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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, May 26, 1952 to February 17, 1954, lvc000008-453

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    EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Commissioner Whipple introduced and moved the adoption of the following emergency NO. 557 ordinance, which was thereupon read in full add is as follows: Assessment District No. 100-11 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING ACTION DIRECTED TOWARD Bonds THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN STREETS AND PARTS THEREOF, THE CREATION OF STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-11, AND THE ISSUANCE OF IMPROVEMENT BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SAID BONDS; PRESCRIBING DETAILS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, in the County of Clark and State of Nevada, on the 1st day of July did publicly sell its City of Las Vegas Assessment District No. 100-11 , Street Improvement Bonds, Series of June 1, 1953, in the aggregate principal amount of §8,557.99, in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, and City of Las Vegas; and WHEREAS, said Board desires to authorize and direct the issuance of said bonds. NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DOES ORDAIN A S FOLLOWS: Section 1. That all action, proceedings, matters and things (not inconsistent with the provis­ions of this ordinance) heretofore taken, had and done by the City of Las Vegas and the officers of said City concerning the improvement of certain streets, and parts thereof, in Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-11 in said City, the creation of said District within and for said City, the levying and perfecting of special assessments to meet the cost and expense thereof, and the issuance of its City of Las Vegas Assessment District No. 100-11, Street Improvement Bonds, Series of June 1, 1953, for that purpose, be, and the same is hereby, ratified, approved and confirmed, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the confirmation, adoption and approval of the assessment roll for said District, and the public sale of said bonds to F.T. BOISE & CO. AND THORNTON D. MORRIS & CO., Section 2. That, for the purpose of defraying the entire cost and expense of making said improvements, except to the extent funds are available therefor from that part of said assessments which have been heretofore paid, there be issued in the name of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, special assessment negotiable coupon bonds designated "Assessment District No. 100-11 STREET Improvement Bonds, Series of June 1, 1953," in the aggregate principal amount of $8,557.99, consisting of 10 bonds numbered consecutively from 1 to 10, both inclusive, which bonds shall bear date as of the 1st day of June, 1953, shall be in the denominations of $900*00 each, except bond numbered one which shall be in the denomination of $457.99, bearing interest at the rate of five per centum (5%) per annum until paid in full, payable annually on the 1st day of June in each year, as evidenced by interest coupons attached to said bonds. Said bonds shall be numbered shall be in the denomination of, and shall mature serially in regular numbrical order on the first day of June in each of the years indicated as follows: said bonds and the interest thereon shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of the City Treasurer of the City of Las Vegas, at Las Vegas, Nevada. Said bonds shall be fully negotiable and shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper, subject to the payment provisions stated herein, and the holder or holders thereof shall possess all rights enjoyed by holders of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Law. Said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, countersigned by the City Treasurer, and its corporate seal shall be affixed to each bond and attested and counter­signed by its City Clerk. The coupons attached to said bonds shall bear the facsimile signature of the Mayor, City Treasurer and City Clerk, which officers, by the execution of said bonds, shall adopt as and for their signatures the facsimiles thereof appearing on said coupons, and when said bonds are executed, said coupons shall constitute the binding obligations of said City for said interest. Said bonds and coupons bearing the signatures of the officers in office at the time of the signing thereof shall be the valid and binding obligations of the City of Las Vegas, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor any or all of the persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to fill their respective offices. All of said bonds are subject to prior redemption in inverse numbrical order at the option of the City on any interest payment date prior to maturity, at a price equal to the principal amount thereof with accrued interest to the redemption date, whenever funds are available thereof. Notice of redemption shall be given by the City Treasurer in the name the City of Las Vegas by publication of such notice at least once in each calendar week on any day of the week for al least two successive weeks, the first publication to be at least fifteen days prior to the redemption 7-1-53 Bond Numbers BOND Amount MATURITY (All Inclusive) Denomination Maturing Date 1 $ 457.99 $457.99 6-1-54 2 900.00 900.00 6-1-55 3 900.00 900*00 6-1-56 4 900.00 900.00 6-1-57 * 5 900.00 900.00 6-1-58 6 900.00 900.00 6-1-59 7 900.00 900.00 6-1-60 8 900.00 900.00 6-1-61 9 900.00 900.00 6-1-62 10 900.00 900.00 6-1-63