ENACTED MARCH 3, 1901;
AMENDED BY THE ACTS APPROVED JANUARY 31

AND JUNE 30, 1902,
AND AMENDED BY FURTHER ACTS OF CONGRESS

TO AND INCLUDING MARCH 3, 1905.

Compiled by
CHARLES MOORE,

CLERK OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Indexed by

EDWIN C. BRANDENBURG, LL. M.,

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAR.

Recompiled and Indexed to March 3, 1905, by

DANIEL E. GARGES, LL. M.,

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAR.

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WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

1996.

August 1, 1902.--Printed for the use of the Senate Committee

on the District of ('olumbia.

JANUARY 15, 1906.-Recompiled and reprinted for use of the

House Committee on the District of Columbia.

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..

Chapter III. Absence for seven years.

Chapter IV. Account....

Chapter V. Administration.

Subchapter I. Executors, administrators, and collectors

Subchapter II. Inventory

Subchapter III. Assets

Subchapter IV. Sales.

Subchapter V. Suits.

Subchapter VI. Debts.

Subchapter VII. Accounts.

Subchapter VIII. Distribution to next of kin and legatees.

Chapter VI. Adoption of children..

Chapter VII. Aliens...

Chapter VIII. Amendments.

Chapter IX. Apprentices.

Chapter X. Arbitration and award

Chapter XI. Assignment of choses in action

Chapter XII. Assignment of insolvent debtors

Chapter XIII. Attachments

Chapter XIV. Bonds and undertakings.

Chapter XV. Condemnation of land for public use

Chapter XVI. Conveyancing .

Subchapter I. Deeds of real property

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

Subchapter III. Deeds of chattels

Subchapter IV. Recorder of deeds.

Subchapter V. Forms of conveyancing.

Chapter XVII. Commissioners of deeds and notaries public.

Chapter XVIII. Corporations..

Subchapter I. Institutions of learning

Subchapter II. Religious societies

Subchapter III. Societies, benevolent, educational, etc..

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

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