The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-25
CITY NOTICES.

ORDINANCE NO. lsaI-AN ORDINANCE
" approving. rsiifying and confirming the action
II The mayor. clerk and comptroller Of the city of
Seattle respectively, In executing signing, attest
ing counterSigning. sealing with the seal Of said
CITY and Issuing certain bonds Of said CITY, styled
seattle Funding Bonds of 1891" In the sum Of
$3.50 00a In pursuance of ordinance No. l.707 Of
sald city approved April -, 1891, aud of ordi-
rance No .752 Of said city approved June is.
1891 and in making said bonds in terms payable
oaly gold coin Of the present standard OF weight
snd hneness, and declaring such bonds In said full
sam 10 De valid, and payable only in such gold
coin IS expressed on the face thereof
Whereas, those certain bonds Of the city of Seat
de styled "seSttle Funding Bonds of S9l." author
ized BIZ ordinance No 1907, Of said city approved
April % 1891. aud by the election held IN said
nance No. l,707, and by ordinance No. 1852 of
eatd city approved June Is 1891, confirming the
Be- issued in the of $3.50 900 or such lesser sum
AZ should BE- sufficient for the purposes in said
dnaace No. 1907 specified. have lately been exc
eufed, signed. afteSied, counters gned sealed with
lie seal Of sad city and issued by the mayor. clerk
and Comptroller OF said city, respectively IN pur-
ssanee Of said ordinances and aid election. said
fnI amount Of $3.50 900. and in such form and Of
sach tenor that they are in term payable princi-
pal and interest only in gold coin IL the United
kalesof America OF the present standard OF weight
and faene<s. and.
whe.eas The issuance of said bonds to said
srE xnopnt of s46o.Oo0 Is necessary IN order
issstby 10 realize upon the sale thereof heretofore
eeruscted by said city to y. w. Harris & Co..
aa piee determined in conformity with said con-
trsa - amount sufficient Tor the purposes In
AID adinance No. l,707 specified. and TO which
papsa ihe issuance Of said bonds was therein
Esesas. II was not specified in said ordinance
saL107 in what kind OF money said bonds
seoaic be aie payable, but IL was the in IGNITION
aac Sill the assira OF said city and o. the city
cHacil thereof. that said bonds should be made
h lawful fnG"a o 1r pa a. t ss Rnspa ana IN
america limited 40 gold coin of the present stand
ard OF weight and fineness. in accordance with the
eastom OF making al contracts for the ayment OF
money payable only in such gold coin. hitherto
and now usually prevailing in the state Of Wash
hgon;
Now, therefore, In order to prevent any question
nom ever arising as TO the authority of said
psyane only III such gold coin as Aforesaid. and tn
Issue the same 10 said fun amount of 100000,
a. TO the validity in those respects or in any other
respect OF all said bonds so Aforesaid issued by
them of that tenor and 10 that amount;
BE II Ordained by the city Of Seattle as follows;
SECTION l. That the action of the mayor clerk
and comptroller Of the city o? Seattle respectively
IN executing. signing, attesting countersisning.
bonds of said CITY styled seattle Funding Ponds of
1891, In the sum OF $4,000 o, in pursuance of
S or No. l,7o7. Of SAID city approved April
~, 1891. and OF ordinance No. LISP,
Of said city,. approved June IS. 1891. and
In making said bonds in terms payable only in
god COIN of the present standard Of weight and
hueness. be and the same hereby approved, raii-
had and confirmed. and all said bonds be and he
same hereby are declared 10 be payabe i'm lawful
money Of he United states of America, limited 10
ge.d coin Of the present standard # weight and
hneness and 10 be lawfully issued as aforesaid in
tbs hll sum Of -four hundred and sixty thousand
soslars ts4b0,0oJl. AMI in those respects and al
@hsr respects 30 be valid and binding said city.
section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect
an he in force from and after its passage approval
an publication
passed by the board of aldermen OF the city Of
SEA- 10 september 22 1871 A = MILLER
President pro tenn OF the Beard of Aldermen.
PASSED ny the house Of delegates of the city OF
Seattle -epicmbe. - 1891. r. w. JOINS
President OF the House of Delegates.
lpproved By ME This Sep emher p. 1891.
GEORGE W. HALL.
Acting Mayor Of the city of sea tie
Filled In NV Office september -. 1891.
II. W. MILLER. City Clerk.
Published September Is 1891