Undated drafts of miscellaneous provisions to the Oregon State Constitution written for the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention. The included amendments are Article XV, Miscellaneous; Article XVII, Amendments; Article XIII, Salaries; and Article XII, State Printer.

An undated draft of Article XVIII, Schedule, of the Oregon State Constitution. It was written for the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention.

Transcription from back: “Terry, Chester N. Sec. Of the Grand Lodge of I.O.O.F. 1856. Secretary of the Constitutional Convention, Salem, Sept. 18, 1857. Presented by Mrs. S. C. Dyer, Salem. Rec. No. 270.”

Report II, including amendments and commentary on an early draft of Article V, Executive Department, written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention.

Early drafts of miscellaneous provisions to the Oregon State Constitution written for the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention. The included amendments are Article XV, Miscellaneous; Article XVII, Amendments; Article XIII, Salaries; and Article XII, State Printer. The document header notes that it was read for the first time on September 15; read the second time September 16; and referred to the committee of the whole.

An early draft with notes and amendments to Article XVIII, Schedule, of the Oregon State Constitution. It was written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention. The document header indicates that it was read for the first time on September 11; read the second time on September 15 and referred to the committee of the whole; reported back from committee of the whole with amendments on September 15, 1857.

An early draft of Article XIV, the Seat of Government, of the Oregon State Constitution written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention. The document header notes that it was read for the first time on September 12; read the second time on September 14 and referred to the committee of the whole; and reported back with amendments and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time on September 16, 1857.

An early draft with amendments and notes of Article VII, Judicial Department, of the Oregon Constitution written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention. The document header indicates that the draft was read the first time on August 22; read the second time on August 25 and referred to the committee of the whole; referred back to the committee on the judicial department on August 31, 1857.

An early draft with amendments and notes of Article VII, Judicial Department, of the Oregon Constitution written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention. The document header indicates that it was read September 4, 1857.

An early draft of Article VII, Education and School Lands, of the Oregon Constitution written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention. The document header indicates that it was read the first time on August 26; read the second time on August 28, and referred to committee of the whole; reported back with amendments and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time on September 15, 1857.

An undated early draft of Article VII, Education and School Lands, of the Oregon Constitution written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention.

An undated early draft of Article VII, Education and School Lands, of the Oregon Constitution written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention.

An early draft with amendments and notes of Article VI, Administrative Department, of the Oregon Constitution written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention. The document header indicates that the draft was read for the first time August 25; read the second time August 27 and referred to committee of the whole; ordered to engross and read a third time on September 1, 1857.

An early draft of Article IV, Legislative Department, of the Oregon Constitution, written during the 1857 Constitutional Convention. The document header indicates that it was read for the first time August 26; read the second time September 3, and referred to committee of the whole. Said on table September 9, and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time on Tuesday, September 15, 1857.

An early draft with change notes and amendments to Article IV, Legislative Department, of the Oregon Constitution, written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention.

A preliminary draft of Article III, Distribution of Powers, of the Oregon Constitution written during the 1857 Constitutional Convention. The draft is undated but writing on the document notes that it is adopted.

An undated draft of Article II, Suffrage and Elections, of the Oregon Constitution written during the 1857 Constitutional Convention.

An early draft with amendments and notes of Article II, Suffrage and Elections, of the Oregon Constitution, written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention. The document header indicated that it was read for the first time August 25; read for the second time August 28, 1857 and referred to committee of the whole.

An early draft with amendments and notes of Article I, the Preamble and Bill of Rights for the Oregon Constitution written during the 1857 Oregon Constitutional Convention.

A recording of the preliminary abstract of votes given for the November 9, 1857 Territory of Oregon special election for constitutional ratification. Ballots included votes for the ratification of the proposed Oregon constitution as well as for and against slavery and the presence of free-blacks in the state. Included in the document are detailed voting breakdowns for voting precincts in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties as well as county-wide totals on each issue for the entire state. A listing of those voting for slavery in the Sauvies Island Precinct (today Sauvie Island) is noted at the top of page one. The author and provenance for this document are unknown but results roughly correspond with the reported final results for the election.

A draft of Article XI, Corporations and Internal Improvements, of the Oregon Constitution. Passed by the Constitutional Convention September 12, 1857.

A draft of Article VII, Judicial Department, of the Oregon Constitution. Passed by the Constitutional Convention September 15, 1857.

A draft of Article VII, Education and School Lands, of the Oregon Constitution. The document header indicates that the draft was reported truly engrossed September 14 and passed by the Constitutional Convention September 15, 1857.

A draft of Article VI, Administrative Department, of the Oregon Constitution. Passed by the Oregon Constitutional Convention on September 05, 1857.

A draft of Article V, Executive Department, of the Oregon Constitution. Passed by the Constitutional Convention September 03, 1857.

A draft of Article IV, Legislative Department, of the Oregon Constitution. Passed by the Constitutional Convention September 15, 1857.

Draft of Article I, the Preamble and Bill of Rights written for the Oregon Constitution. Passed by the Constitutional Convention September 12, 1857.