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1855 REGULAR SESSION

December 3, 1855 to January 31, 1856 · 7th Legislative Assembly · about 1 minutes to read

Some records are in hand, but the minimum evidence for a source-bound account has not been assembled.

Principal decisions

  1. 1. Return of territorial capital to SalemCandidate score is a transparent research hypothesis, not a final superlative.
Assembly
7th Legislative Assembly

The record is available; this account is still being prepared.

Some records are in hand, but the minimum evidence for a source-bound account has not been assembled.

Obtain and cite the enrolled act/resolution, exact chapter or journal locator, and operative text for the selected outcome. Review the complete session-law and subject indexes, not only the selected chapter or a codification table. Reconstruct every contender and the failed/vetoed/referral universe from both chamber journals and original bill files. Research implementation, appropriations, enforcement, litigation, repeal/supersession, and affected communities for the selected outcome and strongest rival to equal depth.

Sources and evidence

Claim-level citations in the research ledger

  • Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial secondary · Exact PDF pages are retained from each session-ledger observation.original
  • Preservation copy: Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial secondary · Exact PDF pages are retained from each session-ledger observation.original
  • Oregon Legislative Assembly HistoryOfficial secondary · whole sourceoriginal
  • Laws of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon (1855)Primary · whole sourceoriginal
  • Oregon Legislative Assembly HistoryOfficial secondary · whole sourceoriginal
Featured documents linked to this session (16)
  • Laws of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon (1855)Session research source · Territory of Oregon / Internet Archive · Linkedoriginal
  • Oregon legislative chamber journal (1855.120.pdf)Session research source · Oregon Legislative Assembly / Library of Congress Early State Records Project / Internet Archive · Linkedoriginal
  • Oregon legislative chamber journal (1855.120.pdf)Session research source · Oregon Legislative Assembly / Library of Congress Early State Records Project / Internet Archive · Linkedoriginal
  • Oregon: 1848 - 1858 — M419.pdfTerritorial papers microfilm pdf · National Archives, Washington, DC / College Park · Preservedoriginal
  • Preservation copy: Oregon legislative chamber journal (1855.120.pdf)Pre1902 session source · Oregon Legislative Assembly / Library of Congress Early State Records Project / Internet Archive · Preservedoriginal
  • Preservation copy: Oregon legislative chamber journal (1855.120.pdf)Pre1902 session source · Oregon Legislative Assembly / Library of Congress Early State Records Project / Internet Archive · Preservedoriginal
  • Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial session chronology · Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures · Preservedoriginal
  • Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial session chronology · Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures · Preservedoriginal
  • Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial session chronology · Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures · Preservedoriginal
  • Oregon Legislative Assembly HistoryOfficial session chronology · Provisional Legislative Assembly Inventory · Preservedoriginal
  • Preservation copy: Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesPre1902 session source · Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures · Preservedoriginal
  • Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824–1881 — Oregon Superintendency microfilm (M2)Nara bia microfilm series finding aid · National Archives, Washington, DC / College Park · Linkedoriginal
  • Oregon session laws serial catalogSession research source · UC Berkeley Law Library · Linkedoriginal
  • Oregon session legislators and staff guideSession research source · Oregon State Archives · Linkedoriginal
  • Preservation copy: Oregon session legislators and staff guidePre1902 session source · Oregon State Archives · Preservedoriginal
  • Provisional and Territorial Government Records Guide: Legislative AssemblySource snapshot · Provisional and Territorial Government Records Guide · Preservedoriginal

About this account

Sources being assembled. Some records are in hand, but the minimum evidence for a source-bound account has not been assembled.

Edition dated August 31, 2026. Cite as: Oregon Governance Atlas, “1855 REGULAR SESSION,” edition September 2026 (historical cutoff 2026-08-31), https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1855-territorial-regular-01.

BibTeX
@misc{atlas-or-leg-1855-territorial-regular-01,
  title = {1855 REGULAR SESSION},
  howpublished = {Oregon Governance Atlas, edition September 2026},
  note = {Historical cutoff 2026-08-31},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1855-territorial-regular-01}
}
Research tasks for this session

Record classes not yet acquired: A complete review of the session's major decisions; Agency implementation, rules, and audits; Budget, revenue, and staffing records; Committee and floor votes; Committee records, testimony, and exhibits; Court decisions and constitutional interpretation; Enrolled laws, vetoes, and effective dates; House and Senate journals; Implementation and later consequences; Introduced measures and amendments; Membership, officers, and political control; The session call and governor's messages.

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