Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-25
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,

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lions Of improvement bonds to ayote of the peopl
at a general election in said District" approve
| August 10, ISL.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August 81, 1Sl.S
held on the fourth "Wednesday Of November, ls7I
the g Assembly IF q the DISTRICT Of Cou@
bia entitled An act authorizing the District of Co
repairs in said District by the issuing of four million
nyns a.
| hitting the act with the question OF the issuing o
the people at general election in said District ap
proved August 49, 1871, will be submitted in the mode
their approval or disapproyai connection with tn
question of issuing four millions of bonds for special
w bs be e
the Of said act Said act is hereto subjOned
and publication thereof Is n mage Go heEswith.
governor Il M S'f L. sT a NSTtpoia
Secretary of the District of Columbia.
authorizing the District of Columbia to create
| debt for special improvements and repairs in
said District by the issuing Of four million of bonds
| and levyng tax for the payment of the interest
il shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting
million Of bonds Vote Of the the peo
| pie at a general election in said District.
Disfit Of CoIHmb,a, That in order that special i'm
pToyements and repairs of the streets avenues,
CONNIE need and completed, and sewers and bridges
be constructed therein and other Necessary public
authorized and empowered for and in behalf of said
alter directed or 70 ou bonds a. @ tb
amount of four million dollars, in denominations of
dollars, to be payable within twenty years from the
date Of their ISSUE and to bear interest the rate
SEC. Asd De itJsrther enacted, That special tax
is hereby levied the taxable property of the Dis
an amount snfcient to pay the interest Which NAV s
accrue the said bonds during said period, which
eighty thousand dollars, during each of said years,
to the provisions Of the act Of the Congress
government for the District Of Columbia" ap.
PROVED February , eighteen hundred and
era taxes of said District shall be collected, and be
TsfS on r h Of the
SEC 8 And Be nys,ther enacted; That the Cover
Comptroller, prepare said bonds for issue and sale.
On their face they shall be designated special i'm
ernor, countersigned by the Secretary and Comp
troller and have affixed to them the seal of the Dis
trct.
SEC. 4. Ard be ttJHrthsr enacted. That the bonds
which may be prepared for issue and sale afore-
posted with the mptroer Of SAID District and he
sff All mot PsTm ANY enc er or mGT Of them e 90 out
and he shall give such security for their safe keep
shall keep register or account Of ali bonds Which
may be prepared and issued under this and make
Assembly, of the amount Of sales as well as Of the
amount OF interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC. s: And De tfrth,, enacted, That two millions
and half of said bonds may be prepared for the
and and until the piration of the first
fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next
million and q half during the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy three aud be sold BY the
the issue thereof is authorized as aforesaid and
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and con
SEC; 6. And Be it Jxrther esaeted, That upon the
sale Of any or all Of said bonds the proceeds thereof
snail be deposited IN the treasury Of the District,
and shall be drawn out upon warrants of the Board
81 pnD nc Works and shall be disoursed by said
menis and repairs in said District, including the
other purposes but no payments shall be made under
any contract for improvements; or for any work
be ten per centum in excess Of such payments ex.
cept in the case Of the final execution of any contract
SEC E. And BE- q JSrther enaeed, That G the i'm
proponents which may be made by virtue of this act
twenty first day Of February, eighteen Hundred and
seventy, one, and exclusively for the promotion of
SIC: $: And b 3. {urtae, esaeed, That if any
to be raised by this act Contrary to its provisions he
of the District Of Columbia be punished by imprson
ment in the Jail of this District for of not less
fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more
SIC. 8. Ana Be u Jsriicr enacted, That this &C.
hs be submitted to the people or electors of said
held after its passage together with the questions Of
the issuing Of the four millions of bonds aforesaid,
First. Upon the approval of the act it shall be
published in such papers as the Governor may di;
second The ballots used at said election shall be-
debt, shall be in the words following to witt Vi Ad
For the act of the District OF Columbia entitled
AN act authorizing the District of Columbia 70 ere
said BY the sus OF million hhH 81 bOnds n
and ieYying tax for the payment of the interest
act, with the question of the issuing of the four mil
at general election in said District" p'Op'e'
And for the issuing OF four millions Of improve
And the ballots against said act and the issuing
Of the bonds shall be follows
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
titled, An act authorizing the District of Coum.
repairs in said District by the issuing Of four mil
lions OF bonds, and laying tax for the payment of
and submitting the act, with the question of the
issuing of the four millions of improvement bonds,
70 vote 81 the people at general election in said
And against the issuing Of four millions of i'm
Third. That ballot box for each election district
o Ss ad the said aM Sr snd Ra
said Improvement bonds shall be deposited, and the
respects, regards the entitled vote and
otherwise, in accordance with the laws and regula
eTa ELECTIONS the OF
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot boxes
containing said tickets shall be opened and the bal
lots shall be Immediately counted and a tally list
thereof be made, and upon the completion of the
counting Of said ballots. duplicate rrturns of the
votes cast in each election district together with
statements of the aggregate number of votes cast
thereat for the members of the Legislative Assem-
bly, shall within forty hours be made out and
signed by the officers of the several election pre-
cincts districts, which returns shall designate the
number of votes cast for said law and for issuing the
said bonds, OF which returns shall be placed in
the election box of each election district, with the
other papers OF said election, and the other shall
be placed in sealed envelope and be directed to the
Secretary Of the District of Columbia, and be
placed in his hands by one or more of said election
officers.
Fifth. On receiving the said envelopes containing
the returns aforesaid, the secretary shall omen
and examine the same and add together the returns
statement of votes made to him. from each cleo
ton district and after doing shall certify the re-
suit to the Governor, and file copy of such certid-
Gates among the records of his office.
Sixth If Ii shall appear from said returns as GER
titled to by the secretary that majority of the votes
cast for members Of the Legislative Assembly shall
have been cast in favor of said law and of the issu
ing of said improvement bonds, the Governor shall
proclaim the same in the papers of the District in
which the Law may be published, and Immediately
thereafter bonds may be issued as directed in the
| fifth section Of this act.
seventh. If q majority Of the votes shall be cast
gainst this act and against the issuing of the honda
he Governor shall proclaim the fact in said news
apers, and no bonds shall be issued or debt be con
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