The Code of Law for the District of Columbia: 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

U.S. Government Printing Office, 1906 - Law - 396 pages

Rules for interpretation and construction Chapter I Laws remaining in force The judiciary	5

The police court	13

Supreme court of the District of Columbia	17

The court of appeals	50

The Supreme Court of the United States	53

Abatement	54

Absence for seven years	58

Account	59

Offenses against the public peace	178

Offenses against public justice	180

Offenses against public policy	181

Offenses against morality	183

Miscellaneous	184

General provisions	189

Criminal procedure	191

Descents	197

Administration	61

Inventory	69

Assets	71

Suits	72

Debts	74

Accounts	79

Distribution to next of kin and legatees	81

Adoption of children	85

Aliens	86

Amendments	87

Apprentices	88

Arbitration and award	90

Assignment of choses in action	93

Assignment of insolvent debtors	94

Attachments	97

Bonds and undertakings	104

Condemnation of land for public use	105

Conveyancing	107

Mortgages and deeds of trust of real property	112

Deeds of chattels	116

Recorder of deeds	117

Forms of conveyancing	119

Commissioners of deeds and notaries public	121

_Corporations	123

Religious societies	125

Societies benevolent educational etc	127

Manufacturing agricultural mining mechanical insur ance mercantile transportation market and savings bank corporations	128

Insurance companies	134

Cemetery associations	139

Building associations	144

Board of trade	146

Street railways	147

Savings banks	148

Trust loan mortgage and certain other corporations	149

Fraternal beneficial associations	156

Existing corporations	164

Crimes and punishments	170

Offenses against property	172

Divorce	201

Ejectment	204

Chapter XXIV	209

Powers	211

Evidence	214

Execution	221

Exemptions	226

Fees of officers and others	227

Statute of frauds	233

Fraudulent conveyances and assignments	234

Guardian and ward	236

Habeas corpus	241

Husband and wife	243

Interest and usury	248

Jail	250

Joint contracts	252

Joinder of parties and causes of action	253

Judgment and decrees	254

Landlord and tenant	256

Liens	259

Limitation of actions	265

Mandamus	267

Marriage	269

Change of name	273

Negligence causing death	274

Negotiable instruments	275

Partners	298

Payment of money into court	303

Pleadings and practice in relation thereto	304

Process	305

Quo warranto	306

Replevin	308

Setoff	311

Sureties	313

Warehousemen	329

Waste	330

Wills	331

Repeal provisions	334

Title	The Code of Law for the District of Columbia: 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
Author	District of Columbia
Compiled by	Charles Moore, Daniel Edward Garges
Publisher	U.S. Government Printing Office, 1906
Length	396 pages

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