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1865 SPECIAL SESSION

December 5 to December 18, 1865 · 3th 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. Ratification of the Thirteenth AmendmentCandidate score is a transparent research hypothesis, not a final superlative.
Assembly
3th 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. Acquire the controlling ballot, federal, judicial, executive, or local records needed to apportion causation rather than attributing downstream change to the session alone.

Sources and evidence

Claim-level citations in the research ledger

  • Oregon Legislative Assembly HistoryOfficial secondary · whole sourceoriginal
  • 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 actions on amendments to the United States ConstitutionPrimary · whole sourceoriginal
  • Preservation copy: Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial secondary · Exact PDF pages are retained from each session-ledger observation.original
  • Chronological List of Oregon's LegislaturesOfficial secondary · Exact PDF pages are retained from each session-ledger observation.original
Featured documents linked to this session (12)
  • Oregon Legislative Assembly actions on amendments to the United States ConstitutionSession research source · Oregon Legislative Assembly · Linkedoriginal
  • Oregon legislative chamber journal (1865.120.pdf)Session research source · Oregon Legislative Assembly / Library of Congress Early State Records Project / Internet Archive · Linkedoriginal
  • Oregon legislative chamber journal (1865.120.pdf)Session research source · Oregon Legislative Assembly / Library of Congress Early State Records Project / Internet Archive · Linkedoriginal
  • 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
  • Legislative Research at the Oregon State ArchivesSession research source · Oregon State Archives · Linkedoriginal
  • 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 legislators and staff guideSession research source · Oregon State Archives · Linkedoriginal
  • Preservation copy: Oregon session legislators and staff guidePre1902 session source · Oregon State Archives · 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, “1865 SPECIAL SESSION,” edition September 2026 (historical cutoff 2026-08-31), https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1865-state-special-01.

BibTeX
@misc{atlas-or-leg-1865-state-special-01,
  title = {1865 SPECIAL SESSION},
  howpublished = {Oregon Governance Atlas, edition September 2026},
  note = {Historical cutoff 2026-08-31},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://oregon.portlandciviclab.org/sessions/or-leg-1865-state-special-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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