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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:abolished
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local governments of Washington and Georgetown
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:District_of_Columbia
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gptkbp:category
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United States federal territory legislation
1871 in American law
District of Columbia law
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:16_Stat._419
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gptkbp:created
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territorial government for District of Columbia
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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February 21, 1871
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gptkbp:effect
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merged City of Washington, City of Georgetown, and Washington County into a single entity
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:fullTitle
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An Act to provide a Government for the District of Columbia
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gptkbp:governorAppointedBy
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gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:governorConfirmedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Senate
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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established unified government for the nation's capital
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Organic Act of 1871
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gptkbp:purpose
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to create a single municipal government for the District of Columbia
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gptkbp:reorganizedAs
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gptkb:District_of_Columbia_government
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Organic_Act_of_1801
Congress in 1874
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gptkbp:repealEffect
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replaced territorial government with direct rule by Congress
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Organic_Act_of_1871
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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