Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-12-10

, lodges itself indebted 70 ami far value
received hcreb yprumisyS to pay the
BEARER hereof, the sum OF
FIVE HUNDRED ROLLARS
ON the first day of December, 4. d. 10
! together with interest on the said sum,
from date hereof until paid. at the rate
Of six (6) per cent. per annum, interest
payable semi-annually, on the lot day Of
June and the lst day OF December in
each year, i'll accordance with and on
presentation and surrender Of the in
tetest coupons hereto attached as they
severaily become due. Both interest
an principal of this bond are payable
Town of Abbeville, state Of Louisiana,
i'll lawful money OF the United State
Of America.
This bond is one Of series or tVO
hundred and fit y(2JOl bonds uum.
bered from "l' to ESQ, both III.
elusive, OF like date, tenor and effects,
except as to maturities, issued ythe
TOWN OF ABBEVILLE, Louisiana,
for the purpose of purchasing and con-
structing a system of water works aud
electric lights within the Town Of Abb
beville. Louisiana, title Of which shall
vest in tle Town OF Abbeville. LVUisi-
ana. said debt being incurred and said
bonds Issued under and II tIll com
pliance with the Constitution ami laws
of the State OF Louisiana, and es'
pecially Act No. 256 Of the General AS.
scmbl vi yLOuisiana for the year 1910,
as amended by Act No. 2ls OF the Cen.
eral Assembly OF Louisiana for the year
1912, and under the authority conferred
by vote of mOjority in number and
amount Of the property taxpayers of
the Town of Abbeville, Louisiana, vot.
ing at special election regularly and
.egally called for that purpose, Thy
interest rate beins levied and fixed
after due compliance with Article XIV,
Section -, ~, Of the provisions Of
the new Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, adopted jane 18th. 1921,
The said Tow Of Abbrrille, Louisiana,
IS hereby held and firmly boGGd and the
full faith aud credit thereof is pledged
Tor the payment OF the principal aud
interest befeof az maturity.
II is hereby certified, recitsd and ,
declared that all acts, conditions and
things required to be done by the Con-
stitutiou aud iaws OF the state OF Lott
,sisna, precedent to and In the issaipg
~ this, bond have been properly done,
4as<1paff,saaasAA and ;fsk sormco, IN ,fue and
regular form and time, Us required by
iawj that the indestness of the IOWA Of
Abbeville, Louisiana, does not exceed
any constitutional or statutory limita-
toni that provisions has been made for
the collection of direct taxes of Five
(j) Mills on the aoliur on the assessed
valuation ~ properties Ia said Iowa,
which viii Yield sufficient amount
pay tbal part VI the principal W said
Dond issue, and The interest on all said
bonds falling due June lst., 1872, aud
ecembrr lst., 1922, and that Section
~ Of Act 800 Of the year 1910, or the
General Assembly Of Louisiana, to levy
annually special tax, in addition to
all other taxes, sufficient TO pay the
interest and principal falling due On
said bond issue in the ensuing yea,
until the said bond is fully paid in prin'
cipal aud interest.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
Town of AbbevilIe, Louisiana, have
caused spid bonds to be signed by the
Mayor and attesed by the Secretary
of the TOWN of Abbeville, Louisiana,
tae coupons hereto annexed 70 be ex,
ecuted by the fac-simile signature Of
said Mayor and Secretary, on this First
lay of December, in the yeur of our
lord one thousand nine hundred and
twenty-one dp2D,
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Mayor Of the Town of abbevilie, La,
ATTESTl
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INTEREST COUPON,
S15.eo $1,000
On the first day of .........,.. 10, the
Town Of Abbevilie, Louisiana, will pay
to BEARER the sum of FIFTEEN
(s15,0o) DOLLARS, ut the Bank Of Alb.
beville, in the Town Of Abbeville, Lou.
isiata. being the semi-annual interest
due that day on ties SIX Per Cent.
Water Works & Electric Light Bonds
Nbut",t...,
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Mayor Of Abbeviile, Louisiana.
ATTEST:
COMMUNICATIONS. Il .',,,.,.--'-....
Secretary.
The said bonds sholl be sigaed by the
Mayor and Secretary o" therown Ot ABB
bepille, Louisiana, and said officers are
hereby requested to have printed on the
reverse of said bonds the following GER
tifcate;
"This bond secured by ajax. Re
gistered on this ...... day of ............ 1872
Secretary Of State
The said interest coupons attached TO
said bonds shall have printed or en-
graved thereon the face kjmile sigma