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ENACTED MARCH 3, 1901; AMENDED BY THE
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AUGUST 1, 1902.-Printed for the use of the Senate Committee

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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Rules for interpretation and construction...

Chapter I. Laws remaining in force.........

The judiciary

Subchapter I. Justices of the peace.

Subchapter II. The police court..

Subchapter III. Supreme court of the District of Columbia.

Subchapter IV. The court of appeals..

Subchapter V. The Supreme Court of the United States.

Chapter II. Abatement.

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Chapter III. Absence for seven years.

Chapter IV. Account..

Chapter V. Administration..

Subchapter I. Executors, administrators, and collectors

Subchapter II. Inventory

Subchapter III. Assets

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Subchapter IV. Sales..

71

Subchapter V. Suits..

72

Subchapter VI. Debts.

74

Chapter VI. Adoption of children.

Subchapter VII. Accounts..

Subchapter VIII. Distribution to next of kin and legatees.

Chapter VII. Aliens..

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Chapter VIII. Amendments.

87

Chapter IX. Apprentices.

88

Chapter X. Arbitration and award

90

Chapter XI. Assignment of choses in action

93

Chapter XII. Assignment of insolvent debtors

94

Chapter XIII. Attachments

97

Subchapter II. Mortgages and deeds of trust of real property.

112

Chapter XVII. Commissioners of deeds and notaries public..

120

Subchapter III. Societies, benevolent, educational, etc.

125

Subchapter IV. Manufacturing, agricultural, mining, mechanical, insur-

ance, mercantile, transportation, market, and savings bank corporations.

Subchapter XI. Trust, loan, mortgage, and certain other corporations

148