This
shifting of population caused the removal of the State capital to its
present location at Boise in 1864.
By an act of Congress creating the territories of Montana and Wyoming,
Idaho was reduced to its present boundaries in 1868.
On July 3, 1890, Idaho passed from a territorial form of government to
that of a state, being the forty-third State to join the great Federal
Union. Since that time her growth and development have been continuous
and rapid.
Mining, lumbering, manufacturing, and agricultural pursuits are the
principal resources of the State.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
The Constitution of the State of Idaho, like those of the other states
in the Union, is modeled after the Constitution of the United States. It
contains:
A Preamble, setting forth the purposes of the Constitution.
A Declaration, called the Bill of Rights, containing twenty-one
sections.
Provision for dividing the powers of government into three departments.
Articles relating to taxation, suffrage, public schools, corporations,
militia, immigration, labor, amendments, and other public affairs.
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