1st Nevada Territorial Legislature

First Nevada Territorial Legislature
First Nevada Territorial Legislature
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Overview
Meeting place	Carson City
Term	October 1, 1861 – November 11, 1862
Election	August 31, 1861
Council
Members	10
President
House of Representatives
Members	15
Speaker

The first Nevada Territorial Legislature first convened on October 1, 1861. It consisted of the Council with ten seats and the House of Representatives with fifteen seats.^[1]

Background[]

The Territory of Nevada was created on March 2, 1861 out of the western part of Utah Territory. On July 24, Governor James W. Nye ordered elections for the territorial legislature and a census to determine the districts. The elections were held on August 31.^[2]

Session[]

One regular session was held between October 1 and November 29, 1861.^[3] The meeting place was the top floor of Warm Springs Hotel just outside Carson City, that was owned by Abraham Curry.^[2]^[3] Laws that were passed included ones creating the original nine counties, determining the county seats, and ratifying Governor Nye's decision to select Carson City as the capital of the territory.^[3] A total of 107 pieces of legislation were passed.^[2]

Members[]

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Council[]

Name	District	Residence
	1	Aurora
	2	Genoa
William Morris Stewart	3	Carson City
	4	Silver City
	5	Gold Hill
	6	Virginia City
	6	Virginia City
	7	Washoe Valley
[Empty]	8	N/A
Isaac Roop	9	Honey Lake

House of Representatives[]

Name	District	Residence
	1	Aurora
	1	Aurora
	2	Genoa
	3	Carson City
	3	Carson City
	4	Silver City
	4	Dayton
	5	Gold Hill
	6	Virginia City
	6	Virginia City
	6	Virginia City
	7	Truckee Meadows
	7	Washoe Valley
	8
	9	Honey Lake Valley

References[]

^ ^a ^b Secretary of State of Nevada; Research Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau (2016). Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Carson City: Barbara Cegavske. p. 300.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bowers, Michael W. (2013). The Sagebrush State: Nevada's History, Government, and Politics (4th ed.). Reno: University of Nevada Press. pp. 15 and 16. ISBN 978-0-87417-923-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Green, Michael S. (2015). Nevada: A History of the Silver State. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-87417-973-6.

Preceded by None	First Nevada Territorial Legislature 1861	Succeeded by

[seats-1] Secretary of State of Nevada; Research Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau (2016). Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Carson City: Barbara Cegavske. p. 300.

[sagebrush-2] Bowers, Michael W. (2013). The Sagebrush State: Nevada's History, Government, and Politics (4th ed.). Reno: University of Nevada Press. pp. 15 and 16. ISBN 978-0-87417-923-1.

[nevada-3] Green, Michael S. (2015). Nevada: A History of the Silver State. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-87417-973-6.

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