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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
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  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Session: 1889-09-24 09:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

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 5984: 1889-09-24 09:00:00

The standing and special committees presented their reports for consideration. The article on the Legislative Department was put upon final reading. The Convention resolved into the Committee of the Whole and the committee reported their progress before adjournment.

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Report of the Committee of the Whole: 1889-09-24, Morning

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Mr. President:

Your committee of the whole who have had under consideration the general file, beg leave to report with the following recommendations:

That substitute for files No. 11, 38. 42 and 72 “On Corporations’’ be amended by substituting the following for See. 3:

“All existing charters, franchises, special or exclusive privileges under which an actual and bona fide organization shall not have taken place for the purpose for which framed and which shall not have been maintained in good faith to the time of the adoption of this constitution shall thereafter have no validity.”

Add to Sec. 5 the words “Shall be void.’’

Amend Sec. 5 by striking out the first part up to “enacted" in second line and inserting in lieu thereof the words “No law shall be.” .

Amend Sec. 6 so as to read as follows:

See. 6. No corporation organized under the laws of Wyoming territory or any other jurisdiction than this state shall be permitted to transact business in this state, until it shall have accepted the constitution of this state and filed such acceptance in accordance with the laws thereof.”

Strike out Section 7.

Amend Sec. 10 in the third line by striking out the word “thereon” and inserting in lieu of it the word “thereof.”

Strike out Section 11.

Strike out Section 12.

Strike out Section 4.

Amend Sec. 1, by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the words:

“The legislature shall provide for the organization of corporations by general law.”

And your committee respectfully recommends that said file, as amended, be adopted.

W. E. CHAPLIN, Chairman.

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