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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  2. Full Record: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Session: 1889-09-13 10:00:00
  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 5753: 1889-09-13 10:00:00

Propositions were presented by members of the Convention and referred to their respective committees. Reports of standing committees were presented. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole. The committee reported their progress on the article on Distribution of Powers

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County Organizations [File No. 48, Committee on County, City, and Town Organizations]

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Sec. 1. The several counties of the territory of Wyoming as they now exist are hereby recognized as legal subdivisions of this state.

Sec. 2. No county shall be cut off for the purpose of forming a new county or counties, unless there remain after the cut off or division has been made an assessed valuation of four million dollars or over.

Sec. 3. No new counties to be organized shall have an assessed valuation of two million dollars or over at the time of such organization.

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