The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24


fee of the treasurer of the parish of Assem-
sion at Donadsonvile, Louisiana. at the OPP
ton of the holder, and that the form of
said bond shall be substantially as follows
No..-.--.-.--.-...- S.-.-...-.-......
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-sTATE
OF LOUISIANA--PARISH OF
ASCENSION.
Road Improvement Bond of Road District No.
2 of the Parish of Ascension.
Road District No. of the parish of AS
cension. state of Louisiana, by the board of
! supervisors of said road district. its gov
erning authority, for value received hereby
promises to pay to bearer on the first day of
July the of $....-...----.. dollars,
in gold or coin of the United States of the
present standard of coinage, with interest
thereon of five per centum per annum, pay
able semi-annual1y on the first day OF jan
uary and July of each year, upon presenta-
ton and surrender of the respective cou-
pons hereto attached, as the same become
due. The principal and interest of this bond
payable at the office of
Bank, in the city Observation-Disclosures, state
of st the office OF the
treasurer of the parish Of Ascension. at
Donaldsonville, Louisiana, at the option Of
the holder.
This bond is one of series of one hum
dred l00p bonds of like tenor. except as to
number and date of maturity, aggregating
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), issued by
the board Of supervisors of Road District
No of the parish of Ascension, as the gov
erning authority of said road district of the
parish of Ascension, for the purpose of es-
tablishing, constructing, maintaining, i'm
proving and repairing the public highways
and roads situated within the limits of said
Road District No. 2, under and by virtue of
and in strict compliance with the provisions
of the constitution and statutes of the state
of Louisiana, including among others article
281 of the constitution and Act 256 of the
general assembly of the state of Louisiana,
for the year 1910, and acts amendatory
thereof; and this bond, and the issue of
which it is q part, authorized at an
election duly and regularly held in Road
District No 2 of the parish of Ascension on
the 18th day of October, 1915. the returns
of which election were promulgated on the
22nd day of October, 1915. by the police jury
Of the parish of Ascension, then acting as
the governing authority of said Road Dis
trict No. 2.
1t is hereby certified, recited and declared
that all acts, conditions and things required
to exist. happen and be performed precedent
to and in the issuance of this bond have ex-
listed, happened and been performed in due
time, form and manner as required by law;
that the amount of this bond, together with
all othepe indebtedness of Road District No.
z, does not exceed any limit prescribed by
the constitution statutes of said state
that before the issuance of this bond pro-
vision has been made. as required by law.
for the collection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay the principal and interest as the same
shall become due and payable.
The full faith and credit Of all the taxa
Bile property Of Road District No. 2 Of the
parish of Ascension are hereby irrevocably
pledged for the punctual payment OF the
principal and interest of this bond
In witness whereof, the board of super
visors Of. Road District No. 2 ofsthe parish
of Ascension, as the governing authority of
said road district of the parish Of Ascen-
sion. has caused this bond to be signed by
the president and secretary of said board OF
supervisors of said road district, and the
corporate seal of said road district to be
hereto affixed and the coupons hereto at
tached to bear the fac-simile signatures of
said president and secretary, and this bond
to be dated the first day of January, 1917.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. ROAD DIS
TRICT NO. 2, PARISH OF ASCENSION,
President.