Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-28
ExEcuTIvE OFFICE,

question Of the issuins Of four millions Of improve
te en 6 oI tSa .ss q the PPs at ss
people Of .Sd District for ihsT approval or aissR
ing the District Of Columbia to creaie . dbl for
In and repairs IN said District BY
tax for the payment of the interest as Il shall an
nuaily accrue Thereon, and submitting the act, with
provement bonds, TO vote OF the people Al general
election in the said District
the passage Of said act entitled :" An act levying
tax for the payment Of the interest a. il shall an
thcrEed 70 be issped BY the District Of Columbia Sy
an act entitled An act authorEins the District q
and repairs in said District by the issuing Of tour
81 a. ss sse 1as
and submitting the act, With the question q the
vote Of the people at q general election in said
held in the said act provided. ssd act is hereto
subjoined and publication thereof i herewith made
EDWIN L, STANTON,
Secretary of the District Of Columbia
An Acf levying for the payment OF the inter
est, as II shall annually accrue ON four million
District Of Columbia BY an act entitled An act act
authorizing the District Of Columbia 20 create =
District BY the issuing Of four millions Of bonds
and ieyyipg a tax for the payment Of the interest
ting the act, with the question of the issuing u
Tour millions Of Improvement bonds, TO avote OF
t tns people at genera" election in the said Dis
Sc u r.oeted By tae Les,sEatics Assembly Of n.
m ns in1efsst annually as IL may accrue on the four
the Dspc Of 6SnGs ia to Dc Issued b
Visions OF the act entitled IAN act authorizing the
mpros snd repsrs 5 al. dsss fGr special
issuing OF four millions Of bonds aud the Ievyfng
ally accrue tSereon and sGbmns the a s via; anne me
question Of the issuing OF four millions OF improve
tiOP Il aid District speeis tax = so hundred dSs
and eighty thousand dollsrs hereby LEVIED upon
Of twenty years, to amount suficient 20 Paw the
. Thlsh may acnrpe on said bonds during said
hundred and eighty thousand dollars during each of
Congress entitled IAN act 70 proTde s ~
t%. me District q COlrmbs approved February
in the same manner that the general taIes Of sad
District shall be collected and be applied and used
said boDd that tbs acs sss 6r
NIT, to ne people with the said act Of sad Dis
Columbia to create debt for special improSements
and repairs in said District by the issufng OF four
Of the interest it shall annually accrue thereon
aHa the act, with the question Of issuing
the people at general election ia the said District
the e @ eieS9n which may be heer
this act shall be held as hereinafter provided
published n the Dsy CRTcnei De DALE 1Sf ssa be
ana ESening star newspapers in said District. and
and the publication thereof be Continued foS tbTee
mSnths prior TO said election.
printed and those in favor Of this act shall he , Se
words following, to wit: 49, ~
Levyins for the period OF twenty wears for the
OF the Interest as shall annually accrue
trlct OF Columbia sgreeably TO the provisions Of an
nmh;a re An act a9ihoflLing the District Of Co
and repairs in said District by the issuing of four
of the interest SIS it shall annually accrue tSereon'
snG suD9mitlps me act With the question Of the Is
vote Of the people at general election in III aid
District And 20 those against this act shall be In
the words following, to wit: 49,
The act ier levying tax for the period OF twenty
nuslly accrue ON the four millions of bonds 10 be
,ssuea oy the District Of Columbia, sgreesby TO the
Dstrlct to create debt for special imprOy ements
million of bonds and levyins tax for the
OF the interest as IL shall annually accrue thereon
issuing of four millions of mprovement hond. ~
TSte on Inc people at general election in the said
Third. That the tickets for and against this sc,
shall be deposited in the ballot boxes which the Gov
which, es a the ts se e the
set authorizing the District Of Columbia create
District, by the issuing Of four millions II bonds sd
evylng tax for the payment Of the interest as il
act with the question Of the issuing Of the four
AT ., bonds to vote people
70 tne Question Of the issuing Of four millions Of
DOnOs, and the election in 20
this act shall be conducted in ali resT IL
the persons entitled to vote and Otherwise in accord
applicable to the holding of general elections in said
Fourth. Upon closing he po,I.. tbs bs,,o,. Co., -,
against this law shall be couted by tho iop ana
GERS, and tally list thereof be made out, and anon
pcate returns of the voes cast i'm each election dis
trct Tor this act together with Of the aR
gregate number OF votes cast thereat for members IF
the Legislative Assembly, shall, within forty1eiyht
hours be made out and signed by the officers of the
several election DreCincfe
shall the number of votes for this loan
box of each election district Win The ofhar
said election and the others shalI be placed in a
Dls,rct and be placed in his hands By or more of
Fifth on receiving the said enyelope. CONTAINING
The returns a. the Secretary shall examine
te same ghd sad :ogether the aggregate votes
the result to the governor and file copy Of sach
Sixth If it shall sprear from said returns a. oerti
NED 70 by the Secretary that majority of the
full force ard effect, and the Governor shall pro
this Law may be published If f majority ~ Which,
shall De cast against this act 1t shall be void and of
ssc.2. And be 81 Jxrfhr enacted, That with the
publication of this act in the newspapers afore
notice over the signature Of the Governor and Of The
Secretary Of the District that i will be submitted to
SUCH sse G notice be- G And
SEC. 5. Aad Be Il fsrrhsr enacted, That wheres. an
emergency exists for the immediate taking effect Of
this act in the event Of its approval by the people, il
ehall be in force from and after the proclamation
CHARLEsL HULsR,
Speaker of the House OF Defecates
WILLIAM STICKNEY
Approved, August l9, 1871.
II. ID. COOKE. Governor. auu-sm
NOTICE AND PROCLAMATION BY THE
lNG0VERN0R publishing an act entitled An ac
to authorize Subscription to the stock Of the Pied
mont and Potomac Railroad Company upon certain
conditions" and submitting the same TO the people
Of said pistrict, and prescribing the form In which
DISTRICT OF CoLUNBIA, August n, ISL
Notice IS hsrety gees anu proclamation made that
the act Of the Legislative Assembly of tho District
fColumbia, approved August 10, ial sentitled An
oct 70 authorize subscription to th1stock OF the
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad CJ6hpanv nnoo
certain conditions. will be submitted 10 the penls
Of said District az the next general election theren
which will be held on the fourth "wednesday Of No,
month"; nd that the voting for and aaainst the act
shall - by printed tickets and the tickets for ssid
oct sh1M contain the Words
A.