The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-01-19

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cess verbal of the destruction ordered
spread on the minutes of this board
Fifth Louisiana Levee District,
Process Verbal,
Destruction of Bonds,
Delta, La, Wednesday. Jan. 9, 1901.
Be it remembered. That, whereas.
the board of commissioners for the
fifth Louisiana levee district was author.
lied by act No. "A of the Legislature OF
the State of Louisiana for the year 1886.
to Issue bonds to the amount of ($500,-
000) 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
to the trustee Que year in advance. said
bonds to bear six per cent per annum
interest. payable semi-annually. and
represented by coupons attached 10
said bonds:
And whereas. The said board acting
under and by authority of said act No.
A. have issued bonds as follows:
Nos. to 100. $1,000 each, issued
February l. 1888. 800. 00e.
Nos. to so. $500 each, issued. Feb
ruary /. 1888. $25, 900.
Nos. 101 to l40, $1,000 each. issued
October 25, 1888. $40 900.
Nos. 14l to 315. $1,000 each, issued
November "a. 1891. s175. 006.
Nos to 375. $1,000 each, issued
November s, 1898. 100000.
Nos. 81 to go. $500 each, issued No
VEN Der s, 1898, $4,000.
Nos. $40 to 415, $1,000 each, issued
December &c, 1897, $40 O00
Total. 100000
All Of said bonds were disposed of
and sold except
1875, $1,000, issued November s.
1898. $1,000.
Nos. 20 TO 80, $500 each. issued No
vember s. 1898. Sl0,5 500
Nos $40 to AS, $1,000 each, issued
December TO- 1897, SOL 500.
And whereas. Said board of commits
sioners was authorized by article 23S of
the constitution of the State of Louis
lana OF the year 1898 ahd by act No. ii
of the legislature of the State of LOUIS
lana for. the year 1898 to issue bonds IN
lieu of those heretofore issued, to an
amount not exceeding (S500,000) five
hundred thousand dollars. due in fifty
wears from date and payable at the OPP
ton OF the board at the end of forty
years from date, and bearing interest at
the rate of 8 per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually. evidenced by cou-
pons attached to said bonds.
The said bonds to be sold and pro-
ceeds used to retire outstanding TWEEN
ty-year bonds or to be giy4 in ex-
And whereas. On June 80. 1899. no.
tice was filed with Albert Baldwin. trus-
tee. that bonds
Nos to 100. $1,000 each, issued + eb-
ruary L 1888, 100000;
Nos. to so, $500 each, issued Feb
ruary l, 1888, s25. 900:
Nos. 101 to no. $1,000 each, issued
October 25. 1888 800
Total, s165 600.
would be taken up and paidJuly 1. 1900.
And whereas, The treasurer of The
State of Louisiana has submitted to this
board his process verbal under the pro-
Visions of and in accordance with the re-
luirements of section 5 of act No. IA Of
1913. showing that bonds 10 the amount
II (S15l .000) one hundred and fifty-one
thousand dollars had been paid and re-
leemed and duly cancelled, and has sent |
aid bonds TO the secretary of this board |
IS required by said act. 10 be destroyed |
y said board in open session, and said |
'onds having been carefully examined |
nd each and every bond having been |
July cancelled were destroyed by fire,
he dates, series and numbers thereof
eing as follows. to-wii: ~
Bonds of the denomination of $500
ach, issued February 1. 1888, Nos. L,
. D. z, s. 8, 10, u. Is. IA, 16. II,
8, 10, 20, 81. %, "a, %, 26, 20, 80, 81,
3, "a, 30, So, 81, SO, 80, 40, Al, AZ. 40,
4. As, 46, AZ. 4S, 40, being forty bonds
ggregating the sum of ($2O,0OO)
wenty thousand dollars.
Bonds of The dsnomin alton of $1,000
ach issued, February /. 1888. Nos. L,
8, 4. 5. 6, z. 8, 9, 10. IL. IL, 10. IS,
5. IL, Is, 10, 20, p, %. %. "a, 25, 26.
Z, %. 20, 80. 81, 80, 80, "a. IS, So, 81.
5, SO, 40, IL, AZ, 4S. A. 40, AZ, 4S,
}, 90, 81, 50, So, "a, 90, 81, So, SO, 80.
|. 62, 63, Ga, 65, Sc. 81, 6S, 50, 20, II,
,. IS. "a, IS, rs. II. 70, 80, 81. 80, SO,
[, So. Sc, 81. SO, SO, go, 81, 92. 80, "a,
J, Sc, 81, SO, SO. 100. being ninety-siS
'nds aggrega'ing ts96,0OO ninery-six
ousand dollars.
Bonds of the denominasion of $1,000
.ch, issued Octobea %, 1888, Nos. 1O1.
2. 103, 104, 105, LOG, 107, 108, 100,
.. Ill, 112, 113. ia, lis, 116, 1T,
8, l19, 12o, 12l. 1872, 1875, 126, 127,
3. 129, $50, 131, 1872. 1873, 1877,
8, 139. lao, beng thirty-fiye bonds a
.gregating($35, 00O) thirty-fve thous- 5
d dollars, making in all bonds a
loun'ing to ($l51 ,O0O) one hundred
lysone thousand dollars. Il
And at the same time and place
nds Nos. II to 80. $4,000 each, issued
8. 1898, $4,000; :
No. S75, $1,000, issued November s,
80, $1,000; q,
Nos. S76 10 415, $1,000 each, issued 4
cember 10, 1897, $4,000; :,
'ounting to $4,000, having been :
ID by this board and not sold or !"
posed of, aud fifty year per cent ri
DDS having been issued in lieu of ia
ne, aud the proceeds derived from I'll
safe thereof, having been placed in v.
state treasury to the credit of the 81,
ieral account of this district, said .
enty-year six per cent bonds '"
ounting TO 1851, 00O ffty-one thous- ce
dollars, were also destroyed by =
by said board in open session.
king in all bonds amounting TO
D2 ,O0O two hundred and two thous- :
dollars destroyed. "a "a
II of the ahoye describad houdc ~,