Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-08

NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sECRE-
~ TARY Of the District Of Oolnmbi. q the sab
Legislative Assembly Of said District entitled An
debt for special improvements and repairs in said
District by the issuing of four million Of bonds and
shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting the
act with the question of the issuing of the four mil
at general election in said District, )" approved
DISTRICT OF OoLuMsIA, August n, 1871
held ON the fourth Wednesday Of Nov ember, ls7l,
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ba entitled An act authorizing the District Of CO.
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Of bonds and leyying tax for the payment Of the
hitting the act with the question of the issuing Of
the four million Of Improvement bonds TO vote Of
proved August e, ISL, viii be submitted in the mode
provided by said to the people Of said District for
question of issuing four millions Of bonds for special
Improvement and repairs as mentioned in said act.
the passage Of said act Said is hereto subjoned
and publication thereof is i made So eSsEsyith
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary Of the District of Columbia.
Act authorizing the District Of Columbia to create
said District by the issuing of four million OF bonds,
as shall accrue and 'ns
the act with the question of the issuing Of the four
az 81 sd r Fpts Of the PEG
Be It esaetsd 6y ths Ls:tslaiirs Assembly q tas
e Of Ss
works be executed the Governor Of said District Is
District to issue Or cause 10 be Issued as herein
after directed re- rsssepeS Or bonds 70 the
fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and one Thousand
r es
seven per centum annually
SEC. 2 Asd o. uJsrtsu esaetsd. That special tar
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tax shall D collected in sums Of two hundred and
to u S
Of the United States entitled act 20 provide for
proved February twenty one: eishiesn hundred and
seventy one, and II the same manner that the gen
interest annually aecruins On said Ianas. " VIC
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Comptroller, prepare said bonds for i.sne and sale.
SroSement bonds, and shall be signed By the Gov
srnS. cou1tsrsigrsd q the Se,sst.sy end D.. Comp
which may Be prepared for issue and sale ssore-
p04tte0 with ptrolef OF ana ne
shall not permit any one or more OF them 20 60 out
Of his except for the purloses OF this act
and he sha give such security for their safe keep
ing g nay Be required By the Governor; and he
shall keep register or account Of all bonds which
may prepared and issued under this act and make
full report from time 20 time, 70 the Legislative
Assembly, Of the amount Of sales, a. we'll q Of the
amount Of Interest that may have accrued or % b
pAid on said bonds. =
Bee. 5. zed 3 uf.~tAev aaeaed, That TIVE millions
and one half Of Aid bonds may be prepared for the
issue during the year one thousand eight hundred
40 snd Sns sne az - mrs,
regular session Of the Legislative Assembly and one
| million and half during the year thousand
eight hundred and seventy three and be sold By TIE
the issue thereof u authorised Aforesaid, and upon
such issue and sale said bonds shall become aud CON
| stitute debt against said District
4 sac. 6. Asd b q Jsstso esacisd, That upon the
sae OF any or all Of aid bonds the proceeds thereof
shall be deposited I'm the treasury Of the District
and shall be drawn cat upon warrants of the Board
Of Public Works, and shall be disbursed b. said
Board fonthe paymeut Of the cost of special
! ments and repairs In said District, including the
necessary incidental expenses thereof, and fer ne
other purposes; but payments shall be made under
| any contract for improvements; or for any wors
done in relation thereto unless the work done shall
be ten per centum In excess Of such payments ex