New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-11-16


bonds that this act shall be submitted to the
people, with the said act of said District, emit
tied San act authorizing the District of Colum
bia to create debt for special improvements
and repairs in said District by the issuing OF
four millions of bonds, and levying a tax for the
payment of the interest as 1t shall annually ac-
crue thereon, and submitting the act, with the
question of issuing of four millions of improve
ment bonds, to a vote of the people at a general
election in the said District" at the first gene
raj election which may be held after the passage
of this act, which said election, as respects this
act, shall be held as hereinafter provided.
First Upon the approval of the act 1t shall
publican, and Evening Star, newspapers in said
District, and in such other papers as the Gov
ernor may direct, and the publication thereof
be continued for three months prior to said
election.
Second. The ballots used at said election
shall be printed and those in favor OF this act
shall be in the words following, to wit:
levying tax for the period of twenty years for
the payment of the interest as it shall annually
accrue on the four millions of bonds to be issued
by the District of Columbia, agreeably to the
provisions of an act entitled can act authoriz-
ing the District of Columbia to create a debt for
special improvements and repairs in said Dis
trict by the issuing of four millions of bonds
and levying a tax for the payment of the interest
as it shall annually accrue thereon, aud submit
ting the act, with the question of the issuing of
four millions of improvement bonds to a vote
of the people at general election in the said
District
And those against this act shall be in the
words following, to wit:
AGAINST
the act for levying tax for the period of
tua pfy fDrf ha. 80
it shall annually accrue On the four millions of
bonds to be issued by Iae District of Columbia
agreeably to the provioscns of an act entitled
80 An act authorizing the District of Columbia to
create debt for special improvements and re-
pairs In said District hV the issuing of four mil
lion of bonds and levyiag tax for the payment
of the interest 1t shall .anually accrue thereon
and submitting the act, with the question of the
ISSUING OF four millions # improvement bonds,
to vote OF the people at general election in
the said District
Third. That the tickets for and against this
act shall be deposited in the ballot boxes which
the Governor is required to provide for the de-
post of the ballots which may be cast for the
act entitled " An act authorizing the District of
Columbia to create debt for special improve
ments and repairs in said District by the issuing
OF four millions of bonds and levying a tax for
the payment of the interest as it shall annually
accrue thereon, and submitting the act, with the
queSuOH VI the issuing OF the TOUR mllllOnS OF
Improvement bonds, to a vote of the people at a
general election in said District" and in rela-
ton to the question of the issuing of four mil
lions of improvement bonds, and the election
in reference to this act shall be conducted ia all
respects, as regards the persons entitled to vote
and otherwise, In accordance with the laws and
regulations which may be applicable to the
holding of general elections in said District
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballots
for and against this law shall be counted by the
election officers, and tally list thereof be made
out, and upon the completing of the counting
OF said ballots and duplicate returns of the votes
cast in each election district for this act to-
gether with statements of the aggregate num-
Der of votes cast thereat for members of the
Legislative Assembly, shall within forty ght
hours be made out and signed by the officers of
the several election precincts or districts, which
returns shall designate the number of votes cast
Tor this loan, one of which returns shall be
placed in the election-box of each election dis
trlct with the other papers of said election, and
the others shall be placed in sealed envelope
and be directed to the Secretary of the District
and be placed in his hands by one or more of
said election officers.
Fifth On receiving the said envelopes con-
tanning the returns as aforesaid, the Secretary
shall examine the same, and add together the
aggregate votes as cast in each district; and
after doing so shall certify the result to the
Governor and file a copy of such certificate
among the records of his office.
Sixth. If it shall appear from said returns as
certified to by the Secretary that a majority of
votes cast for members of said Legislative AS |
sembly shall have been cast in favor of this law
1t shall be in full force and effect, and the Gov
ernor shall proclaim the same in the papers of
the District In which this law may be published
If majority of votes shall be cast against this
act it shall be void and of no effect.
SEC. 2. and be 1t further enacted, That with
the publication of this act in the newspapers as
aforesaid for the period of three months, there
shall be a notice the signature of the Gov
ernor and of the Secretary of the District that
it will be submitted to the people at the first
general election after its passage for their APP
prevail or disapproval, and copy of such notice
shall be filed and recorded in the office of the
Secretary of the District.
SEC. 3. And be ii further enacted, That
whereas an emergency exists for the Immediate
taking effect of this act in the event of its APP
proval by the people, it shall be in force from
and after the proclamation thereof by the Gov
ernor.
CHARLES l.. HULSE,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
WILLIAM STICKNEY,
President of the Council
Approved August 10, 1871.
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