Republican (constitutionalist) President Jefferson signs the District of Columbia Incorporation Act of 1802, establishing a mayor-council form of government. The mayors of Washington and Georgetown are to be nominated by the president, and confirmed by the Senate; and the city councils are to be elected by freeholders.
[restored 11/12/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 17]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 59.
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