The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-03
COURTHOUSE BONDS.

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COURTHOUSE BONDS.
| KNOW All Men BY These Present,
That the parish of Jefferson Davis. one
or the parishes of the State of LOuisi.
ana, and political subdivision thereof.
acknowledges itself to be indebted and
Tor value received hereby promises to
pay bearer the sum of y----.
Dollars on the 1St day OF of Feb. 1871. .
together with interest thereon from
the date hereof until paid at the rate of
I'VE per cent. co. per annum, payable on
the LIST day OF February, 1917, and semi.
annually thereafter on August 1st and
February lSt OF each year, upon presen.
tatlon and surrender of the coupons
hereto attached, as they Severally be
come due; both principal and interest
OF the bond are due and payable at the
| parish treasury OF the Parish of Jetfer-
| son Davis, i'll the town Of Jennings.
State OF Louisiana, or at the COntinen-
tai * Commercial National Bank in the
city OF Chicago, State Of Illinois, and
for the payment hereof and of said in.
teFeSt coupons At maturity a hpseia
provided, the full faith and credit of the
Parish OF Jefferson Davis are herebEiP-
revocably pledged.
This bond Is one Of a series Of like
date and tenor, except maturity. iSsuel
| by the Parish OF Jefferson Davis, State
VI Louisiana, for the construction OF a
courthouse in sad Parish and the pay.
ment OF all said bonds and the interest
/ iCcrulng thereon is guaranteed by the
| Parish OF Jefferson Davis, State OF Lon.
i,lana, and is secured by the lew, an
preparation and dedication OF the bro
ceedS OF the re>idue Of the general ten
mill tax OF the Paris OF Jefferson Da-
| Is, or so much thereof as may be nee.
eSSary for the years 1916, 1917. 1918. 1919
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, after
making provision for the payment OF
the statutory ordinary, and usual char.
geS as provided for by the Constitution
aud laws OF the State of Louisiana, all
as will appear by ordinance of the Pc,
| lice Jury of the Parish of jefferson Da.
Wis, duly adopted.
1t is hereby certified and warranted
that all acts, conditions and things re.
CURED by the Con- titutlon and statutes
OF the state of Louisiana precedent to
and in the issuing of this bond in order
to make the same valid and binding
obligation of said Parish, have been
regularly done and performed, and es.
peCially that ample provision has been
made for the payment of all statutory
and ordinary charges, and that after
making such provision surplus exists
sufficient to pay the interest and princi.
pal of this bond, and of all other bonds
OF this issue as they Severally become
due, and that the total debt of the Par
iSh of Jefferson Davis does not exceed
any constitutional or statutory limita-
| ton.
In testimony whereof, the said Police
Jury OF the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
one Of the parishes of the State of LOU
isiana, and political subdivision there.
of. has caused this bond to be issued
and signed by the president of police
jury and atteSted by the secretary of
the police jury, and the interest Cou.
pOnS hereto annexed to be executed by
the fac-simile signature of said preSi-
dent and said secretary as of this, the
1St day of February, 1916.
JOHN H. COOPER,
President of POLICE Jury of Parish
OF Jefferson Davis.
Attest:
LIE. ROBINSON,
Secretary OF the Police Jury of
the Parish of Jefferson Davis.
INTEREST COUPON.
On the day of. --.-
H., the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
one of the Parishes of the State Of
Louisiana, and a political subdivision
thereof, will pay to bearer -.--.-.....
---- --------------.--- Dollars Is -.
---------), at the office of the Par
iSh Treasurer Of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, in the town of Jennings, Louisi-
ana, OF
Bank, in the city of Chicogo, State of
Illinois, at the option of the holder, be.
ing five per cent 5 per cent? interest
due on its Court house Bonds No.,
dated the LIST day of February, 1916.
JNO H. COOPER,
President Of the Police Jury of the Par.
lSh of Jefferson Davis.
Attest.
LIE. ROBINSON,
Clerk of Police Jury of the Parish
Of Jefferson Davis
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc. That for the purpose of paying