Nevada (October 31, 1864) was the 36th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Nevada, adopted 1864, stated:
<Preamble. We the people of the State of Nevada, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom...establish this Constitution.> 1864NV001
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Endnotes:
1864NV001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Nevada, 1864, Constitution, Preamble. Charles E. Rice, The Supreme Court and Public Prayer (New York: Fordham University Press, 1964), p. 172; "Hearings, Prayers in Public Schools and Other Matters," Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate (87th Cong., 2nd Sess.), 1962, pp. 268 et seq.