Oklahoma Organic Act
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The Oklahoma Organic Act was an 1890 U.S. federal law that organized the Oklahoma Territory and laid the groundwork for the eventual statehood of Oklahoma.
Observed surface forms (5)
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
organic act ⓘ |
| addresses | status of tribal lands in Indian Territory ⓘ |
| affects |
Native American tribes in Indian Territory
ⓘ
settlers in Oklahoma Territory ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Indian Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies | civil and criminal jurisdiction in Oklahoma Territory ⓘ |
| definesCapitalOfOklahomaTerritory | Guthrie, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 51st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | Oklahoma Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitationInUSStatutesAtLarge | 26 Stat. 81 ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDateOfEnactment | 1890-05-02 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectFrom | 1890-05-02 ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | amended ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Oklahoma Organic Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
United States territorial government
ⓘ
federal-tribal relations ⓘ public land law ⓘ territorial organization ⓘ |
| hasYearOfEnactment | 1890 ⓘ |
| laysGroundworkFor | statehood of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the American West
ⓘ
legal history of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| precedes | Oklahoma Enabling Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma Territory
ⓘ
system of district courts in Oklahoma Territory ⓘ territorial governor of Oklahoma Territory ⓘ territorial legislature of Oklahoma Territory ⓘ territorial supreme court of Oklahoma Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
homestead entries in Oklahoma Territory
ⓘ
public lands in Oklahoma Territory ⓘ townsite entries in Oklahoma Territory ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dawes Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Land Run of 1889 NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma Enabling Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oklahoma Organic Act of 1890
this entity surface form:
An Act to Provide a Temporary Government for the Territory of Oklahoma, to enlarge the jurisdiction of the United States court in the Indian Territory, and for other purposes
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Oklahoma Enabling Act
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Oklahoma Enabling Act of 1906
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Oklahoma was held free to choose the location of its capital