New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-11-16

Office AND PROCLAMATION BY THE
~ Governor publishing an act entitled EAn
act to authorize a subscription to the stock of
the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company
upon certain conditions" and submitting the
same to the people of said District, and pre-.
scriblng the form in which it shall be vote d
upon.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
DlsTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
August 81, 1871.
NOTICE is hereby given and proclamation
made that the act of the Legislative Assembly
OF the District of Columbia, approved August
18th, 1871, entitled Gan act to authorize sub
scription TO the stock OF the Piedmont and Po-
tomac Railroad Company upon certain condi-
tons" will be submitted to the people of said
District at the next general election therein.
which will be held on the fourth Wednesday of
November, 1871, (being the twenty second day
OF that month"; and that the voting for and
against the act shall be by printed tickets; and
the tickets for said act shall contain the words
AN act to authorize a subscription to the
stock of the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad
Company upon certain conditions approved
August 10Th, 1871, and tickets against said act
shall contain the words
San act to authorize subscription to the
oOCh 81 the IloumOnt ana fOtOmac railroad
Company upon certain conditions" approved
August 10Th, 1871, and that said election will be
conducted IN all respects the election for
members of the House of Delegates of said Dis
trict shall be conducted. Said act is hereto sub
joined, and publication thereof is herewith
made. III. ID. COOKE,
Governor of the District of Columbia.
AN ACT to authorize a subscription to the stock
of the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Com
pany upon certain conditions
BE 1t enacted By the Legislative assembly of
the District of Columbia, That whereas it is be.
lleved that the construction of the Piedmont and
Potomac railroad, recently authorized by an act
of the Legislature of Virginia, will be of great
benefit to the District of Columbia, and by
further act of said Legislature the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad Company is required to guaran-
tee the first mortgage bond of said Piedmont and
Potomac Railroad Company to an amount neces-
sary to furnish superstructure and equipment for
said road, which said guaranty may be required
at any time within five years from the
date of said last mentioned act, ten miles or
more Of said road shall be ready for superstruc-
ture; and whereas it is credibly represented that
the sum of six hundred thousand dollars or less
will enable said Piedmont and Potomac Railroad
Company to locate and grade their said road so
as to prepare it for its superstructure now,
therefore,
SEC. l. and be it enacted, That, provided |
that this act shall be submitted to the people at
the next general election, and shall receive |
majority OF the votes cast for members of the |
Legislative Assembly at such election: And pro.
rided further, That this act shall receive the APP
prevail and sanction of the Congress ofthe United |
States, the Governor shall be, and he is hereby, /
authorized 10 subscribe, in the name of the Dis
.rict OF Columbia, to the capital stock of The
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company to an |
amount not exceeding six hundred thousand I
dollars: Provided, That before such subscrip- |
ion shall be made, satisfactory evidence shall |
be furnished to the Board of Public Works, that !