Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-14

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SEC. (. Ass 70 q 5srtAr .nas.S, fhsi tie in
rroxenents which may be made by virtue Of this act
Srcvisions q the ore.sid act Of consre.. q the
twenty hrst day 81 February. eighteen hundred and
.eyenty one, and exclusively for the promotiOn Of
sEc. 8. Asd = !. SsrsAs,, s.a.1, Tbs, Il any
consent to the use, Of any Of the money authorized
30 be raised b. THE act contrary a. its provisions he
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in the Jail Of this District Tor g Of not les
ne Of not sss than 1s suoared aosrs ps ono s
than one thousand dollars.
shall be submitted 20 the people electors OF said
District at the FIRST general election which b.
the ssuine Of the four million. Of bonds Aforesaid
in the mode hereinafter provided, namely:
published N such pspers .s the Governor nav q.
rect not less than three and the publication thereof
DC C sa6 Al d es s S
printed and those in favor Of s-id and OF the
SsSs e the words Of said
FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT.
An act authorizing the District Of Columbia 60 ere
ate debt for special improvements and repairs in
and leyyng sI for the pay ment Of the interest As
II shall annually sccrue there and submitting the
lions Of Improvement bonds, @ vote OF the people.
sta general election in saidDistriet."
m.nt bonds a. provided in said act .-' :, ''O''
And the ballots against said act and the issuing
OF the bonds shall be 9. follows:
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titled, An authorizins the District Of oolum.
bia 20 Create q debt for special mproyemenss and
liOns Of bonds, and laying for the pa .seDt Of
the interest as il shall annually accrue thereon,
issuing q the four millions 81 s Sonas
syote OF the people st general election in sad
And .Ssinst the issuing Of four million. of i'm
preyemen, bonds, as provided for IN said act
shall be provided BY the Governor, In whis the bal
lots for and against the said law and ssd AGAINST
election In relation thereto shall be conducted in
resrec, regards the persons entitled 70 vote. and
tons Shsh may be Die to the holding II gen
Fourth Upon closing the pslIs, the ballot boxes
containing said tickets shall be opened and TIE bal
thereof be made and upon the Completion 81 the
counting OF said ballots. duplicate r,turns Of the
statements Of the aggregate number ~ vote. cast
thereaf for the members of the Legislative Assem-
sised BY the ocers Of tie several eIectior p aao
cincts Districts which returns shall designate
said bonds, one II which returns shall be placed in
the election box Of each election district, with the
be placed in sealed envelope and be directed to the
Secretary of the District Of Columbia. and be
placed in bis hands b. one or more Of said election
fifth On receiving the said envelopes, containing
and examine the same and add together the retugns
or statement VI votes made him. from each ele
ton district and after doing shall certify the re-
suit to the Governor, and ne copy Of such certin-
estes among the records Of hin office.
sixth If il shall appear from said returns,
med 10 by the secretary that majority of the
cast for members OF the Legislative Assembly shall
have been cast 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 in
thereafter bonds may be issued - directed in the
ffth section Of this act
seventh. II q majority Of the votes shall be cast
Dsnst this act and against the issuing Of the bonds
he Governor shall proclaim the fact in said news
Eapere and no bonds shall be issued debt be con
tracted under this act.
SIC 10. Asd be tt JsytAW ssaetsd, That with the
publication Of this act, for the period Of thres
months in the papers aforesaid, there shall be
q notice, over the signatures Of the Governor and
Secretary Of the District, that will be submitted
passage for their Dor disapproval in con-
nection with the question OF issuing Of four millions
Of bonds for special improvements and repairs As
hereinbefore mentioned, and q COPY Of such notice
shall be aled and recorded In the once of the secre
ary of the District.
SEC IL. AID BE- u JrtAH sasetsd, That In oondd-
GRAFTON Of the emergency therefor created BY the
cessity for improvements In the District Of Colum-
bia and arising from the fact that the next
election therein be held on the twenty second
day Of November, eighteen hundred and seventy
and from other consider ations arising out Of the
nature and object Of this act, IL 10 hereby directed
possible respect IL shall take effect and be Law Of
said District from and after fits passage.
CHARLES l.. HULSE,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates,
WILLIAM sTIGKNEY,
ApRroyed, August 10, lSl.
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