Northwest Ordinance (1787)
Citation: Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio; 7/13/1787; Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774 - 1789; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, Record Group 360; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.
引用：美国俄亥俄河西北地区政府条例； 1787 年 7 月 13 日；大陆会议杂项文件，1774 年至 1789 年；大陆会议和邦联会议以及制宪会议的记录，记录组 360；国家档案馆，华盛顿特区。
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Officially titled "An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio," the Northwest Ordinance was adopted on July 13, 1787, by the Confederation Congress, the one-house legislature operating under the Articles of Confederation.
《西北条例》的正式名称为“美国俄亥俄河西北地区政府条例”，该条例于 1787 年 7 月 13 日由联邦国会（根据《邦联条例》运作的一院立法机构）通过。
The Northwest Ordinance chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
《西北法令》为西北地区特许成立了政府，提供了接纳新州从该地区加入联邦的方法，并列出了该地区保障的权利法案。
Following the principles outlined by Thomas Jefferson in the Ordinance of 1784, the authors of the Northwest Ordinance (probably Nathan Dane and Rufus King) spelled out a plan that was subsequently used as the country expanded to the Pacific.
遵循托马斯·杰斐逊 (Thomas Jefferson) 在 1784 年法令中概述的原则，《西北法令》的作者（可能是内森·戴恩 (Nathan Dane) 和鲁弗斯·金 (Rufus King)）制定了一项计划，随后在国家向太平洋扩张时使用了该计划。
Three principal provisions were ordained in the document:
该文件制定了三项主要条款：
The copy of the ordinance seen here is a printed document, dated in the last paragraph and signed by the secretary of Congress, Charles Thomson.
这里看到的法令副本是一份印刷文件，最后一段注明了日期，并由国会秘书查尔斯·汤姆森签署。
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An Ordinance for the government of the Territory of the United States northwest of the River Ohio.
俄亥俄河西北美国领地政府条例。
Section 1.
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Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, That the said territory, for the purposes of temporary government, be one district, subject, however, to be divided into two districts, as future circumstances may, in the opinion of Congress, make it expedient.
无论美国在国会中规定，为了临时政府的目的，上述领土为一个选区，但可以根据国会的意见，划分为两个选区，因为未来的情况可能有利。
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Be it ordained by the authority aforesaid, That the estates, both of resident and nonresident proprietors in the said territory, dying intestate, shall descent to, and be distributed among their children, and the descendants of a deceased child, in equal parts; the descendants of a deceased child or grandchild to take the share of their deceased parent in equal parts among them: And where there shall be no children or descendants, then in equal parts to the next of kin in equal degree; and among collaterals, the children of a deceased brother or sister of the intestate shall have, in equal parts among them, their deceased parents' share; and there shall in no case be a distinction between kindred of the whole and half blood; saving, in all cases, to the widow of the intestate her third part of the real estate for life, and one third part of the personal estate; and this law relative to descents and dower, shall remain in full force until altered by the legislature of the district.
上述当局是否规定，上述领土内的居民和非居民业主在去世时无遗嘱，其遗产应由其子女以及已故子女的后裔平均分配；已故子女或孙辈的后裔，在他们中间平均分配已故父母的份额；如果没有子女或后裔，则按同等地位的近亲平均分配；在抵押物中，无遗嘱者的已故兄弟或姐妹的子女应平均享有其已故父母的份额；在任何情况下，纯血统血统和混血血统的亲属之间不存在任何区别；在所有情况下，将其三分之一的终身财产和三分之一的个人财产留给无遗嘱的遗孀；此项有关血统和嫁妆的法律在地区立法机构修改之前仍然完全有效。
And until the governor and judges shall adopt laws as hereinafter mentioned, estates in the said territory may be devised or bequeathed by wills in writing, signed and sealed by him or her in whom the estate may be (being of full age), and attested by three witnesses; and real estates may be conveyed by lease and release, or bargain and sale, signed, sealed and delivered by the person being of full age, in whom the estate may be, and attested by two witnesses, provided such wills be duly proved, and such conveyances be acknowledged, or the execution thereof duly proved, and be recorded within one year after proper magistrates, courts, and registers shall be appointed for that purpose; and personal property may be transferred by delivery; saving, however to the French and Canadian inhabitants, and other settlers of the Kaskaskies, St. Vincents and the neighboring villages who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia, their laws and customs now in force among them, relative to the descent and conveyance, of property.
在总督和法官通过下述法律之前，上述领土内的遗产可以通过书面遗嘱设计或遗赠，由遗产所在人（已成年）签署并盖章，并由三名证人证明；不动产可以通过租赁和释放、或讨价还价和出售的方式转让，由该不动产所在的成年人士签字、盖章和交付，并由两名证人证明，前提是此类遗嘱得到正式证明，此类转让得到承认，或者其执行得到正式证明，并在为此目的指定适当的治安法官、法院和登记处后一年内进行记录；个人财产可以通过交付转让；然而，对于法国和加拿大居民以及迄今为止自称为弗吉尼亚公民的卡斯卡斯基、圣文森特和邻近村庄的其他定居者来说，他们的法律和习俗现在在他们中间生效，涉及财产的继承和转让。
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Be it ordained by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be appointed from time to time by Congress, a governor, whose commission shall continue in force for the term of three years, unless sooner revoked by Congress; he shall reside in the district, and have a freehold estate therein in 1,000 acres of land, while in the exercise of his office.
上述当局是否规定，国会应不时任命一名州长，其任命有效期为三年，除非国会提前撤销；他在履行职务期间应居住在该地区，并拥有 1,000 英亩土地的永久业权。
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There shall be appointed from time to time by Congress, a secretary, whose commission shall continue in force for four years unless sooner revoked; he shall reside in the district, and have a freehold estate therein in 500 acres of land, while in the exercise of his office.
国会应不时任命一名秘书，其任命有效期为四年，除非提前撤销；他在履行职务期间应居住在该地区，并拥有 500 英亩土地的永久业权。
It shall be his duty to keep and preserve the acts and laws passed by the legislature, and the public records of the district, and the proceedings of the governor in his executive department, and transmit authentic copies of such acts and proceedings, every six months, to the Secretary of Congress: There shall also be appointed a court to consist of three judges, any two of whom to form a court, who shall have a common law jurisdiction, and reside in the district, and have each therein a freehold estate in 500 acres of land while in the exercise of their offices; and their commissions shall continue in force during good behavior.
他有责任保存和保存立法机关通过的法案和法律、该地区的公共记录以及州长在其行政部门的诉讼程序，并每六个月将这些法案和诉讼程序的真实副本传送给国会秘书：还应任命一个由三名法官组成的法院，其中任何两名法官组成一个法院，他们应拥有普通法管辖权，居住在该地区，并且每个人在该地区拥有 500 英亩土地的永久业权地产。行使职务；在行为良好的情况下，他们的佣金将继续有效。
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The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and publish in the district such laws of the original States, criminal and civil, as may be necessary and best suited to the circumstances of the district, and report them to Congress from time to time: which laws shall be in force in the district until the organization of the General Assembly therein, unless disapproved of by Congress; but afterwards the Legislature shall have authority to alter them as they shall think fit.
州长和法官，或他们中的大多数，应在该地区通过和公布必要且最适合该地区情况的原始州的刑事和民事法律，并不时向国会报告：这些法律应在该地区有效，直至在该地区组织大会为止，除非得到国会的批准；但事后立法机关有权按其认为合适的方式对其进行修改。
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The governor, for the time being, shall be commander in chief of the militia, appoint and commission all officers in the same below the rank of general officers; all general officers shall be appointed and commissioned by Congress.
总督暂时担任民兵总司令，任命和任命将军以下的所有民兵军官；所有将军均由国会任命和任命。
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Previous to the organization of the general assembly, the governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil officers in each county or township, as he shall find necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in the same: After the general assembly shall be organized, the powers and duties of the magistrates and other civil officers shall be regulated and defined by the said assembly; but all magistrates and other civil officers not herein otherwise directed, shall during the continuance of this temporary government, be appointed by the governor.
在组织大会之前，总督应任命各县或乡镇的治安法官和其他文职官员，因为他认为有必要维护该县或乡的和平与良好秩序。在组织大会之后，治安法官和其他文职官员的权力和职责应由该大会规定和界定；但本临时政府存续期间，所有治安法官和其他文职官员，除本文另有指示外，均应由总督任命。
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For the prevention of crimes and injuries, the laws to be adopted or made shall have force in all parts of the district, and for the execution of process, criminal and civil, the governor shall make proper divisions thereof; and he shall proceed from time to time as circumstances may require, to lay out the parts of the district in which the Indian titles shall have been extinguished, into counties and townships, subject, however, to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the legislature.
为了防止犯罪和伤害，将要通过或制定的法律在该地区的所有地方都有效，并且为了执行刑事和民事诉讼，州长应对其进行适当的划分；他应根据情况需要，不时地将印第安头衔已被取消的地区划分为县和乡镇，但须遵守立法机关随后可能做出的修改。
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So soon as there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants of full age in the district, upon giving proof thereof to the governor, they shall receive authority, with time and place, to elect a representative from their counties or townships to represent them in the general assembly: Provided, That, for every five hundred free male inhabitants, there shall be one representative, and so on progressively with the number of free male inhabitants shall the right of representation increase, until the number of representatives shall amount to twenty five; after which, the number and proportion of representatives shall be regulated by the legislature: Provided, That no person be eligible or qualified to act as a representative unless he shall have been a citizen of one of the United States three years, and be a resident in the district, or unless he shall have resided in the district three years; and, in either case, shall likewise hold in his own right, in fee simple, two hundred acres of land within the same; Provided, also, That a freehold in fifty acres of land in the district, having been a citizen of one of the states, and being resident in the district, or the like freehold and two years residence in the district, shall be necessary to qualify a man as an elector of a representative.
一旦该地区有五千名成年的自由男性居民，向州长提交证明后，他们将有权在适当的时间和地点从其县或乡选举一名代表，在大会中代表他们：条件是，每五百名自由男性居民应有一名代表，依此类推，随着自由男性居民人数的增加，代表权应逐渐增加，直至代表人数达到二十五名；此后，代表的人数和比例应由立法机关规定：但任何人都没有资格或资格担任代表，除非他已成为美国公民三年，并且是该选区的居民，或者除非他已在该选区居住三年；无论哪种情况，他同样应以自己的权利，以简单的费用，在同一土地上拥有两百英亩的土地；另外，如果一个人是某一州的公民，并且居住在该地区，则必须拥有该地区五十英亩土地的永久业权，或者拥有类似的永久业权并在该地区居住两年，才有资格成为代表的选民。
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The representatives thus elected, shall serve for the term of two years; and, in case of the death of a representative, or removal from office, the governor shall issue a writ to the county or township for which he was a member, to elect another in his stead, to serve for the residue of the term.
如此选出的代表任期两年；如果一名代表死亡或被免职，州长应向该代表所在的县或乡发出令状，选举另一名代表代替他，完成剩余任期。
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The general assembly or legislature shall consist of the governor, legislative council, and a house of representatives.
大会或立法机关由州长、立法委员会和众议院组成。
The Legislative Council shall consist of five members, to continue in office five years, unless sooner removed by Congress; any three of whom to be a quorum: and the members of the Council shall be nominated and appointed in the following manner, to wit: As soon as representatives shall be elected, the Governor shall appoint a time and place for them to meet together; and, when met, they shall nominate ten persons, residents in the district, and each possessed of a freehold in five hundred acres of land, and return their names to Congress; five of whom Congress shall appoint and commission to serve as aforesaid; and, whenever a vacancy shall happen in the council, by death or removal from office, the house of representatives shall nominate two persons, qualified as aforesaid, for each vacancy, and return their names to Congress; one of whom congress shall appoint and commission for the residue of the term.
立法会由五名成员组成，任期五年，除非国会提前罢免；其中任何三人为法定人数：理事会成员应按以下方式提名和任命，即：一旦选出代表，总督应指定他们开会的时间和地点；开会时，他们应提名十个人，他们是该地区的居民，每个人都拥有五百英亩土地的永久业权，并将他们的名字返回给国会；国会应任命并委托其中五人担任上述职务；并且，每当理事会因死亡或免职而出现空缺时，众议院应为每个空缺提名两名符合上述资格的人选，并将其姓名返回国会；国会应任命并任命其中一名成员，完成剩余任期。
And every five years, four months at least before the expiration of the time of service of the members of council, the said house shall nominate ten persons, qualified as aforesaid, and return their names to Congress; five of whom Congress shall appoint and commission to serve as members of the council five years, unless sooner removed.
每五年，至少在理事会成员任期届满前四个月，众议院应提名十名符合上述资格的人员，并将其姓名返回国会；其中五人由国会任命并委托担任理事会成员五年，除非提前被罢免。
And the governor, legislative council, and house of representatives, shall have authority to make laws in all cases, for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared.
州长、立法委员会和众议院有权在任何情况下为该地区的良好政府制定法律，且不得与本条例中确立和宣布的原则和条款相抵触。
And all bills, having passed by a majority in the house, and by a majority in the council, shall be referred to the governor for his assent; but no bill, or legislative act whatever, shall be of any force without his assent.
所有法案均须经众议院多数票和议会多数票通过后，提交总督批准；但未经他的同意，任何法案或立法行为均不具有任何效力。
The governor shall have power to convene, prorogue, and dissolve the general assembly, when, in his opinion, it shall be expedient.
州长有权在他认为有利的情况下召集、休会和解散大会。
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The governor, judges, legislative council, secretary, and such other officers as Congress shall appoint in the district, shall take an oath or affirmation of fidelity and of office; the governor before the president of congress, and all other officers before the Governor.
州长、法官、立法委员会、秘书和国会在该地区任命的其他官员应宣誓或宣誓效忠和就职；州长在国会主席面前，所有其他官员在州长面前。
As soon as a legislature shall be formed in the district, the council and house assembled in one room, shall have authority, by joint ballot, to elect a delegate to Congress, who shall have a seat in Congress, with a right of debating but not voting during this temporary government.
一旦该地区成立立法机构，议会和众议院聚集在一个房间，将有权通过联合投票选举一名国会代表，该代表应在国会拥有一个席位，在临时政府期间有权进行辩论，但无投票权。
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And, for extending the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty, which form the basis whereon these republics, their laws and constitutions are erected; to fix and establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions, and governments, which forever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory: to provide also for the establishment of States, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original States, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest:
并且，为了扩展公民和宗教自由的基本原则，这些原则构成了这些共和国及其法律和宪法建立的基础；制定和确立这些原则，作为所有法律、宪法和政府的基础，这些法律、宪法和政府今后将永远在上述领土上组建：还规定在符合普遍利益的情况下尽早建立国家和永久政府，并允许它们在与原始国家平等的基础上在联邦委员会中享有份额：
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It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original States and the people and States in the said territory and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit:
上述当局特此制定并宣布，以下条款应被视为原国家与该领土上的人民和国家之间的契约条款，并且永远保持不变，除非经共同同意，即：
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No person, demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
在上述领土上，任何人不得因其礼拜方式或宗教情感而以和平有序的方式贬低自己。
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The inhabitants of the said territory shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature; and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law.
上述领土的居民始终有权享受人身保护令和陪审团审判的好处；立法机关中人民的代表性；以及根据普通法进行的司法程序。
All persons shall be bailable, unless for capital offenses, where the proof shall be evident or the presumption great.
所有人均可保释，除非是死刑罪，且证据应当明显或推定重大。
All fines shall be moderate; and no cruel or unusual punishments shall be inflicted.
所有罚款均应适度；不得施以残酷或异常的惩罚。
No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property, but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land; and, should the public exigencies make it necessary, for the common preservation, to take any person's property, or to demand his particular services, full compensation shall be made for the same.
除非根据同侪的判断或国家法律，否则任何人不得被剥夺自由或财产；如果出于公共紧急需要，为了共同保全而有必要征用任何人的财产，或者要求其提供特定服务，则应给予全额赔偿。
And, in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared, that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in the said territory, that shall, in any manner whatever, interfere with or affect private contracts or engagements, bona fide, and without fraud, previously formed.
而且，为了公正地保护权利和财产，人们理解并宣布，任何法律都不应在上述领土上制定或生效，以任何方式干扰或影响先前形成的善意且无欺诈的私人合同或约定。
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Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.
宗教、道德和知识是良好政府和人类幸福所必需的，学校和教育手段应永远受到鼓励。
The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and, in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity, shall from time to time be made for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
对印第安人应始终保持最大的诚意；未经他们的同意，不得剥夺他们的土地和财产；并且，他们的财产、权利和自由不得受到侵犯或干扰，除非在国会授权的正义合法战争中；但应不时制定以正义和人道为基础的法律，以防止对他们进行不法行为，并维护与他们的和平与友谊。
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The said territory, and the States which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this Confederacy of the United States of America, subject to the Articles of Confederation, and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made; and to all the acts and ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled, conformable thereto.
上述领土以及其中可能成立的各州，应永远是美利坚合众国联邦的一部分，但须遵守《邦联条款》以及其中根据宪法作出的修改；以及美国国会制定的所有法案和法令，并与之相一致。
The inhabitants and settlers in the said territory shall be subject to pay a part of the federal debts contracted or to be contracted, and a proportional part of the expenses of government, to be apportioned on them by Congress according to the same common rule and measure by which apportionments thereof shall be made on the other States; and the taxes for paying their proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the district or districts, or new States, as in the original States, within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
上述领土上的居民和定居者应支付已签订或将要签订的联邦债务的一部分，以及按比例分配的政府开支，由国会根据与其他州分配相同的共同规则和措施来分配；缴纳其比例的税款应由一个或多个地区或新州的立法机关的权力和指示征收，与原来的州一样，在美国国会商定的时间内。
The legislatures of those districts or new States, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers.
这些地区或新州的立法机关不得干涉美国在国会中对土地的初步处置，也不得干涉国会可能认为为确保善意购买者获得此类土地所有权所必需的任何法规。
No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and, in no case, shall nonresident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
对美国财产的土地不征税；并且在任何情况下，非居民业主的纳税额均不得高于居民。
The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other States that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
通往密西西比河和圣劳伦斯河的通航水域，以及两地之间的装运地点，应是公共公路，并且永远免费，对上述领土的居民、美国公民以及可能加入联邦的任何其他州的公民也是如此，无需缴纳任何税款、进口税或关税。
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There shall be formed in the said territory, not less than three nor more than five States; and the boundaries of the States, as soon as Virginia shall alter her act of cession, and consent to the same, shall become fixed and established as follows, to wit: The western State in the said territory, shall be bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio, and Wabash Rivers; a direct line drawn from the Wabash and Post Vincents, due North, to the territorial line between the United States and Canada; and, by the said territorial line, to the Lake of the Woods and Mississippi.
在该领土内应设立不少于三个但不超过五个国家；一旦弗吉尼亚州改变其割让行为并同意该行为，各州的边界应固定并确定如下：上述领土的西部州应以密西西比河、俄亥俄河和瓦巴什河为界；从瓦巴什河和波斯特文森特河向正北延伸至美国和加拿大之间的领土线的直接线；并沿着上述领土线到达伍兹湖和密西西比州。
The middle State shall be bounded by the said direct line, the Wabash from Post Vincents to the Ohio, by the Ohio, by a direct line, drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami, to the said territorial line, and by the said territorial line.
中部州应以上述直接线为界，即从波斯特文森特河到俄亥俄州的瓦巴什河，以俄亥俄州为界，以从大迈阿密河口向正北画的一条直接线至上述领土线为界，并以上述领土线为界。
The eastern State shall be bounded by the last mentioned direct line, the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the said territorial line: Provided, however, and it is further understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three States shall be subject so far to be altered, that, if Congress shall hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two States in that part of the said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan.
东部州应以最后提到的直线、俄亥俄州、宾夕法尼亚州和上述领土线为界：然而，并进一步理解和声明，这三个州的边界迄今为止应予以改变，如果国会此后认为有利的话，他们将有权在上述领土的位于穿过密歇根湖南弯或最南端的东西线以北的部分中组建一个或两个州。
And, whenever any of the said States shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such State shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever, and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and State government: Provided, the constitution and government so to be formed, shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles; and, so far as it can be consistent with the general interest of the confederacy, such admission shall be allowed at an earlier period, and when there may be a less number of free inhabitants in the State than sixty thousand.
并且，每当上述各州中的任何一个拥有六万名自由居民时，该州应被其代表接纳为在所有方面与原各州平等的基础上进入合众国国会，并可自由组建永久宪法和州政府：前提是，如此组建的宪法和政府应是共和制的，并符合这些条款所载的原则；并且，只要符合邦联的总体利益，当该州的自由居民人数可能少于六万时，应允许提前允许这种接纳。
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There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted: Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
在上述领土上不得存在奴役或非自愿劳役，除非是对当事人已被正式定罪的罪行进行惩罚：但始终规定，任何逃入该领土的人，如果在任何一个原住国合法要求其提供劳动或服务，则该逃犯可以合法地被收回并移交给要求其提供上述劳动或服务的人。
Be it ordained by the authority aforesaid, That the resolutions of the 23rd of April, 1784, relative to the subject of this ordinance, be, and the same are hereby repealed and declared null and void.
经上述当局规定，1784 年 4 月 23 日有关本法令主题的决议将被废除并宣布无效。
Done by the United States, in Congress assembled, the 13th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1787, and of their sovereignty and independence the twelfth
由美国在我们的主 1787 年 7 月 13 日召开的国会上制定，也是他们主权和独立第十二个