Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-19

tbe y, .S SStsSa That the ssnSTsi elections
N9yember Of each year.
emergency exisis for ths i@@eaie taking eject q
this act it Is hereby declared be in force from and
amor its approval by ih GH ScSf5Psri l. HULsn
speaker W # ths Hsu sr e RRs1ESts''
President Of the Council.
h. d. COOKE, Governor. an H-sm
NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sKCRE-
~ TARY Of tue District Of Columbia Of the ssb-
mission to the people of the District of Columbia
legislative hsse%bS u saa District n entitled i AM
act authorizing the District Of Columbia TO create
b the cGr million q bonds AND
levXing tax for the payment Of the interest IL
with the question Of the issuing Of the four mil
lions Of imPToy ut bends 70 vote Of the people
August 10, ISL,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August II, isl. (
Noftoe IS hsrsby e,cen that at the next general
held on the fourth wednesday Of HOTember, ISL,
being the twenty second day Of that month the act
bs entitled An act authorizing the District Of 90,
to eT sS debt for s. re SnS
Of bonds and leyyins tax for the payment Of the
hitting the act With the QUESTION q issuing q
the four million OF Improvement bonds 70 vote OF
proved August 10 ISL wiz be Submitted in tbs mode
provided BY said act to the people Of said District for
question Of issuing four millions Of bonds for special
improvement ana repairs as mentioned in said act.
the passage # said act Said { hereto suGiOinsd
and publication thereof is z made so 5eTeyith.
Governor f f n Sf T. sr & STlgS0ia
Secretary OF the District of Columbia.
said District BY the uing of four million q bonds
as it shall annually accrue thereon and submitting
the act with VI the eues9pS Of the issuing q The four
PIE at general election in said District,
District 81 CoiTns,a That in order that special i'm
proyemeDis and repairs of the streets, avenues,
commenced and completed, and sewers and bridges
be constructed therein, and other necessary public
authorized and empowered for and in behalf Of said
a1 20 Issue Or o 70 be issued a. IN
amount of four million dollars in denominations Of
dollars, to be paysbie within twenty years from the
date OF their issue, and TO bear interest the Of
SEC. 3 and Be itJartsT enacted. That special tax
Is hereby levied on the able property of the Dis
an amount safieisIt to pay the interest which may
sighty thousand d0sEs during each Sf said years
q Unted prOSae
a government for the District Of Columbia" sp-
seSentyone. an in the same manner that the s sna
eral Of said District shall be collected and be
aseruns said oil the
sEG 4sd Be , sSG ,b That the GpysI
lie S aid bonds for ssae and sale
sS snsd By Se cow
trn0r, countersignsd by the Secretary and Comp
SEC. 4. Asd be ttJvrt.s, enacted. That the bonds
said fs% bn se
shall not permit any one more of them to 60 out
Q, ms except Tor the purposes of this act
ing az may be required by the Governor; and be
shall keep register or account Of all bonds which
full report, from time to time, to the Legislative
Assembly, of the amount of sales well of the
paid on said bonds VI '" W
SEC. s. And BE- ttfnrh., enacted, That two millions
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
ana snd be- Sss so y
Governor within said periods the extent to which
s
stitute a debt against said District.
sale Of any or all Of said bonds the proceeds thereof
shall be deposited in the treasury Of the District,
of Public Works, and shall be dsbursed BY said
ments and repairs in said District, inciudins the
necessary incidental expenses thereof, and for no
any Contract Tor or for sny Wof
done in relation thereto, unless the work done shall
cept in The case Of the final execution Of any coStrsct
or completion of any work and settlement therefor
pro- ements which be made By virtue this act
shall be commenced and carried on according to the
seventy; one, and exclusively for the promotion Of
Size sc: s. ~ . ys'tss, s,ce.s, Ih., II any
to be raised by this act contrary provisions he
81 IN 1ns Sg
ment in the jail of this District for term Of not less
fine Of not less than FIVE hundred soars nor more Do
than one thousand dollars.
shs be submitted to the people or electors Of said
held sitter its together with the questions Of
the issuing Of the four millions of bonds aforesaid
published in such papers as the Governor may d.
Second. The ballots used at said election shall be
ana bsnds The o. .aa
debt, shall be in The words following, 70 Wit:
=. For the act Of the District Of CoIumbia entitled
dr Il
said District by the issuing Of four million Of bonds
shall annually and submitt hitting! the
act with the question Of the issuing Of the four mil
at il Of the people,
And for the issuing Of 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 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 il shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question of the
issuing of the four millions of mprov ement 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 or and against
said Improvement bonds, shall be de posted, and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in all
respects regards the persons EMIT ed to VOTE and
otherwise, in accordance with the laws and regua-
tons which may be applicable to the holding gem
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 a 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 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 issuing the
said bonds Of which returns shall be placed in
the election box Of each election district with the
other papers OF said election, and the other shall
be placed in sealed envelope, and be directed the
Secretary Of the District Of Columbia, and be
placed in his hands y one or more Of said election