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Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, May 7, 1869

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State Archives of Florida, Series S577

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Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

Date

May 7, 1869

Creator

Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899

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Politics and Government

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Constitutional amendments--Ratification
Executive power
Florida. Governor (1868-1873 : Reed)
Legislative bodies--U.S. states
Pensacola and Georgia Railroad Company
Proclamations
Railroad law
Railroads
Railroads and state
Tallahassee Railroad Company
Tax collection--Law and legislation
Taxation

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Florida

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Proclamations

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Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, May 7, 1869

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Proclamations

Executive power

Legislative bodies--U.S. states

Railroads and state

Railroad law

Railroads

Taxation

Tax collection--Law and legislation

Constitutional amendments--Ratification

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Handwritten proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed calling a special session of the state legislature to consider the proposed Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to enact legislation relating to railroad construction and to overhaul the state's revenue system. The session was slated to begin on June 8, 1869.

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Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899

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State Archives of Florida, Series S577

Date

1869-05-07

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Gibbs, Jonathan C. (Jonathan Clarkson), 1831-1874

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proclamations

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eng-US

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s577_b004_f04_16

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Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

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Florida

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Tallahassee Railroad Company

Pensacola and Georgia Railroad Company

Florida. Governor (1868-1873 : Reed)

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Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899. Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, May 7, 1869. May 7, 1869. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346821>, accessed 16 November 2024.

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Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899. Proclamation by Governor Harrison Reed Calling a Special Session of the Legislature, May 7, 1869. May 7, 1869. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346821>

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(State Archives of Florida/Reed)

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