The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-28

s1l. 600. on July /, 1919, $4,000 on
July / 1850, $12,500 on July i, 1851,
$12,5O0 on July !, 1852. $4,000 on
July 1, 1853, $4,000 on July !, 1854,
$4,000, on July /, 1866, and bearing
interest at the rate Of fiee per centum
90 per annum, payable sAmi-annually
on the first day of Jam
uary and July, in each and
every year. the several fnstallments
of interest to be evidenced by coupons
attached to said bonds, and both the
principal and interest to be payable in
gold coin Of the United States OF
America of the present standard of
weight and fineness, at the CHASE
NATIONAL BANK, in the City Of New
York, State of New York. Be 1t
further
Resolved, that said bonds shall be
executed in substantially the follow
ing form:
United States Of America,
state of Louisiana,
Parish of ST. Landry.
City of opelousas, La, Public I'm
provement Bonds.
No. / $4,000
Know all men by these presents:
That the City of Opelousas, st. Ian
dry parish, Louisiana, for value re-
ceived, is indebted to and hereby pro-
misses to pay to bearer the sum of
$4,000 on the LIST day Of July 19-,
with interest thereon from the date
hereof at the rate of five per centum
per annum, payable semi-annually on
/ the 1st day of January and July IN
each and every year, on presentation
made surrender of the proper coupons
hereto attached, bearing a facsimile
of the signature of the clerk of the
board OF Aldermen of said city, as
they severally become due. Both
principal and interest of these bonds
are payable in gold coin Of the Uni
/ ted States of America, of the present
standard of weight and fineness, at
!. the CHASE NATIONAL BANK, in
\ the City of New York, State of New
York, and the said City of Opelousas,
4 St Landry parish, La, Is hereby held
and firmly bound, and its faith, credit
revenue and property are hereby
/ pledged for the payment OF the prin-
cipal and interest hereof maturity.
This bond is one of that issue of 500
bonds of like date, tenor and effect,
except as to time of maturity, issued
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen,
as the governing authority OF said
municipality, for the purpose of IL
improving and extending the Water
works and Electric Light Systems of
said city; and (2) improving and
draining the streets Of said city, the
/ title to all of which shall vest In said
city, under authority Of Section /, OF
/ Act PSI Of the Constitution of Louis1-
ana of the year 1913, as amended, and
a resolution duly and regularly adopt
ed by the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men of the City. of Opieousas, ST. Lam
dry parish, La, on the 21st day OF
August, A. D., 1920.
i 1t is hereby certified, fecited and
declared that the proposition to issue
4 said bonds and incur said debt was
voted for by the majority In number
and amount of the property taxpay-
ers, qualified as electors under the
Constitution and laws OF the state of
Louisiana, voting at an election duly
and regularly held for the purpose, on
4 the 9Th day of June, A. D., 1920; that
provisions have been made for the
levying of an ad valorem tax to pay
said bonds; that all acts, conditions
and things required to be done pre-
cedent to and in the issuing Of said
bonds have been properly and legally
done, have happened, and have been
performed in regular and due form as
required by law, and the said indebted
3 - cfo ~
constitutional limitation.
! In testimony whereof, we. the UNI
dersigned Mayor and Clerk Of the
/ Board OF Aldermen, of the City Of
Opelousas, st. Landry parish, La. be-
ing duly authorized to execute this
obligation on behalf of said City, have
hereunto signed our name officially.
and affixed hereto the corporate seal
Of said municipality, at the City of
opelousas, st. Landry parish, La, as
of the LIST day Of the month of July,
A. D., 1920.
Ell. LOEB, Mayor.
]. ]. PERRODIN, Clerk.
Interest Coupon:
No. $3.50
On January /, 1921, the City of Ope-
lousas, ST. Landry Parish, La, will
pay to bearer $3.50, gold coin of the
United States of America OF the pres
ent standard of weight and fineness,
on presentation and surrender of
this coupon at the CHASE NATIONAL
BANK, in the City of New York,
State of New York, being six (6)
months interest then due on it's PUB
lie Improvement Bonds, dated July /,
1920, Mo-
]. ]. PERRoDIN,
Clerk.
On the back Of said bonds shall be
printed the following: Certificate:
Incontestable. This bond secured by
tax. Registered on this---day OF
A. D., 1920.