The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
PRESENTS THAT THE TOWN

PRESENTS THAT THE TOWN
OF BRANDON, in the County
of Rankin, State Ct Mississippi.
hereby acknowledges itself TO
owe and for value received here
by promises to pay to bearer on
the first day of July 1897 the
sum of FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS with interest ar the rate
Of six (6) per centum per annum
from the date hereof until paid,
payable semi-annually on the
first day Of January and July of
each year. hereafter. until the
maturity of the principal hereof
as is evidenced by and upon the
presentation and surrender of
the interest coupons hereto at
tached as they severally become
due. Both principal and interest
of this bond are payable in law
full money of the United States
of America, in the town of
Brandon, Mississippi, or at the
Seaboard National Bank in the
City of New York, State of New
York, at the option of the pur-
chaser, and for the prompt pay
ment of this bond at maturity,
and the interest, as the INSTALL
ments thereof fall due, the full
faith, credit and resources of
said town are hereby irrevocably
pledged.
This said bond is one Of a Sc
ries of bonds. all of like date and
tenor, issued in the total amount
of FIVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS for the purpose of provid-
ing funds for improving the
streets, sidewalks, driveways
and walkways of the said town
of Brandon under authority of
and in full compliance with the
requirements of the Constitution
and the laws of the State of Mis-
sissippi, including the provisions
of chapter SO Mississippi Code of
1906, as amended by subsequent
Acts of the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, including.
as far as applicable, chapter lat
Laws of 1914, and in accordance
with orders duly passed by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of
said town.
AND 1T IS HEREBY CERT
FLED AND RECITED that the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
said town has done and per-
formed all the acts and things
necessary and require by law in
order to issue the said bonds:
that the Mayor and Board Of AL
dermen of said town hereby COW
enant until the maturity of said
bonds each year at the proper
time provided therefor by law,
to levy a special annual tax on
all property situated in said town
sufficient to pay the interest as
the installments respectively fall
due, and for redemption of said
bonds at maturity, and that said
special tax shall be used for no
other purpose.
AND IT is HEREBY CERT
FLED AND RECITED that the
total bonded Indebtedness of said
town does not exceed the consti-
tutional and statutory limitation.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF.
the said Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of said town. in behalf
of the said town, has caused this
bond to be signed by it's Mayor
and countersigned by it's Clerk,
and the seal of said town to be
hereto affixed and each of The
interest coupons hereto attached
to be likewise executed by the
original or Autographed or fac
smile signature of said officers
and this said bond to be regis
tered as issued on this the first
day of July 1917.
PAT'K HENRY,
Mayor of the town of Brandon.
Countersigned:
A. M. SHIELDS,
Clerk of the town of Brandon.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the town of Brandon
that in order to make provisions
for the prompt payment of the
interest of the said Bonds as the
installments thereof fall due,
there shall be annually levied
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