- 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.
Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office
Also referred to as Committee No. 5
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Session 7752: 1889-09-28 00:00:00
The committee was referred a file on Restrictions on Civic Responsibilities and Rights which they referred to the Convention along with a report of the committee.
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Report of Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office: 1889-09-28
Mr. President:
Your Committee No. 5, to whom was referred File. No. 93, beg leave to report the same with the recommendation that the same be not adopted. The committee have carefully considered this entire matter; have consulted eminent legal authority and are of the unanimous opinion that the matters embraced in said file No. 93, are fully covered by provisions already adopted in the constitution. Your committee are further of the opinion that the proposed file No. 93, is neither necessary or expedient.
JOHN W. HOYT,
GEO. C. SMITH,
H. A. COFFEEN,
CHARLES H. BURRITT,
H. E. TESCHEMACHER.
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- Report of Committee on Elections, Rights of Suffrage, and Qualifications to Office: 1889-09-28 (introduced on 1889-09-28 00:00:00 - CREATE - e705933) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1889-09-28 00:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e705940) [view current proposal at this moment]