Pennsylvania Constitution

The following member database includes different versions of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

Additional resources in HeinOnline's State Constitution Illustrated database may include copies of the Pennsylvania Constitution.

Constitutions of Pennsylvania; Constitution of the United States Analytically Indexed and with Index of Legislation Prohibited in Pennsylvania
Available on HeinOnline. Includes the text of and index to the 1874, 1838, 1790, and 1776 Pennsylvania Constitutions. Also available in print.

Constitutions of Pennsylvania; Constitution of the United States Legislative Reference Bureau
Includes the text of and index to the 1968, 1874, 1838, 1790, and 1776 Pennsylvania Constitutions.
Also available on Microfiche. Library also has 1964 and 1930 editions.

HeinOnline includes select materials related to the 1789-90 Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. HeinOnline is also available in the library.

The Proceedings Relative to Calling the Conventions of 1776 and 1790
Available on HeinOnline. From Browse Databases by Name, select State Constitutions Illustrated > State Constitutions Illustrated > Pennsylvania > Other Related Works > Proceedings Relative to Calling the Conventions of 1776 and 1790: The Minutes of the Convention That Formed the Present Constitution of Pennsylvania, Together with the Charter to William Penn, the Constitutions of 1776 and 1790.
See Part IV. Includes:

1. The proceedings relative to calling the convention of 1789-90.
2. The minutes of the first session of the convention of 1789-90.
3. The minutes of the second session of the convention of 1789-90.
4. The minutes of the grand committee of the whole convention.

LLMC Digital includes select materials related to the 1789-90 Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. LLMC Digital is also available in the library.

Minutes of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1789)
Available on LLMC Digital. From Basic Search, select U.S. States and Territories > Pennsylvania > Pennsylvania, Constitutional (by date) > 1789-90, Constitutional Convention. Minutes.

The Proceedings Relative to Calling the Conventions of 1776 and 1790
Available on LLMC Digital. From Basic Search, select U.S. States and Territories > Pennsylvania > Pennsylvania, Constitutional (by date) > 1825, Proceedings of conventions, 1776-90 > Vol. 1.
See Part IV. Includes:

1. The proceedings relative to calling the convention of 1789-90.
2. The minutes of the first session of the convention of 1789-90.
3. The minutes of the second session of the convention of 1789-90.
4. The minutes of the grand committee of the whole convention.

Minutes of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Also available on LLMC Digital.

The Proceedings Relative to Calling the Conventions on 1776 and 1790: the Minutes of the Convention Printed by John S. Wiestling
Also available on HeinOnline, on LLMC Digital, and on Microfiche.
See Part IV. Includes:

1. The proceedings relative to calling the convention of 1789-90.
2. The minutes of the first session of the convention of 1789-90.
3. The minutes of the second session of the convention of 1789-90.
4. The minutes of the grand committee of the whole convention.