Washington Territorial Legislature
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The Washington Territorial Legislature was the bicameral governing body that created laws and managed civil affairs for Washington Territory before it became a U.S. state.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington Territorial Legislature canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
territorial legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Pacific Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ areas later ceded to Idaho Territory ⓘ pre-statehood Washington ⓘ present-day Washington State ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Organic Act of Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfJurisdictionDuringSessions | Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1889 ⓘ |
| endCause |
admission of Washington as a U.S. state
ⓘ
statehood of Washington in 1889 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Organic Act of Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Washington State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | public law ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
territorial counties of Washington Territory
ⓘ
territorial municipalities of Washington Territory ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
lower house
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
appropriating territorial funds
ⓘ
creating counties and local governments ⓘ defining territorial civil law ⓘ defining territorial criminal law ⓘ regulating territorial courts ⓘ regulating territorial elections ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Washington Territorial Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Territorial House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
creation of territorial statutes
ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ management of civil affairs ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century United States
ⓘ
American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1854 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePeriod | territorial period of Washington ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | bicameral system ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Olympia, Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier local provisional governments in the region ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Washington State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Governor of Washington Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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