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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. 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).

  4. 1871 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    November 17 – The National Rifle Association of America is granted a charter by the state of New York. [2] December 19 The city of Birmingham, Alabama, is incorporated with the merger of three pre-existing towns. Albert L. Jones of New York receives a patent for corrugated paper.

  5. 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 ...

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

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    In 1837, Connecticut adopted a general corporation statute that allowed for the incorporation of any corporation engaged in any lawful business. [3] Delaware did not enact its first corporation law until 1883. Bank of the United States v. Deveaux, 9 U.S. 61 (1809) corporations have capacity to sue. Gibbons v.

  7. Talk:District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 - Wikipedia

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    To go further, the US constitution states only the Department of the Treasury can coin and mint. However, our current structure is set up in such a way that the Department of Treasury issues bonds (another corporate word), which are bought by a private corporation called the Federal Reserve Bank. This only came into existence POST 1871 Organic Act.

  8. 41st United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. History of the United States government - Wikipedia

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    The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was established in 1932 to create the first public works projects to help the unemployed, and the Federal Home Loan Banks were established the same year to provide housing assistance. [citation needed] Labor rights were expanded through the Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 and the Norris–La Guardia Act of 1932.