Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-06

AN ACT fixing the time for holding the General
Elections in the District Of Columbia.
Re u saac.sd ty ihe Lsg,siai'rs Assembly Of LAs
, HS,a notsmSssa That the general elections
Neyember Of each year.
SEG z AID 3. e f "a s.sesa That whssss: an
this act il is hereby declared to be in force from and
after its approval by 'e cH SHSfFEsr l. HULsr
wiLLikM sTTckNET,l
President Of the Council.
IL. ID. COOKE, Governor. an q SIN
NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sECRE-
Y TARY Of the District Of Columbia of the sub
their approy al or disspproysi, OF an ACT Of the
LesslstSs Assembly q said pisfrict entitled " An
debt for special improvements and repairs in said
shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting the
set WITH ~ the Of the issuing Of the four mil
at general election in said District" approved
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August n, iSl.f
eeeton in the District Of ' GouMbs e Rseh w Se
held ON the fourth Wednesday Of November, is7I,
j the legislative Assembly Il the District Of coa@
ba, entitled IAN act authorizing the District Of Co
repairs in said District By the issuing Of four million
Of bonds and leyying a tax for the payment Of the
hitting the act with the question Of the ising Of
the four million of Improvement bonds TO vote Of
prove August IL, ISL, viii 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
and repairs ss nentoned in said act;
and publication thereof is 3 made So eSEswith
EDWIN L. sTANTON,
Secretary of the District Of Columbia.
AN Act authorizing the District Of Columbia to create
debt for special improvements and repairs in
and leyying a tax for the payment of the interest
it shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting
the act with the question OF the issuing Of the four
pie at a general election in said District.
Disy;cs 81 cos,ns,a, That in order that special i'm
proyemen,s and repairs OF the streets, avenues,
CONNIE need and completed, and sewers and bridges
be constructed therein, and other necessary public
authorized and empowered for and in behalf Of said
District to issue, or cause to be issued, herein
amount Of four million dollars in denomination Of
fifty, one hundred, FIVE hundred, and one thousand
date Of their issue and to bear interest at the rate 81
seven per centum annually.
is hereby levied the taxable property Of the Dis
trct of Columbia, for the period of twenty years to
sssTy S. d bonds dT9ins said Hs5S$ sh
eighty thousand dollars, during each of said years,
asTsseeby 70 the provisions Of The act Of the
for the District Of
proved February twenty one, eighteen hundred and
era taxes Of said District shall be collected and be
applied and used exclusively for the payment Of the
SEC 8. Asd BE- 1t Jnrfhsr eneeted, That the Cover
nor shall in connection with the Secretary and the
On their face they shall be designated special im
proyement bonds" and shall be signed by the Gov
troller, and have affixed to them the seal Of the Dis
SEC. 4. And Be ttJuyths- enaeted. That the bonds
which may be prepared for issue and sale as sfore
sass With e 1T fsd = ss be de- he
shall not permit any one or more Of them 10 go out
Of his except for the pgrPSses Of this act
ing as may be required by the 0overnor and be
may be prepared and issued under this act and make
inIl report from time ts time, to the hegislatiye
amount of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC on ' AnS se frth,, enacted, That two million.
issue during the year one thousand eight hundred
regular session Of the Legislative Assembly and one
eight hundred and seventy three aud be sold by the
Governor within said periods the extent 70 which
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and
xsa g. e 1 saa.a That upon the
sale Of any or all Of said bonds the proceeds thereof
and shall be- drawn out upon warrants OF the Raar
Of Pubic Works, and shall be dis6ursed S By said
ments and repairs in said District, including the
necessary incidental expenses thereof, and for no
any Tor or For sny WSf
done in relation thereto, unless the work done shall
the q
or completion OF any work and settlement therefor.
proyements which may be made By Virtue of this act
shall be commenced and carried ON according to the
twenty first day Of February, eighteen Hundred and
seventy one, and exclusively for the promotion Of
SIC. 8. And Be It furfhe, enacted, That IL any
consent u to e se Of the money
to be raised by this act contrary to its provisions be
q the District Of Cciusbia Be punished by mprson
ment in the Jail of this District for Of not less
fine Of not less than five hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars.
shall be submitted to the people electors Of said
District at the first general election which may be
the issuing Of the four millions Of bonds aforesaid,
in the mode hereinafter provided, namely:
as G
rect, less than three and the publication thereof
at sSs Be
printed, and those in favor Of said act, and Of the
debt. shall be in the words fOlOwiDs to Gt Oh SAID
For the act Of the district Of entitled
IAN act authorizing the District of Columbia to ere
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
lions of Improvement bonds to vote Of the people,
at a general election in said District
And for the issuing Of four millions of improve
ment bonds prov ded in said act.
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
titled, An act authorizing the District of Column
bia to create debt for special improvements and
repairs in said District, by the issuing Of four mil
lions Of bonds, and laying tax for the payment of
the interest as IL 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
provement bonds, as provided 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 Improvement bonds, shall be deposited and the
election in relation thereto shall be Conducted in an
respects regards the persons entitled 10 vote and
otherwise, in accordance with the laws and regua-
tons 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 bal
lots shall be Immediately counted, and tally list
thereof be made, and upon the completion OF the
counting Of said ballots. duplicate rrurns 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 and
siored the officers the several alactio,, rra