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Evolution of the District's internal boundaries. The passage of the Residence Act in 1790 created a new federal district that would become the capital of the United States. . Formed from land donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia, the capital territory already included two large settlements at its creation: the port of Georgetown, Maryland and the town of Alexandria, Virgin
Resigned January 5, 1871, after being appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom: Vacant Not filled this Congress Pennsylvania 21st: John Covode (R) Died January 11, 1871 Vacant Not filled this Congress Illinois At-large: John A. Logan (R) Resigned at end of congress March 3, 1871, after being elected to the US Senate for the following ...
An Act to continue in force, for a limited time, an act passed at the first Session of Congress, intituled “An act to regulate processes in the Courts of the United States.” Sess. 3, ch. 8 1 Stat. 191 (chapter 8) 9: Feb. 25, 1791: Representatives in Congress from Kentucky and Vermont.
The Enforcement Act of 1871 (second act) and the Civil Rights Act of 1875 are very similar to the original act as they all have the same goal, but revised the first act with the intention of being more effective. The Act of 1871 has more severe punishments with larger fines for disregarding the regulations, and the prison sentences vary in length.
District of Columbia's At-large district created March 4, 1871, and remained vacant until April 21, 1871 Norton P. Chipman (R) April 21, 1871 Illinois At-large: Vacant Rep. John A. Logan resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate: John L. Beveridge (R) November 7, 1871 Michigan 4th: Vacant
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... 42nd United States Congress (7 C, ... District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871; K. Ku Klux Klan Act
The act was passed by the 42nd United States Congress and signed into law by United States President Ulysses S. Grant on April 20, 1871. The act was the last of three Enforcement Acts passed by the United States Congress from 1870 to 1871 during the Reconstruction Era to combat attacks upon the suffrage rights of African Americans. The statute ...
The Indian Appropriations Act is the name of several acts passed by the United States Congress.A considerable number of acts were passed under the same name throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the most notable landmark acts consist of the Appropriation Bill for Indian Affairs of 1851 [1] and the 1871 Indian Appropriations Act.