St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-15

For the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing the pub
lie roads and bridges in said hoad
District.
Section 8. Be it further ordain-
cd etc. That said bonds shall be OF
date the First day Of July, A. u,
1916. and shall begin to mature On
the First day of July, A. D, 1927,
and shall become due and payable
each wear thereafter until and in
GLIDING the list day OF July, 1917,
and shall be in numbers and
amounts as follows:
Nineteen (ie) bonds of the de-
nomination of Five Hundred Dol
lars (s5oo) 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, 1895, 1896, 1887 and
1888; and nine ~ bonds of the de-
nomination Of One Thousand Dol
lars (sio0O.0O) each. maturing re-
speetively on the 4st day of July
of the years 1889, 1910, 1914, 1912,
1913, 1914, 1916, 1916 and t947.
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. I.
Bond of the First Road District Of
the Fourth Police Jury Ward, Par
ish of St. Landry, State of Louis
lana.
Know all men by these presents,
That the First Road District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of the
Parish of st. Landry, Louisiana, a
political subdivision of the State of
Louisiana, acting through its gov
erning authority, the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, for
value received, hereby promises to
pay to bearer on the - day of
+, Five hundred dollars lawful
money of the United States OF
America, with interest thereon, at
the rate of five per cent Is per cent?
per annum from the - day of =,
A. D., 10, payable semi-annualiy
on the First day of January and
the First day of July in each and
every year, upon presentation and
surrender of the coupon hereto at
tached, as same shall mature.
The said principal and interest
on said bond being payable at the
office of the Treasurer of the said
Road District at Opelousas, La, in
said parish of s.. Landry, or at -
Bank in the State Of - at the OPP
ton of the holders or purchasers.
This bond is one of the series of
tWenty-eight bonds. nineteen Of
the denomination of $4,000 each,
and nine of the denomination of
100000 each and numbered from
One a. to TWenty-eight (28) in
elusive, issued by the First Road
District of the Fourth Police Jury
Ward of the Parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, as represent
ing an Indebtedness incurred and to
be incurred in the construction and
maintenance of public roads and
bridges in said Road District and
issued in accordance with the pro-
visions Of Article 28i of the Consti-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana
adopted in 1898 and 1913 and Act
No. 256 of the General Assembly Of
the State of Louisiana for the yeal
1910 as amended by Act No. 2f8 q
the General Assembly of said Stat,
for the year 1912, after an election
on the 30th day of June, 1915, ant
on the question of such issue b.
the property tax payers of sail
Road District, held, canvassed an
the results declared and promul
gated and registered, all according
to law authorizing such issue, Q
which election there was no con
test and can none now lawfully b
made.
i In testimony whereof, and by tn
, authority of Ordinance No. G
t the Police Jury Of the Parish OF 5
! Landry. State of Louisiana, tn
governing body of said Road Dis
i trict, lawfully enacted on the :
day of - and now recorded ]
Mortgage office of the State of Lot
! isiana. I, , President I
said Police Jury, have signed tn
bond along with ]. ]. Healey, SCI
rotary Of the Police Jury, likewi'
authorized, and sealed the same
G accordance with law on this =
t. day of - A. D, i9l-a
= President Police Jury of the Pa
= ish of st. Landry, State OF Loul