Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-17

Oreomgles,On q any vOrk aud settlern.n, therefor
proIemenfs which may De made By virtue q this oct
shall be eommenoed and carried on according % the
twenty -frss day Of Fsbruary eighteen hundred and
seventy one, Ana exclusively for the prcmetiOs Of
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otnceE OF epiys Of he :aid District .sai use. q
sd Ss se ,co fl ss Ssfs 10
a con. ietiS1 thsreos In the Criminal Court
10 the jail Of this District Cor term Of not les.
than three nor more than twelve months, and By
than one thousand dollars.
skc o. A.d es q JsrtAs- s.aossa, That ths. sos
District the first general election which may BE-
ned after its with the questions q
in the mode hereinafter provided, namely:
First Upon the approval g the il shall be
rect not lee. than three and the soSession sssreo
be .cntnusd for thrse month. prior :. said election
printed, and those N favor OF sd act and q the
IoR SPECIAL srkoyErsyrs
k1 ri the q % sns
ate debt for special improvements and repairs 10
ssd leryns tai for the Of the interest. =
II shall annually sccrue there~n and submitting the
lions Of i'm yreSemsut bonds, to = vote OF the people
~ general election IN said District"
Il ssd Of improve
And the ballot. against said act and the issuing
Of the bonds shall be as fcllows:
AGAINST SPECIAL INPRovENxyTs.
AGAINST the act q the District Of Coium5i. en-
repairs in said District by the issuing Of four mil
the interest . shall sSnusily aoer1e tReqeoD
and suenSit,ins the at, With The question Of the
vote Of the people ct general election In said
And against the issuing of four million. Of I'm
proyement bonds, as provided for in said act.
shall be provided by the Governor in which the bal
lots for and against the said Law and for and
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in all
respects regards the PERI entitled TO vote, and
eTai elections in said District ''N ~ s0''
.sS ali so 5ss sSs
lots shall be immediately counted, and . tally list
eoentine Of said Ballots duplicate Ps1rn. Of The
cast in each election district, together with
thereat for the members Of the Legislative Assem-
e L X. Hes1 s out and
cincts districts, which returns sk designate the
said bonds one sf which returns shall be placed IN
the election box Of each election district With the
be placed in sealed envelope, and be irected to the
Secretary Of the District of Columbia and be
placed in his hands hy one or more Of said election
Fifth On receiving the said envelopes, containing
and the and add the ret9PS
or statement Of votes made him. from each cleo
ton district and after doing shall certify the re-
suit TO the Governor. and file cepy Of such certn
Gates among the records of his ofice.
sixth. III Il shall appear from said retur - Ger
ed to by the secretary that majority OF TIE votes
cast for members Of the Legislative Assembly shall
have been cast In favor Of said law and Of the issu
Ing Of said mproy ement 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
ffth section Of this act.
seventh II a majority Of the votes shall be cast
R~snst this act and against the issuing Of the bonds
BE Governor shall proclaim the fact In said news
apers, and bonds shall be issued debt be con
tracted under this act.
SIC. 10. AID be tt 1rfAv enacted, That with the
publication of this act, for the period Of tire.
months In the ewepapers aforesaid, there shall be-
q notice, over the signatures Of the Governor and
Secretary Of the District, that ii will be submtf
passage for their approval tor disapprova in con-
necton with the question Of issuing Of four millions
Of bonds for special Improvements and repairs A.
hereinbefore mentioned, and q copy Of such notice
shall be sled and recorded In the once Of the
airy of the District.
sxc. IL. Asd b q further ssacfsd, That In oonsid-
GRAFTON of the emergency therefor created by the
cessity for improy ements tn the District Of Colum
bia and arising from the fact that the next general
election therein may be held on the twenty second
day Of November, eighteen hundred and seventy one
and from other considerations arising out Of the
and provided that in all and every necessary and
possible respect IL shall take effect and be Law Of
aid District from and after its passage.
CHARLES L. HULSK,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
WILLIAM eTI0kNEY,
Approyed, August 10, lsl.
ID. ID. COOK r. Gov aruoR. f-srn