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HomeMy WebLinkAbout235 09-22-1964ORDINANCE NO, 235 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF $900,000 "CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1964, AND $100,000 "CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, PARK BONDS, SERIES 1964", ALL DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1964 THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF EULESS COUNTY OF TARRANT ON THIS, the 22nd day of September, 1964, the City :Council of the City of Euless, Texas, convened in regular session at the regular meeting place thereof in the City Hall, there being present and in attendance the following members, to -wit: W. G. FULLER MAYOR BILLY OWENS FRANK E. DOUGLASS BOBBY R. FULLER COUNCILMEN DON R. WARREN BILL L. BYERS and MRS. VADA FERRIS CITY SECRETARY also being present, and with the following absent: none consti%,uting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted, to -wit: Mayor Fuller introduced a proposed ordinance. The ordinance was read in full. Councilman Byers made a motion that the Charter provision requiring ordinances to be read at two regular Council meetings be suspended. The motion was seconded by Council - man Owens and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Owens, Douglass, - Fuller, Warren and Byers. NAYS: None. Councilman Byers made a motion that the ordi- nance be passed finally as an emergency measure. The motion was seconded by Councilman Owens and carried by the follow - ing vote: AYES: Councilmen Owens, Douglass, Fuller, Warren and Byers. NAYS: None. The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed. The ORDINANCE is as follows: AN ORDINAINTCE by the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, authorizing the issuance of $900,000 "CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 196+ ", dated September 1, 1964, for the pur- pose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: $430,000 for constructing street improvements in and for said City, and drainage incidental thereto; $250,000 for constructing and equipping a community center building in and for said City and the acquisi- tion of a site therefor; $130,000 for constructing and equipping a police station and courts building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor; and $90,000 for constructing and equip,''.,,g a fire station building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $100,000 "CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS PARK BONDS, SERIES 196+11, dated September 1, 1964, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to wit: purchasing and /or improving lands for public parks 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 taxable property within the limits of said City to pay the interest on said 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 of this ordinance; and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution and order duly adopted and passed by the City Council of the City of Euless on the 23rd day of June, 1964, an election was held on the 11th day of July, 1964, and resulted favorably to the issuance of general obligation bonds of said City to mature over a period of years not to exceed fog,ty years from their date, and to bear interest at not to exceed 5% per annum, as follows: $2,000,000 general obligation bonds for permanent public improvements, to -wit: constructing street improvements in and for said City, and drainage incidental thereto; $ 460,000 general obligation bonds for permanent public improvements, to-wit: purchasing and /or improving lands for public parks in and for said City; $ 250,000 general obligation bonds for permanent public improvements, to-wit: constructing and equipping a community center building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor; $ 130,000 general obligation bonds for permanent public improvements, to -wit: constructing and equipping a police station and courts building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor; and $ 90,000 general obligation bonds for permanent public improvements, to -wit: constructing and equipping a fire station building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor; AND WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore canvassed the returns of said election and by resolution passed and adopted on the 11th day of July, 1964, the City Council found that said election had been conducted in the manner prescribed by law and was in all respects legally held after due and proper notice as-- required by law; that due returns of said election had been made by the proper officers; that said election resulted favorably to the issuance of said bonds; that a majority of the resident qual- ified electors, who owned taxable property in said City and had duly rendered the same for taxation, voting at said election voted in favor of the issuance of said bonds; and that the City Council was in all things authorized to issue said bonds and to do any and all things necessary and /or convenient in connection therewith; and WHEREAS, it is now determined by the City Council that In its judgment it is desirable to issue at this time only such of the total voted authorizations of bonds as are hereinafter pro- vided to be issued and as shown by the tabulation below, it being undo- :stood that the City Council reserves the right and authority to issue the remaining amount of bonds authorized in one or more series at a future date or dates when, in the judgment of the City Council, such amounts are needed for their authorized purposes. AND WHEREAS, this City Council deems it advisable and to the best interest of the City that the bonds of the authoriza- tions hereinabove described, except the park bonds which are herein authorized as a separate issue, shall be issued in a single combined series; therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS: PERTAINING TO THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SECTION 1: That the bonds of said City, to be known as "CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 196411, be and the same are hereby ordered to be issued in the principal sum of NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000) for the purpose of making the following permanent public improvements, to -wit: *430,000 for constructing street improvements in and for said City, and drainage incidental thereto; $250,000 for constructing and equipp :.ng a community center building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor; $130,000 for constructing and equip- ping a police station and courts building in and for said City and Amount Amount Being Amount Purbose Voted Issued Remaining Street Improvement $2,000,000 $430,000 $1,570,000 and Drainage Public Parks 460,000 100,000 360,000 Community Center 250,000 250,000 -0- 'Police Station and Courts Building 130,000 130,000 -0- Fire Station 90,000 90,000 -0- AND WHEREAS, this City Council deems it advisable and to the best interest of the City that the bonds of the authoriza- tions hereinabove described, except the park bonds which are herein authorized as a separate issue, shall be issued in a single combined series; therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS: PERTAINING TO THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SECTION 1: That the bonds of said City, to be known as "CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 196411, be and the same are hereby ordered to be issued in the principal sum of NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000) for the purpose of making the following permanent public improvements, to -wit: *430,000 for constructing street improvements in and for said City, and drainage incidental thereto; $250,000 for constructing and equipp :.ng a community center building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor; $130,000 for constructing and equip- ping a police station and courts building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor; and $90,000 for constructing and equipping a fire station building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor, under and by virtue of the Con - stitution and laws of the State of Texas and pursuant to the Charter of said City.. SECTION 2: That said bonds shall be numbered consecu- tively from One 1 through One Hundred Eight (180); shall be in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000 each; aggregating t:ze sum of NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000); shall be dated September 1, 1964, and shall become due and payable serially on September 1 in each of the years in accordance with the following schedule: BOND NUINMERS (All Inclusive) MATURITY AMOUNT 1 to 3 1965 $15,000 4 to 6 1966 15,000 7 to 9 1967 15,000 10 to 12 1968 15,000 13 to 15 1969 15,000 16 to 18 1970 15,000 19 to 21 1971 15,000 22 to 25 1972 20,000 26 to 29 1973 20,000 30 to 33 1974 20,000 34 to 37 1975 20,000 38 to 41 1976 20,000 42 to 46 1977 25,000 47 to 51 1978 25,000 52 to 56 1979 25,000 57 to 61 -1980 25,000 62 to 67 1981 30,000 68 to 73 1982 30,000 74 to 79 1983 30,000 8o to 86 1984 35,000 87 to 94 1985 4o,000 95 to 102 1986 40,000 103 to 110 1987 40,000 111 to 119 1988 45,000 120 to 128 1989 45,000 129 to 138 1990 _ 50,000 139 to 148 1991 50,000 149 to 158 1992 50,000 159 to 169 1993 55,000 170 to 180 1994 55,000 PROVIDED, H01,1EVER, that the City reserves the right to redeem bo:ds numbered 87 through 180, of this series, in whole or in part, bu'; in inverse numerical order if less than all, on September 1, 1984, or on any interest payment date thereafter, at the price of par and accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption; and PROVIDED, FURTIiER, that at least thirty (30) days prior to any Jr -arest payzent date upon which any of said bonds are to be re(aee -med, a notice of redemption, signed by the City Secretary (specifying the serial numbers and amount of bonds to be redeemed) s:�x1I have been filed with (tlia 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 the form of said bonds shall be sub- stantially as follows: NO.� UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $5,000 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES 1964 The CITY OF EULESS, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, acknowledges itself indebted to and, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby promises to pay to bearer, the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), in lawful money of the United States of America, on the FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 19 , with interest thereon from the date hereof to maturity at the rate of PER CENTUM (_ o) per annum, payable on March 1, 1965 and semi-annually thereafter on September 1 and March 1, in each year, and interest falling due on or prior to maturity hereof is payable only upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached as trey severally become due. BOTH PRINCIPAL and interest of this bond are hereby made payable at the First National Bank, Fort Worth, Texas without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, and for the prompt payment of this bond and the interest thereon at maturity, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Euless, Texas, are hereby irrevocably pledged. THIS BOND is one of a series of One Hundred Eighty (180) serial bonds, numbered consecutively from One (1) through One Hun- dred Eighty (180), in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars (S5,000� each, aggregating NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000), issued for the purpose of making the following permanent public improvements, to -wit: $430,000 for constructing street improve- ments in and for said City, and drainage incidental thereto; $250,000 for constructing and equipping a community center building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site therefor; $130,000 for constructing and equipping a police station and courts building in and for said City and the acquisition of a site there- for; and 590,000 for constructing and equipping a fire station buildinS in and for said City and the acquisition of a site there - for, under authority of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and pursuant to the Charter of said City of Euless and an ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, and duly recorded in the Minutes of said City Council. AS SPECIFIED in the ordinance hereinabove mentioned, the City of Euless, Texas, reserves the right to redeem bonds num- bered 87 through 180, of this series, in whole or in part, but in inverse numerical order if less than all, on September 1, 1984, or on any interest payment date thereafter, at the price of par and accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption; PROVIDED, HOW - EVER, 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 redemption, signed by the City Secretary (specifying the serial numbers and amount of bonds to be redeemed) shall have been filed with and should any bond or bonds not be presented for redemption pur- suant to such notice, the same shall cease to bear interest from and after the date so fixed for redemption. IT IS ITSREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND REPRESENTED that the issuance of this bond and the series of which it is a part is duly autizo-rized by law and by a vote of the resident qualified electors of t- e City of Euless, Texas, who owned taxable property therein and who had duly rendered the same for taxation, voting at an elec- tion held for that purpose within said City on the 11th day of July, 196+; 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 hap- pened in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper provision for the levy and collection of taxes has been made which, when collected, shall be appropri- ated exclusively to the payment of this bond and the series of Z�rhich it is a part, and to the payment of the interest coupons thereto annexed, as-the same shall become due,.and that the total indabtedness of the City of Euless, Texas, including the entire series of bonds of which this is one, does not exceed any Consti- tutional or statutory limitation. IN TESTIMONY 1FHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, has caused the seal of said City to be impressed or a facsimile thereof to be printed hereon, and this bond and its appurtenant coupons to be executed with the imprinted facsimile signatures of the :Mayor and City Secretary of said City, in accord- ance with the provisions of the "Texas Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act" enacted by the 57th Legislature of Texas at its regular Session in 1961; the date of this bond, in conform- ity a *ith the ordinance above referred to, being the FIRST DAY OF SEPTE iNu3ER, 1964. Mayor, City of Euless, Texas COUNTERSIGNED: i City' Secretary, City of Euless, Texas SECTION 4: That the form of interest coupon attached to each of said bonds shall be substantially as follows: NO.. ON THE FIRST DAY OF , $ 19 (un.less the bond to which this coupon pertains has been properly called for redemption in accordance with its terms) the CITY OF EULESS, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to bearer, at the First National Bank, Fort Worth, Texas without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, the sum of PHINZ'ER: The expression in parenthesis to be included onl;,r in coupons maturing March 1, 1985 and subsequent, pertaining to opi;i.onal bonds, being numbers 87 through 180. fk ti) ) , ir. Sum being _ EULESS, TEXAS te;: ►ber 1, 19064. DOLLARS lawful money of the United States of months' interest due that day on GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 196411, Bond No. City Secretary Mayor PERTAINING TO THE PARK BONDS America, said "CITY OF dated Sep- SECTION 5: That the bonds of said City, to be known as "CITY OF EULESS, 'TEXAS, PARK BONDS, SERIES 196+ ", be and the same are hereby ordered to be issued in the principal sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000) for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to -wit: purchasing and /or improving lands for public parks in and for said City, under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and pursuant to the Charter of said City. SECTION 6: That said bonds shall be numbered consecu- t1vely from, One 1 throu h Twenty (20); shall be in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars 15,000) each; aggregating the sum of ONE Ej=RED THOUSAND DOLLARS 100,000); shall be dated September 1, 1964, and shall become due and payable serially, without right of prior -redemption, on September 1 in each of the years in accord- ance with the following schedule: BOND 1 ERS MATURITY AMOUNT 1 1965 $5,000 2 1966 5,000 3 1967 5,000 4 1968 5,000 5 1969 5,000 6 1970 5,000 7 1971 5,000 8 1972 5,000 9 1973 _ 5,000 10 197+ 5,000 11 1975 5,000 12 1976 5,000 13 1977 5,000 14 1978 5,000 15 1979 5,000 16 1980 5,000 17 1981 5,000 18 1982 5,000 19 1983 5,000 20 198+ 5,000 SECTION 7: That the form of said bonds shall be sub - stantially as follows: NO. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $5,000 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS PARK BOND SERIES 196+ The CITY OF EULESS, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, acknowledges itself indebted to and, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby-promises to pay to bearer, without right of prior redemption, the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), in lawful money of the United States of America, on the FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 19 , with interest thereon from.the date hereof to maturity at the rate of PER CENTUM per annum, payable on March 1, 19 5 and semi - annually thereafter on September 1 and March.l, in each'year, and interest fallinS due on or prior to maturity hereof is payable only upon pry, 4:; =r:t atlon and surrender of the interest ooupons hereto attaohed as they severally become due. BOTH PRINCIPAL and interest of this bond are hereby made payable at the First National Bank, Fort Worth, Texas without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, and for the prompt payment of this bond and the interest thereon at oaturity, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Euless, Texas, are hereby irrevocably pledged. THIS BOND is one of a series of Twenty (20) serial bonds, numbered consecutively from One (1) to Twenty (20), in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each, aggregating ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000), issued for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to -wit: purchasing and /or improving lands for public parks in and for said City, under author - ity of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and pursu- ant to the Charter of said City of Euless and an ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, and duly recorded in the Minutes of said City Council. 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 W the resident qualified electors of the City of Euless, Texas, who owned taxable property therein: and who had duly rendered the same for - taxation, voting at an election held for that purpose within said City on the llth day of July, 1964; 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 hap- pened in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper provision 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 indebted - ness of the City of Euless, Texas, including the entire series of bons of which this is one, does not exceed any Constitutional or statutory limitation. IN TESTIMONY NHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, has caused the seal of said City to be impressed or a facsimile thereof to be printed hereon, and this bond and its appurtenant coupons to be executed with the imprinted facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of said City, in accord - ance with the provisions of the "Texas Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act" enacted by the 57th Legislature of Texas at its Regular Session in 1961; the date of this bond, in conform - it�,, w:_Lh the ordinance above referred to, being the FIRST DAY OF J,Lt<<.R, 1964. Mayor, City of Euless, Texas COLT TERSIGNED: City Secretary, City of Euless, Texas SECTION 8: That the form of interest coupon attached to each of said bonds shall be substantially as follows: NO. ON THE FIRST DAY OF , l9 , th.E: CITY Or EULESS, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to bearer, at the First National Bank, Fort Worth, Texas without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, the sun of DOLLARS (6__� ), in lawful money of the United States of America, said sun being, months' interest due that day on "CITY OF EU::I -SS, TEXAS, PARK BOND, SERIES 196+11, dated September 1, 1964. Bona No. City Secretary Mayor PERTAINING TO BOTH ISSUES ABOVE DESCRIBED SECTION? 9: That said bonds shall bear interest from date to maturity at the following rates per annum: (a) Bonds through 1978 (b) Bonds through 1982 (c) Bonds through 1989 (d) Bonds through 199+ (e) Bonds t;hrouoh maturing in each of the years 1965 at 3.75 p; maturing in each of the years 197 at 3.60 maturing in each of the years 1983 at 3.8o; maturing in each of the years 1990 at 3.875 %; and maturing in each of the years at %; such - _nterest to be evidenced by proper coupons attached to each of said bonds, and said interest shall be payable on March 1, 1965, and semi - annually thereafter on September 1 and March 1 in each year. SECTION 10: 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, Fort Worth, Texas upon presentation and surrender of bonds or proper coupons. SECTION 11: That the seal of said City may be impressed on each of said bonds or, in the alternative, a facsimile of such seal may be printed on the said bonds. The bonds and interest coupons appurtenant thereto may be executed by the imprinted fae- simile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of the City, and execution in such manner shall have the same effect as if such bonds and coupons had been signed by the Mayor'and City Secretary in person by their manual signatures. Inasmuch as such bonds are rQquirUd to be roglstarcd by the Comptroller of PublIQ Accounts for the State of Texas, only his signature (or that of a deputy desic.ated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall be required to be manually subscribed to such bonds in connection with his registration certificate to appear thereon, as hereinafter pro- vided; all in accordance with the provisions of the "Texas Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act ", enacted by the 57th Legislature of Texas at its Regular Session in 1961. SECTION 12: That the following certificate shall be printed on the back of each bond: OFFICE OF COKFTROLLER 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 con- fo=lity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and the.t it is a valid and binding obligation upon said City of Euless, Texas, and said bond has this day been registered by me. Texas, WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF MY OFFICE at Austin, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas SECTION 13: That special funds to be designated 'C L GENERAL 03LIGA^1ION BOND FUND, SERIES 1964" and "SPECIAL 5:,01 D ; ?U�TD, SERIES 1964" are hereby created, and the proceeds oi all. taxes collected for or on account of each series of bonds s..all be c:cedited to said respective funds for the purpose of pay- i n -erest on and to provide a sinking fund for the redemp- tiG :�. of said bonds at maturity; and said funds shall be used for :o of :car purpose; that, while said bonds or any of them are out- and unpaid, there shall be annually levied, assessed and collected in due time, form and manner a tax upon all of the tax- able p : ^operty in said City, for each series, sufficient to pay the cu;rert interest thereon and create a sinking fund sufficient to Day each installment of principal as the same becomes due or a sir.kirg, fund of 2%, whichever is greater; and to pay the interest on each of said series of bonds for the first year and to create a sinning Fund with which to pay the principal as the same becomes due or a sinking fund of 2 %, whichever is greater, there is hereby levied a sufficient tax on each one hundred dollars' valuation of taxable property-in said City for the current year for each of said series and the same shall be assessed and collected and applied to the pug ^pose named; and while said bonds or any'of them are out - standing and unpaid, a tax each year at a rate from year to year as i%:ill be ample and sufficient to provide funds to pay the current interest on said bonds and to provide the necessary sinking funds, full allot-.ance 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 paymment of the p�'i�.����1 �f and lntemt on Said bond3 , The C0'VnQt1 hereby declares its purpose and intent to provide and levy a tax legally and fully sufficient for each of said series of bon, s, 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 14: That the sale of the bonds herein author- ized to Eppler, Guerin & Turner, Underwood, Neuhaus & Company, First of Texas Corporation, Dallas Union Securities Company, William N. Edwards & Company at she price of par and accrued interest to date of delivery, plus a pre ui.u.;z of None is hereby confirmed. Delivery of the bonus shall be made to said purchasers as soon as may be after the adoption of this ordinance, upon payment therefor in accordance with the terms of sale. SECTION 15: The purchasers' obligation to accept delivery of tlae bonds herein authorized is subject to their being .L- _ishcd a final opinion of Messrs. Dumas, Huguenin and Boothman, nttcrn::ys, Dallas, Texas, approving such bonds .as to their validity, said opinion to be dated and delivered as of the date of delivery and pa5n.ent for such bonds. Printing of a true and correct copy of said onirion on the reverse side of each of such bonds with appropriate certificate pertaining thereto executed by facsimile si&:,ature of the City Secretary is hereby approved and authorized. SECTION 16: 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 Pub- lic Accounts. SECTION 17: The public importance of this measure, and the fact that it is to the best interest of the City and its .....habitants to provide funds for the construction of the public iprove:erts contemplated, at the earliest possible date, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety constitute and create an emergency and an urgent public necessity recuirinc, :.hat this ordinance be passed and take effect as an enargency measure and this ordinance is accordingly passed as an enc:. .,oency 'imeasure and shall take effect and be in force immediately from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 22nd day of September, 1964. ATTEST: City Secretary, City of Euless, Texas (City Seal) Mayor, City of Euless, Texas APPROVED: City Attorney, City of Euless, Texas ','TEMENT OF TAXABLE VALUES THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF EULESS COUNTY OF TARRANT I, the undersigned, Assessor and Collector of Taxes for the City of Euless, Texas, DO HEREBY CERTIk'Y that the assessed value of property for the purposes of taxation`in said City of Euless, as shown by the tax rolls of said City for the year 196, and which have been duly approved, and which is the latest offi- cial assessment of said City, is as follows: TOTAL PROPERTY VALUATIONS . . . . $ 26,403,180. WITNESS MY OFFICIAL SIGNATURE and the seal of the City of Euless, Texas, this the 23rd day of September, 1964. Assessor and Collector of Taxes City of Euless, Texas (City Seal) I CERTIFICATE OF CITY SECRETARY THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF EULESS COUNTY OF TARRANT I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of Euless, Texas, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of $900,000 "CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1964" and $100,000 "CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, PARK BONDS, SERIES 196411, all dated September 1, 1964, (and minutes pertain- ing to its adoption) passed at a regular session of the City Council of said City on the 22nd day of September, 1964, and which ordinance is of record in Book 4 of the Minutes of said City Council. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name officially and affixed the seal of said City, this the 22nd day of September, 1964. City Secretary, City of Euless, Texas (City Seal) GENERAL CERTIFICATE THE STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF EULESS COUNTY OF TARRANT WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, Mayor and City Secretary -City Treasurer, respectively, of the City of Euless, Texas, DO HEREBY CERTIFY as follows; 1. That at this time said City of Euless has no out- standing tax - supported indebtedness of any character, and that when issued and sold the $900,000 "CITY 0r' EULESS, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLI- CAFI'_LON BONDS, SERIES 1964" and $100,000 "CITY 'OF EULESS, TEXAS, PARK BONDS, SERIES 196411, all dated September 1, 1964, authorized by an ordinance passed and adopted by the City Council of said City on the 22nd day of September, 1964, will be'the only outstanding tax- supported indebtedness of said City. 2. That'the following are the duly qualified and acting officers of said City: W. G. FULLER BILLY OWENS FRANK E. DOUGLASS BOBBY R. FULLER DON R. WARREN BILL L. BYERS (MRS.) VADA FERRIS Mayor Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman ( City Secretary ( City Treasurer and the Tax Assessor - Collector is W. E. SMITH. 3. That the City of Euless, Texas, is incorporated under the General Laws of the State of Texas, and is operating under the Home Rule Amendment to the Texas Constitution, Section 5, Article 11, as amended in 1912; that the Charter of said City was adopted originally at an election held on the 21st day of July, 1962, and has not been amended. WITNESS OUR OFFICIAL SIGNATURES AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, this the 22nd day of September, 1964. (City Seal) Mayor, City'of Euless, Texas City Secretary - City Treasurer City of Euless, Texas