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    The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 established a new territorial government for Washington D.C. and repealed the individual charters of incorporation for the cities of Washington and Georgetown. It created a new government with an appointed governor and 11-member council. The act shifted power in D.C. away from direct democracy to an appointed governor and council.

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