[Alabama]:

$2,500 · Offered by William Reese Company

REPRINT OF THE OFFICIAL CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, AS REVISED AND AMENDED BY THE CONVENTION ASSEMBLED AT MONTGOMERY ON THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D. 1867 [caption title]. [with:] ... A scarce contemporary printing of Alabama's "Reconstruction" constitution of 1867, the constitution under which the state rejoined the Union after the Civil War, accompanied by a rare printing of "Election Orders" regarding the vote on the constitution, issued by the commander in charge of the Third Military District, of which Alabama was a part. The constitution declares that all men are created equal and that "no form of slavery shall exist in this state." Also included in the declaration of rights is the statement that "this State has no right to sever its relations to the Federal Union" and that "the right of suffrage shall be protected by laws." The constitution goes on to delineate the boundaries of Alabama, describes the powers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and describes the make-up of the state's militia and the structure of its educational system.Accompanying this printing of the Alabama constitution is a two-page printing of "Election Orders," issued from the Atlanta headquarters of the Third Military District, which encompassed Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Dated December 20, 1867 and bearing the printed signature of Brevet Major General John Pope, the two-page orders set up the framework for the Alabama constitutional ratification vote, which was

• Printing: later

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