Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-21
n1nr1cr Rf rHR eoyrRsoR ANN sEcRE.

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IN FARY 81 the District Of Columbia of the sub
mission 20 the people OF said District FOR their sp
Assembly q ssld District, approved August lsh,
~ entitled, An act ,eyying tsS Tor Ihe pay
million dollars Ct bonds suth0ised 70 Be Issued By
the District q Cclunlbia by an sc entitled An act
for special improvements and repairs 10 said District
BY the issuing of four millions Of bonds and levyine
pusily accrue thereon, and submitins the act. with
the question OF the issuing q four million Of i'm
srossment eands 70 vote Of the people At general
EXECUTIVE OFFlcE,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August slst, ls1-f .
election in the Distrist q Coiumbis which viii be
act Of the Asssmbiy Of the DistTic, STORE
sTyns tax for The payment ~ the insere.i as Il
scnd be Se :, se d
,smbia by an act entitled An set authorizing the
proysment. and repairs In said bistriei BY the
issuing Of four millions Of bonds and levyinr tax
accrue thereon, and submitting the act with The
question Of the issuing OF four millions Of improve
cn the aid p & Se =. e e
people Of said District for their approval dissp
ns the District Of Columbia to ereasS t SeSt for
special And repairs il said District BY
tax for the payment Of the interest il shall an
pnally accrue thsreon and suhnitting The act with
bonds to a vote OF the people At general
said election will be tie FIRST general election aer
the passage OF said act entitled An act ewing a
nraly accrue ON four million dollars If b@nSs an.
thorLed 10 be issued by the District OF Columbia hy
Columbia to create debt Tor speci i@proS ~
and repairs in said District by the issuing Of four
of the interest il shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question Of the
ISSUING 81 four millions Of Improvement bonds, to
vote Of the people at general election in said
And sais election, as resr.a-,s ~. ..,, -. -, n
held e. i9 the said a., pro, e sad act hereto
III. ID. COOKE.
Governor 4 fh nv p u e G9lgTsiA
Secretary of the District Of Columbia
ASAcr levying tax for the payment Of the inter
Get, as IL shall annually socrue on four million
collars Of bonds, suth0riz q 20 be issued by The
the District Of ~ c. SdGmS @ ea act
Sebt for special improvements and repairs in said
yns tax for he pSyment ~ Is. q p eSns
t;na snaii annually accrue thereon, and submit
four millions Of imrroy e;nsnt bonds, 10 To,s Of
ne people at general election in the said Dis
Be a. e.aeted ~ Ae Les,,IeiiUs Assemble, Of "a.
million dollars Of bonds authorized 10 be issued by
visions Of the act entitled An act aathor.inepf
District Of Columbia 20 create debt for special
issuing Of four millions Of bonds, and the Ieyying
tax ssH Tor the payment Of the interest il shall annu
question q the issuing Of four millions Of improve
~ oonas 20 vote OF the people at general cleo
and eighty thousand dollars is hereby levied ursS
saxsoie property in said District for the period
o. twenty years, 20 an amount sufficient to nav the
interest which may accrue said bonds dur az said
hundred and eighty thousand dollars during each of
sac years 10 the provisions OF the act OF
for the District Of Columbia approTeS FernsrI
twenty first, eighteen hundred and Sltyone' and
SOLICITED ana Be spp tsaes sn q s sad
extensively for the payment of the interest annually
mited @ the people with the said act II ss AZ Dis
triet entitled IAN act authorizing the district 81
and repairs in said District by the issuing Of four
millions OF bonds and levyng tax for the payment
and submitting the act with the Question 81 iss1ins
az Tour millions OF Improvement bonds, TO vcts on
az the hrst general election which may De he'd ster
me Of this act which said election
published in the Daily Chronicle. Daily Rep1Giean,
and tSe pahsE s che GOyeTa0I
mSnths prior to said election. 'H''Hu'a iOf three
Second The ballots used at said election shall be
PILLS ana NOSE IN favor OF this act shall be in the
words following, 10 wit:
payment of the interest as il shall annusIiy sccrne
on the four million Of bonds to be issued by The Dis
act entitled IAN suih0risng the district Of G
ana asp az create deb, for special
millions of bonds and leyyng tax for the payment
Q, the interest as it shall annually accrue thereon,
suing Of four milliens of improvement bonds 20 a
il the psSSP 81 a. seneps, ELECTION II th said
the words following, TO wit:
The act for Ievyine tax for the rer,oa ~ ,,,.,,
.sIs LOT the payment Of the interest Il shall an
issued by the District of Columbia sereeshiT ~
RroNlslons OF an act entitled acr the
and repairs in said District by the ssnPs5S % s
nlIion OF bonds and leyying tax for she payment
and submitting the act, with the question of tbs
issuing OF four millions Of improvement bonds 70
yG.e 81 me people at general election in the said
Third. That the tickets for and against this sc,
shall be deposited in the ballot boxes which the Gov
ernor Is required 70 provide for the deposit of the
ballots which may be cast for the act entitled An
1s6t for special improvements and repairs in said
DisTict By the issuing of four millions Of bonds and
'hail annually accrue thereon and Submitting tho
Millions Of 81 So the issuing q the four
general election in said District" and in relation
bonds, and the election In roferenee
his act shall be conducted in all respects as regards
ance with the laws and regulations which nav h.
ppcable to the holding Of general elections in said
Fourth Upon closing the polls the ballots for and
against this law shall be counted by the election on
The completing Of the counting Of said ballots and dG-
plcate returns Of the votes in each election dis
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yregate number OF votes cast thereat for members OF
the Legislative Assembly. shall, within forty-eight
hours be made out and signed by the officers of the
several election precincts districts which returns
shall designate the number OF votes this loan
one OF which returns shall be placed in the election
box OF each election district with the other papers of
said election and the others shall be placed IN A |
sealed envelope and be directed the Secretary
District aud be placed in his hands By one or more of
said election officers. |
Fifth. On receiving the said envelopes containing |
ne returns as aforesaid the Secretary shall examine
The same, and add together the aggregate votes as
cast In each district and after doing shall certify
ne result to the Governor and file a copy of such
certncate among the records of his Office.
sixth IL II shall appear from said returns certi-
led 10 by the Secretary that majority OF the votes
cast for members OF said Legislative Assembly shall
have been cast IN favor OF this law II shall be In
tpll force and effect, and the Governor shall pro-
claim the same in the papers Of the District In which
this Law may be published. II a majority of votes
shall be cast against this act 1t shall be void and Of
no effect.
SEc. 2. And be tf gp-fhsy enacted, That with the
publication Of this act in the newspapers as afore-
said for the period d three months there shall DE
notice over the signature Of the Governor and of the
Secretary of the District that il viii be submitted TO
the people at the FIRST general election after It's paSs
age for their sppr9y al or disapprOyal and copy Of
Of the Secretary Of the District
SEC. 3. ARd Be ~ fUTlheT enacted That whereas an
emergency exists for the Immediate tai ing effect N