Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-12

HB9SLpI ING GE &c ELECTIONS In TIE
" Elections in the District q Columbia.
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therein shall be held on the fourth W ednesdsy Of
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NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sECRx-
TARf Of the District Of Columbia Of the sub
their approval Or disspProysi, Of an act Of the The
Lssi,lsstSs; Assembly NIB q d Rs,Is, entitled An
ass. for special imgrovsments and repsirs in said
Hans q h ,Ss n s q bonds and
shall LAT; sPnS "a accrue thereon, and submitting the
lions II mproSe bonds to Vote Of ia the people
at general election in said Distric,," approved
DISTRICT OF CoLuMBIA, August Il, is71.S
election ip Dissrist q Geiuns. which viii e
held on the fourth wsdansssaay e Norsnbsr ISL
4 the Legisstys Assembly q the pis,Tiet q 0Olq%
iumbia to create debt for special improv ements and
repairs ia said District BY the issuing of four million
interest as it shall annually accrue thereon apd sub
hitting the act with the question Of the isshng of
the people at general Election in said District sp
proved August 10, 1871, will be submitted in the mode
Sy Sr on with
question Of issuing four millions Of bonds for special
ssd election viii be The rst general election after
ns q said act sr,d act Is hsTsto sub0ned
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Secretary of the District Of Columbia.
AN Act authorizing the District of Columbia TO create
debt for special improvements and repairs in
Is il shall annually accrue thereon, and sqblttins
%il.n Of bonds e vote the
Be- Il esaeted by sss %ni.saiire Isssmb,y Of IA.
District AZ CoiEu1tta, Thai in order that special i'm
ss rG and 6 RSs the Of
commenced and completed, and sewers and bridges
BE- o. ssd
authorized and empowered, for and in behalf Of said
after directed, registered or coupon bonds To- the
amount of four million dollars in denominations Of
dollars to be payable within twenty years from the
date OF their and to bear interest At the rste of
See Asd b ys,ths1 enacted. That special tax
S hs the peP f tns Dis
an s O Pay the nteres. which
eighty thousand dollars during each Of said years
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for the District Of
and Is p the
applied and used exclusively for the payment Of the
interest annually aecruing en- said bonds.
nor shall in conneeton with the seeretary and the
Comptroller prepare said bonds for issue and sale.
proTement bonds, and shall Be signed By the Cow
ernor, countersigned by the Secretary and Comp
trict.
which audea "a Ia afar
ssd Re @ be
shall not permit any more Of them to go out
Of his except for the purposes Of this act
ing as may Be required BY the Governor; and Be
shall keep register or account of all bonds which
a full report, from time to time to the IegisiatVe
Assembly, of the amount of sales, well Of the
AMOUNT Of interest that may have accrued or to be
Sec. g.. And Dc f.erthr Enacted, That two millions
Issue during the year one thousand eight hundred
ana a1d Until the Of the first
regular session of the Legislative Assembly and one
eight hundred and seventy three and be- sold BY the
Governor within said periods to the extent to which
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and oSn
stitute a debt against said District. WI
sale or al Ss sss
shall be deposited I'm the treasury of the District
Public na sSs Ss dhs
Board for the payment OF the cost of special improve
necessary incidental expenses thereof, and Tor no
other purposes but no payments shall be made under
done in relation thereto uniess the work done shall
the sd on
or s1s .a Of any EO5k and settlement
proSemenfs which may be made by Virtue of this act
shall be commeIoed aud carried on according to the
twenty first day eighteen Hundred and
seyenty;one, and exclusively for the promotion Of
SEC. 5. And Be- IL Ju,fAe, ssactsd, That II any
to be raised By thi. act Contrary to its he
shall, on conviction thereof in the Criminal Court
in the jail Of til. for ny y not ss.
than u three s. %T 1s and BY
than one thousand dollars.
shall be submitted to the people or electors Of ssd
District at the first general election which be
the issuing Of the four millions Of bonds sorsss
in the mode hereinafter provided, namely:
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rect les. than three and the publication thereof
shs Be
printed, and those in favor Of ssid act, and Of the
debt shall be IN the words o 1s to a Oh 'A0
ror ,ns a r1h sr &c y
sutbOTuins the District Of Goiu%Ss to cree
d Car hnf
and leyyng tax for the payment of the interest,
act with the question Of the issuing Of the four mil
lions of i'm prov ement bonds, a vote of the people
at q general election in said District"
And for the issuing OF four millions OF improve
ment bonds as provided 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 en-
bia to create q debt for special improvements and
repairs In said District by the issuing of four mil
lions Of bonds, and laying tax for the ayment of
the interest as ii shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question Of the
issuing Of the four millions Of improy bonds
to vote Of the people at general election in said
And against the issuing Of four millions of i'm
prOyement bonds, as prov ided 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 improv ement bonds, shall be deposited, and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in all
respects regards the entitled to VOTE and
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 bal
lots shall be Immediately counted, and tally list
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-
cncts or districts which returns shall designate
number Of cast for said law and for issuing the
said bonds one Of which returns shall be placed in
the election box Of each election district with the