Legislative Assembly History & Records

1846-1859

.1 cubic feet

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Series documents reports made to the legislative assembly by territorial institutions and officers. Reports show date of report, reporting officer or institution, and text of report. Reports in this series were submitted by Columbia College, Pacific University, prosecuting attorneys, the territorial marshal, the territorial librarian, and Umpqua Academy. Series is not arranged.

1838

.1 cubic feet

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Series documents the formation of the California Cattle Association. This company was formed to purchase and transport cattle from California to the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The agreement shows date, terms of agreement, and signatures of parties to the agreement. Series is not arranged.

1843-1859

.25 cubic feet

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Series documents formal legislative assembly committee communications about measures under consideration. Reports show date, committee name, and action(s) taken by the committee. Series also includes reports exhibits such as depositions, certificates, committee rosters, and lists of committees. Committees include standing, interim, and ad hoc committees of the provisional and territorial legislative assemblies. Series is not arranged.

1857

.25 cubic feet

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Series documents the proceedings of the Oregon Constitutional Convention, held from August 17 to September 18, 1857. Records include amendments, committee lists, committee reports, contested delegate election records, delegate election certificates, correspondence, convention minutes, resolutions, and the vote record for the adoption of the constitution. Series is not arranged.

1845-1858

.1 cubic feet

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Series documents supplies and services ordered by the legislative assembly. Invoices show date ordered, vendor's name, items or services ordered, amount paid, and date paid. Items ordered include furniture, heating fuel, stationery, and office supplies. Services include clerical help, cleaning, and printing. Series is not arranged.

1848-1859

.1 cubic feet

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Series documents the activities of legislatively created commissions. Records include account statements, invoices, reports, road surveys, road maps, claims, and drafts for Lafayette Grover's "Oregon Archives." Commissions include the Columbia Port Commission, the Grover Commission, the Public Buildings Commission, the S. R.Thurston Reburial Commission, the State House Commission, and numerous territorial road commissions. Series is not arranged.

1843-1859

.75 cubic feet

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Series documents communications between the house, council, and legislative committees and communications between the legislative assembly and government agencies or private citizens. Records include letters, transmittals, notes to the house speaker or council president, and memorandums. Most internal communications deal with the status of measures under consideration. External communications discuss relations with Indians, the suppression of government records, support for legislation, and legislators' duties and privileges. Series is not arranged.

1843-1859

4.5 cubic feet

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Series documents legislation proposed, adopted, and amended by the provisional and territorial legislative assemblies. Records include acts, engrossed and enrolled bills, resolutions, memorials, exhibits, amendments, and procedural documents. Information includes date introduced, committee referred to, sponsors' names, dates of floor readings, date tabled or adopted, and modifications made to the text of the measure. 

In addition to the territorial and provisional legislative sessions, this series includes records of the first state legislative session, held in July and September, 1858. Series is not arranged.

1843-1859

.75 cubic feet

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Series documents formal requests made to the legislative assembly which require the enactment of or amendment of legislation. Petitions show date, nature of request, and petitioners' signatures. Petition subjects range from the granting of suffrage to Indians to the protection of citizens from feral swine. The most common subjects, however, were the location of roads, the granting of divorces, and the suppression of liquor. 

Series also includes petition exhibits such as affidavits, depositions, contracts, and testimony transcripts. Series is not arranged.

1841-1858

5 cubic feet

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Series documents the activities of the provisional and territorial assemblies during session meetings. Series includes Journals of the Mission Meetings (February, 1841), the Wolf Meetings (February March 1843), the legislative committee formed during the public meetings at Champoeg (May July 1843), the Provisional House of Representatives (1844-1849), and the House and Council of the Territorial Legislative Assembly (1849-1859). Journals show session date, meeting date, members present, legislation discussed, amendments, motions, and voting records. Series is not arranged.