Constitutional Convention (1895) State Constitution
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This series is the official or "engrossed" copy of the Utah State Constitution adopted by the Constitutional Convention in 1895.
Constitutional Convention (1895) State Constitution
This series is the official or "engrossed" copy of the Utah State Constitution adopted by the Constitutional Convention in 1895. The Convention met to draft a constitution from 4 March to 8 May 1895. As the convention was considering final changes to the proposed constitution it was decided to have an official copy made "without blot, erasure or interlineation, on parchment sheets, 11 x 17" to be signed by members of the convention. Engrossing clerk Joseph A. Smith completed the engrossed copy by 8 May, when it was submitted to the convention.