Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-05

therein sS.H be held on the fourth Wednesday Of
Neyember Of each year. $500,
emergency exists for the Immediate taking effect q
this act is hereby declared be in force from and
amer Its s''f0'al 0' 'e GH iHRsri l.. HuLsE,
Speaker W 4 Ii hSr sr e Rsfff,s'
President OF the Council.
n. ID. COOKE. Governor. an 1l-sm
NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sECRE-
mission to the people OF the District Of Columbia
H5 ~ s sn sfs q
act authorizing the District Of Columbia TO create
Ss hi
ievyne tax for the pay ment Of the interest 1t
act with the question Of the issuing Of the four mil
lions Of improvement bonds 70 vote Of the people
August 10, 1871.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August n, is71.S
Not,cs Is heIsey given that at the next general
being the twenty second day Of that month the act
iumbis 70 debt for special mprey ements and
interest as tshsI annually accrue thereon, spd sub
the four million Of Improvement bonds 70 vote 81
the people at general election IN said District sP
by said se to the people Of said District for
% four SoSd
improvement and repairs as mentioned in said act.
the passage Of said act Said act Is hereto subotned
and publication thereof is pad Go hSsKEswith.
Governor S S Is Rii 4 isT & sSf,sTe.
eecretary of the District of Columbia.
An authorizing the District Columbia 70 create
said District by the issuing off million Of bonds,
yns sns OF @
II s.sss s.ess Ss. .sa E the
re esastsd By tAe ts. ,.tdsys Ass.n,oh q Ms
81 S District Ct ag S
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District to issue, Or cause to Be issued, as herein
sss re es, Gs bonds to the
affty, one hundred five hundred. and one thousand
e bsar the
seSen per centum annually. m
is hereby levied on the taxable property Of the Dis
trct Of Columbia, for the period twenty years to
OF the sss bonds dnrns ssd perod nRe&
tax shall Sc collected in sums Of two hundred and
OF as limited @ s n to
proved February twenty. one eighteen hundred and
ss the Be-
applied and used exclus for the payment Of the
ss9 TSsI ae Cover
nor SHALL in connection with the Secretary and the
On face hess Be .i'as @
provence Mt bonds" and shall BE- signed by the Gov
troller, and have an xed to them the seal Of the Dis
SEC. 4. A.d Be ttJrt4e, ssaetsd, That the bonds
which may be prepared for issue and sale as afore
posted with the ptroier Of said District. and he
shall not permit any one or more Of them TO 60 ont
and be shall give such security foe their safe keen
ing as may be required by the Governor; and he
may be prepared and issued under this act and make
M a fire from ss to %e to the M i've
AMOUNT Of interest that may have accrued to be
SEC. 8. Asd Ss Hf,rtA,r enacted, That two million.
snd t SAID honda nfS be for the
and and until the expiration Of the arst
hsSn .fte ss The Sf the next
eight hundred and seventy three aud be sold b. the
the thereof is anSorsed q. afosessd and n
such issue and sale esid bonds shall become and con-
SEC; s. Asd Be it J.,ther ssaefed, That upon the
sale Of any or all Of said bonds the proceeds thereof
az p sa d out va Of the Board
ments and repairs in said District, including the
but no n.d 1
any contract for improvements, or for any work
be ten per centum in excess Of such OaHments eau
cept in the of the final execution Of any Contract
Sem a@a and a.sts sSs
proyements which may be made by virtue of this act
provisions Of the aforesaid act Of Congress Of the
twenty. first day Of February eighteen hundred and
Senty one, ana exclusively for the promotion of
SEE: .: zsd ss g {s,.a., GATED, Ths. If any
consent to the use, of any of the money authorized
to be raised by this act ts
of the District Of Counlbic be punished by prison.
meI nth IN the jail Of this District for term Of less
fine of not less than FIVE hundred dollars nor more
SIC. Q. Ard % It Jxrfher enacted, That this act
shall be submitted to the people or electors Of said
the issuing Of the four millions Of bonds aforesaid
First Upon the approval r the aos L shall be
published in such papers as IA Governor may di.
be ecntnusd for three months pr or to said Election
Second. The ballots used at sad election shall be
debt, shall be in The words following, 70 wit: ~
For the act Of the District of CoInnbfs entitled
act shs h the District Of Columbia to
said District BY the issuing of -four million Of bonds
se S h
Act with the question Of the issuing of the four mil
HsI Seaf 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 a debt for special improvements and |
repairs in said District by the issuing of four mil
lions OF bonds, and ing tax for the pay of
the interest as it shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting tho act, with the question of the |
issuing OF the four millions Of improvement bonds,
to vote OF the people at general election in said
District"
End against the issuing of four millions of i'm
provement bonds, as provided for in said act.
Third. That a ballot box for each election district |
shall be provided by the Gov in which the bal
lots for against the said law and for and against
said i'm proven bonds, shall be deposited, and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in all
poets regards the persons entitled 20 VOTE and
in accordance with the laws and regula-
lions which may be applicable to the holding of 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 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-
cincts districts, which returns shall designate the
number of votes 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
other papers of said election, and the other shall
be placed sealed envelopes and be directed to the
Secretary of the District Of Columbia, and be |
placed in his hands by one or more Of said election
officers.