New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-11-09

ment OF the interest annually accfnng on s,la
bonds that this act shall be submitted TO the
people, with the said act OF said DstrcI, u
tleo IAN act authorizing the District OF Colum
bia to create debt for special Improvements
and repairs in said District By the issuing OF
four millions of bonds, and levying tax tor the
payment OF the interest 1t shall annually &C
crue thereon, and submitting the act, with the
question of issuing of four millions OF improve
ment bonds, to q vote of the people at general
election in the said District, at the first gene
raj election which may be held after he passage
of this act, which said election, respects this
act shall be held as hereinafter provided. :,
First Upon the approval OF the act 1t shall
be published m the Daily Chronicle, Daily Re.
publjcan and Evening Star, ne gspa oers in SAID
District, and in such other papers as the 'fov'
ernor may direct, and the publication thereof
be continued for three months prior TO SAID
election
Second. The ballots used at said election
shall be printed, and hose in favor OF this aci
shall be in the words following, 10 wit:
FOR
Lowing tax for the period of twenty years for
the payment of the interest Us it shall annually
accrue on the four millions of bonds to be issued
by the District of Columbia, agreeably to the
provisions of an act entitled - An act authoriz-
ing the District of Columbia to create debt for
special Improvements and repairs In said Dis
trict by the issuing of four millions of bonds
and levying tax tor the payment Of the interest
as it shall annually accrue thereon, aud submit
ting the act, with the question of the iSsuI6g of
four million of improvement bonds, to u vote
of the people at general election in the said
District"
And those against this act shall be in the
words following, to wit:
AGAINST
the act for levying tax for the period of
twenty years for the p,r) nent of the interest as
1t shall annua ly s""ruc on the four millions of
! bonds to DE issued hJ / Is District of Columbia
! agreeably 10 the proVi>s~as of act entitled
An act authorizing the District Of Columbia to
create debt for special improvements and re
| pairs in said District. hv the issuing of four mil
lion of bonds and levyibg tax for the payment
of the interest AS II shall annually accrue thereon
and submitting the act, with the question of the
| issGinG of four million. f improvement bonds
to vote OF the necpA at general election in
! the said District"
! Third. That the tickets for and against this
act shall be Deposited in the ballotboxes which
the Governor is required to provide for the de-
! post of the ballots which may be cast for the
act entitled - An act authorizing the District OF
! Columbia to create debt for special improve
ments and repairs IN SAID District by the issuing
of four millions of bonds and levying a 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 millions of
! improvement bonds, 10 vote of the people at
! general election in said District, and in rea
/ ton to the question of the issuing of four mil
! lions of Improvement bonds and the election
in reference to this act shall be conducted in all
respects, as regards the persons entitled to vote
and otherwise, In accordance with the laws aud
| regulations which may be applicable to The
! holding of general elections in said District.
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballots
for and against this law shall be counted by the
/ M a all hp
out, and upon the completing Of the counting
OF said ballots and duplicate returns of the votes
cast in each election district for this act, to-
gether with statements of the aggregate mum
Der of votes cast thereat for members of the
| Legislative Assembly, shall within forty-eight
hours be made out and signed by the officers of
the several election precincts or districts, which
! returns shall designate the number of votes cast
! for this loan, one of which returns shall be
| placed in the election-box of each election dis
trict with the other papers of said election, and
the others shall be placed IN a sealed envelope
and be directed to the Secretary of the District
| and be placed in his hands by enc or more of
said election officers.
Fifth On receiving the said envelopes con-
| tanning the returns aforesaid the Secretary
shall examine the same, and add together the
aggregate votes cast in each district; and
after doing so shall certify the result to the
Governor and file copy Of such certificate
| among the records of his Office.
Sixth. If 1t shall appear from said returns as
certified to by the Secretary that majority Of
votes cast for members of said Legislative As.
| sembly shall have been cast in favor of this law,
it shall be in tull force and effect, and the Gov.
| ernor shall proclaim the same in the papers of
| the District m which this law may be published.
! If a majority of votes shall be cast against this
I act II shal be void ard OF no effect.
SEC. = lind be IL further enacted, That with
| The publication OF this act in the newspaper as
! aforesaid for he period OF three months, there
shall be notice over the signature of the Gov
ernor and of the Secretary of the District that
it will be submit ted to the people at the first
general election after its passage for their APP
prevail or disapproval, and copy of such notice
shall be filed and recorded in The office of tie
Secretary of the District.
SEC. 9. Aad he ii further enacted, That
whereas an emergency exists for the immediate
taking effect of this act in the event of its APP
prevail by the people, it shall be in force from
and after the proclamation thereof by the Gov
eruoE.
CHARLES L. HULSE,
Speaker OF the House of Delegates.
WILLIAM SfICKNEY,
! President Of the Council.
| Approved August 10, 1871.
au243m II. ID. COOKE, Governor