Constitution, clipping

Constitution Adopted By The Convention – Following the upheaval of the Dorr Rebellion another constitutional convention, this one sanctioned by the General Assembly, was held in September 1842 and the new constitution placed before an expanded electorate in November. The constitution was overwhelmingly approved and went into force the following year, in so doing it replaced the State’s Royal Charter granted by King Charles II of England in 1663. from an uncut sheet of 2 ballots 9.9 cm X 25.4 cm