District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871

The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia. Though Congress repealed the territorial government in 1874, the legislation was the first to create a single municipal government for the federal district.

For the prior act that organized the district, see District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801.
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871
Long titleAn Act to provide a Government for the District of Columbia.
NicknamesDistrict of Columbia Organic Act of 1871
Enacted bythe 41st United States Congress
Citations
Statutes at Large16 Stat. 419
Legislative history
  • Signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on February 21, 1871
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