Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-04

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49,. President Of the Council.
II. b. COOKE. Governor. .un-M
NOTICE BY THE aOvERNoR AND sECRE
II TARY Of the District OF Columbia Of the sub
mission to the people Of the District Of Columbia fol-
q e .n sfs e Al
act authorizing the District Of Columbia to create
District By the issuing Of 1eur million q bona a. .n
lsvyine tax for the payment Of the interest ss L
act with the question Of the Issuing Of the fonf m ah'
Lions OF improvement bonds 70 vote Of the peopl.
August 10, 1871.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August Il, fa1.S
Neitss IS Asresy stses that at the next genera
held on tho fou,sh Wednesday Of Aovsmber wiz III
shss ss day sfs
lnmSs to create s debt for special proy and
Of bonds eyns Se aUaa ~ tSe
interest as it shall annually thereon and sub
81 sSs OF the to
ae people at T sIss 10 II said
their apprSyai In connection with tbs
Improvement and repairs as menoDed IL s
said election will be the first general election after
and
Ii. b. COOKE,
Governor f # M Rf e. sT & SSTf,gYgo'
Secretary of the District Of Columbia.
authorizing the District Of Columbia to create
debt for special improvements and repairs in
and kvying tax for the payment Of the interes,
as 1t shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting
million Of proTement bonds to vote Of the Deo
PIE at general election in said District. =
Dissia 81 ccsc,a That In order that special i IN.
pTovements and repairs Of the streets, avenues,
CONNIE need and completed, and sewers and bridges
be constructed therein and other necessary public
authorized and empowered, for and in behalf of said
District, to issue, or cause to be issued, herein.
s0Hp to H
nifty, one hundred, i've hundred, and one .housand
Ser and 70 bear nersas az the sSs
seven per centum annually. ' g
ict Of Columbia, for the period of twenty years to
socrue or the sad bonds during said period, WHICH
tax shall Be collected in sums of two hundred and
II IF
Of the United States entitled IAN act to provide for
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seventy one and IN the same manner that the gen
vi,
applied aud used exclusively for the payment Of the
interest annually accruing an said bonds.
nor Shall In connection with the SECRETARY and the
Comptroller prepare said bonds for issue and sale
prov ement bonds, and shall be signed by the Gov.
ernor, countersiened by the Secretary and Comp
triet and nave AA'0 10 them the seal Of the Dis
SEC. 4. And BE- Afxrtse. enacted. That the bonds
which may be prepared for issue and sale as afore-
with Comptroller Of said District, and he
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Of biz pSsse;s9n except for the purposes Of act
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shall keep register or account of all bonds which
ms the
Assembly, Of the amount of sales, well as OF the
AMOUNT ofinterest that may have accrued or to be
Sec. s. And DC g frtA.y enacted, That two millions
issue during Tie year one thousand eight hundred
and two and until the pration of the first
regular session Of the Legislative Assembly, and one
million mi and bali during the year one thousand
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the issue thereof authorized ss aforesaid and upon
stitute 9 debt against said District.
SEC C. And Se g ys1f1sr s:cdsd That upon the
shall be deposited in the treasury of the District
p shs b out "a Of the Board
Board for the payment Of the cost Of special
ments and repairs in said District, including the
other but no payments shall Be made UndsG
any contract for improvements, or for any work
be ten per centum in excess Of such payments, eI.
cept in the of the final execution of any
SEC T. zsd BE- jsrtAe1 eraeisd. That at the i'm
proyements which may be made by virtue Of this act
twenty first day Of February, eighteen hundred and
ana exclusively for the promotion Of
~ . zsS e {sr. .;s scs.ss s That any
consent TO the use, OF any Of the money authorized
be raised BY this act contrary to its provisions he
ment in the jail Of this District for term Of not iess
ns Of less than FIVE hundred doaIs n ond more og
than one thousand dollars.
be 10 Uf a ,s s
District at the first general election which may be
in the mode hereinafter prov ided, namely: e'-'
published n such as the i msg as
not less than three and the publication thereof
nssa 1t .n
printed, and those in favor Of seid act and of the
shall the words 1s Of said
FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS,
Ct q
ate debt for special improvements and repairs in
it shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting the
at general election in said District"
And for the issuing of four millions of improve
ment bonds as provided In said act.
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
pairs Ia said District, by the issuing OF four mil
lions OF bonds and laying tax for the payment OF
the interest as it shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question Of the
issuing OF the four millions of improvement bonds,
to vote OF the people at general election in said
And against the issuing of four millions of i'm
provenent bonds, as provided for in said act
Third That ballot box for each election district
shall be provided by the Governor in which the bal
lots for and against the said law and and against
said i'm emene bonds, shall be deposited and the
respects as regards the persons entitled vote, and
in accordance with the laws and reguls-
lions which may be applicable to the holding of gem
eral elections in said District
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot boxes
said tickets shall be opened and the bal
lots shall be Immediately counted, and q tally list
thereof be made, and upon the com pletion of the
counting Of said ballots duplicate returns OF the
votes cast in each election district together with
statements Sf the aggressse number OF votes cast
thereat for the members Of the Legislative Assem-
bly,, shall within forty hours, bemade out and
signed by the officers OF the several election pre-
cncts districts, which returns shall desianat e 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 in sealed envelope and be directed TO the
Secretary Of the District Of Columbia, and be
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