District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, officially An Act Concerning the District of Columbia (6th Congress, 2nd Sess., ch. 15, 2
Subsequent history
On May 3, 1802, the City of Washington was granted a municipal government consisting of a mayor appointed by the president of the United States. The portion of the District of Columbia ceded by Virginia was returned to that state in 1846-47.[3] The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 replaced the municipal governments of the City of Washington, Georgetown, and Washington County with a single, unified district government for the whole district.
District voting rights
Following the passage of this Act, residents of the District of Columbia were no longer considered to be residents of either Maryland or Virginia. This left district residents unable to vote for members of Congress. They have voted in
See also
- Residence Act, 1790 Act of Congress that set where along the Potomac River the permanent capital of the United States would be established
- United States v. More (1805)
Notes
- ^ "Statutes at Large, 6th Congress, 2nd Session". A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ Organic Act, Section 3.
- ^ ch. 35, 9 Stat. 35.
- ^ "Statement on the subject of The District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Acts" (PDF). American Bar Association. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
External links
- "An Act Concerning the District of Columbia" Feb 27, 1801 from the Library of Congress page 103 SIXTH CONGRESS Session II