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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03
Southern Railway Company
VS..
Gr aSer, HI. smithdeal and all others
NOTICE OF CONFORMATION


To Grace II. SmithdeaI and All other.
whom 1t may concern: -. :,
You are hereby notified that the
the 18th day of September, 1917. at
the hour Of IL o'clock A. M, or as soon
thereafter as counsel may be heard
apply TO the Hustings Court Part III.
for the City of Richmond, virginia. or
the judge thereof. at the courthouse.
for the appointment of commissioner
ei for tS sat fee gi sin be
interest Of all persons having title to,
hEsaln ss hs as.
hold. ali Of which interests 81 It is i pse-
posed to condemn for the uses and pur-
pany, and to award the damagea, IL
any. resulting to the adjacent or other
property OF said owner, or to tho prop
beyond the peculiar benefits that Will
accrue to such persons, respectively.
from the construction and operation
OF the works OF the Southern Railway
Company. = -
=, The said piece OF parcel OF land L
shown upon the plat hereinafter. re-
larly described as follows:
All that certain tract. piece or par
mond and state Of Vir eei ly III ana
being on the north side of and adjoin-
ing the right of way for tho RichmonA
ern Railway Company and between the
same and the James River. ana be-
tween the land Of Old Dominion Iron
OF Richmond Granite Company. more
particularly described as follows, to-
Beginning at tho point In tho norm.
line Of said right Of way. where the
ne Is ,ana of Ned b. the line dyd
pany. forty (4o) feet north 81 DEGREES
80 minutes east OF station 81, plus 34-6
thousand two hundred and ninety-two
and fiye-tenths (3.292.5) feet, measured
on said center line Of said main track
afss on ne ssa a 81 isfsEsff lima %
Erees "a minutes east. eleven hundred
and hfty-four and seven-tenths a..
a aSaD feet to a point. which is one
measured on radius Of curve f from ! stn.
ton "a plus 80 of said survey, in: tho
center OF said main track; thonee (a)
hundred hum and two and eiEht-tepths
(6o2;8) feet to a point. which IL ono
curve. north OF station IS Of said s su pl
vey In the center OF said main track;
thence 90 north 81 degrees minutes
G17sl feet, to. the center of Reedy
Greek e rec :, which Msh is dtyiaing line between
Ltnu OIL MIs. Sn1thoeRl and land OF
Old Dominion Iron and Nail works
Company: Themes 90 in general
dividing line In the center of said
creek as 1t meanders to tho point
where the Same crosses the said north
limo Of said right OF way; thence {sy
IN n,u a noTthwesteTiy direction, along said
at all points forty (4o) feet north OF
the center line. Of said Richmond and
Danville main track, fourteen hundred
l. n he
or place OF beginning. said tract con-
tanning three and eight hundred and
ilfty-six one thousandths acreu. moro
plat of the property, showing =
survey thereof. together with profiles,
showing cuts and hils, trestles and
bridges. II any. to be constructed there's
on. has been filed In the clerks ONCE
of said Hastings Court, Part IL. 40
required by law. =, Es
SOUTHERN RAILWAY co.,
BY H. B. SPENCER,
MUEFORD. HUNTON, ~
WILLIAMS & ANDERSON.
CnrnSaI
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I. ID. WANTS
SUNDAY; 10 cents il1s PEI; . insertion.

Minimum space. two lines.
1 SssD #5|;i oS SRy
coMfASY Tie oR Gbkt cASh ~ Az
RATE FER LINE.
Minimum space. two Inca
SUNDAY and DAILY Insertions, 20 eents.
CONSECUTIVE Insertions 20 cents.
,ias u" nSnfl w or 1s and cent. rss
, times within one week. Is cents line.
saa 8. ses ss'
=, The above rates cover all ciassincauon:.
SUBsTATIoNS FOR I'D. WANT ADS.
Tho following Times Dispatch Branch Of
Wan, Ads. ar. re- aecepteT by q Them ,m' a uo the
regular "ihce rates. which are given above.
Yves, w tS1 9n noUsh !;t; STREET
Cayedos, Drug Store. Floyd Aic. and
Charles :: Turner. Druggist. West Broad.
Kerns Pharmacy. a22a Hanover Ave.
Il. l. Booker Drug Store. sooi W. Main
Foys Drug store. Allen Ave. and Grace
Allen Ave. Pharmacy. Allen Avo. and
eati%ss dug Sue: $50 s. 81 Ms1sha n ST. ST.
surnes b!us sore 81 me. r' E,o sd ~
=. " X May Bros. Brook Ave. and City
:. Tarrant Drug Store. Foush.e and Broad
Cohen g.: ii Eas! Broad ST
Trasis Stus co. 1.s sis s Broad s.
ss hf and an sssn ST. 81:
" + HHs siaR .so so o; SSr! 1 Eth ST
Kiehardson Drug Store. sol n. Seven
is. ii. Childrey. 20 N Eighteenth 81.
-. turner's Pharmacy. Twenty-hrst and Main
Williams Pharmacy. rwenty-nrst and
sDiinksfs, pIus Company. Twenty. third
:. Hords Drug Store. Twenty-niuth and Q
y Woea E F.. se h, Drug Co. Twenty nth
Woods Pharmacy. Twenty NTH and Leigh
Church Hin Pharmacy. 1900 East Broad
S; .: Craig Drur Store. .ss E. Broad 81.
RiSShaTds sL,, Clay Street Drug Store. SOL
r,,rmo,n, J E5AiRaouN!, r.
Rady.s DRUG Store. North Ave.
s'eefe' Di Gfc HI lpsoss i HeE,h Ave
q; = Cosby Co. 1900 Third Ave.
4. K ToSnsend. Milton anu and ss Maryland
Branch once rH HINES Mac bisDaseR. ,.os Hull
wooDLAND HEIGHTS
Woodland Heights Pharmacy. slot
Charles w. Garrison. 21I7 Forest Hill Ave.
SwANSBoRO.
b. M. Roberts Drug Store. 1904 Hull St.
A. BLACK. ss1G Williamsburg Ave
PETERSBURG
Times Dispatch Branch. 40 North Syca-
more Street. phone Petersburg a25.
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WANTED, white women and
girls, 16 years old and over,
for clean, pleasant and profit
able employment (either day or
night in our modern cigarette
factory. Pay while learning not
less than $1.25 per day; after
learning, from $3.50 to $3.50
per day of ten hours. Time and
a half for night work. Pay once
a week. Meals served below
cost. A special Christmas pres
ent for those entering now.
British-American Tobacco Co.
(Ltd.), 900 North Lombardy
Street.
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WANTED. YOUNG LADIES TO OPERATE
LIGHT RUNNING MACHINES: ALSO
EXpERIENCED PAPER BOX MAKERS
STEADY EMPLoYMES SED AFAfLy AT 70
THE KANDoLPH PAPER BOX CO.. 1911
ROSS STREET.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03

WANTED, Immediately, fifty
young ladies between four
teen and sixteen years old;
eight hours work; for a special
job; light, clean work and easy
to learn. Apply
ALLEN & GINTER BRANCH,
Seventh and Cary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03

WANTED. SEVERAL FIRST-CLASS
MACHINISTS. WAGE SCALE,
so CENTS PER HOUR. STEADY
EMPLOYMENT APPLY IN PER-
SON STRATTON & BRAGG MA
CHINE SHOPS. PETERSBURG, VA.
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For Rent

Beautiful and most desirably located
new apartment, No. 1921 Hanover Ave-
nue.: six rooms. nicely papered and An
ished all through. electric lights, hot
water heat, etc. Call or phone and let
us show 1t to you.
SUTTON G. co
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NOTICES-Legal

VIRG I'M AN THE HUsTINHs
COURT, PART IL, Oh THB CITY OF
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Look These Rent
Specials Over

s1,5oo-Corncr Monument and Boule-
ward. l6 rooms, 4 baths.
690-1605 Hanover Ave-, rooms and
bath.
soo--sos Floyd Ave-. rooms and
54o-2l13 Grove Ave-. rooms and
bath.
360-1524 Floyd Ave. rooms and
bath.
sso-9OS E. Clay ST.. II rooms and
bath.
24oIs2oe Short Q. 10 rooms and
c4o-2I0s Semmes Ave, rooms and
BATH
24o-5Ie w. Twenty-tirst ST.. 6 rooms
and bath.
FLATS.
4so,23o6 Stuart Ave-. rooms and
,oo oaih. A,,,son roorn. an, ~,
270-2os n. Twenty-eIEhth. rooms
and bath.
Call for complete rent list.
GOLSAN & NASH. INC,
Madison 1913. IL North Eighth.
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WAN TED, girls Ia 10 To years
old, to work eight hours per
day. Good pay while learning.
Special Christmas present for
those entering now. British
American Tobacco Co., Ltd, 900
North Lombardy Street.
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PROPOSALS-Sealed.

PROPOsALS-sealed.
SEALED proposals. will be received by the
Board of Supervisors of the County OF
furnishing COAL AZ tho Courthouse and Aims.
house. About lis tons OF soft coal (run OF
mincs) needed at the Courthouse and thirty
tons Of hard coal at tho Almshouse. State
price for coal delivered at tho Aimshouse
and At the yards Almshouse located on
the Nine Mile Road. ono aud ono half miles
from the city; State price for coal delivered
at the Courthouse separately.
SAMUEL p. wADDILL. Clerk
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SPECIAL, NOTICE.

THIS 10 to notify tho following persons. for
H n our warehouse ,S at Main and Bslvidsrs
charges arc paid ON Same on or 6efo,. snsrr
tem6er Is; 1911. the goods win De sold tc
a. a. AZ; q O.. Starke, J. B. Bradley. Mr.
nay Henry, Gates Mercantile Company I.
Eohieder. Mrs. Max Snyder. D. J. o. suliixaSS..
e. Z. Markeson; Miss p: I. Mccormick. .'s's
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HELP wANTED-Aiale

WANTED, twenty finished car
penters for Newport News,
Va. SOC per hour; 91@-hour
day. Time and a half over S
hours and Sunday. Transpor-
tation furnished. No canton
ment; long job. Call on Mr..
Bealle, Room So, Stumpf's
Hotel, Monday, 9 A. M. to IL.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03
MEETINGS

THE annual meeting of the stockholders Of
be held i ut the Offices Of tho company. Ninth
DAY. September is. 1917. at ii o'clock noon.
BY order OF tho president.
w. L WIGHT. Secretary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03

| WANTED. harness makers: steady work.
| good wages Miller s. Gleason. Newport
a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03
BOATS AND LAUNCHES

BOATS FOX SALE.
CRUISING yacut, length 60 feet. speed ~
;, miles per hour FL LAY long; Boat was
Entire hull Is mahog any. double planked.
fastened with copper rireu aad brass screws.
sandusky to Detroit. Mich. and from there
s-cylinder Sterling motor. with electric
starter; eutomobiio control. Electric lights
throughout Can accommodate ak people on
extended cruise. Have no time 70 boat
this season, and will sell for one-third
Kandoiph 1855.
4s-FoOT gasoline steamer, 12-ton BURDEN
suitable for coastinS trade. Buffalo motor
Cheap II sold at once. Harry c. Allen. ID
Colorado Building. Washington, D. c.
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WANTED. registered or assistant registered
druggist. Permanent position. Good pay
for right man. l. 39l. care Times Dispatch.
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HELP wANTED-Female

WANTED IS experienced box makers: also
n, 6SEinners; paid whiiO learning; steady ON:
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Thirty Laborers
HELP NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

HELP WANTED-Femaie
WANTED. lady teacher to do high school
work in 4-year high school: salary $3.50
Tor months session. also teacher for ons-
cordins 70 grade Of certificate. Good board
obtainable at SIS per month. Send testi-
cierk Buekinsham. Va. W. w. Aask'ns'
WANTED, YOUNG LADIES
OVER 16 YEARS OLD FOR
DAY AND NIGHT WORK. DAY
BEGINNERS PAID $3.50 PER
WEEK WHILE LEARNING.
NIGHT BEGINNERS ARE
PAID A MUCH HIGHER
RATE. ALSO WANT YOUNG
MEN OVER 16 YEARS OLD
FOR DAY AND NIGHT WORK.
APPLY ALLEN & GINTER
BRANCH, SEVENTH AND
CARY STREETS.
GIRLS wanted for work in book bindery.
The Baushman Stationery Co.. BoWo and
MARSHALL Streets:
STENoGRAPHER wanted: permanent posi-
ton. with unusual opportunities for sd-
yaneement-, Hours. A.. NJ. to 8 p. II.
daily. p. n: Saturday. The Memorial Hos
pitaL Twelfth and Broad Streets.
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SUMMER BOARDING

LARGE shady lawn. brick buildings. water
Kas: good table. Folder. photo. diagram,
Grunge Va
THE Greenwood House viii be open for
guests until September 20. Moderate
rates; For information apply to Mrs. n. s.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03

WHITE farmer. on shares; own help: ref
erenctS. For particulars. address b 74l,
care Times Dispatch
WANTED. carpenters and laborers at new
school building, kensinGton and West
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FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

FOR rent-Dcstrable seyen-room apartment
West End. close to Boulevard. one block
city: will give Immediate possession. at
attractive subcontract. Phone Randolph 1S4
Boulevard 2730-W.
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WANTED-Farms.

farm suitable for stock raislns, adjacent
TO Richmond. Va. near station. Lands
must DO level with natural drainage. Adj
dress w. B. Gates Rice. Va.
WANTED to buy or trade city property for
small farm: must be convenient to city:
give full particulars and price. J 625 care
Time oh
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FOR SALE-Farms

600 acres splendid James River land: good
barns and fences: four-room house: eL.
at wharf near house. VIII rent cheap or
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03

| GIRLS wanted for work in book hindery
| Marshall Streets ~'iN
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WANTED-Furnished Apartments

WANTED. modern furnished apartment for
winter for family Of adults. Must be
Times: Dispatch. or cali Mr.. Perkins. Madi-
Williams news., 1917-11-22

ed in regular and due form and time; that the total indebted ness of said town, including this bond, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limi- tation, and that due provision has been made for the levy, as sessment and collection of a di- rect annual ad valorem tax on all of the taxable property of said town, in addition to all oth- CT taxes, to create a fund suffi- cient to pay the interest accru- ing upon this bond promptly when and as the same becomes due and to establish a sinking fund with which to discharge the principal hereof at matur- ity.
 The faith, credit and all of the taxable property of said town are hereby irrevocably pledged for the punctual payment of the interest and redemption of the principal of this bond, re- spectively, as the same become due and are payable as afore- said.
 This bond is redeemable at the option of said town on any interest payment date after No vember 18th, A. D. 1882.
 IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, The town of Williams, of Coconino county, Arizona, by it's council has caused this Bond to be signed by the mayor and town clerk of said town, sealed with the corporate seal of said town, and recorded by said clerk; and each of the said at tached interest coupons to be signed with the engraved fac simile signature of said mayor and town clerk, the fifteenth day of November, A. D. 1917.
 R. c. WATSON,
 Mayor of the Town of Will
 Hams, Coconino county,
 Arizona.
 (SEAL)
 Attest:
 J. w. LEE,
 Town Clerk of the Town of
 Williams, Coconino coun-
 ty, Arizona.
 (Continued on last Page)
Williams news., 1917-11-22
ORDINANCE NO. es.

(Continued from former page) to the present standard of weight and fineness, at the Ma tional Bank of Commerce, in the city and state of New York, U. s. A.
 Section 2. That each of said electric light plant bonds and each of the interest coupons to be thereto attached, shall be in substantially the following forms. respectively, to-wit:
 (Form of Bond)
 United States of America State of Arizona
 County of Coconino
 Town of Williams
Williams news., 1917-11-22
No.
Electric Light Plant Bond

eO w II O1 w 1111dIIlS, COCO01nO county, Arizona, acknowledges itself to owe and for value re- ceived hereby promises to pay to the bearer hereof the princi- pal sum of One thousand dol lars, on November fifteenth, A. D. 1947, together with interest on said sum from the date here of until paid at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually on the fifteenth days of May and November, re- spectively, in each year, as evil denced by and upon the presen- tation and surrender of the in- terest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due :; and both the said principal and interest are hereby made pay able in gold coin of the United lStates of America, of or equal to the present standard of weight and fneness, at the Ma tional bank of commerce, in the city and state of New York, U. s. A.
 This bond is issued by said town to raise funds for the pur- pose of acquiring an electric light plant, in and for said town, said electric light plant to be owned and controlled by said town, pursuant to the vote of majority of the property taxpayers of said town, who in all other respects are qualified electors thereof, present and voting at an election duly call ed and held for that purpose, prior to the issuance of this bond; and under, by virtue of, and in all respects in full and strict compliance with the con- stitution and Chapter II of Title 52, Revised Statutes of Ari- zona, 1913, all laws amenda- tory thereof and supplementary thereto, and an ordinance of the council of said town duly adopted and effective prior to the issuance of this bond.
 And it is hereby certified, re- cited and warranted that said town has been for some years past and is now body polite and corporate, with the gener- al powers of a corporation, du- ly organized, existing and oper- atlng as a town under and by virtue of the constitution and dthe general laws of Arizona: and is now and always has been under the control of a duly or ganlzed town council as the duly constituted corporate au- thority thereof; that all things, acts and conditions required by the constitution and laws of the state of Arizona to exist and to happen and be done and per formed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond, in order to constitute the same the valid and binding obligation of said town, do exist and have hap pened and been done and per formed in regular and due form and time that the total indebt- Aedness of said town, including this bond, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limi- tation; and that due provision has been made for the levy, as sessment and collection of a di- rect annual ad valorem tax on all of the taxable property of said town, in addition to all oth- CT taxes, to create a fund .suffi- cient to pay the interest accru- ing upon this bond promptly when and as the same becomes due and to establish a sinking fund with which to discharge
Williams news., 1917-11-22

 Hams, Coconino county,
 Arizona.
 (SEAL)
 Attest:
 J. w. LEE,
 Town Clerk of the Town of
 Williams, Coconino county,
 Arizona.
 (Form of Coupon) Mo-. s3o.oo
 On May 18th, A. D. 19-
 November 18th,
 The town of Williams, of Co., conino county, Arizona, for val ue received, promises to pay to the bearer hereof the sum of Thirty dollars in gold coin of the United States of America of or equal to the present stand ard of weight and fineness, at the National Bank of Com merce, in the city and state of New York, U. $. A., being six months interest then due on it's electric light plant bond, dated November 18th, A. D. 1917. No.-.
 R. c. WATSON, Mayor
 J. w. LEE,
 Town Clerk. (Form of Registration Certifi- cate)
 STATE OF ARIZONA ) COUNTY OF COCONINO) SS TOWN OF WILLIAMS
 I, the undersigned clerk of the town of Williams, of Coco nino county, Arizona, do here by certify that this bond has been entered of record in the proceedings of the town coun- cil of the said town, as required by the provisions of law under which the same is issued. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the town of Williams, in Coconino coun- ty, Arizona.
 J. W.'LEE,
 Clerk of the Town of Will
 Hams, Coconino county,
 Arizona.
 (SEAL)
 Section 8. That for the pur- pose of raising funds with which to acquire a waterworks plant either by purchase or by construction or partly by pur- chase and partly by construc- ton, together with necessary water-rights therefor, in and for said town of Williams, Co., conino county, Arizona, the said waterworks. plant and wa ter rights therefor to be owned and controlled by said town, there shall be and there are hereby authorized, ordered and directed to be issued and deliv- cred to the purchasers thereof, pursuant to the order and not ice of sale, as provided in ordi- nance No. 97 of said town, the negotiable coupon bonds of said town, to an amount aggre- gating the principal sum of $55,0OO, which bonds shall be known and designated as "Wa- terworks Bonds, consisting of 55 bonds, numbered from 1 to 55, inclusive, of the denonina- tion of $1,0O0 each; dated No vember 18th, A. D. 1917, due
Williams news., 1917-11-22
Cafarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There ts only one way to cure catarrhal deafness. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in- the Eustachian Tube When this tube fs indamed you have a rumbling sound or inn perfect hearing, and when 1t f8 entirely closed, Deafness is the result. Unless the Inflammation can be reduced and this tube restored to it's normal condition. hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness are caused by catarrh. which iB an indamed condition of the mucous sur faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine Cir culars free. All Druggists. 75c.
 F. J. CHENEY 6 CO. Toledo. O.
Williams news., 1917-11-22

United States of America
 State of Arizona
 County of Coconinc
 Town of Williams No.- $1,ooC
 Waterworks Bond
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the town of Williams, of Coconino county, Arizona, acknowledges itself to owe and for value re- ceived hereby promises to pay to the bearer hereof the princi- pal sum of One thousand dol lars, on November fifteenth, A. D. 1947, together with interest on said sum from the date here of until paid at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually on the fifteenth days of May and November, re- spectively, in each year, as ev- idenced by and upon the pre- sentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attach ed as they severally become due; and both the said princi- pal and interest are hereby made payable in gold coin of the United States of America, of or equal to the present stand ard of weight and fineness, at the National Bank of Com merce, in the city and state of New York, U. s. A.
 This bond is issued by said town to raise funds for the purpose of acquiring water works plant and water-rights therefor, in and for said town, said waterworks plant and wa ter-rights therefor to be own- ed and controlled by said town pursuant to the vote of a maj jor- ity of the property taxpayers of said town, who in all other re- spects are qualified electors thereof, present and voting at an election duly called and held for that purpose, prior to the is suance of this bond; and under, by virtue of, and in all other re- spects in full and strict compli- ance with the constitution and Chapter II of Title 52, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1913, all laws amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and an ordinance of the council of said town duly adopted and effect i've prior to the issuance of this bond.
 And it is hereby certified, re- cited and warranted that said town has been for some years past and is now a body polite and corporate, with the general powers of a corporation, duly organized, existing and operat- ing as town under and by vir- tue of the constitution and the general laws of Arizona; and is now and always has been under the control of a duly organized town council as the duly con- stituted corporate authority thereof; that all things, acts and conditions required by the constitution and laws of the state of Arizona to exist and to happen and be done and per formed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond, in order to constitute the same the valid and binding obligation of said town do exist and have happen ed and been done and perform