Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-24

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at general election in said District" approve
| August 10, ISL.
| DISTRICT OF CoLrMBIA, August 81, iSlS
.Not,os IS hsIsty eiren, that at the next genera
held on the fourth "wednesday Of November, iS7l
being the twenty second day Cf that month the &C
ba, entitled An act authorizing the District Of Co
S ,s ass T Se
| Of bonds and leyying a tax for the payment Of tn
sc shall ann INA aoefne thfereSn and sub
i the four million OF Improvement bonds 90 vote o
proved August To- 1871, viii be submitted in the mod
by said act TO the people of said District fo
question Of issuing four millions of bonds for specia
Improvement and repairs as mentioned IN said act
the passage of said act Said is hereto subionej
and publication thereof is n made do heEEeSith.
Governor of the District Of Columbia.
EDWIN l.. STANTON,
Secretary of the District Of Columbia.
AN Act authorizing the District Columbia 10
| debt for special improvements and repairs in
said District by the of four million Of bonds
as it shall annually accrue thereon, and snbmittns
the act with the question Of The issuing q the four
pie at a general election in said District.
Be It enacted BY tae Le.tstaiire Assembly Of the
alleys and roads Of District Of may Be-
works be eSeeutsd the q said bsaTct Is
authorized and empowered for and in behalf of said
District, Issue, to be issued as herein
Of four million dollars IN SDhas 20 s6
nifty, one hundred, i've hundred, and one Thousand
date Of their issue and to bear Interest az the rst o
| seven per centum annually.
hereby levied the taxable property Of the Dis
trct Of Columbia, for the period of twenty years to
accrue on the said bonds during said period, which
tax shall be collected in sums Of two hundred and
u Of p sad
Of the United States entitled An act TO provide for
proved February twenty one. eighteen hundred and
and il the same S msnneI that the
applied and used exclusively for the Of the
aaa1ay aesTss e q" ssd S Tst the
nor shall in connection with the Secretary and the
ON their face they shall be designated especial i'm
provement bonds" and shall be signed by the Gov
troller, and have affixed to them the seal Of the Dis
SEC T. And be further ENACTED, That the bond,
which may be prepared for issue and sale as afore
shall not permit any one or more of them to go out
Of his possession except for the PURPOSES of this
ing as may be reaured by the Governor, and he
be issued ahs snd MAXI
full report from time 10 time, to the Legislative
amount Of interest that may have accrued or to be
paid on said bonds
and half of said bonds may be prepared for the
issue during the year one thousand eight hundred
fiscal quarter after the sdiournment Of the next
regular session of the Legislative Assembly and one
eight hundred and seventy three and be sold by the
Governor within said periods to the extent 70 which
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and con.
stitute debt against said District.
sale q any or all Of said bonds the thereof
shall be dsposited In the treasury Of the District
Of Public Works. and shall be discussed by said
ments and repairs in said District, includihs the
necessary Incidental expenses thereof and for DO
any contract Tor improyements or for any work
done In relation thereto unless the work done shall
oept in the of the final execution Of any contract
or completion OF any work and settlement therefor
proponents which may be made by virtue of this act
shall be commenced and carried according 70 the
twenty first day OF February eighteen hundred and
seventy; one, and exclusively for the promotion Of
oesi ez zss q 4: s aid Sas . Iaaf any
TO be raised 10y this act contrary 10 its provisions he
q the district Of C@iun5s be by mpssSp
ment in the Jail Of this District of not less
fine Of not less than FIVE hundred doaIs non d mora DS
than one Thousand dollars.
be Submitted 70 the psUpe Sr eeeta s this .a a,
District at the first general election which may be
the issuing Of the four millions Of bonds aforesaid
in the mGde heT rein pTSyided namely
published in such papers as the Governor may di:
he continued for three months prior to said election
Second The ballots used at said election shall be
81 and Of q hs said and q S
debt, shall be in the words following, TO wit:
For the act Of the District Of Columbia entitled
An act authorizing the District Of Columbia to ere
said District by the issuing of four million Il bnSds
ana leyying tax for the payment of the interest
act with the question Of the issuing of the four mil
lions OF improvement bonds, e vote Of the people,
And for the issuing Of four millions Of improve
me ana t ,b s al provided in said ; act,
Of the bonds shall be as follows:
Against the se. Fl the pstret q
titled, An act authorizing the District of Colum.
repairs in said District by the issuing Of four mil
lions OF bonds, and laying tax for the payment OF
and submitting the act, with the question of the
issuing of the four millions of improvement bonds,
to vote 81 the people at general election in said
And against the issuing Of four millions of i'm.
Third. That ballot box for each election district
shall be provided by the G2yernoI II which the bal
said Improvement bonds shall be deposited, and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in all
otherwise in accordance with the laws and reeuIa-
eT @as sS to the holding of
P9u5h GPSsp slSslss th polls the ballot
lots shall be immediately counted, and a tally list
thereof be made and upon the completion of the
counting OF said ballots. duplicate returns of the
votes 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 aud
signed by the officers of the several election pre-
cincts or districts which returns shall the
number Of votes cast for said law and for issuing the
said bonds one OF which returns shall be placed in
other papers OF said election, and the other shall
be placed in sealed envelope and be directed 10 The
Secretary OF the District Of Columbia, and he
placed in his hands by one of said election
officers.
Fifth On receiving the said envelopes, containing
the returns aforesaid, the secretary shall opeS
and examine the and add together the returns
statement Of votes made to him, from each elec
ton district and after doing shall certify the re-
suit to the Governor, and file copy of such carti6
Gates among the records of his office.
Sixth If il shall appear from said returns "A oar
ted 70 by the secretary that majority of the votes
cast for members Of the Legislative Assembly shall
have been cast In favor Of said law and OF the issu
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 as directed In the
fifth section Of this act. - ~
seventh II q majority Of the votes shall be cast
gainst this act and against the issuing of bonds
he Governor shall proclaim the fact in said news
apers, and no bonds shall be issued or debt he con
SEC. To- Asd De is Jxrfhey esaefsd That with t,a
publication Of this act, for the period of tbrse