St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-08

the first of which shall become du
within four (4) years and the las
which shall mature in the yea
1917; and which shall draw interes
at the rate of 5 per cent per an
mum from date of issue, payabl
semi-annualIy on the ist day Q
January and the ist day OF Jul,
with the interest coupons attache'
to each bond. And said bonds shall
not be sold for less than the prle'
now fixed by law.
Section 2. BE it further ordain.
ed, ETC., That the proceeds OF sal
bond issue. when negotiated shall
be deposited in the treasury Of salt
Road District and there shall b.
and remain a trust fund'to be uset
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 Roae
District.
Section 5. Be it further ordaln-
ed, ETC., That said bonds shall be o.
date the First day of July, A. d.
1916, and shall begin to mature or
the First day of July, A. D., 1920
and shall become due and payable
each year thereafter until and in
Guiding the ist day of July, 1871
and shall be in numbers and
amounts as follows:
Nineteen (19) bonds of the de-
nomination of Five Hundred Dol
lars $500 each, maturing respec-
lively on the First day of July,
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1880, 1891,
1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887 and
1898; and nine 49, bonds Of the de-
nomination Of One Thousand Dol
lars (si00O.0o) each, maturing re-
! spectiyeIy on the ist day of July
Of the years 1889, 1910, 1874, 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. 4.
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., 49,, payable semi-annually
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 att
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 81. Landry, or at =
Bank in the State Of at the OPP
ton Of the holders d purchasers.
This bond is n 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 AZ 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 1918 and Act
No. 256 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana for the year
19l0 as amended by Act No. 2i8 Of
the General Assembly of said State
for the year 1912, after an election
On the 30th day of JUNE, 1915, and
on the question of such issue by
1.-THE property tax payers of said
Road District, held, canvassed and
the results declared and promul-
gated and registered, all according
to law authorizing such issue, OF
which election there was no CON
test and q none now lawfully be
made.
In testimony whereof, and by the
authority Of Ordinance No. of
the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Landry, State of Louisiana, the
governing body of said Road Dis