Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-11

held on the fourth Wednesday Of November, iS7I,
being the twenty second day Of that month the act
bia entitled IAN act authorizing the District Of Co.
Inm6a to create debt Tor SPECIAL re and
Of bonds and leyyins a tax for the payment Of the
interest as It shall annpaiy accrue thereon va SUD-
the four million OF mproN ement bonds TO vote OF
proved August IT, ISL will be submitted in the mode
provided by said act to the people OF said District Tor
question of issuing four millions Of bonds for special
improvement and repairs as mentioned in said act.
the passage of said act Said act is hereto subioined
and publication thereof is made herewith.
Governor Of the District Of Columbia.
EDWIN l.. STANTON,
Secretary of the District of Columbia.
AN authorizing the District Columbia to create
said District BY the issuing Of four million Of bonds
and leyying tax for the payment of the interest
the act with the question Of the issuing of the four
million of improyem bonds to 2 vote of the peo
pie at general election in said District.
D,srict q Coisas,a, THAI in order that special i'm
alleys and roads of the District of Columbia may be
be- s9d & sewers and bridges
works be executed, the Governor of said District lie
District to issue Or canse to be issued, as herein
after directed, registered or coupon bonds to the
nifty, one hundred, i've hundred, and one thousand
dollars to be pay within twenty years from the
SEC Asd Be Il Ja1taer enacted. That special tax
trct Of Columbia, for the period Of twenty years to
an amount sufficient to pay the interest which may
tax shall po coieeted in sums Of two hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, during of said years,
Of the United States entitled An TO provide for
a government for the District of Columbia ap-
seventy one, and in the same manner that the gen,
eral Of said District shall be collected and be
ia1 tla
annually said sdna Oh the
n6 SEE A.S ssG ,ss That the Gpvsr
Comptroller, prepare said bonds for issue and sale.
On their face they shall be DESIGNATED special i'm
ernor, countersigned by the Secretary and Comp
troiler and have affixed to them the seal Of the Dis
SEC. 4. Aad be IL further enacted, That the bonds
until for said Be- de-
posted with the Comptroller OF said District and he
Of his possession except the purposes Of this act
and he shall give such security for their safe keep
shall keep register or account of ali bonds which
may be repaired and issued under this act and make
Assemble, Of the amount Of sales as Well as ~ the
AMOUNT Of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC s. And be Il fyth,r enacted, That two millions
and half of said bonds may be prepared for the
and and until the eI pirstion Of the rst
fiscal quarter after the adjournment Of the next
eight hundred and seventy three and be sold By the
the thereof is authorized as Aforesaid and upSn
such issue and sale said bonds shall become and con
sale Of all Of said bonds the proceed. thereof
d Public WORKS, and shall be disSursed ii BY said
ments and repairs in said District, Including the
necessary incidental expenses thereof, and for no
any contract for improvements. for any work
done in relation thereto, unless the work done shall
eept in the Of the final execution Of any
or completion Of any work and settlement therefor
proxements which may be made by virtue Of this act
shall BE- IN nc and carried on Sceordng e the
ssyenty;ens and exclusively for the promotion Of
SIC: 8: And . g {srt.., sss.ssd, Ths. II any
consent to the use Of any Of the money authoT.ed
be raised by this act contrary its provisions he
o sns S
ment in the Jail of this District for term % less
ne 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 may be
the issuing Of the four millions Of bonds Aforesaid
in the mode hereinafter provided namely:
such che as the %ag
rect not less than three and the publication thereof
seeond The ballots used at said election shall be
printed and those in favor OF s.id act and of the
p to
FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT.
IAN act nth the District Of Columbia 70
ate debt for special improvements and repairs in
and ieyyins tax for the payment Of the interest, as
it shall accrue thereon and submitting the
At general election in said District" INC '''''''
And for In Ing of Nnnr mil INN
ment bonds as provided in said act '.
And the ballots against said act and the issuing
.r., te AZ ST, Spell TAI ~
ba to create ;a debt for special and
lions Of bonds and laying ia! for the payment Of
the interest as il shall annually accrue thereon,
issuing Of the four millions Of improvement bonds
TO vote OF the people at general election in said
And against the issuing Of four millions Of i'm
pr9yement bonds, as provided for in said act.
shall be provided by the Governor, in which the bal
lots for and against the said law and for and against
election In relation thereto shall be conducted in a
res poets regards the entitled to vote and
eTai elections IN said District '"' H'0S Vi
containing said tickets shall Be opened and the BAL
lots shall be Immediately counted, and tally list
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, be made and
signed by the officers Of the several election pre-
cincts or districts which returns shall designate the
number of votes cast for said law and for issuing the
said bonds, 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 6strict Of Columbia. and be
placed in his hands Y one or more Of said election
Fifth On receiving the said envelopes, containing
the returns aforesaid, the secretary shall open
and examine the same, and add together the
or statement Of votes made to him, from each cleo
ton district, and after doing shall certify the
suit to the Governor and file COPY Of such certih-
Gates among the records Of his ONCE.
Sixth II 1t shall appear from said returns, Ger
tined to BY the that majority Of the vote.
cast for members Of the Legislative Assembly shall
have been In favor Of said law and Of the issu
ing Of said improvement bonds, the Governor shall
proclaim the same In the papers OF the District II
thereafter bonds may be issued directed in thu
| nth section Of this act.
Seventh II o majority Of the votes shall be cas-
eunst this and against issuing Of the bonds
the Governor shall proclaim the fact In said news
Iapers and no bonds shall be tssued or debt be con
| tracted under this act.
SD. 10. Aad be Il JsYtAsy ssaetsd, That with tn
| publication of this act, for the period Of thre
months in the newspapers aforesaid, there shall b
/ 3 notice, over the signatures Of the Governor an,