Organic Act applies laws of Oregon to Alaska

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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US government passes the 'Organic Act', wherby Alaska becomes a judicial district, following the laws of the state of Oregon. Before this can take place, however, there will be an interim term of government under the US war department.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Organic Act applies laws of Oregon to Alaska". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18890, accessed 23 November 2024.]

18890 Organic Act applies laws of Oregon to Alaska 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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