The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-04-20

The process verbal OF the state treas
Irer showing that twenty year 6 per
ent bonds of this board amounting to
s14,000) fourteen thousand dollars
rad been paid and redeemed and the
ponds described therein was received
md he board proceeded to destroy
,aid bonds IN open session and the fol-
owing process verbal of the destruc-
Jon ordered spread on the minutes OF
he board
Fifth Loui siana Levee District
PROCESS Destruction of bends.
Delta. La "Wednesday, April 10. 1901. /
Be it Remembered that Whereas, |
The board of commissioners for the |
fifth Louisiana levee district was au-
by act No. A of the legisla'
ture of the State of Louisiana for the |
year 1886. toissue bonds to the amount
of ($500000) five hundred thousand
dollars, due in twenty years from date
and payable at the option of the board
IN ten years from date. upon notice
given 10 the trustee one year IN ad-
vance: said bonds to bear per cent
per annum interest. payable seml-an-
nually. and represented by coupons at
tached to said bonds:
And Whereas. The said board, acting
nnder and By authority of SAID act NO.
a have issued bonds. as follows;
Nos. to 100. $1,000 each, issued
February /. 1888. 500, 900
Nos. to 80, $500 each, issued Feb
ruary 1. 1888. $25 900.
Nos l01 10 40, 81 900 each. issued
October %. 1888. $40, 900.
Nos III to 315. $1,000 each, issued
November "a, 1891. $4,000.
Nos. 316 to 375, 81 900 each, issued
November 8, 1898, 100000.
Nos. 81 to 80. $500 each, issued No
yember 8, 1898, $4,000.
Nos. 376. to 415. $1,000 each, issued
December 10. 1897. $40, 900.
Total, 100000. i,
All of sand bonds were disposed of
and sold. except:
No. 375. 81 600, issued November 8,
1898, 81 900.
Nos. 70 TO 90, $500 each, issued No
vember 8. 1898. so 500.
Nos. 376 to 4l5. $1,000 each, isseed
December 10. 1897, $+0,000-$5l 800
And Whereas, Said board of com
mIssoners was authorized by article
! $40 of the constitution of the State OF
Louisiana OF the year 1898. and by act
No. Il of the legislature of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1898. to issue
bonds in lieu of those heretofore issued
to an amount not exceeding (S5O0.00O)
! five hundred thousand dollars. due IN
fifty wears from date and payable al
the option of the board at the end Of
forty years from date. and bearing IN
terest at the rate of 5 per cent per an
uum. payable semi-annually, evidenced
by coupons attached to said bonds.
The said bonds to be sold and pro
ceeds used to retire outstanding 20
year bonds or to give III exchange
therefor.
On June 80, 1899, notice was flee
with Albert Baldwin, trustee, tina
bonds
Nos. to 100. 81 900 each, issuet
February 1. 1888. 100000.
Nos. to so, $500, each, issued Feb
ruary /. 1888, $25 900
Nos lO1 to $50, 81 900 each, issue'
October 25, 1888, $40. 000-Total $3.50
600,
And Whereas, The treasurer of tn
state of Louisiana submitted to thi
board on the 9TH day of January 1901
his process verbal under the provision
of and in accordance with the require
ments of section 5. of act No. ID, o
1913. showing that bonds TO tn
amount of ($l51,000) one hundred AM
fiftv one thousand dollars had bee
: paid and redeemed and duly cancelled
and said bonds having been sent to tn
secretary and this board, and by thl
boad duly destroyed in open session
: together with bonds amounting t
1851 .O00) fifty one thousand dollar
which were held by the board, on tn
9th day of January 1901. as will full
appear by process verbal of said DIES
truction recorded in the minute boo
of SAID board. folio 265;
And whereas, The treasurer OF tn
state of Louisiana has submitted to thl
: board his process verbal under the pro
visions of and IN accordance with tn
/ requirements of section 5, of act M
; Ia of 1898. showing that since Januar
5. 1901, bonds to the amount of ($l4
/ 0OOlfoun,een thousand dollars had bee
paid and redeemed and duly cancelled
| and has sent said bonds to the secretar
! of this board as required by SAID act
to be destroyed by said board in ope
d session, and said bonds having bee
' carefully examined, and each and ever
: bond having been duly cancelled wer
: DESTROYED BY fire The dates. series an
, numbers thereof being as follows. tt
= wit /:
Bonds of the denomination of $50
: each issued February l. 1888, Nos. 2,
6. II. 10. %, 27. 20, 81 and so, bein
ten bonds. aggregating five thousan
: dollars
: Bonds of the denomination of $1.00
each. issued October %, 1888, No
l2S, 1874. 1875 and 1856, being five bond
: aggregating five thousand dollar
{ making III ali, bonds amounting
: ($14.000) fourteen thousand dollars
destroyed by this board in open sissiol
> All of the above described bonds ha
the coupons due August 1, 1900, an
Il subsequent attached, and were cal
: celled by irremediately defacing sam'
I aud were destroyed by fire by sal
; board in open session.
! As required by act No. II of 1885,
5 this process verbal is ordered spread 0
}. the minutes of the board.
i Witness the signature of the Presider
and Secretary of said Board of Con
nlissioners and the official seal their
;, of, this 10th day of April A. d., 100
{Seal }
: A. Z. LANE. J. Z. MCCLELLAN,