Loading...
55-02 O - Issuance of Sewer Bonds 1 1 f ! 1 1 (1, tt.- :2-- Ck 1 • 1_ J ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF $15,000 "CITY OF PR OS PER, TEXAS, SEWER SYSTEM BONDS,", DATED JANUARY 1, 1955 THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF PROSPER COUNTY OF COLLIN ON THIS, the V day of January, 1355, the City Commission of the City of Prosper, Texas, convened in special session, at the regular meeting place thereof in the City Hall, there being present and in attendance, the following members, to-wit: U. N. CLARY, MAYOR ROY SKELTON, COMMISSIONER D. C. REESE, C OMMISS I ONER and with the following absent: ^, constituting a quorum; at which time the following among other business was transacted, to-wit: Commissioner 1 introduced a proposed ordinance. The ordinance was read in full. Commissioner D. C. • 00,411 made a motion that any rule requiring ordinances to be read at more than one meetin_ ,� / be suspended. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ai........4. i V and carried by the following vote: AYES : Mayor Clary and Commissioners Skelton and Reese. NOES : None. Commissioner made a motion that the-to ordinance be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner 1).. C...fittp, and carried by the following vote: ' T I AYES : Mayor Clary and Commissioners SKeli,ion and Reese. NOES : None. The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. The ORDINANCE is as follows : "AN ORDINANCE by the City Commission of the City of Prosper, Texas, authorizing the issuance of 'City of Prosper, Texas, 3ewer System Bonds ' , to be dated January 1, 1955, in the principal sum of $15,000, bearing interest at the rates of 3-1/2% and 4-1/$ per annum, issued for the purpose of constructing a Sanitary Sewer System in and for said City; prescribing the form of the bonds and the form of the interest coupons ; levy- ing a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax on all taxabale property within the limits of said City to pay the interest on such bonds and to create a sinking fund for the redemption thereof, and providing for the assessment and collection of such taxes ; enacting provisions incident and relating to the purpose and subject to this ordi- nance; and declaring an emergency." WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Prosper, Texas, on the 27th day of November, 1954, adopted a resolution and order calling an election on the question of the issuance of $15,000 general obligation tax bonds, to mature serially over a period of years not to exceed thirty-five ( s5) years from their date, and to bear interest at a rate not to exceed 4-1/2%% per annum, payable annually or semi-annually, for the purpose of constructing a Sanitary Sewer System in and for said City; and WHEREAS, the said election was held pursuant to said resolution and order on the 17th day of December, 1954, and resulted favorably to the issuance of said general obligation tax bonds, above described; and WHEREAS, this City Commission has examined into and investigated the regularity of the proceedings for said elec- tion and finds that the same was duly and legally held; that the notice required by law to be given has been duly and legally given, and that said election was conducted in strict conformity with the law; and WHEREAS, this City Commission has heretofore adopted a resolution declaring the results of said election and deter- mining the specific authority of the City to issue said general obligation tax bonds ; therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS : SECTION 1: That the bonds of said City, to be called "CITY OF PR CS PER, TEXAS , SEWER SYSTEM BONDS", be, and same are hereby ordered to be issued in the principal sum of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS (U15,000) , for the purpose of constructing a Sanitary Sewer System in and for said City, under and by' virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas . SECTION 2: That said bonds shall be numbered consecutively from One (1) to Twenty (20) , both inclusive, shall be in the denominations shown below: aggregating the sum of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000) ; shall be dated January 1, 1955; and shall become due and payable serially in accordance with the following schedule: BOND NUMBERS (All Inclusive) DENOMINATIONS MATURITY DATES AMOUNTS 1 $ 500 January 1, 1957 $ 500 500 January 1, 1959 500 3 500 January 1, 1961 500 4 500 January 1, 1963 500 5 1,000 January 1, 1965 1,000 6 1,000 January 1, 1967 1,000 7 500 January 1, 1969 500 8 1,000 January 1, 1971 1,000 9 1,000 January 1, 1973 1,000 10 1,000 January 1, 1974 1,000 11 1,000 January 1, 1976 1,000 12 500 January 1, 1977 500 13 500 January 1, 1978 500 14 1,000 January 1, 1979 1,000 15 500 January 1, 1980 500 16 1,000 January 1, 1981 1,000 17 500 January 1, 1982 500 18 1,000 January 1, 1983 1,000 19 500 January 1, 1984 500 20 1,000 January 1, 1985 1,000 PROVIDED, Hc'EVER, that the City reserves the right to redeem Bonds Numbered 3 to 20, both inclusive, of said series (matur- ing on January let in each of the years 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1976 to 1985, both inclusive) , in whole or in part, on January 1, 1960, or on any interest payment date thereafter, at par and accrued interest; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that if less than all of said bonds are re- deemed on any such redemption dates, same shall be redeemed in inverse numerical order; and provided, FURTHER, that at least thirty (30) days prior to any interest payment date upon which any of said bonds are to be redeemed, a notice of intention, signed by the City Clerk, (specifying the serial numbers and amount of bonds to be redeemed) shall be filed with the FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN DALLAS, Dallas, Texas (the paying agent named in each of said bonds) , and should any bond or bonds not be presented for redemption pursuant to such notice the same shall cease to bear interest from and after the date so fixed for redemption. SECTION 3: That said bonds shall bear interest from date until paid at the following rates per annum; that is to say -- (a) Bonds Numbered 1 to 5, both inclusive, maturing on January 1st in each of the years 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963 and 1965, shall bear interest at the rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENTUM (3-1/ ) per annum; and (b) Bonds Numbered 6 to 20, both inclusive, maturing on January 1st in each of the years 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1976 to 1985, both in- clusive, shall bear interest at the rate of FOUR AND ONE-HALF PER CENTUM (4-1/2' ) per annum; such interest to be evidenced by proper coupons attached to each of said bonds, and said interest shall be payable on January 1, 1956, and semi-annually thereafter on July 1st and January 1st in each year. SECTION 4 : That both principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, at the FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN DALLAS, Dallas, Texas, upon presentation and surrender of bonds or proper coupons. SECTION _ That each of said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the City Clerk, and the corporate seal of the "CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS" shall be im- pressed upon each of them. SECTION 6: That the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk may be lithographed or printed on the interest coupons attached to said bonds, and shall have the same effect as if they had been signed by them. SECTION 7:, That the form of said bonds shall be substantially as follows: NO. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $ STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF COLLIN CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS, SEWER SYSTEM BONDS The CITY Or PROSPER, TEXAS, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, acknowledges itsoif indebted to, and for VALUE RECEIVED, hereby promises to pay to bearer, the sun of DOLLARS { ) , in lawful money of the United States of America, on the FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 19 , with interest thereon from the date hereof until paid, at the rate of PER CENTUM ( %) per annum, payable on January 1, 1956, and semi-annually thereafter on July 1st and January 1st in each year, and interest falling due on or prior to maturity hereof is payable only upon presentation of the interest cou- pons hereto attached as they severally become due . BOTH PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST of this bond are hereby made payable at the FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN DALLAS, Dallas, Texas, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, and for the prompt payment of this bond and the interest there- on at maturity, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Prosper, Texas, are hereby irrevocably pledged. THIS BOND is one of twenty (20) serial bonds numbered consecutively from One (1) to Twenty (:'O) , both inclusive, in the denomination of Five Hundred Dollars and One Thousand Dollars, aggregating FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, and issued for the purpose of constructing a Sanitary Sewer System in and for said City, under authority of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the City Commission of the City of Prosper, Texas, and recorded in the Minutes of said City Commission. AS SPECIFIED in the ordinance hereinabove referred to, the City reserves the right to redeem Bonds Numbered 3 to 20, both inclusive, of this series (maturing on January 1st in each of the years 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1976 to 1985, both inclusive) , in whole or in part on January 1, 1960, or on any interest payment date thereafter, at par and accrued interest; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if less than all of said bonds are redeemed on any such redemption dates, same shall be redeemed in inverse numerical order; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that at least thirty (30) days prior to any interest payment date upon which any of said bonds are to be redeemed, a notice of intention signed by the City Clerk (speci- fying the serial numbers and amount of bonds to be redeemed) shall be filed with the FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN DALLAS, Dallas, Texas, and should any bond or bonds not be presented for redemption pursuant to such notice, the same shall cease to bear interest from and after the date so fixed for redemption. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND REPRESENTED that the issuance of this bond and the series of which it is a part, is duly authorized by law and by a vote of the qualified pro- perty taxpaying voters of the City of Prosper, Texas, voting at an election held for that purpose within said City on the 17th day of December, 1954; that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this series of bonds, and of this bond, have been properly done and performed and have happened in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper pro- vision for the levy and collection of taxes has been made, which when collected, shall be appropriated exclusively to the payment of this bond, and the series of which it is a part, and to the payment of the interest coupons thereto annexed as the same shall become due; and that the total indebtedness of the City of Prosper, Texas, including the entire series of bonds of which this is one, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City Commission of the City of Prosper, Texas, 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 Clerk, and the interest coupons hereto attached to be executed by the lithographed or printed facsimile signatures of said Mayor and City C lerk; the date of this bond, in conformity with the ordinance above referred to, being the FIRST DAY of JANUARY, 1955. Mayor, City of Prosper, Texas COUP: ' ; ��;IGNED s City Clerk, City of prosper, Texas SECTION 8: That the form of interest coupon attached to each of said bonds shall be substantially as follows : NO. ON THE DAY OF 19 , *(unless the bond to which this coupon pertains has been proper- ly called for redemption in accordance with its terms) the CITY OF PROSPER, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to bearer, at the FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN DALLAS , Dallas, Texas, the sum of DOLLARS ) , in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, said sure being months ' interest due that day on "CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS, SEWER SYSTEM BOND", dated January 1, 1955. Bond No. City Clerk Mayor SECTION : That the following certificate shall be printed on the back of each bond: OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER REGISTER NO. 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, *NOTE TO PRINTER : The expression in parenthesis to be included only in coupons maturing July 1, 1960, and subsequent, pertain- ing to Bonds Numbered 3 to 20, inclusive, being the optional bonds. and that it is a valid and binding obligation upon said City of Prosper, Texas, and said bond has this day been registered by me. WITNESS MY HAND LAND SEAL ar OFFICE at Austin, Texas, Comptroller of ubl£c Accounts- of the State of Texas CTICx 10: BE T FURTHE2 ORDAINED BY THE CITY COM- MISSION IF THE CITY Y OF PR tS PER, TEXAS : That while said bonds, or any of them, are outstanding and unpaid, there shall be annually levied, assessed and coll- ected in due time, form and manner, a tax upon all of the tax- able property in said City, sufficient to pay the current int- erest thereon and create a sinking fund sufficient to pay each installment of principal as the same becomes due; and to pay the interest on said bonds for the first year, and to create a sinking fund with which to pay the principal as the same be- comes due there is hereby levied a sufficient tax on each one hundred dollars' valuation of taxable property in said City of Prosper for the current year and the same shall be assessed and collected and applied to the purpose named; and while said bonds, or any of them, are outstanding and unpaid, a tax each year at a rate from year to year, as will be ample and sufficient to provide funds to pay the current interest on said bonds and to provide the necessary sinking fund, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection, shall be and is hereby levied for each year, respectively, while said bonds, or any of them, are outstanding and unpaid, and said tax shall each year be assessed and collected and applied to the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds . The City Commission hereby declares its purpose and intent to provide and levy a tax fully and legally sufficient for such bonds, it having been determined that the existing and available taxing authority of the City for such purpose is adequate to permit a legally sufficient tax in consideration of all other outstanding obligations. SECTION 11: BE IT FURTHER ORDERED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS: That the Mayor of said City shall be, and he is hereby authorized to take and have charge of all necessary orders and records pending investigation by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and shall take and have charge and control of the bonds herein authorized pending their approval by the Attorney General and their registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts . SECTION 12: BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OP THE CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS : That the sale of the bonds herein authorized to RAUSCHER PIERCE & COMPANY, DALLAS , TEXAS, at the price of par and accrued interest to date of delivery is hereby confirmed. Delivery of the bonds shall be made to said purchaser as soon as may be after the adoption of this ordinance, upon payment there- for in accordance with the terms of sale. SECTION 13:, AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY O_P' PROPTE9, TEXAS : The public importance of this measure, and the fact that it is to the best interest of the City to provide funds for the purpose of c instructing a Sanitary Sewer System in and for said City at the earliest possible date, constitute and create an emergency and an urgent public necessity, requiring that any rule providing for ordinances to be read and voted upon at more than one meeting of the City Commission be sus- pended, and requiring that this ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency measure, and such rules and provisions are accordingly suspended, and this ordinance is passed as an emergency measure, and shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage, PASSED ?A ND P??.dV}D, this the _ I day of January, 1955. .),k(-(6°--e0-Mayor, City of Pro , Texas ATTEST: ty Cler , City of Prosper, exas (City Seal) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OP PROSPER COUNTY OF COLLIN I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Prosper, Texas, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance authorizing the issu- ance of t15,000 "CITY ft PROSPER, TEXAS, SEWER SYSTEM BONDS", dated January I, 1955, (and Minutes pertaining to its adoption) , passed by the City Commission on the _ day of January, 1955, at a special session of said City Commission, and which ordinance is of record in Book A page et seq. , of the Minutes of said City Commission. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name officially and affixed the seal of said City, this the 7 day of Ja nua ry, 1955. City Cler , City of Prosper, Texas (City Seal) NON-ENCUMBRANCE CERTIFICATE RELATIVE TO CITY OP PROSPER, TEXAS, WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF PROSPER COUNTY OF COLLIN WE, the undersigned, Mayor and City Clerk, respective- ly of the City of Prosper, Texas, DO HEREBY CERTIFY as follows: That save and except for the pledge of the income and revenues of the City's Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer System to the payment of the principal and interest to become due with respect to the $25,000 "CITY ( ' PROSPER, TEXAS, WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS", dated January 1, 1955, as authorized by the ordinance TO, the City Commission of said City passed and adopted on the , y I —, day of January, 1955, said income and revenues of said System have not been pledged or hypothecated, in any other manner or for any other purpose, that there are no liens, encumbrances or any other indebtedness whatsoever out- standing against the City's 'Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer System, or the income and revenues of such System; and t1t the bonds above evidence the only lien, encumbrance or indebtedness of said System. WIT SS OUR HANDS with the seal of said City affixed, this the t715 day of January, 1955. Mayor, City of ProspeD; ! exas City ler , City of Prosper, T. xas (City Seal) • 4 ' • � 1 ' Is 4 STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF PROSPER COUNTY OF COLLIN I, the undersigned, City Clerk, of the City of Prosper, Collin County,Texas, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that at this time there are no outstanding bonds of the City of Prosper, Texas, payable from ad valorem taxes, and that when issued and sold the $15,000 "CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS, SEWER SYSTEM BONDS", dated January 1, 1955, authorized by ordinanoe of the City Commission of said City passed and adopted on the VII day of January, 1955, will be the only bond indebted- ness of the City of Prosper, Texas, payable by taxation. 014 WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF SAID CITY, this the r7 - day of January, 1955. City erk, City of Prosper, Texas (City ;ea l) k ai CERTIFICATE RELATIVE TO INCOME AND REVENUES OF C ITY'S WATERWORKS SYSTEM THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF PROSPER COUNTY OF COLLIN I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Prosper, Texas, DO HEREBY CERTIFY as follows: 1. That the following schedule shows the gross receipts, operating expenses and net revenues of the City's `'w Waterworks System for the years stated: Fiscal Year Gross Operating Net Ending Receipts Expenses Revenues 1950 t 3,371.52 $ 1,382.32 $ 1,989.20 1 951 3.785.49 1,514.19 2,271.30 it 1952 4,143.58 1,615.99 2,527.69 1953 4,291.03 1,630.58 2,660.45 1 954 4,698.22 1,733.41 2,964.81 2 . That the proposed $25,000 "CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS, WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS" , when issued, will constitute the only encumbrance or indebtedness of any kind against the City's combined Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer System. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE CITY OF PROSPER, TEXAS, this the e,c day of January, 1955. City Clerk, ity of Prosper, Texas (City Seal) *low