The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

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 Section 3. That the form of said bonds numbered 841 to 650, both in elusive, shall be substantially as fol- lows
 STATE OF ALABAMA
 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOND { .'ys KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the City of Birming- ham, q municipal corporation, in the State of Alabama, ackgnowledge itself indebted to the bearer hereof in the sum of One Thousand Dollars t$1 ,OOO.OO), !, one-fourth of which sum t promises to pay on the first. day of October, 19--, and the remaining three-fourths five; (6) years later, togethes with interest," on said sum from the date hereof until paid, at the rate of five per centum (6 per centum) Ter annum, payable semisannually on the first day of April and on the fi1st day of October, on presentation and surrender of the inc tefest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due, both principal and interest being payable in gold coin of the United States of America of the present standard weight. and fineness at the Hanover National Bank in the City and State of New Fork. This bond shall be presented at the place of pay ment upon the date when the first one fourth of the principal amount thereof is due, in order that an endorsement may be stamped upon the bond show ing the payment of the first lone-fourth of the principal amount thereof. This bond may be registered as to principal, the registry to De certified hereon by the City Comptroller, and is subject to successive registrations or transfers as to principal, at the option of the holder, This bond is issued under and in ptir- suance of the Constitution and laws of the State of Alabama, including among others an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the holding of elections by municipal corporations in the State of Alabama for the purpose of obtaining authority to issue bonds for public pur- poses herein defined, and to provide for holding such election and declaring the result thereof, and to authorize the is- sue of such bonds when majority of the voters participating in such cleo tion vote in favor of the issue of such bonds, and to regulate the issue. exc cution, sale and security of such bonds" approved August 26th, 1909, and an Act to amend Section 2 of said last above mentioned Act approved Feb ruary 20th, 1915, also an Act to amend Section 2 of said above mentioned Act approved September 25, 1919, and under and iA pursuance of q special election duly held May 18th, 1924, un- der said Acts and the laws of said State, and in pursuance of ordinances and proceedings of said City duly held, passed and adopted; this bond being issued for the purpose of acquiring q site for q free public library, for erect ing, furnishing, equipping and maintain ing free public library building, and for establishing q free public library, and for extending, enlarging, improving, repairing, equipping and furnishing the same. Ys
 It is hereby recited, certified and de- clared that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the is- sdan@ of this bond have existed, hap pened, and been performed in regular and due time, form and manner as re- quired by law, and that this bond, to- gether with all other indebtedness of the City of Birmingham does not ex- ceed any limit prescribed by the Con- stitution or statutes of said State. This bond and the interest coupons hereto attached are exempt from state,, county and municipal taxation, and after the respective maturity thereof shall be re- ceivable in payment of nll taxes and dues to the City of Birmingham.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City of Birmingham has caused this bond to be signed by the, President of the Commission of the City of Birming- ham, Ala, and countersigned by the City C0mptroller and ex-Officio City Treasurer, and the official seal of said City to be impressed hereon, attested by the City Clerk, and the coupons hereto attached to be signed with the engraved facsimile signatures of said President and said City Comptroller, and this bond to be dated this, the first day of October, 1924.
 President of the Commission of the
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