ordinance of 1787

  • 1Land Ordinance of 1787 — There is no Land Ordinance of 1787. You may have been looking for one of the following:* The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, also known as the Ordinance of 1787 , establishes governance for the Northwest Territories. * The Land Ordinance of 1785… …

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  • 2Ordinance — Or di*nance, n. [OE. ordenance, OF. ordenance, F. ordonnance. See {Ordain}, and cf. {Ordnance}, {Ordonnance}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] They had made their ordinance Of victual …

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  • 3Northwest Ordinance of 1787 — An ordinance passed by Congress for the government of the Northwest Territory, the provisions of which were superseded by the adoption of the Constitution of the United States and are in force only as continued in force by acts of Congress after… …

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  • 4ordinance — A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a law or statute. In its most common meaning, the term is used to designate the enactments of the legislative body of a municipal corporation. It designates a local law of a municipal… …

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  • 5ordinance — The act of the legislative body of a municipal corporation. A local law of a municipal corporation, of a general and permanent nature. 37 Am J1st Mun Corp § 142. A bylaw of a municipal corporation. 37 Am J1st Mun Corp § 142. A rule established… …

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  • 71787 — Year 1787 (MDCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11 day slower Julian calendar). Events of 1787 January June * January 6… …

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  • 8Northwest Ordinance — Northwest Territory (1787) …

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  • 9Land Ordinance of 1785 — The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress on May 20, 1785. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation of the inhabitants of the United States. Therefore, the …

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  • 10Land Ordinance of 1784 — The Ordinance of 1784 (enacted April 23, 1784) called for the land in the recently created United States of America west of the Appalachian Mountains, north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River to be divided into separate states.… …

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