The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13

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, ana 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 TIN Police Jury
of the Parish Of ST. LaE,lry, 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'pf
Road District No. IL Of the Parish ct
St. Landry and the said Police Jurys
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 100000 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 100000 of
road bonds of Road District No. l l of
the Parish of ST. Landry, numbered
from one ID to five hundred 5000,
inclusive, 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 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 Opelousas, Louisl-
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 OF AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of st. EAndry
ROAD BOND OF ROAD DISTRICT
NUMBER ELEVEN I'D OF
THE PARISH OF ST,LANDRY
NO. - 100000
Road District No. IL of the Parish
of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
for value received, hereby promises to
pay to bearer, on the first day of
July 10, the sum of One Thousand
Dollars Isl, O0O.0O) in lawful money
of the United States of America, with
interest thereon at the rate of five
per centum (59c) per annum, payable
semi-annually' on the LIST days of JAN
uary and July in each year, upon pre-
sentation and surrender of the inter
est coupons hereto attached as the
same shall mature, both the prlncl-
nal and interest of this bond are pay
able at the office of the treasurer OF
the Parish of St. Landry, at Opelou-
sas, Louisiana, or at the option of the
holder, at the National Park Bank IN
the City Of New York, in the State of
New York.
This bond is issued by Road Dis
trict No. II of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana, for the puff
pose of constructing, improving and
maintaining public roads and bridges
in said district, under and by virtue
of the authority conferred by Article
281 of the Constitution of the State |
of Louisiana and Act 256 of the Cen
e.al Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, for the year 1910, as amended,
and this bond was especially author |
lied at an election held in Road Dis /
tict No. II of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, on the 18th day of June, 1919, i
the returns of which election were !
duly promulgated on the 18th day OF |
July, 1919.
The debt represented by this bond +
and the issue of which it forms a part /
was incurred and the said bonds were /
issued by virtue of the authority con-
ferred by the Constitution and Act |
referred to and conforming to the I