St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-29
Therefore,


Landry, in lawful session convened:
that the President and Secretary of
this Police Jury shall be authorized
on behalf of the First Road Dis
triet of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
acting for and in the name of the
governing authority of said Road
District, the Police Jury, and are
directed to incur debt to the amount
of Eighteen Thousand Five Hun
dred Dollars (S18,5o0.00l and to
make and sign negotiable bonds
therefor, numbered conseeutively
from One a. to Twenty-eigat {28),
the first of which shall become due
within four ~ years and the last
which shall mature in the year
1917; and which shall draw interest
at the rate of 5 per cent per an
NUM- from date of issue, payable
semi-annually on the ist day of
January and the list day of July
with the interest coupons attached
to each bond. And said bonds shall
not be sold for less than the price
now fixed by law.
Section 2. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, That the proceeds Of said
bond issue, when negotiated shall
be deposited in the treasury of said
Road District and there shall be
and remain a trust fund to be used
for the purpose only that the same
was levied and collected, to-Wit:
For the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing the pub
lie roads and bridges in said Road
District.
Section 8. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc. That said bonds shall be OF
date the First day Of July, A. D.,
1916, and shall begin to mature en-
the First day of July, A. D., 1920,
and shall become due and payable
each year thereafter. until and in
Guiding the fst day of July, 1877,
and shall be in numbers and
amounts as follows:
Nineteen (f9) bonds of the de-
nomination of Five Hundred Dol
lars $500 each, maturing respec-
lively on the First day of July,
1920, 1921, 1922, 1928, 1924, 1925,
1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1880, 1891,
1882, 1885, 1884, 1896, 1886, 1881 and
1898; and nine (9) bonds of the de-
nomination Of One Thousand Dol
lars ls1o0o.0O each, maturing re-
speet1vely on the ist day of July
OF the years 1896, 1910, 1871, 1919
1913, 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917.
And the form of said bonds shall
De substantially as follows, save as
70 number and amount and date 81
maturity.
$4,000 $4,000
oNilED STATES OF AMERICA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No. 4.
Bond OF the First Road District O.
the Fourth Police Jury Ward. par.
ISL of st. Landry, State of Louis.
lana.
II
KNOW all men by these presents
mat the First Road District Of IN,
Fourth Police Jury Ward Of fl.
Parish OF st. Landry, Louisiana. /,
political subdivision of the State o.
Louisiana, acting through its gov.
erning authority, the Police Jur,
of the Parish of st. Landry, FOL
value received, hereby promises Il
pay to bearer on the 49, day o
-, Five hundred dollars Lawful
money of the United States O
America, with interest thereon, a
the rate Of five per cent Is per cent
per annum from the - day of ~
A. d, 49,, payable semi-annuall,
on the First day of January an.
the First day Of July in each an,
every year, upon presentation an,
surrender of the coupon hereto at
tached, as same shall mature.
The said principal and interes
On said bond being payable at Til
office of the Treasurer of the sal
Road District at Opelousas, La. i
sald9parish of 81. Landry, or at :
Bank in the State of - at the Oh
ton Of the holders or purchasers.
This bond is one of the series &
tWenty-eight bonds. nineteen {
the denomination of $4,000 eacl
and nine Of the denomination {
100000 each and numbered frol
One "a to Twenty-eight (2s) il
elusive, issued by the First Roa
District of the Fourth Police Jur
Ward of the Parish of st. Landr
State of Louisiana, as represent
ing an indebtedness incurred and
be incurred in the construction an
maintenance of public roads ar
bridges in said Road District ar
issued in accordance with the prt
visions of Article 28i of the Const
!. tuition of the State of Louisian
adopted in 1898 and 1913 and A
No. 256 Of the General Assembly
the State Of Louisiana for the ye;
: 1910. as amended by Act No. 2f8
{ the General Assembly Of said Sfa