Constitutional Convention (1895) Records and Dockets

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Utah State Archives

Records

Series 3212

In July 1894, the U.S. Congress enacted a law to enable the territory of Utah to be admitted into the Union as a state. The act spelled out the calling of a convention composed of 107 delegates to meet beginning in March 1895 to draw up a state constitution. These records are the papers of that convention. They include a copy of the federal enabling act; roll call; transcripts, published and unpublished, of the proceedings; files of proposals, petitions, and other recommendations for inclusion in the state constitution; and a limited number of committee reports, minutes and notes.

Finding Aids: A series inventory is available.

Dockets

Series 12795

Acting on the authority of a federal enabling law enacted in 1894, delegates formed a convention in 1895 to draw up a state constitution. These dockets track the movement of papers related to the convention.

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