Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-14

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President Of the Council.
H. d. COOKE, Governor. aun-sm
NOTICE BY TIE GOVERNOR AND sECRE-
mission to the people Of the District Of Colmba for
"a sS p. Sl sn sa q
act authorizing the District Of Columbia 10 create
District the Of four million q bends, snd
levyins tax for the payment Of the interest as it
scs with the question Of the Issuing Of Ihe four m
lions of Improvement bonds to q vote Of the people
at general election In said District" approved
August 10, ISL.
DISTRICT OF CoLUsBIA, August 81, ISL. &
Notice as hs,sey gees that at the next general
being the twenty second day Of that month the act
iumba 70 create debt for special impros sments and
of bonds and ieyying tax for the payment Of the
interest As shall annually accrue thereon sd sub
hs four million Of SSGdS t. Of
proved Ge pdipa 9sus & S be sabmtea ia aSe mode
provided by said act to the people OF said District for
ISSUING millions Ct
improvement and repairs as mentioned in said act.
the passage Of said said hereto subned
and publication thereof is made d.o herewith.
Governor d the district Of Columbia.
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary Of the District Of Columbia.
debt for special improvements and repairs in
said District by the issuing Of four million OF bonds
as il shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting
the act with the Question OF the issuing Of the four
at q sson S psGe Of the
Bs q snaeisd By tss Ls.YIatiye Ass.n.biy 81 ths
alleys, and roads Of the District Of Columbia @ay Be
be constructsd therein, and other necessary pnSc
works be executed, the Governor Of said District IS
District to issue, to be issued as herein
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fifty, one hundred FIVE hundred, and one thousand
date their and to bear interest 81 he 9ste o
seven per centum annually.
trct Of Columbia for the period Of twenty years to
a thu ssS pay sS eeyo
tax shall be collected in sums of two hundred and
Of the United states entitled An act to provide for
proved February twenty one; eighteen hundred and
era takes Of said District shall be Collected and be
applied and used exclusively for the payment of the
SEC 5. 4sG Be- aJGiie1 esaeiea. That the Cover
nor shall in connection with the Secretary and the
On their face they shall be designated Sspeoiai i'm
provement bonds" and shall be signed by the Gov
troller, and have xed to them the seal Of the Dis
SEC. 4. Asd Be GJwths, eaactsd, That the bonds
which may be prepared for issue aud sale as sfOre
pcsed With comptrOer Of SAID pi:trc and be-
shall not permit any one or more of them TO 60 out
at 81 hs
ing az may be REQUIRED by the Governor; and he
and under this snd maSe
full report from time to time, to the Legislative
AMOUNT Of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC s. I.S Se InytAer enacted That two million,
and one half Of said bonds may Be prepared for the
ssgs the yea nn ane eight hundred
hssal Sua.s1 affsf the e the ne1t
million and . half during the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy three aud be sold by the
the issue thereof is as aforesaid and upon
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and con
sale Of any ali said bonds the proceeds thereof
q Public Works, and shall be aisSursed By said
ments and repairs in said District, Including the
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any contract for or for any work
be ten per centum In excess Of such paSmens
cept In the case of the final execution Of any Contract
asa q and ssf
proyements which may be made by virtue Of this act
Of the Aforesaid act Of consress Of the
twenty hIst day Of February. eighteen hundred and
se and exclusively for the promotion Of
oss s eh aS g .ss Sas TIA. That 4
Go hs to h he Of any Of the
OF the District Of Be punished by mprison
than three nor than twelve months ad be ess
fine Of not less than five hundred dollars nor more
shall be submitted to the people Or electors Of said
held after its passage together with the questions Of
the issuing 0 the four millions Of bonds aforesaid
IE. gROn the appsoya q The act il shall be
no assreO
oe C5 use6 AZ p1S9 saS
printed and those in favor Of said act and Of the
S sd s or 0 the Of said
FOR SPECIAL TMPRoyEEsSTs.
70, the act Of the P5ct Of S0a6is entitled
said District By the issuing Of four million 81 bonds
sse nd
act, with the question Of the issuing Of the four mil
al general electien in said Dsfret Of the people,
sh s IF s sad millions of
And the ballots against said act and the issuing
OF the bonds Shall be as fouow5:
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Against the act of the District Of Columbia en-
titled, An act authorizing the District of Column
bia to create a debt for special improvements and
repairs in said District, 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,
70 vote OF the people at general election In said
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, for and against
said Improvement bonds, shall be deposited and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in ali
respects as regards the persons entitled to VOTE and
otherwise in accordance with the laws and regula-
tions which may 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 tally list
thereof be made, and upon the completion of the
counting Of said ballots: duplicate returns 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
signed by the officers of the several election pre-
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