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D. 1941, purxua4t to 'rho RUM" thoritr V00W In, saki Cltjr by Section, ,, k t 47, of n> n,r r of the-pity OX Forma 106,rth, adoptod 67 the qualWed voters within the,Limits of said G&y an the, 31 th day at, Oooadbar* A. 1. 10,4; and tim lawn and , A stunt.on of W Xate of Texas, the Cat„^ Council of —Afty of OVUM, Ova, by an orkWhow of that Bats, divioted the outjokastoll to Ut f n to ""W110 own Uufjo property U*0 1ty o f A&VoR s ' ,', end Opp bove, dWy vanda/rod the aamp Ar any at,> ° w how Ul 644"'d k n ° m +,a re power an iii//pia,,,, m� , ho � 0=01 of h city' "�",yort' OW ASK � W + , y ot of orpot d * pat of" ,n n the`, A Of Tvw vitva awltjcrod,Thq%k ", t o - 1 P )O'` chines, and aoquiring the necessary lands therefor for said City; and, WAy3, in conformity with said ordinance, the Mayor of said City did make proclamation of said election and fixed the date thereof for the 2nd day of October,,�.4. B. 1945: and, , WHy.4iT+±AS, said election order and proclamation thereof were prepared and published in the manner and for the time prescribed in said ordinance; and, WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of October, A. D. 1945, said election was held in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, at the respective polling places desig- nated in the election order, at which said election the issuance of said bonds was submitted as a proposition to the qualified electors of said City who own taxable property in the City of Fort forth, Texas, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation; and, WHEREAS, the official ballot on said occasion, in conformity with the ordinance of the City Council hereinabove mentioned and in accordance with the order of said election, in form and in substance reads as followst OFFICIAL BALLOT . Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, tbrough its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Nine Million Dollars (#9,000,000.00) for the purpose of doristruoting, improving and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm sewers of said City, including in such percent public improvements the straightening, widening, paving, grade separation, lighting and drainage of said streets and thoroughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be deterined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall became payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bear- ing interest at +a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) 'per annum from the data thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a singing fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? FOR the Issuance of street Improvement Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of ;street Improvement Bonds. II Shall the City of Port Worth, Texas, through its City Council, Issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Two Million, Fives Hun. dred Thousand Dollars ($21500,000.00) for the purpose of establishing, equip- ping, extending and improving;municipal airports and landing .fields for air- planes, aircraft and other aerial machines, and acquiring the<necessary lands therefor, said bands being payable serially: as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable with- in forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) per annum from the date thereof, payable aand- annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity there-- of? FOR the Issuance of Airport Bonds, AGAINST the Issuance of Airport Bonds. III, Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Two Million Dollars ( ,00,0,0.00) For the purpose of improving, extending and enlarging the sanitary serer system and sewage disposal plant of said City, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) yearn from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed ,four per cent ( ) per annum from the date thereof, payable s" -,annnual y, and levy a sufficient, tax to pay the interest on said bonds. and create a' sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the ma- turity thereof?. FOR the Issuance of Sanitary Sewer System and Sewage Disposal Plant Bonds,> AGAINST the Issuance of Sanitary Sewer System and Sewage Disposal Plant Bonds.` IV* Shall the City of Fart Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal am of Three Million Dollars ($31.000,000.00) for the purpose of improving, extending and enlarging the water works and water works system of said City, and acquiring the neces- sary lands therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last.maturing bonds shall became payable'` within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to emoted ,four per cent (4%) per anmuum from the date thereof, payable semi-wally, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? , FM the Issuance of Water Works Bonds. AGAINST ac Issuance of'later Works Bonds,; V, Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon boards in the principal.; sum. of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ( 30 , .00) for the purpose of constructing, building and s ping a police station and „fail building, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall;become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing, interest at"a rate not to exceed four per cunt (4%) per annum from the date thereof, payable semi—annually, and lowy a sufficient tax to pay the inter- est on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof?, FOR the Issuance of Police Station and Jail Building Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of Police Station and Jail Building Bands, VI. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00) for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring and iVrovin,g land and property for public parks in said City, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last matur- ing bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date there- of, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) per annum from the date thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said'bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof?' FOR the Issuance of Park Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of Park Bonds, VII, Shall the City of Port Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (45 0,000*00) for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring and improving the playgrounds and recreation parks of said City, said bands being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council., so that the ;Last maturing bonds shall `become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) per annum from the date thereof, payable semi.-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to ,pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? FOR the Issuance of Playground and Recreation Park Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of Playground and Recreation Park Bonds. VIII. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal,sum of Right Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.b6) for the purpose of constructing, building, and equip- ping an art and children's museum for said City, and acquiring the necessary land therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within' forty (40) year's from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to ex- ceed ;four per cent (4%) per annum froin the date thereof, payable semi aromolly . and levy a sufficient tax to pal* the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said "bonds at the maturity thereof?' FOR the Issuance of Art and Children's M e= Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of Art and Children's Museum Bonds. IX1 ;Shall the City of Fort 'Forth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000,,00) for the purpose of constructing, building and equip- ping a recreation center building and amphitheater for said City, and ae- quiring the necessary land therefor, said bonds beinng payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing bonds small become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing inter- est, at a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) per aroma from the dates there- of, payable semi-annually*, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonus, and create a sinking fund sufficient' to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof! FOR the Issuance of Recreation Center Building and Amphitheater Bonds, AGAINST the Issuance of Recreation Center Building and Amphi- theater ''Bonds 'Shall the City of Part Worth, Texas, through its City Council, issue its negotiable coupon bands in the principal sum. of One Million, Five`Hun- dred Thousand Dollars ( 1,500,000„00) for the purpose of'constructing, squi - ping and improving agricultural and livestock exhibit buildings for said City, and acquiring the Necessary lands therefor, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council, so that the last maturing' bonds shall become payable within forty (40) years from the date thereof, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four per event (4 ) per annum from the date thereof, payable owl-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay:' the interest on said bonds and create`a sinking fund sufficient to redeem said'bonds at the maturity thereof` FOR the Issuance of Agricultural and Livestock Exhibit Building Bonds, AGAINST the Issuance of Agricultural and Livestock Exhibit Building Bands.; and, WHYS, in the election held in said City of Port Worth, Texas, on the 2nd clay of October, A. D. 1945, on the question of the issuance of said bonds here nbefore mentioned, there was a majority of votes in favor of the issu- ance of said bonds; anti„ WHEREAS, by virtue of said election, said City Council is vested with power and authority by and from the qualified electors who own tamable prop- erty in the City of Port;"Worth, Texas, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, to issue said bonds for the purposes aforementioned and-to make same valid and binding obligations of the corporate government of the City of Post North, Texas; and, WHEREAS, the City Council, in accordance with the power vested in said governing body, did lawfully pass and adopt an ordinance on the 13th day of February, A. D. 1946, authorizing the issuance of negotiable coupon bonds of the government of the City of Fort Worth amounting to the principal sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($7501000o00); ands WHEREAS, the City Council, in accordance with the power vested, in Laid governing body, did lawfully pass and adopt an ordinance on the 18th day of December, A. A. 1946, authorizing the issuance of negotiable coupon bands of the government of the City of Fort Worth amounting to the principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000,00); and, WHEREAS, all of the above described bonds were issued out of an,au- thorized issue of Two Million,: Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,00000,0) worth of said bands, which bonds were authorized to be issued by the property taxpaying qualified voters of said City at an election held on the 2dd day of October, A. D. 1945, and all of them being a wart of and known as Series 73, and designated as "Airport Bonds"; and, WHEREAS, it is deemed wise and expedient by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, in the exercise of the discretion reposed in it by law, that Two Hundred and Twenty--rive Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00)' worts of said bonds, in addition to the One Million, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,050,000,00) worth of said bonds Heretofore issued and sold out of the authorized issue of Two Million, Fives Hundred Thousand Dollars; ($2,500,- 000„00), be issued in bonds at this time, said bonds to be issued being a part of Series 73 and designated as "Airport Bonds"; ROW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; SECTION I, That the municipal goverwmmt of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, issued its corporate negotiable coupon bonds in the principal swim of Two H and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ( „5', N -$„this amount being in addi- tion to the Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ( 750,000 W) worth of said bonds heretofore issued by an ordinance lawfully passed and adopted on the 1;3tta, dar of February, A. Do 1946, awnd the hatµ ktaataared "fbmaaa aaa°aat T2a11mrs Italy pa ,aatl"taf fated on the itttbta rtaa„t of DtooWborj, A. D. 1944; that jta atzai ,,, tr afaxila� twat- 'No Million, Five Hundred Nowand Do'llars F.Lutlaorized to be Issaod at aaa proper a lest,on old as a Ae 20 day of 1tob , A. D. 1945, Rich bonds are tnaoun as ttaaeairs 73 amd atrrimi°ataeat as IN r aaart Bonds"; asset, the bonds seta tai be iaa aaaad hall be in the denomination of ttaae Thousand Doll- i rs ( », 0*00) each, date^gat Jazatm 1, 19,484 °takaae first One Hundred anal"Zigtat ThPUS414 Dollars ($108,000.00) worth, f said taaaaeal,aa aaa to rust ,t rox, IR41 to 150,, inclusive, bear iaaterest, at Cie rate pf two and one-half per<can't, ( �;%) per aatataaaaam, and the next f aaer taaaa ta`rmt And taaa"aa tataaen Thousand Dollars (3117,000,00) "rt a of said testate, raaataarlaea„ from, 19,61, to f'"°,!° , baclUsive, to boar %teraaaata at the mte of" two amfaat taaaee-chaser aaa,u faea° ta,ent (2-3/4%) p0i"AtAl ui *blaaa sem0anyally on the"fist day, At *taa each yvar rospectively, both principal—and interest of said, meads beivnilf.1 to faable at the tezt al lftaaa°aawrer tfa°aamt &nat Trash C iwaaatatany, in the City of Now I&Rj Stato piaf"tarty York, the —meal interest being evidenced by int r- e0t coupons attached tateaaratae, ti°°t of said to authr to to ojxzpaute4 for a d on, be— Of of the Ut a of Fort t aut,,: °1x, s,t by ttufe MAyor thereof, attestod by its faitf Saaretaxyj with the s aala of the City tiaaraaaaaa duly Impresued, but tta in r rte coupon to be rtecuat, t with the l ittaamtla,rpttaet f iteati l it. t�aar s *r the Mayor and Citd'f Secretary of that City of Fort tla>rtta,, faaxat,t tta t same of as id taeaads and ;coaataons shall be negotiable,and a "i tOtaa taao t%aoro an said bonds sh&1.1 be, ataoa'a*kered t , the may and manner i hereinafter et oast,, to tat, ttaa iaa t m toat^kmg " ad aatmatil,t raataaa laaaaato from the date ttwa r aaf", aamt thee, bonds t,aemnaalao-°t? ,„ two tauaamatred am°l t att w five 225 A number, Aha3l, he roxkered masses scut t^aae;t,f" f"ra,m ton—hundred aat fifty—one (1,051) !a-max taaelra"a, ta,rdlxmaUxt yauf mesas Ott ftw iaiaf5u�a Inclusive, and rtarii arraatliare to°a the aaaaaaau at aaaamt x4anner;h er%lrtt,fter sets,, c4ut; aah that rafll bores 11,41 wnuori Xor the purpose o f Pevw an 'IrAp", WfUM s 'i establishing, equipping, extending and improvAmyr municipal .:rposts and land- loo 410140 w rr, r;,,II nes,, ai.rrrr atr and oth ors,WWI rr rrr ra d qua riv%, therafaj-- Car That the Soneral form f said bonds aal ths rragImn w thereto et rrrrrr d, an tho Utereat addk to sah bonda shall rrr rrr ate d, wfibetwatially in the W- AM ", iuNmfrtWrtodrtmioof�mr�(rtmfrtr�roi(�f�P��f��i fr ��� ���r�r� �r���� d R,,�R�r�sr�i�✓ra(rr���..w.✓lew,rrr��u. ,%',,,' ,,,."e//%u/%/,,,,,, That, the atild brands, so to be isamod hy ease My or FortJortho Texas, amounting "�. �aaa4a M and r aaa lve " a�aaaaaaaa't Dollars (,$22,5_,0(X.00) a� ` 000 a r-000,M1134an a 4 i�1aa alb„ o of %, $ of 49§ mi,,0"0,0; � ,th of said wa he re ofaara a aaaa out as " Uie da atrthorl%ied, imsue of IN MIlioma Phe RAW rr>',aa a aand Dollars ( , j *00)0 wham be WWI for the uses pope of as akbUs a ,ng, er1gI suing, exteading,aW improving mania-IN l airports and landing fields faaar airoraft mad other aerl aaaark^a iaanaa and a6a I„a log the necassary lwaa a therefor for said City, and shall caaaa, ipt of two hundred and twty-Ave (225) banda aumbered from tea hundred and f fby-oraa ( a 1 i ) to twelve handred and sevvnt Ve, 1,2751a sntl aolve, ,arid the,first One Hundrad 'wtd,, Ught lboruaaa Al aa'ara 01000 ith of said bonds, waWrIng �m 1949 to 1960, inclanive, shall bear � : at, tlie rate of two and omq-half per aaaaa, "n per-Auvaun, cmd the, raaaaaoa ThaaaaPXt #�� �,„ ba pds, maUgring from-1,961 1,9 ' ; a M as sitiall bo.ar JaIlmrost at, the rate of twn andf h a r a rear per cant (2-3/4%) per a anam, Psonue Swd- sQually aae a foroa d, all of W wch said two btsivirid ra d r aatq-4- ,� 1119P4101 shall be )wown as , aaar aaa 73 am . i/A).',. be styled and Aesignated, Fan "Airpowt BondaQ apd that 41 of the aaal 'bnad a a�am rixi „ the sums al if Hmada^* an ° men fl Thou as rqi Doll''aamaa ( �25:0 � ,0G;a aa�oll aa�U numerioal orker in the aaad aaaaaaaantm as set =t Ut the , abaasted StateAMWOUt herewith attachad, to wit: r That the said bonds are hereby authorized to be sold to the best advan- tage, but in no event shall some be sold for less than par., and the accrued interest to the time of delivery and the proeseds,thereof to be,plaeod"in. the treasury of the City of Fort Worth and utilized for the special purposes for which they are created. SECTION IV. That for the purpose of paying the interest of said bonds, as well as the various installments of principal, as the same shall respectively ma- ture, there is hereby levied for the year 1948 and for each succeeding year thereafter so long as the same may be necessary, to provide for the interest and annual installments of principal of said bonds, on all property in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, liable to taxation, a straight ad valorem tax of .6826 cents on :the one hundred dollar valuation of said property, or so thereof as may be necessary, and if at any time the amount of said tax, shall not be sufficient to provide for the interest and annual installments of principal, it shall be the duty-,of the City Council to so increase said rate that an amount shall be realized from said tax sufficient to meet the requirements aforesaid for interest and annual installments of principal of said bonds; and it is hereby promised and agreed that such increase of tax shall be made, if required for the purposes named, as often as it may be necessary. There shall be assessed and collected annually a sufficient sum to pay the interest on such bonds and to create a sinking fund of at least two pareentum (2%) of the principal debt herein authorized. SECTION V. That it shall be the duty of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and its successors, and of the government of the City of Fort Worth, in levying taxes for general purposes for the said City for the year. 1948 and for every, successive year during the life of said bonded indebted- nese, or any part thereof, to include in such levy the special tax of .6826 cents on the one hundred dollar property valuation (or so much thereof as may be requisite and necessary), provided for in the next preceding section of this ordinance, and said special tax shall on no account whatever be dis- placed therefrom. SECTION VI. That the special tax hereinbefore provided for, when collected, shall be placed and kept in a separate fund and shall be devoted to the payment of the interest and the extinguishment, of the principal of all and singular the bonds hereinabove mentioned as same mature from time to time, and shall not be used,, applied or diverted to any other purpose or object whatsoever; and the funds derived from said tax shall be held and listed as a separate account on the books of said City and the proceeds hold and kept by the City Treasurer of said City as a separate and distinct account and so specified as such on his books. SECTION VII, That as soon as convenient after said bonds shall have been prepared and signed in the manner prescribed by the ordinance, they shall be sub.- mitted to the Attorney General of the State of Texas, together with a cer- tified copy of this ordinance and a statement of the total bonded indebted-' ness of the City of Fort Worth, inclading the bonds herein and hereby au- thorized and the assessed value of the taxable property in said City, for his approval, and none of said bonds shall be negotiated, sold or transferred un- til the same shall have received the official sanction of the said Attorney General as prescribed by law, and thereafter said bonds shall be placed with the State Comptroller of Public Accounts for registration. SECTION VIII, That the City Treasurer of the City of Fort 'Worth, or other lawful cus- todian of such fund, during the months of November and May of each and every year during the life of said bonds or part thereof, and not later than the 25th day of each of said months, shall transmit sufficient money out of the interest funds hereinbefore created for the payment of the semi-mil. Inter- est accruing on said bonds to the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company, of the City of Now York, State of New York, and likewise proper remittance shall be made in due course to provide for the payment of the principal of any of said bonds in advance of the maturity, of same. SECTIO14 111 That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the=date of its passage, and it is so ordained. Wayor of the City of Fort Worth, Teas ATTEST: My-30'eFe—Gi of the City Of Fort Worth, Texas APPRJXXD AS TO FOR AND LEGALITY: City Attorney of the City R, Fort Worth, Texas NO. UNITED STATES OF AMICA STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF TARRANT SERIES 73 CITY OF FORT WORTH —00000— Airport Bond of the City of Fort Worth issued for the purpose of establish- ing, equipping, extending and improving municipal airports and land- ing fields for airplanes, aircraft and other aerial machines, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the government of the City of Fort Worth,, a municipal corporation duly created under the laws of the State of Texas, hereby acknowledges it- self to owe, and for value received promises to pay to bearer, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the first day of June, A. D. 19 _, together with interest thereon at the rate of percent= ( %) per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of December and June in each year, on presentation and surrender of the axnexed interest coupons as they severally fall due. Both the principal and inter- est of this bond are payable at the office "of the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company, in Now York City, New York, and for the due and punctual pay- ment of this bond at the maturity thereof, and the interest thereon when it falls due, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Fort vok are hereby irrevocably pledged. This bond is one of a series of two hundred and twenty-five (225) bonds numbered consecutively from ten hundred and fifty-one (1,051) to twelve hun- dred and seventy-five (1,275), inclusive, in the denomination of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) each, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of Twofta- Bred and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00), issued for the purpose of establishing, equipping, extending and improving municipal airports and landing fields for airplanes, aircraft and other aerial machines, and acqu:Lr%- ing the necessary lands therefor, under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, and an or- dinance lawfully passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, pursuant to valid authority from the property taxpaying qualified voters of said City, at a proper and legal election held on the 2nd, day of October, A. D. 1945* It is hereby further expressly represented, recited and covenanted by the government of the City of Fort Worth, to and with each and twor, `h,6140r of said bonds or any one of them, that all acts, conditions and things re- quired by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and of the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, precedent to and in the issuance of this bond, have been done, have happened and have been performed in proper and lawful time, form and manner as prescribed by law, so as to make this bond a legal,,binding and valid obligation of the City of Fort Worth, and that provision has been made for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax on all taxable property in, the City of Fort Worth, and that such tax has been levied in a sufficient amount for the payment of the principal and inY- terest of this bond at the respective maturity dates thereof, and that the total, i-adobtednees of said City, including this bond and the, issue of idii-, it is a component part, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory 14mi- tation* IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City of Fort Worth, in the State of Texas, has executed this bond by causing it to be signed by its Mayor and attested by the City Secretary, with the seal of the City thereunto duly impressed, and has caused the annexed interest coupons to be oxecl4ted with, the ,,face as signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary, and has caused this bond to be dated as the first day of June, A. D. 1948, CITY OF FORT WORTH, Tea BY Mayor ATTEST: My Secretary (FORM OF COUPON VOTE) The City of Fort Worth, in the State of Texas, promises to pay to Bearer ($ on the let day of 19 _, at the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Com- pany, in the City of New York, New York, for interest due that day on its Airport Bond, Series 73, dated June 1, 1948, and numbered CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS Br Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary NO. (CERTIFICATE OF COMPTROLLER) OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER, STATE OF TEM. I do hereby certify that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas to the effect that this bond has been examined by him as required by law, and that he finds it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and lags of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and binding obligation upon said City of Fort Worth, Texas, and said bond has this day been registered by me*, WITNESS my hand and seal of office, at Austin, Texas, this the day of A. D# 60—mptr0-11;r– v Pauli; rozzw'; of the State of Texan CITY OF FORT WORTH PRINCIPAL MATURITIES $225,000.00 AIRPORT SONDS DATED JUNS l,, 1948 DUE AM 11ST PRINCIPAL MATURIN 19 $90000.00 1950 9,000.00 1' 5 9,400. DO 1952` q,4L)0. Ol 1953 9,000.00 1954 9,000.00 1955 9,000.00` 1956 9,40E1.00 1957 90000.00 1955 90000.00 1959 9,000.00 1960 9,000."00 1961 9,000.00 1962 9,000.00 1963 9,000.00 ,.....,,.. 196; 9$000000 196;0 9,000.00 1916 90000.00 1 &7 00000000 9,040.00 1970 9,000.00 197 : 9,400.00 1972 9,400.00 1973 9,000.0U