m . ▁( A ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁tr unk ▁is ▁still ▁preserved .) ▁The ▁deleg ates ▁completed ▁their ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁constitution ▁in ▁nin ete en ▁days , ▁adj our ning ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁convention ▁was ▁$ 3 , 0 7 6 . 2 1 , ▁which ▁included ▁compens ating ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁and ▁their ▁assist ants ▁for ▁each ▁day ▁they ▁attended ▁the ▁convention , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁printing ▁costs ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁document ▁and ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁ben ches , ▁tables , ▁books , ▁and ▁station ery ▁for ▁the ▁deleg ates . ▁ ▁A do ption ▁The ▁deleg ates ▁adopted ▁the ▁constitution ▁with ▁a ▁simply ▁majority ▁vote ▁( 3 3 ▁to ▁ 8 ). ▁The ▁new ▁constitution ▁became ▁effective ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁convention , ▁when ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁signed ▁the ▁document . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁submitted ▁to ▁Indiana ' s ▁vot ers ▁for ▁rat ification . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁and ▁features ▁Indiana ' s ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁constitution , ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁document ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁history , ▁represented ▁the ▁more ▁dem ocr atic ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁pro - state hood / anti - s la very ▁fa ction . ▁The ▁document ▁emer ged ▁from ▁the ▁constitution al ▁convention ▁as ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁the ▁" values ▁and ▁belief s " ▁of ▁Indiana ' s ▁pione