It was a municipal corporation set up for the District of Columbia, similar to how New York City or Boston or any other city is a municipal corporation.
One interesting thing is there was a "governor" for the city (not mayor, although that title could also be included for a different office).
I have not researched it, but I am guessing that either (a) this was repealed, or at least the office of governor was, or (b) there is a governor that is unknown to the people (possibly combined with another office -- either mayor of DC or President of the United States). Just spit balling, but it is weird that there was a "governor."
This is from the Statutes at Large, which is the official recording of every statute ever passed by Congress and made into law.
I don't ever see anyone post this, so I'm throwing it out there for anyone interested.
I saw someone claim that this act was repealed, but I have not researched it.
It is important to start with the legislation from 1870 (forgot the name) that sets up the conditions for the Act of 1871 to be able to take effect. The Act of 1871 all by itself has some confusing holes in it that are part of that earlier legislation.
The Act of 1871 can be found in the Statutes at Large here:
https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/41st-congress/session-3/c41s3ch62.pdf
It starts halfway down page 419.
It was a municipal corporation set up for the District of Columbia, similar to how New York City or Boston or any other city is a municipal corporation.
One interesting thing is there was a "governor" for the city (not mayor, although that title could also be included for a different office).
I have not researched it, but I am guessing that either (a) this was repealed, or at least the office of governor was, or (b) there is a governor that is unknown to the people (possibly combined with another office -- either mayor of DC or President of the United States). Just spit balling, but it is weird that there was a "governor."
This is from the Statutes at Large, which is the official recording of every statute ever passed by Congress and made into law.
I don't ever see anyone post this, so I'm throwing it out there for anyone interested.
I saw someone claim that this act was repealed, but I have not researched it.
It is important to start with the legislation from 1870 (forgot the name) that sets up the conditions for the Act of 1871 to be able to take effect. The Act of 1871 all by itself has some confusing holes in it that are part of that earlier legislation.