St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
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this Police Jury shall be authorized
on behalf of the First Road Dis
trict 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 ISIS, 10000 and to
make and sign negotiable bonds
therefor, numbered eonseeutively
from One az to TWenty-eight (28l,
the first of which shall become due
within four "a years and the last
which shall mature in the year
1877; and which shall Maw interest
at the rate of 5 per cent per an
mum from date of issue, payable
semi-annually on the list day of
January and the dst 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 3. 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 on
the First day of July, A. D., 1920,
and shall become due and payable
each year thereafter until and in
Guiding the list day of July, 1917,
and shall be in numbers and
amounts as follows:
Nineteen 49, 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, 1888, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887 and
1888; and nine (9) bonds of the de-
nomination of One Thousand Dol
lars {sf00O.0o) each, maturing re-
spectively on the fst day Of July
of the years 1889, 1910, 1871, 1912
1913, 1914, 1916, 1916 and 1917.
And the form of said bonds shall
be substantially as follows, save as
to number and amount and date OF
maturity.
$4,000 $4,000
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No. 1.
Bond of the First Road District o.
the Fourth Police Jury Ward. Par
lsh of st. Landry, State of Louis
lana.
Know all men by these presents
That the First Road District of fht
Fourth Police Jury Ward of thu
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, fo1
value received, hereby promises t,
pay to bearer or 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
4. p. 49,, payable semi-annualE
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
offlce Of the Treasurer of the sal
Road District at 0pelousas. La. j
SAID parish of st. Landry, or at
Bank in the State of - at the op
I ton of the holders or purchasers.
ms bond is nj Of the series q
tWenty-eight bonds. nineteen q
the denomination of $4,000 eacI
: and nine of the denomination I
s10oo.00 each and numbered fror
q One "a to Twenty-eight (28) in
g elusive, issued by the First Roa
: District Of the Fourth Police Jur
Ward of the Parish of st. Landr,
9 State of Louisiana, as represent
ing an Indebtedness incurred and t
$ be incurred in the construction an
d maintenance of public roads an
a bridges in said Road District an
s issued in accordance with the pre
y visions of Article 28f of the Const
tuition of the State of Louisian
e adopted in 1898 and 1913 and A,
No. 256 of the General Assembly {
: the State of Louisiana for the YET
: 1910 as amended by Act No. 2i8
6 the General Assembly of said sta
for the year 1912, after an electio
e on the Both day of June, 1915, an