 | Bounties, Military - 1852 - 814 pages
...and soldiers entitled to lands on the northwest side of the Ohio river. IN CONGRESS, MAY 20, 1785. Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded by individual States to the United States, which has been purchased of the Indian inhabitants,... | |
 | William L. Hickey - Constitutional history - 1853 - 588 pages
...and then by the adoption of an ordinance, whose importance renders its insertion here necessary:— AN ORDINANCE for the Government of the Territory of...north-west of the river Ohio. Be it ordained by the United State* in Congrttt asiembled, That the said territory, for the purposes of temporary government, be... | |
 | Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, George Edward Reed, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban - History - 1855 - 804 pages
...in a court of Chancery. WM. BRADFORD, Jun. ORDINANCE FOR GOVERNMENT OF NORTH-WEST TERRITORY, 1787. An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of...territory, for the purposes of temporary government, be one \ PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES 1787. 163 district ; subject, however, to be divided into two districts, as... | |
 | Oregon - Law - 1855 - 670 pages
...Secretary of Slate. ORDINANCE OF 1787. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES, NORTHWEST OF THE RIVER OHIO. Be it...the United States in Congress assembled, That the The territory said territory, for the purposes of temporary government, be oneaLtiiS; °ne district... | |
 | William L. G. Smith - History - 1856 - 798 pages
...by declaring 'that the said territory, [or region of country,] for the purposes of government, shall be one district, subject, however, to be divided into two districts, as future circumstances may. ill the opinion of Congress, make it expedient.' And these districts were each to constitute a government,... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - Constitutional law - 1858 - 440 pages
...authority, that no judge on earth will venture to execute it. WA DUER. Albany, July 14th, 1816. G,p. AN ORDINANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY OF...two districts, as future circumstances may, in the opin ion of Congress, make it expedient. Be it ordained by the authority aforesaid, that the estates... | |
 | Arthur Holmes - Political parties - 1859 - 410 pages
...1778. AN ORDINANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES NORTHWEST OF THE RIVEE OHIO. Be it ordained by the United States in Congress...one district ; subject, however, to be divided into Josiah Bartlett, John Wentworth, jr. August 8th, 177S, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Elbridge Gerry,... | |
 | Arthur Holmes - Political parties - 1859 - 408 pages
...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATE8 NORTHWEST OF THE RIVER OHIO. Be it ordained liy the United States in Congress assembled, That the...one district ; subject. however, to be divided into John Hanson, March 1st, 1781, Bichard Henry Lee, John Banister, Thomas Adams, John Penn, July 21st,... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - Slavery - 1859 - 44 pages
...In this, we think, he is entirely mistaken. The very first clause in the Ordinance of 1787 ordains "that the said Territory, for the purposes of temporary...subject, however, to be divided into two districts," &c. ; and these words " Territory " and " district " are used throughout the Ordinance as convertible... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - Indiana - 1859 - 692 pages
...ORDINANCE, ETC. AN ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the .western territory. Be it ordained by the United States in congress assembled, that the territory ceded by individual States to the United States, which has been purchased of the Indian inhabitants,... | |
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Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, That the said territory, for the purpose of temporary government, be one district, subject, however, to be divided into two districts, as future circumstances may, in the opinion of Congress,... 
