Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-04
NOTICE BY rHE GOvERNOR Avn Score


lions of Improvement bonds TO vote Of the people
at general election in said District approve d
August ls ISL.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August II, lS7l.f
election in the District of Columbia, which viii be
held ON the fourth Wednesday OF November, ISL
Il the Legislative Assembly Of the District II Cola@
ba entitled An act authorizing the District of Co
repairs in said District by the issuing Of four mign
Of bonds and leyying tax for the payment Of the
interest it shall annually accrue thereon, an1 sub
hitting the act with the question of the ishng OF
the four million Of improvement bonds TO vote of
proved August le, 1871, will be submitted in the mode
provided by said act 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 act is hereto subjoued
and publication thereof is \ made do herewith.
O''' EDWIN L. 81 sT a T,J,aO'A'
Secretary Of the District of Columbia.
AN Act authorizing the District of columbia to create
debt for special improvements and repairs in
said District by the issuing of four million Of bonds
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 at a general election in said District.
Be Il enacted By the Ls..sidtire assembly OF ths
Dtsf1iot Of Colazabtd, That in order that special i'm
provements and repairs OF the streets, avenues,
alleys, and roads of the District of Columbia may be
CONNIE need and completed, and sewers and bridges
be constructed therein, and other necessary public
works be executed, the Governor Of said District is
authorized and empowered, for aud in behalf of said
District, to issue, or cause to be issued herein
after directed regI;sttered or coupon bonds TO the
fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and one thousand
cellars, to be payable within tw:nty years from the
seven per centuln annually.
is hereby levied on the taxable property Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia for the period OF twenty years to
accrue ON the said bonds During ssd peTiod
tax shall be collected In sums Of two hundred and
agreesby the provisions Of the act OF the Congress
Of the United States, entitled AN act prov for
a government for the District Of Columbia" ap-
proved February twenty eighteen hundred aud
seventy one, and in the same m1nner that the gen
era taxes of said District shall be collected, and De
applied and used exclusively for the payment of the
interest annually accruing on said bonds
shall in connection with the Secretary and the
Comptroller, prepare said bonds for issue and sale
provement bonds, aud shall b. signed by the Gov
ernor, cOuntersigned by the Secretary and Comp
roler, and have affixed to them the seal of the Dis
SEC. 4. And be it5urther enacted. That the bonds
said until required for said purposes, shall be de-
posted with the Comptroller of said District, and he
shall not permit any one or more Of them 90 ont
Of his possession except for the purposes Of this
ing as may be required by the Governor: and be
shall keep tgister or account of all bonds which
may be prepared and issued under this act and make
full report, from time to time to the Legislative
Assembly, Of the amount of sales, we'll of the
amount of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC. g. Ard Dc nfrrth,r enacted, That two millions
issue during the year one thousand eight hundred r
and enty two, and until the pration of the first
regular session OF the Legislative Assembly and one
million AID a half during the year one thousand
Governor within said periods to the extent to Which,
the issue thereof is authorized aforesaid, and upon
stitute a debt against said District.
SEC; 6. And 6e is tsrther enacted, That upon the
sale OF any or all OF said bonds the proceeds thereof
shall be deposited in the treasury of the District
and shall be drawn out upon warrants of the Board
Board for the payment Of the cost OF specia mnrov
ments and repairs in said District, including the
necessary incidental expenses thereof. and for no
other poses; but payments shall be made under
any contract for improvements: or for any work
be ten per centum in excess of such payments, ex.
cept in the Of the final execution of any contract
or completion OF any work and settlement therefor.
SEC. 7. And be 1t further enacted, That the i'm
Proponents which may be made by virtue Of this
provisions q the atorssad act Sf Congress Of the
seventeen and exclusively for the promotion Of
the public interests.
O See ol e Arf Be Of {s ssa bstid That # any
consent to the use, Of any of the money authorized
s6a be raised by this act to m he
Of the District of Columbia, be punished by nprson
than three nor more than twelve months, and md By ,
fine OF not less than FIVE hundred dollars more
SIC. 9. and Be It further enacted That this act
shai be submitted to the people or electors of said
held after its together with the questions Of
the issuing Of the four millions of bonds aforesaid,
in the mode hereinafter provided, namely:
First. Upon the approval of the act it shall be
published in such papers a. the Governor may di
be continued for three months prior said election
Second The ballots used at said election shall be
Issuing of said bonds or Of the contraction of said
debit shall be in the words following, to wit:
For the act of the District of Columbia entitled
"A act authorizing the District Of Columbia to ere
said District b. the issuing of four million 81 bonds
and tax for the pay ment of the interest
act, with the question of the issuing of the four mil
lions OF Improvement bonds, TO vote Of the people,
ment bonds as provided in said act.
of the HS f L. s S%s act and the issuing
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Against the act of the District of Columbia en-
titled, An act authorizing the District of Column:
bia 70 create debt for special improvements and
lions Of bonds and laying tax for the pay of
me 9 interest as II shall annually accrue thereon
issuing Of the four millions of improvement bonds,
toa vote OF the people at general election in said
And against the issuing of four millions of inn
Third That bsIiot-box for each eiectSn district
shall be provided by the Governor, in which the bal
said improy ement bonds shall be Deposited and the
election in relation thereto shall be Conducted in all
otherwise, in accordance with the laws and reguIa
tons which may be applicable to the holding Of gen.
eral elections in said District.
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot boxes
containing said tickets shall be opened and the bal
lots shall be immediately counted, and a tally list
thereof be made, aud upon the completion of the
counting of said ballots. duplicate rtturns of the
cast in each election district, together with
statements of the aggregate number of votes cast
thereat for the members of the Legislative Assem-
bly, shall, within forty EIGHT hours, be made out and
signed by the officers of the several election pre-
cincs Districts which returns shall designate the
number of votes cast for said law and for issuing
said bonds, of which returns shall be placed in
the election box of each election district with the
other pa pers of said election and the other shall
be placed sealed envelope and be directed to the
Secretary. of the District of Columbia and be
placed in bis hands by one or more Of said election
officers.
Fifth On receiving the said envelopes, containing
the returns aforesaid, the secretary shall omen
and examine the same, and add together the returns
or statement of votes asmade to him, from each cleo
ton district and after doing shall certify the re-
suit to the Governor, and file copy of such certid
Gates among the records Of his office.
Sixth. Ii II shall appear from said returns, as GER
titled to by the secretary that majority Of the
cast for members of the Legislative Assembly shall
have been cast in favor of said law and of the ssu
ing of said Improvement bonds, the Governor shall
proclaim the same in the papers of the District in
which the law may be published. and Immediately
thereafter bonds may be issued directed in the
fifth section of this act.
Seventh. If a majority Of the votes shall be cast
ganst this and against the issuing of the bonds
he Governor shall proclaim the fact in said news-
nd M pda hal Ia. iesp