The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-12-10
A blind man could see proof
in attending the auction of |ttd
Bena lots Dec. 18th.
Notice of Bond Issue.

Notice of Bond Issue.
AS provided by law in such cases,
notice is hereby given that it is pro-
posed to issue bonds of Lef1ore county,
Mississippi, according to the terms Of
the following order of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Lefore county. Mississippi,
made and entered at the December
1909 meeting thereof on the 7th day of
December, 1909, towit:
can Order Providing for the Issuance
of the Bonds of Lefore County, Miss,
for the Purpose of Building Bridges in
the Sum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars, and to Bear Five Per Centum
Interest Payable Semi-Annually.
Whereas, it appears to the Board of
Supervisors of Lef1ore county, that
bridges should be built in said county
and that it is necessary to issue bonds
with which to provide for the building
of the bridges required, and whereas it
appearing that in order to provide for
the bridges necessary in said county
that it is necessary to issue the bonds
Of Leflore county FOL the AMOUNT of n
hundred thousand dollars for said pur-
pose, and whereas it appears that the
dollars added to all the bonded indebt-
edness of the county of Leflore, is less
than Five Per Centum of the assessed
value of the taxable property of the
County Of Lefore appearing on the as
sessment rolls Of said county for the
year 1909; is is therefore ordered, ad-
judged and decreed hat notice be pub
lished in The Commonwealth and the
Enterprise, two newspapers published
in the city of Greenwood, Lefiore coun-
ty, Mississippi. for three consecutive
weeks, that it is the intention and pur-
pose of the Board Of Supervisors at the
January meeting, 1910, to be held at the
Court House in the City of Greenwood,
Mississippi, on the 3rd day and First
Monday of January, 1910, to issue bonds
in the sum Of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars for said purpose. Which said
bonds shall mature Thirty Years from
the date of their Issuance, to-wit:-On
the third day of January, 1910, and shall
bear interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum, interest payable semi-an-
nually, to-wit:-On the 3rd days of jan
uary and July, principal and interest
payable at the First National Bank of
Greenwood, Mississippi; and said bonds
shall be in the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars each and shall be Autographed
with suitable devices to prevent cbun-
terfeiting and shall be registered as
they are issued and shall be numbered
in the regular series from one upward,
and shall be signed by the President of
| this Board and countersigned by the
Clerk, who shall impress the seal upon
each bond as it is issued. And such
bonds, when 80 issued, shall specify on
their face the purpose for which they
are issued, to-wit; Fol- the purpose of
building bridges in the county, and the
total amount authorized to be issued un-
der this order, and said bonds shall be
made payable to bearer, and the bonds
SO is issued shall be sold by the County
Treasurer for not less than their face
| value.
1t is further ordered, adiudged and
decreed that after said bonds shall
have been issued that there shall be
levied annually a special tax to be used
exclusively in paying the interest on
said bonds and providing q sinking
fund of not less than one thousand dol
lars per annum for their redemption"
Witness my hand and seal this 9Th
day of December, 1909.
C. v. CROCKETT.
Chancery Clerk.
| By B. p. CHATHAM, D. c.