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

tborZed TO be issued by the District OF Columbia by
an act entitled An act authorizing the District q
ard repairs in said District by The ISSUING q f5n,
million OF bonds, and leyying tax for the payment
and submitting the act, with the question of the
issuing o. four millions OF Improvement bonds, q
VOTE OF the people at general election in said
And said election as respects the said act. viii h.
held in the said prov ideh Said act is hereto
subioined and publication thereof is herewith made
H. COOKE.
Governor Of the District ~ Columbia.
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary OF the District of Columbia.
AN Act levying tax fer the payment Of the inter
dollars Of bonds, auihoriE a to be issued by the
D,sh,riet 81 Columbia by an act entitled An act
aeot Tor special improvements and repairs in said
DlstIict by the issuing of four millions Of bonds
as It shall annually accrue thereon, and submit
opg .ne act, with the question OF the issuing Of
tns people at general election in the said Dis
IS. u e.aefed BY ths Lssisla,irs Assembly Of "a,
Dtstrtcf az Cofsnbta, That for the purpose Of paving
million dollars o Bonds suorA1 sef 10 be OF tse G SI
the District Of Columbia in accordance with the pro-
District Of Columbia to create debt for speciai
inpfos enaents and repairs in said District by the
tax Tor the payment of the interest as il shall annu-
ally accrue thereon and submitting the act with the
ment bond 70 vote Of the people general cleo
sSd es dollars e hSn5sa
the taxable property in said District for the period
O. twenty gears to an amount sufficient pay the
interest winch may accrue on said bonds during said
period which tax shall be collected in sums Of two
said years sgreea6y TO the proyisnns ~ each %
congress entitled IAN act 60 provide a government
twenty first eighteen hundred and seventy one. and
IN the same manner that the general taxes &C said
exclusively for the payment Of the Interest snnnalIT
accruing on said bonds that this act shall be sub
a sa the iaS St. # said De
So d to create debt for special Improvements
millions ,t Of bonds and leyying for the payment
81 four millions Of Improvement bonds 10 vote n
the E People at general election IN the said District
The passage Of this said election as respects
First Upon 0f the Seia neTenstsr provided
published n the Daily Chronicle DAY. RepsSiiea 9e
in papers as Ike Governor msT snd
and the publication thereof be continued Tor three
Second. The ballots used at said election shall be
printed and those in favor Of this shall be ia the
FOR
Leyying tax for the period Of twenty years for the
payment OF the interest as II shall annually accrue
ON the four million Of bonds TO be issued by the Dis
act entitled act iO the tbP TpSy1s q an
and az ers s aa dss, for special
millions Of bonds and eTyins tax for tbe al neTf
OF The interest as il shall annually accrue thereon
suing four millions Of improve%snt bo Sl me Is
TSss Gt the pSGPe e general sson said
the words following, to wit "
The act for Ieyyipe a faS r. ,bs Mario, o,.,...-
years for the payment Of the interest as II sba any,
nualIy accrue on the four millions Of bonds 10 be
Of an actentitled An act authorizing the
District to create debt for special imprOv ements
million of bonds and leyying a tax for the payment
of the interest il shall annually accrue thereon.
issuing Of four millions of improvement bonds. 10
TSte Of The people at general election in the said
Third. That the tickets for and against this act
shall be deposited in the ballot boxes which the Gov
ballots which may be cast for the act ePtited JRe
act authorizing The District Of Columbia to create
qept Tor special improvements and repairs in said
District by the issuing of four millions Of bonds and
ss Ian Tor the payment Of the interest il
act with the question Of the issuing of the four
at general election in said District and in relation
70 the question OF the issuing Of four millions OF
this act shall be conducted in all respects as regars
the persons entitled TO vote and otherwise in Accord
applicable to the holding q general elections in said
Fourth. upon closing the po,I.. the ,.r,o,. o., -,
against this aw shall be counted by the eito9 s
GERS, and tally list thereof be made out ard upon
pcate returns Of the votes cast ina each election d
trct for this act together with statements Of the ag
the Legislative Assembly, shall, within fortye
hours be made out and signed BY the officers of the
shall designate tie humber Of votes cast for M
one Of which returns shall be placed in the election
box OF each election district with the other papers Of
said election and the others shall be placed in a
sealed envelope and be directed TO the Secretary
District and be placed in his hands by one or more of
said election officers.
Fifth. On receiving the said envelopes containing
the returns az Aforesaid the Secretary shall examine
the same, and add together the aggregate votes as
cast in each district and after doing shall certify
the result TO the Governor and file a COPY of such
certificate among the records of his Office.
Sixth. III 1t shall appear from said returns certi-
FED 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
full force and effect, and the Governor shall pro-
claim the same in the papers Of the District in which
this law may be published. II majority of votes
shall be cast against this act II shall be void and Of
no effect
SEC. 2 And be IL JSrther enacted, That with the
said for the period J three months there shall be
Secretary Of the District that ii will be submitted 10
the people at the first general election after its pass
age for their approval or dsapproyal and copy Of
such notice shall be fled and recorded In the Office
of the Secretary of the District.
SEC 8. Aad be a. further enacted. That whereas An
emergency exists for the immediate taking effect Of
this act in the event of its approval by the people ID
shall be in force from and after the proclamation
CHARLES L. HULsE
Speaker of the House Of Delegates
WILLIAM STICKNEY.
Dr. fAar.s e sAan Ill