The Federal and State Constitutions
THE FEDERAL AND STATE
CONSTITUTIONS
COLONIAL CHARTERS, AND OTHER ORGANIC LAWS
OF THE
STATES, TERRITORIES, AND COLONIES
NOW OR HERETOFORE FORMING
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Compiled and Edited
under the Act of Congress of June 30, 1906
By
FRANCIS NEWTON THORPE, Ph. D., LL. D.
Member of the Pennsylvania Bar; Fellow and Professor of American Constitutional
History at the University of Pennsylvania, 1885-1898; Member of the
American Historical Association; Author of The Constitutional History
of the United States, 1765-1895; A (State) Constitutional History of
the American People, 1776-1850; A Short Constitutional History
of the United States; A (Social and Economic) History of the
American People; A History of the Civil War; Editor of the
History of North America, Volumes IX, XV, XVI, XVIII, XIX,
XX; Author of The Government of the People of the
United States; Benjamin Franklin and the University
of Pennsylvania; The Life of William Pepper, etc.
VOL. I
United States—Alabama—District of Columbia
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1909
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[an alphabetical index will be found at the end oip the last volume.]
| Page. | ||
| List of Authorities | xv | |
| The United States: | ||
| The Declaration of Independence—1770 | 3 | |
| Articles of Confederation—1777 II | 9 | |
| Constitution of the United States—1787 | 19 | |
| Amendments to the Constitution of 1787 | 29 | |
| Commissions, charters, and plans of Union: | ||
| Privileges and prerogatives granted to Christopher Columbus—1492 | 39 | |
| Bull of Pope Alexander—1493 | 41 | |
| Letters patent to John Cabot—1496 | 4.5, 40 | |
| Letters patent to Sir Humfrey Gylberte—1578 | 49 | |
| Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh—1584 | 53 | |
| Charter of the Dutch West India Company—1621 | 59 | |
| Sir Robert Heath's patent—1629 | 69 | |
| New England articles of confederation—1643 | 77 | |
| The Albany plan—1754 | 83 | |
| Alabama: | ||
| Charter of Carolina—1663 | 2753 | |
| Proprietary proposals. North Carolina—1663 | 2743 | |
| Charter of Carolina—1665 | 2761 | |
| Fundamental constitutions, Carolina—1669 | 2772 | |
| Charter of Georgia—1732 | 765 | |
| Constitution of South Carolina—1770 | 3241 | |
| Constitution of Georgia—1777 | 777 | |
| Constitution of South Carolina—1778 | 3248 | |
| Constitution of Georgia—1789 | 785 | |
| Territory south of the Ohio—1790 | 3413 | |
| Territorial government, Mississippi—1798 | 2025 | |
| Territorial government, Mississippi—1800 | 2027 | |
| Territorial government, Mississippi—1808 | 2029 | |
| Proclamation, occupation of [Louisiana] Terrltory—1810 | 1375 | |
| Territorial government, Alabama—1817 | 89 | |
| Treaty with Spain— 1819 | 649 | |
| Enabling act, Alabama—1819 | 92 | |
| Resolution for admission of Alabama—1819 | 95 | |
| Constitution, Alabama—1819 | 96 | |
| Constitution, Alabama—1865 | 110 | |
| Constitution, Alabama—1867 | 132 | |
| Constitution, Alabama—1875 | 158 | |
| Constitution, Alabama—1901 | 182 | |
| Alaska: | ||
| Treaty ceding Alaska—1867 | 235 | |
| Civil government in Alaska—1884 | 238 | |
| Civil government in Alaska—1900 | 243 | |
| Arizona: | ||
| Treaty with Mexico—1848 | 377 | |
| Territorial government of New Mexico—1850 | 2615 | |
| Treaty with Mexico—1853 | 255 | |
| Territorial government—1863 | 259 | |
| Enabling act—1906 (see Oklahoma) | 2960 | |
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