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 10 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. States act locally which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect i““I’P“°°m°· within the District as elsewhere within the United States. 21 Feb., 1811, c. 62, s. 34, v. 16, p. 426. 'rcrincr citics of Sec. 94. That portion of the District included within the limits of the g:;h":g:‘:m‘°; city of Washington, as the same existed on the twentyilrst day of Feb ,,,,,,,§°,,, i,, k,,,,,,,,, ruary, eighteen hundred and seventy-one,_shull continue to be known as such. as the city of Washington, and that portion of the District included  within the limits of the city of Georgetown, as the same existed at that "’p`date, shall continue to be known as the city of Georgetown. . C*““*°'°fW**¤h· Sec. 95. The charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown QZ5g"  G‘°‘f;§: severally, and the powers of the levy court of the District of Columbia, of My qgugto 0,,,,. shall be continued for the following purposes, to wit: _ tinued for certain First. For the collection of all sums of money due to said cities re- P“'1’°“°°- spectively, or to the levy court; _ _ _ Ibid. Second. For the enforcement of all contracts made by said cities, respectively, or by the levy court, and all taxes assessed prior to the twenty-drst day of February, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, remaining unpaid; Third. For the collection of all just claims against said cities, respectively, or against the levy court; Fourth. For the enforcement of all legal contracts against said cities, respectively, or against the levy court, until the affairs of said cities, respectively, and of the levy court, shall have been fully closed; And no suit in favor of or against said corporations, or either of them, shall abate by reason of the passage of the act “t0 provide a government for the District of Columbia/’ approved February 21, 1871, but the same shall be prosecuted to final judgment as if said act had not been passed. District of cc- Sec. ,96. The Di trict of Columbia is the successor of the corporations of Washington and Georgetown, and all the property of said corporac,,,,,,,,,.,,,,0,,,,_ tions, and of the county of Washington, is vested in the District of -—+; Columbia. [sects :1:-ans.] Ibid., s. 41, pp. 428, 429. CHAPTER TWO. ELECTIONS. scc. scc. 97. Elections, how to be held and con-, 104. Penalty for interrupting o. voter. ducted. 105. Illegal voting and illegal conduct nt 98. Qualifications of voters; eligibilityto election ; penalty. office. 106. Voters to have right of action when 99. Election of Delegate to Congress. vote is unlawfully refused. 100. Election of members of house of del- 1*07. Bribing voters; ppnalty. egates. 108. Voters accepting rihes; penalty. 101. New election, when. 109. Certain persons not to be officers of 102. Election of township omcers. election. 103. Penalty for using personal violence upon an elector. , I El§¤£¤¤¤»5¤¤w lv Sup. 97. The time, place, and manner of holding and conducting all ,{f;m°:,_ ““ °°"' elections by the people shall be prescribed by law. 21 Feb., 1871, c. 62,ss. 5, 34, v. 16, pp. 421,426. Qual_iiicatipns_cf Sec. 98. All male citizens of the United States above the 8gB of fg2E; °I‘·‘¥‘b‘1'*Y twenty-one years, except such as are non compos, and persons convicted of ..%__._,__ infamous crimes, who have been actual residents of the District for ‘* ,é‘;mj Pig; G such election, in the election district or precinct in which they shall then
 * ·l¤¤ik1861b¤- 6, twelve months prior to any election therein, shall be entitled to vote at
 * _,·_16_,,_’3_° respectively reside, and shall have so resided for thirty days immedi-