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In the present day, the name "Washington" is commonly used to refer to the entire District, but DC law continues to use the definition of the city of Washington as given in the 1871 Organic Act. [10] In 1873, President Grant appointed an influential member of the board of public works, Alexander Robey Shepherd, to the post of governor. Shepherd ...
Animated map of the District of Columbia. The city of Washington was not incorporated until 1802. The District of Columbia was created in 1801 as the federal district of the United States, with territory previously held by the states of Maryland and Virginia ceded to the federal government of the United States for the purpose of creating its federal district, which would encompass the new ...
1871 District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 effected. [7] Norton P. Chipman becomes delegate to the US House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. 1877 – Washington Post newspaper begins publication. [25] 1878 – Telephone begins operating. [7] 1880 – Population: 147,293 in city; [17] 177,624 in district. [7] 1881 February ...
US Government Documents is a digital collection of documents at the Internet Archive. This collection contains digital versions of over 50,000 United States Government documents. The contributors of this collection are Kahle/Austin Foundation , MSN and Omidyar Network .
In 1871, Congress created a territorial government for the entire District of Columbia, which was headed by a governor appointed by the President of the United States to a four-year term. Due to alleged mismanagement and corruption, including allegations of contractors bribing members of the District legislature to receive contracts, [ 11 ] the ...
Treaty of Washington; Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America for the Amicable Settlement of all Causes of Difference Between the Two Countries ("Alabama" Claims; Fisheries; Claims of Corporations, Companies or Private Individuals; Navigation of Rivers and Lakes; San Juan Water Boundary; and Rules Defining Duties of a Neutral Government during War).
DC Code [permanent dead link ] from the Council of the District of Columbia; DC Code from FindLaw; DC Statutes-at-Large from the Council of the District of Columbia; DC Municipal Regulations and DC Register from the DC Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances; Archived 2016-11-08 at the Wayback Machine from, The DC Government Wants ...
The 1870–71 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 6, 1870, and October 6, 1871. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before or after the first session of the 42nd United States Congress convened on March 4, 1871.