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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 536 - ORD Authorizing the Issuance $139000. Refunding Bonds Jrr:r-~ .1. 1 1 ...1. . 1 .:. . ,[ ~ .1 94 ORDINANCE NO. ~36 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ONE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE THOUSAND ($139,000.00) DOLLARS REFUNDING BONDS, PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF, AND LEVYING TAXES TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST THEREON --, : ! , I I -------J WHEREAS, there are now outstanding and unpaid the following bonds of the City of West. University Place, Texas, which bonds have been duly ap- proved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, duly registered by the Comptroller of pUblic Accounts of Texas, and were issued and sold at not less than their par amount and accrued interest: City of West University Place Civic Center Building BondS, dated January 1.5, 1941, numbered from 6 to 18, both inclusive, in the denomination of $1,000 each, aggregating $13,000, bearing interest at the rate of 3% per annum, and maturing serially on January 15th in each of the years 1952 to 1965, both inclusive; and City of West University Place Storm Sewer Bonds, dated January 15, 1941, numbered from 58 to 183, both inclu- sive, in the denomination of $1,000 each, aggregating $126,000, bearing interest at the rate of 3% per annum, and maturing serially on January l.5th in each of the years 1952 through 1965, both inclusive, I i I U and WHEREAS, said City expressly reserved an option to redeem said bonds on January 15, 19.51, or on any interest payment date thereafter; and WHEREAS, said City has duly elected to exercise such option on January 15, 1951; as per a resolution duly adopted on October 30, 1950, by the City Commission of said City; and , WHEREAS, said bonds may be refunded at a lower rate of in- terest, thereby effecting a substantial interest saving to the City; Therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY the City Commission of the City of West University Place, Texas: . Section I: That the bonds of the City of West University Place, Texas., to be called "CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE REFUNDINQ BONDS, SERIES 1950", shall be issued in the aggregate principal amount of One Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand ($139,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of refunding, cancelling and in lieu of the One Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand ($l39,OOO.00) i,--' Dollars principal amount of outstanding, and unpaid bonds described in the I preamble of this ordinance, under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws L' J of the State of Texas, and the Charter of said City. 95 ......., I i I ~f Section 2: That said bonds shall be dated January 15, 1951, shall be numbered from One (I) to One Hundred Thirty Nine (139.), both inclusive, shall be in the denomination of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars each, ag- gregating One Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand ($139,000.00) Dollars, and shall become due and payable serially on the 15th day of January in each of the ' years and in the respectiv~ amounts shown in the following schedule, to-wit: Bond Nos. Maturity Amount I - 8 January 15, 1952 $ 8,000 9 - 16 It It 1953 8,000 17 - 24 It It 1954 8,000 25 - 33 It II 1955 9,000 34 - 42 It It 1956 9,000 43 - 51 It It 1957 9,000 '. 52 - 61 It II 1958 10,000 62 - 71 II " 1959 10,000 72 - 81 n n. 1960 10,000 82 - 92 II It 1961 II, 000 93 - 103 It It 1962 II, 000 104 ~ li5 tt n 1963 12,000 116 - 127 it n 1964 12,000 128 - 139 " n 1965 12,000 -, I Section 3: That said bonds shall bear interest as follows: Bonds Nos. One (I) to One Hundred Twenty Seven (127), both inclusive, at the rate of two (2%) per cent per annum; and Bonds Nos. One Hundred Twenty Eight (128) to One Hundred Thirty Nine (139), both inclusive, at the rate of two and one7 fourth (2-1/4%) per cent per annum; interest payable July 15, 1951, and semi- annually thereafter on January 15th and July 15th of each year until the principal sum is paid. Both principal of and interest on said bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at upon presentation and surrender of the bonds as they severally become due, or, as to interest falling due on and prior to maturity, upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons attached to said bonds as they severally become due. Section 4: That each of said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the City Secretary of the City of West University Place, Texas, and the official seal of said City shall be impressed upon each of them, and the.facsimile signatures of the Mayor and the City Secretary shall be en- graved, lithographed or printed on the coupons attached to said bonds and shall have the same effect as if they had been signed by such officials. $cetiea ::: That the form of said bonds shall be substantially as follows: No. $1,000~00 'I United States of America State of Texas County of HaTris City of West University Place Refunding Bond Series 1950 ! '---' ~ 1.:: :'.-':::1. ':::::--J-- . j . :J. _ _~_ ____~___l .-T 'I , . n~_---'---.ul III L 1 I... I . i 96 For value received, the City of West University Place, in the County of Harris, State of Texas, hereby aclmowledges itself indebted to and promises to pay to bearer on the 15th day of January, 19 _, the sum of :1 I i : LJ ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00), with interest thereon from date hereof at the rate of (*%) per annum,' interest payable July 15, 1951, and semi-annually thereafter on January 15th and July 15th of each year until the principal sum hereof shall have been paid. Both principal hereof and interest hereon are payable in lawful money of the United States of America at , and interest falling due on or prior to maturity is payable only upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due. The date of this bond, in conformity with the ordinance herein- after named, is January 15, 1951. This bond is one of a series of One Hundred Thirty Nine (139) bonds of like date and tenor, except as to number, maturity and interest rate, being numbered from One (I) to One Hundred Thirty Nine (139), both inclusive, in the denomination of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars each, aggregating One Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand ($139,000.00) Dollars, and is issue4for the purpose of refunding, cancelling and in lieu of an equal principal amount of the City of West University Place Civic Center Building Bonds, and the City of West University Place Storm Sewer Bonds, each being dated January 15, ,I,D 1941, under and in strict conf'ormity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and the Charter of said City, and pursuant to an ordinance duly passed and adopted by the City Commission of the City of West University Place, which ordinance is of record in the minutes of said City Commission. It is hereby certified, recited and represented that all acts, conditions and things necessary to be done precedent to and in the issuance of these bonds in order to make them legal, valid and binding obligations of said City, have been done, have happened and been performed in regular and due time, form and manner, as required by law; that due provision'has been made for the payment of interest on said series of bonds as it accrues, and to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of said bonds as it matures by the levy of a direct annual ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within said City sufficient ,for said purposes in the manner provided by law; and that this series of bonds does not exceed any constitutional or st~tutory limitation. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City Commission of the Cit;y- of Wesi;. Uni- versity Place has caused the seal of said City to be affixed hereto and this bond to be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the City Secretary, the interest coupons attached to be executed by the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of said City, all as of the 15th day of January, 1951. Mayor, City of West University , Place, Texas i] Countersigned: City Secretary, City of West University Place, Texas 'I J *(Bonds Nos. One (1) to One Hundred Twenty Seven (127), both inclusive, at the. rate of two (2%) per cent per annum; Bonds Nos. One Hundred Twenty Eight (128) to One Hundred Thirty Nine (139), both inclusive, at the rate of two and one-fourth (2-1/4%) per cent per annum) Section 6: That the form of coupon attached to such bond shall be substantially as follows: No. $ On the 15th day of Place, in the County of Harris, in the bearer at , 19 , the City of West University State of Texas, promises to pay to , the sum of ($ ) Dollars in lawful money of the United States of America, being the interest due that date on the City of West,Uni- versity Place Refunding Bond, Series 1950, dated January 15, 1951, Bond No. Mayor I , City Secretary ~ Section 7: That substantially the following certificate shall be printed on the back of each of said bonds: OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER REGISTER NO. THE STATE OF TEXAS I 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 that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, that is is a valid and binding obligation of said City of West University Place, Texas, and said bond has this day been registered by , me. day of WITNESS my hand and seal of office at Austin, Texas, this ,1951. Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas 1 Section 8: That while said bonds or any part of the principal i thereof or interest thereon remain outstanding and uppaid, there is hereby t'., ~' . -~I "-'! "~._I~U:~...:I [<.."--- ..-..1.....- . -11.1 r.' 97 111':1 ,__I...__J L.L,,,,_L:.._l___J 98 levied and there shall be assessed and collected indue time, form and manner, an annual ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within said City, sufficient 'Oil' to pay the current interest on said bonds as the same becomes due, and to pay each installment of the principal of said bonds as the same matures, and to pay the ,interest on said bonds and the principal thereof as it matures, there is hereby levied for the year 1951 on all taxable property Within said City, an ad valorem tax of eight and one-half (8-1/2~) cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in said City, and the same shall be assessed and collected and applied to the purposes named.. 1fuile said bonds, or any part/of the principal thereof or int~rest thereon are outstanding and unpaid, a tax upon all taxable property within said Cii:ty, sufficient in amount to pay the interest on such bonds, together with an additional amount to be placed in a,sinking fund sufficient to redeem and discharge such bonds at their maturity, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection; shall be and is hereby levied for each year respectively, and said tax shall each year be assessed and collected and . applied to the payment of the interest on, and the principal of said bonds. Section 9: That the interest and sinking funds and taxes hereto- fore levied for the payment of the Civic Center Building Bonds being refunded and the interest and sinking funds and taxes levied for the Storm Sewer Bonds being refunded are hereby transferred to the sinking fund account of the Re- funding Bonds herein authorized. The holder or holders of said refunding bonds are and shall be subrogated to all of the rights and privileges had and possessed by the holders of the original bonds which are being refunded by the issuance of this series of bonds. Section 10: That the Mayor of said City be, and he is hereby, authorized to take and have charge of said bonds Pending their investigation and approval by the Attorney General and when the same have been so approved, he shall deliver them to the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas for registration. Said refunding bonds shall not be registered until and after a like amount of said original'bonds have been surrendered for can- cellation. As and when said original bonds, either in one delivery or in in- stallments, are surrendered to the Comptroller, he is authorized and directed to deliver the refunding bonds in like amounts to the holder or holders of said original bonds. J PASSED and APPROVED this ~ day of November, 1950. rsity ATTEST: fr c~ty Secret , .ty of West Univers' y Place, Texas i]