The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-04

to and the gravcling of that portion oil
the public road beginning ct the ives
g end of Bayou Natchez bridge. running
g thence in westerly direction to ole
=, river. and the improvement of gravel
l. ing or otherwise of such other public
roads in said road district and to rep
IS resent said indebtedness the police jury
l. of the parish of Natchitoches does here
by authorize the issuance of FIT,
THOUSAND $3.50, OOO. OO) Dollars of roa6
bonds of road district number thirteer
e 19 of the parish of Natchitoches
IS numbered from one to one hundred in.
Y elusive of the determination of five
= hundred ($500. O0) dollars each dated
It September l. 1915, and bearing interest
r at the rate of five Is per cent? Fer
: cent Der annum from date until paid,
S said interest being payable annually on
h the first day Of September in each year
U and each Of said bonds having attached
1 thereto annual interest bearing cou-
2 pons to represent said interest.
Be it further ordained etc.. that the
said bonds and the interest coupons
thereon shall be payable at the office of
the Treasurer of Road District Number
Thirteen Q3( of the parish of Natchito-
ches, at Natchitoches Louisiana, or at
the option of the holder at the chase
National Bank Of New York City.
Be it further ordained ETC., that said
bonds shall be in substantially the fol-
lowing form to-wit:
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State of Louisiana
Parish of Natchitoches
Road Bond of Road District Number
Thirteen Q3) of the Parish of
| Natchitoches
Mo- $500. 90
Road District Number Thirteen Q3)
OF the parish of Natchitoches. State of
Louisiana, for value received, hereby
promises to pay to bearer on the first
day OF September 80, the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars in gold coin of the
United States of America of the pres
ent standard of weight and fineness, |
with interest thereon at the rate of
hve % per cent? per cent per annum,
payable annually on the first day of |
September in each year upon presenta-
ton and surrender of the interest cou-
pons hereto attached as the same shall |
mature, both the principal and interest |
OF TINS bond are payable at the Office |!
OF the Treasurer of road district num-
Der thirteen Q3) of the parish of Nat
chltoches, at Natchitoches, Louisiana,
or OF the option of the holder at the
Chase National Bank of New York
City. |
This bond is issued by road district
number thirteen (13) CT the parish of
Natchitoches, State of Louisiana, for
the purpose of constructing, improving
and maintaining the public roads and
highways in said road district, under
and by virtue of the authority confer
red by Article 281 of the Constitution
of.the State of Louisiana and Act 256 of
the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana for the year 1910 as amend
cd, and this bond was especially auth
orized at an election held in road dis
trlct number Thirteen (l3) of the par
lsh OF NatchitQches on the 25th day of
August 1913, the returns Of which were
ouiy promulgated on the 9th day of ,
August 1915.
The debt represented by this bond y
and the issue Of which it forms a part .
was incurred and the said bonds were
issued by virture of the authority con-
ferred by the Constitution and Act re- !,
ferred to and conforming to the result L
Of an election held by the property tax
payers in road district number Thirteen =
(l3) of the parish of Natchltocees, quail u
fled to vote, at the election held on the ~
18th day of August 1915, who authori- d
ed the governing authority of road a.
district number thirheen O3) of the "a
parish of Natchitoches to levy each u
rear tax sufficient on all property sit -,
lated in road district to pay the prin- *
lpal and interest Ct said bonds in ac- =,
ordance with law, and it is certified %
hat all acts, conditions and things re- O. g,
uirod to be done precedent to and in ~
he issuance of this bond and of the is A'
ue OF which it forms part in order to -
1ake the same legal, binding and valid 81 81
bligations of road district number e
hirteen Q3) of the parish of Natchito-
hes have existed, have happened and
ave been performed in due time, form I
nd manner as. required by law, and M
nat the Indebtedness of said road dis ch
.ict including this bond and the issue ia
which it forms part does not ex- iss
led the Constitution of Statutory linn in,
ations of indebtedness. If
In witness whereof, the police Jury die
the parish of Natchtoches, as the Na
authority of road district
lmber thirteen 13) of the parish of at
atchitoches, has caused this bond to da,
signed by the president and by the
cretary Of this police jury and the
rporate seal of road district number
irteen lib of the parish OF Natchito-
les to be hereto affixed, and has also ,
used the coupons hereto annexed to \
signed with the fac-simile sigma org orc
res OF said President and said Secre- ,sn
ry, and this bond to be dated Sep I91
mber /, 1915. poi
Road District Number Thirteen M,
l3] of the Parish of Natchitoches. ish
JAS. F. SALTER, 3
President Police Jury Ger
ADDIE TAUZIN, five
Secretary Police Jury of I
(FORM OF COUPON) teo
IN the First day of September Is ter,
ad District No. Thirteen Q3) of the ms
rish of Natchitoches, state of Louisi- r.
!, will pay to bearer the sum of Tween A
rve l1o-VV) D11iars a. tne once OF poll
irteen Q3) of the Parish of Natchi- ri
hes, at Natchitoches, Louisiana, or MI
the option of the holder at the Chase The
tional Bank of New York City, be- 1a2(
the annual interest then due on its che,
I'd Bonds, dated September l, 1915. n
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President Police Jury. cati
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Secretary Police Jury. 0" wl
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