St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-14
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whereas. the funds derived from
! the sale of said bonds authorized
as aforesaid are insufficient to COM
| plete the highways provided for il
the resolution of the Police Jury OF
date Feb. End, 1914. and
Whereas, it is deemed neces-
sary and eXpedient to complete sale
highways as originally contemplat-
ed, and to have sufficient funds on
hand to maintain said highways az
constructed: and
Whereas. for the completion OF
such highways and the mainte-
nance thereof when completed the
additional sum of Sl2.009.M will be
required: and
Whereas, the revenues of the
year 1924 have not heretofore been
| anticipated, and provision has been
made for the payment Of all statu-
tory and ordinary charges and all
outstanding obligations of said Par
ish for said year 1924; and
Whereas, after making all pro-
vision for all statutory and ordi-
nary charges and outstanding OBJ
legations of said Parish, there is and
will be a residue from the ten mill
tax authorized by Article 232 OF
the Constitution Of Louisiana. in
the sum of Si7,000.00.
NOW THEREFORE:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of st. Landry Parish, State of Lou
isiana:
Section 4. That for the purpose
Of constructing highways and the
maintenance thereof when COM
pIeted in and for said Parish there
be funded into bonds the avails Of
the residue of the ten mill tax for
the year 1924 as is authorized by
Article 232 of the Constitution Of
Louisiana, and for that purpose
there be issued the bonds of said
Parish in the sum of S12,000.00, in
accordance with the provisions Of
Paragraph 4 of Article 28f Of The
Constitution of Louisiana.
Section 2. Said issue shall consi st
II bonds Of the denomination Of
100000 each, numbered eonsecu-
lively from 1 to II inclusive. dated
August fst, 1915, and due and pay
able February fst, 1925.
Section 3. Said bonds shall bear
interest at the rate of five per
cent per annum, payable semi-an-
nually on the first day of Eebru-
year, and hoth principal and inter
est shall be payable at the National
Park Bank. in the City Of New York.
State of New York.
Section 4. The several Install
ments of interest shall be eyi-
denced by coupons attached to said
bonds, and said bonds shall be ex-
ecuted in the following form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
ST. LANDRY PARISH.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT BOND.
No. - 1000 Dollars
NOW ALL MEN By THESE
PRESENTS. That the Parish Of
st. Landry, in the State of Louisiana.
is indebted to and for value re-
ceiyed, hereby promises to pay The
bearer One Thousand Dollars. law
full money of the United States Of
America, on the first day of Feb
ruary, A. D., 1926. with interest
thereon at the rate OF five per
eentum per annum. from date here
of, payable semi-anntlai.y On the
first day of February and August
in each year, on presentation ard
surrender of the annexed coupons
bearing a facsimile of the signa-
lures of the President and Clerk Of
the Police Jury of said Parish. as
they severally become due. Both
principal and interest of this bond
are payable at The National PARK
Bank in the City of New York, State
of New York, and the avails of the
residue of the ten mill tax for the
year 1924, authorized by Article 232
Of the Constitution of Louisiana,
after the payment of all statutory
and ordinary charges, have been
dedicated and appropriated and are
hereby pledged for the payment Of
the principal and interest hereof
at maturity.
This bond is one of a series of
12 bonds of like date. tenor and
fleet, issued by the Police Jury Of
said Parish for the purpose of con-
strueting highways and the main
tenance thereof, in and for said
Parish, under and by authority OF
and in accordance and full colnDli-
ance with the Constitution and laws
of the State Of Louisiana. and es-
peciaIly Paragraph 4 of Article 28t
of said Constitution. and an ordi-
nance duly and regularly passed
and adopted by the Police Jury of
said Parish on the 9th day of July,
1915.
And it is hereby Certified. Re-
cited and Declared that the residue
of the ten mill tax for the year
~orfhani1aI hxy 4 pfin1a 900 nf
the Constitution Of Louisiana, after
making provision for the payment
of all statutory and ordinary
charges. will be amply sufficient to
pay the principal and interest of
this bond and all other bonds of
said series at maturity: that all
acts, conditions and things required
to be done precedent to and in the
issuance of said bonds have been
properly done. have happened. and
have been performed. in regular
and due form, as REQUIRED by law.
and that said indebtedness does
not exceed any statutory or con-
stitutional limitation.
In Testimony Whereof, We. the
undersigned officers of the Police
Jury of st. Landry Parish. State of
being duly authorized to
execute this obligation on behalf of
said Parish, have hereunto set our
signatures, as of the first
day of August, A. D. 1915.
Attested and Countersigned:
President.
Clerk.
INTEREST COUPON.
No. $500
- LIST. 49,. The Parish of