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.

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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

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Oklahoma Territory createdBy Oklahoma Organic Act
Oklahoma Territory organizedUnder Oklahoma Organic Act
this entity surface form: Oklahoma Organic Act of 1890
Organic Act of 1890 title Oklahoma Organic Act
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
Organic Act of 1890 shortName Oklahoma Organic Act
Organic Act of 1890 precedes Oklahoma Organic Act
this entity surface form: Oklahoma Enabling Act
Organic Act of 1890 relatedTo Oklahoma Organic Act
this entity surface form: Oklahoma Enabling Act of 1906
Oklahoma Territorial Legislature legalBasis Oklahoma Organic Act
Coyle v. Smith result Oklahoma Organic Act
this entity surface form: Oklahoma was held free to choose the location of its capital
No Man's Land incorporatedBy Oklahoma Organic Act