New Mexico Territorial Legislature
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The New Mexico Territorial Legislature was the bicameral governing body that enacted laws and managed civil affairs for the U.S. New Mexico Territory before it achieved statehood in 1912.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
territorial legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
New Mexico Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico Territory government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | organic acts of the U.S. Congress for New Mexico Territory ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | New Mexico statehood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedOnOrBefore | 1912 ⓘ |
| followedBy | New Mexico Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | representative legislature ⓘ |
| hasAuthority | to pass territorial laws subject to congressional oversight ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
lower house
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil affairs in New Mexico Territory
ⓘ
territorial statutes of New Mexico ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Mexico Territorial Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico Territorial House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American territorial era in New Mexico ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States territorial law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
enacting laws
ⓘ
managing civil affairs ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | bicameral approval of bills ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | state legislature of New Mexico ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Santa Fe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Governor of New Mexico Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| territorialStatus | pre-statehood institution of New Mexico ⓘ |
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