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| Item Title | Alabama Constitution of 1868. |
| Description | Also known as the "Radical" or "Reconstruction Constitution." The document was revised by the constitutional convention on November 5, 1867, and was ratified in 1868. The constitution includes the following articles: declaration of rights; state and county boundaries; distribution of powers of government; legislative department; executive department; judicial department; elections; representation; taxation; militia; education; industrial resources; corporations; exempted property; oath of office (declaring support and defense of the United States Constitution); and amendments to the constitution. The last page is signed by Elijah Wolsey Peck, president of the convention, Robert Barber, secretary of the convention, and 65 of the convention delegates. The document is written on 21 sheets of parchment, each page glued to the one below it; it is approximately 33.5 feet long and 18 inches wide. The text of the constitution is available online on the website of the Alabama Legislature: http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/history/constitutions/1868/1868.html |
| Date | 1867 November 5 |
| Sort by date | 1867-11-05 |
| Time Period | 1860-1869 |
| Subject |
Alabama. Constitution (1868) Alabama--Politics and government--1865-1950 |
| Format | Constitutions |
| Voyager Number | v5280 |
| Author | Alabama. Secretary of State |
| Collection or Series Title | Constitution of 1868 |
| Catalog Record | http://adahcat.archives.alabama.gov:81/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=5280 |
| Repository | Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130 |
| Language | English |
| Rights | This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections. |
| Digital Format | 600 dpi tiff |
| Project Name | Alabama History Education Initiative |
| Digital image reproduction form | http://www.archives.alabama.gov/photo_order_form.pdf |
| Permission to publish form | http://www.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/private2.pdf |
| Upload batch | Malone (text) 2010.07-A |
| Date created | 2011-10-11 |
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| File Name | Q26753 - Q26758 |
| Item Title | Part 1 of 6. |
| Description | Alabama Constitution of 1868, also known as the "Radical" or "Reconstruction Constitution." The text of the document is available online on the website of the Alabama Legislature: http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/history/constitutions/1868/1868.html |
| Date | 1867 November 5 |
| Time Period | 1860-1869 |
| Format | Constitutions |
| Voyager Number | v5280 |
| Author | Alabama. Secretary of State |
| Collection or Series Title | Constitution of 1868 |
| Catalog Record | http://adahcat.archives.alabama.gov:81/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=5280 |
| Repository | Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130 |
| Language | English |
| Rights | This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections. |
| Digital Format | 600 dpi tiff |
| Project Name | Alabama History Education Initiative |
| Digital image reproduction form | http://www.archives.alabama.gov/photo_order_form.pdf |
| Permission to publish form | http://www.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/private2.pdf |
| Upload batch | Malone (text) 2010.07-A |
| Date created | 2011-10-11 |
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