The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-09-11
Colfax. La Aup IN 1q15


lsh OF Grant, State of Louisiana. did or
June z. 1915. order a special election tc
be held on July IL. 1915, in road district
number one of the parish of Grant fol-
the purpose of taking the sense of the
qualified voters on the proposition of
issuing bonds in the sum of thirteen
thousand dollars ($l3,OOO), and said
election was favorable to the issuance
OF said bonds. and the police jury met
on July IA. 1915, and promulgated the
returns of said election; therefore,
BE 1t ordained by the police jury of
the parish of Grant, State of Louisiana.
That the president of the police jury of
the parish of Grant be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and
deliver to the purchaser thereof bonds
OF the parish of Grant, State of Louisi-
ana, on behalf of road district number
one, payable to bearer in the aggregate
sum of thirteen thousand ($13, OOO) dol
lars, all in the denomination of five hun
dred dollars ($5OO) and designated as
flve per cent (5%) good roads bonds
and numbered from one to twenty-six,
inclusive, all dated September /, 1915, |
and maturing serially. as follows:
Numbers to S. inclusive. on May /,
1916.
Numbers 6 to 10, inclusive, on May 1,
1917.
Numbers II to Is, inclusive, on Nav
l, 1918.
Numbers 16 to 20, inclusive, on Nav
l, 1919.
Numbers Fl to 26, inclusive, on Nav
l, 1920.
All of said bonds bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent per annum.
payable semi-annually on the first day
of May and November of each and ev-
cry year until final payment of the
principal sums thereof, except that the
first interest payment shall be made ,
on the first day of May, 1916, as evil {
denced by interest coupons attached {
thereto; and both principal and inter- I
est of said bonds shall be payable at {
the Office of the treasurer of Grant I
parish in the town of Colfax, or at such /
bank as may be designated by the pur- t
chaser of the bonds, and said bonds /
shall be signed by the president of the t
police jury of the parish of Grant and t
attested by the secretary of the police t
jury, provided that said interested cou- v
pons shall be authenticated by the fac o
simile signatures of said president and n
secretary.
And it is provided that said bonds s
and coupons shall be in substantially i.
the following form: c
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA b
State of Louisiana Il
Parish of Grant il
No.. Road District Number One S. G
FIVE PER CENT ROAD BOND Il
Know all men by these presents, tt
That the parish of Grant, State of Lou al
isiana, on behalf of road district num-
Der one of said parish is indebted and in
for value received hereby promises to ec
pay to bearer five hundred dollars, law
full money of the United States of p
America, on the first day of May, 10.
with interest at the rate of five per
centum per annum from date hereof,
payable semi-annually on the first DAYS
IF May and November, except that the
irst interest payment will be on May Isl
|, 1916, on presentation and surrender or
If the annexed coupons bearing fac to
Iimiles of the signatures of the presi- tr
lent and secretary of the police jury TO
# the said parish as they severally be- tn
'ome due. Both principal and interest OF
# this bond are payable at the office of tn
he treasurer of said parish, at Colfax, an
louisiana, or at such bank as may be. ISIS
designated by the holder of this bond ju
nd of the interest coupons. ga
This bond is one of series of twenty
tx bonds of like date, tenor and effect, Jul
Excepting as to maturity, issued by the Lo
olice jury of the parish of Grant, State pc
Louisiana. on behalf of road district an
umber one of said parish, for the pur- ed
ose of road construction and improve chi
rent within thu confines of said district. CIR
nder and in full compliance with the ros
and laws of the State of be;
and especially article 2Sl of tho
ne constitution and act 256 of 1910 and all
It 2l8 of 1912, and an ordinance duly ($5
nd regularly adopted by the police jury Co.