The Natchitoches enterprise., 1900-06-07
The COn1uS Club
BULLETIN.
An Ordinance.

An Ordinance authorizing the issue OF
Water Works and Electric Light Bonn
Of the Civ Of NatchiiOcheS for The
amount OF $50. O0O.0O (Thiriy Tho usanC
dnlllr.) aud providing for the payment
thereof.
Whereas at an election duly called
and held in the City of NatchitOchcS,
on the 9th dav of April, 1900, after no
lice thereof had been duly given for the
time and in the manner required by law
a majority IN number and amount OF
IN" property taxpayers of said city vO-
| ting AT said election, voted in favor OF
the issue OF the Water Works and Flee
trc light bonds of the said city to the
amount Of Thirty thousand dollars
| (S30, O00.0O) and In favor of the levYinG
Of tax of five mills on the dollar u
pay the principal and interest thereof,
therefore.
BE 1t Ordained by the Mavor and City
| Council of the city # NaichItOChrS, La.
/ That the MavOr and City Secretary be
and are hereby authorized and directed
! TO have prepared and to execute under
the Seal of the City, Sixty COY Water
Works and Electric light Bonds of Five
Hundred Dollars (500.00l each. dated
the End day OF JuIy, A. ID 1900, and
becoming que Forty (4O) years after
date, and said Bonds shall be numbered
from One TO Sixty botn inclusive. and
shall be signed by the Mayor and at
tested by the City Secretary.
And said bonds ShIll reserve TO the
City Of NatchitOChcs the right and OPP
ton to pay and redeem through its Nh
ncIpal Authorities anv part or all of
said bonds at any annual or semi -arnu-
al interest period during the ''Redenp-
ton PERIOD" according to law, which
"Redcn ptiOn period" Is herein fixed as
commencing on the Ind day of July,
1910 \. d., and continuing until the
maturity OF said bonds. and said bonds
shall bear interest evidenced bv Coz
poDS, at the rate of five (5) per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, said
Coupons shall be executed by the origi
nal or facsimile signature of the City
Secretary.
Both principal and interest of said
Bonds are hereby made payable at she
CHASE National Bank IN the City Of
New York. State of New York.
Be it further Oh dained, etc, That the
Seal of the Mayors Court |. hereby
adopted As the Seal of the CITY of Match
itocheS, and shall be affixed TO each Of
SAID Bonds.
Be 1t further Ordained. etc.. That the
net revenues of the Water Works and
Electric Light Svstem of the CI;y of
EatchItOches shall be and the same Is
hereby pledged for the payment Of said
Bonds and interest, as and WREN the
saVAn hacome dna--.-- A-.-
BE It further Ordained, ETC.. That for
the purpose of providing funds for the
payment Of the principal and interest
OF saId bonds there shall be and there
Is hereby levied Spccia! annual tax
upon all the taxable property in the
city of NatchiIOcheS, of five Co mills
on the Dollar, sand levy ls hereby made
for the year 1900, and shall annually
hereafter be made up to and Including
the year 1889, or until all the said bonds
and Interest are duly paid. Provision
10 meet the requirements hereof shall
iE due time, manner and season be an
nually hereafter made.
Be 1t further Ordained, etc, That
July 2nd of the year 1910, Is hereby fix
ed as The date and year for commencing
the provision Of the Sinking Fund re-
quired By Act No. 5, of the General As
selnbly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1899, approved August 18th, 1899,
and that from and after the End dav Of
July, A. ID. 1910, the said Sinking Fund
shall receive all the monies as required
BIZ the provisions Of said Act No. ), to
be paid out according to law
Be it further ordained, etc. That this
Ordinance shall be 10 force from and
after Its passage and approval, and two
days after lis publication in the N atch-
itoc1es Enterprise"
Passed and adopted this the 5th day
Of June, A. d. 1900.
Approved,
ADOLPH L'HERISSON.
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. G. TRICHEL,
Civ Secretary.