Existing comment:
The Enabling Act:
In order to join the Union, the Federal government had to first authorize Utah territorial officials to call a convention to draft yet another constitution. This convention was "enabled" to nominate a slate of State officials who would assume the duties of the territorial government. For Utah, permission to begin the process came by way of an act of Congress introduced by Delegate Rawlins, passed on July 10, 1894, and signed by President Cleveland on July 16 that same year. The above document is stamped with the seal of the Department of State and signed by then Secretary of State W.Q. Gresham. |