The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-02-15

Know All Men By These Present:
That Road District No. 19 of the Par
lsh of Natchitoches, a political subdi-
vision of the State of Louisiana, ack-
nowledges itself to owe and for value
received, hereby promises to pay to
bearer, upon the first day of March
| 49, the sum of
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
in lawful money OF the United States
cordance with the law
Therefore be it ordained by the Board
| of Supervisors of Road District No. l9
Natchltoches Parish, La.
Section l. That each act of the said
Police Jury referred to above and pro-
ceedings undertaken and enacted by
said Police Jury in the matter of the
! issue of said bonds, be and the same
are now approved and ratified; and
made the acts of this Board.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
that the $3.50, 0O0.O0 Highway bends Of
Road District No, -, Natchitoches,
Parish shall be issued in the denomina-
ton of 81, 000.0 90, numbered from one to
two hundred and fifty, both inclusive;
they shall be dated, mature and bear
rate of interest, and in all other re-
spects shall conform to the provisions
and requirements Of law of said orr
ginal ordinance of September 5, 1916.
The form of said bonds shall be SUBJ
staintaily as follows:
of America, with interest thereon at
the rate of five t5b) percent per an
mum, payable annually upon the first
day OF March of each year; until the
payment of the principal hereof. upon
presentation and surrender OF the pro-
per coupons therefor hereto attached
Both principal and interest hereof are
payable at the Hanover National Bank
in the City of New York.
This bond is one OF a series OF two
hundred and fifty bonds Of like denom-
nation, tenor and effect except as to
maturity, numbered consecutively from
one to two hundred and fifty, bnrh in
elusive, aggregating Two hundred and
Fifty Thousand $3.50, 000.00) Dollars,
in amount, and is issued for the purpose
Of providing funds for constructing and
maintaining roads in said Road District
which bonds have been issued in strict
accordance and compliance with the
provisions of Article 2Sl OF the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana, adop-
ted in 1898 and 1918, and Act 256 of the
General Assembly of the state OF
Louisiana for the year 1910, as amended
by Act No. 21S OF the General Assem-
bly, of said state for the year 1912, and
Act No. 183 of the General Assembly
Of said state for the year 1914, ana
Act No. 1879 of the laws OF 1916, after
an election on Tuesday, the 22nd day
of August 1916, on the question of such
issue by the property tax payers OF
said Road District No. ~ of the Parish
Of Natchitoches, held, canvassed ana
the results declared and promulgated
and registered, all according to law
authorizing sucn issue, OF which cleo
ton there was no contest ana none can
now lawfully be made.
1t ia hereby certified and recited,
that all acts, conditions and things re-
quired by the Constitution and laws OF
the State of Louisiana, to exist, nap
pen and be performed precedent to
and in the issuance of TINS bond, do
exist, have happened and have been
performed in regular and que form,
time and manner as required by law,
that provision has been and will De an
nually duly made for the levy and col
lection OF an annual tax sufficient u
promptly pay the interest and principal
OF SAID bond Issue as the installments
thereof become due, and that the |
amount of this bond together with ali
other Indebtedness OF said district,
does not exceed any limitation imposed |
by the Constitution and laws Oh the |
State of Louisiana. FOR the promp, |
payment OF the principal and lntereS. |
OF this bond as TIE lnsuallments thereo4 |
become due, the. tull faitL
credit and resources OF said district art |
hereby lrrevocably pledged.
In testimony whereof, the Board 0;
supervisors of Read District No, ~.