This certificate shall be presented to the Council of the District of Columbia, which shall have power and discretion to grant or refuse to said persons a charter of incorporation upon the terms set forth in the said certificate and the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 26-1305
Charter of incorporation — Power of Council to grant or refuse
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1303, ch. 854, § 717
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