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And the ballots against said act aud the issa.
ing of the bonds shall be as follows:
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS

And the DatlOtS against Shlu act dAu the iSSh-
ing of the bonds shall be as follows;
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Against the act of the District of Columbia
entitled San act authorizing the District of
Columbia to create debt for special improve
ing of four millions Of bonds, and laying tax
for the payment of~eEe interest as it shall an
nually accrue thereon, and submitting the act,
with the question of the issuing of the four mil
lions of improvement bonds, TO vote of the
people at general election in said Distri t.
And against the issuing of !our millions of
improvement bonds as provided for In said act.
Third. That ballot box for each election
district shall be provided by the Governo,, in
which the ballots for and against the said Law,
and for and against said improvement bonds,
shall be deposited. and the election in relation
thereto shall be conducted in all respects. as re-
CARDS the persons entitled to vote. and other
wise in accordance with the laws and regula
tons which may be applicable to the holding OF
general elections in said District.
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot
boxes containing said tickets shall be opened,
and the ballots shall be Immediately counted,
and a tally lisl there of be made, arc upon the
completion of the counting OF said ballots, du
plicate returns of the votes cast in each election
district together with statements of the aggre-
gate lumber of vo es cast thereat for the mem
bers of the Legislative Assembly, shall, within
forty eight hours, be made out and signed by
the officers of the several election precincts or
districts, which returns hall dt signate the num-
Der of votes cast for said law and for issuing the
sad bonds, o lie 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 dl'
rected to the Secretary of the District OF Colum-
bia, and be place in his hands by ooe or more
of said election officers.
| Fifth. On RECT living the said envelopes, con-
tanning the returns as aforesaid, the Secretary
shall open and examine the same, and add to-
| gether the returns statement of votes as made
| to him, from each clos ion district, and, after
doing so, shall certify the result to the Governor
and file copy of such certificates among the
records of his Office.
| Sixth. If it snail appear from said returns, as
| certified to by the Secretary, that ma ority of
the votes cast for members of the Legislative
/ Assembly shall have been cast in favor of said
law, and of the issuing of said improvement
bonds, the Governor shall proclaim the same in
the papers of the District in which the law may
| be published, and Immediately thereafter bonds
may be issued as directed in the fifth section of
this act.
Seventh. If majority of the votes shall be
cast against this act, and against the issuing of
the bonds, the Governor shall proclaim the fact
| in said newspapers, and no bonds shall be'issued
OIL. debt be contracted under this act.
| SEC. 10. Aad be IL further enacted, That with
the publication of this act, for the period OF
three months in the newspapers aforesaid there
shall be notice, over the signatures of the
Governor and Secretary of the District, that it
will be submitted to the people at the first gem
era election after its passage, for their approval
or disapproval, in connection with the question
of issuing of four millions of bonds for special
improvements and repairs as hereinbefore men
tioned, and copy of such notice shall be filed
al, recorded in the office Of the Secretary of
the District.
SEc. II. And be it further enacted, That in
consideration of the emergency therefor created
by the necessity for improvements in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and arising from the fact that
the next general election therein may be held
on the twenty second day of November, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy one, and from other
considerations arising out of the nature and OBJ
ject of this act, it is hereby directed and pro-
vided that in all and every necessary and pos
sibe respect it shall take effect and be a law OF
said District from and after its passage.
| CHARLES l.. HULSE,
| Speaker of the House of Delegates
WILLIAM STICKNEY,
President of the Council.
Approved August 10, 1871.
au24.3m H. D. COOKE, Governor.