District of Columbia Organic Act of 1878

E50383

United States federal law organic act

The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1878 was a U.S. federal law that restructured Washington, D.C.’s government by establishing it as a permanently organized, federally controlled district without home rule.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Board of Commissioners system for the District of Columbia	1
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1878 canonical	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ organic act ⓘ
abolished	home rule in the District of Columbia ⓘ
aimedTo	stabilize the finances and administration of the District of Columbia ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
centralized	executive authority in a three-member Board of Commissioners ⓘ
characterizedBy	absence of local self-government in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
codifiedIn	United States Statutes at Large ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
created	three-commissioner form of government for the District of Columbia ⓘ
dateEnacted	1878 ⓘ
effectOnRepresentation	left District of Columbia residents without voting representation in Congress ⓘ
eliminated	elected local legislature of the District of Columbia ⓘ elected mayor of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
established	District of Columbia as a permanently organized federal district ⓘ federally controlled government for the District of Columbia ⓘ
followed	financial crisis and mismanagement in the District of Columbia government in the 1870s ⓘ
governanceModel	federally appointed commissioners instead of elected local officials ⓘ
governingStructure	District of Columbia Organic Act of 1878 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Board of Commissioners system for the District of Columbia
hasLongTermEffect	federal dominance over District of Columbia governance until the 20th century ⓘ
historicalContext	Reconstruction-era reforms and retrenchment in the United States ⓘ
implemented	permanent form of government for the District of Columbia as opposed to temporary arrangements ⓘ
legalArea	constitutional law ⓘ municipal law ⓘ
legalStatusConferred	District of Columbia as a municipal corporation for certain purposes ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
partOf	legal framework governing the federal district of the United States ⓘ
precededBy	District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 ⓘ
provided	that District of Columbia commissioners be appointed by the President of the United States ⓘ that District of Columbia commissioners be confirmed by the United States Senate ⓘ
relatedTo	District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
repealed	District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 in practice ⓘ
replaced	territorial-style government of the District of Columbia ⓘ
restructured	government of the District of Columbia ⓘ
resultedIn	direct federal control over local governance in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
subjectOf	debates over representation and home rule in Washington, D.C. ⓘ scholarly analysis in U.S. constitutional and municipal law ⓘ
typeOfChange	reorganization of local government structure ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 → followedBy → District of Columbia Organic Act of 1878 ⓘ

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1878 → governingStructure → District of Columbia Organic Act of 1878 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Board of Commissioners system for the District of Columbia