“Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012”
Note highlighted sections.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ORGANIC ACT OF 1871 – THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS A TERRITORY AND A CORPORATION
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 aka “An Act to provide a Government for the District of Columbia (41st Congress. 3d Sess. ch. 62. 16 Stat. 419, enacted 1871-02-21), click here.
Related: Who Sponsored This “Act of 1871″?, click here.