The corporation of the District of Columbia is continued for all the purposes of this section and other acts, for the collection of taxes, for suing and being sued, for causes arising prior to June 20, 1874, and for acquiring and holding real estate for school and municipal purposes.
(Mar. 3, 1877, 19 Stat. 402, ch. 117, § 15.)
Prior Codifications1981 Ed., § 1-105.
1973 Ed., § 1-105.
Section ReferencesThis section is referenced in § 38-401.
Cross ReferencesControl of school buildings, see § 38-401.