The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-17
SPECIAL NoTlcES.

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AN oRDINANCE--Pro for the IS.
sue OF bonds for the purpose of refund.
!nS an issue OF bonds dated january i,
H. amounting 10 The sum OF one nun.
oreu ana nine thousand dollars, due Jan
nary l.. 1897, ana designated as Market
House bonds
he !, ordained by the city council OF
the City OF houston:
fundine she outstanding portion OF an
sasuc OF bonds made by The city of Uous.
ton under the authority of an ordinance
November II. 1871. amounting to sioa.-
ON, due January /. lSil and bearing In
tercSl at the rate Of per cent per an.
nl rlln, ne rr,nriple eelnf rayehle Al, The
shan be issued city OF liouston bonds
Tor and IN behalf OF the CITY of Houston
tS the amour, OF one hundred and nine
thousand dollars. under authority of Sec
ton ~ of the charter OF the CITY OF
Houston
81, lion ;, That the mayor and finance
cunlinNtrc are hereby INSTRUCTED To have
prepared one hundrci ana nine bonds OF
the denomination OF one thousand dol.
lars each, rtytbe In gold coin OF tho
United states OF America OF the pr.sent
weight and flncnes-s aud 10 hc numbered
from one 30 one hundred and nine In.
elusive. said bonds TO lee dated lamar,
l. 1877, and to run forty years from thai
daNc and bear interest at the rate of 4
per cent per annum. interest to be pay
able on the first hays OF January and
july OF each year, as per Interest
BONDS herein provided for shan be signed
by fho mayor and I've attcstod by the
ci'y secretary aud shall bear the i'm
prcss Of the seal of the city OF Hous-
sraVed signature OF the mayor and city
secretary. and both the bonds ana
coupons shall he payable at The office OF
the, Union Trust company. in the City
ana state of New York
section 3. said bonds when SO prepared
lnd executed shan be- placed IN tho
hnnds of the city treasurer, subject to
The ortci OF the mayer Mnl dnancc com
niItoe, who shall as soon as practicable
proceed 20 sch the same, at public or
IriVatc a1lr, and mt not less thnu mar
The proceeds of said bonds when sold
shall be deposited with the city treasurer
ana he used by him for the purpose Of
t,udlluanaiing Sand retiring the aforesaid
inI 70 the terms OF the ordinance paSsSd
by the city council of the city of Hous-
ton on November H. 1871. making said
bank of Houston after the lapse of
twenty-five years from the date OF thcir
issue.
Section T. For the purpose of paying
the interest ON sail bonds and provhiln,
a sinking fund sufficient 10 redeem,
thcm at maturity, here S hereby levied
Tor, lhc year lNfl on zach one hundred
doiils of property in the CITY OF IIous-
ton liable 10 tax - special ad val
orem taN OF - tone twenty seventh of
ON" per cent, ana said tax, or so much
Thereon as may ho necessary iS also
hereby levied for each succeeding wear.
50 long as the same may hc necessary.
To provide for the interest ana sinking
fund as aforesaid on The entire amount
of said bonds, aud II nj any time The
amount of sad assessment shall not be
sufficient to provide for the interest and
SINKING fund ms aforesaid, thea II shall
he the duty of the city council and II IN
hereby promised and agreed that the
city council shall increase said as.svss-
mrnt or appropriate from the general
FUND or any other available fund an
amount sufficient 70 make NJ the de.
hcicncv.
Section g. This ordinance shall be I'm
force and take effect from and after
passage and publication.
u. u. X. warmer, city secrc' AIRY Of the
Guy of Houston. do hcrcbv certify that
ne above ordinance was duly and law
tully PASSED 10y the city council of The
CITY of Houston. at a regular meeting
held ON November iG. tso6
B Il Warner.
city Secretary
'oTlCE-The board OF Pharmacy win
hold meeting November 80 at i02 Main
t. examine applicants FOR registration
y. - IL esling. rosnNrar.
'OTtCE IL hereby given that tho regular
annual meeting Of he stochholiers and
directors OF the Houston East anI West
Texas Railway company viii he hold nj
the general office Of said company, in
the city Of Houston. az 10 o'ciork a. M.