Idaho Territorial Legislature

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The Idaho Territorial Legislature was the governing legislative body of Idaho Territory in the 19th century, responsible for creating laws and establishing key institutions before statehood.

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instanceOf historical legislative body
territorial legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Idaho NERFINISHED
Idaho Territory NERFINISHED
Pacific Northwest region of the United States NERFINISHED
U.S. territories NERFINISHED
authorizedByLaw Idaho Organic Act NERFINISHED
capitalDuringSessions Boise NERFINISHED
Lewiston NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedOrAbolished 1890
fieldOfWork institutional development
public law
territorial governance
followed legislative authority of Washington Territory over the area that became Idaho Territory
followedBy First Idaho State Legislature NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalSignificance laid groundwork for Idaho state institutions
transitioned Idaho from territorial to state governance
hasPart Idaho Territorial Council NERFINISHED
Idaho Territorial House of Representatives NERFINISHED
hasRole institution‑building body
lawmaking body
inception 1863
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm bicameral legislature
legislatedOn creation of counties in Idaho Territory
education system in Idaho Territory
infrastructure and transportation in Idaho Territory
taxation in Idaho Territory
territorial courts in Idaho Territory
legislativeBodyFor Idaho Territory NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Idaho Territory NERFINISHED
numberOfHouses 2
partOf Government of Idaho Territory NERFINISHED
Territorial governments of the United States NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution admission of Idaho as a U.S. state in 1890
replacedBy Idaho State Legislature NERFINISHED
significantEvent first session held in Lewiston, Idaho Territory
later sessions held in Boise, Idaho Territory
temporalCoverage 19th century
timePeriod American Old West NERFINISHED

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University of Idaho foundedBy Idaho Territorial Legislature
Idaho Territory legislature Idaho Territorial Legislature