The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-10-25
United States of America
state of Louisiana
Parish Of Jefferson Davis

Parish of Jefferson Davis
| ThornWeii Drainage District No. One
of the Parish Of jefferson Davis,
Louisiana,
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BOND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS that Thornwell Drainage
District No. / of Jefferson Davis Par
ish, Louisiana, acknowledges itself to
owe and for value received hereby
promises to pay to the bearer the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars on the
first day of October, H., with in
terest thereon from the date hereof
until paid at the rate Of five (5) per
centum per annum, payable semi-an.
nually on the first day of April and OF
October in each year upon present
alton and surrender of the attached
interest coupons as they severally be-
come due. Both principal and interest
of this bond are payable in lawful
money of the United States of Ameri-
ca at the Calcasieu National Bank in
the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana,
or at the Merchants and Metals Ma
tional Bank in the City of New York,
N. Y, at the option of the holder.
This bond is one of series Of forty
eight bonds Of like tenor, except as to
date of maturity, numbered from l to
4S both inclusive, aggregating Twenty
four Thousand Dollars ($24,000), is
sued under the authority of Article
281 Of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, and in accordance with the
provisions of Acts Nos. 256 and BIT Of
the General Assembly Of Louisiana for
THE year 1910 as amended, and has
been authorized by the property tax
payers of said District qualified as
electors at an election duly called and
held for that purpose.
And it is hereby certified and recited
that all the acts, conditions and things
necessary to be done precedent to the
issuance of this bond and the other
bonds of this series, in order to make
them legal, binding and valid obliga-
lions of the said District, have been
,, done and performed in due form as
i, required by law; that the total in
. debtedness of said District, including
!. this issue of bonds, does not exceed
, any constitutional or statutory limit
) ations.
In testimony whereof the Board OF
\ Commissioners of Thornwell Drainage
= District No. / of the Parish of Jefer-
> son Davis, State of Louisiana, has
; caused this bond to be signed by its
= President and countersigned by its
: Secretary, and sealed with the seal Of
= said Board, and the annexed interest
y = coupons to be executed by the fac
. smile signatures of said President
q and Secretary, this first day of Octob
er, 1919.
J. President Board of Commissioners
: of Thornwell Drainage Distric
J, No. 1.
T. Countersigned:
-
Secretary.
l. Subjoined to said bonds shall be in
y terest coupons of the proper numbe
l. to evidence the several installment
e of interest to accrue thereon respec
9 lively, which, except as to date 0
!! maturity and number of coupon, shall
Il be in substantially the following form
" No.. $125
COUPON.
l. On the First day of (ApriD (Oc
/ tober), H., Thornwell Drainag
Ii District No. / of Jefferson Davis Pal
ish, Louisiana, promises to pay t
:. bearer Twelve and 50.100 Dollar
q ($12.50) at the Calcasieu Nationa
8 Bank in the City of Lake Charles
= Louisiana, or the Mechanics & Metal
3 National Bank in the City of Nes
3 Yory N. Y, at the option of the hold
= er, being semi-annual interest du
d that day on its Improvement Bon
q dated October /, 1918, No..
IA
Ia President.
al .................
h Secretary.
b Said bonds shall be registered b
S the Secretary of State of the State
b Louisiana, and shall have endorse
q thereon the words:
s state of Louisiana,
@ "Office of the Secretary of State: S.
g This bond secured by a tax. Regi
n tered on this go. day of ......
d 1919
y ...........''.''
b GREAT sEAL)
6 Secretary of State.
b Section g. Be 1t Further Ordaine
n etc, ETC., that Thornwell Drainas
81 District No. / shall and hereby doe
e covenant and agree with each al
4 every holder of said bonds, or any
b them, that in apt time, manner al
season it will cause to be levied al
y collected a direct annual special tt
b upon all the taxable propertyof sa
7sss District subject to taxation sufficie
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