Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-18
NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sECRE.

at general election in said District approx E
August 10, ISL.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August q, is7l.S
| Noftoe IS htTs5F Ssrea that at the next general
ELECTION il the nistrist Of Columeis which viii b
he.d on the fourth Ssdnsssday Of Noyember Isl
If the Legislative Assembly Of the District Of COlum
iunba TO create debt Tor special nproSements and
repairs in said District ~ the issuing of four million
interest as it shal annually accrue thereon apd sub
uniting the act with the question OF the Issuing o
the people al general election in said District, APP
proved August l9, ISL, viii be submitted in the mode
their approval or disapprovsi In connection with the
question of issuing four millions of bonds for special
said election viii be the FRS general election after
the Of said act Said act is hereto subjoined
H. ID. COOKE,
EDWIN L.. STANTON,
Secretary of the District of Columbia.
ANAct authorizing the District Columbia to create
ds3t fer special e. rent and repairs in
and leyying a tax for the payment OF the interest
the act with the question of the issuing Of the four
million OF improy ement bonds 20 vote of the peo
81 ~ enatsd 6y tss %e.asiaisrs Is.saaby a, t.e
Dsriot a. Co!Rpbia, That in order that special i'm
ni Of % District Of Say
commence and completed, and sewers and bridges
SoSS be- Executed The 81 ssd bs
authorized and empowered for and in behalf Of said
after directed, registered or coupon bonds To- the
amount of four million dollars, ia denominations Of
dollars, to be payable within twenty years fro the
date of their issue and bear interest at the II
skc. And De nJaIiheT enacted. That special ia <
hereby levied on the taxable property of the Bis
an amount sufficient to pay the interest which may
tax shall be collected in sums Of two hundred and
eighty thousand dollars during each of said years,
tn lido for
government for the District of Columbia APP
seventy and in the same msnner that the gem
era taxes of said District shall be collected and be
interest apnuslly accruing on said bonds
SEC. 3. And be At further esactsd, That the Cover
sad s aad a the
On their face they shall be designated especial i'm
ernor countersigned by the secretary and Comp
troler, and have affixed to them the seal OF the Dis
SEC. T. And be uJrther enacted, That the bonds
be s .a G ad sale re-
posted with the comptroer OF said District and he
s9a 81. mot aey enc S or b OF ss e 70 out
nS a az aH be- ge eesred bx ny Cor sale Keep
shall keen r. gister or account of ali bonds Which,
may be prepared and issued under this act and make
Assembly of the amount of sales, as well Of the
saa nn s =, bons 'ha' may nave accrued or TO be
SEC. s. And pc frrthsr enacted That two millions
ana nng b ssG ism 0e Ior the
and seventy two and until the expiration of the first
nsSai qaarsed ai NJ the o. the next
ssht hundred and seventy and 8 sod 6y he
the issue thereof autSerzsd aforesaid and upon
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and CON
SEC s. And !. e !, JrthS snas,sd, That upqn the
sale 81 any or a Of sad bonds the proceeds thereof
and shall be drawn out upon warrants Of the Board
Board for the Of tba c6 cs Of Dees oy sad
mepts and repairs In said District, including the
other no shall Be- made r 3nleG
any any Gontrae! noI improvements or ior any work
be ten per centum IN excess OF such payments, ex-
cept IN the case of the final execution of any contract
or compieton OF any work and settlement therefor.
SEC. Z. And ts ,t further enacted. That the inn
proponents which may be made by virtue of this
provisions of the aforesaid act of Congress of the
twenty -hrst day OF February eighteen hundred and
the public interests.
SEC. 3. Ana DC q yuTfhey sSAcfed, That II any
omcer or empioye o. me sag District shall use or
to be raised by this act contrary ts provisions he
shall, on conviction thereof in the Criminal Court
of the District of Coluabs be punished by imprison
nen nth IN the Jail Of tn, District for term Of not less
fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more
Sc O. ApS Dc ~ Sr,ts:, eroeted That this art
shall be submitted to the people or electes of said
held after ts passage together with the questions Of
the issuing Of the four millions of bonds aforesaid,
First. Upon the approval O. the act il shall be
published in such papers the Governor NAV di-
not less than three aud tho publication thereof
be continued for three months Isor Ia said election
Second The ballots used at Sad election shall be
printed and those in favor of said act, and of the
issuing of said bonds, of thu contraction of said
debt, shall be In the words following, to wit:
FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS
For the act of the District of Columbia entitled
IAN act authorizing the District Of Columbia Gre
ate debt for special improvements and repairs in
said District by the issuing of four million Of bonds
and leyying tax for the pay of the interest," as
it shall annually 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 a general election in said District
And for the issuing of four millions of improve
ment bonds prov ided in said act.
And the ballots against said act and the issuing
of the bonds shall be follows:
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Against the act of the District of Columbia
titled, An act authorizing the District of Column
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 as it shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question of the
issuing Of the four millions of Improvement bonds,
District
And against the issuing of four millions of i'm
proyement 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 and against the SAID and Tor and against