The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-06

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A. D. 1916, at which more than two
thirds of the qualified electors of said
city voted in favor of issuing said
bonds, and pursuant to ordinances
duly adopted by the City Council.
AND IT is HEREBY CERTIFIED
AND RECITED that all acts, condi-
tions and things required by the Con-
stitution and laws Of the State Of
Mississippi, to happen and be done
and performed precedent to and in
the issuance Of this bond, have hap
pened and been properly done and per-
formed in regular and due form and
time as required by law; that the to-
tai indebtedness of said City Of
Greenwood, Mississippi. including this
bond, does not exceed any Constitu-
t.onal or statutory limitation; and
that provision has been made for the
levy and collection of a special annual
tax, upon all taxable property with
in said City, sufficient to pay the in
interest hereon promptly when and
as the same falls due, and to create
and maintain a sinking fund for the
discharge of the principal hereof at
maturity.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the
City of Greenwood, in the County
of Lefore, State of Mississippi, by
it's council, has caused this bond to
be Signed by its Mayor and counter
signed by the Clerk Of said City, and
the impress of the corporate seal Of
said City to be hereto affixed; and
the annexed interest coupons to be
executed by the Autographed facsim-
lie signatures of said Mayor and
Clerk, this First Day of December, A.
D., 1916.
THE CITY OF GREENWOOD, MIS-
SISSIPPI,
Mayor.
COMMISSIONED:
Clerk of the City of Greenwood, Mis-
sissippi.
form of coupon)
No. $3.50
(June
On the First Day of December, A.
D. ID, the City of Greenwood, in
the County of Leflore State Of Mis-
sissippi, promises to pay to bearer,
at the banking house of the First Nat
ional Bank, in the City Of Chicago,
Illinois, Twelve Dollars and Fifty
cents ($12.50) in lawful money Of the
United States of America, being six
months interest due on that date on
its Street Improvement Bond dated
December l, 1916, No.--..-.-...
Mayor, City Of Greenwood, Mississippi
Section 5. That to provide for the
payment of principal and interest on
bonds, when and as the same fall due,
the Council of the City Of Greenwood,
Mississippi, shall levy for the year,
1917, and annually thereafter so long
as any OF said bonds remain outstand-
ing and unpaid, a special tax upon all
taxable property within said City,
sufficient to pay the installments of
interest and principal Of said bonds
which may fall due in the succeeding
year; which special tax shall be lev
led and collected in the same manner
as other taxes, and when collected
shall be used for no other purpose
than to retire the bonds herein auth
orized to be issued.
Section 6. That the sale of said
bonds to Powell, Garard & Company
at not less tina npar and accrued in
terest be, and hereby is confirmed.
Section 7. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with be, and the same are hereby, re-
pealed and cancelled; and that this or
dinance shall become effective from
and after it's passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
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goth day Of March, A.. D., 1917.
G. L. RAY, Mayor.
(SEAL.)
ATTEST; s. II. Montgomery Clerk.