The grantor in any conveyance may reserve to himself any power, beneficial or in trust, which he might lawfully grant to another, and every power thus reserved shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter as if granted to another.
D.C. Code § 42-1009
Right of grantor to reserve power
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1353, ch. 854, § 1045
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.