Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-22
NOTICE BY THE GOvERNOR AND sKCRE

lions Of improy enept bonds 10 vote of the people
August 10, ISL.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August q, ISL.
election il the Dstrist Of C9lumsiH which will e
being the twenty day Of that month the act
ba n entitled act suhSrsnS TIE pisr f Of co
umhia to create debt Tor special lnproy ement and
~ sad pSiTit oy me r sSa o. oar M &
interest ii shall annually accrue thereon spd sub
the four million Of mproS ement bonds 10 vote Of
the people at general election in said District ap-
proved August l9 ISL, viii be submitted in the mode
provided by said the people Of said District for
their approval or dsapproya IN connection with the
mproy ement and repairs mentioned in said act.
said election will be the first general election after
the said act Said act is hereto subjoined
and publication thereof is made o hsrewith.
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary of the District of Columbia.
AN Act authorizing the District Columbia 10 create
said District 6y the issuing Of four million Il bonds,
and levying tax for the payment of the interest
the act with the question of the issuing of ths four
million of improyem bonds to vote of the peo-
pie at general election In said District.
D,s,it 81 Coinnab,a, That in order that special i'm
snd d District Of e.
commenced and completed, and sewers aud bridges
works be eSeeuisd the Governor Of said psct
authorized and empowered, for and in behalf of said
afer or 70 oe ISSUED as herein
Of 1SS5 P ys in
dollars TO able within twenty years from the
seven per cen,um annually. '.''' NJ '"' i''' Vi
SEC. And De ,fJ.Tther enacted. That a special tax
rict Of Columbia for the period of twenty years r.
an amount sufficent to pay the interest which may
tax shall be collected in sums Of two hundred and
S a ~ each e sad
of the United States entitled An act 10 proyii for
proved February twenty 1one, eighteen bnndred and
seventy-one and i'm the same manner that the CEN
snnsd ssG q ne sRA ar De and be
interest annually accruing on said bonds " '"'
nor shall, in connection with the S4cretarY and tbe
Comptroller prepare said bonds for issue and sale
proveInent bonds - and shall be signed By the Gov
frnHr ccus9tHsTsgnsd BY the Secretary and Comp
trict. " '-0
said until required for said purposes, shall be de-
shall not permit any one or more Of them to eo out
his possession except for the purposes of this act
and a sh give sSh 1 M fer the safe keep
shall keep register or account of ali bonds which
Assembly, Of the amount a 20 Of 10 s well g u Se
paid en- said bonds. '''' may "A'0 accrued or 70 De
SEC. g. And De fx'fher enacted, That two millions
issue during the year one thousand eight hnndred
and seventy two and until the pratioI Of the first
regular session of the Legislative Assembly and one
million mill. and q half during the yea, one thousand
within said EeIiSds to the extent to which
s sn sale S6n and
stitute debt against said District.
sale or said bonds the sReraof
shall De dsposted IN the treasury of the District,
q Public Works, and shall be dis6ursed BY said
Board for the payment Of the cost Of special improve
necessary incidental expenses thereof and Tor mo
other purposes but no payments shall be made under
in relation ess the work done sSa
be ten per centum in excess of such payments, ex.
cepl IN me case OF the maj execution OF any contract
or oI any WORK and settlement therefor.
SEC; T. AM es u yarthey ssasted That the i'm
shall be conmenced and carried on according TO the
provisions Of the aforesaid act Of Congress of the
seventy one, and exclusively for the promotion Of
's s 9u'c i hsg 81 /, fu,th,, ,.a,,,d r,.. 8, o
Consent tha @ u nf anv Of ,b nns use or
to be raised by this act contrary to its provisions he
ssa AL Tn nc Thereof ID the Criminal Court
ment IN the jail of this District for term Of not less
than three nor more than twelve months, and by
than one thousand dollars.
SIC; y. an o u JaT,h1 e1dcted, mat this act
District at the first general election which may be
held after its together with the questions Of
in ns be mode n nraTS aforesaid
" -. f1ror ar - - ~, &c
nnbIished In such "a hers as the Goyernor max AZ
rect not less than three and the publication thereof
Secnnd The halIots nsed AZ spid eIac,; n eiecioh
printed and those in favor of s.id act. ana az the
debt nan be IN tbs Words N & Oh SAID
FOR SPECIAL INPRoyENESrs;
IAN act authorizing the District of Columbia to ere
ate dsst for special proSs%snt. and repairs ia
and leyyinS tsx for the nsymept of tbn intart