Legislation on the American Frontier: Adoption of Laws by Governor and Judges-Northwest Territory 1788-1798: Indiana Territory 1800-1804; Michigan Territory 1805-1823

Authors

William Wirt Blume, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Abstract

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 made provisions for legislation by the territorial government in two stages: (1) adoption of laws by the governor and judges from the laws of the original states, and (2) enactment of statutes by a legislature made up of the governor, a council, and elected representatives. The first method was to be followed until the population should reach 5,000 and the second method thereafter. The present study is limited to the first stage.

Recommended Citation

William W. Blume, Legislation on the American Frontier: Adoption of Laws by Governor and Judges-Northwest Territory 1788-1798: Indiana Territory 1800-1804; Michigan Territory 1805-1823, 60 Mich. L. Rev. 317 (1962).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol60/iss3/3