Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-17

AMER iis approval oy tnx Son ernST; urcr
wiLLikM sTICKNEY,.
President Of the ColHcn.
a. D. CooKE, Governor. an n sn
NOTICE BY THE GOVERNOR AND sEoRE-
mission to the people Of the District Of Columbia for
their approval or disapproysI, Of an act Of the
act authorizing the district Of coumbis to create
debt for special improvements and repairs in said
isvyns tax for the payment o. the interest," as II
shsll annually accrue thereon, and submitting the
lions of mproy ement bends 20 ayote Of the people
at a general election In said District" approved
ExEcuIrvE OFFICE
Noe Is as sS shas At tie next general
election in he District Of Columbia, which will se
u the Legisistiye Assembly Of the Disrict Of Golu
anbia to create debt Tor spees and
reI airs in said District By the issuing Of four million
s annually @ @ and
hitting the act with the question Of the Issuing Of
he people at general election in said District, sP
proved August 10 1871, viii be submitted in the mode
heir spproysi or sapproys h censection With the
question Of issuing four millions Of bonds for special
sd ee ss' w shp Be the t esetcn aer
the said act sa d ses Is HERETO 'u6Oned
H.. COOKE,
Governor f f sa Sif e. sr & STSSSi'
Secretary Of the District Of Columbia.
An Act authorizing the District fOolumba to create
debt for special improvements and repairs In
and leyying a tax for the payment Of the interest,"
as it shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting
n pre- Of the Dso
pie at general election in said District.
D,s,ict % Gcisv5.a, THAI IN order that special i'm
sn ro snS q e Fl the Of 8
sommenced and completed, and sewers and bridges
%ofSs be The Of s.s
authorized and empowered, for and in behalf of said
Alter drec,sd ressered or co1pon bonds ta tbe
amount of four million dollars, in denominations Of
dollars, to be payable within twenty years from the
date Of their ISSUE and to bear interest at the
SEC. Asd Dc iiJa1ihs1 enacted. That special tax
hereby levied On the taxable property of the Dis
accrue OF the said bonds during said period which
eighty thousand dollars during each Of said years,
sfseahy 70 The provsiGns Of the act Of the Congress
q government for the District Of Columbia" ap.
the a 6e a1d
erai taxes Of said District shall be collected, and be
Interest ls sa oil the
Sec. s. znd bsuJrAs1 esaefed, That the Cover
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
troler, and have fixed to them the seal Of the Dis
SEC. 4. Ard be aJrthe, enacted, That the bonds
%i' os s sale de-
posted with the Comptroller OF said District, and he
q h Of
and he shall give such security for their safe keep
or Of ali bonds WHICH
may be prepared and issued under this and make
Assembly, Of the amount Of saie: as Well as ~ the
amount Of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC s. 1.d &c tsrta., enacted, That two million.
and half Of said bonds may be prepared for the
and sew enty and until the eI pration Of the first
II & the
million III, and half during the year one thousapd
to to "
the issue thereof authorized aforesaid and upon
stitute debt against said District. ' -.1 ''N'
SEC: 8. And Be tt further enacted, That upon the
shall be deposited in tho treasury Of the District,
ard p shs be drawn out upon Of the Board
Board for the pay enf Of the cost Of special i'm prove
ments and repairs in said District, Including the
other purposes but payments shall be made under
In nUG the or &
Dc Ten N PET een,um n OF such payments ex
or
SEC; .: And DE, g u J.rthG enacted, That the i'm.
shall be and carried on according to the
provisions of the aforesaid act Of Congress Of the
seventy one exclusively for the pro%osion a of
@ Of sss S: sha II any
consent to the use, of of the money authorized
shall on eonyietion thereof in the Criminal Gours
Of the District Of G9lGn6s @ punished by mpr;on
sn h5es Sn 1 9nn and BY
than one thousand dollars. WI ''''t'
Sic; 9. Ard % g J.,thsr enacted, That this act
District at the first general election which may be
held after Its with the questions Of
in the mode hereinafter provided, namely:
First Upon the approval Fl the act it shall be
be continued for three months prior to said election
printed and those in favor Of sid act, and Of the
issung of said bonds, of the contraction Of said
r., n. =. I9s sF ;S s ,,
ate d ae6l Tor special mRroU and repairs in
sn for the T h
II shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting the
u 81 81 fhs De1pe
at a general election in said District"
ment bonds as Prov in said act u improve
And the ballots against said act and the issuing
OF the bonds shall be as follows:
Against. the act Of the District Of Columbi. en-
bia to create a debt for special improvements and
repairs in said District, by the issuing of four mil
lions OF bonds, and lay ing tax for the payment of
the interest as it shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question of the
issuing Of the four millions of improy ement bonds,
District"
And against the issuing of four millions Of i'm
provement bonds, as provided for in said act.
Third That ballot-box for each election district
shall be provided by the Governor, III which the bal
lots for and against the said law and for and against
said mproy enient bonds shall be eposied, and the
election in relation thereto shall be conducted liz all
respects, regards the persons entitled yote and
otherwise, in accordance with the laws and regula-
tions which may be applicable to the holding of gen
erGl elections in said District.
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot boxes
containing said tickets shall be 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 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 out aud
signed by the officers Of the several election pre-
cncts districts, which returns shall designate the
number 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
be placed sealed envelope and be directed TO the
c.. ~ thA rs~f ~ nolvx