Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-22

special Improvements and repairs in said District b.
the issuing Of four million Of bonds and levying a
tax for the payment Of the interest il shall
nrally accrue thereon. and submitting the act with
the Question OF the issuing Of four millions Of i'm
prov ement bonds to vote Of the peOple at general
Said election will be the first general election after
the passage OF said act entitled An act levying a
nualiy accrue on four million dollars Of bonds an
thorZed 90 be issued by the District of Columbia by
Columbia to create b or .pee @pr DssTs, :,
and repairs in said District by tbe issuing Of four
Of the interest as il shall annually accrne thereon
and submitting the act, with the question Of the
Issuing Of four millions Of Improvement bonds, o.
vote Of the people al a general election in said
held as in the said sst prov ded. said act ]. hereto
subjoined and publication thereof is herewith made
Governor OF the District Of Columbia.
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary OF the District Of Columbia.
ASAcr levying tar for the payment Of the inter-
Srt, rs Ok snail annually accrue four million
gGGLaIs OF bonds, euthOriz 10 be issued % the
District Of Columbia by act entitled " An act
suthorlzDg the District II Columbia o. create A
debt ior special improvements and repairs in said
Distrlet by the issuing of four millions Of bonds
as 1t shall annually accrue thereon, and submit
ing .hn act, WITH the question Of the issuing Of
tne people 1t . general election in the said Dis
Be II enacted by tAe LesisIaifr. Assemble, Of IA,
ntsrtoi q Coisnitia, That for the purpose of paying
million dollars Of bonds authorized 10 be- issned br
the District of Columbia in acoordance with The nr
District of Columbia 10 create a debt for sreciaI
m enenis and repairs in said District BY the
tax for the payment Of the interest il shall anhu-
ally accrue thereon, and submitting the act with the
ment bonds, vote Of the people at geneTaY cleo
sD 0h N ssd pisIric special tax q two hundred
the taxable properly in said Disrct Tor th upon
S ia, twenty yeSrs to an amount sufficient pay the
period which tax shall be collected In sums 81 two
hn5dred and eighty thousand dollars during each Of
tonSress entitled An act to provide government
twenty first eighteen hundred and seyentTep' ans
10 the same manner that the general taxes Of said
exciusyelV for the na men. NJ Se sppnea and used
accruIng on said bonds; that this shall be sub
rct entitled s su ,he iaid act ib q said Die
Columbia to create debt for special improV emsnts
millions of bonds and levying tax for The psymept
Oh me interest as II shall annually accrue thereon
Of four millions of Improvement binds. 10 80 "a
the people at general election In the said Dissrict
the passage this sctwich said election as resSees
this act shall be held as hereinafter provided
Das CT tf S. r ssn be
ana Evening Star, newspapers in said District. and
and the publication thereof be continued M foS ibTss
mouths s Pri.r TO said election.
printed and those in favor Of this act shall be in the
words following, to wit:
Levying tax for the period Of twenty wears sor the
o. dhs interest ss il shall annually
trict OF columbia agreesby TO the provisions OF an
GnrIi t AN aet anthorlZing the District Of Co
and repairs in said District by the issuing Of four
Of !. snh shall sa sfk for the
and submitting the act, with the question Of III. is
note Of the people at general election in the said
District And 70 those against this act shall be In
the words following, TO wit:
Inc act ier leyying tax for the period OF twenty
nually accrue on the four millions Of bonds 10 be
Issued by the District of Columbia agreesby 70 the
Dlstrict to create debt for special Improvements
and repairs in said District, BY the issuing Of four
Of ,he interest it shall annually accru. tereon
as anu s9oTng the act, with the question of the
ISSUING o. Tour millions OF improvement bonds 20 a
TGte o. TIE people at general election in the said
Third. That the tickets for and against this az,
shall be dc posted in the ballot boxes which The Gov
ernpI required TO provide for the deposit Of the
ballots which may be cast for the act entitled An
act authorizing the District of Columbia TO create
District By the issuing Of four millions ps bonn. s AND
leyying tax Tor the payment Of the Interest as n
set with the question OF the issuing Of t fa ,nf
mIons OF Improvement bonds to vote Of the people
general election in said District and in relation
70 the question of the Issuing OF four millions 81
mprov emeni bonds and the election in reference 20
the persons entitled vote and in accar
ance with the laws and regulations which sav he
W ine nOiulng o. general elections in said
Fourth. Upon closing the polls the ballots for and
against this law shall be counted by the election o
eers, and tally list thereof be made out and upon
the completing of the counting Of said ballots and I
plcate returns Of the cast ia each election dis
trlct or TINS act together with statements Of the o
lumber OF votes cast thereat for members Of
hours be made out and signed by the officers of the
several election precincts districts which returns
shall the humber Of cast for this loan
one a which returns shall be placed in the election
box OF each election district with the other ma II
said election and the others shall be placet in a
sealed envelope and be directed the Secretary of the
said election officers. 1900
Fifth. On receiving the said envelopes conts;ning
the returns as aforesaid, the Secretary shall examine
cast in each district and after doing so shall certify
the result 10 the Governor and file a COPY of such
ceIiineate among the records Of his office.
sixth. III shall appear from said returns as certi-
he'd TO 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
claim the in the pa pers Of the District In bch
this law may be published. IL majority of votes
shall be cast against this act 1t shall be void and of
SIC 2 And be IL Jprtts, snaeftd That with tba
pub icatOn OF this act in the newspa pers "a afore
said for the period II three months, there shall be
Secretary Of the District that it will be submitted 10
tie people at the first general election after its PASS
age for their approval or disapproysl and copy Of
such notice shall be filed and recorded in The Once
OF the Secretary Of the District
SIC. 3. Aad be a. fnrrhsT enacted That whereas An
emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of
shall be in force from and after the procfaaation
CHARLES L. HULsE,
Speaker of the House Of peIaeafe&
WILLIAM STICKNEY.
Approved, Augnst ls; ISL.