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Division I - GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICTTitle 1 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONChapter 3 - SPECIFIED GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITYSubchapter I - ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTAL POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Part D - THE MAYOR
Section 1-301.76 - Power to grant pardons and respites; commissioning of officers; execution of laws

D.C. Code § 1-301.76

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Section 1-301.76 - Power to grant pardons and respites; commissioning of officers; execution of laws

The Mayor of the District of Columbia may grant pardons and respites for offenses against the late corporation of Washington, the ordinances of Georgetown and the levy court, the laws enacted by the Legislative Assembly, and the police and building regulations of the District. He shall commission all officers appointed under the laws of the District, and shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.

D.C. Code § 1-301.76

R.S., D.C., § 6; June 20, 1874, 18 Stat. 116, ch. 337, § 2; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 103, ch. 180, § 2; Apr. 28, 1892, 27 Stat. 22, ch. 55; 1967 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 401, 81 Stat. 951.