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Series Description - Constitution,
1885
| Series
Number: |
S
539 |
| Creator: |
Florida.
Constitutional Convention (1885) |
| Title/Date: |
Constitution,
1885. |
| Quantity: |
1.00
item 59 x 47 cm. |
| Biographical/
Historical: |
The
1885 Legislature enacted Chapter 3577 calling for a Constitutional
Convention in order to revise the Constitution of 1868.
In May, 1885 a general election for the selection of delegates
was held throughout the state. The Convention met in
Tallahassee from June 9 to August 3, 1885. Samuel Pasco
of Jefferson County presided. Pursuant to Ordinance
No. 1 of the Convention, the Constitution was submitted to
the citizens of Florida for ratification in November of 1886.
The 1885 Constitution was ratified by a 31,803 to 21,243 vote.
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| Description: |
The
series contains the 1885 Constitution for the State of Florida
drafted by the Constitutional Convention in 1885. The
57-page document is handwritten. The related minutes of
the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention are located
in Series 1049. The new constitution legitimized poll
taxes as prerequisites for voting, thus contributing to the
disenfranchisement of blacks. |
| Publication
Note: |
Also
published (with transcription) on the Florida Memory Project's
Collections web page at http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/
Compiled
general laws of Florida 1927 : vol. 5 miscellaneous / compiled
and annotated by Harry B. Skillman. Atlanta : Harrison
Co., 1928.
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