{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-301.46","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-301.46","heading":"Enacting and resolving clauses in acts and resolutions; numbering of sections.","body":"(a)\nEach act of the Council of the District of Columbia shall have an enacting clause only in the 1st section of each act and such enacting clause shall be in the following form: “Be it enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia,”.\n\n(b)\nEach resolution of the Council of the District of Columbia shall have a resolving clause in the following form: “Resolved, by the Council of the District of Columbia,”.\n\n(c)\nEach section of each act or resolution shall be numbered consecutively.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 3. Specified Governmental Authority.","Subchapter I. Additional Governmental Powers and Responsibilities.","Part C. The Council."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-301.46","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"07bdf41abaa1acdfbdaf703946507fbb82295fd3f974a936ae3b112f78096547","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-301.45","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-301.47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}