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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


	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

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External links

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Additional reading

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

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

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