Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-16

pc u auaeied " tAe LsstSlatteS Assembly az tas
Dsfrscf 81 teispgbtd, That the general elections
therein shall be held on the fourth wednesday Of
SIC. .. lsd ss 81 fTSisr snaeed, That whereas an
emergency exists for the immediate tsk ing effect Of
''''' ''' A's'O'N W vi CHARLES HV1ss'i L. HULsK,
Speaker ~ t isi as' sa16R R;isi1''
Approved, August 10, isTi.
III. ID. COOKE. Governor. &C G-sln
! NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sECRE-
! y TARI Of the District Of Columbia Of the sub
ther or Of o. an at Sf tS
Legislative AsseInblS Of said District entitled An
debt for special improvements and repairs in said
District by the issuing of four million Of bonds, and
shall annually G acepss thereon q asd s snSsns the
act with the question Of the issuing Of the four nail
at general election in said District" approve I'd
| August 70, 1871. "
DISTRICT OF CoLuMsIA, August u, ISIS
election in the Dstr.e Of 6oiumba Which viii Be
| held on the fourth "Wednesday of November, lal
the sssby IF the sh DISTRICT
bia entitled An act authorizing the District Of Co
repsr i sd by ISSUING %
Of bonds and leSying tax for the payment Of the
mns the ss, With ths Of the
the four million Of HpToys;me9t bonds to vote Of
proved August t. 1871, viii be submitted in the mode
BY rd the sa 1s Hs
question Of issuing four millions of bonds for special
viii Be the 5
the passage 81 SAID act said act hereto subjoined
and publication thereof is = made do heTTgyith-
governor Edwin Il W S L. sIr a Sp10'A
Secretary Of the District of Columbia.
authorizing the District Of Columbia to create
SeRt for special and regsTs in
and ie7ying tax for the payment Of the interest
as it shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting
f n @s hs Of Of the Dso
pie at q general election in said District.
Dsret a. eStaus,a, Thai In order that special m
pToyements and repairs Of the streets, avenues,
CONNIE need and completed, and sewers and bridges
be t therein and other PqLe
authorized and empowered, for and in behalf of said
TO Issue 81 to be issued Is hsren
amount Of four million dollars in denominations Of
dollars to be payable within twenty years G from the
date OF their ISSUE and to bear interest at the of
sEC And be a further e.aetsd. That special tax
is hereby levied on the taxable property of the Dis
accrue or the said bonds during said period, which
eighty Thousand dollars, during each Of said years,
81 70 sae ene act Of the
a government for the District of Columbia," ap
seventy and in the thai tbe and
ersl taxes Of said District shall be collected and be
interest," soernne iea d IN Of the
SEC. 8, A.d bsa t.rfheT esaetsd, That the Cover
On their face they shall be desisnsted Especial i'm
ernor, countersigned by the Secretary and Comp
troler and have xed to them the seal of the Dis
SEC. 4. A.d be ttJxrt4s, enacted, That the bonds
nn T aGf ana sale II S
Dos tied with the ptroiier Of said District and he
of his possession except for the pur poses of this act
and he shall give such security for their safe keep
may be prepared issued under this act and make
Assembly, Of the amount Of sales as Well IS Of the
amount OF interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC. g. Ard se ffrtAsv ssos,.d, That two millions
issue during the s tUs
and two and until the piraton of the first
regular session Of the Legislative Assembly, and one
million and half during the year one thousand
Governor within said periods to the extent to WheS
the issue thereof s authorized aforesaid and upon
stitute q debt against said District.
Sc Ard Se d y't sn s:ast.d That upon the
shall be deposited in the treasury Of the District,
81 b &c % hs
Board for the payment Of the cost of special
necessary incidental expenses thereof, and Tor NO
other but no payments shall be made under
the wdT G DONE sny sSs
be ten per centum in excess of such payments ex.
SEC. {. And % Il Js,thsr erasied,. That the i'm
shall be commenced and carried on according to the
provisions Of the aforesaid Of Congress Of the
seventy one, and exclusively for the promotios q
Sc saD 5 1sa g q {~..s ...e.sa, Ths. If any
consent to The Tse Of any Of the money authorized
shall, on conviction thereof in the Criminal Court
in the jail Of this for O iess
than s three nor more than twelve months, and by
than one thousand dollars.
,stc, 9. And % q JaytAu enacted, That this act
held after its together with the questions Of
in the mode hereinafter provided, namely: O'e'As
First. Upon the approval Of the act it shall DO
rect not less than three, and the publication thereof
be ecninusd fCr three months prior to said election
printed, and those il isyc, q ga sst and Il the
r., ~. -. For srkcIA Al; IAPRoykNESTs ,
act the District Of Goin@ss to cree
ate debt Tor special mprovsnents and repairs in
and ieyyns tax for the payment Of the interest, as
it shall annually accrue thereon and submitting the
at sspaTa eieeten IN said Distriss the
S lsat %0n' OF
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 Coum-
bia to create q 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 as II 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
Third That ballot box for each election district
lots for and against the said law and for and
said prov ement bonds, shall be de posted, and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted in all
respects as regards the persons entitled VOTE and
otherwise, in accordance with the laws and regula
tons which may be applicable to the holding of gen
eral elections in said District.
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot boxes
containing said tickets shall be opened and the bal
thereof be made, and upon the completion Of the
votes cast in each election district, together with
thereat for the members of the Legislative Assem-
bly,, shall, within forty eight hours be made out and
signed by the officers Of the several election pre-
cncts DISTRICTS which returns shall designate
number Of 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