Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

Iowa Constitution, 1857 [Original]

Title

Iowa Constitution, 1857 [Original]

Description

A constitutional convention convened in Iowa City on January 19, 1857 ending on March 5, 1857. The convention drafted and approved the Constitution of Iowa. This constitution is the still in use today by the State of Iowa. It has been amended many times from 1868 thru 2010.

Publisher

State of Iowa

Date

1857

Format

book

Type

Document

File Name

Iowa%20ConstitutionA.pdf

Repository

Secretary of State's Office, Iowa Capitol Building, Des Moines, Iowa

Digital Reproduction Information

39.7 MB

Digital item created

2014/08/15

Notes

NOTE: A .tiff file version of this document is available. The file is very large. Contact the State Library of Iowa to inquire about receiving this version. This edition includes all pages, including blank ones. It is a copy of the original document.

Transcription

See the enhanced version in this collection that is easier to read in the original handwriting -IowaConstitution1857enhancedextracted.pdf

To read a print version, see this item in the collection
iowa_constitution_1857002(1).pdf