Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-25
THE LsIsTR.lCT ELECTIONS.
'.rseianatisas BY the Gsverner.
The Vote on the Loan Bill and for
Delegates.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON, November -, 1871.
Whereas, agreeably to the provisions of an act
Of the Congress of the United States entitled
Z" An act to create a government for the District
OF Columbia" approved February 81, 1871, the
Legislative Assembly OF said District passed an
act entitled " An act authorizing the District of
Columbia to create a debt for special improve
ments and repairs in said District, and for the
issuing Of four million bonds, and levying a tax
for the payment of the interest as it shall annu-
ally accrue thereon, and submitting the act,
with the question Of the issuing of the four mil
lion of Improvement bonds, to a vote of the
people at general election in said District"
approved August 10, 1911:
And whereas by an act of said Assembly, en-
s1a act H, ing the time for holding gen
proved August 10, 1871, the fourth Wednesday
OF each year was designated as the time for hold
ing the general elections of said District
And whereas thereafter and thereupon by
my direction, the said trst mentioned act OF said
Assembly was advertised in the DAILY Moraiaq
ChTcatcie, Daily National Republican. and EVEN
ING STAR, newspapers published in said District,
aud IN other papers thereof, and the publica-
ton thereof continued therein for three months
prior to the fourth Wednesday, being the TWEEN
y-second day of November, 1871, and the time
OF holding the general election in said District
for said year:
And whereas in connection with the publica-
ton OF said act for the said period of three
months in the aforesaid newspapers, there was
published notice over my signature, and over
that OF the Secretary of tAe District of Column
bia, that said act would be submitted to the
people on said ed day of November, 1871 for
their approval or disapproval, in connection
with the question of issuing four million bonds
Ior special improvements and repairs in said
District, as mentioned in said act, and n COPY of
SAID notice was filed and recorded in the Office
OF the Secretary of the District:
And whereas it Is provided in said act that
returns OF the result OF the votes cast at the said
election for and against said loan, and for and
against the issuing of said Improvement bonds
should be directed to the Secretary of the Dis
one or more of the election officers and that on
receiving the same he should open the envelopes
containing the returns and examine the same,
and add together the statements of votes as con-
tanned therein and made to him from each cleo
ton district, and afterward certify the result to
me, and file copy of such certificate among the
records of his office:
And whereas such returns were made to the
Secretary, Hon. Edwin l.. Stanton, and the
required certificate furnished by him to me:
And whereas II appears from said returns, as
trict OF Columbia, that the aggregate vote for
me mbers of the House of Delegates of the Legis-
lative Assembly of said District. cast at said
election on said day, was II ,750.
And that the vote cast on said day and at said
election for said law, entitled San act authoriz-
ing the District OF Columbia to create a debt for
special improvements and repairs in said Dis
trlct by the issulngof four million OF bonds, and
levying tax for the payment of the interest
as 1T shall annually accure thereon, and sub
hitting the act with the question of the issuing
OF the four million of Improvement bonds to a
vote OF the people at general election in sal /
District" approved August 10, 1871, and for
Issuing OF four millions OF Improvement bonds,
as provided in said act, was IA, 76O
And against said law and against c issuing
OF four millions OF improvement bonn as pro-
vided for in said act, was 1,2l3.
Which said votes were cast at said election in
the several districts and precincts as follows,
viz: