ordinance of

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ordinance of - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  ORDINANCE OF 1787. An act of congress which regulates the territories of the 
  United States. It is printed in 3 Story, L. U. S. 2073. Some parts of this 
  ordinance were designed for the temporary government of the territory north-
  west of the river Ohio while other parts were intended to be permanent, and 
  are now in force. 1 McLean, R. 337; 2 Missouri R. 20; 2 Missouri R. 144; 2 
  Missouri R. 214; 5 How. U. S. R. 215.