Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-15

August 10, 1871.
DISTRICT OF CeLuMBIA, August "a, is1.S
Notice rs husep gees that at the next genera
held On The fourth wednesday Of November. Isl
being the twenty second day Of that month the act
bia entitled IAN act sutkorizng tie District of Co
lambda 90 debt ior special improv e1aents and
Of bonds and ieyying tax for the payment Of the
interest it sks annually thereon spd sub
The tour million OF Improvement bords 70 . vote Of
the people at general election in said District" sp
provided BY said act the people OF said District for
their approval 1sapproySl In connection With the
said election will be the first general election ate!
and publication thereof is n made dn hsEswith
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary of the District of Columbia.
ANAct authorizing District Columbia to create
debt for special improvements and repairs in
said District 6y the issuing Of four million Of bonds
and leSys ssn Sr tine Of the
the act with the question Of the Issuing Of the four
pie at general election in said District
Be g tn1std ty tae Ls.tstaitse assembly 81 tAe
sleys sna roads Of the district Of Columbia may Be-
Be tbere and other p1be
works be executed, the Governor of said District is
District, to ISSUE or cause to be issued, as herein
after directed, registered or coupon bonds to the
ffty, one hundred, i've hundred, and one thousand
dollars TO be payable within twenty years from the
aste OF their and 70 Dear Interest at the rate Of
sEc.a Asd be q Js!iAer enacted. That special tax
c on s Dis
an amount sufficient to pay the interest which may
tax shall be collected in sums Of two hundred and
eighty thousand md d9sTs duripg each Ct said years
OF the United States An act to provide for
proved February vi twenty eighteen Sandacd s5a
seventy -ooe, 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 Connection with the Secretary and the
Comptroller, prepare said bonds for issue and sale
prov emenf bonds, and shall be signed By the Cow i
erDor, countersigned by the Secretary and Comp
r2ier and have an ed to them the seal of the Dis
SEC. 4. A:d be 1t fxrtss, enacted, That the bonds
which may be prepared for issue and sale afore-
SAID, until requTed for said purp9sss, shall be de-
pSSsed With the GC%ptoOeI OF said fpitrcs and he
Of hs except for the PURPOSES Of this act
ing as may be required By the Governor : and Re
shall Keep r. gister or account Of all bonds which
fun report, from time to time to the Iegisiati1e
Assembly, of the amount of sales well as of the
amount Of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC s. Aad gs ifrtar enacted, That two millions
and enty and until the pration of the first
81 ,h and ens
million and Q half during the year one thousand
Ge1ernor within said periods to the extent to Which,
the issue thereof e authorized aforesaid and upon
stitute . debt against said District.
SEC g. Ard e q Js1t &C. s:astsd, That upon the
shall be deposited in the treasury Of the District,
Pd S Sus Of h :sS
Board for the payment OF the cost OF special improve
incidental u aDd sr the
other purposes but no payments shall be made under
15 gns The or E Ork
be ten Per esnsu% IN, IN sTssss Of such payments s.
SEC. 7. And Be a further e.asted, That the i'm
Shall be commenced and carried on according to the
provisions OF the Aforesaid act of Congress of the
seventy one, and exclusively for the promotion Of
ossi .1 zs 8 tie Ss ss S:s I 1s any
consent to the use, Of any Of the money authorized
shall on conycfien thereby in the Criminal GsuPs
Of the District Of Colunbia punished by imprisOn
fine Of not less than ave hundred dollars nor more
SIC. .. And Be It JsrtSs, enacted, That this act
shall be submitted TO the people electors Of said
the Issuing Of the four millions Of bonds Aforesaid,
First. Upon the approval Of the act it shall be
published in spch papers as the GSyern9r may di;
be for three months prior to said election
at d acct hs be
ns Of sd or IF the of said
FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
the f Of the Pes Of entitled
ate special snd repairs in
said District the issuing OF four million OF bonds
Ss
act, with the question Of the issuing of the four mil
at a general election in said District"
And for the issuing Of four millions Of improve
And the ballots against said act and the issuing
of the bonds shall be as follows:
Against the act Of the District Of Columbia en-
titled, An act authorizing the District of Colum:
repairs in said District by the issuing Of four mil
lions of bonds, and laying tax for the payment of
aud 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
And against the sp1s q -four millions of i'm
Third. That ballot box for each election district
Se d the said r
said improvement bonds, shall be deposited, and the
sesnecs regards the persons eseS @ vote a
otherwise, in accSrdanee with the laws and regula-
ins which may to the holding of gen.
containing said tickets shall De opened and the bal
lots shall be Immediately counted, and q tally list
thereof be made, and upon the completion of the
counting of said ballots. duplicate rrturns 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 hours be made out and
signed by the officers of the several election pre-
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 the
Secretary of the District Of Columbia. and be
placed in his hands by one or more Of said election
officers.
Fifth On receiving the said envelopes, containing
the returns aforesaid, the secretary shall open
and examine the and add together the returns
or statement of votes made to him, each cleo
ton district and after doing So shall certify the re-
sult to the Governor, and file COPY of such certi6-
Gates among the records Of his ONCE.
sixth II II shall appear from said returns, as Ger
titled by the secretary, that majority of the votes
have been cast in favor Of said law, and Of the
ing Of said Improvement bonds, the Governor shall
proclaim the same In the papers Of the District in
| which the law may he published. and Immediately
thereafter bonds may be issued ~ directed in the
seventh II q majority Of the votes shall be cast
gainst this act and against the issuing Of the bonds
he Governor shall proclaim the fact in said news
apere, and no bonds shall be issued debt be con-
| tracted under this act.