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One of the requirements for a United States territory to become a state of the Union is that its constitution be approved by the United States Congress.In order to fulfill that requirement, an Act was passed by the Florida Territorial Council in 1838, approved by Governor Richard Keith Call, calling for the election of delegates in October 1838 to a convention to be held at St. Joseph, Florida.
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Florida, similarly to the Orleans Territory, had a unicameral legislature called the Florida Legislative Council, which lasted until 1838 when President Van Buren signed a bill into law replacing the Legislative Council with a Senate and House of Representatives. The council had thirteen members who were selected by the President and confirmed ...
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Florida Territory was created on March 30, 1822, and was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives until statehood was achieved on March 3, 1845. The territory's first delegate, Joseph Marion Hernández, was elected on September 30, 1822, and took his seat in Congress on January 23, 1823.
TALLAHASSEE – A measure revamping state ethics laws, allowing that complaints be filed against officials only by those with personal knowledge of the wrongdoing, was passed by the Legislature ...
Official Governor's portrait and biography from the State of Florida Archived 2021-09-24 at the Wayback Machine; Territorial Governor Duval's Message to Legislative Council, 1822 Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine The message is in Duval's own handwriting; from the State Library and Archives of Florida. United States Congress.
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