The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
SEWERAGE BONDS OF THE CITY
OF BROoKHAVEN, MISSIS-
SIPPI, 1919.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS that the City of Brook
haven, County of Lincoln, State of
Mississippi, acknowledges 1t does
owe, and for value received hereby
promises to pay to the Bearer, in the
City of Brookhaven, Mississippi, the
principal sum of Five Hundred Dol
lars ($500), on the first day Off,
--------, 19------, with interest
there on at the rate of Five ond One
Fourth Per Cent (5A3o) per annum,
payable semi-annually, in the City of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, as eviden-
ced by, and on the presentation and
surrender of the attached interest
coupons as they severally become
due. For the prompt payment Of
this bond at maturity and the in
terest thereon as it falls due the full
faith, credit and resources of the said
City are hereby irrevocably pledged.
This bond is one of series of
Two Hundred and Fifty (250) bonds
of like date and amount, but of diff
ferent maturities, aggregating One
Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($125, ,000) issued for the
purpose of establishing a Sanitary
Drainage and Sewerage System in
the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi.
This series of bonds is issued un-
der the authority of the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Mississippi,
and pursuant to and in strict con-
formity with the provisions of Chap
ter SO of the Mississippi Code of
1906 and Amendments thereto, and
under Chapter lat Of the Laws Of the
State of Mississippi Of 1914, as en-
acted by the legislature of the State
of Mississippi in the year 1914, and
under Chapter zoe Of the Laws of
the State of Mississippi of 1918, as
enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Mississippi in the year 1918,
and under an Ordinance or Resolu-
tion passed at a regular and legally
held meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City Of
Brookhaven, Mississippi.
1t is hereby certified and recited
that the said City of Brookhaven,
Mississippi, is legal municipal cor
of the State of Mississippi. The to-
tai indebtedness Of said City, inolud-
ing this bond and series Of bonds,
does not exceed Seven per cent (786)
of the assessed valuation of all the
property therein; that due notice of
the purpose and in tention to issue
these bonds was published and given
as required by law; that no petition
was presented against the issuance
of these bonds; that an election was
duly and properly held in the City
OF Brookhaven, Mississippi. for the
purpose Of determining whether said
bonds should be issued, and that In
said election majority Of the quail
fed electors voting in said election
voted for the issuance Of said bonds;
that due notice Of the election was
properly had and given. and that
said election was in all respects le-
gal and proper.
That the Mayor and Board OF AL
dermen OF the City of Brookhaven,
Mississippi, duly provided for the is
suance of said bonds; that at a le-
gally held meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, the said
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of said
City duly obligated the City each
year, at the time provided by law, to
levy a special annual tax. to be used
exclusively In paying the interest on
said bonds. and providing q sinking
fund for thaiE redemption at matuy-