 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1947 - 640 str.
...SCHMECKEBIER. There are two specific clauses on that. In article 1, section 8, clause 17, it reads that the Congress shall have power — To exercise exclusive...of Congress, become the seat of Government of the United States. There is also a provision in respect to Territories, namely, article 4, section 3, clause... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1947 - 646 str.
...SCHMECKEBIER. There are two specific clauses on that. In article 1, section 8, clause 17, it reads that the Congress shall have power — To exercise exclusive...of Congress, become the seat of Government of the United States. There is also a provision in respect to Territories, namely, article 4, section 3, clause... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. District of Columbia - 1949 - 358 str.
...of our experience to other jurisdictions. Clause 17, section 8, article 1 of the Constitution states that Congress shall have power "to exercise exclusive...of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States." Clearly, this constitutional provision alone implies a national obligation to the Capital... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1952 - 244 str.
...solid and plain basic limit on government for this Republic states in article I, section 8, clause 17, that, Congress shall have power "To exercise exclusive...the Seat of Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1952 - 254 str.
...solid and plain basic limit on government for this Republic states in article I, section 8, clause 17, that, Congress shall have power "To exercise exclusive...the Seat of Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in... | |
 | 1896 - 522 str.
...by the President.5 The District of Columbia is governed pursuant to the constitution, which provides that Congress shall have power " to exercise exclusive...of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States."6 The legislative power thus given to Congress is direct, exclusive and absolute, and... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1964 - 498 str.
...the District stems from article I, section 8, clause 17 of the Constitution, which provides that the Congress shall have power : "To exercise exclusive...of Congress, become the Seat of Government of the United States, * * *." The congressional power of legislation over the District of Columbia is plenary,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1964 - 1066 str.
...the District stems from article I, section 8, clause 17 of the Constitution, which provides that the Congress shall have power : "To exercise exclusive...of Congress, become the Seat of Government of the United States, * • •." The congressional power of legislation over the District of Columbia is... | |
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to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States... 
