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111Labourers, Ordinance of — 1349. The king issued this ordinance to set maximum wages. It required labourers to finish their contracts before looking for another job. It failed largely because of economic pressures after the *Black Death of 1348: the problem of a shortage… …
112Northwest Ordinance — An agreement adopted in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation of States that created the Northwest Territory, organized its governing structure, and established the procedures by which territories were admitted as states to the Union.… …
113interim ordinance — A zoning ordinance intended to preserve the status quo of a particular section or sections of the municipality pending the adoption of permanent zoning regulations, the purpose of the ordinance being to prevent the evasion of a comprehensive… …
114reading ordinance — A step in the enactment of a municipal ordinance, the requirement being for the reading of the ordinance one or more times, as the statute may provide, before the council. 37 Am J1st Mun Corp § 144 …
115stopgap ordinance — A zoning ordinance enacted in contemplation of the later adoption of a comprehensive zoning ordinance, and intended to preserve the status quo of a particular section of the municipality pending the adoption of the permanent regulations. 58 Am… …
116Green River ordinance — a local ordinance banning door to door selling. Also called Green River law. [named after such an ordinance, passed in 1931 in GREEN RIVER] …
117(the) Northwest Ordinance — the Northwest Ordinance [the Northwest Ordinance] a US law, passed by ↑Congress in 1787, which established the Northwest Territory, the area from the ↑Great Lakes south to the ↑Ohio River. It was the country’s first official addition of western… …
118Metrication Ordinance — The Metrication Ordinance was enacted in 1976 in Hong Kong. The law allowed a gradual replacement of the Imperial units and Chinese units of measurement in favor of the International System of Units Metric System. The adoption was facilitated… …
119Northwest Ordinance — Ordonnance du Nord Ouest Le Territoire du Nord Ouest en 1787 …
120Self-denying Ordinance — Dans l histoire de l Angleterre, la Self denying Ordinance est une loi présentée au Parlement de l Angleterre par Henry Vane le jeune. Elle visait à empêcher que les membres du Parlement n occupent des positions de commandement dans les forces… …
