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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 Boundaries and Apportionment
Also referred to as Committee No. 6
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Session 8053: 1889-09-20 00:00:00
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Concerning Legislative Department [File No. 76, Committee on Boundaries and Apportionment]: Sections 3-5
Sec. 3. The first legislature elected under this constitution shall consist of sixteen members of the Senate and twenty-eight members of the House of representatives, which shall be apportioned as follows:
Albany county district, two senators and four representatives.
Carbon county district, two senators and four representatives.
Converse county district, one senator and two representatives.
Crook county district, one senator and two representatives.
Fremont county district, one senator and two representatives.
Johnson county district, one senator and one representative.
Laramie county district, three senators and six representatives.
Sheridan county district, one senator and one representative.
Sweetwater county district, two senators and three representatives.
Uinta county district, two senators and three representatives.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5. The house of representatives shall be composed of members elected by the legal voters of the counties respectively every two years, who shall be apportioned among the said counties as nearly as may be according to the number of their inhabitants. The house of representatives first elected in pursuance of this constitution shall consist of 30 members which number may be increased from time to time as provided by law; Provided that each county shall at all times be entitled to one member and the whole number of members shall never exceed fifty.
Sec. 6. When vacancies shall occur in either house by death resignation or otherwise which vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term by special election to be called in such manner as may be prescribed by law.
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- Concerning Legislative Department [File No. 76, Committee on Boundaries and Apportionment]: Sections 3-5 (introduced on 1889-09-20 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e717691) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1889-09-21 00:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e717695) [view current proposal at this moment]