Arizona Territorial Legislature

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The Arizona Territorial Legislature served as the legislative body of the Arizona Territory. It was a bicameral legislature consisting of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the council. Created by the Arizona Organic Act, the legislature initially consisted of nine members in the council and eighteen members in the House, [1] meeting once a year until 1869, when the U.S. Congress changed the meeting sessions to biannually. [2] In 1881, the legislature expanded to twelve Council members and twenty-four Representatives. [3]

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The Arizona Territorial Legislature was replaced by the Arizona State Legislature after Arizona achieved statehood.

Legislative sessions

SessionYearLocation
1st Arizona Territorial Legislature 1864 Prescott
2nd Arizona Territorial Legislature 1865Prescott
3rd Arizona Territorial Legislature 1866Prescott
4th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1867Prescott
5th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1868 Tucson
6th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1871Tucson
7th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1873Tucson
8th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1875Tucson
9th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1877Tucson
10th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1879Prescott
11th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1881Prescott
12th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1883Prescott
13th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1885Prescott
14th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1887Prescott
15th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1889Prescott–Phoenix
16th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1891Phoenix
17th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1893Phoenix
18th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1895Phoenix
19th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1897Phoenix
20th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1899Phoenix
21st Arizona Territorial Legislature 1901Phoenix
22nd Arizona Territorial Legislature 1903Phoenix
23rd Arizona Territorial Legislature 1905Phoenix
24th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1907Phoenix
25th Arizona Territorial Legislature 1909Phoenix

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wagoner, Jay J. (1970). Arizona Territory 1863–1912: A Political history. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p.  43. ISBN   0816501769.
  2. ↑ Wagoner, Jay J. (1970). Arizona Territory 1863–1912: A Political history. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p.  73. ISBN   0816501769.
  3. ↑ Berman, David R. (1970). Arizona politics & government : the quest for autonomy, democracy, and development. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press. p. 27. ISBN   0803212887.
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