The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-03

The FLOWING ordinance was of
fered by Mr.. r. L. Mills and seconded
by Mr.. j. T. st. Cyr:
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the issuance of $780,
600 of road bonds of Road Dis
trict No. IL of the Parish of st.
Landry, prescribing their form
and fixing the maturities there
of, and providing for the levy
of taxes for the payment of the
principal and interest Of said
bonds, and repeating and rescind-
ing an ordinance of the Police
Jury adopted on November 4,
1919, providing for the issuance
of said bonds.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry, in COM
pliance with the terms of Article 2S1
and the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana and Act 256 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1910, as amended, and
acting as the governing authority of
Road District No. II of the Parish of
st. Landry and the said Police Jury
having been duly authorized at an
election held in the said road district
on the 18th day of June, 1919, hereby
authorizes the mourning of an in
debtedness of $4,000 on behalf of
said road district for the purpose OF
constructing, improving and main
tanning permanent roads and bridges
within said district, and does hereby
authorize the issuance of $500, 900 Of
road bonds of Road District No. II of
the Parish of st. Landry, numbered
from one III to five hundred (500l !,
of the denomination of ST.
600 each, dated July /, 1919, and
bearing interest at the rate of five
(5) per centum per annum from date
until paid; said interest being payable
on the first days of January and July
in each year, and each of said bonds
having attached thereto semi-anual in
terest coupons. to represent the said
interest.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
the said bonds and the interest cOu-
pons thereon, shall be payable at the
office of the treasurer of the Parish
Of st. Landry, at 0pelousas, Louisi-
ana, or at the option of the holder at
the National Park Bank in the City
Of New York, State of New York.
Be it further ordained, etc, that
said bonds shall be substantially in
the following form, to-wit:
UNITED STATES or AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of st. Landry
ROAD BOND OF ROAD DISTRICT
NUMBER ELEVEN til OF
THE PARISH OF ST.LANDRY
NO. $1,000. 90
Road District No. IL of the Parish
IF st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
For. value received, hereby promises to
pay to bearer, on the first day of
July 49,, the sum of One Thousand
Dollars ($I, 00000) in lawful money
Of the United States of America, with |
interest thereon at the rate of five
per centum $50 per annum, payable |
semi-annually on the LIST days of Jam
lary and July in each year, upon pre- I
,entation and surrender of the inter-
sst coupons hereto attached as the |
lame shall mature, both the princi-
bal and interest Of this bond are pay
lble at the office Of the treasurer of |
he Parish of st. Landry, at Opelou-
las, Louisiana, or at the option Of the |
lolder, at the National Park Bank in !
he City of New York, in the State Of /
New York.
This bond is issued by Road Dis
Tict No. n of the Parish Of st. Lam
Try, State Of Louisiana, for the pur-
pose of constructing, improving and /
public roads and bridges
n said district, under and by virtue
# the authority conferred by Article /
Isl of the Constitution of the State /
# Louisiana. and Act 256 of the Gen
raj Assembly of the State of Louis
ana. for the year 1910, as amended,
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