The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-02
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[ The City of Birmingham, in theE State of Alabama, for value received hereby promises to pay to bearer theI sum of Five Hundred Dollars on thal 1st day of September, 1881, with in terest thereon at the rate of seven (7)I per centum per annum, payable semi-| annually on the 1st days of MarchJ and September in each year on theE surrender of the respective interest," coupons hereto attached as theyI , severally mature, both principal andI interest being payable in gold coinI of the United States of the present. standard of weight and fineness, atI the office of the Hanover National Bank in the City of New York, N. r.. + This bond can be registered, the registration to be certified hereon byI the City Comptroller, and is subject to successive registration or trans sI ters at the option of the holder. TheI coupons may be separated from thisI bond and surrendered to the CityI Comptroller for cancellation, In which, case the interest will be paid to the| registered holder or order
 This bond is one of a series of| bonds Of like date, denomination anal tenor aggregating ..... dollars and numbered consecutively from ons ~ Wro ''.''.. inclusive, The City ofI blrmlngham reserves the right to re- deem said series, including this bond. in numerical order, before maturity in the following manner: One bond or said series and such additional number of bonds as, together with sald bond, shall not exceed in the ag- gregate one-fifth part of such series. on the 1st day of September, lg2g' and a similar number of bonds on the lst day of September, in each. year thereafter by paying to the holder or holders thereof as a bonus sum equal to one-half the annual interest on the bonds redeemed. and ! the City of Birmingham shall give public notice of it's intention TO re- | deem this bond before the dates above prescribed by publication once week for three consecutive weeks in daily newspaper published in Birmingham, Alabama, said notice to contain a description of this bond by number and series.
 This bond is issued by virtue of and m pursuance of Sections 14O9 and l4l0 of the Code of Alabama. 1907 and acts amendatory thereof and SUD- plemental thereto and of an oro. mace of the City of Birmingham duly passed, approved and published This bond is issued for the purpos, or providing funds for the payment Of certain municipal improvement made under Improvement Ordinances NO. .............
 This bond Is a general obligation of the City of Birmingham ana inc full faith and credit of said City of Birmingham are hereby pledged for the prompt payment of the principal and interest hereof and it is hereby ,f every requirement. of the Constitu- tion and Laws of Alabama relating to the issue hereof has been duly compiled with and that this bond ia within every debt and other limit prescribed by the Constitution anu Laws of the State of Alabama In addition to being a general oblfga- tion of the City of Birmingham. this bond is also secured by assessments against the property benefited by said improvements and the funds arising from said assessments are sacredly and irrevocably pledged for the principal and interest hereof. In Witness Whereof, the said city of Birmingham has caused it's seal to be hereto affixed and this bon,l to be signed by the President of the Commission and the City Comptroller and ex-officio City Treasurer ana the coupons hereto attached to bear the fac simlle signatures of said Presi- dent and City Comptroller and this bond to be dated the 1st day of Sep tember. 1921
 President of the Commission of the City of Birmingham, Alabama. ............. City Comptroller and Ex-Officio City
 Treasurer of the City of Birming-
 ham, Alabama.
 (FORM OF t,OUPON) March 1st,
 On September ist, 19----, the City of Birmingham. Alabama, will pay to the bearer at the Hanover National Bank in the City and State of New York, Seventeen and Fifty One Hun dredths t$17,J0} Dollars, in gold coin, being six months interest then due on It's City Public Improvement Gold Bond, dated September 1, 1921, No.......-., Series. ........
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 City of Birmingham, Alabama,
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 That the provision for registration to be printed on the said bonds shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit:
 REGISTRATION
 This bond may be registered in the owners name at the office of the City Comptroller, in Birmingham, such registration being noted upon the bond by said Comptroller after which no transfer shall be valid unless made on the Treasurer's books by the registered owner and similarly noted on the bond. but the same may be dis- charged from registration by being transferred to bearer and the trans fer to bearer noted hereon, after which it shall be transferable by de- livery, but 1t may be again registered as before. The registration of the bonds shall not restrain the nego- liability of the coupons delivered. but the coupons may be surrendered and the interest made payable only to the registered holder of the bond.
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 In accordance with a provision in IhlS bond. the cOuuop Sheef fzaus0