Moar like a foreign agent on American soil
>It created a government for DC called "District of Columbia"
^^This
It created a government for DC called "District of Columbia"
Act of 1871 Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/41st-congress/session-3/c41s3ch62.pdf
CHAP. LXII. -An Act to provide a Government for the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all that part of the
territory of the United States included within the limits of the District of Columbia be, and the same is hereby, created into a government
by the porate for muni-name of the District of Columbia, by which name it is hereby constituted a body corporate for municipal purposes,
and may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, have a seal, and exercise all other powers of a
municipal corporationnot inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States and the provisions of this act.
SEC. 6. And be it farther enacted, That the legislative assembly shall have
power to divide that portion of the District not included in thecorporate limitsof Washington or Georgetown into townships, not
exceeding three, and create township officers, and prescribe the duties thereof; but all township officers shall be elected by the people of
the townships respectively.
SEC. 22. And be it further enacted, That the property within thecorporate limitsof Georgetown shall not be taxed for the
payment of any debt heretofore or hereafter to be contracted by the corporation of Washington, nor shall the property within the corporate
limits of Washington be taxed for the payment of any debt heretofore or hereafter to be contracted by the corporation of Georgetown; and
so long as said cities shall remain under distinct municipal governments, the property within the corporate limits of either of said cities
shall not be taxed for the local benefit of the other; nor shall said cities, or either of them, be taxed for the exclusive benefit of the
county outside of the limits thereof: Provided, That bridges, the legislative assembly may make appropriations for the repair of roads,
or for the construction or repair of bridges outside the limits of said cities.
Dictionary "municipal"
municipal adjective
mu·nic·i·pal | \ myu-ˈni-s(ə-)pəl
also myə-, mə-, -ˈni-sə-bəl, nonstandard ˌmyü-nə-ˈsi-pəl
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/municipal
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : of or relating to the internal affairs of a major political unit (such as a nation) municipal legislation … enacted for the fulfillment
of the treaties — U.S. Stat. 750
2a : of, relating to, or characteristic of a municipality municipal government municipal water supplies municipal elections municipal courts
b : having local self-government
3 : restricted to one locality
Dictionary - "Corporate"
corporate adjective
cor·po·rate | \ ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rət
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corporate
1a : formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual : incorporated
b : of or relating to a corporation a plan to reorganize the corporate structure
c : of, relating to, or being the large corporations of a country or region considered as a unit the latest trend in corporate America
d : having qualities (such as commercialism or lack of originality) associated with large corporations or attributed to their influence or control corporate rock music corporate art
2 : of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals Human law arises by the corporate action of a people …— George H. Sabine
The ACT of 1871 does not establish a Corporation in a sense other thanMUNICIPAL.
The sauce provided is weak (random opinions on the internet). This is a shill slide.
Searching Library of Congress "corporate and corporation" can be found frequently (commonly) used in this sense from as early as 1800.
https://www.loc.gov/search/?dates=1800/1899&q=corporate
Civil flag myth also fake.
https://wearethene.ws/notable/145361
https://archive.vn/Qp3WD
The common usage PREDATES (1800) Black's law dictionary, your dispute is irrelevant
https://thelawdictionary.org/body-politic/
Sauceless
Regardless the place you pointed to spells out the same thing in regards to usage, as far as municipality. Which is how it is defined in the Act of 1871