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The first Constitution of the state of Tennessee was written in Knoxville during the winter of 1796, the year the state was created from the geographic area known as the Southwest Territory.
Drafted hastily by convention in the winter of 1796, Tennessee's first Constitution was sent to the seat of national government in Philadelphia for ratification in spring of that same year. The positions on individual rights and suffrage distinguish this Constitution from others of its time.
The first Constitution of Tennessee was adopted in convention February 6, 1796, and was effective when Tennessee was admitted to the Union June 1, 1796. The second Constitution was adopted in convention, which met in Nashville in 1834 and was submitted to the voters in 1835, becoming effective on proclamation of the governor on March 27, 1835.
ordain and establish the following Constitution or form of Government, and do mutually agree with each other to form ourselves into a free and Independent State, by the name of the State of Tennessee .
Constitution of 1796] of papers investigating the official conduct of officers, or men in public capacity, the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and in all indictments for libel [“libels” in Constitutions of 1796 and 1834], the jury shall have the right to determine the law and
The original 1796 constitution is kept at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Click here to see a digital image of the 1796 Constitution and download a transcription. The constitution was revised in 1834 to update the court system and address some of the problems in the original constitution.
ARTICLE I. I – The legislative authority of this state shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives, both dependent on the people.
