The 15thArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which began on January 21, 1889, in Prescott, Arizona , moved to Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix on February ... Oakes Murphy before the 16th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature next legislative session and forwarded ... year 1970 isbn 0 8165 0176 9 refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions ... of the territorial capital. Phoenix, which was completing construction of a new city hall large enough to hold the territoriallegislature, was viewed as the primary challenger to Prescott s hold on the seat ... Governor Zulick delivered his speech to the legislature in writing on the session s first day. In the address he called for Arizona to be granted statehood, calling territorial status the reason ... S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume II The Governors 1863 1912 publisher Black Mountain ... is known as the Hold over Legislature due to the Republican Party United States Republican majority ... were a secondary benefit of statehood. The need for reapportionment of the legislature and John ... was a proposal for the relocation of the territorial capital. To ensure passage of the proposal, the Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County delegation made arrangements with a prostitute called Kissin Jenny to delay a Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai County delegate on the day of the vote ... pp. 338 ref Territorial Secretary James A. Bayard was in turn left with the job of packing and transporting ... name Wagoner 252 Wagoner pp. 252 ref After the journey, the legislature reconvened on February 7, 1889. ref name McClintock pg 337 McClintock pp. 337 ref Other legislation Once the legislature got back ... and requiring literacy in English for territorial office holders. ref name McClintock pg 338 McClintock ... Basin from Yavapai to Gila County, Arizona Gila county and establishing a 3000 subsidy encouraging ... appointed so that he could appoint his own slate of nominations of territorial officials. As former ... more details
The ArizonaTerritorialLegislature was the legislative body of Arizona Territory . It was a bicameral ... Lincoln, Neb. year 1970 isbn 0803212887 page 27 ref The ArizonaTerritorialLegislature was replaced by the ArizonaLegislature after Arizona achieved statehood. Legislative sessions class wikitable font 90 Session Year Location 1st ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1864 Prescott, Arizona Prescott 2nd ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1865 Prescott 3rd ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1866 Prescott 4th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1867 Prescott 5th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1868 Tucson, Arizona Tucson 6th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1871 Tucson 7th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1873 Tucson 8th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1875 Tucson 9th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1877 Tucson 10th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1879 Prescott 11th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1881 Prescott 12th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1883 Prescott 13th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1885 Prescott 14th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1887 Prescott 15thArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1889 Prescott Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix 16th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1891 Phoenix 17th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1893 Phoenix 18th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1895 Phoenix 19th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1897 Phoenix 20th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1899 Phoenix 21st ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1901 Prescott 22nd ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1903 Phoenix 23rd ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1905 Phoenix 24th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1907 Phoenix 25th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1909 Phoenix See also Category Members of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature Members of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature References reflist Category ArizonaLegislature Category Prescott, Arizona Category Territorial legislatures of the United States Category Defunct bicameral .... Created by the Arizona Organic Act , the legislature initially consisted of nine members in the Council ... more details
The 7th ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which convened on January 6, 1873, in Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Territory . ref name McClintock 371 McClintock p. 371 ref Background The American Indian Wars Indian Wars continued within Arizona ... University of Arizona Press location Tucson year 1970 isbn 0 8165 0176 9 refend AZ TerritorialLegislature ... from Arizona Delegates from Arizona Territory Territorial Delegate to Congress Richard C. McCormick ... system by the previous legislature, Arizona s first public school had opened in March 1872. ref ... s accomplishments was the transfer of a section of Pima County, Arizona Pima County to Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County ref name McClintock 330 McClintock p. 330 ref They also changed the name of Arizona City to Yuma, Arizona Yuma . ref name McClintock 330 The legislature authorized Governor ... of Arizona . Replacing the general was Colonel George Crook who was bringing new methodologies ... Wagoner 138 In more mundane matters, Safford reported on the need to revise the territorial legal code, build a prison, and make provisions for the care of the insane. He also declared Arizona s Diamond ... passed a resolution commended General Crook. ref name McClintock 330 Finally the legislature ... Name District Mark Aldrich Pima County, Arizona Pima Thomas J. Bidwell Yuma County, Arizona Yuma Juan El as Pima J. P. Hargrave President Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai W. F. Henning Yuma and Mohave County, Arizona Mohave A. O. Noyes Yavapai Levi RugglesPima Hiram S. Stevens Pima King Woolsey Yavapai and Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa References reflist 2 refbegin cite book last Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume II The Governors 1863 1912 publisher Black Mountain Press location Cave Creek, Arizona year 1978 oclc 5100411 cite book last McClintock first James H. authorlink James H. McClintock title Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal, Pioneer, Modern Vol. II ... more details
The 9th ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which convened on January 1, 1877, in Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Territory . ref name McClintock ... Code which was adopted by the 1st ArizonaTerritorialLegislature . ref name Wagoner 158 Wagoner ... AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions 09 Category Arizona Territory ... 113 The governor was able to report that the Yuma Territorial Prison was partially open, holding eight prisoners with a capacity for thirty. ref name Goff 57 Legislation The ninth session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature was unusually productive, passing 79 new laws. ref name Wagoner 113 The revised legal code drafted by the Territorial Secretary, dubbed the Hoyt Code , was adopted as the basis of the territory s legal system. ref name Wagoner 158 Despite the 8th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature previous session s permanently fixing the territorial Capital city capital in Tucson, ref ... cite book last Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume II The Governors 1863 ... were winding down, with most of Arizona Territory s native population pacified. Following 1877 there would ... 113 Wagoner pp. 113 ref Territorial school districts were also preparing to issue Bond finance bonds .... ref name Wagoner 117 The territorial legal code was in need of updating. To address this need, Territorial ... to Prescott, Arizona Prescott . ref name Wagoner 113 Other organizational changes included adjusting the northern boundary of Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County , moving the County seat seat of Mohave County, Arizona Mohave County to Mineral Park, and Municipal corporation incorporating ... Grant County, New Mexico Territory had voiced a desire to have their county annexed to the Arizona Territory. ref name Wagoner 113 The legislature responded by petitioning the U.S. Congress to make ... and its accompanying United States mail near Skull Valley, Arizona Skull Valley on January 4, 1877 ... more details
The 6th ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which met in Tucson, Arizona Tucson beginning on January 11, 1871, and running till at least February 14, 1871. ref name Goff 56 Goff pp. 56 ref ref name Farish 128 Farish p. 128 ref Background Arizona ... of Pah Ute County, Arizona Pah Ute County . Created by the 2nd ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 1865 session of the legislature , most of its land had been transferred to Nevada by the U.S. Congress ... 9 refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions 06 Category Arizona Territory ... C. McCormick had departed to become Arizona s U.S. Congressional Delegations from Arizona Delegates from Arizona Territory Territorial Delegate to Congress following the previous session however and his ... hav6 cite book last Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume II The Governors ... Congress had passed legislation calling for the legislature to meet every two years instead of the previous ... Safford had become Governor of Arizona Territory. ref name Goff 55 Goff pp. 55 ref The American Indian Wars Indian Wars continued throughout Arizona Territory. Due to limited political influence and lack ... with the situation, the territorial government was exerting what influence they possessed to have General George Stoneman a future Governor of California replaced as commander of the District of Arizona ... school for girls in Tucson and a private school in Prescott, Arizona Prescott , there were no public schools for the nearly 2,000 children residing in Arizona Territory. ref name Wagoner 106 Wagoner ..., a territorial property tax of US 0.10 per 100 assessed value was established to create a general ... 106 A proposal to create a Pinal County made in response to appeals by residents of Pima County, Arizona Pima and Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai counties was twice defeated in the House of Representatives ... succeeded in creating Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County from a portion of southern Yavapai ... more details
The 8th ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which convened from January 4, 1875, till February 12, 1875, in Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Territory ... ArizonaTerritorialLegislature had approved building a prison near Phoenix, no funds had been ... 9 refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions 08 Category Arizona Territory ..., Arizona Camp Verde to seek amnesty. In exchange for food and protection, the surrendering Apache agreed ... Attorney General . Finally he requested creation of voter registration laws and creation of a territorial ... Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County , seeking to rectify an oversight by a previous ..., both from Yuma County, Arizona Yuma County , who managed to amend the bill to replace Phoenix with Yuma. Thus the resulting US 25,000 Bond finance bond authorization resulted in the territorial prison being built in Yuma, Arizona Yuma . ref name Wagoner 115 In other action, the session permanently located the territorial capital in Tucson, imposed a bullion tax on mined minerals, and created Pinal County, Arizona Pinal County from sections of Pima, Maricopa, and Yavapai counties. ref name ... colspan 2 Council ref name Wagoner 513 Name District Peter Rainsford Brady Pima County, Arizona Pima John G. Campbell Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai A. E. Davis Mohave County, Arizona Mohave S. R. DeLong Pima J. P. Hargrave Yavapai J. M. Renondo Yuma County, Arizona Yuma L. A. Stevens Yavapai King Woolsey President Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa William Zeckendorf Pima References reflist 2 refbegin cite book last Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume II The Governors 1863 1912 publisher Black Mountain Press location Cave Creek, Arizona year 1978 oclc 5100411 cite book last McClintock first James H. authorlink James H. McClintock title Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal ... books?id xEQOAAAAIAAJ cite book last Wagoner first Jay J. title Arizona Territory 1863 1912 ... more details
The 5th ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which met from November 10, 1868, to December 16, 1868, in Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Territory .... ref name Wagoner 72 Reverting a change made by the 3rd ArizonaTerritorialLegislature 3rd legislature , ref name Farish IV 185 Farish, Vol IV. p. 185 ref the session recreated the office of Territorial ... TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions 05 Category Arizona Territory ... officially moved from Prescott, Arizona Prescott to Tucson. ref name Wagoner 70 Wagoner pp. 70 ref Additionally, Governor Richard C. McCormick had won election to become Arizona s U.S. Congressional Delegations from Arizona Delegates from Arizona Territory Territorial Delegate to Congress and was preparing ... book last Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume II The Governors 1863 1912 ... maintaining a quorum . Only one of the six representatives from Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai county attended the session while the delegations from both Mohave County, Arizona Mohave and Yuma County, Arizona Yuma counties were both a representative short. Additionally, Councilman Octavius .... ref name Goff 44 Goff pp. 44 ref He began by thanking the voters for his recent election as Territorial Delegate. The governor then noted that taxable property had increased within Arizona due to a growing ... requests for two new mail routes, one connecting Tucson with Wickenburg, Arizona Wickenburg via Camp Grant Arizona Camp Grant , Florence, Arizona Florence , Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix and Fort McDowell, Arizona Camp McDowell . The second was between Prescott with Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ... position of county surveyor . ref name McClintock 329 30 To defray territorial expenses, a new tax ... building a territorial jail in Phoenix. ref name McClintock 329 McClintock p. 329 ref The jail was never ... John T. Alsap President Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai John G. Campbell Ref Name DNA Yavapai ... more details
The 13th ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which began on January 12, 1885, in Prescott, Arizona . The session s accomplishments included allocation of a variety of territorial institution including a university, normal school, prison, and insane ... session were conducted. A federal grand jury in Tucson found the 13th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature ... year 1970 isbn 0 8165 0176 9 Refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions ... to create a large enough voting block to take over Arizona at the time a majority of Idaho s legislature ... counties. References Reflist 2 Refbegin cite book last Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial ... approved by this legislature. ref name Wagoner 218 9 Wagoner pp. 218 9 ref Background During the Apache Wars , the primary source of cash for many Arizona towns was a nearby military post By the mid 1880s, subjugation of the Apache was largely completed and the settlements saw territorial institutions as an economic replacement for the forts. The territorial capital and an anticipated insane asylum ... of Mormon settlers. About 2000 Mormon settlers had arrived in Arizona Territory during 1884 ... way can the growth of polygamy in Arizona be checked. ref name Polygamy colonies cite news title Colonies ..., a group of Tucson, Arizona Tucson businessmen had raised a US 5,000 slush fund to lobby for the return of the territorial capital. ref name James 225 James pp. 225 ref The delegation from Pima County, Arizona Pima County was delayed by flooding on the Salt River Arizona Salt River , forcing a detour ..., the Yuma Territorial Prison penitentiary from Yuma , weaken anti Mormonism anti Mormon legislation ... expenses under the US 25,960 authorized by the U. S. Congress for the session, Territorial Treasurer ... W. C. Bridwell struck a lobbyist for the Arizona Copper Company, resulting in a bloody nose and broken ... to the legislature on January 24, 1885. ref Goff pp. 90 ref Tritle s interest in agriculture was emphasized ... more details
The 11th ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which convened on January 3, 1881, in Prescott, Arizona Prescott, Arizona Territory . ref name McClintock ... name Wagoner 175 Wagoner pp. 175 ref The 10th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature previous session s creation of a territorial lottery was repealed, ref name Wagoner 173 Wagoner pp. 173 ref and gambling ... 9 refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions 11 Category Arizona Territory ... 2 refbegin cite book last Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume II The Governors 1863 1912 publisher Black Mountain Press location Cave Creek, Arizona year 1978 oclc 5100411 cite ... to these prolonged periods with no resident territorial governor, Territorial Delegate John ... that had controlled Arizona Territory during the Richard Cunningham McCormick McCormick and Anson ... of the legislature, which had been expanded to twelve members in the upper house and twenty four members ... County, Arizona Cochise , Gila County, Arizona Gila , Graham County, Arizona Graham . ref name Wagoner ... was opposed by interests in Tucson, Arizona Tucson due to the diversion of tax income from their city to the new county seat . Tombstone, Arizona Tombstone had however managed to elect a disproportional ... Sharp of Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County objected to the county being named for Cochise ... pp. 176 ref The towns of Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix , Prescott, Arizona Prescott , and Tombstone were ..., the territorial bullion tax on mined products was repealed. ref name Wagoner 175 Wagoner pp. 175 ... colspan 2 Council ref name Wagoner 515 Name District J. W. Anderson Pinal County, Arizona Pinal Albert C. Baker Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa Solomon Barth Apache County, Arizona Apache A. Cornwall Mohave County, Arizona Mohave J. W. Dorrington Yuma County, Arizona Yuma B. A. Fickas Pima County, Arizona Pima B. H. Hereford Pima Murat Masterson President Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai ... more details
The 3rd ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which began on October 3, 1866 in Prescott, Arizona . ref name Farish 165 Farish p. 165 ref Background At the time of the session s meeting, Arizona Territory was still in the process of being settled ... 1970 isbn 0 8165 0176 9 refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions 03 ... Delegations from Arizona Delegates from Arizona Territory Arizona Territory s Delegate and resigned ... In his place, Territorial Secretary Richard C. McCormick had been appointed the territory s second ... was that most of Pah Ute County, Arizona Pah Ute County , created by the previous session, had seen ..., 1866. Governor s address Governor Richard C. McCormick gave his address to the legislature on October ... had shown a territorial population of 5,526. ref name Wagoner 67 Wagoner pp. 67 ref There had been an abundant harvest produced by local farmers and McCormich believed Arizona s mineral wealth had ... coach running in Arizona . ref name Goff 42 He also denounced the reliability of postal service ... 67 Financially, Governor McCormick reported that territorial debt had reached US 21,051.40. ref ... The session oversaw a reorganization of the territorial government. The position of Territorial Attorney general was dissolved while a district attorney office was created. The Board of Territorial Auditor was likewise eliminated with a new Territorial Auditor position taking its place. ref name Farish 185 Farish p. 185 ref To deal with transportation needs, the legislature authorized counties ... passed a resolution honoring the accomplishments of the Arizona Volunteers, a ranger force organized ... 507 Name District Mark Aldrick President Pima County, Arizona Pima Octavius D. Gass Pah Ute County, Arizona Pah Ute William H. Hardy Mohave County, Arizona Mohave Henry Jenkins Ref Name DNA Pima Daniel S. Lount Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai Alexander McKey Yuma County, Arizona Yuma Mortimer R. Platt ... more details
The 4th ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which ran from September 4, 1867, till October 7, 1867, in Prescott, Arizona . ref name Farish 1 Farish ... , fruits, nuts, and a variety of grains. ref name Farish 10 Farish pp. 10 ref Territorial debt had grown to US 28,375 with the bonds authorized by the 1st ArizonaTerritorialLegislature coming ... the U.S. Congressional Delegations from Arizona Delegates from Arizona Territory Territorial Delegate ... hav5 cite book last Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume ... publisher University of Arizona Press location Tucson year 1970 isbn 0 8165 0176 9 refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions 04 Category Arizona Territory ..., Arizona Territory was still in the early stages of its development. Transportation was limited ... Beyond this, concern over most of Pah Ute County, Arizona Pah Ute County s land area having been transferred ... than the Indians of Arizona. ref name Goff 43 To meet this threat he asked for additional troops, claiming ... with the organization of the territorial government, the territory s first school district was created within Pima County, Arizona Pima County . ref name Wagoner 69 More controversial was the selection of Tucson, Arizona Tucson as the territory s first permanent capital. Prescott residents were angered by the move and accused several members of the legislature of accepting bribes and Governor ... Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County was defeated in the House by a 8&ndash 6 vote. ref name ... for the US 3 per diem each member of the legislature received be increase to US 6. ref name Farish 17 Farish pp. 17 ref The also requested the U.S. Army s District of Arizona be removed from the Department ... D. Gass President Pah Ute County, Arizona Pah Ute William H. Hardy Mohave County, Arizona Mohave Henry Jenkins Pima County, Arizona Pima Daniel S. Lount Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai Alexander McKey ... more details
The 10th ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which convened on January 6, 1879, in Prescott, Arizona Prescott, Arizona Territory . ref name McClintock ... Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume II The Governors 1863 1912 publisher ... publisher University of Arizona Press location Tucson year 1970 isbn 0 8165 0176 9 refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions 10 Category Arizona Territory ... ref Background There had been several significant changes to the territorial government since the 9th ArizonaTerritorialLegislature prior session . First, the territorial Capital city capital was moved from Tucson, Arizona Tucson to Prescott. ref name McClintock 330 McClintock p. 330 ref Second .... ref name Wagoner 117 Wagoner p. 117 ref Territorial Secretary John Philo Hoyt had been named .... ref name Goff 77 Goff p. 77 ref The Southern Pacific Railroad had reached Yuma, Arizona Yuma ... building eastward across Arizona. ref name Wagoner 162 Wagoner p. 162 ref Legislative session ... 78 Goff p. 78 ref To assist the territory s mining industry, the governor asked for creation of a territorial .... ref name Wagoner 171 Wagoner p. 171 ref Gambling was another popular topic. An Arizona Lottery, patterned ..., Arizona Maricopa County , who had apparently lost a large wager on a slow pony, that would prohibit .... ref name McClintock 332 McClintock p. 332 ref From the eastern section of Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai County was created Apache County, Arizona Apache County . ref name Wagoner 58 Wagoner p ... H. Behan Mohave County, Arizona Mohave E. R. Nicoles Yavapai W. M. Buffon Yavapai J. A. Park Yavapai ... 2 Council ref name Wagoner 514 Name District Curtis Coe Bean Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai C. H. Gray Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa W. S. Head Yavapai Fred G. Hughes President Pima County, Arizona Pima J. M. Kirkpatrick Pima W. A. Rowe Yavapai P. Thomas Pinal County, Arizona Pinal F. D ... more details
The 2nd ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which began on December 6, 1865, in Prescott, Arizona , and ran for 24 days. ref name Farish 150 Farish p. 150 ref The sessions chief accomplishments were creation of Pah Ute County, Arizona Pah Ute County and establishing Arizona as a community property jurisdiction. Background At the time the 2nd legislature met, Arizona Territory was only two years old and still in the process of setting up basic ... ArizonaTerritorialLegislature previous legislative session had also seen the territory s first regular ... hav4 cite book last Goff first John S. title ArizonaTerritorial Officials Volume II The Governors ... University of Arizona Press location Tucson year 1970 isbn 0 8165 0176 9 Refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona legislative sessions 02 Category Arizona Territory ... Farish pp. 121 2 ref Mail service was a major concern in the territory. As Territorial Secretary Richard ... Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory , and Tubac, Arizona Tubac . To this route McCormick wished to see restoration ... was the creation of Pah Ute County, Arizona Pah Ute County from the northern part of Mohave County, Arizona ... James H. McClintock title Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal, Pioneer, Modern Vol. II publisher S. J ... Two changes to marriage laws made. First established Arizona as a community property jurisdiction. The second ... v. Board of Education publisher Office of the Arizona Attorney General date March 2005 url http www.azag.gov ... date of the first session of the territorial supreme court. ref name Wagoner 65 In addition to the legislation ... Pima County, Arizona Pima Henry A. Bigelow President Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai Patrick H. Dunne Pima Robert W. Groom Yavapai William H. Hardy Mohave County, Arizona Mohave Francisco S. Le n ... Pima Manuel Ravena Yuma County, Arizona Yuma King Woolsey Yavapai references group Note References Reflist 2 Refbegin cite book last Farish first Thomas Edwin title History of Arizona, Vol IV publisher ... more details
The 1st ArizonaTerritorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the ArizonaTerritorialLegislature which began on September 26, 1864, in Prescott, Arizona , and ran for forty three days. ref name Wagoner 44, 60 Wagoner pp. 44, 60 ref The session was responsible for enacting Arizona s first legal code ... Press location Tucson year 1970 isbn 0 8165 0176 9 Refend AZ TerritorialLegislature Category Arizona ... an election to select delegates to the first territoriallegislature would occur on July 18, 1864 .... 45 ref In his speech, Goodwin reminded the legislature that under the Arizona Organic Act the new ... hostile Indians. Background Arizona Territory was created by the Arizona Organic Act and officially established on December 29, 1863, in a ceremony performed at Navajo Springs, Arizona . ref name Wagoner ... within Arizona Territory at the time of the election, the territory s three United States federal ... district included all of Arizona east of the 114th meridian west and south of the Gila River , the second district was all of Arizona west of the 114th meridian, and the third district included all of Arizona ... session Session was opened by Territorial Secretary Richard C. McCormick on September 26, 1864. All the members of the legislature had not arrived on that date, so the legislature sent out for beverages ... president of the Council while Tucson, Arizona Tucson attorney W. Claude Jones was selected speaker of the House. ref name Wagoner 44 Wagoner pp. 44 ref Two members of the legislature left ... that New Mexico s laws were well suited for Arizona s needs and called for a commissioner ... pp. 49 50 ref Howell code The legislature s first act was passed on October 1, 1864, and authorized ... the legislature met, a 400 page code has been written, based primarily upon the laws of New ... had chosen Prescott as the site of the capital, the legislature had the authority to move the capital. Two other locations were proposed, the first being La Paz, Arizona La Paz and the second a new community ... more details
Use mdy dates date April 2012 Infobox legislature name Arizona State Legislature coa pic Arizona StateSeal.svg coa pic session room AZ State Capitol Building 80635.JPG house type Bicameral houses Arizona Senate Senate br Arizona House of Representatives House of Representatives leader1 type President ... state legislatures Arizona, Idaho Legislature Idaho , Maryland General Assembly Maryland , New Jersey Legislature New Jersey , North Dakota Legislative Assembly North Dakota , South Dakota State Legislature South Dakota , and Washington State Legislature Washington . Since Representatives and Senators are elected by exactly the same people, each House of the ArizonaLegislature tends to have members ... Party controlled both houses of the ArizonaLegislature, with an advantage over the Democratic Party ... unofficial results ref The party breakdown in the ArizonaLegislature is currently as follows Senate ... Official Site Ballotpedia Arizona State LegislatureArizona State Senators Arizona House of Representatives Arizona United States legislatures Category Government of ArizonaLegislature Category ArizonaLegislature Category Bicameral legislatures el fr L gislature de ... br Democratic Party United States Democratic Party last election1 November 2, 2010 meeting place Arizona State Capitol , Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix website http www.azleg.gov Image Azcap.jpg thumb right 300px The Arizona State Capitol grounds in Phoenix, AZ Phoenix . The ArizonaLegislature is the state legislature United States state legislature of the US state of Arizona . It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house , the Arizona House of Representatives House of Representatives , and an upper house , the Arizona Senate Senate . There are 60 Representatives and 30 Senators. The state legislature meets in the Arizona State Capitol Capitol Complex in the state capital, Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix . Districting There are 30 legislative districts in Arizona, each of which is a multimember ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 orphan date November 2009 The 16th Utah State Legislature Utah Territorial Assembly was elected in 1866 . Major Legislation Appropriations Territorial Appropriation Bill Incorporations of Cities and Counties An Act to incorporate Beaver City, in Beaver County An Act changing the County Seat of Kane County An Act to incorporate Fillmore City, in Millard County An Act to incorporate the City of Grantsville An Act incorporating Brigham City An Act incorporating the City of Coalville, in Summit County State Commissions Resolution appointing a Military Code Commission Members Category Utah TerritorialLegislature ... more details
The Nevada TerritorialLegislature was established in 1861 after the establishment of the Territory of Nevada . ref name ndca1 cite web title Nevada Territory First TerritorialLegislature url http nevadaculture.org nsla index.php?option com content&task view&id 1274&Itemid 95 work publisher Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs date accessdate 2009 04 28 ref History The first Legislature passed a bill entitled An Act to Prohibit Gambling . ref name ndca1 During the first session, Mark Twain worked as a clerk for the legislature. ref cite book title Mark Twain last McArthur first Debra authorlink coauthors year 2006 publisher Marshall Cavendish location isbn 0761419500, 9780761419501 page 128 pages url http books.google.com books?id wa1iUV4WdsEC&pg PA126&lpg PA126&dq 22Nevada TerritorialLegislature 22&source bl&ots 4yyBaw 841&sig eeQJ29Hr8npcQcTzKovV0pazr0c&hl en&ei a2P2Sf7 I4eItAPG36HKAQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 85 PPP1,M1 accessdate 2009 04 27 ref On November 25, 1861, the legislature created the original nine counties ref cite web title Nevada History Timeline url http www.e referencedesk.com resources state history timeline nevada.html work publisher Web Marketing Services year 2008 accessdate 2009 04 28 ref ref cite web title Creation of Nevada s Counties url http nvnaco.org index.php?option com content&task view&id 9&Itemid 13 work publisher date accessdate 2009 04 28 ref Churchill County, Nevada Douglas County, Nevada Esmeralda County, Nevada Humboldt County, Nevada Lake County, Nevada Lyon County, Nevada Ormsby County, Nevada Storey County, Nevada Washoe County, Nevada References reflist Category Government of Nevada Category Pre state history of Nevada Category Territorial legislatures of the United States Nevada stub ... more details
The Oklahoma TerritorialLegislature was the legislative branch of the government of the Oklahoma Territory . It was organized as a bicameral legislature with a 13 member Territorial Council and a 26 member Territorial House of Representatives. ref name wiki Oklahoma Territory ref They met for 120 day ... met for the first time later that year. The Oklahoma TerritorialLegislature met for the last ... o state files darcy CO TerritorialLegislatureSep2002.pdf Oklahoma TerritorialLegislature 1890 1905 accessed May 6, 2010 . ref Politics The People s Party rose during the Territorial era and voters sent several Populist candidates to the legislature. ref name territory A large majority of Populist .... ref name nineofive Republicans took control of the legislature only one more time during the territorial ... in Tonkawa, Oklahoma were also established. ref name Education In 1901, the TerritorialLegislature ... and Culture accessed June 18, 2010 . ref Rights of Women and Minorities The First TerritorialLegislature ... April 20, 2010 ref Ultimately, the 1897 Oklahoma TerritorialLegislature banned racial mixing in schools after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision. ref name segregation The First TerritorialLegislature ... ref Districts The Oklahoma TerritorialLegislature began with eight districts in 1890. ref name gennet ..., the first Governors of Oklahoma Territory Oklahoma Territorial governor , scheduled the election of the first legislature for August 5, 1890. ref name territory Brown, Kenny L. http digital.library.okstate.edu ... five of 39 territorial legislators in 1890, but led through a coalition of Populists, Democrats, and renegade ... Territorial Senate President and Arthur N. Daniels as Territorial House Speaker. ref name populist The question ... by the territorial governor blocked the 1890 effort to relocate the capitol. ref name nineofive Democrats and Populists again gained control of the legislature in 1893, despite a Republican majority ... Guthrie, Oklahoma . ref name nineofive The three members of the Oklahoma Territorial Council ... more details
The 2nd Utah Territory Utah TerritorialLegislature convened on December 13, 1852 and ended on January 21, 1853. ref Source lists the start of the 2nd Utah TerritorialLegislature as the second Monday of 1853, but this is most likely incorrect and the year was probably 1852. ref Members class wikitable Name County Office Elected Resigned colspan 8 Territorial Council Charles R. Dana Weber Lorin Farr Weber Orson Hyde Salt Lake Heber C. Kimball Salt Lake Aaron Johnson Utah Isaac Morley San Pete Asahel Perry Utah Parley P. Pratt Salt Lake Franklin D. Richards Mormon apostle Franklin D. Richards Salt Lake Willard Richards Salt Lake President George A. Smith Iron Thomas S. Smith Davis Daniel H. Wells Salt Lake colspan 8 Territorial House of Representatives Albern Allen Weber Ezra T. Benson Salt Lake George W. Brimhall Iron James G. Browning Weber Anson Call Millard Albert Carrington Salt Lake James W. Cummings Salt Lake Nathaniel H. Felt Salt Lake Jedediah M. Grant Salt Lake Speaker Leonard E. Harrington Utah Andrew Love Juab Willard G. McMullen Weber Henry W. Miller Davis William Pace Utah Albert Petty San Pete William Wines Phelps William W. Phelps Salt Lake Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake John Rowberry Tooele John Lyman Smith John L. Smith Iron Lorenzo Snow Salt Lake John Stoker Davis George B. Wallace Salt Lake Edson Whipple Utah Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake Jonathan C. Wright Salt Lake References references Category Utah TerritorialLegislature ... more details
The First Nebraska TerritorialLegislature first met in Omaha, Nebraska on January 15, 1855. The Council Bluffs and Nebraska Ferry Company provided the first meeting place, which was a building constructed for public purposes. Standing out from the estimated twenty shacks in the young town, it was the first brick building in Omaha, which was founded the year before when the Nebraska Territory was created. ref Lawrence H. Larsen, Barbara J. Cottrell, Harl A. Dalstrom 2007 Upstream Metropolis An Urban Biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs. University of Nebraska Press . p 47. ref Responsible for several important decisions that laid an important foundation for future statehood for Nebraska , the Nebraska TerritorialLegislature made controversial votes and provided significant leadership for the fledgling territory. Issues The first legislature, along with several subsequent gatherings, drew criticism for a perceived lack of representation of the population south of the Platte River . ref http www.nebraskahistory.org sites kennard stathood.htm More about Nebraska statehood, the location of the capital, and the story of the commissioner s homes , Nebraska State Historical Society . Retrieved 12 14 08. ref Legislators from south of the Platte wore red blankets over their shoulders in the first .... Retrieved 12 14 08. ref class wikitable Members of the First Nebraska TerritorialLegislature incomplete ... TerritorialLegislature ... The first Legislature was also responsible for chartering Nebraska University in Washington County ... in Nebraska was a topic of the first legislature, where members were largely influenced by events in neighboring Kansas . The first legislature considered an exclusion measure designed to keep former ... ferried to Council Bluffs, Iowa at the end of each day for rest. The new territorial governor ... Although not a member, Reverend W.D. Gage served as the chaplain, and later the legislature returned ... more details
Infobox Legislature Historic name Oregon TerritorialLegislature image Seal of the Oregon Territory.png ... 1848 year2 1859 before Provisional Legislature of Oregon after Oregon Legislative Assembly notes Oregon s TerritorialLegislature was a bicameralism bicameral legislative body created by the United ... . ref name sos2 The TerritorialLegislature then worked within the legal framework of the Organic Laws ... name Oregon Sessions See also List of members of the Oregon TerritorialLegislature Though the Oregon Territory was created in August 1848, the territorial government did not arrive and assume power until Joseph Lane arrived on March 2, 1849. ref name Oregon The first session of the Legislature convened ... there was no word on Oregon s statehood. ref name prestate The TerritorialLegislature then met ... Members of the Oregon TerritorialLegislature Category Territorial legislatures of the United ... by the bicameral Oregon State Legislature . Ten annual sessions were held, with most starting in December ... States . The Provisional Government s legislative body was the unicameral Provisional Legislature ... of the Provisional Government. ref name salem These laws were determined to be valid by Territorial .... Harding Brady Handy.jpg thumb upright Legislator Benjamin F. Harding . The legislature had two chambers ... pages records legislative recordsguides histleg territorial 1849reg.html Oregon Legislative Assembly 1st Territorial 1849 Regular Session ref During this session two of the original ... 8, 1851, the second session of the legislature gathered in Oregon City. ref name ter1850 http arcweb.sos.state.or.us pages records legislative recordsguides histleg territorial 1850reg.html Oregon Legislative Assembly 2nd Territorial 1850 Regular Session ref During the session on February 4, 1851, the Legislature created Pacific County, Washington Pacific County north of the Columbia River. ref name pacific http www.historylink.org essays output.cfm?file id 7865 HistoryLink Oregon Territorial ... more details
Infobox Legislature Historic name Nebraska TerritorialLegislature image image size caption entity Nebraska ... Council 26 House location Omaha, Nebraska Omaha City year 1855 year2 1865 before after Nebraska Legislature notes The Nebraska TerritorialLegislature was held from January 16, 1855 until 1865 in History ... to permit or abolish slavery. Slavery was a contentious issue for the territoriallegislature between ..., Nebraska Lincoln . Sessions 1855 main First Nebraska TerritorialLegislature The new legislature .... Issues 2. Nebraska State Legislature. p. 7. ref In 1855, the Omaha Claim Club imposed their will on the territoriallegislature, forcing the passage of a territorial law granting convert 320 acre km2 ... On February 11 the territoriallegislature gave permission to a group of citizens to found the University .... p. 215. ref 1858 In January, 1858 a group of representatives illegally moved the territoriallegislature ... 9 17 10. ref 1864 The territoriallegislature had a variety of powers, including granting every ... State Legislature. p. 7. ref 1866 Six years later, on January 9, 1866 the territorial Governor Alvin Saunders urged the Legislature to consider statehood. ref http www.kmtv.com Global story.asp?S 11747270 Today in Nebraska History , KMTV . Retrieved 9 17 10. ref Municipal incorporations The territorial ... Century Omaha. Caxton Press. ref State Capitol main Nebraska State Capitol After serving as the territorial ... across the territory. Positions for a territorial superintendent and county school superintendents ... Western Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 188. Retrieved 7 15 07. ref 1856 In January 1856, the territoriallegislature chartered the Bank of Florence , which failed three years later. ref http www.kmtv.com ... agreeing, the Florence Legislature did not succeed in swaying the Nebraska Territory governor .... 1997 A Dirty, Wicked Town Tale of 19th Century Omaha. Caxton Press. ref 1860 In early 1860 the territoriallegislature authorized a special election to consider forming a state constitution, which ... more details
The 1st Utah Territory Utah TerritorialLegislature convened on September 22, 1851 and ended on March 6, 1852. ref The United States Congress passed an Act to Establish the Territory of Utah on September 9, 1850. The first Legislature of the Utah Territory convened on September 22, 1851 ref Sessions General Session September 22, 1851 February 18, 1852 Special Session February 19, 1852 March 6, 1852 Members class wikitable Name County Office Elected Resigned colspan 8 Territorial Council Ezra T. Benson Salt Lake Resigned September 24, 1851 Charles R. Dana Weber County, Utah Weber Lorin Farr Weber John S. Fullmer Davis Jedediah M. Grant Salt Lake Resigned September 23, 1851 Edward Hunter Mormon Edward Hunter Salt Lake Elected November 15, 1851 Aaron Johnson Utah Heber C. Kimball Salt Lake Isaac Morley San Pete Willard Richards Salt Lake President George A. Smith Iron County Orson Spencer Salt Lake Daniel H. Wells Salt Lake Alexander Williams Utah colspan 8 Territorial House of Representatives George W. Brimhall Iron Elected November 15, 1851 James Brown Weber John Brown Salt Lake Elected November 15, 1851 James G. Browning Weber Gideon Brownwell Davis David B. Dille Weber David Evans Utah Nathaniel H. Felt Salt Lake David Fullmer Salt Lake Elisha B. Groves Iron Levi W. Hancock Utah Benjamin F. Johnson Salt Lake Andrew L. Lamereaux Davis William Miller Utah William Wines Phelps William W. Phelps Salt Lake Speaker Phinehas Richards Salt Lake Albert P. Rockwood Salt Lake John Rowbery Tooele Henry G. Sherwood Salt Lake Charles Shumway San Pete Willard Snow Salt Lake Resigned September 24, 1851 Daniel Spencer Mormon Daniel Spencer Salt Lake John Stoker Davis Hosea Stout Salt Lake Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake Edwin D. Woolley Salt Lake Joseph Young Salt Lake References references Category Utah TerritorialLegislature ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced February 2007 orphan November 2009 The 17th Utah Territorial Assembly convened on January 13, 1868. Major Legislation Appropriations Territorial Appropriation Bill February 21, 1868 Criminal Laws An Act concerning Libel February 21, 1868 Incorporations of Cities and Counties An Act changing the name of Richland County to Rich County, Utah Rich County January 29, 1868 An Act changing the name of Great Salt Lake City and Great Salt Lake County January 29, 1868 An Act to incorporate Deseret City, in Millard County, Utah Millard County February 3, 1868 An Act incorporating the City of Smithfield, Utah Smithfield , in Cache County, Utah Cache County February 6, 1868 An Act incorporating Richmond, Utah Richmond City , in Cache County February 6, 1868 An Act incorporating Kaysville, Utah Kaysville City , in Davis County, Utah Davis County February 13, 1868 An Act incorporating the City of Morgan, Utah Morgan , in Morgan County, Utah Morgan County February 13, 1868 An Act incorporating Parowan, Utah Parowan City , in Iron County, Utah Iron County February 13, 1868 An Act incorporating the City of Ephraim, Utah Ephraim , in Sanpete County, Utah Sanpete County February 14, 1868 An Act incorporating Cedar City, Utah Cedar City , in Iron County February 18, 1868 An Act incorporating Franklin, Ohio Franklin City , in Cache County February 19, 1868 An Act changing the County seat County Seat of Morgan County February 19, 1868 An Act incorporating Mount Pleasant, Utah Mount Pleasant , in Sanpete County February 20, 1868 An Act amending the Charters of the Incorporated Cities in the Territory of Utah February 21, 1868 Members Category Utah TerritorialLegislature ... more details
been since 1959 Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of Arizona Nueva Vizcaya ... 1821 Treaty of C rdoba of 1821 Historical territorial claims of Mexico in the present State of Arizona ... States after the Arizona Organic Act in 1863 image United States 1867 01 1867 03.png thumb 240px An enlargeable map of the United States after territorial transfer in 1867 image United States 1912 02 1912 08.png thumb 240px An enlargeable map of the United States after Arizona Statehood in 1912 ... political divisions of the United States in the present State of Arizona Territories of the United States ... American Civil War , 1861 1865 Arizona Territory CSA , 1861 1865 Territory of Arizona , 1863 1912 ref name Arizona Organic Act cite web url http memory.loc.gov cgi bin ampage?collId llsl&fileName 012 llsl012.db&recNum 695 title An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Arizona ..., 1863 accessdate June 5, 2009 ref North western corner of the Arizona Territory is transferred to the State of Nevada , 1867 State of Arizona since February 14, 1912 See also History of ArizonaTerritorial evolution of the United States flagicon California Territorial evolution of California flagicon Colorado Territorial evolution of Colorado flagicon Nevada Territorial evolution of Nevada flagicon New Mexico Territorial evolution of New Mexico flagicon Utah Territorial evolution of Utah References reflist 1 External links Arizona Category Pre state history of Arizona Category Former regions and territories of the United States Arizona ... more details
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