Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16

NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sECRE-
~ TARY of the District Of Columbia Of the sub
their spproyat or dissppfeysI Of an act Of the .S
Legislative Assembly Of said District entitled " An
debt for special mproTements and repairs in ms" said
District BY the sspng Of four million Of bonds, and
shah annually accrue thereon, aad submitting the
sc5 With the question sf the issuing Of the four mil
at general election In said District" approved
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August q, 1Sl.S
election in the District Of Coumbis, which viii Be
held on the fourth Wednesday of November, 1871,
q Ea II q psfe
bia entitled IAN act authorizing the District Of Co
s o %O
Of bonds and leyying tax for the payment Of the
hitting the act with the question of the issuing of
the people at general IN sad
proved August 10, 1871, will be submitted In the mode
tkeir approval dsapproys IN connectisn with the
question Of issuing four millions of bonds for special
& esdaS w S Be- he eo ssd ss
the passage q said act Said act hereto subjOned
and publication thereof Is n Pa Go hn1KE1ESith.
Governor of tbs District Of Columbia.
EDWIN l.. STANTON,
Secretary Of the District OF Columbia.
AN Act authorizing the District Columbia TO create
debt for special improvements and repairs in
and levying tax for the payment Of the interest
as it shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting
the act with the question of the issuing Of the four
million Of Improvement bonds to a vote OF the peo
pie st general election in said District.
DiSrid % CoiT,a6,a, That in order that special I'M
roads sna Of 5p hs 81 the
senne need and ompleted, and sewers aud bridges
se m nb sSS ether 9eces,sry public
authorized and empowered for and in behalf of said
after directed, registered or coupSn bonds ta I'M
amount OF tour million dollars In denominations of
dollars, to be pay able within twenty years from the
date ef their ISSUE and to bear at the rate of
seven DER centum annually
SEC. ANd st txrtAsr enacted. That a special tar
o eSasd OF ans bs Of the Dis
an amount sueient to pay the interest WHICH s 40
sssrSs Fl sSs ssd bonds dTnS SAID period which
eighty thousand dollars during each Of said yesrs
70 tss S ths act ConEres.
gov Tor the District Of "a
proved February twenty one, eighteen hundred and
s ne
applied and used exclusively for the payment Of the
nor shall IN oonnsction With the Sscrstsry ana tie
ss ;'S: s1S 'is
Iroyenent bonds" end shah Be signed BY the Cow
md Ss,s 70 them sSs q sPs he b.
Ssc. 4. Asd b it JsvtA~ ssaessd, That the bond,
xhicn nm my Be iSr Issue and sale e sio
s sas be de-
shall NOT permit cay one more Of them TO 60 out
OF his possession except for the purposes Of this sct
and he shall give such security for their safe keep
i iRSs e ny es EsSgirsd by the Goyerpor and Sc
may be prepared and issued under this sct and make
full report, from time 10 time, 30 the LeRslatiye
Assembly Of the amount Of sales, well g Of the
paid on said bonds.
.ns soas. may 6 IN e:
Issue during the year one thousand eight hundred
and enty two and until the prstion Of the rst
nscs, quarter efteE the sdjonrnment q the next
rsRnar session o. the Legislative Assembly, and one
eight hundred and seventy three and be sold BY the
Governor within said periods extent to which
the issue thereof y snhorized aforesaid and upon
8 utute adebt sRainet said District.
VIC: 8. Asd b q ysrtAsy saaersd, That upon the
saN OF any or all Of said bonds the proceeds thereof
shall, be deposited in the treasury OF the District
and sd I'll BE drawn out upon warrants OF the Board
q Pubic Works, and shall be diseursed BY said
Beard for the payment Of the II special prave-
nents and repairs In said District, Including the
necessary In eidents expenses thereof, aud for no
ether pnr pose but no payments shall be mde under
any contract .Ar improvements, or for any work
done In relation sereto, unless the work dono shall
be ten per ceptum y excess VI such payments, az