The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-16

building or altering and eauippins Morrell
WHEREAS. the form of said bonds and
interest coupons to be thereto attached. the
date the same shall bear. the time when
and the place or places where the same
shall be made payable, the rate Of interes.
The same shall bear, and when and where
the same shall become due and payable. and
other details thereof, have not as yet been
with particularly fixed and determined: and
WHEREAS, 1t will be necessary TO levy
from time TO time a tax sufficient to meet
The interest thereon as the same shall become
fund for the payment II the principal of
said bonds at maturity;
NOW THEREFORE,, BID it ordained by the
Board Of Commissioners bf the City Of Lake
land in the State of Florida
That three sets Of NED otiable bonds of the
City OF Lakeland to be known as Fire De-
partment Improvement l and Enlargement
Bonds. Light and Water Bonds, and
Hospital Bonds" respectively, be and they
are hereby issued; the conditions, character
and form OF the said SETS of bonds being
that hereinafter specifically described and
given.
All interest to be payh ble on the bonds
hereby issued on. the surrender Of coupons
at the ONCE Of National Park Bank Of the
City Of New York, Stat@ OF New York; at
which said office the principal Of each bond
shall be payable upon presentation Of the
bond at maturity.
FIRE DEPARTMENT IMPROVEMENT AND
ENHANCEMENT BONDS are hereby issued
OF negotiable character | numbered one to
twenty u-20) inclusive, each Of the denom-
ination Of one thousand dollars $4,000. OO) ;
which bonds shall be dte and payable two
" each year beginning with number one
~ In the year A. D. 1882 and continuing
in regular numerical order until the year A.
- l94l inclusive when the total OF twenty
(20) bonds shall have zen matured.
All bonds bearing interest at the rate Of
nve per cent 10 per cent? per annum. evil
denced by coupons payable semi annually at
the place hereinbefore stated
The form and coupon3 Of Fire Department
improvement and Enlargement Bonds shall be
the form. to wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF FLORIDA
CITY OF LAKELAND.
Five per cent Fire DEPARTMENT Improvement
and Enlargement Bond
KNOW ALL MEN BIZ THESE PRESENTS.
That the City Of Lakeland in the County Of
FOLK IN the State OF Florida, acknowledges
itself to be indebted, add for value receiver
hereby promises to pay Ito the bearer hereof
inc sum OF one thousafti dollars Isl 900 .00),
lawful money OF the U1ited States of Amer
lea, on the first day Of January, A. D. L.
together with interest Oh the said sum from
the GATE hereof at the lrate Of five per cent
o per cent per annl}n, payable semi an
annually on the first daE Of January and the
first day OF July each lyear, upon presenta-
ton and surrender of 1.-THE interest coupons
hereto attached as theyI severally become due,
Doth interest and principal beink payable at
the Office Of National Park Bank in the civ
OF New York. State OF New York prjncinal
anu interest payable inl gold coin Of the Uni
tea states or the current standard weight
This bond is one OF series of twenty
Donds. each OF the denomination OF One
thousand dollars Sl.pO000), amounting to
TOTAL or Twenty thousand Dollars $50
ooo.oo!' numbered onf to twenty consecutive
~ inclusive, issued by the City Of Lakeland
IOr the purpose or raising funds for thu Inn
proVemeht and enlargement Of fire fighting
and prevention SYSTEM Of the said City. pur-
suant to the provisions Of the Statutory Char
Laws Of Florida. Acf Of 1911 of the Leg
islature Of the State of Florida. and as The
re Of t Ss State Fl o lss @, ss ss
the special ordinance numbered I72, duly or.
dained and approved on the tenth day OF
August. A. d. 1914.
1t is hereby certified and recited that the
proposition to issue this bond, as well as all
other bonds OF this series, was duly submitted
and iavorably voted upon In the manner re-
auired by law, and that all acts, conditions
ana things required by law to be done pre-
cedent to and in the issuance OF this and
said bonds. have been properly done, happen
ed and performed in regular and due form as
required by law; that this bond Is, and all
otner bonds OF this issue, with all other in
debtednesses Of said city. are within the lin
itations prescribed by the laws and Constitu- ,,
ton OF the State Of Florida
The full faith, funds, property, credit and
resources Of the City Of Lakeland are here
by irrevocably pledged for the payment OF
principal and interest on sald bond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said City of
Lakeland has caused this bond to be signed
by the Board Of Commissioners of the CITY
OF Lakeland. and the said execution as afore.
said attested by the clerk OF the CITY OF
Lakeland under the seal Of the CITY, and the
coupons hereto attached to be signed In like
manner ny the said body and Its members |
an; anu clerk as aforesaid, with 1t and their
Autographed signatures as OF the first dnv
OF January A. d. l9lh.
bS their chairman upon special authorization