Wyoming

One of the states of the United States. By act of congress, approved July 25, 1868, the territory of Wyoming was constituted. See Montana; New Mexico. Wyoming became one of the states of the Union by virtue of the act of congress of July 10, 1890. Its constitution was amended in 1912, so as to provide for initiative, referendum and recall. Woman Suffrage was introduced in 1869. Y first day of December, that is, the first moment of the first day of January, and ends at midnight of the thirty-first day of December twelve months thereafter. See Com. Dig. Annus; 2 Chitty, Bla. Com. 140. Before the alteration of the calendar from old to new style in England (see Bissextile) and the colonies of that country in America, the I year in chronological reckoning was supposed to commence with the first day of January, although the legal year did not commence until March 25, the intermediate time being doubly indicated; thus February 15, 172*/&, and so on. This mode of reckoning was altered by the statute 24 Geo. II, c. 23, which gave rise to an act of assembly of Pennsylvania, passed March 11, 1752, 1 Smith, Laws, 217, conforming thereto,' and also to the repeal of the act of 1710. In New York it is enacted that whenever the term “year” or “years” is or shall be used in any statute, deed, verbal or written contract, or any public or private instrument whatever, the year intended shall be taken to consist of three hundred and sixty-five days; half a year, of a hundred and eightytwo days; and a quarter of a year, of ninety-two days; and the day of a leap year, and the day immediately preceding, if they shall occur in any period so to be computed, shall be reckoned together as one day. Rev. Stat. vol. 2, c. 19, t. 1, § 3. The meaning of the term “year,” as used in a contract, is to be determined from the connection in which it is used and the subject-matter of the contract; Brown v. Anderson, 77 CaL 236, 19 Pac. 487; Knode v. Baldridge, 73 Ind. 54. See Age; Allowance; Time; Regnal Years; Old Style. \ The omission of the word “year” in an indictment is not important, provided the • proper numerals are written after the month year of the commission of the offense In figures only, without prefixing “A. D.,” is insufficient; Cora. y. Mc Loon, 5 Gray (Mass.) 91, 66 Am. Dec. 354; but it has been held otherwise in Maine under a statute; State v. Bartlett, 47 Me. 388. See Year of Our Lord.