Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-01
NOTICE by TIRE GOVERNOR AND sEcRE-

N TARY OF the District OF Columbia ~ H. sab
pross ar r. s sSs = r1 psss &, The.
hssemely q sad District, approved August lssh
~ entitled, An set tSS for the payment
million dollars u bonds sufhorised to De issued by
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for srecisl improvements and repairs n sid District
ajax for the psyment ~ the in.e Tes :. h 9s
nualiy accrue thereon. and submitting the act. With
ss ID the r,. & aSS5 q I'M
election in said District"
prTRIcr OF CoIrssIA, August Slst, ISL
election I'm the i,g rssss =, ,nss A. The nsk, ssRsr
held on the fourth "Wednesday 81 November, is7i.
90 a ths twenty second day q that mouth the
levyine tsS Tor the payment ~ the Interest a. n
On .SH 81 T sSs d
ia,r q an act entitled An &C, aHthoriIng the
Issuing Of four millions Of bonds and ieVSinS taS
accrue thereon, and submitting the act with The
question q the issuing Of four millions Of improve
tom the aid Dsrc ne WI Ss asS ,S Sls Se
froFa With The ss Act i.T tis sPPrSs or sissi
ing the District Of Columbia to create a debt for
SPECIAL I'M and repairs in said District by
tax for the payment Of the interest q shall an
nus nnslly accrue ,hsreon and submitting the act with
prS,smeht eonds e vote Of the people at general
Said election will be the FIRST general election sfer
the passage Of said act entitled An act l-vyfng a
nrslS .e u pay msnt OF ths interest as shall sn
thorzed 20 be issred by the District Of Columbia by
Columbia to ereat. ss sn sgShcTEhs the District Of
snd sps,rs IN said District by the issuing Of four
Of the interest as il shall snnuslls accrue thsrsoS,
ADO suomlttne the act, with the question Of the
vote Of the people at general election in aid
And saia alact,or q. rosro... a.. - :. -,
held as in the said provided Said act /. hereto
sutJoined and publication thereof herewith made
EDWIN l. sTANTON.
Secretary of the District Of Columbia.
An Acr levying tax for the payment Of the inter
dollars OF bonds, authOriz 20 be issued by the
authorizing the District Of Columbia TO crate a
9spt ior special improvements and repairs in said
and leyyins a tax for the payment Of the Interest
as shsll annually accrue thereon, and submit
four millions Of Improvement bonds. to a vote of
tne people At general election In the said Dis.
Be q esaetsd ty ths Lss,sIaiics Assembly Of tAs
pisrtd o. CoIsnota, That for the purpose OF paying
Of bonds autSor.sd to be ei . tue dH sg
sdns 20 o. Columbia IN seoordsnce with the pro-
District Of Columbia TO create a debt for special
issuing " four milions Of IN sad ps s b the
tax Tor the payment Of the interest il shall anu-
any aGe1s ne and submitting the act with the
m me-, bonds 70 vote Of the people at general cleo
and eighty dollars !. Ssrs e S sSnsred
The taxable property in said district for the period
interest Which may sccrue Sn sad bSnSa 10 pay hs
period which tax shall be collected in sums Of two
said years, agreeaby 10 the provisions o. The sc -
CONGRESS entitled An act 10 provide a gov ernment
twenty first, eighteen hundred and s5s
.s same manner that the general taxes Of said
exclusively for the payment Of the Interest annually
accruing on said bonds that this act shall be- sub,
ict entitled kn act authorains the pistTe p q
Columbia to create debt for special improyeme,,s
millions Of bonds and ieSyns saS for the ., nSGf
OF the interest it shall annually accrue thereon
Of four millions of improy ement bonds to = vote -
the people at general election in the said District
the passage Of this which said election as
this act shall be held as hereinafter provided
pas .f pa iSt si be
~ hSenhg star, newspapers in said District and
ana me pnollcalon thereof be continued for three
second The 20 b ale sie 1ssS :, said
printed and those in favor Of this act shall be n the
words following, to wit:
Levying tax for the period Of twenty year. for e
pe1t OF The interest as it shall annually accrue
act entitled AN act authorizing the District of Co
and repairs in said District By fs issuinS of faT
millions OF bonds and leyyng tax for the payment
and submitting the act, with the question Of the IT,
sung so, o. Tour mIliiens OF improvement bonds 70
District" And TO those against this act shall h. H.
the words following, to wit:
The act for levying tax for the period Of twenty
YEAR, Tor The payment q the interest il shall an
nuaLy accrue ON the four millions of bonds 10 be
issued by the District Of Columbia sgreeably H. the
OF an act entitled An act authorizing the
and repairs in said District by the issuing of four
of the interest as it shall annually accrue pbereon.
ana submitting the act, with the question of the
vote OF the people at general election in the said
Third. That the tickets for and against thi. act
shall be deposited in the ballot boxes which the Gov
ernor is required to provide for the deposit of The
act authorizing the District Of Columbia TO create
debt Tor special improvements and re pairs in aid
District by the issuing of four millions Of bonds aud
leyying tax for the payment Of the Interest a. "a
shall annually accrue thereon and submitting the
millions Of Improvement bonds TO vote of the peonIs
at general election in said District and In relation
Improvement bonds and the election in referenee ~
this act shall be conducted in all respects as regards
ance with the laws and regulations which NAV BE-
applicable to the holding of general elections in said
Fourth, Upon closing the polls the ballots for and
against this law shall be counted by the election on
GERS and tally list thereof be made out and upon
the completing Of the counting Of said ballots and du
plcate returns OF the votes in each election dis
rict Tor this act together with statements of the a
gegate number of votes thereat for members Of
the Legislative Assembly, shall, within forty
hours be made out and signed by the officers of fhe
several election precincts districts which returns
shall the number of votes cast for this loan
one OF which returns shall be placed in the election
box oil each election district with the other ~
said election and the others shall be placed in a
sealed envelope and directed TO the Secretary the
District and be placed in his hancs by one or more of
said election officers.
Fifth. On receiving the said envelopes containing
the returns as aforesaid the Secretary shall examine
the same, and add together the aggregate votes a.
cast IN each district aud after doing shall certify
the result TO the Governor and file copy of such
certificate among the records of his Office.
sixth III IL shall appear from said returns as certi-
he'd 10 by the Secretary that majority Of the votes
cast for members of said Legislative Assembly shall
have been cast in favor Of this law il shall be In
full force and effect and the Governor shall pro
this law may be published. II q majority of votes
no effect
SEC 2. And be IL further taaefsd, That with the
publication of this act in the newspapers as afort
said for the period Of three months there shall be
notice the signature Of the Governor and of the
Secretary Of the District that il will be submtted 10
the people at the first general election after its
age for their approval disapproyal, and COW OF
such notice shall be filed and recorded In the ofice
Of the Secretary Of the District.
SEC. g. Asd be ~ further enacted, That whereas an
emergency exists for the immediate taking effect OF
this act in the event Of its approva by the people il
shall be in force from and after the proclamation