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  1. Overview: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  2. Full Record: Wyoming State Constitutional Convention 1889
  3. Committee:The Convention
  4. Session: 1889-09-25 00:00:00
  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.

The Convention

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Session 5998: 1889-09-25 00:00:00

The Committee on Revision and Adjustment presented their report and articles for final discussion and approval. The Convention read line by line the substitute for the article relating to Railroad and Telegraph Lines. The Convention then resolved into the Committee of the Whole, and the committee reported their progress on the articles concerning Taxation and Revenue as well as the Preamble.

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Substitute for Relating to Railroad and Telegraph Lines [File No. 31, Convention]

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Section 1. Any railroad corporation or association organized for the purpose, shall have the right to construct and operate a railroad between any points within this state and to connect at the state line with railroads of other states. Every railroad shall have the right with its road to intersect, connect with or cross any other railroad, and all railroads shall receive and transport each other’s passengers, and tonnage and cars, loaded or empty, without delay or discrimination.

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