The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-30

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hereby authorized shall be payable at
the .............. bank, in the city OF
............ state of .......-.... or at
the office of the treasurer OF the par
isiana. at the option of the holder, and
that the form of said bond shall be
substantially as follows:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ASCENSION.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT BOND
FIRST ROAD DISTRICT OF THE
PARISH OF ASCENSION.
The First Road District OF the parish
of Ascension, state Of Louisiana, by the
police jury of said parish. it's governing
promises to pay to bearer on the first
day OF June, 10 the sum of five hun
dred dollars, in gold coin of the United
States OF the present standard Of COIN
age, with interest thereon at the rate of
five per centum per annum, payable
semi-annually on the first day of De-
cember and June in each year, upon
the presentation and surrender of the
respective coupons hereto attached, as
the same become due. The principal
and interest off this bond are payable
at the office OF the .............. bank,
in the city of .....:.......:.. state OF
............, or at the office of the
treasurer of the parish of Ascension,
at Donaldsonville, Louisiana, at the
option of the holder.
This bond is one of series of seven
ty bonds, numbered one to seventy, ia
elusive, of the denominations of five hum
bred dollars $4,000 each, issued by the
police jury OF the parish of Ascension
as the governing body OF the said First
Road District OF the parish OF Ascension.
for the purpose OF establishing, con-
slructing. maintaining, improving and re-
pairing the public highways and roadB
situated within the limits OF said First
Road district under and by virtue OF
and in strict compliance with the proVi-
sions of the constitution and statutes OF
the state of Louisiana, including among
others Article PSI of the said constitution
and Act No. Esq OF the general assem-
bly, OF the state OF Louisiana for the
year 1910. and acts amendatory thereof;
and this bond, and the issue of which
it is a part, was authorized at an elee-
ton duly and regularly held in the said
First Road District of the parish of AS
cension on the 18th day OF Of. March. is s;s
muIgated on the 18th day OF March,
1913, by the police jury OF the parish OF
Ascension as the governing authority
OF the said First Road District.
It is hereby certified, recited and de-
clared that all acts, conditions ana
things required to exist, happen and De
performed precedent to ana in the is
suance of this bond have existed, hap
pened and been performed in due time,
form and manner as required by law;
that the amount of this bond, together
with all other Indebtedness OF the said
First Road District, uoes not exceed any
limit prescribed by the constitution or
statutes of said state; that before the
issuance of this bond provision has
been made, as required by law, tor the
collection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay the principal and interest as the
same shall become due and payable.
The full faith and credit and all the
taxable property of the said First Road
District of the parish OF Ascension are
hereby iIrevocably pledged for the
punc1ual payment Of the principal and
interest OF this bond.
In witness whereof. the police jury
of the parish of Ascension, as the GOV
erning authority OF the said First kqad
District OF the parish Of Ascension, has
caused this bond to be signed by the
president and secretary OF said police
jury, and the corporate seal of the said
police jury to be hereto affixed, and the
coupons hereto attached to bear the
fac smile signatures of the xaid presi-
dent and secretary, and this bond to
he dated the first day of June, 1914.
THE POLICE JURY OF THE PAR
18Th OF ASCENSION,
as governing authority of the First
Road District of said parish.