Rare original 1826 FRANKFORT Kentucky newspaper w Commentary on1799 CONSTITUTION

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Rare original 1826 FRANKFORT Kentucky newspaper with a complete printing of the 1799 KY CONSTITUTION legalizing slavery -
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SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER,
The Spirit of '76
(Frankfort, Kentucky) dated May 26, 1826. Thi
s is the Volume I # 12 issue of this rare 16-page weekly newspaper from Frankfort, KY and it has a page size of 10" x 6".
This issue contains a prominent front page headline and a 3 page commentary on the 1799 Constitution of the State of Kentucky, legalizing slavery in that state.
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the document that governs the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was first adopted in 1792 and has since been rewritten three times and amended many more. The latter versions were adopted in 1799, 1850 and 1891.
The second constitutional convention was called for by the voters of Kentucky in 1799. The 1799 Constitution abolished the electoral college, allowing senators, representatives, the governor, and the newly created office of lieutenant governor to be directly elected. In addition to appointing judges, the governor was given the power to appoint a number of local offices including sheriffs, coroners, and justices of the peace.
With all of these expansions in the governor's power, the 1799 Constitution also placed term limits on the governor, stipulating that a governor could not succeed himself in office for a period of seven years. Membership in both houses of the General Assembly was also limited.
In some ways, the 1799 Constitution was a regression. The progressive idea of voting by ballot in the General Assembly was removed. Neither of the first two Kentucky constitutions provided a method of amendment, and the 1799 Constitution made it even more difficult to call a constitutional convention.
The 1799 Constitution was regressive for blacks as well. It retained the pro-slavery provisions of the original constitution untouched, but went a step further by disenfranchising free blacks, mulattoes and Indians.
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