 | James Henry Lanman - Michigan - 1841 - 278 pages
...organization. Mistress of her own legislation, and left to her own energies, * The ordinance of 1787 declared that not less than three nor more than five states should be formed from the Northwestern Territory. Four of these have been already organized: Ohio was made a... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1845 - 1062 pages
...States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. It is equally well known, that this ordinance provided that not less than three nor more than five States should be formed in certain proportions out of this Territory, and ultimately be admitted into the old confederation.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Hall - Real property - 1847 - 480 pages
...Virginia, and the ordinance of 1787, the reader is referred to ante 127 to 157 inclusive. was provided that not less than three nor more than five States should be formed from such territory ; and that the western State should be bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Hall - Real property - 1849 - 482 pages
...between the original States and the people inhabiting the country northwest of the Ohio, it was provided that not less than three nor more than five States should be formed from such territory ; and that the western State should be bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio... | |
 | James Valentine Campbell - Michigan - 1876 - 636 pages
...equality of taxes for non-residents ; and free use of ways and waters for citizens of other States. Fifth, That not less than three, nor more than five, States should be formed ; — if three, to be divided by north and south lines from points named; if four or five, they... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - United States - 1877 - 742 pages
...year began his duties with headquarters at Marietta. By the terms of the ordinance it was stipulated that not less than three nor more than five States should be formed out of the great territory thus brought under the dominion of civilization ; that the States... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Michigan - 1885 - 396 pages
...and that all navigable waters and the carrying places between them should be free. The fifth provided that not less than three nor more than five states should be formed from the territory, and that these as they attained a population of sixty thousand should be... | |
 | William J. Cox - Michigan - 1886 - 122 pages
...general government, and all navigable waters should be free to commerce. V. The fifth article provided that not less than three nor more than five States should be formed from the Northwest Territory, and that these, as they attained a population of sixty thousand,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1258 pages
...States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. It is equally well known that this ordinance provided that not less than three, nor more than five States, should be formed in certain proportions out of this territory, and ultimately be admitted into the old confederation.... | |
 | Archaeology - 1900 - 634 pages
...joint consent of Congress and the States concerned. The fifth of these " irrevocable articles" provided that not less than three nor more than five States should be formed out of the region of country known as the Northwest Territory. In case the division was into... | |
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This law provided that not less than three nor more than five States should be formed out of the Northwest Territory... 
