New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-11-30
OFFICIAL.


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. Whereas agreeably to the provisions of an a
i. of the Congress of the United States, entitl
y An act to create government for the Distri
2 OF Columbia, approved February 81, 1871, Il
: Legislative Assembly of said District passed 6
act entitled AN act levying tax for the IN,
I ment oil the interest as it shall annually accrr
on four million dollars of bonds, authorized
/, be issued by the District of Columbia by an az
entitled An act authorizing the District of CC
lumbla to create debt for special improve
mentS and repairs in said District by the iSsun
2 of four millions of bonds and levying a tax fo
/ the payment of the interest as it shall annual
accrue thereon, and submitting the act, with tn
question of issuing of four millions of improve
ment bonds, to the vote of the people at gen
eral election of said District, approved Angus
10, 1871;
And whereas by an act of said Assembly, en-
titled San act fixing the time for holding gen
eral elections in the District of Columbia, ap
proved August 10, 1871, the fourth Wednesda
OF November in each year was designated as tn
time for holding the general elections Of sal,
District;
And whereas, thereafter and thereupon by my
| direction, the said first mentioned act of SAID
Assembly was advertised in the Daily Morning
Chronicle, Daily National Republican, and
Evening Star, newspapers published in said Dis
trlct, and in other papers thereof, and the pub.
hcatlon thereof continued therein for three
months prior to the fourth Wednesday, being
the twenty second day of November, 1871, and
the time OF holding the general election in said
District for said year;
And whereas, in connection with the publica.
ton of said act for the said period Of three
months in the aforesaid newspapers, there was
| published notice over my signature, aud over
that OF the Secretary of the District of Columbia
that said act would be submitted to the people
on the said 22d day of November, 1871, for their
a. Al.
question eff issuing four million bonds for special
| improvements and repairs in said District, as
mentioned IN said act, and copy of said notice
was filed and recorded in the Office of the Secre-
tary Of the District;
And whereas it is provided in said act that re-
turns of the result of the votes cast at the said
election for and against said tax should be di
rected to the Secretary of the District of Column
bia, and be placed in his hands by one or more
of the election officers, and that on receiving the
| same he should open the envelopes containing
| the returns and examine the same, and add to.
| gether the statement of votes contained therein
and made to him from each election district,
and afterward certify the result to me- and file q
copy of such certificate among the records of his
Office;
And whereas snch returns were made to the
Secretary, Hon. Edwin l.. Stanton, and the re-
quired certificate furnished by him to me;
And whereas 1t appears frC m said returns, as
certified to me by the said Secretary of the Dis
trlct of Columbia, that the aggregate vote for
members of the House of Delegates of the Legis
lative Assembly of said District, cast at said elec
ton on said day, was IL, $50;
And that the votes cast on said day and az
said election for levying a tax for the period of
| twenty years for the payment of the interest as
| 1t shall annually accrue on the four millions of
bonds, to be issued by the District of Columbia
| agreeably to the provisions of an act entitled
+" An act authorizing the District of Columbia
to create debt for special impro vements and
repairs in said District, by the issuing of four
millions of bonds, and levying ia; for the pay
ment OF the interest as 1t shall annually accrue
thereon. and submitting the act with the ques-
| ton of the issuing of four millions of improve
ment bonds to vote of the people at a general
election in the said District" were ii, OH and
against the act for levying a tax for the period
OF twenty years for the payment of the interest
| as it shall annually accrue on the four millions
of bonds to be issue by the District of Column
bia, agreeably to the provisions of an act enti-
tied IAN act authorizing the District to create
| q debt for special improvements and repairs in
said District by the issuing of four millions OF
bonds, and levying tax for the payment of the
interest it shall annually accrue thereon, and
| Submitting the act, with the question of the
| issuing of four millions of improvement bonds,
to a vote of the people ut a general election in
the said District were ], 030:
of said District, do proclaim that a majority of
theagregate the entire vote cast at said election
| for me.lbers of the House of Delegates of said
District of Columbia were cast for levying tax
for the period of twenty years for the payment
of the interest as it shall annually accrue on the
four millions of bonds to be issued by the Dis
trict of Columbia agreeaby to the provisions of
an act entitled ''An act authorizing the District
of Columbia to create debt for special improve
ments and repairs in said District by the issuing
of the four million of bonds, and levying tax
for the payment of the interest it shall an
nually accrue thereon, and submitting the aet
with the question of Issuing of four millions of
improvement bonds, to vote of the people at
| a general election in said District as appears
from the certificate of the said Secretary of the
District made to me as aforesaid, and that said
act entitled "An act levyng tax for the pay
ment Of the interest as it shall annually accrue
on four million dollars ol bonds authorized to
be issued by the District of Columbia by an act
| entitled AN act authorizing the District of Co
| lumbia to create debt for special improvements
and repairs in said District by the issuing of
| four millions of bonds and levylng tax for the
payment of the interest as it shall annually ac
crue thereon, and submitting the act, with the
| question Of the issuing of four millions of i'm
provement bonds, to a vote of the people at a
| general election in said District " approved
| August 10, 1871, is therefore in full force and
| effect.
| In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the District of Co.
| lumbia to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, the twenty
seventh day of November, 1871.
II. d. Cooke.
BY the Governor;
| EDWIN l.. STANTON,
| 1t Secretary District Of Columbia