Full Description
In The Wyoming State Constitution, Robert B. Keiter and Tim Newcomb provide a comprehensive guide to Wyoming's colorful constitutional history. The Wyoming State Constitution provides an outstanding analysis of the state's governing charter, including an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing important changes that have been made since its initial drafting. This treatment, which includes a list of cases, index, and bibliography, makes this guide indispensable for students, scholars, and practitioners of Wyoming's constitution. Previously published by Greenwood, this title has been brought back in to circulation by Oxford University Press with new verve. Re-printed with standardization of content organization in order to facilitate research across the series. This title, as with all titles in the series, is set to join the dynamic revision cycle of The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States.The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important new series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research. Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents.
Contents
Foreword by Mike Sullivan, Governor of Wyoming ; The Constitutional History of Wyoming ; Wyoming Constitution and Commentary ; Declaration of Rights ; Distribution of Powers ; Article 3: Legislative Department ; Executive Department ; Judicial Department ; Suffrage and Elections ; Education: State Institutions; Promotion of Health and Morals; Public Buildings ; Irrigation and Water Rights ; Mines and Mining ; Corporations ; Boundaries ; County Organization ; Municipal Corporations ; Public Officers ; Taxation and Revenue ; Public Indebtedness ; State Militia ; Public Lands and Donations ; Miscellaneous ; Amendments ; Bibliographical Essay ; Table of Cases ; Index
