Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-05
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y TARY Of the District Of Columbia Of the sub
mission TO the people Of said District Tor Their ap
Assembly 81 sid District, approved August 18th,
lSI entitled. An act leyying tax tor the payment
OF the interest as shall annually accrue on four
nilliSn dollars q bonds, authorized % be sued By
me District q Columbia BY an act entitled An act
for special IMPROVEMENTS and repair in said District
by the issuing Of four millions OF bonds aud evying
nuaily accrue thereon. and submittins nv sst Win
the Question Of the issuing Of four million % i'm
election In said District, -
ExEcrrryE oTT1cE.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August 2lst, ISL
.,ae S,1s i, IS -, h'fy s,rs thu. at the general
.et ~ NJ ss %einiy second day of that month the
said approved August 18th is7l, entitled AN &C,
leNying tax Tor the payment Of the Interest a. N
bonds authorized TO he issued b the District d AZ Of
smbis by an act entitled An act authorizing the
Issuing Of four millions Of bonds aud leyvins tau
accrue thereon, and submitting the act With With" Thy
Question q the issuing Il four millions Of improve
ton IN the said District, win be submitted 10 the
CI ss a., Dsret for thsT approval or dssP
ing the District of Columbia to create a debt Tor
m and repairs IN said District by
the issuing OF Tour million Of bonds, and levyinC a
tax Tor the payment Of the interest Il shall an
the question Of the issuing of four millions 81 inn
edn m & vote Of the people at general
ssld election will be the mrs. general election after
the passage Of said act entitled An act levying
nuAlly accrue four million dollars Of bonds an
thorized to be issued by the District Of Columbia Sy
Columbia to create debt for sPpe m nS ps sSSn E.
and repairs in said District by the issuing Of four
of the Interest as shall annually accrue thereon
ana sGhmtng the act With the question q The
vote % the people at general election in said
And said election, respects the said act viii BE-
spsost N ad sSd a., SAD act i hereto
Governor OF the District n Columbia
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary of the District OF Columbia.
AN AcT levying tax for the payment Of the inter
est, as II shall annually accrue on four million
District Of Columbia by an act ~ entitled . s aet
authorizing the District Of Columbia 20 create a
District 81 the iss%ns Of foss snS Of X S ssd
and leyying tax for the payment of the interest
ting the sc;, with the question Of the si issuine ~
i1ur millions OF Improvement bonds, TO vote Of
trs people at general election in the said Dis
Sc Il e.asted BY ths Lesisa;rs Assembly, Of IA.
Dtsrtof Of Cormtta, That for the purpose OF paving
m 1ne interest annually ss il may accrue the four
the District Of Columbia in accordance with the prS
Visions OF the act entitled AN act authorizing the
imprOy enlents and repairs in said District By the
issuing Of four millions Of bonds, and the levyng
question Of the issuing of four millions of improve
and eighty thousand dollars i hereby levied uPSa
Of twenty years, to an amount sufcient TO nav the
Interest WHICH may accrue said bonds during said
hundred and eighty thousand dollars during each of
sa years agfeesby to the provisions Of the Of
for the District Of Columbia approved February
Twenty sPy rst eighteen hundred and and
District shall be collected, and be applied and used
said bonds; that this act shall be sab
med to The people, with the said act Of said Dis
Columbia to create debt for specs the
and repairs in said District by the issuing OF four
of the interest as shall a5nasy accrue rue pssreop
ana snbmtting the act, with the question Of issuing
the people at general election in the said District
az the nrst general election which be held after
this act shall be held as hereinafter provided
n pa hPp5STol Sf hs sh be
in spcb 0 star newspapers in said District and
and the publication thereof BE- eopt1psd nay W.
months prior TO said election.
printed and those in favor Of ibis act shall be in the
words following, to wit:
Levying tax for the period of twenty wears sor the
payment Of the interest shall annually accrue
act entitled AN act suthorizing the District Of co
repa in SAID iSf 5s
millions OF bonds and lie, wing tax for the paymept
and submitting the act with the Question Of the is
suing Of four milie rs Of improvement bonds 10 a L
District And TO those against this act shall be in
the words following, to wiz: ~ " "
The act for levying tax for the rertos NJ tvsr,v
nually accrue on the four millions OF bonds 70 he
issued by the District of Columbia agreeaby 10 The
District TO create debt for special improy ements
and repairs in said District by the issuing of four
of the interest it shall annually accrue thereon.
ana snbmittDg The act, with the question Of the
TGse o. The people at general election in the said
Third. That the tickets for and against thi. act
shall be deposited in the ballot boxes Which the Gov
ernor is required to provide for the deposit of the
act authorizing the District of Columbia to create
dso, iSr special lmprovsments and repairs in said
lesylng tax Tor the payment Of the interest il
snsil 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
TO the question Of the issuing Of four rriliions Of
Improvement bonds and the election in reference 10
the persons entitled vote and Otherwise in Accord
ance with the laws and regulations which pnay he
to the holding Of general elections in said
Fourth. Upon closing the polls the ballots for ana
GERS, and tally list thereof be made out and pnnn
the completing Of the counting of said ballots and u
trict for this together with statements of the a
gregate number OF votes cast thereat for members 81
the Legislative Assembly, shall. within forty
hours be made out and signed by the officers of 9he
several election precincts districts which returns
shall designate the number of votes ST for this Ion
one OF which returns shall be placed in the election
box OF each election district with the other 81
SAID election and the others shall be placed in n |
sealed envelope and be directed the Secretary
District and be placed IN his hands By one or more 81
said election officers. |
Fifth. On receiving the said envelopes containipo |
the returns as aforesaid, the Secretary shall examine
the same and add together the aggregate votes az |
cast In each district aud after doing so shall certify
the result TO the Governor and file a copY of such
certlncate among the records OF his office |
sixth If IL shall appear from said returns as certi-
ned to by the Secretary that majority of the votes
cast for members Of said Legislative Assembly, shall
have been cast IN favor OF this law IL shall be In
NIL force and effect, and the Governor shall pro
claim the same In the Of the District In which
his law may he published. II a majority OF votes |
no effect. ~ MN Va |
SIC. 2. And be a. Jxrther eHacted. That with the |
publ cation Of this act in the newspapers as afore-
said for the period d three months there shall be
notice the signature of the Governor and the
Secretary of the District that il viii be Submitted 10
the people at the first general election after its mass.
age Tor their al or disaPprovsl and copy Of
Of the Secretary of the District
sEc. 5. And Be az fHrIher tHncfed That whereas an
emergency exists for the Immediate tak 81