protecting of live stock against the introduction or spread of pleuro-pneumonia, glanders, splenetic or Texas fever, and other infectious or contagious diseases. The legislature shall also establish a system of quarantine, or inspection, and such other regulations as may be necessary for the protection of stock owners, and most conducive to the stock interest within the state.

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