Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-09

ibis act il e hereby declared TO be in force from
after Its approval BY tie cH SHRffRsr HuLsx,
Speaker w # 5ns Hsusf e Rslfsss''
President OF the Council.
1 II. ID. COOKE, Governor. su q 'su
NOTICE By THE GOVERNOR AND sECRE
IL TAkf Of toe RtstF u 81 S9lgme,a q the sub
their approval or SisapprOy@l, Of an act q tn
debt for sreclsl imProysments and repairs in sal,
RTpS n ,ns for S 81 SD n % bonds sn
ses ; npn IA sssrTe thsseon, and submitting th
lions Of improS ut bonds to vote Of the people,
at general election in said District, =" approved
| DIsTEIcI OF CoLUMBIA, August u, iS1.S
eeo IN hs pe Of Cum az iae which Rsft sw
held ON the fourth "Wednesday of November, 1871
the kss%by IF the S Dstre d cSu@
ba entitled a. An act authorizing the District of Co
% i by ISSUING IF
Of bonds and leyyins tax for the payment q the
hitting the act with the question of the issuing Of
The four million Of Improvement bonds TO vote OF
the people at general election in said District ap-
proved August 10 1871, Will be submitted in the mode
by ssid get 70 the people q said District for
question of issuing four millions Of bonds for special
ssa viii &c e ss fs
he Of sad act said act is hereto subjOined
and publication thereof is r pa Go s1EEfwith.
D0'e''f EDWIN 81 vi S e. sr 4, SSTTt1o'a'
Secretary Of the District Of Columbia.
AN authorizing the District of Columbia to create
debt for special llnpr W. nents and repairs in
said District by the Issuing Of four million Of bonds,
as IL shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting
win ne 81 hs q the four
pie az general election in said District.
Disies o. CoIIri6,d, That in order that special i'm
p1rIvemenis and repairs OF the streets avenues
eomme need and completed, and sewers and bridges
be constructed therein, and other necessary public
authorized and empowered, for aud in behalf of said
District, TO ISSUE or cause TO be issued herein
million doar eoHp S9nas g. the
fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and one thousand
date Of their issue and to bear interest at the Of
SIC AHd te a JS1tas1 enacted Tha. a special tax
Te re leTld On dr me Shs Dis
amount sufhcient to pay the interest which may
accrue ON the said bonds during said period, which
eighty Thousand dollars, during escn Of said years,
ageeaby TO the provisions of the THE Congress
for the District Of &c Ia 9r
proved February twenty one, eighteen hundred and
era taxes Of said District shall be collected and be
applied and used exclusively for the payment Of the
interest annually accruing on said bonds.
SIC j. and Be utnTthv enacted. That the Cover
nor shall In connection with the Secretary and the
On their face they shall be designated Especial i'm
ernor, conntersisned by the Secre;srv ~ and Conn
roler, and have xed to them the seal of the Dis
SEC. 4. And be ttfxr,her enacted, That the bonds
which may be prepared for issue and sale as afore
pased With the q sa and ne d he
shall not permit any one more of them 10 90 out
and be shall give such security for the safe s se se
ing as may be required by the Governor. and he
may be prepared and issued under this and make
full report from time to tine to the legislative
amount of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC 8. And Be Ifn-thsr enacted, That two millions
and Of said bonds may be prepared for the
and seventy two and until the prstion Of the first
fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next
eight hundred and seventy three aud be sold by the
as S Thoh
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and con-
SEC; s. And 5s "a Js,ihe1 esaeied, That upon the
sale Of any or all Of said bonds the proceeds thereof
q Public WORKS and shall be ds61fsed al By 1G said
menis and repairs in said district, includiTg the
necessary incidental expenses thereof and for no
any contract Tor IMPROVEMENTS, or for any work
done in relation thereto, unless the work done shall
cep til in the Of the na execution q amy Contract
or completion Of any work and settlement therefor
proyements which may be made by virtue Of this act
s9a Be- me and carried on seGordns to the
sew eniy;one and exclusively for the promotion Of
sls: 8. And o e {Hrtst, sscetsd, That if any
Of
be raised by this act contrary 10 its provisions he
Of the District Of CoiusSs Be punished by mprso o
ment in the jail of this District for term of not less
fine Of not less than five hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars.
shall be submitted to the people or electors 1 Of said
District at the first general election which mag be
the issuing Of The four millions Of bonds AFORESAID
in the mode hereinafter provided, namely:
published IN such papers as the Governor NAV d.
rect not less than three and the publication thereof
nse at Be-
printed and those in favor Of said act, and Of the
debt i Be IN the words s
FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT.
IAN act authorizing the District of Columbia to
ate debt for special and repairs in
and leyyng tax for the payment Of the interest," as
M the Of Of he 5u
lions Of imprSyement bonds e vote Of the people,
Ana Or the issuing N Of four millions of
ment bonds sS provided in said act.
of as sa s f Ss s1 o io act and the issuing
AGAINST SPECIAL INPRovENESTs.
Against the act OF the District OF tolumDla en-
titled An act authorizing the District of Colum.
bia to create a debt for special improvements and
repairs in said District, by the issuing Of four mil
lions of bonds and laying tax for the payment Of
the interest il shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question of the
issuing of the four millions of improvement bonds,
70 a vote of the people at general election in said
District" -
And against the issuing Of four millions of i'm
movement bonds, provided for in said act.
Third That ballot-box for each election district
shall be provided by the Governor, in which the bal
lots and against the said law, and for ard against
said improv bonds, shall be deposited and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in al
respects regards the persons entitled to vote, and
otherwise, in accordance with the laws and regua-
tions which may be applicable to the holding of gem
eral elections in said District.
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot boxes
containing said tickets shall be opened and the bal
lots shall be Immediately counted, and 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 eight hours, made out and
signed by the officers Of the several election pre-
cincts or districts which returns shall designate the
number of votes cast for said law and for issuing the
said bonds, one 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 sealed envelope, and be directed the
Secretary Of the District Of Columbia, and be