Illinois Constitution of 1818

Illinois Constitution of 1818
Page 1 of the 1818 constitution
Overview
JurisdictionIllinois
PresentedSeptember 3, 1970
Government structure
Branches3
ChambersBicameral
ExecutiveGovernor
JudiciarySupreme Court, Appellate Court, and circuit courts
AuthorFirst Illinois Constitutional Convention
Superseded byIllinois Constitution of 1848

The Illinois Constitution of 1818 was the first state constitution of Illinois, enacted after in August 1818 and adopted on August 26, 1818, during the First Illinois Constitutional Convention in Kaskaskia, Illinois. [1] It was succeeded by the Illinois Constitution of 1848.


References

  1. ↑ Edstrom, James (2022). Avenues of Transformation: Illinois's Path from Territory to State. SIU Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780809338771.
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