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An Act may become an ordinance when duly passed by the proper legislative body, usually a county, city, or township government. The procedures involved will vary. Ordinances, however, do not become acts.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoNot exactly sure what the questioner is asking. An ordinance is a local law enacted by a municipal body, such as a city council or county council or county board of supervisors. Ordinances govern matters not already covered by state or Federal Laws such as zoning, safety and building regulations.
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What is the definition of Northwest Ordiance?
The correct spelling is Northwest Ordinance instead of Ordiance. The Northwest Ordinance is defined as an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. It is also known as The Ordinance of 1787 or the Freedom Ordinance.
What is difference between act and ordinance?
An "Act" is a law passed by a legislative body. An "Ordinance" usually has to do with municipal governments, such as a county or city. Example: A law setting zoning standards for a community.
What ordinance was passed under the Articles of Confederation that described how territories could become states?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
According to the northwest Ordinance of 1787 how could the territory become a state?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that territories could become a state once they had reached a population of 60,000 people. The first state created from this ordinance was Ohio, in 1803.
Farsighted provision of Northwest Ordinance 1787 prohibited what?
The Northwest Ordinance is also known as the Freedom Ordinance of 1787. It was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States, which prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest.
What law helped stop the spread of slavery in the west?
=) its easy. the stamp act in 1700. I am sorry but this is wrong it is not the Stamp act of 1700 I am trying to find the answer right now.
What wa the northwest ordinance?
An act of the continental congress establishing the method of governing the Northwest Territory.
What was an act passed by a South Carolina convention that declared that the tariff law of the US would be null and void in South Carolina?
The ordinance of nullification
Law that established western territories to become states?
Northwest ordinance
What is the another name for decree in synonyms?
ordinance - edict - fiat - order - act - decision
What act provided for the gradual development of selfgovernment in the northwest territory?
The Land Ordinance of 1785
What was Northwest ordinance?
An act of the continental congress establishing the method of governing the Northwest Territory.
