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1864 Arkansas Constitution, Arkansas Constitutional Convention
1864 Arkansas Constitution, Arkansas Constitutional Convention
Arkansas Constitutions
The 1864 Constitution reflects few changes from the 1836 document. The new constitution's provisions varied from previous laws by calling for the popular election of the secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, and judges. New regulations abolished slavery, but failed to define the rights of former slaves.
1861 Arkansas Constitution, Arkansas Secession Convention
1861 Arkansas Constitution, Arkansas Secession Convention
Arkansas Constitutions
The 1861 Arkansas Constitution was the constitution of the Confederate State of Arkansas, created upon Arkansas's secession from the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. It was written by hand on nine pages of vellum.