Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-09

N9dlCE AND PROCLAMATION By rHE.
,t hhN US Furnishing an act entitled IAN &C
mont and Potomac Railroad Company uT-a eerisi,
o.na!ti2rs and uniting the same 70 TIE people
Exgcurryf oyvrcr.
DIsrRrcT or C sIrxsii. aaSrst - 1871
,h S or :. at'ssy sic. sna prcclsnAtcn aao that
ofColunlbia, approved August rs isl entitled Ar
set % au,horse subscription 70 the stock Of the
certain conditions" Will De suimit,ei ~ tbs np
o. sa,d ps'rle, a. the next general election ther,a
yember, lSl, (being the twenty second dsy a tsst
month aud that the voting for aud aeatns, the at
set shall contain the words- ''0' ~ 'O' sA'a
IAN act TO authorize a snb-cripttop q, On. 81. %,
the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Com pany 90 "a
certain conditions approved August -, 4 Is7l sns
u0Ae's Ss~in'' SAD &c. snS,s contain the word
Of tse f P,es a. sghs sTS 0S.ergn 70 hs O
anon certain conditions" s.prOyed August isf6.
respects as the election Tor membsr N tbs HinI az
Delegates Of said District shAll be oondncted sai5
act IL hereto suhjOined, and pqhlostion thereof s
Governor Of the District Of Columbia.
An ACT te authorize subscription TO the stock a
the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company
Sc g .nec,sd ~ t.e Lss,sls,,v. Asse-ss a "a.
ptsf,,et o. ossIe,a That shsreas i J. believed
railroad recently authorized By an act q the Lssis.
lature Of Virginia, viii be Of great benefit 20 the
iesisatSre tSe PsrnsyiSsui. sensrs RS q s.,S
Company is required 10 guarantees the first MORTGAGE
papy TO an amount necessary 20 furnish superstruc-
ture and equipment for said road, which said guar
Eve years rom the date q said last msntonsd All
ten miles more Of said road shall be ready for gu,
hal the sum Of sir hundred thoassRa dollars. or
zee, zee. 0, ssssls e. aid Pisdnost and Potomac Raj.
ss to prepare Tor iSsupersuuotrre; nov there
SIC. l. Asd BE- ~ esaetsd, That, provided that this
act shall be submitted 20 the people ~ the next gem
vote. esst for MEMBER q the 81 he
At such election Asd prordsd JtAsr. That this set
sres. Of The United states. The Governor .ss s
and he K hereby. suthoriIed TO subscribe, in the
Of the Piedmont and Potomac Railroad Company, 20
an amount not {Seed,ng sir hundred thousand dol;
De made, satisfactory idenoe shall De fnrnshsd 70
the Board Of Public Works that such subscription
grading Of said road, and satisfactory suGrsutee.
shall be given TO said Board that the so sub
that said work viii be Completed within The tine
necessary 20 avail Of said guarantee o. the Pennsyl
's1i1er That said road shall be eons5rucsed frnm
some point on the Potomac river at Georgetown
Which shall be satisfactory to said Board Of Public
SEC. .. -Asd b.u t,rfs~ snaa,1. That IN order 70
Governor is hereby authorized 10 issue The regis
tered or coupon bonds Of the District Of Columbia,
face, shall be signed by the and secretary
OF the District and shall be redeemable twenty years
after date and bear ak centum interest," payable
half yearly TO ar amount necessary 10 provide said
Of ak hundred thousand dollars and 10 sell sAt
bonds and pay the proceeds thereof 60 said Pied
mont ard Potomac Railroad Company, at such timae
and in such amounts as may be required by the pro-
gress of the work aforesaid: PTortded, That aid
bonds shall not be sold at lower rate than ninety
per centum Of the par value thereof.
SEC. 5. Asd BE- q fRTfhr enacted, That In order 20
meet the interest 20 accrue on said bonds, there
shall be levied annually "a Of six per cent or
such lower rate as may suffice, on every hundred
dollars Of the assessed value Of real and personal
estate in said District, the proceeds Of which tar
shall constitute special fund pledged for the pay
ment of said interest.
SIC. 4. And Be az tEyfaeT ssaofsd, That the Gov
ernor hereby requested 20 this act be duly
published before the next general election, re-
Quired by the fourteenth section q the charter a
the District Of Columbia, TACT Of Congress Of Feb
rusry twenty -one, eighteen hundred and seventy
one.D and by suitable proclamation % submit tho
same 70 the people, aud be the form in bich
IL shsn he voted upon.
CHARLEs l.. HULsE,
Speaker of the House 81 Delegates.
WILLIAM sTlCKNEY,
President q the Council.
Approved. August l9. ISL.
n. ID. COOKE. Governor. suel IN