Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-03

lions Of improy ement bends to vote OF the people
August 10, ISL.
| ExEcurIvE OFFICE,
| DISTRICT OF OoLuMBIA, August n, lSl.f
election in the District Of Columbia which viii ss
being the twenty second day tia. %c1tb he &c.
q the Legislstive Assembly Of the District q oOum
lumbis to create debt for special improv and
repairs in said District by the issuing of four million
interest shall annually thereon and sub
four million u % bonds to Vote 81
f1s psSpIe ssnsE,l ssSSn II ssid st
provided b. said act the people Of said District for
their approval or dsapproya IN cennectien with the
Improvement and repairs mentioned in said act.
said election will be the first general election sitter
and publication thereof is made herewith.
EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary of the District of Columbia.
authorizing the District Columbia 10 ore.,e
SAID District by the issuing euq milton ane S5ss.
and levying tax for the payment of the interest
the act with the question Of the issuing Of the four
million ofimprovement bonds TO vote of the PEG
PIE at general election IN said District.
Disrict 81 CoiHpa6.a, That in order that special i'm
Of District the Of s.
commenced and completed, and sewers and bridges
works be Executed the GOyenner Of ssd RqSs
authorized and empowered, for and in behalf of said
after directed. registered or coupon bonds to the
fifty, one hundred, i've hundred and ONE tso9ssn ID
dssrs to be payable within twenty years from the
seven per centum annually. VI
SIC. And be tiJsrther enacted, That special tax
trict Of Columbia the period Of twenty years, to
an amount sufficient to pay the interest which may
tax shall be collected in sums of two hundred and
eighty thousand dollars during each Of said years
Of the United States entitled IAN act to PROVIDE for
government for the District Of Columbia, ap::
sess1ty one and II the same manner that the gen
applied and used exclusively for the payment Of the
interest annually secruing on said bonds.
nor shall in connection with the secretary and the
GomPtroller, prepare said bonds for issue and sale
provement bonds and shall be signed BY the Cow
ernor, countersigned by the Secretary and Comp
troler, and have affixed to them the seal OF the Dis
SEC. 4. And Be uJrt.e, enacted. That the bonds
SAID until for said purposs. sha de-
posted with the Comptroller Of said District and be
Hna @sg e. give sHfR Sg s s
n eeP sSS or % al bonds which
ful report from time to time to the iesi s
Assembly, Of the amount of sales we'll as OF the
AMOUNT Of interest that may have accrued or to be
SEC. s. And Be stmtar s.aet.d, That two millions
ssh Ss
and seventy two and until the sx prstion Of the rst
s. the and ps1
million and 9 half during the year one th9usend
Governor within said periods to the extent 70 which
sn and
stitute debt against said District.
Sona: shs tas
shall be deposited in the treasury of the District
Ss Ss al 81 ss
Board for the payment OF the cost Of special improve
incidental thereof and sr t me-
other but no payments shall be made under
Hss the ~ wdfE done ES
be ten per centum in excess Of such payments, ex-
decomposition Of any work and settlement therefor.
SEC: 2: And % Il further enacted, That the i'm
grOvsions Of the aforesaid act Of Congress Of the
seventy.one, and exclusively for the promotion Of
the public interests
officer or empioye Of the said District shall u.e .e oy
consent TO the use, Of of the money authorized
shall on IN the Criminal 6ou1
Of the District Of Columbia, Be punished BY imprson
fine Of not less than fye hundred dollars nor more
SIC. Q. And BE- 70 n3,ihs enacted, That this act
shall be submitted to the people electors of said
neid after its passage together with the a1esoSs Of
the issuing of the four millions of bonds aforesaid
published In such papers as the Governor may di:
be continued for three months prior to said election
II. The ballots used at said election sh. s
s Be- II Se words or II fes of said
FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
the act Of the Ps5Ss Of entitled
ate debt for special improT and repairs s. in
said District by the issuing OF four million OF bonds
il shall annually accrue ue tks2eon and .ubmttins the
act, with the question Of the issuing Of the four mil
Gn' of s. ESt Of the people
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 Column
repairs IN said District by the issuing Of four n
lions Of bonds, and laying tax for the payment Of
and submitting the act, with the question of the
Issuing OF me Tour miiii9ns OF lmproy ement bonds
% OF the people at general election In said
And against the issuing Of four millions of i'm
Third. That ssflot box for each election district
lots for snd against the said law and for and against
said Improvement bonds, shall be deposited and the
respects as regards the persons entitled to vote and
otherwise, in accordance with the laws and regua-
ersi elections in said District 'H' AHs 0' gen.
Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the ballot boxes
containing said tickets shall be opened, and the bal
lots shall be immediately counted, and 3 tally List
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 and
signed by the officers Of the several election pre-
cincts DISTRICTS which returns shall 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 to the
Secretary of the District Of Columbia, and be
placed in his hands by more Of said election
officers.
the returns aforesaid, the secretary shall open
And examine the same, and add together the returns
or statement Of votes ~ made to him. from each cleo
fon district and after doing 50, shall certify the re-
sut TO the Governor, and file COPY Of such certid-
estes among the records Of his ONCE.
sixth. II Il shall appear from said returns, - Ger
aed TO By the that majority Of the votes
have been cast In favor Of said A and Of the issu
ing Of said Improvement bonds, the Governor shall
proclaim the same In the papers Of the District tn
which the Law, may be publisned, and Immediately
thereafter bonds may be ISSUED - directed In the
nth section Of this sct..