The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1913-01-11
JANUABY PROCEEDINGS OF SUPERVISORS.
(seal) A. A. KERGoSIEN,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
Filed January 9Th, 1873.

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Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
Filed January 9Th, 1913.
A. A. KERGoslEN, Clerk
| And whereas within that time ten (iO)
per cent. of the adult taxpayers of said
county. exclusive of those who pay a
poll tax only, did not petition against
the issuance of the said bonds (indeed,
no petition whatever has been filed
against said proposed issue); now,
therefore. be it ordered and resolved
by the Board of Supervisors of Han
cock County, State OF Mississippi. that,
for the purpose of raising funds for
working public roads and building
bridges in said county,, the bonds Of
said county be issued in the amount
Of fifty thousand dollars, there being
bonded Indebtedness OF said county OF
one hundred thousand dollars, and the
assessed value Of the taxable property
of said county, as shown by the land
and personal assessment rolls of said
county for the year 1911. being the sum
of three million one hundred and forty
four thousand seven hundred and fifty
eight dollars Csc, IA, 75o.00), and said
proposed issue, and the existing bonded
indebtedness of said county together,
being less than five per cent. of said as
sessed value.
End. Said bonds shall be dated the
first day of January, A. p. 1913, shall
mature twenty years from the date of
their issuance and shall bear interest at
the rate of six per centum per annum,
and said interest shall be paid annually
on presentation of the interest coupons
to the Office of the County Treasurer of
said Hancock County.
3rd. Said bonds shall be engraved
and printed in two or more colors, shall
be in the sum of five hundred dollars,
and shall be registered as they are is
sued. shall be numbered in regular Sc
ries from one to one hundred & to 1907,
and be signed by the President of the
Board of Supervisors and countersigned
by the Clerk, who shall impress the
seal of the Board upon each bond as it
is issued, and each bond shall specify
on it's face the purpose for which it was
issued and the total amount authorized
to be issued, and each bond shall be
made payable to bearer, and each bond
shall have interest coupons attached
thereto, and shall not be disposrd of for
less than par, and in case any of said
bonds shall be sold after the 1st day of
January, 1918, they shall not be sold for
less than par and accrued interest to
the date of eale.
Be it further ordered that said bonds
shall be in the following words and fig
ures, to-wit:
State of Mississippi.
(Seal of State of Mississippi.)
County of Hancock.
County Bonds for Working Public
L. Dvt1 In
and for Hancock County.
Know all men b., thase presents, That
1.-THE County or Hancock, State of Mis-
sissippi. acknowledges itself indebted
| to, and, for value received, hereby
| five hundred dollars in currency OF the
of the County Treasurer of said county
on the tst day of January, 1888, with
| interest thereon at the rate OF six per
centum per annum, payable annually
in currency of the United States, on
the 1st day Of January OF each year, at
the Office Of said County Treasurer, as
/ evidenced by and upon the presenta-
tion and surrender of the annexed in
terest coupons as they respectisely ma
ture, and 1t Is hereby certified and re-
cited that all acts, conditions and things
required to be done precedent to and
in the issuing of said bonds have been
properly done, happened and performed
| in regular and due form, as required
by the laws of the State of Missis-
sippi. This bond is one of series OF
like tenor, date and amount, numbered
from one to one hundred, O to 1907
inclusive, the total amount authorized
to be issued being fifty thousand dol
lars (S50, 900. .0O) and is issued for the
purpose of raising funds for working o,
public roads and building bridges ir
said Hancock County, State OF Missis-
sippi, for said county, and is issued
under the laws of the State of Missis-
sipppi and by authority OF an order o
the Board of Supervisors of said Han.
cock County, rendered at its regular
December meeting, on the 3rd day Of
December, A. d. 1912.
In testimony whereof the Board O.
Supervisors of said Hancock County
has caused this bond to be signed by
the President of said Board of Super.
visors of said Hancock County, ant
countersigned by the clerk of sait
board, and the corporate seal of sal,
board to be affixed thereto, this, th
1st, day of January, A. D. 1913.
President Board of Supervisors