New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-11-09

NOTICE AND PROCLAMATION BY TIE
IN Governor publishing act entitled .'Ar
act to authorize n subscription TO the stock OF
the Piedmont aud Potomac Railroad COMPANY
upon certain conditions" and submitting the
same TO the people Of said District and pre-.
scribing the form in which il shall be vote d
upon.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
DISTRICT or COLUMBIA,
August u, 1871.
NOTICE is hereby given and proclamation
made that the act of the Legislative Assembly
of the District of Columbia, approved August
l9h, 1871, entitled san act to authorize a s. b.
scription to the stock of the Piedmont and Pc.
tomac Railroad Company upon certain condi.
lions" will be submitted to he Ieople of said
District at the next general election therein,
which will be held on the fourth Wednesday Of
November, 1871, (being he twenty-secoud day
of that month"; and that the voting for and
against the act shall be By printed tickets; aud
the tickets for said act shall contain the words
San act to authorize s subscription to the
stock of the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad
Company upon certain conditions" approved
August 18th, 1871, and tickets against said act
shall contain the words
AGAINST
stock of The Piedmont and Potomac Railroad
Company upon certain condiuons,n approved
August 18th, 1871, and that said election will be
conducted in all respects as the election for
members of the House of Delegates of sal Dis
trict shall be conducted. Said act is hereto sub
joined, and publication thereof is herewith
made. Il. ID. COOKE,
Governor of the District of Columbia.
AN Act TO authorize subscription to the stock
of the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Com.
pany upon certain conditions.
BE ii enacted by the Legislative ASSEMBLY of
the District of Columbia, That whereas il is be
lieved that the construction OF the Piedmont and
Potomac railroad, recently authorized by an act
of the Legislature of Virginia, will be of great
benefit to the District of Columbia, and by a
further act of said Legislature the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad Company is required to guaran-
tee the first mortgage bond of said Piedmont and
Potomac Railroad Company TO an amount neces
sary to furnish superstructure and equipment or
said road. which said guaranty may be required
whenever, at any time within five years from the
date of said last mentioned act ten miles or
more of said road shall be ready for superstruc.
ture and whereas IT is credbly represented that
the sum of six hundred thousand dollars, or less,
will enable said Piedmont AID Potomac Railroad
Company to locate and grade their said roed go
a. to prepare it for lis supersructure aow
thei sfors,
SEC. l. And be IL enacted, That, provided
that this act shall be submitted to the people al
the next general election, and shall receive q
majority of the votes cast for members of the
Legislative Assembly at such election: ArsGpr0
cided further, That this act shall receive the ap-
prevail aud sanction of the Congress ofthe United
states, the Governor shall be. and he is hereby,
authorized to subscribe, in the name.of the Dis
lrict OF Columbia, TO the capital stock of the
Piedmont and Potomac Railr, ad Company 10 sn
amount not exceeding six hundred thousand
dollars horiied, That before such subsclip-
ion shall be made, satisfactory evidence hall
10 furnished to the Board of Public Works, that