Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-09

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President Of the Coancil.
b. b. COOKE. Governor. .un-n
NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sECRE
~ rARY Of the District OF Columbia Of tie sub
mission TO the people Of the District Of Columbia 10
Lss.s.ssys Assen NIB Of said Dis,rc, entitled
debt for special improvements and repairs In sal,
District by the issuing Of four million bonds AM
shaii annually accrue thereon, AID ,ubnits;s ~,
act with the question of the issuing of the four mil
at general election in said District" spproyeS
August 10, ISL.
/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August n, is1 Z
Notice as keIsty srven. that at the next genera
| held on the fourth Wednesday Of November, is1I
being the twenty second day Of that month the nc,
bia entitled IAN authorizing the District Of %
unbia to create debt for special nproy ements and
interest as it shall annually thereon, apd sub
the four million of improvements bonds 20 vote OF
Ss s sleetSp N ad SC
provided BY said to the people Of said District
their approval or disapproya IN connection with the
Improvement and repairs as mentioned in said act.
$ .as pc act the nE seeSn
and publication thereof is made herewith.
Governor Of tx District Of Columbia.
EDWIN l.. STANTON,
Secretary Of the District of Columbia.
authorizing the District Of Columbia to create
said District by the issuing fenp m ahd repairs IN
and feyying tax for the payment of the interest
the act with the question Of the issuing Of the
%,iii1n Of Improvement bonds to vote of the peo-
Disirict a ColHm6,a, That in order that special i'm.
eys and roads Of The District Of coSmbs %ay Be-
CONNIE need and completed, and sewers and bridges
works be executed, the Governor Of said Distpict 4
HGih9rized and empowered for aud in behalf Of said
seT directed re ressteIeS Or coupon bonds the
fifty, one hundred, FIVE hundred, and ONE tSo9ssnd
collars 1s 70 be payable within twenty years from the
seven per oentum annually. - 'A' i''e I'll
Sec A.d o ttJ.,th., enacted. That special tax
trict Of Tor the twenty years s D to
eighty thousand dollars, during each of said years,
Of the United States ACT PROVIDE for
eSsssrR@enn for the District Of Columbia ap
ana in the same that
interest ter Annually 9aS aeesruins IN said bonds,
the ns and .ss
sRP .S, f1a bends 70. and sale
proyement bonds" and shall be signed by the Gov
srnor, conntersigned BY the Secretary and Comp
tr2ier and have affixed to them the seal of the Dis
Sec. 4. A.d be itJrthe, enacted That the bond,
posted with q sad District a Ss d he
snail not permit any one or more of them go out
Of his except for the Of this act
and he ehall give such security for their safe keen
fbe
shall keep register or account Of all bonds which
may 6e prepared and issued under this act and make
AMOUNT ofinterest that may have accrued or to be
SEC: s. A.d 5e |srtA., enacted, That two million.
issue during the year one Thousand eight hundred
and two and until the xpration Of the first
regular session Of the Legislative Assembly, and one
million and e half during the year one thousand
sOa ss 10 " Which fSs
the issue thereof authorized aforesaid and upon
stitute 8 debt against said District. -N WI
ssc; g. And Be !. J:,ther t.astsd, That upon the
shall be deposited in the treasury Of the District,
OF p sha o drawn out rpon Of the Board
Board for the payment Of the cost Of special improve
msnts and repairs in said District, including the
necessary Incidental expenses thereof, and for no
other purposes but no payments shall DO made under
any contls". sor Improvements, or for any work
be ten per centum in excess Of such payments' ex
cept in the of the final execution Of any contract
SEC. :. And Be Il JErtAs1 enacted, That the i'm
proponents which may be made by virtue Of this act
Of the act Of Of the
twenty first day Of February, eighteen hundred and
~ ;Sns, ana exclusively Tor the promotion of
oss .% zsS s ;s:s,ss Tia. That
CONSENT to the nse of any of the money authorized
raised on & act IN H
OF the Of Columbia, Be punished by imprison
Of .nd
fine Of not less than fSe hundred dollars nor
'nsn Gns ' 2ga sosli i, .sa..s That hi. act
Se at Inn @ to the % ssss O said
the issuing Of The four millions of bonds Aforesaid,
First ZEN he S b na%s
IN ;Ssn he G
be three months to sS
Second The ballots used at said election shall be
and hSs IN vGs q iss and q the
debt, shall be In the words following, to wit:
For the act 9s d Rs District of ooSmb. entitled
An act authorizing the District q Columbia 70
said District BY the issuing Of four million Of bonds
and leyying tax for the payment OF the interest
act with the question Of the issuing Of the four mil
lions OF Improvement bonds TO vote OF the people,
ment bonds a. provided in said act.
Of the sSs Be- aa and the
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Against the act of the District of Columbia en-
titled, An act authorizing the District of Colum
bia to create a debt for special improvements and
repairs in said District, by the issuing of four mil
lions of bonds, and laying tax for the payment of
the interest il 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
District
And against the issuing Of four millions of i'm
provement 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 against the said law and for and against
said prov bonds, shall be deposited and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in all
respects regards the persons entitled To vote, and
otherwise in accordance with the laws and reg ula-
lions hch may be applicable TO the holding Of gen
eral elections in said District.
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot boxes
cont aiming said tickets shall be opened and the ball
lots shall be immediately counted, and tally list
thereof be made, and upon the completion of the
counting of said ballots. duplicate returns of tho
statements of the aggregate number of votes cast
thereat for the members Of the Legislative Assem-
bly, shall within forty BIT hours, be made and
signed by the officers Of the several election pre-
cincts districts, which returns shall designate the
number of cast for said law and for issuing the
said bonds, 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
Secretary of the District Of Columbia, and be
placed in his hands by one or more of said election