The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-03-11


the plantation of Matthew Jones
thence to cypress on the r. & Z. r. Il.
and thence west along the right of way
|of the T. & P. R. R. to Bayou de Sac
lTobac, which crosses said railroad
and the crawling of that portion of
the public road beginning at the west
end of Bayou Natchez bridge. running
thence in westerly direction to ole
river, and the improvement of gravel
ing or otherwise of such other publ,
roads in said road district and to rep.
resent said indebtedness the police jury
Of the parish of Natchitoches does mere
by authorize the issuance Of Fifty
Thousanh ($5O,OOO oO) Dollars of roac
bonds of road district number thirteen
49, of the parish Of Natchitoches,
numbered from one TO one hundred in
elusive OF the determination Of five
hundred $500. 0O) dollars each dated
; September /. 1915, and bearing interest
at the rate of five Is per cent? Per
cent per annum from date until paid,
said interest being payable annually on
the first day Of September in each year
and each of said bonds having attached
thereto annual interest bearing cou-
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 Natchto
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 13) Of the Parish of
! Natchitoches
No. = $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 hneness,
with interest thereon at the rate OF
five 70 per cent? per cent per annun,
payable annually on the first day of
September in each year upon presenta-
ton and surrender or the interest cou-
pons hereto attached as the same shall
mature, both the principal and interest
OF this bond are payable at the Office
of the Treasurer of road district num-
Der thirteen Q9 of the parish of Nat
chitoches, 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 Q3) 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 PSI 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 |
ed, and this bond was especially auth
orized at an election held in road dis
trict number Thirteen (l3) of the par
ish of Natchitoches on the 25th day of |
August f3fJ, the returns of which were /
duly promulgated on the 9th day of |
August 1915.
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 re-
ferred to and conforming to the result
of an election held by the property tax
payers in road district number Thirteen
(l3) of the parish of Natch1tocees, quail
flied to vote, at the election held on the
18th day of August 1915, who authori-
zed the governing authority of road
district number thirheen N3) of the
parish Of Natchitoches to lew each !
year a tax sufficient on all property Sit
lated in road district to pay the prin-
;ipal and interest CT said bonds in &C.
:ordance with law, and it is certified
hat all acts. conditions and things re- 5!
Iuirod to be done precedent to and in /;
he issuance Of this bond and of the is
ue OF which 1t forms part in order to
make the same legal, binding and valid {
Obligations of road district number 1
thirteen (13) of the parish of Natchito-
hes have existed, have happened and
ave been performed in due time, form
nd manner as required by law, and ~
hat the Indebtedness of said road dis r
riot including this bond and the issue !,
f which it forms part does not ex- i
eed the Constitution of st. tutory linn !,
atoms Of indebtedness, \ \
In witness whereof, the police jury !;
the parish OF Natchitoches, as the ~
overning authority of road district -
1mber thirteen QSl Of the parish of q,
stchitoches, has caused this bond to 4,
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 or
res OF said President and said Score Isl
ry, and this tond to be dated Sep ~
mber l, 1916. Pc
Road District Number Thirteen ~ ~
[l3] Of the Parish of Natchitoches. isI
JAS. F. SALTER,
President Police Jury ce
ADDIE TAUZIN, fly
Secretary Police Jury OF
(FORM OF COUPON zee
IN the First day of September 10 ter ter
ad District No. Thirteen (l3) of the m,
'ish of Natchitoches, state of Louisi- r.
!, will pay to bearer the sum of Twen-
Five $500 Dollars at the office of mol
Treasurer of Road District Number cbe
rteen l3) of the Parish of Natchi- =
hes, at Natchitoches, Louisiana, or nj
The option of the holder at the Chase The
tional Bank of New York City, be- 1e2
the annual interest then due on it's Che
ID Bonds, dated September l, 1915. =
nber - raj,
President Police Jury. cat
poll
Secretary Police Jury. '" nj