Arizona Organic Act
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The Arizona Organic Act was an 1863 U.S. federal law that organized the Arizona Territory as a separate political entity with its own territorial government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arizona Organic Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
organic act ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
organizing Arizona as a separate political entity
ⓘ
providing a framework for local self-government in Arizona Territory ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1863 ⓘ |
| definesTerritory | Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
United States Statutes at Large
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historical works on Arizona statehood ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 38th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedGovernmentType | territorial government ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ territorial law ⓘ |
| followed | earlier proposals to divide New Mexico Territory ⓘ |
| grantedPower |
appointment of territorial governor
ⓘ
creation of territorial legislature ⓘ establishment of territorial courts ⓘ |
| hasConsequences |
formalization of U.S. governance in Arizona region
ⓘ
increased settlement in Arizona Territory ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of Arizona Territory
ⓘ
separation of Arizona Territory from New Mexico Territory ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
executive branch of Arizona Territory
ⓘ
judicial branch of Arizona Territory ⓘ legislative branch of Arizona Territory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century United States law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | organized incorporated territory ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfDrafting | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States territorial expansion laws ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1863 ⓘ |
| precededBy | unorganized territorial administration in western New Mexico Territory ⓘ |
| regulates |
organization of counties in Arizona Territory
ⓘ
powers of the territorial governor of Arizona ⓘ territorial elections in Arizona Territory ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arizona Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Territorial evolution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
Union control of the Southwest ⓘ |
| signedBy | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
history of Arizona Territory
ⓘ
history of the American West ⓘ |
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