St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-04-27
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n by proper coupons attached to each
bond. and both principal and interest shall
be payable in gold coin OF the United States
of America ofthe then present standard of
weight and fneness; said coupons, however,
may be executed by fac-simile signatures OF
the President and Secretary of said Board.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained that
eacl of said bonds and each OF said interest
oupon TO De attached thereto, shall be in
form substantially as follows, to-wtt:
NUMBER $500 90
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
FIRST SEWERAGE DISTRICT OF THE CITY
OF OPELOUSAS, la.
SEWERAGE BIND.
Know all men by these presents, That the
Board OF Sewerage Commissioner OF the
First Sewerage District Of the city OF Opel
ousas, Louisiana. acknowledges itself TO pc
Indebted, and. for value received, hereby
promises to pay to bearer the sum of
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
1880. COZ upon the first day of October, AID.
l9-, together with interest thereon from
date hereof until paid, at the rate OF i've
per cent per annum.. payable ON
the first day OF October of each and every
year, until nal payment hereof. upo the
presentation and surrender OF this mi
n the interest coupons attached, as they
SeyeraIlY become due.
Both principal and interest of this bond
are due and payable at the Interstate Trust
g Banking Company. New Orleans. La, IN
gold coin of the United States Or America,
at the then present standard OF weight and
aneResS.
This bond is n Of a series of eighty tSol
of like date, tenor and amount, IS
sued for the purpose OF providing FUNDS TO
establish. maintain n operate a sewerage
system within the limits of said First
Sewerage District Of the City OF Opelousas,
Louisiana ,the title tC which shall vest IN
said The Board of Sewerage commissioners
of the First Sewerage District OF the city OF
O~pelousas, La, under and In pursuance ana
In conformity 10 Article Isl OF b Gonstttu-
ton OF the State or Louisiana, and the sta
tuIeS c2rrying same into effect, anG IS
authorized and approved by the vote OF the
majority in boEh number and amount OF
tile property tax payers, quaIl1eu TO vote
thereon. voting at a special election duly
and regularly called and held in and for
said Eiisf Sewerage District OF the city or
OpeiOusaS. Louisiana, as PROVIDED Dy tue
Constitution and statutes OF tile state OF
louisiana.
1t is hereby certified and recited that all
acts, conditions and things required to pc
done by the Constitution and statutes OF
louisiana, precedent 20 and necessary In
Issuing this bond, have been reSutdrl done
an performed; that the total Indebtedness
of said FEST Sewerage District OF the city
of Upe1ousas, La. including this bond, does
exceed any constitutional OF statutory
limitation, and that conforInaDlt TO tie
provisions OF Article Isl or the CONSTITUTION
of Louisiana, and the statutes OF the stare
81 Louisiana, fuIl and ample provision has
been made FOR Lac collection OF Il dlrect
property tax OF two AMI 0ne-naIF mills on
tue dollar annually, on al property subject
10 state taxation, within the limits Of said
FIRST Sewerage District OF the city OF opel
ousas, La. winch sa1d special tax Is also
authorized and approved by the vote OF the
majority III both umbe and amount OF
the property qualified TO vote
thereon, voting at a special election, duly
anu regularly called and held In and foI
san First sewerage District OF the city Oh
Ope!ousas, La, as provided by III Constr
tuition ana SiatuteS OF Louisiana, ana ma
been specifically and ~trreVaeably author,
ICED and dedicated TO the payment OF said
buaas IN principal and Interest as the same
shat mature.
IN testimony whereof, said The Board o
Sewerage commissioner of tile First Sewer
age District of the city II Opel9usas, par.
ish OF st. Landry, state OF Louisiana, has
caused this D0nuto be signed by lis PfesI
dent and attested by It's secretary, ana IL
corporate seal to be affixed hereto. anu the
interest u hereto annexed De exc
cuted by facsimile signatures OF is ffest-
uent and Secretary, this first day OF 0efo'
Der, 1911.