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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1298ORDINANCE NO. Mil AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amending Sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance No. 1296 being an Ordinance entitled; An Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, providing for the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the city in the principal sum of 4400,000 to provide funds to pay part of the cost of capital improvements to certain of the main traveled arterial streets in the city as more specifically provided in Ordinance No. 1275, of the city, passed and approved February 11, 1952, and as authorized by the qualified electors of the city at a special election held therein on March 11, 1952, providing the date, form, terms and maturities of said bonds, for annual tax levies to be made without limitation as to rate or amount to pay the principal and interest thereof, and creating a fund for their payment. WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles did by Ordinance No. 1296 provide for the issuance of 4400,000 general obligation bonds, and whereas in accordance with the provisions of said Ordinance said bonds were to be dated March 1, 1953, were to mature March 1 in successive years until 1973 with interest payable semiannually on the first days of March and September of each year, and it is found that a saving in interest will be made if said bonds are dated April 1, 1953, maturing on the first days of April of successive years until 1973 with the interest payable on the first days of April and October each year: NOW, THEREFORE, DE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, as follows; SECTION 1. That Sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance No. 1296 be amended and that said Sections read as follows: Section 1. That for the purpose of providing part of the funds necessary to install storm sewers in and pave certain main traveled arterial streets in the City of Port Angeles as provided by Ordinance No. 1275, passed and approved February 11, 1952, and as authorized by the qualified electors of the city at a special election held therein on March 11, 1952, the city shall now issue and sell its general obligation bonds in the principal sum of '400,000. Said bonds shall be dated April 1, 1953, shall be in de- nominations of $1,000 each, shall be numbered from 1 to 400 inclusive, and shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 6% per annum payable semiannually on the first days of April and October of each year as evidenced by coupons to be attached to said bonds. Both principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of the City Treasurer in Port Angeles, Washington. Said bonds shall mature in order of their number as follows: April 1, 1955 $17,000 April 1, 1965 821,000 April 1, 1956 17,000 April 1, 1966 22,000 April 1, 1957 18,000 April 1, 1967 23,000 April 1, 1958 18,000 April 1, 1968 23,000 April 1, 1959 18,000 April 1, 1969 24,000 April 1, 1960 19,000 April 1, 1970 24,000 April 1, 1961 19,000 April 1, 1971 25,000 April 1, 1962 20,000 April 1, 1972 25,000 April 1, 1963 20,000 April 1, 1973 26,000 April 1, 1964 21,000 The City of Port Angeles hereby reserves the right to redeem any or all of said bonds at par in inverse numerical order on any interest payment date on and after ten years from date of issue. Notice of any such intended redemption shall be given by one publication thereof in the official city newspaper not more than forty nor less than thirty days prior to said redemption date and by mailing a like notice at the same time to the purchaser of said bonds at the sale thereof by the city to the place of business of such purchaser. Interest on any bond or bonds so called for re- demption shall cease on such redemption date. Section 2. Said bonds shall be in substantially the following form: NO. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $1,000 STATE OF WASHINGTON CITY OF PORT ANGELES GENERAL OBLIGATION STREET IMPROVEMENT BOND 1953 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the City of Port Angeles, a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, acknowledges itself to owe and for value received promises to pay to bearer on the first day of April, 19_, the principal sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS together with interest thereon at the rate of ____j per annum payable semiannually on the first days of April and October of each year upon presentation and surrender of the attached interest coupons as they severally become due. Both principal and interest of this bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of the City Treasurer in Port Angeles, Washington. -2- The City of Port Angeles has reserved the right to redeem any or all of the bonds of this issue at par in inverse numeri- cal order on any interest payment date on and after ten years from date hereof. Notice of any such intended redemption shall be given by one publication thereof in the official city news- paper not more than forty nor less than thirty days prior to said redemption date and by mailing a like notice at the same time to the purchaser of said bonds at the sale thereof by the city to the place of business of such purchaser. This bond is one of an issue of general obligation bonds of the city of like date and tenor in the principal amount of $400,000, and is issued pursuant to a vote of the qualified electors of the city and Ordinances Nos. 1275, 1296 and , for the purpose of paving and installing storm sewers in certain main arterial streets within the city. The City of Port Angeles has irrevocably covenanted by said Ordinance No. 1296 that it will levy taxes annually upon all the taxable property within the city without limitation as to rate or amount in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest of said bonds as the same shall become due, and for the prompt payment of such principal and interest the full faith, credit and resources of the city are hereby irrevocably pledged. It is hereby certified that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this bond have happened, been done and performed as re- quired by law, and that the total indebtedness of the city, including this bond, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Port Angeles, Washington has caused this bond to be signed by its Mayor and attested by its Clerk under the official seal of the city, and the attached interest coupons to be signed with the facsimile signatures of said officials this 1st day of April, 1953. CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON By _ // Mayor ATTEST: cx,ta -- City Clerk The interest coupons attached to said bonds shall be in substantially the following form: NO. On the first day of of Port Angeles, Washington, office of the City Treasurer the sum of , 19_, the City will pay to bearer at the in Port Angeles, Washington, DOLLARS in lawful money of the United States of America, said suzn being the semiannual interest due that day on its General Obligation Street Improvement Bond dated April 1, 1953, and numbered CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON By Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk SECTION 2. That in all other respects the provisions of Ordinance No, 1296 shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3, This Ordinance shall become effective five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law. PASSED by the Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, and approved by its Mayor this /?.4 .4 day of Altgad4 , 1953. APPROVED AS TO FORM: `rlry City4 Attorney CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON 0 FuA1ished /11.cik_ch 24, /453