{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-505","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-505","heading":"Effect of signature by mark upon payment of compensation.","body":"After May 10, 1926, in the payment of compensation of per diem employees of the government of the District of Columbia, a signature by mark duly witnessed by an employee of such District designated for that purpose by the Mayor shall be deemed a full legal acquittance as to such signature.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 5. Officers and Employees Generally.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-505","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7755e25e6cb79fd4515d7d495f3e922109fa5445021d6429c609f61f1a504224","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-504","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}