Established by acts of July 16, 1790 (1 Stat. 130), and March 3, 1791. Corporations of Washington and Georgetown and levy court of Washington County abolished in favor of territorial form of government in 1871. Permanent commission government established July 1, 1878. District Government created as municipal corporation by act of June 11, 1878 (20 Stat. 102). Treated as branch of U. S. Government by various statutory enactments of Congress. District Government altered by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967, effective Nov. 3, 1967. Charter for local government in District of Columbia provided by act of Dec. 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 774). (U.S. Government Manual, Appendix C.)
"By the Act creating the District into one municipal Corporation, the new Corporation succeeded to the property of the two former ones, and also to their liabilities." District of Columbia v. Adolf Cluss (1881) hn. 3, 103 U.S. 705, 26 L ed 455.
"They (corporations) cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed nor excommunicate, for they have no souls." Case of Sutton's Hospital, 10 Rep. 32. Sir Edward Coke, 1549-1634.
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Every one says the District of Columbia is 10 square miles. Black's 5th Edition states "It was originally ten miles square, and was composed of portions of Maryland and Virginia ceded by those states to the United States."
However , the cadillac of Law dictionaries states differently. Here is the definition given in Ballentines Law Dictionary:
"District of Columbia. The seat of government of the United States, having an area of 69 square miles, situated on the Potomic River, on the border of Maryland opposite Virginia, and subject to the power of Congress to exercise exclusive legislation in reference thereto. 49 Am J1st States section 122. It occupies a unique position, being neither state nor organized territory in the usual sense of such terms, Hepburn v Ellzey (US) 2 Cranch 445, 2 L.Ed. 332. But it is a state as the word is used in reference to the making of treaties with foreign powers. Geofroy v Riggs, 133 US 258, 33 L. Ed. 642, 10 S Ct. 295.
The Informer used the Hepburn case in his followup to his Which One Are You, because of the following case within his book at page 20 which is quoted here showing the United States and not the United States of America is a corporation that you are dealing with people.
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From Which One Are You.
"The District of Columbia is not a `state' within meaning of the constitution." U.S. v. Virginia 1805
"Under Act of Congress of 1801, 2 Stat. 103, assuming the government of the District of Columbia in virtue of the cession from Maryland and Virginia, the laws of those states and the proceedings in their courts as parts of those laws were recognized within such portions of the district respectively, as originally were within the limits of the ceding states." U.S. v. Eliason, 41 U.S. 291, 16 Peter 291, 10 L Ed. 968
"The corporation which 16 Stat. 419 created by the name of the District of Columbia succeeded to the property and liabilities of the corporations which were thereby abolished. District of Columbia v. Cluss, 103 U.S. 705, 26 L. Ed. 455
The District of Columbia is a corporation which is also known as "United States". It must have its own definition for "State" since it and the Territorial states (Guam, Etc.) were not formed by and under the Constitution. Since it is THE Primary State owning Guam, Puerto Rico, Etc., which are federal states, it is referred to as "State" in Income tax and Social Security laws, as well as all other Codes Of the United States.
How are these states lumped together with the 50 American States in the Internal Revenue Code when they cannot be classed as States under the Constitution? Use the word means, because to use "includes" as defined in IRC is restrictive. An example;
26 USC § 6103 (b) (5) State.
"The term State means any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands."
This definition only applies to code section 6103 and not to the entire title. Congress had to do this for exchange information that has to be exchanged to those States of the Union that have income tax laws.
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Yes you read correctly, the United States was not formed by and under the Constitution of 1787. It was NOT the united States of America nor was it the United States of America. It is a separate corporation. That's who is charging you for being a part of their corporation as a United States citizen operating as a corporate entity failing to return part of the corporate profits you made. And I don't care if you capitalize the C or not. Did Ballentine's say United States of America, or even Black's? No, they did not.
Big Al
PS, Hey other researchers, here's your chance, I opened the door for you to let them have it with the gattlin gun.