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

JUNE 30, 1902.

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.

Holo
zasy

WASHINGTON:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

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

on the District of Columbia.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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 l'nited 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 legat

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....

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

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

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

Subchapter V. Insurance companies.....

Subchapter VI. Cemetery associations ........

Subchapter VII. Building associations.......

Subchapter VIII. Board of trade...

Supchapter IX. Street railways ...

Subchapter X. Savings banks.......

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

Subchapter XII. Fraternal beneficial associations ........

Subchapter XIII. Existing corporations ......

Subchapter XIV. Dissolution of corporations ..

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