Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-01

ne u eaactea 6y tAs L,fisiafsrs ASSEMBLY ~ tks
therein shall be held on the fourth wednesday Of
SIC. 2 hsd ss r. fsrise, enacted. That whereas an
emergency exists for the immediate taking efect Of
this act IL is hereby declared be in force from and
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Speaker W f 1ss HSO sff e RRsSlsss'e''
President Of the Council.
H. D. 90 81 Governor. .un-m
NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sEcRE-
70 the psop Of the District 81 NIB s9 for
act authorizing the District Of Columbia to create
debt for special improvements and repairs in said
evying tax for the payment Of the interest as it
shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting the
lions Of improS ement bonds to vote Of he peeple
at general election in said District, !" approved
DISTRICT OF CoLUMBIA, August a, is1 (
election in the DISTRICT of Columbia, which Viii be
held on the fourth "Wednesday Of November Isi,
4 the Legislative Assembly Il the District Of Cou sS.
bis entitled An act authorizing the District Of Co
repairs in said District by the issuing Of four million
OF bonds and leyying tax for the payment Of the
hitting the act with the question OF the issdng OF
The four million OF improvement bonds 70 q vote of
proved August TO- 1871, will be submitted in the mode
provided by said Act to the people Of said district for
question of issuing four millions Of bonds special
w Be the G ssne9a e o ss
and publication thereof is 3 paS So 6sE1yith
EDWIN L. srxNT0S'
Secretary OF the District of Columbia.
ANAct authorizing the District of Columbia TO create
debt for special improvements and repairs in
said District 6y the issuing of four million u bonds
Law raGu fax farf hsan -
it shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting
the act with the question Of the issuing Of the four
pie at a general election in said District
B q . ~ o. ne hs;i,iasass assembly q s
ro and 6 5sp Pei Of the
need and completed, and sewers and bSr es
be constructed therein, and other necessary public
authorized and empowered for and in behalf u sad
District, to ISSUE or cause TO be issued herein
amount Of four million dollars, in denomination Of
nifty, one hundred, hye hundred, and one Thousand
date of their and to bear interest at the rate Of
seven per centum annually.
SEC. And Dc ttJs,ther enacted. That special tax
is hereby levied the taxable property Of the Dis
trct Of Columbia, for the period Of twenty years to
accrue on the said bonds during said period which
tax shall be collected in sums Of two hundred aud
agreeaby the provisions Of the act Of the Congress
Of the United States, entitled An act 70 provide for
proved February twenty one, eighteen hundred and
seventy one, and in the same manner that the gen
applied and used exclusively for the payment of the
interest annually accruing on said bonds
nor Shall In With he rst the and s
Comptroller, prepare said bonds for issue and sale
provement bonds, and shall be signed By the Gov
ernor, countersigned by the Secretary and Comp
trict. - '-'' D
which may be prepared for issue and sale afore-
said, until required for said purposes shall be de-
posted with the Comptroller Of said District, and he
shall not permit any one or more Of them 90 out
OF his possession, except for the purposes Of this act
as g. By thy s snS
shall keep register or account Of all bonds which
BE and ma d. this ps
Assembly, of the amount of sales well as OF the
amount of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC. s; Asd % a frthr esaeitd That two millions
issue during the year one thousand eight hundred
and enty two; and until the expiration of the first
regular session OF the Legislative Assembly and one
million and hall during the year one thousand
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the issue thereof is authorized aforesaid and upon
stitute debt against said dds District and con-
SEC: 8. And @n J.,ther esaetsd, That upon the
sale Of any or all Of said bonds the proceed. thereof
q Public Works, and shall be disbursed by said
ments and repairs in said District including the
necessary incidental expenses thereof, and for no
other pur poses but no payments shall be made under
any contract for improvements. or for any work
done in relation thereto, unless the work done shall
be ten per centum in excess of such payments, ex-
cept in the Of the final execution any contract
a q any work and T5t therefor
proponents which may be made by virtue of this act
proVsons Of the sforesad sc Of y the the
twenty first day Of February, eighteen hundred and
seventy one, and exclusively for the promotion of
SIC. s. And BE- IL (rrth., e.aet.d, That if any
consent to the use, Of any Of the money suthorned
be raised by this act contrary to its provisions he
Of the District Of Columbia be punished by imprson
ment in the Jail Of this District for term Of less
fine Of not less than FIVE hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars.
shall be submitted to the people or electors Of said
District at the first general election which mag be
the issuing Of the four millions of bonds aforesaid
in he mode hereinafter provided, namely:
published in such papers as the Governor may d,
rect not less than three, and the publication thereof
The sea at BE-
Printed, and those in favor of said act, and of the
debt, shall be in the words following, to wit
FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
An act authorizing the District Of Columbia to ere
ate debt for, special improvements and repairs in
and eyyins tax for the payment Of the interest as
it shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting the
at a general election in said District"
And for the issuing Of four millions of improve
ment bonds as provided in said act.
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 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
proyement bonds, as provided for in said act.
Third. That ballot box for each election district
shall be provided by the Governor i'm which the bal
lots for against the said law for against
said improvement bonds, shall be de posted, and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted I'm all
respects, regards the entitled vote, and
otherwise, in accordance with the laws and regula-
lions which may be applicable 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
lots shall be Immediately counted and a tally list
thereof be made, and upon the completion of the
counting Of said ballots. duplicate returns of the
votes cast In each election district together with
statements Of the aggregate number Of votes cast
thereat for the members of the Legislative Assem-
bly,, SHALL within forty eight hours bemade out and
signed by the officers Of the several election pre-
cincts districts, which returns shall designate the