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And the ballots against said act and the issu-
ing of the bonds shall be as follows:

ing of the bonds shall be as follows:
AGAINST SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Against the act of the District of Columbia
entitled San act authorizing the District of
Columbia to create q debt for special improve.
ments and repairs in said District, by the issu-
ing of four millions of bonds, and laying a tax
for the payment of the interest as it shall an
nually accrue thereon, and submitting the act,
with the question of the issuing of the four mil
lions of Improvement bonds, to vote of the
people at a general election in said District"
And against the issuing of four millions of
improvement bonds as provided for In said act.
Third. That ballot box for each election
distriG shall be provided by the Governor, in
which the ballots for and against the said law,
and for and against said Improvement bonds,
shall be deposited, and the election in relation
thereto shall be conducted in all respects. as re-
CARDS the persons entitled to vote, and other
wise, in accordance with the laws and regula
tons which may be applicable to the holding OF
general elections in said District.
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot
boxes containing said tickets shall be opened,
and the ballots shall be Immediately counted,
and a tally list there Of be made and upon the
completion of the counting of said ballots, du
plicate returns of the votes cast in each election
district, together with statements of the aggre-
gate lumber of vof es cast thereat for the mem
bers of the Legislative Assembly, shall, within
forty eight hours, be made out and signed by
the officers OF the several election precincts or
districts, which returns shall designate the num-
Der of votes cast for said law and for issuing the
said bonds, one 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 di.
rected to the Secretary of the District OF Colum-
bia, and be placed in his hands by one or more
of said election officers.
Fifth. On receiving the said envelopes, con-
tanning the returns as aforesaid the Secretary
shall open and examine the same, and add to-
gether the returns statement of votes as made
to him, from each election district, and, after
doing so, shall certify the result to the Governor,
and file a copy of such certificates among the
records of his Office.
Sixth. Ifit shall appear from said returns, as
certified to by the Secretary, that a majority of
the votes cast for members of the Legislative
Assembly shall have been cast in favor of said
law, and of the issuing of said improvement
bonds, the Governor shall proclaim the same in
the papers of the District in which the law may
be published, and Immediately thereafter bonds
may be issued as directed in the fifth section of
this act.
cast against this act and against the issuing of
the bonds, the Governor shall proclaim the fact
IN said newspapers, and no bonds shall be issued
or debt be contracted under this act
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That with
the publication of this act, for the period of
three months, in the newspapers aforesaid, there
shall be a notice, over the signatures of the
Governor and Secretary of the District, that it
will be submitted to the people at the first gen.
era election after its passage, for their approval
or disapproval, in connection with the question
of issuing Of four millions of bonds for special
improvements and repairs as hereinbefore men,
IL oned, and copy of such notice shall be filed
and recorded in the office of the Secretary of
the District.
SEC. H.. And be 1t further enacted, That in
consideration of the emergency therefor created
by the necessity for improvements in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and arising from the fact that
the next general election therein may be held
on the twenty second day of November, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy one, and from other
considerations arising out of the nature and OBJ
Ject of this act, it is hereby directed and pro-
vided that in all and every necessary and pos
sble respect it shall take effect and be a law of
said District from and after its passage.
CHARLES l.. HULSE,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
WILLIAM STICKNEY,
President of the Council
Approved August 10, 1871.
au24-3m II. ID. COOKE, Governor.