Kentucky: Polity Style: 1792-2024 |
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| 10 Jan 1786 | Virginia recognized the expediency of partition of its territory and erection of the district of Kentucky into a state, depending on the fulfillment of certain conditions, in accordance with an act passed by the General Assembly of Virginia (House of Delegates on 6 Jan 1786, Senate on 10 Jan 1786) (Hening's Statutes of Virginia, 12:37-40) [1][2] |
| 1 Jun 1792 | A Constitution or Form of Government for the State of Kentucky is adopted by the Convention on 19 Apr 1792 and came into operation on the date (1 Jun 1792) specified in the Constitution (Kentucky Convention 1792, p. 22) |
| 1 Jun 1792 | Kentucky is formed into a state and admitted to the United States under the name of the State of Kentucky in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 12 Jan 1791, House of Representatives on 28 Jan 1791), signed into law on 4 Feb 1791, effective 1 Jun 1792 (Statutes at Large, 1:189) [3] |
| 1 Jun 1792 - | Commonwealth of Kentucky [4] |
- Full title: An act concerning the erection of the district of Kentucky into an independent State.
- The conditions of separation were changed by the acts of the General Assembly of Virginia passed on 21 Dec 1786, 27 Dec 1788, and 18 Dec 1789.
- Full title: An act declaring the consent of Congress that a new State be formed within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and admitted into this Union, by the name of the State of Kentucky.
- Also in official use: State of Kentucky.
Last update: 13 Feb 2024