Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-12

Co umbia 10 create debt for special improy
million Of bonds, and leyying tar for the payment
and submitting the act, with the question Of the
issuing OF four millions of improvement bonds, o.
vote Of the people at general election in said
And said election, respects the said act viii be
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Governor 4 fp iSs Rss'Eos s f CSSpTSsiA'
Secretary OF the District OF Columbia.
An AcT levying tax for the payment Of the inter
est, as il shall annually accrue on four million
District Of Coiumts By an act entitled An act
suthorizine the District Of Columbia TO create a
District 81 the Issuing Of four millions q bonds
and leyying tax for the payment Of the interest
ns6 act with the question Of the nf ISSUING n
tSa nlIlions oil improvement bonds, 70 vote Of
tne people at general election in the said Dis
Be q esaeted BY "a. Les,slativ. Assembly Of "a.
rns interest annually as II may accrue the four
the District Of Columbia in accordance with the pro
visions OF the act entitled IAN authorizing the
improy ements and repairs in said District 81 the
issuing Of four millions Of bonds and the levying
ally accrue thereon and submitting the act with the
question OF the issuing Of four millions OF improve
tiOp in said District special IA. Of two hundred s
and eighty thousand dollars e hereby levied upon
Of twenty years, amount sufiicient 20 pay the
Interest which may accrue on said bonds during said
hundred and eighty thousand dollars during each Of
sa years agfeesey to the provisions OF the act Of
for the District q Columbia approved February
twenty rst eighteen hundred and seventy and
District shall be collected and be applied and used
accruine said bonds; that this act shall be sub
United mite to ne people with the said act Of said Dis
Columbia TO create debt for special impros ements
and repairs in said District BY the issuing Of four
Of interest as it shall annually accrue phsreop
and submitting the act, with the question Of issuing
the people at general election in the said pstPet
AZ the first general election which may be held after
this act shall be held as hereinafter provided
published p The e 5. aPPTSys Of the es Il shn be
and Evening Star, newspapers in said District and
M st , orhsi papers as the Governor may direct,
months prior to said election ''1 'O' 'Ai "
Second The ballot. used q said election shall be
words following, to wit:
Levyng tar for the period Of twenty year, for the
on the four million Of bonds be issued BY the Dis
act entitled IAN act sutsorfzins the District Of co
iu rS to create debt for special improvements
millions Of bonds and leyying taI for the payment
OF the interest as it shall annually accrue thereon
suing Of four millisns Of improvement bonds s 70
note o. the people At general election in the said
"
the words following, 20 wit:
The act for ievyinc q tax for the psr,od NJ ,vs,,v
years for the payment of the interest as il shall an
the District Of 3, sS9a; 70 ,S be
provisions Of act entitled act authorZinr the
and repairs in said 81 he e dn,
n , o. bonds and leyying tag for the payment
and submitting the act with the aSss,e f On,
issuing Of four millions Of improy ement bonds 10 a
vote o. the people at general election in the said
Third. That the tickets for and against thi. &C,
shall be deposited in the ballot boxes which the Gov
is required TO provide for the de- post of The
ballots which may be cast for the act entitled" An
debt for special improvements and repairs in said
District by the issuing Of four millions Of bonds and
shall snnua thereon % ana ase RteTst
&c, Win me question OF the issuing of the four
election IN said Dstret and IN ne IsfRe
TO the question Of the issuing Of four millions Of
this shall be conducted in ali AZ regsrd
the persons entitled vote and Otherwise in accord
applicable to the holding Of general elections in said
Fourth Upon closing the polls, the ballots for and
against this law shall be counted by the election ON
Gers, and tally list thereof be made out and upon
the completing OF the counting of said ballots and u
pcste returns Of the votes cast in each election dis
tret Tor this act together with statements Of the ag
gregate number Of votes cast thereat for members 81
the Legislative Assembly, shall, within forty-eisht
hours be made out and signed BY the officers Of the
shadesgnate the humber of votes cast for this
one Nncn returns snail De placed in the election
box OF each election district with the other ma ners 81
said election and the others shall be placed in a
sealed envelope and be directed the Secretary
District and be placed in his hands By one or more of
said election officers. ~ Oi
Fifth. On receiving the said envelopes containine
the returns as aforesaid the Secretary shall examin
the same, and add together the aggregate votes a.
cast In each district and after doing 90 shall eertf
the result TO the Governor and file a cOpy of snch
certincate among the records of his Office
sixth Lit shall appear from said returns as certf
ned 70 by the Secretary that majority of the votes
cast Tor members OF said Legislative Assembly shall
have been cast IN favor Of this law IN 81 an he in
fuil force and effect, and the Governor shall nro
CLAIM the same IN the papers of the District In bh
this law may be published. II majority of yotss
shall be cast against this act shall be void and az
SEC. 2. And be a. further enacted, That with tba
publication Of this act in the newspap as afore
said Tor the period three months, there shall be a
notice over the signature of the Governor and
Secretary Of the District that il will be submifteS n
the people at the first general election after its pass.
age for their approval or dsapproval and copy Of
such notice shall be hled and recorded In the Once
OF the Secretary OF the District.
SEC. g. Asd be a. fu1fhtr enacted, That whereas an
emergency exists for the immediate tax ing effect Of
this act in the event Of Its approval by the peope
shall be in force from and after the proclamation
thereof By the Governor.
CHARLESL. HULsE,
Speaker of the House of nelepates
WILLIAM STICKNEY
Arproved Aucus< a 1s-1 - sN~ NONASh.