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  2. District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 - Wikipedia

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    These claims stem from a misunderstanding of the term municipal corporation used in the Act. [13] [14] There are many kinds of corporations; a corporation is any group authorized to legally act as a single entity; in this case, an incorporated, organized district of the United States. Most U.S. cities and counties are municipal corporations.

  3. History of corporate law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the late 19th century, state governments started to adopt more permissive corporate laws. [3] In 1896, New Jersey was the first state to adopt an "enabling" corporate law, with the goal of attracting more business to the state. [3] As a result of its early enabling corporate statute, New Jersey was the first leading corporate state. [3]

  4. Treaty of Washington (1871) - Wikipedia

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    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).

  5. List of United States federal legislation, 1789–1901 - Wikipedia

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    Laws of the United States, giving effect to, in North Carolina. An Act for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in respect to the state of North Carolina, and for other purposes. Sess. 2, ch. 1 1 Stat. 99: 2: March 1, 1790: Census of 1790. An Act providing for the enumeration of the Inhabitants of the United States. (Census of 1790)

  6. United States corporate law - Wikipedia

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    The US Supreme Court has also made it clear in Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Inc that shareholder value is not a default or overriding aim of corporate law, [139] unless a corporation's rules expressly opt to define such an objective. In practice, many corporations do operate for the benefit of shareholders, but this is less because of duties ...

  7. US Supreme Court preserves civil rights lawsuits under 19th ...

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the ability of people to sue for civil rights violations under an 1871 law as it rejected a bid to prevent an Indiana nursing ...

  8. Category:1871 in American law - Wikipedia

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    1871 in United States case law (12 P) 1871 crimes in the United States (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "1871 in American law" The following 2 pages are in this category ...

  9. District of Columbia (until 1871) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...