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1864 Arkansas Constitution, Arkansas Constitutional Convention Jan 1864

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.


Arkansas Secession Ordinance, 1861 May 6, Arkansas Secession Convention May 1861

Arkansas Secession Ordinance, 1861 May 6, Arkansas Secession Convention

Arkansas Secession Ordinance, 1861 May 6

This is the secession ordinance by which the state of Arkansas seceded from the Union, in May of 1861.


1861 Arkansas Constitution, Arkansas Secession Convention May 1861

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.