Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-16
IXorIcE BY tbs GovERNos Ans sEcRE


mission - the people Of said District. for their ap
PrOVal OF disapprUyal, q act Of the Legislative
ISL entitled, An act IeSyins tar for the payment
OF the interest it shall annually accrue on fsur
the District 81 Columbian by AZ act entitled An act
authorizing the District Of Columbia q create Debt
BY the issuing Of four millions q honds and evyine
Ian Tor the payment q the interest ss shall
.uAit accrue thereon, and submitting the act. with
he SnestiTp q the issuing z four million of i'm
estion ~ "a 70 vote OF the people 81 general
ExEcuTIvE OFFICE,
bleIhlCI OF COLUMBIA, August clSt, lS-l
Noites rs hereby s,rss that At toe next genera,
election IN the District q Columbia which Will b.
(being the twenty-second dsy of thar noah ifbe
act Of the Legislative Assembly Of the nsITict afor
leyyine tax for the payment ~ the interest ss l.
saSd. annually sccrSe on four million dosrs Of
,nsm6is % an oct entitled An act authorizing the
District 81 Columbia to create debt for special i'm
proNeSnents snd repairs in said District hv ~.
Issuing OF four millions Of bonds, and Lowing tax
aecr1e fhe q tne ih.ersst as p shall annually
question Of the Issuing 81 four millions Of improve
tion in the ssid District Hil be suSmifes t tS
people Of said District for their approx al or dsap
prevail with the said act entitled AN act authorig
ing the District Of Columbia 70 create a debt Tor
special improvements and repairs in said District b.
tax for the payment OF the Interest as il shall An
nually accrue thereon. and submitting the act with
provement bonds to avate Of the paopIa ~ general
election in the said District"
the passage Of said act entitled An act leyyiag
tau fer the payment Of the interest il shall an
nraiiy accrue four million dullsTs OF bonds an.
thoTzed g be issued by the District Of Columbia by
sI sn'isd An act agthorznS the District q
ard repairs in said District by the issuing Of four
of the interest shall annually accrue thereon.
ana submitting the act, with the question Of the
vote o. the people at general election in said
And said election, as respects the ssd act will b.
held IS in the said act provided. said hereto
subjoined and publication thereof is herewith made
Governor 4 f iSS R,f' + = C ShTN
Secretary of the District of Columbia.
AN Acr levying tax for the payment Of the inter
es;, as 1t shall annually accrue on four million
District Of Columbia by an act entitled Az AT
sutherlzing the District Of Columbia 20 create a
District BY the Issuing Of four millions Of bonds
sn9 leSylng tax for the payment Of the interest
ting the act, with the question of The issninS ~
ieur millions Of Improvement bonds, 20 avote Of
tne People At general election in the said Dis
q. 81 esoeed BY the Lestslatirs Assembly Of ths
ntsfrid q Cosn 6ia That for the purpose Of paying
,ne interest annually as il may sccrue the four
the District Of Columbia in accordance with thu pro
VISIONS OF the act entitled IAN authorizing the
IN o. Soiumbis 70 cresie debt for special
Issuing Of four millions Of bonds, and the levyfng
ally accrue thereon, and submitting the act, with the
QUESTION OF the Issuing OF four millions of improve
- a general cleo
And eighty thousand dollars Is hereby ieIied upon
OF twenty years, to amount sufficient 70 pay the
interest WHICH may accrue said bonds during aid
and eighty thousand dollars n s a sw
n cars, sgIeesbly to the provisions Of tt act Of
Tor the District Of Columbia approved February
twenty hrst eighteen hundred and seventy one, and
District shall be collected and be APPLIED and used
soerung said bonds; that this act shall bs snb
4ie 16 ahe people with the sad act Of said Dis
Columbia 70 create debt for special improsemsnts
and repairs in said District by the issuing of four
Of Interest as It shall Annually soo 1e
and submitting the act, with the question Of Issuing
the people at ELECTION ~ 5 sSs s e vote
al the first general election which may be held after
this act shall be held as hereinafter provided
n The s1 p.gg Of The act IL shall be
and Evening star newspapers in said District and
and sa fSe S5fsE as the Governor
nSnths prior to said election.
printed and tbose 10 . used e. saa election shall be
words following, to wit:
Levyng tax for the period OF twenty year, 10, the
payment of the interest il shall ANNUALLY accrue
trict Of Columbus sgreeabiy TO the proysions ~ AZ
act entitled IAN act horizng the District Of Co
repairs in said ss
millions of bonds and leyying a tax for the payment
and submitting the act with the question of the a.
suing Of four millions of improvement bonds 10 a /
District" And to those against this act shall be in
the words following, to wit: '' ~ "
aet ,9r ievyins tag for the period
SnaIv tne payment q the interest As il shall
issued by the District Of Columbia, agreeaby TO the
is,rct y, OF IN act An act authorizing the
and repairs in said District by the issuing of four
IF the interest it shall annually accrue tsreon,
.na supmltlng the act, with the question OF the
TGse 81 the people at general election in the said
Third That the tickets for and .s.,n,, ,,,. a.,
hall be deposited in the ballot boxes which The c.
rn1I is REQUIRED to provide for the deposit Of the
yet authorizing the District of Columbia to create
lsot ior special improvements and repairs in said
eyyng tax for the payment of the interest as n
man ma annually accrue thereon and submitting the
millions Of mproy ement bonds vote Of the people
y general election in said District and in relation
Improvement bonds and the election in reference 70
Ss ~ IN Al regards
lnce with the laws and regulations which NAV be |
to the holding OF general elections in said
Fourth Upon closing the polls, the ballots for and
ers, and tally list thereof be made out and upon
he completing OF the counting of said ballots and u
riot for this together with statements Of the az
sregae number OF votes cast thereat for members Of
hours be made out and signed by the oficers of The
several election precincts districts which returns
hall designate the number of votes cast for this loan
,ne OF hch returns shall be placed in the election
box OF each election district with other papers of
aid election and the others shall be placed in a |
ealed envelope and directed 70 the Secretary of
District and be placed in his hands by one or more of
aid election officers. |
Fifth On receiving the said envelopes containing
he returns as aforesaid the Secretary shall examin.
he same, and add together the aggregate votes as |
asst in each district and after doing shall certify
ne result 70 the Governor and file copy of such |
certificate among the records of his Office. |
Sixth. IL II shall appear from said returns certi
leo 70 by the Secretary that jority Of the
>ast Tor members OF said Legislative Assembly shall
have been cast in favor of this law, il shall in
ull force and effect, and the Governor shall pro |
i'm the same in the of the District in which
his Law may be published. II a majority of votes |
shall be cast against this act 1t shall be void and Of
40 effect |
SEC. 2. Asd De If Jx,theY enacted That with the
publication OF this act in the pers afOre-
aid for the period II three months there shall be
Secretary of the District that il will be suhmtted 10
he people at the fret general election after it, pass
age for their approval or dsapproyal and copy OF
such notice shall be filed and recorded In the ONCE
Of the Secretary Of the District.
SEC 8. And De ~ fxTtheT enacted. That whereas An
emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of
this act in the event Of Its approval by the people IN
shall be in force from and after the proclamation
thereof By the Governor.
CHARLES l.. HULsE,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
WILLIAM STICKNEY.
Appyoyed. Auousf ls-1