Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-13

cert in the q the nal execution of sy contract
Sc an ~, :, go, $3.50 r., re- =,
rroyements which may Be made by virtue of This
N the a ss s y eST
twenty hrst day OF February, eighteen hundred ard
the public INTEREST,"
SIC. s. Aad % 81 Tssta., e.ac,-a, That II sny
ofeer OF employe q the said District shall use -
the use. Of any of the m 1ney aatherisSd
10 % ased by this act contrary % its provisions h
q me District q Col.sss = hs Seu
in the Jail Of this District for term 4 not L..
fne OF not les. than Eve hundred SaliaIs Dor !, r.
than one Thousand dollars.
.hsiI ~ -usif,ed - sbr peoSs ~ rgss rs 80
District AZ the hrst general election which mas b.
the issIiing OF the four million. of 6Snds afSress.
in the mode hereinafter prov narnely:
published iR such pspers - che Governor may IL.
rect not less than three, and the publication thereof
be continued for three months prior said election
Second. The ballots used said election shall l.,
printed, and those in favor OF I'D act and q the
debt, shall De in the words following, to wit
FoR SPECIAL Ihf kovEhENrS.
For the act of the District Of Caiumbs entitled
An act authorizing the District II Columbia % ere
said District BY the issuing Of fcsr million u eond.
and leyyihg tar for the pawn Mt cf the interest,
act with he aa.s,ion ~ Inc ,snin - IN t,I NH
llonf 81 nayr9Sem"m bonds, % vote Of the people
And Tor the issuing Of tour miI;ions of improve
m.ot bonds az prov id,d in -aid act.
of the bonds shall be as follows:
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Against the act ~ the District of Columbia Gu
titled, An act authorizing the District Of COlum-
bra 20 create sdee' Tor special ImPrOl eInenIs aud
lions Of bonds. aud las ing for the payment Of
the Interest as !; shall annually accrue thereon,
issuing Of the four millions 81 imprSy emeut bonds
T. vote q the people NJ general election in ssid
And against sst che i,.pS q tour millions Of i'm
~ 4 hall uf- Ian,
shall be provided by the Gossrnor in which the bal
lots tor and against the sad Law, ai Tor and against
said improY bUnis, shall be depoSitei ard tl
election in relation thereto shall be cDiucted IN al
respects, regards the ertitlto vote. and
otherwise, in accordance with th- awe and resula
tons which may be applicable 70 the holding Of gen
Fourth. Upon closing the psis, the ballot boxes
Containing said tickets shall be opened, and the bal
lott shall be immediately counted, and tally list
thereof be made, and upon the completion q the
counting of said ballots duplicate r. turns Of the
votes cast 70 Zach election district together With
therest for the members OF the Legislative Assem-
signed by the oficers u the several sIectior pre
cncts districts, which returns shall designate IN.
number Of votes cast tor said law and for issuing the
said bonds, Il which returns shall be placed in
the election box of each election district, with the
be placed sealed envelope, and be directed TO the
Secretary Of the District of Columbia aud b.
placed in his hands by one more of said election
Fifth On receiving the said envelopes, containing
and examine the same ana add tossther the re,urps
or statement of votes made him. from each cleo
ton district, and after doing shall certify the
suit TO the Governor, and dle cspy OF such certif
Gates among the records Of his Office.
sixth. II Il shall appear from said returns, ss Ger
fled to by the secretary. that aority of the
for members of the Leg slstive Assembly shall
have been cast in favor of said law and Of the
ing of said improv cment bonds the Gov shall
proclaim the same in the papers of the District in
which the law may be published. and Immediately
thereafter bonds may be issued directed IN the
fifth section Of this act.
seventh. Ii q majority Of the votes shall be cast
entust this and against the issuing of the bonds
ne Governor shall proclaim the fact in said news
apers, and no bonds shall be issued debt be
tracted under this act.
Spc 10. And be tf JrStAs enacted, That with the
publication of this act, for the period Of thres
months, in the aforesaid, there shall b.
q notice, over the signatures ot the Governor aud
Secretary Of the District, that will be submitted
10 the people the rst general election after its
passage for their approval Dor disapprovsl, in con
ectiSn with the question of issuing If four millions
of bonds for special improvements and repairs as
hereinbefore mentioned, and q copy Of such notice
shall be eled and recorded in the ONCE of the
arg of the District.
SEC, H. Amd b Il fsythsr ssacfsd, That In consid-
GRAFTON Of the emergency therefor created BY the
cessity for IN the District OF Colum
ba and arising from the fact that the next general
election therein may be hold on the twenty second
day of November eighteeh hundred and seventy one,
and from other considerations arising out OF the
nature and object Of this act It 10 hereby directed
and provided that in all and every necessary and
noes;kle respect IL shall take effect and be 0 Law of
aid District from and after its passage.
CHARLES l.. HULSE,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
WILLIAM sTIGkNEY,
President Of the Council.
d. D. COOK =. Governor. auf-m