TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(AN ALPHABETICAL INDEX WILL BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE COMPILATION.1

PART I.

Pages.

1-6

7-12

13-20

21-24

1382-1390

369-377

377-383

1049-1050

27-29

308-312

29-32

32-46

46-48

48-60

60-76

76-98

THE UNITED STATES:

The Declaration of Independence-1776....

Articles of Confederation-1777.

Constitution of the United States-1787.

Amendments to the Constitution of 1787

ALABAMA:

Proprietary charter of Carolina-1663.

Proprietary charter of Georgia-1732

Constitution of Georgia—1777...

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Mississippi-1798.

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Alabama-1817.

Treaty with Spain ceding Florida, 1819 ....

Enabling act of Congress for Alabama-1819

Constitution of Alabama-1819......

Amendments to the constitution of 1819....

Constitution of Alabama-1865

Constitution of Alabama-1867

Constitution of Alabama-1875

ARKANSAS:

Treaty with France ceding Louisiana- 1803.....

Act of Congress establishing the district government of Louisiana--1804 ...

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Louisiana-1805

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Missouri—1812

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Arkansas—1819...

Constitution of Arkansas—1836......

Act of Congress enabling Arkansas to become a State—1836....,

Supplementary act of Congress enabling Arkansas to become a State—1836

Ordinance of acceptance by Arkansas-1836

Amendments to the constitution of 1836.

Constitution of Arkansas-1864 ...

Constitution of Arkansas—1868.

Constitution of Arkansas—1874.

CALIFORNIA:

Treaty with Mexico ceding California – 1848

Constitution of California—1849....

Amendments to the constitution of 1849...

687-690

691-695

697-698

1097-1101

99-101

101-115

116-117

117–118

118-119

119-120

120-134

134-154

154-184

185-194

195-208

208-211

V

Pages.

687-690

1163-1164

185-194

212-217

217-219

219-248

249–252

252-257

257-258

258-266

266-269

270-273

273-278

278-288

288

289-302

303

COLORADO:

Treaty with France ceding Louisiana--1803..

Convention between the United States and Texas-1838...

Treaty with Mexico ceding Texas-1848....

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Colorado-1861

Act of Congress enabling Colorado to become a State-1875

Constitution of Colorado-1876......

CONNECTICUT :

Fundamental orders of Connecticut-1638–'39

Charter of Connecticut-1662 ....

Constitution of Connecticut-1776

Constitution of Connecticut-1818

Amendments to the constitution of 1818..

I DELAWARE:

Charter of Delaware-1701...

Constitution of Delaware-1776..

Constitution of Delaware-1792

Amendment to the constitution of 1792..

Constitution of Delaware—1831 ..

Amendments to the constitution of 1831.

FLORIDA:

Prerogatives granted to Christopher Columbus--1492

Bull of Pope Alexander conceding America to Spain—1493

Treaty with Spain fixing boundaries--1795..

Treaty with Spain ceding Florida-1819....

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Florida—1822

Constitution of Florida—1838......

Act of Congress enabling Florida to become a State—1845.

('onstitution of Florida-1865 -

Constitution of Florida-- 1868 ....

Amendments to the constitution of 1868...

GEORGIA:

Charter of Georgia-1732...

Constitution of Georgia-1777

Constitution of Georgia--1789 -

Constitution of Georgia-1798.

Amendments to the constitution of 1798....

Constitution of Georgia—1865...

Constitution of Georgia— 1868

ILLINOIS :

Act of cession by Virginia-1783. ...

Deed of cession from Virginia--1784 ..

Act of Congress establishing the northwest territorial government-1787.

Act of ratification by Virginia-1788 ....

Supplementary act of Congress establishing the Northwest Territory-1789...

Act of Congress dividing the northwest territorial government--1800..

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Illinois-1809 ..

Act of Congress enabling Illinois to become a State-1818..

Ordinance by Illinois accepting the enabling act—1818.

Constitution of Illinois-1818.

Resolution of Congress declaring the admission of Illinois-1818

Constitution of Illinois—1848.

Amendment to the constitution of 1848.

Constitution of Illinois -- 1870.

Pages

427-428

428

429-432

433

433

434-435

435-436

497

497-499

499

499-512

512

512-527

527

687-690

691-695

697-698

1097-1101

528

528-533

331-332

534-535

535-536

536-551

551-552

552-567

INDIANA:

Act of cession by Virginia—1783.

Deed of cession from Virginia-1784....

Act of Congress establishing the northwest territorial government-1787

Act of ratification by Virginia—1788.......

Supplementary act of Congress establishing the Northwest Territory—1789.

Act of Congress dividing the northwest territorial government-1800....

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Indiana–1809..

Supplementary act of Congress establishing the Territory of Indiana-1814.

Act of Congress enabling Indiana to become a State—1816.....

Ordinance by Indiana accepting the enabling act—1816....

Constitution of Indiana-1816......

Resolution of Congress declaring the admission of Indiana-1816..

Constitution of Indiana—1851......

Amendment to the constitution of 1851....

IOWA:

Treaty with France ceding Louisiana–1803.

Act of Congress establishing the district government of Louisiana–1804.

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Louisiana-1805

'Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Missouri–1812..

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Michigan-1834.

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Iowa-1838..

Act of Congress enabling Iowa to become a State--1845.

Supplementary enabling act for Iowa—1845.

Act of Congress defining the boundaries of Iowa—1846.

Constitution of Iowa—1846......

Act of Congress declaring the admission of Iowa—1846..

Constitution of Iowa-1857..

KANSAS:

Treaty with France ceding Louisiana- 1803.....

Act of Congress establishing the district government of Louisiana-1804...

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Louisiana-1805.

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Missouri-1812.....

Treaty with Spain ceding California—1848....

Act of Congress declaring the admission of Texas-1850.....

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Kansas—1854.

Constitution of Kansas--1857.

Constitution of Kansas—1858.

Constitution of Kansas—1859...

Amendments to the constitution of 1859.....

KENTUCKY:

The three charters of Virginia— 1606, 1609, 1611-'12..

Constitution of Virginia—1776 ...

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government south of the Ohio—1790...

Act of Congress declaring the admission of Kentucky-1791..

Constitution of Kentucky–1792. ..

Constitution of Kentucky-1799.

Constitution of Kentucky–1850.

LOUISIANA:

Treaty with France ceding Louisiana-1803.....

Act of Congress for taking possession of Louisiana–1803.

Act of Congress establishing the district government of Louisiana--1804.

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Orleans-1805.

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Louisiana–1805.

Act of Congress enabling Louisiana to become a State-1811.

Constitution of Louisiana—1812. .....

Act of Congress declaring the admission of Louisiana–1812.

Act of Congress enlarging the limits of Louisiana-1812...

687-690

691-695

697-698

1097-1101

163-172

1164-1165

569-580

580-613

613-629

629-644

645

1888–1902

1910-1912

646

646-647

647-656

657-668

668-686

687-690

690

691-695

696-697

697-698

699-700

700-709

709-710

711

Pages

711-725

725-739

740-755

755-771

771-772

773-774

1888-1893

774-783

783-785

786-788

942-954

788-803

803-809

80g-810

810

811-817

817-828

829-837

837-859

859-888

888 919

LOUISIANA-Continued.

Constitution of Louisiana--1845.

Constitution of Louisiana- 1852.

Constitution of Louisiana-1864

Constitution of Louisiana-1868.

Amendments to the constitution of 1868.

MAINE:

The charter of Acadia–1603 ....

The first charter of Virginia-1606....

Royal grant of the Province of Maine--1639....

Royal grant of the Province of Maine-1664...

Royal grant of the Province of Maine-1674

The second charter of Massachusetts Bay

The constitution of Maine--1820 ...

Amendments to the constituton of 1820

Cession of Maine by the State of Massachusetts—1820.

Act of Congress declaring the admission of Maine-1820.

MARYLAND:

The charter of Maryland—1632...

Constitution of Maryland-1776

Amendments to the constitution of 1776

Constitution of Maryland-1851.

Constitution of Maryland-1864.

Constitution of Maryland—1867

Amendments to the constitution of 1867....

MASSACHUSETTS :

The first charter of Virginia-1606

The charter of New England-1620...

Agreement between the settlers at New Plymouth-1620

The charter of Massachusetts Bay—1629...

The charter of Massachusetts Bay-1691

Explanatory charter of Massachusetts Bay-1726.

Constitution of Massachusetts-1780....

Amendments to the constitution of 1780...

MichiGAN :

Act of cession by Virginia–1783 ...

Deed of cession from Virginia—1784

Act of Congress establishing the northwest territorial government-1787....

Act of ratification by Virginia—1788 ....

Act of Congress establishing the northwest territorial government-1789..

Act of Congress dividing the northwest territorial government-1800..

Act of Congress establishing the territorial government'of Michigan–1805

Constitution of Michigan-1835 .....

Amendments to the constitution of 1835.

Act of Congress enabling Michigan to become a State—1836...

Act of Congress for the admission of Michigan—1837..

Constitution of Michigan—1850 ....

Amendments to the constitution of 1850....

919-920

1888-1893

921-931

931

932-942

942-954

954-956

956-973

973-980

427-428

428

429-432

433

433

434-435

982

983-993

993

994-965

995

995-1016

1016-1019

PART II.

MINNESOTA:

Act of cession by Virginia—1783 ....
Act of Congress establishing the Northwest Territory-1787
Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Indiana-1800.
Treaty with France ceding Louisiana-1803....
Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Illinois--1809....
Act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Missouri-1812