The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
COURTHOUSE BONDS.

COURTHOUSE BONDS.
| KNOW All Men By These Present
That the parish OF jefferson Davis. one
oi the parishes OF the STATE of LOuiSi.
ana, ana political subdivision thereof,
acknowledges Itself 10 be indebted. and
FOR value received hereby promises to
pay bearer the sun OF $----.---.
/ Dollars on the lat Day e.. of Feb. 1911.
together with interest the ean from
ihe date hereof until plii II The rate OF
i've per cent. (j) per pnuum, payable on
| the Isl DAY OF February, 1911, and semi.
annually thereafter on AUGUST list and
February lSt OF each year uDon presen
tatlon and surrender OF the coupons
hereto attached, as they severaIly be
come due; both principal and interest
oi he bond are due and payable at the
PARISH Treasury Of the Parish of JclTer.
on Davis, in the town t Jennings.
State OF Louisiana, or at the COntiuen-
| ia, & Commercial National Bank III the
Ity OF Chicago, State of Illinois, and
for The payment hereof ana Of said in.
to'eSt coupons # maturity as hpseiD
provided, the full attn and credit OF the
Parish OF Jefferson Ddvi, are hereDyir-
gyOcabLy pledged.
This bond Is one of series Of like
date md tenor, except maturity, issued
by the Parish OF Jefferson Davis, State
Of Louisiana, for the construction OF a
courthouse in Sald Parish and the pay.
ment OF all said bonds and the interest
acoruing thereon is guaranteed by the
| Parish Of Jefferson Davis, State OF Lou
! i,iaDa, and is secured BY the Ievy, an
/ preparation and dedication OF The pro
ceedS of the re,idue OF the general ten
mill tax Of the Parish of Jefferson Da-
/ Wis, or 50 much thereof as NAV be nee.
eSSary for the years 1915, 1917. 1918. 1919
1920, 1921, 1922, 1928, 1924, 1925, after
making provision for the PAYMENT OF
tn" statutory ordinary, and usual CHAR.
ges as provided Tor by the Constitution
and laws OF the State of Louisiana, all
aS Willappear 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.
quired by the Constitution ard 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 a 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 d 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
lSt day of February, 1916.
JOHN H. COOPER,
President of Police Jury of Parish
of Jefferson Davis.
Attest:
L.. ROBINSON,
Secretary Of the Police Jury of
the Parish of Jefferson Davis.
INTEREST COUPON.
On the day of-----.-
19.---, the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
one of the Parishes of the State of
Louisiana, and a political subdivision
thereof, will pay to bearer ----
---- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dollars Is 49,
.--.----), at the Office of the Par
| iSh Treasurer Of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, in the town of Jennings, Louisi-
ana, or observation-disclosures -------
Bank, in the city of Chicogo, State of
Illinois, at the option of the holder, be-.
ing five per cent IS per cent? interest
due on its Court house Bonds No...----
dated the LIST day OF February, 1916.
JNOH COOPER,
President of the Police Jury of the Par.
iSh of Jefferson Davis.
Attest:
LIE. ROBINSON,
Clerk of Police Jury Of the Parish
II jefferson Davis.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
"A1t For tn purpose of paying
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