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The Constitution of Arkansas is the primary organizing law for the U.S. state of Arkansas delineating the duties, powers, structures, and functions of the state government. Arkansas' original constitution was adopted at a constitutional convention held at Little Rock in advance of the territory's admission to the Union in 1836. In 1861 a ...
The Democratic Party state convention took place in Little Rock on September 8-10, 1874, seeking to nominate a slate of candidates that would serve under the new constitution, if ratified. Governor Baxter had won the 1872 gubernatorial election, and under the 1868 Constitution was serving a four-year gubernatorial term. Given the new ...
The conflict, followed by a complete restructuring of state government under the Arkansas Constitution of 1874, marked the end of Reconstruction in Arkansas, resulting in a significantly weakened Republican Party in the state as Democrats took power and controlled the governorship for 90 years.
The 1874 Arkansas Constitution established Arkansas as a right to work state (a provision then directed against union organizers). In the early 21st century an initiative to restrict same-sex marriage passed by a 3:1 margin, although the United States Supreme Court overrode this in 2015 with its Obergefell v.
The position was created by the Arkansas General Assembly as the Commissioner of Immigration and State Lands in 1868. [5] had control over public works in the state, which eventually included road improvements. Under the Arkansas Constitution of 1874, [Note 2] the position became an elected office. [5]
A constitutional amendment in 1974 radically reformed county government in Arkansas, though the county executive's titles are relics from the state's constitution. The reform, approved as Amendment 55 to the Arkansas Constitution of 1874, made sweeping changes to the structure of county government.
The Reconstruction Constitution of 1868, which placed the state under military control, added two justices; the Arkansas Constitution of 1874 rolled back the expansion, but stipulated that once the population of the state should "amount to one million, the General Assembly may, if deemed necessary, increase the number of judges of the Supreme ...
Constitution of the State of New Hampshire: June 5, 1793 [4] 13,238 [note 6] 3rd: Constitution of the State of New Jersey: January 1, 1948: 26,360: 1st: Constitution of the State of New Mexico: January 6, 1912: 33,198: 4th: Constitution of the State of New York: January 1, 1895: 49,360 [note 7] 3rd: Constitution of the State of North Carolina ...