The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-14

bonds and coupons shall be in substan-
TALLY the following rorm, with the nee
essary variations to indicate the different
numbers and interest payment dates to-
wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Bossier
JAIL BUILDING BOND
No.. (Si0O $500
KnoaO all men by these presents, That
the Parish OF Bossler, IN the State OF
Louisiana, acknowledges itself to owe
and for value received hereby promises
to pay bearer the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars on the 1st day of March, A. d.
10, together with interest on said sum
from the date hereof until paid at the
rate of 5 per centum per annum, payable
annually on the 1st day of March of each
year, upon presentation and surrender
of the annexed interest coupons as they
severally become due; both principal
and interest hereof are payable in lawful
money of the United States of America,
at the Office of the Bossier Parish Treas
urer, in Benton, La, or at the banking
house of the Hanover National Bank, in
the City and State of New York.
This bond is one of a series of bonds
issued for the purpose of providing
funds for the construction OF jail
building in and for the Parish of Bos-
sier, and pursuant to resolutions of the
Police Jury Of said parish, duly passed
and adopted, and by virtue OF and in
strict conformity with the requirements
of the Constitution and laws OF the
State of Louisiana, particularly the
provisions of Articles 232 and PSI Of the
State Constitution. The principal and
interest of said bonds are payable out of
valuation that shall be in excess of Ga
mills on the dollar that has been appro-
priated to pay the statutory and ordi-
nary charges Of said parish.
And it is hereby certified and recited,
That all acts, conditions and things re-
quired by the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana to exist, happen
and be performed precedent to and in
the issuance of this bond have existed,
happend and been performed in the
regular and due form, time and manner
as required by law; that the amount OF
this bond, together with all other in
debtedness of said parish, does not ex-
coed any Elimination prescribed by the
Constitution or the laws of said State
| For the enforcement of the covenants
recitals and stipulations herein contain
ed and for the levy and collection of a
sufficient tax to provide for the prompt
| payment of this bond and interest there
on the full faith, credit and resources Of
said parish are hereby irrevocably
pledged.
In testimony whereof said Police Jury
has caused this bond to be signed by
its President, countersighed by its Sec
rotary, and the corporate seal of sale
parish to be hereunto affixed, and caus.
to be executed with their litographeC
fac smile signatures, and this bond tc
be dated the 1st day Of October, A. D
1914.
PARISH OF BossIER, LOUISIANA,
BY Observation-Disclosures, President.
Countersigned: ...,..,,,-,..---., Sec'y.
FORM OF COUPON.
No. $780,. (s20) s25
On the tst day of March, A. D. 49,
the Parish of Bossier, State of louisa
ma, will pay to bearer the sum of S25
lawful money of the United States 0
America, at the office of the Bessie
Parish Treasurer, in Benton, La, or a
the banking house of the Hanover Ma
tional Bank, in the City and State O
New York, being six months interes
then duo on its jail building bond, date
October l, 1914-No. -...,,.
PARISH OF BossIER, LOUISIANA,
By -.....-,.....--,.--.:-.., President.
Countersigned: - ..:.....-.-, Sec'y.
Be it further resolved, That the Presi
dent and Secretary of the Police Jur,
of the Parish of Bossier are hereby au
thorized and directed to execute sal
bonds and interest coupons for and o.
behalf of said parish substantially. i
the manner and form aforesaid, provid
ed, however, that the interest coupon
may be executed with their itographe
signatures. After being executed a
aforesaid, said bonds shall be delivere
to the Southern Structural Steel Com
pany of San Antonio. Texas, or to sue
person or persons as they may direct, 6
their par value, which amount said com
! pany has become entitled to receive i
payment of work done, as the same pro
crosses, or upon payment Of the pa
value of any of said bonds to said parish
Be it further resolved, That in orde
to make provision for the prompt pay
ment of installments of interest an
principal of said bonds, the Parish {
Bossier does hereby solemnly covenar
and agree to levy each year so long &
any of said bonds or coupons are out
standing and unpaid, the full authorize
limit of 10 mills on the dollar valuatio
, upon all Of the taxable property with
said Parish of Bossier, and to cause
, be done whatever may be necessary
J promptly and fully collect the same
l and it is hereby further covenanted an
S agreed that there shall be and there
: hereby appropriated out of the 10-mi
tax authorized to be levied by virture
Y Article 232 of the Constitution, SUI
i equal to three quarters of mill on tt
dollar on the assessed valuation of ia,
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