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.

Constitution of Pennsylvania, 1838

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 1837-38 Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. HeinOnline is also available in the library.

Journal of the Convention of the State of Pennsylvania, to Propose Amendments to the Constitution
Commenced and Held at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, on the Second Day of May, 1837
Available on HeinOnline. From Browse Databases by Name, select State Constitutions Illustrated > State Constitutions Illustrated > Pennsylvania > Other Related Works > Journal of the Convention of the State of Pennsylvania, to Propose Amendments to the Constitution, Commenced and Held at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, on the Second Day of May, 1837.

Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to Propose Amendments to the Constitution
Commenced and Held at Harrisburg, on the Second Day of May 1837.
Available on HeinOnline. From Browse Databases by Name, select State Constitutions Illustrated > State Constitutions Illustrated > Pennsylvania > Other Related Works > Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to Propose Amendments to the Constitution, Commenced and Held at Harrisburg, on the Second Day of May 1837.

Speeches of Joseph Hopkinson and Charles Chauncey, on the Judicial Tenure, Delivered in the Convention of Pennsylvania, for Revising the Constitution
October 27-28, 1837.
Available on HeinOnline. From Browse Databases by Name, select State Constitutions Illustrated > State Constitutions Illustrated > Pennsylvania > Other Related Works > Speeches of Joseph Hopkinson and Charles Chauncey, on the Judicial Tenure, Delivered in the Convention of Pennsylvania, for Revising the Constitution.

LLMC Digital includes select materials related to the 1837-38 Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. LLMC Digital is also available in the library.

Amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania Proposed by a Convention to a Vote of the People (1838)
Available on LLMC Digital. From Basic Search, select U.S. States and Territories > Pennsylvania > Pennsylvania, Constitutional (by date) > 1838, Amendments to the Constitution > Vol. 1.

Convention Directory Containing the Rules of the Convention (1837)
Available on LLMC Digital. From Basic Search, select U.S. States and Territories > Pennsylvania > Pennsylvania, Constitutional (by date) > 1838, Convention directory containing the rules of the convention > Vol. 1.

Journal of the Convention of the State of Pennsylvania to Propose Amendments to the Constitution (1837)
Available on LLMC Digital. From Basic Search, select U.S. States and Territories > Pennsylvania > Pennsylvania, Constitutional (by date) > 1837-38, Constitutional Convention. Journal, 2v..

Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Propose Amendments to the Constitution (1837)
Available on LLMC Digital. From Basic Search, select U.S. States and Territories > Pennsylvania > Pennsylvania, Constitutional (by date) > 1837-38, Constitutional Convention proceedings and debates, 1837-39, 14v..

An Appeal to the People of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Behalf of the Constitution: Read, Reflect, and Decide
September 5, 1838. Signed, "A Citizen".

Convention Directory, Containing the Rules and Orders of the Convention
"With the Names of the Delegates, Places of Abode, and Nearest Post Office". May 2, 1837. Also available on LLMC Digital.

Journal of the Convention of the State of Pennsylvania
Also available on HeinOnline and on LLMC Digital.

Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: to Propose Amendments to the Constitution Reported by John Agg
Also available on HeinOnline, on LLMC Digital, and on Microfiche.