Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-29
1T. ID. NUUhE,
Governor of the District Of Columbia.
EDWIN. L. STANTON,

the of said act Said act hereto subloined
"NO puOi''"'iOH '"' Il. D. COOKE,
Governor of the District Of Columbia.
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary of the District Of Columbia.
authorizing the District columbia to create
debt for special improvements and repairs in
and leyying tax for the payment Of the interest
as it shall annually accrue thereon, and Submitting
million Of mprosement bonds 10 Vote Of the Pee
pie at general election in said District.
Disrict Of CoiTr6ta, That in order that special i'm
prSyemen1s and TsPs Pal S Of the streets sysnnes
comme need and completed, and sewers and bridges
be constructed therein and other necessary public
authorized and empowered, for and in behalf of said
District TO issue, or cause to be issued, herein
amount of four million dollars in denominations of
hfty, one hundred, i've hundred, and one thousand
dollars, to be payable within twenty years from the
date of their issue and bear interest at the OF
seyen per centum annually.
hereby levied on the taxable property of the Dis
tTiGt Of for the period Of twenty years 70
accrue on the said bonds during said period which
eighty Thousand dollars, during each OF said years
agreeab to the provisions of the act othe Congress
a government for the District of Columbia" ap-
proved February twenty zone, eighteen hundred and
eral taxes of said District shall be collected and be
applied and used exclusively for the payment of the
SEC. g. And be az further enacted, That the Cover
shall, in connection with the Secretary and the
On their face they shall be desgnate Special im
prOyement bonds" and shall be signed by the Gov
troer, and have sf xed to them the seal Of the Dis
trict.
which may be prepared for issue and sale afore-
said until required for said purposes shall be de
shall not permit any one or more of them 10 go ont
OF his possession except for the purposes of this act
ing may be required by the Governor; and he
s6d or uSdr 81 an bonds which
full report, from time to time, TO the Legislative
am"unt that NAV have acr %e as o. the ne
SEC 5; Aad Be frrth,r enacted, That two millions
issue during the year one thousand eight hundred
and two and until the expiration of the first
regular session of the Legislative Assembly, and one
ag ana hs Rs On a pR
Governor within said periods to the extent to which
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and Con
stitute a debt against said District
sale snz A or ali ys son sad That the
shall be deposited in the treasury OF the District,
d Pubic works and shall be dsSSfsed dnf By sad
Board for the payment OF the cost Of special improve
necessary incidental expenses thereof, and for no
other purposes but no payments shall be made under
done in relation thereto, unless the work done shall
be ten per centum in excess of such payments, eX.
or completion of any work and settlement therefor
SEC. z. And Dc II further enacted, That the i'm
shall be commenced and carried on according to the
provisions of the aforesaid act of Congress of the
seventy:one, and exclusively for the promotion of
officer or enpoye Of the said BTci sh nd nse any oy
consent to the use of any of the money authorized
shall on CONVICTION thereof in the Criminal Gou ne
OF the District Of S9Iuabi be punished by imprisOn
than three nor more than twelve months, and by
fine Of not less than five hundred dollars nor more
Sic: 9. And De Il further enacted, That this act
shall 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 GSyernor may di;
be sntpusd for three months prior 70 said election
filmed and those in favor of said act and Of the
Issuing Of said bonds or q the contraction of said
FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
For the act of the District of Columbia entitled
act authorizing the District Of Columbia to ere
said District, by the issuing Of four million OF bonds
Il shall ANNUALLY accrue thereon, and nd submitaSG Ss
act with the question of the issuing Of the four mil
al general election in said District" D' p''p'o'
And for the issuing Of four millions Of improve
And the ballots against said act and the issuing
Of the bonds shall be as follows:
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Against the act of the District of Columbia
titled, An act authorizing the District of Column
ba to create debt for special improvements and
repairs in said District by the Use ung Of four mil
lions of bonds, and laying tax for the payment of
the interest as il shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question Of the
issuing of the four millions of Improvement bonds,
to vote of the people at general election in said
District"
And against the issuing of four millions of i'm
provement bonds, as provided for in said act.
Third. That ballot box for each election district
shall be provided by the Governor in which the bal
lots for and against the said law and for and against
said mproy bonds, shall be deposited and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in all
respects, regards the persons entitled vote and
otherwise, in accordance with the laws aud regula-
lions which may be applicable to the holding of gen
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 a tally list
counting Of said ballots: duplicate returns 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 out and
signed by the officers Of the several election pre-
crcts 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