The Electorate of the federal enclave of Kansas rescinds its previous approval of the pro-slavery “Lecompton Constitution” (YEA. 10,226; NAY, 138). Article I, Section 23 would have prohibited freedmen from residing in the State.
[updated 1/10/2025]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article IV, Section 3 [Clause 1]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 152.
Lecompton Constitution – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecompton_Constitution
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