Preamble, Oregon Constitution

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Preamble • I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • X-A • XI • XI-A • ~~XI-B~~ • ~~XI-C~~ • XI-D • XI-E • XI-F(1) • XI-F(2) • XI-G • XI-H • XI-I(1) • XI-I(2) • XI-J • XI-K • XI-L • XI-M • XI-N • XI-O • XI-P • XI-Q • XII • ~~XIII~~ • XIV • XV • XVI • XVII • XVIII

The Preamble of the Oregon Constitution is precedes 32 articles.

Preamble[edit]


	Text of Preamble: We the people of the State of Oregon to the end that Justice be established, order maintained, and liberty perpetuated, do ordain this Constitution.^[1]

See also[edit]

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External links[edit]

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Additional reading[edit]

Johnson, David Alan. (1992). Founding the Far West: California, Oregon, and Nevada, 1840-1890, Berkley, California: University of California Press
Carey, Charles Henry. (1922). History of Oregon, Portland, Oregon: The Pioneer Historical Publishing Company

Footnotes[edit]

↑ Oregon State Legislature, "Constitution of Oregon," accessed March 30, 2014

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Oregon Constitution

Oregon Constitution • Preamble • Article I • Article II • Article III • Article IV • Article V • Article VI • Article VII • Article VIII • Article IX • Article X • Article XI • Article XI-A • Article XI-B • Article XI-C • Article XI-D • Article XI-E • Article XI-F(1) • Article XI-F(2) • Article XI-G • Article XI-H • Article XI-I(1) • Article XI-I(2) • Article XI-J • Article XI-K • Article XI-L • Article XI-M • Article XI-N • Article XI-O • Article XI-P • Article XII • Article XIII • Article XIV • Article XV • Article XVI • Article XVII • Article XVIII

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