| 9 Sep 1850 |
part of the territory of the United States is created into a temporary government by the name of the Territory of Utah, in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 1 Aug 1850, House of Representatives on 7 Sep 1850) and signed into law on 9 Sep 1850 (Statutes at Large, 9:453-458) |
| 9 Sep 1850 - 4 Jan 1896 |
Territory of Utah |
| 16 Jul 1894 |
the inhabitants of the Territory of Utah are authorized to form a constitution and state government and to be admitted into the Union, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, including ratification of the state constitution, in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (House of Representatives on 13 Dec 1893; Senate on 10 Jul 1894), signed into law on 16 Jul 1894 (Statutes at Large, 28:107-112) |
| 6 Mar 1895 |
the Constitution of the United States is adopted by a declaration approved at a session of the Convention held at Salt Lake City on 6 Mar 1895 as required by the Act of the Congress of the United States of 16 Jul 1894 (Utah Constitutional Convention 1895, 1:55-56) |
| 8 May 1895 |
the Constitution of the State of Utah is adopted and signed at a session of the Convention held at Salt Lake City on 8 May 1895, pending ratification by the people of Utah (Utah Constitutional Convention 1895, 2:1850-1851) |
| 4 Jan 1896 |
the Constitution of the State of Utah is ratified by the people of Utah at an election held on 5 Nov 1896, the results of which were canvassed and subsequently certified by proclamation of the President of the United States on 4 Jan 1896, thereby admitting Utah into the Union (Statutes at Large, 29:876-877) |
| 4 Jan 1896 |
the Constitution of the State of Utah comes into operation on 4 Jan 1896, the date of admission of Utah into the Union as appointed by Section 16 of Article XXIV (Schedule) of the Constitution (Utah Constitution 1895, p. 47) [1] |
