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| Item Title | Alabama Constitution of 1861. |
| Description | Also known as the "Secession Constitution." The preamble states that "We, the people of the State of Alabama, having separated ourselves from the government known as the United States of America..." The constitution includes the following articles: declaration of rights; distribution of powers; legislative department; executive department and militia; judicial department and impeachment; general provisions; education; banking; and slavery. There are also two explanatory provisions. The first describes the change from the territorial to the state form of government, and the second describes the secession of Alabama from the United States. The document is written on 11 sheets of parchment, each page glued to the one below it; it is 20 feet and 8 inches long. The text of the constitution is available online on the website of the Alabama Legislature: http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/history/constitutions/1861/1861.html |
| Date | 1861 January 7 |
| Sort by date | 1861-01-07 |
| Time Period | 1860-1869 |
| Subject |
Alabama. Constitution (1861) Alabama. Constitutional Convention (1861) Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865 |
| Format | Constitutions |
| Voyager Number | v5119 |
| Author | Alabama. Secretary of State |
| Collection or Series Title | Constitution of 1861 |
| Catalog Record | http://adahcat.archives.alabama.gov:81/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=5119 |
| 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) 2010.06-07 |
| Date created | 2011-10-07 |
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| File Name | Q26729 - Q26734 |
| Item Title | Part 1 of 4. |
| Description | Alabama Constitution of 1861, also known as the "Secession 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/1861/1861.html |
| Date | 1861 January 7 |
| Time Period | 1860-1869 |
| Format | Constitutions |
| Voyager Number | v5119 |
| Author | Alabama. Secretary of State |
| Collection or Series Title | Constitution of 1861 |
| Catalog Record | http://216.226.178.202:81/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=5119 |
| 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) 2010.06-07 |
| Date created | 2010-07-27 |
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