Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-29

holding General
Elections in the District of Columbia.
q. q esael.d ~ rse Lss.siat,cs Assssssty Of tAs
therein shall be held on the fourth weiuesdsy Of
November Of each year.
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this act, ii is hereby declared to be in force from and
after it's approval by The ca GNSfrRsr Hu1sE
Speaker W # III HSu sff Il Rssgst''
President Of the Council.
Approved H B. SS6 81 lal governor .unm
NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sECRk-
mission the people of the District Of Counbia
D5 u IF an sf Sf
oct authorizing the District Of Columbia to create
District By the issuing of four million q bonds and
evying tax for the payment Of the interest IL
with the question of the issuing Of the four mil
lions of Improvement bonds to syote Of the people
at general election In said District" approved
August l9, 1871.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August "a, ISIS
Ns,oe Is asrs9y srse tha, at the next ssEsrSs
held on the nc fourth WednesdsS IF NoSe%6er ss
being the twenty second day ef that month The act
the e ss G
um6ia to create deb, for spetlsl sod
Of bonds and ieyyins TAX for the payment Of the
interest it shall annually accrue thereon, and sub
the four million Of impTossment bonds 70 Vote o.
the people at general election il said District" aI
provided by said act TO the people of said District fOr
C sHP SoS
and re- IS nenoned in said act
the passage Of said act Said act is hereto suboined
and publication thereof is e %ad 6o herewith
Governor OF the District of Columbia
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary of the District of Columbia.
AN authorizing the District Columbia TO create
. debt for special improvements aud repairs in
said District by the uing Of four million OF bonds,
as it shall snnuaiiy accrue thereon. and submitting
the act with the question Of the issuing Of the four
ssd e sGts Of the De0
Re g erastsd by the Ls..siaiiye assembly Of tAs
seys snd roads Of Of ooisnbs %ay Be-
be constructed therein, and other necessary public
works be executed the Governor Of said District is
District, to issue, or cause to be issued, herein
Of four million dollars IN se Of
fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and one thousand
date Of their issue and to bear interest at the rste Of
seven per centum annually.
is hereby levied ON the taxable property Of the Dis
trct Of Columbia for the period of twenty years, to
the d ssd peTo
tax shall be COLLECTED in sums of two hundred and
agreeaby the provisions of the act Of the Congress
Of the United M act to provide for
proved February tweSnty,one eighteen hundred and
erai taxes Of said District shall be collected and be
applied and used exclusively for the payment Of the
sEc 2aa 5 .aS TSss the Cover
nor shall in connection with the Secretary and the
On their face they shall be designated special i'm
prov ement bonds and shall be signed by the Gov
trict
which may be prepared for issue and sale as sfore-
sssa With q be he
shall not permit any one or more Of them to out
az and n hs ss
ing as may be required by the Governor; and he
may be and issued under this act, and make
full report, from time to time, to the Legislative
AMOUNT Of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC. s. And 5e aitvth, enacted, That two million.
and one half Of said bonds may be prepared for the
issue during the year one thousand eight hundred
regular session Of the Legislative Assembly and one
eight hundred and seventy three and be sold by the
saG 70 as to which
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and
src ASd e sais ssaesd rha, upon the
sale Of any or all Of said bonds the proceeds thereof
and shah be drawn out upon variants Of the Board
of Public Works, and shall be discussed By said
nen: and repairs il said District, neIudiRs the
necessary incidental expenses thereof, and for no
Tor or for sns
done in relation thereto, unless the work done shall
cept in the the nai q ANN
or getion Of any work and settlement therefor.
which may made By Virtue Of this aet
e on the sna sa s e the
seventy one, and exclusively Tor the promotion Of
SIC: s: Aad q e Ssr..g s,se.sd, Ths, If any
consent to the use, Of any Of the money authorized
to be raised by this act contrary 10 its provisions
Of the District Of Coumbs, Be- punished by Hs15
ment in the Jail of this District for term Of not less
fine Of not less than FIVE hundred dollars nor more
.hs be submitted the peops t n ,sa
District at the first general election which may be
the issuing Of the four millions OF bonds sforessii
in the mode hereinafter provided, namely:
published In such papers as the Governor may di::
be beet M hree aaf the To
Second. The ballots used at said election shall be
Of said bsnds or Of the contractOn Of q sad
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
said District, by the issuing Of four million Of bonds
and leyying tax for the payment of the interest,
act, with the question Of the issuing Of the four mil
1ss ct Ss sa s. Of the people
And for the issuing q four millions Of improve
And the ballots against said act and the issuing
of the bonds shall be as follows:
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Against the act of the District of Columbia en-
titled " An authorizing the District Of Colum.
repairs ia said District, by the issuing Of four mil
lions Of bonds, and laying tax for the payment of
the interest as II shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question of the
issuing Of the four millions of improvement bonds,
to vote OF the people at general election In said
District"
And against the issuing Of four millions of i'm
proyement bonds, as prov ided for in said act.
Third. That ballot box for each election district
shall be provided by the Governor, in which the bal
lots for and against the said law and for and against
said improv bonds, shall be posted and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in all
respects regards the entitled VOTE and
otherwise in accordance with the laws and regula-
lions which 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 ball
lots shall be Immediately counted, and o tally liot
thereof be made, and upon the completion OF the
counting Of said ballots. duplicate r,turns 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 Ascent
bly,, shall, within forty eight hours, be made out and
signed by the Officers OF the several election pre
cncts DISTRICTS which returns shall Designate the
number Of votes cast for said law and for ssuinR the
said bonds one OF which returns shall be placed in