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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2430 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NEGOTIABLE COUPON BONDS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AMOUNTING TO THE PRINCIPAL SUM OF SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000.00), IN ADDITION TO THE SUM OF ONE MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($11- 403,000.00) WORTH OF SAID BONDS HERETOFORE ISSUED OUT OF AN AUTHORIZED ISSUE OF NINE MILLION DOLLARS ($9,000,000.00)1, AND BEING KNOWN AS SERIES 74 AND DESIGNATED AS "STREET IK- PROVEMENT BONDS," TO BE ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCT- ING, IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE STREETS, THOROUGHFARES AND STORM SEWERS OF SAID CITY, INCLUDING IN SUCH PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THE STRAIGHTENING, WIDENING, PAVING, GRADE SEPARATION, LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE OF SAID STREETS AND THOROUGHFARES, AND ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY LANDS THEREFOR FOR SAID CITY, EACH OF SAID BONDS TO BE IN THE DENOMINATION OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00), TO BE DATED JUNE 1, 1947, MATURING FROM ONE (1) TO TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS FROM THE DATE THEREOF, THE FIRST FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($566,000.00) WORTH OF SAID BONDS TO BEAR INTEREST AT THE RATE OF TWO PER CENT (2%) PER ANNUM AND THE NEXT ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($162,000.00) WORTH OF SAID BONDS TO BEAR INTEREST AT THE RATE OF TWO AND ONE-QUARTER PER CENT (2K PER ANNUM, SAID INTEREST BEING PAY- ABLE SEMI-ANNUALLY, THE INTEREST TO BE EXPRESSED IN COUPON NOTES ATTACHED TO THE BONDS; DIRECTING THAT THE SAID BONDS BE EXECUTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY SECRETARY; PROVIDING FOR AN ADEQUATE TAX LEVY FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE INTEREST OF SAID BONDS AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL THERDOF AS THE SAME MATURES FROM TIME TO TIME; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE. WHEREAS, on the 5th day of September, A. D. 1945, pursuant to the authority vested in said City by Section 19 of Chapter XXV of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, adopted by the.qualified voters within the limits of said City on-the llth day of December, A. D. 1924, and the laws and Constitution of the State of Texas, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, by an ordinance of that date, directed the submission to the qualified electors who own taxable property in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, at an election to be held in said City on the 2nd day of October, A. D. 1945, of the right, power and authority of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, to issue negotiable coupon bonds of the corporate government of said City in the principal ,sum of Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000.00) for the purpose of constructing, improving and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm sewers of said City, including in such permanent public improvements the straightening, widening, paving, grade separation, lighting and drainage of said streets and thoroughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor for said City; and, WHEREAS, 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, A. D. 1945; and, WHEREAS, 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 designated 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 Worth, 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 follows: OFFICIAL BALLOT I. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Nine Million Dol- lars ($9,000,000.00) for the purpose of constructing, improving and ex- tending the streets, thoroughfares and storm sewers of said City, in- cluding in such permanent public improvements the straightening, widen- ing, paving, grade separation, lighting and drainage of said streets and thoroughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, said bonds be- ing payable serially as may be determined by the City Council so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (40j 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 sink- ing fund sufficient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? SECTION II. That the said bonds so to be issued by the City of Fort Worth, Texas, amounting to Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars 0750,000.00), in addition to the sum of One Million, Four Hundred and Three Thousand Dol- lars ($1,403,000.00) worth of said bonds heretofore issued out of the said authorized issue of Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000.00), shall be issued for the purpose of constructing, improving and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm sewers of said City, including in such permanent public improvements the straightening, widening, paving, grade separation, lighting and drainage of said streets and"thoroughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor for said City, and shall consist of seven hundred and fifty (750) bonds numbered from fourteen hundred and four (1,404) to twenty-one hundred and fifty three (2,153), inclusive, and the first Five Hundred and Sixty-eight Thousand Dollars ($568,000.00) worth of said bonds, maturing from 1948 to 1967, inclusive, shall bear in- terest at the rate of two per cent (2%) per annum, and the next One Hundred and Eighty-two Thousand Dollars ($182,000.00) worth of said bonds, matur- ing from 1968 to 1972, inclusive, shall bear interest-at the rate of two and one-quarter per cent (2�%) per annum, payable semi-annually as afore- said, all of which said seven hundred and fifty (750) bonds shall be known as Series 74 and shall be styled and designated as "Street Improvement Bonds"; and that all of the said bonds, comprising the sum total of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00), shall mature in numerical order in the manner and amounts as set out in the tabulated statement here- with attached, to wit: SECTION III. That the said bonds are hereby authorized to be sold to the best advantage, but in no event shall same be sold for less than par, and the accrued interest to the time of delivery and the proceeds thereof to be placed 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 respec- tively mature, there is hereby levied for the year 1947 and for each suc- ceeding 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 1.99540cents on the one hundred dollar valua- tion of said property, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and if at anytime 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 percentum (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 1947 and for every successive year during the life of said bonded indebtedness or any part thereof, to include in such levy the special tax of 1.99540 cents on the one hundred dollar property valuation (or so much thereof as may be requisite and necessary), provided for in the next pre- ceding section of this ordinance, and said special tax shall on no account whatever be displaced 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 held 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 pre- pared and signed in the manner prescribed by the ordinance, they shall be submitted to the Attorney General of the State of Texas, together with a certified copy of this ordinance and a statement of the total bonded in- debtedness of the City of Fort Worth, including the bonds herein and here- by authorized 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 until 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 regis- tration; SECTION VIII. That the City Treasurer of the City of Fort Worth, or other lawful custodian 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-annual interest accruing on said bonds to the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company, of the City of New 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. SECTION IX. 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., Mayor of the City of Fort Worth, T ATTEST: City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney of the City of Fort Worth, Texas FOR the Issuance of Street Improvement Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of Street Improvement Bonds. II. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) for the purpose of estab- lishing, equipping, extending and improving municipal airports and land- ing fields for airplanes, aircraft and other aerial machines, and ac- quiring the necessary lands therefor, said bonds being payable serial- ly as may be determined by the City Council so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (401 years from the date there- of, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) per an- num from the date thereof, payable semi-annually, and levy a sufficient tax to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund suffi- cient to redeem said bonds at the maturity thereof? FOR the Issuance of Airport Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of Airport Bonds. III. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Two Million Dol- lars ($2,000,000.00) for the purpose of improving, extending and enlarg- ing the sanitary sewer 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 ma- turing 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 suf- ficient 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 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 Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Three Million Dol- lars ($3,000,000.00) for the purpose of improving, extending and enlarg- ing the water works and water works system 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) 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 re- deem said bonds at the maturity thereof? FOR the Issuance of Water Works Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of Water Works Bonds, V, Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) for the purpose of constructing, building and equipping a police station and jail building, said bonds being pay- able serially as may be determined by the City Council so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty 140) 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 fluid 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 Bonds. VI. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00) for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring and improving 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 maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (405 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 fluid 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 Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring and improving the playgrounds and recreation parks of said City, said bonds being payable serially as may be determined by the City Council so that the last maturing bonds shall become payable within forty (405 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, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) for the purpose of constructing, building and equipping 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) 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 re- deem said bonds at the maturity thereof? FOR the Issuance of Art and Children's Museum Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of Art and Children's Museum Bonds. IX, Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for the purpose of constructing, building and equipping a recreation center building and amphitheater for said City, and acquiring the necessary land therefor, said bonds being pay- able 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 Hind 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 Amphitheater Bonds. %. Shall the City of Fort Worth, Texas, through its City Council, is- sue its negotiable coupon bonds in the rincipal sum of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (41,500,000.00 for the purpose of constructing, equipping 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 (405 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 Agricultural and Livestock Exhibit Building Bonds. AGAINST the Issuance of Agricultural and Livestock Exhibit Building Bonds.; and, NHEREAS, in the election held in said City of Fort Worth, Texas, on the 2nd day of October, A. D. 1945, on the question of the issuance of said bonds hereinbefore mentioned, there was a majority of votes in favor of..the issuance of said bonds; and, WIUMS, by virtue of said election, said City Council is vested with power and authority by and from the qualified electors who own tax- able property in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and who have duly ren- dered the same for taxation, to issue said bonds for the purposes afore- mentioned and to make same valid and binding obligations of the corporate government of the City of Fort Worth, 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 Four Hundred and Fifty-three Thousand Dollars ($453,000.00); and, WHEREAS, the City Council, in accordance with the power vested in said governing body, did lawfully pass and adopt an ordinance on the 18th day of December, 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 Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,- 000.00); and, WHEREAS, all of the above described bonds were issued out of an au- thorized issue of Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000.00) worth of said bonds, which bonds were authorized to be issued by the property taxpay- ing qualified voters of said City at an election held on the 2nd day of October, A. D. 1945, and all of them being a part of and known as Series 74, and designated as "Street Improvement 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 Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) worth of said bonds, in addition to the One Million, Four Hundred and Three Thou- sand Dollars ($1,403,000.00) worth of said bonds heretofore issued and sold out of the authorized issue-'of Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000.00), be issued in bonds at this time, said bonds to be issued being a part of Series 74 and designated as "Street Improvement Bonds"; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION I. i That the municipal government of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is- sue its corporate negotiable coupon bonds in the principal sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00), this amount being in addition to the Four Hundred and Fifty-three Thousand Dollars ($453,000.00) worth of said bonds heretofore issued by an ordinance lawfully passed and adopted on the 13th day of February, A. D. 1946, and the Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000.00) worth of said bonds heretofore issued by an ordinance lawfully passed and adopted on the 18th day of December, A. D. 1946; that the bonds above described were issued and sold out of an authorized issue of Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000.00), authorized to be issued at a proper election held on the 2nd day of October, A. D. 1945, which bonds are known as Series 74 and designated as "Street Improvement Bonds"; that the bonds so to be issued shall be in the denomination of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) each, dated June 1, 1947, the first Five Hun- dred and Sixty-eight Thousand Dollars ($568,000.00) worth of said bonds, maturing from 1948 to 1967, inclusive, to bear interest at the rate of two per cent (2%) per annum and the next One Hundred and Eighty-two Thousand Dollars ($182,000.00) worth of said bonds, maturing from 1968 to 1972, inclusive, to bear interest at the rate of two and one-quarter per cent (2�%) per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of December and June of each year respectively, both principal and interest of said bonds being payable at the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company, in the City of New York, State of New York, the semi-annual interest being evidenced by interest coupons attached thereto, all of said bonds to be executed for and on behalf of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, by the Mayor thereof, at- tested by its City Secretary, with the seal of the City thereon duly im- pressed, but the interest coupons to be executed with the lithographed fac- simile signatures of the Msyor and City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, -Texas; that each of said bonds and coupons shall be negotiable and payable to bearer, and said bonds shall be numbered in the way and manner hereinaf- ter set out, so that the last maturing bond shall become payable within twenty-five (25) years from the date thereof; and the bonds themselves, seven hundred and fifty (750) in number, shall be numbered consecutively from fourteen hundred and four (1,404) to twenty-one hundred and fifty- three (21153), inclusive, and shall mature in the amount and manner herein- after set out; and that said bonds shall be issued for the purpose of con- structing, improving and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm sewers of said City, including in such permanent public improvements the straightening, widening, paving, grade separation, lighting and drainage of said streets and thoroughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands there- for for said City. That the general form of said bonds and the coupons thereto an- nexed and the interest added to said bonds shall be executed substantially in the following form: NO. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF TARRANT SERIES 74 C I T Y O F F 0 R T W 0 R T H --00000-- Street Improvement Bond of the City of Fort Worth issued for the purpose of constructing, improving and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm sewers of said City, including in such permanent public improvements the straightening, widening, paving, grade separa- tion, lighting and drainage of said streets and thorough- fares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor. KNOW ALL rEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the government of the City of Fort Worth, a municipal corpora- tion duly created under the laws of the State of Texas, hereby acknowl- edges itself to owe, and for value received promises to pay to bearer, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS (61,000.00) 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 percentum•( %) per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of December and June in each year, on presentation and surrender of the an- nexed interest coupons as they severally fall due. Both the principal and interest of this bond are payable at the office of the,Central Han- over Bank and Trust Company, in New York City, New York, and for the due and punctual payment of this bond at the maturity thereof, and the inter- est thereon when it falls due, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Fort Worth are hereby irrevocably pledged. This bond is one of a series of seven hundred and fifty (750) bonds numbered consecutively from fourteen.hundred and four (1,404) to twenty- one hundred and fifty-three (2,153), inclusive, in the denomination of One Thousand Dollars (61,000.00) each, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00), issued for the purpose of constructing, improving and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm sewers of said City, including in such permanent public improvements the straightening, widening, paving, grade separation, lighting and drainage of said streets and thoroughfares, and acquiring 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 ordinance lawfully passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, pursuant to valid authority from the property tax- paying 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 every holder of said bonds or any one of them, that all acts, conditions and things required 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 interest of this bond at the respective maturity dates thereof, and that the total indebtedness of said City, including this bond and the issue of which it is a component part, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. IN TESTIMDNY 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 executed with the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary, and has caused this bond to be dated as the first day of June, A. D. 1947. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS BY Mayor ATTEST: City S4cretary (FORM OF COUPON NOTE) The City of Fort Worth, in the State of Texas, promises to pay to Bearer ($ on the 1st day of , 19 , at the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company, in the City of New York, New York, for interest due that day on its Street Improvement Bond, Series 74, dated June'l, 1947, and num- bered CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS BY mar ATTEST: City Secretary NO. (CERTIFICATE OF COMPTROLLER) OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER, STATE OF TEXAS. I do hereby certify that there is on file and of record in my of- fice 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 laws 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 regis- tered by me. WITNESS my hand and seal of office, at Austin, Texas, this the day of , A. D. 19 Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas CITY OF FORT WORTH PRINCIPAL MATURITIES $750,000.00 STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS DATED JUNE 1, 1947 DUE JUNE 13T PRINCIPAL MATURING 1948 $23,000-00 ' 1949 24,000•00, 1950 24,000.00 1951 25,000.00- 1952 25,000•00 1953 26,000.00 - 1954 26,000.00- 1955 27,000-00- 1956 7,000.00"1956 27,000.00 1957 28,000.00-1 1958 28,000.00-- 1959 29,000.00- 1960 9,x•00-1960 29,000.00- 1961 30,000-00- 1962 0,000.00r1962 31,000.00-' 1963 32,000.00- 1964 32,000.00 ' 1965 33.,000.00- 1966 3,000.00-1966 34,000.00 1967 35,000.00 1968 35,000.00 1969 36,000.00' 1970 36,000.00, 1971 37,000.00' 1972 38,000.00