New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-31

stantlally in the following form, excep,
as to necessary variations to indicate the
| different numbers and maturities to-
wit:
| United States of America, State of Lou
isiana Parish of iberia.
Certificates of Indebtedness
No. Dollars
Know All Men By These Present
That Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for value
| received is indebted to and hereby prom
Uses to pay to bearer, Five Hundred Dol
lars, lawful money of the United States
of America on the 18th day of September
1919 with interest thereon at the rate
of { p. c.) Five Per Cent per annunt,
payable semi-annually on the 18th day
of March and September in each year
on presentation and surrender of the an
nexed coupons bearing the signature Of
the President and Clerk of the Police
Jury of said Parish as they severally be-
come due. Both principal and interest
of this certificate are payable at the
Hanover Bank in the City of New York,
State of New York, and the said Par
ish is hereby held and firmly bound, and
its faith, credit, revenues and property
are hereby pledged for the payment of
principal and interest hereof at maturity.
This certificate is one of series Of
Twenty certificates of like date, tenor
and effect. except as to denomination
authorities of said Parish to w. L.
Slayton & Co. under authority of Act
Ut of 1916, and an ordinance duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Po-
lice Jury of said Parish on the LIST day
of August 1918, for the purpose of
evidencing an Indebtedness of said Par
ish due to J. N. Thompson ct ais.
And it is hereby certified, recited and
declared that the indebtedness evidenced
by said certificate was lawful incurred
prior to May LIST, 1916 that same has
been liquidated and reduced to judgment
in a Court of competent jurisdiction
that there has been dedicated, approp-
rated and pledged and set asid suffi-
Gent amount of the general revenue tax
of said Parish for the payment Of primo
ipal and interest Of said certificate; that
all acts, conditions and things required
to be done precedent to and in the is
suance Of said certificates of indebted
ness have been properly done, have hap
pened and have been performed in reg
ular and due form A. required by law,
and that said indebtedness does not ex-
coed any statutory OF constitutional linn
itation.
In testimony whereof. we the under
signed President and Clerk Of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish Of Iberia, Lou
isiana, being duly authorized to execute
this Obligation in behalf Of the said Par
ish, executed this obligation in behalf
Of the said Parsih, executed and signed
this certificate as Of the 18th Of Septem-
ber, 1918.
4AeoA0SAs.
CLERK
No. /. Interest Coupon $3.50.
On the 18th day Of March, 1919, Tbs
ria Parish, Louisiana, win pay the bear
er Twelve Dollars and Fifty Cents, law
full money of the United States Of Amer
lea, At the Hanover Bsnk in the City
Of New York, State Of New York, being
six months interest then due on it, Ger
tifcate Of Indebtedness dated September
18th, 1918. No.
................. President.
clerk.
That for the purpose Of paying said
certi6cates, both principal and interest,
there il hereby dedicated, set aside and
pledged two mills Of the general rev.
snues tax for . period Of. nine years.
The funds derived fr6n such taxes shall
be eatirely separate from other funds
Of the Parish and the entire proceeds Of
such tax % pledged or 20 much thereof
- may be necessary shall be devoted 70
the payment Of the principal and inter-
est of said certificates and shall not be
drawn upon to the prejudice Of said Ger
tifcates and interests accrued thereon.
Passed and adopted by the Police Jury
on the 1st day Of August, 1918.
The foregoing Ordinance having been
read section by section and understood
by the Police Jury and having been duly
seconded was upon votes taken, unan-
imously passed and adopted by the fol-
lowing voting AYE" Messrs. E. ].
Gary, H. Romero, Louis Decuir, Adrien
Gonsoulin, H. Derouen, F. Dietlein, Numa
Miguez, Dr. c. A. McGowen and A. P.
Moresi
Nays, None.
And the President declared. the ordi-
nance duly adopted
I, Paul Bassin, Secretary Treasurer Of
the Police Jury of the Parish of Iberia,
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing pages are true and
correct transcript of the records Of pro-
ceedings of the said Police Jury held on
the 1st day of August 1918, in the City
Of New iberia, Louisiana, in SO far as
they relate to the passing and adopting
of an Ordinance with reference to the
| issuance of certificates Of Indebtedness
in the amount of Nine Thousand Six
Hundred Ten and o6-100 Dollars.
J In testimony whereof have hereuntc
set my hand and caused the official seal
of said Parish to be affixed on this End
day Of August 1918, at New Iberia. La
PAUL BASSIN.
Sec.-Treasa Iberia Parish, La