Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16

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ect Sa,horSins he Disirc' - caasSia g create
aea COZ sFcstal mgro' .senss s,.i r.p-irs ia sAis
lvvyns a tax Cor the payment q the Interest - u
shall ann ually acoTre there-n and suhIsit tng the
millions of mproyem-nt honis vote q the people
A. a g-ners election IN said nsfrsi anil 10 relation
70 ,se SSss1SS oS % snl ts on H N rsere6S
hs act shall be conc uot IN Al TsseeSss - resaris
anoe With the laws and reeul-fioss which -naY p
plcAble the holding Of general elections m said
FOURTH Upon closing the se'l, tns ballot. fcr as
AGAINST this law shail be counted by the election Oh
GERS. and tally lIst thereof be un@as out ara gp'n
the petinR II the counting ~ Sad ballots snd ca
PIC, tSE shis -. orshsr viz .tsmsats a the as
sresate number of votes cast thrrest Tor membcr q
hours f. made cut and ssne,i BY the ofcers o. the
several election p-ecncts ~ districts. which returns
QUE q which returns shall h. placed in The election
box OF each election district with the other PaPers q
seaied envelope and b. rccte - The Secretary ofthC
District and b placed in his hand. By of
Fifth on receiSiuS the ssia envelopes CONTAINING
the Aforesaid, the Secretary shall examine
cast in each district aud after inR shall cerffy
SS sf issSit sn ss n: roor q n. o q
sixth. n Il shall appear froln aid returns - ccrt
Sss, Tor members q aid Lesisiaivs Assembly shsn
have been oAsi % favor 81 th,s law y sbs b ,,h
claim the same IN The Papers ~ the District IA Which
shall BE cast against This act shall be void sud q
SIC. ? Ase 0, a. Is-rAsr .sseI.a, That with the
publication OF this in the ncwspGpers a. afore-
;aid for the period IF thros m9nths there shall De
secretary Of the District that vii he subirtsd
sFs foT their APPROVAL or disapprSssi aud coSS 81
such notice shsii be hlei aud r-oorted IN the fos
SIC s. lnd X &c fHrTheT eaa,isa, That whereas an
emergency exists for the Immediate TAI inR cs a
shall be in force from and after the proclamation
'0e'e O' " ''' CHARLES L. HULsE,
WILLIAM sTiCkSEY.
Approved, August 10, Is7i. ~ '1'
II. ID. COOKE. Governor. aun-sn
NOTICE AND PROCLAMATION By rHE
l\GoYERNOR publishing an Ad entitled IAN &C
TO authorize suoseI piOn 20 the stock u the Pied
conditions and submitting tho same O. he pe6piS
Of said District, and prescribing the form IN which
u shall be voted upon.
EXECUTIVE OFF1cE,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, a ugust q, 1871
the act Of The Lesr ss ~ nm D.l he
Of Columbia. approved August ~, ISL, entitled A.
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad compSSx % urn @s
certain conditions, viii be submitted . the people
Which vii BE- held on The fourth W eSgS o No
yenter, ~ being tLe twenty seeond day q that
shsA be by printed tokes; and the tckots Tor esiG
act Snail contalh the Nords-
"An act 20 authorize subscription 20 the stock 81
the Piedmont and Potomac Railraad C0mpanV rg,r
certain sp prov cd August To- h. IN ans
tickets AgAins: said act shall contain the word
IAN act 70 authorize a subscription 20 the stock
Of the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company
ISL, and that said election vii be osndncted IN al
delegates Of said Distriot shall Be oOnduotdd sAid
act hereto sHbIOineo' and Pqbiost5Sp thereof is
Governor Of the District Of Columbia.
ANAcr 10 authorize subscription 20 the stock OF
the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company
IS ~ snacied ~ Iks LssIsIsfsss lssessts az tas
p.si,tsi q osLsDseIS That yhsress it L eeeysa
railroad recently suthoTiEed By an act Of the Leg.
stTTs Of fiTElns. will De Q. FTsss benefit g The
legislature the PeRnsylyAnia Central Railroad
bond Of said Piedmont and Potomso RAilrcsd Com
paRy 20 an amount necessary 20 furnish superstruc
snty may be required whenever, at any zine xiSS,r
6ve years from The date OF said Last mentioned set
perstructure; and whereas Il Is crediby represeptsd
ss. s5s suI Of az P esSa1ss tsssseHs dollar Sr
road Company % locate and grade their said road &C
as TO prepare for tts superstructrre; bow theT
SIC. / Asd Be 81 esaeisd, That, provided that tbs.
eral election, and shall receive . majority Of the
votes cast for members Of the ksgslatlye Assembly
shall receive the spprovsl and sanction of the Con-
gress Of the United States, the Governor shah BE-,
Of the District Of Columbia 20 the ca ptA stock
Of the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company, 20
lars: Prortded, That, before such subscription shall
be made, satisfactory evidence shall be furnished %
the Board Of Public Works thai such s1bscription
will be adequate for the purpose Of completing the
.hs Se given 70 sSS beard sa the aen "a sS
seribed shall be faithfully applied 20 said work ana
necessary 70 avail 81 said guarantee Of the Pennsyl
| yania Central Railroad COmDAny: lad proridsa
some point on the Potomac river al Georgetown
which shall be satisfactory 70 said Board Of Pubic
SIC q And bsu 6srfhr s.aa.d, That IN order 10
provide for the payment Of said subscription tho
Governor IL hereby authorized 10 issue the regis
bcb SJup0m ooIq b o ~ shat On %
face shsJ be signed by the Governor aud Secretary
OF the District and shall be redeemable twenty years
half yearly, 90 amount necessary 90 provide said
sum OF six hundred thousand dollars and 10 sell said
bonds and over the proceeds thereof 20 said PIED
and in such amounts may b. required by the pro-
gress Of the work aforesaid Provided. That safd
bonds shall not be sold A. lower rate than ninety
SEC. 5. AAd b ~ JTfhGT eaarfs1, Thst in order
meet the interest TO accrue said bonds, there
| such lower rate as may suiaoe, on every hundred
dollars of the assessed value Of real and personai
eshte in said District, the proceeds Of which tax
| ment OF said interest.
SIC. 4. And Be tf TRTfAeT ss1cfsa. That the Gov
IT, hereby requested 20 oanse this duly
published before the next general election, as re-
Qured by the fourteenth section of the charter -
the District Of Columbia, (act Of Congress Of Fe5-
one. and by suitable proclamation q submit the
same 20 the people, and prescribe the form in which
CHARLES l.. HULsE,
Speaker 81 the House - Dsleghiea
WILLIAM sTICkNEY,
President Of the Council