United States: Texas: Polity Style: 1836-2010 |
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| 2 Mar 1836 | declaration of independence is passed by the Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos [Laws of Texas, 1:1063] |
| 2 Mar 1836 - 16 Feb 1846 | Republic of Texas |
| 1 Mar 1845 | a joint resolution of the United States Congress for annexing Texas, passed in the House 25 Feb 1845 and in the Senate 1 Mar 1845, is approved by the President of the United States [Statutes at Large, 5:797-798] |
| 4 Jul 1845 | an ordinance of annexation is approved by the Constitution Convention of Texas [Journals of the Constitution Convention, 9-11, 367-370; Laws of Texas, 2:1303] |
| 29 Dec 1845 | admitted to the United States when a joint resolution of the United States Congress for the admission of the State of Texas into the Union receives approval of the President of the United States [Statutes at Large, 9:108] |
| 16 Feb 1846 | Constitution of the State of Texas, passed by the Constitution Convention of Texas 27 Aug 1845 and approved by a referendum, becomes operative upon convening of the Legislature in Austin 16 Feb 1846 as required by Art. 13, Sec. 6 of the Constitution [1] |
| 16 Feb 1846 - | State of Texas |
| 16 Feb 1846 - 2 Mar 1861 | a state of the United States |
| 2 Mar 1861 | "An Ordinance to dissolve the Union between the State of Texas and the other States united under the Compact styled the Constitution of the United States of America" takes effect (passed by the Convention 1 Feb 1861, ratified by popular vote 23 Feb 1861) [Journals of the Secession Convention, 48, 54-57; Laws of Texas, 4:1519-1520] [2] |
| 2 Mar 1861 | admitted to the Confederate States of America when "An Act to admit Texas as a member of the Confederate States of America" is approved by the President of the Confederate States of America (passed by the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States 2 Mar 1861) [Journal of the Confederate Congress, 1:97; Statutes at Large of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America, 44] |
| 5 Mar 1861 | "An Ordinance in relation to a union of the State of Texas with the Confederate States of America" is passed by the Convention [Journals of the Secession Convention, 100-102; Laws of Texas, 4:1522-1523] |
| 5 Mar 1861 - 10 May 1865 | a state of the Confederate States of America |
| 10 May 1865 | government of the Confederate States of America ceased to function |
| 15 Mar 1866 | "An Ordinance, Declaring the Ordinance of Secession Null and Void" is passed by the Constitutional Convention [Laws Of Texas, 5:887] |
| 30 Mar 1870 | process of the re-admission to the United States is completed when "An Act to Admit the State of Texas to Representation in the Congress of the United States" receives approval of the President of the United States [Statutes at Large, 16:80-81] |
| 30 Mar 1870 - | a state of the United States |
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| [1] | The date of the coming into effect of the Constitution of 1845 is upheld by a ruling of the Supreme Court of Texas in Cocke v. Calkin & Co. See "Reports of Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas during December term, 1846, and a part of December term, 1847" (St. Louis, MO: Gilbert Book Company, 1881), 1:542ff (web site) |
| [2] | "Section 2. This ordinance shall be submitted to the people of Texas for ratification or rejection by the qualified voters thereof, on the 23rd day of February 1861, and unless rejected by a majority of the votes cast, shall take effect and be in force on and after the 2nd day of March, A.D. 1861. Provided, that in the Representative District of El Paso, said election may be held on the 19th day of February, A.D. 1861." |
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