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21st April 2018, 07:11 AM
It can be interesting to trace the progression of territories, cities, municipalities etc through history.
First, all law is municipal law. It is the law of a city.
Second, all territory is nothing more than land adjoining or attached to a city.
Third, the Articles of Confederation had no capital. They had nothing to attach territory to.
Fourth, the Northwest Ordinance was under the Articles of Confederation and it created territory. But there was no municipality to attach this territory to. Therefore several months after the NW Ordinance was created the U.S. constitution was created. This action carved out a capital city and endowed it with territory west to the Mississippi River.
Fifth, the Mississippi River was the west limit because of a treaty entered into between the French and English that ended the French Indian war.
Sixth, the NW Ordinance was law in the territories created and did not apply west of the Mississippi River until around1836 when the Territory of Michigan created a county "Iowa" east of the Mississippi River (in what is now considered Wisconsin) and multiple counties west of the Mississippi River and north of Missouri State. They (the Michigan Territory legislature) then enacted that all laws in the newly created county of Iowa would apply to those counties newly created west of the Mississippi.
[This last is interesting because the NW Ordinance doesn't apply west of the Mississippi River because of anything Congress did. It applies because of what Michigan Territory did]
Seventh, all government derives it's power and authority from the capital city. Capital cities are perpetual. That is why when a major shift in government is performed you will find it shutting down it's present capital city and declaring a new one. Which capital city you recognize (your declaration of citizenship) determines which ordinances you are subject to.
Eighth, a municipality is the officers appointed to handle the affairs of the city. This is important. It means that the mayor of a city is the city. The governor of a state is the state. The president of the United States is the United States.
Ninth, you might be on territory a municipality claims but unless you are the mayor, governor or president you don't necessarily need to obey all their ordinances.
Tenth, consider forests (Law of the Forest was enacted with the Magna Carte). A forest might contain parks, warrens and chases. These are entities that might be within a forest but they are not forests. The law of the forest is suspended in areas within the forest if one of these exist. This is important because it makes an exception for established law if all elements are not satisfied.
First, all law is municipal law. It is the law of a city.
Second, all territory is nothing more than land adjoining or attached to a city.
Third, the Articles of Confederation had no capital. They had nothing to attach territory to.
Fourth, the Northwest Ordinance was under the Articles of Confederation and it created territory. But there was no municipality to attach this territory to. Therefore several months after the NW Ordinance was created the U.S. constitution was created. This action carved out a capital city and endowed it with territory west to the Mississippi River.
Fifth, the Mississippi River was the west limit because of a treaty entered into between the French and English that ended the French Indian war.
Sixth, the NW Ordinance was law in the territories created and did not apply west of the Mississippi River until around1836 when the Territory of Michigan created a county "Iowa" east of the Mississippi River (in what is now considered Wisconsin) and multiple counties west of the Mississippi River and north of Missouri State. They (the Michigan Territory legislature) then enacted that all laws in the newly created county of Iowa would apply to those counties newly created west of the Mississippi.
[This last is interesting because the NW Ordinance doesn't apply west of the Mississippi River because of anything Congress did. It applies because of what Michigan Territory did]
Seventh, all government derives it's power and authority from the capital city. Capital cities are perpetual. That is why when a major shift in government is performed you will find it shutting down it's present capital city and declaring a new one. Which capital city you recognize (your declaration of citizenship) determines which ordinances you are subject to.
Eighth, a municipality is the officers appointed to handle the affairs of the city. This is important. It means that the mayor of a city is the city. The governor of a state is the state. The president of the United States is the United States.
Ninth, you might be on territory a municipality claims but unless you are the mayor, governor or president you don't necessarily need to obey all their ordinances.
Tenth, consider forests (Law of the Forest was enacted with the Magna Carte). A forest might contain parks, warrens and chases. These are entities that might be within a forest but they are not forests. The law of the forest is suspended in areas within the forest if one of these exist. This is important because it makes an exception for established law if all elements are not satisfied.