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The original constitution of Tennessee came into effect on June 1, 1796, concurrent with the state's admission to the Union. A second version of the constitution was adopted in 1835. A third constitution was adopted in 1870 and is the one still in use today, with subsequent amendments.
Charles McClung (May 13, 1761 – August 9, 1835) was an American pioneer, politician, and surveyor best known for drawing up the original plat of Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1791. While Knoxville has since expanded to many times its original size, the city's downtown area still roughly follows McClung's 1791 grid.
The Constitutional Union campaign therefore directed most of its resources in the Upper South states which they believed they had the best chance of winning. In the general election in November 1860, Bell received 592,906 popular votes (13% of the total; 39% of Southern popular votes).
The 1835 state constitution mandated that the General Assembly choose a permanent capital. In 1843, Nashville was chosen as the capital. [3] On October 7, 1843, the Tennessee General Assembly declared Nashville as the state's permanent capital, and planning for a statehouse began shortly thereafter.
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On matters of faith, the Tennessee State Constitution goes even further: ... (1835 and 1840) Aitken Bible (1782) Papers of President Andrew Jackson "Roots," Alex Haley (1977)
Under the Tennessee Constitution, the right to bear arms is a right of citizenship. Specifically, Article I Section 26 of the Tennessee Constitution states, ‘That the citizens of this State have ...
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