Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-13

iszuiug % four niilieas 81 mpT6, ssa-t s,T t. q
ycis ~ ne people AZ general ssciion In the said
,rhirs. rhA, the ucke,, Cor .ad ,s,is-t rni. &c,
eru.r e. required 20 prov ide Cor the a p-it q the
ballots Which may BE- cast for III A. -s'itlul" An
teht fur special inEroy emeuts aud rrRSr- IN saif
ssirlc, BY tes ssnirg q Cur m.tSn- q eoad. Sna
ball sRn1sliJ soerne tsers--n snd sueg,tting the
millions Of impruy bonds u the p~orie
a. general election m sAad District. aud In relation
npTov.meni bonds and ths election 'D rsf.- -,. ~
his act shall be conducted IN al respects resAr.
sucs With ne laws ana rssula,is~. ~sics nv ~
,rpeshe TO the holding Of general election. in -Aid
Ecarth Ugon closing the polls, tue ballot. Tor ana
80. 80 ,s Ii ., o. oo9,ie % IN. election ON
~ Complains ., &c counting 4 said ballots and
tot Tor this togc,her with sts,cmeat. ~ the az
x gate number Of votes cast thereai Cor members q
hours b. made out and signed by the officers of the
election precincts or districts whch returns
me q which returns shSli b. risi ~ ~, ~, .,s ESQ,
box az esch election district with The other papers q
scsed evelope and be d reacted % the SraArT of,he
nis;rot ard ee placed in his hAnds ~ more q
-. f9 is- On T".si,.ns q. s ;.i gats
cat 10 each district: aud after doing shaU csrts
cs,e a. smSn n tie records s Of b. eF' Of such
sixth Er shall sppesr from aid returns eerti-
rE' Z n1~mber, cf -ad Leeisisfive l~.~rnhly sssI
ys been cast IN favor az this Law, g shAiI D. In
'uli force and eneci, snd the Governor shaIl pro-
csn the same in the paners q the District in hch
shSl, be cast against ti, shall BE- .od ana Of
publication Of this act in the n-wspsp~r. =. .f'Te
ssh for the period # three N nths th-r- .haII be
Secretary Of the District thst il Siii he sulitte5 =,
tie reope at the first general election sftr it, pass
cn G notice ,s .a be % and soSrd: iE q ,ss
Of the Secretary of the District.
sSc ;. A-d :, " rErfhsy snaoi,d. That wherea. an
emergency exists for the Immediate tak iug effect a
shal be 10 force from and after the proeg. m.tioa
thereof by the Governar -
WILLIAM sTICKNEH
Approved, August 10. IsI
II. ID. COOKE. Governor. sul sm
NoTIEEAHD PROCLAMATION IN rHE
10 suthorize su-cTp ,i0n to thu stock Il the Ped
M ~ ana re!G%se hsi.9sd Company uPoa certain
81 .sld District, aud Prescribing the form in which
DISTRICT or C.LussA, August 81, 80.
~, sr 81 ;s go slsss ana made thst
o. Cgiumha, approyed Augus; 10, i1l, entitled An
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company upon eo
certain conditions, will be submitted 10 the people
which Vii BE- held on The fnrsh wnasSav af Nm
venser ls7l being the tw-ntI .oeond day 4 tSst
shall he by printed tickets and ~. soses. tor ..ia
set shall contain the words-
an act 20 authorize suhsc Fption 90 the stock OF
certain conditions. sppTo.ed August isI6, iSI, sDd
tickets sssins: said act shall contain the word
IAN act to suthorir- = subscription 20 the stock
Of the PIe,lmont aud Potomac Railroad ComPAny
ISL, and that said election Will be osnducfed IN ali
Delegates of said District shall be couducted SAID
&c, hgrgto suh'Oined and pqsieatiSp thereof is
Governor Of the District Of Columbia.
Az ACT 90 authorize subscription o the stock OF
the Piedmont and POtonsc Railroad Company
q. u esao,sd ~ tAs Lss,sls,,vs Ass~.y 81 ne
that the constraotiaa d the Piedmont and Potomac
railroad recently BY an act OF the Begis
District # Coiumbis, and by further act 81 .aid
Legislature the PeRnsylysnia Central Railroad
bond OF said Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Com
pasy TO an amount neoesssIy 70 furnish superstrue-
snty may b required wheneyer, at any time within
ten miles or more Of ssia road shall be- ready FOR SUI
perstructure; and whereas Is eredbly represested
les. VIII enable .sid PiSimost and Poto@so Hal.
road Company 20 locate and grade tbetr SAID road
as to prepare for itssupersuuctcre; nov Their
SEC. ]; A.d .. a eraefed, That, provided that ths
ersl election, and shall receive . majority Of the
at such election And PrOvidsd J~iar, That this set
shall rsseSs The sEfs9ss and .snet9n 81 The ppn
and he 10 hereby. authorized to subscribe, in the
name Of the District Of Columbia % the capital stock
Of the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company, 10
al amount not exceeding six hundred thousand doll
ars Provtded. That. before sucs sub-oription shall
the Board Of Public woTss thai such .Shaerisfi11
will be adequate for the purpose OF completing the
grading Of said road. and satisfactory guarantees
shall be given % said Beard that the amount sub
scrbed shall be faithfully applied 20 said work, and
that said work viii be completed within the time
20 avail of said guarantee Of the Pennsyl
ysnia Central Railroad Company: Asd provtdea
SsIfher. That said road shall be constructed from
some point on the Potomac river at GeOrgetown
which shall be satisfactory 10 SAID Board Of Public
SIC. 2. And b.u Jx-tasr s.aa.d. That in order 10
Governor is hereby authorized 90 issue the regis
tered or coupon bonds II the Bi-trct q Columbis,
fsoe. .sSSsd by The GoSernof and sesretsry
Of let, and shall be TedaesnAble twenty years
haif :, to an amount Necessary e 70 provide SAID
sum hundred thous and dollars and 20 sell said
6Snds and Bsy Sysr ss sss pSa
and in such amounts may be required by the pro-
gress Of the work aforesaid PTovided, That ssid
per centum Of the par value thereof
SEC. 3. Asd b % tVTfh@ essofed, That en- order 20
meet the interest 20 accrue on said bonds, there
shall be levied annually tax Of six per cent, or
such lower rate as may suffice, on every hundred
dollars q the ASSESSED value Of resl sud pe.sonsl
shall constitute special fund pledged for the pay
meut Of said interest.
hereby requested 20 cause this act be duly
published before the neat general election, AZ re-
the District Of Columbia, act 81 Congress OF Feb
ruary twenty one, eighteen hundred snd seventy
20 the people, and prescribe the form in which
CHARLES L. HULsE.
Speaker Of tho House q Delegates
WILLIAM sTICKNEY,
President Of the Council.
Approved. August le, ISL.
II COOK v. Governor euTl m