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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  2. Full Record: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  3. Committee:Committee of the Whole
  4. Session: 1889-09-04 10:01:00
  5. 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.

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Session 5509: 1889-09-04 10:01:00

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Rules of the Convention [Committee of the Whole]

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RULES OF THE CONVENTION.

1. The president shall take the chair every day precisely at the hour to which the convention shall have adjourned on the preceding day, and shall immediately call the convention to order.

In case the president is absent, or fails from any cause to take the chair, the convention shall appoint a president pro tem.

2. The president shall have general direction of the hall, and shall have the right to name any member to perform the duty of the chair, but such substitute shall not extend beyond adjournment.

3. He shall preserve order and decorum in the proceedings of the convention and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries or lobby, the president or chairman of the committee of the whole convention shall have the power to cause the same to be cleared.

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CALENDAR.

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ON RULES OF THE CONVENTION.

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