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OUDINANCE NO. 945
AML ORDINANOE TO PROVIDE FOR A GENERAL
OBLIGATION SAVER WARRANT OF SHE CLEY
DL THE PRINCIPAL AVOUUT OF $229,000.
BE IT ORDAINED BYE the Gity Covunell of the Gity
of Prichard, Alabama, as follows
Sestion 14 Befinitiong. The Loliowing vords
and phrases and spthers evidentiy intended as the equivalent
thereof shall, in the absence of clear implication herein ’
otherwise, be given the following respective Intorpretations
in this ordinances
*elty" means the municipal corporation of Prichard,
in the State of Alabama, and any corporation resulting fron
any merger oF consolidation to whieh it or dts successors may
ie & partyy
Gouncii seans the governing body of the city ag
at any tine constituted,
Gross
5 1 9 1 1 2 608 1338 160 34 86.296623 receipts
5 1 9 1 1 3 786 1336 82 30 66.863930 tax”
5 1 9 1 1 4 886 1341 101 24 23.502167 means
5 1 9 1 1 5 1006 1335 64 30 95.924713 the
5 1 9 1 1 6 1086 1335 142 30 78.281509 license
5 1 9 1 1 7 1243 1334 66 33 81.703186 tax
5 1 9 1 1 8 1324 1333 161 29 96.031944 referred
4 1 9 1 2 0 232 1368 457 37 -1
5 1 9 1 2 1 232 1372 39 29 95.340172 to
5 1 9 1 2 2 288 1369 44 35 64.924026 an
5 1 9 1 2 3 347 1369 144 31 86.171387 Section
5 1 9 1 2 4 511 1368 20 31 32.002594 8
5 1 9 1 2 5 549 1371 140 34 0.000000 hergof.
2 1 10 0 0 0 229 1466 1235 106 -1
3 1 10 1 0 0 230 1466 1234 106 -1
4 1 10 1 1 0 472 1466 992 66 -1
5 1 10 1 1 1 472 1471 119 30 23.923004 Gress
Receipts tex Fund" means the Gross Receipts
Tas Fund created in Section Js of Ordinance Nos 90% and re
ferred to in Section 9 hereof s.
“Interest. payment date means any February 7 or
August Ts
Qrdinance
5 1 12 1 1 2 688 1774 60 29 49.312969 No»
5 1 12 1 1 3 768 1766 82 39 48.471130 904 means Ordinance Now 90% of the
olty whieh was adopted | by the eounell and approved by the
mayer on duly 17, 1961
Outstanding
5 1 13 1 1 2 728 1943 100 31 86.851456 note means the General, 1 CoLagation
Tox Anticipation Note of the olby dated January 4, 1
which is referred to in Section 2 (a) hersol'y
‘Werrant™ meang the warrant euthoriged to be iasued
by the etty tn Section 3 hereof.
“Heroin, thereof", hereunder and other equivalent
words refer to. this ordinance as @ whole and not solely to the
particular portion thereof in which any sich word is needs
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_ ‘the definitions herein set forth shall be deened
applicable whether the words defined aré herein used In the
singular or plurals .
pronoun or profiouns, wherever used hereing
shali, be deemed to include both singular and plural and to
eover all genders, ‘
Section 2. Findings by the Council. The
ecouneli has’ caused an investigation to be made of the natters
hereinafter referred to and, as a result of such investigation,
has determined and dees hereby declare that the following
stataments are trues .
(a) Acting pursuant. to the provisions of a
resolution adepted by the council and approved by
the mayor on December 22; 1961, the city did on
January 4, 1962 borrow from The Merchants National
Bank of Hobile the principal amount of $39,000 for
the recited purpose of raising funds to pay costa
of carrying on the necessary Zanetions of the city
and in antielpation of the collection of taxes,
but the proceeds of such borrowing were actually
used to retire an obligation incurred in acquiringy
providing and constructing sanitary seweys in the
eitys In evidence of the money so borrowed, the
eity aid on Jamary 4, 1962 deliver to the said
pants a General Obligation Tax Anticipation Note
of the olty payable to the order of the said bank
on April 4, 1962 in the said principal amount. The
outstanding note was exeeutbed and the corporate seal
of the city was affixed thereto by the mayors and
the clty clerk attested the same by affixing her
pignature thereto, whereupon the outstanding note
wags registered by the city treasurer 4n the rocords
of the elty ag a clain against the eltys The pro«
ceeds derived from the outstanding note vere actu=
ally used by the city for discharging an obligation
dneurrad in acquiring, providing and constructing
sanitary severs in the citys The action of the
gouneil in so authorizing the outstanding note ond
the actions of the said officers im selling and
delivering the outstanding note, and the action of
the officers of the city in using the proceads
therefrom for retiring an obligation incurred in
acquiring, providing and constructing sanitary
sewers in the elty, are all hereby ratified and
approved. It is hereby recognized and acknowledged
that the outstanding note is a valid general obli#
gation of the city in the principal amount thereof,
and that for the payment of the principal thereof
and interest. thereon the full faith and eredit of
the eity have been validly and irrevodably pledgeds
. FF eooa opinion of the council 16 would be advan=
“y ~~ fsgeous Yor the city if the outstanding note should
Be refunded by the city in the manner referred to
-in Seation 3 hereof in order that the principal
indebtedness evidenced by the outstanding note may
bo made to mature in orderly instaliments over a
poried of years within the ability of the city te
pays
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to) In order to go forward with the cone
struction of the sanitary sewer system in the
elty it will be necessary to taise an additional
amount of $190,000, The council is of the opinion
that it would be desirable and in the best inter=
est of the elty and of its citizens and taxpayers
af the said amount} could be borrowed as a part of
tha financing hereinafter authoriseds
(@) Under the provisions of Section 72 of
Ordinance Noe 90 of the elty adonted by the
council and approved by the mayor on July 17,5
1961, the elty reserved the right te issue. ad«
ditional seeurities which it might lewinliy issue,
and to pledge for payment of the srineipal there~
of-and interest thereony pro rata and of & parity
with the pledge of the gross receipts tax made in
Seation 471 of said Ordinance Noe 90%, and on a
parity vith any like pledge that might be made
upon compliance with the conditions contained in
Section 12 of Ordinance Nos, 90+ for the benefit
of each series of additional securities, whigh
might be lasued on a parity of lien therewith,
so much of the gross receipts tax and the prox.
eeeds therefrom as may be necessary to pay the
principal of and interest on such additional se+
eurities at the respective maturities of such
principal and interest. The council does heveby
declare that all of the conditions for the issue
ance of the warrant and the pledge herein made of
the gross receipts tax for payment of the princi~
pal of and interest on the warrant, on. a parity
with the pledge theracf contained in Section 11
of said Ordinance No. 90%, do exist and have been
fone, and the counell does hereby specially de-
clare that the warrant hereinafter authorized is
issued, and the pledge of the gross receipts tax
hereinafter made for the benefit of the warrant
is made; under the reserved power go te do- con
tained in Section 12 of said Ordinance Non 90+
Section 5. Authorization of the Verrent. For the
purposd of refunding the outeatanding note, and acting pure
suant to the authority so to do contained in the applicable
provisions of the constitution and Laws of Alabama including
particularly Section 253 of Title 37 of the Code of Alabama
of 7940, there 1s hereby authorized to be borrowed the sum
of “$39,000, For the purpose of raising funds with which to
acquire, provide and construct sanitary sewers in the elty
and acting pursuant to the authority so to do econteined in
the applicable provisions .of the constitution end laws of
flabama including particularly Section 466 of Title 37 of the
Code of Alabama of 1940, there is hereby authorized to be
borrowed the additional sum of $190,000, ‘The amounts so
authorized to be borrowed, aggrerabing $225,000, shall he
borrowed from The Merchants. National Bani: of Mobile, and in
evidence of the borrowings so made there 3s hereby authorized
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to be issued and delivered to the said bank one General
Obligation Sanitary Sewer Warrant of the elty in the princi-
pal amount of $225,000 which shall be dated August I, 1962
and shall mature ih annual installments in the following
principal amounts:
Date of Maturity of Anount of Principal. In-
pies 7 ont |
fugust 1, 1968 # 18,000
August 1, 1964 LYyCO0O
August 1; 1965 20,000
Aagust 1) 1966 21,000
August 1, 1967 22,000
August 1, 1968 23,000
August ly 1969 2tr,000
Augast 1, 1970 25,006
August 2, 1971 26,000
August I, 1972 27,000
Each such principal installment of the warrant shall bear
interest at the vate of ~1/2% per annum from February 1, 1962
until its maturity, which interest shall be payable on August
ly 1962 and semiannually thereafter on each February i and
August 1, As each such principal and interest installment is
paid, notation of such payment shall be made in the space
provided therefor at the end of the warrant. Bach principal
and interest installment on the warran’ shall bear interest
at the rate of 6% per annum after their respective maturities,
and shall be psyabie in lawful money of the United States of
America at the Prichard Branch of The Merchants National Banks
of Mobie, in Prichard, Alabamay
Section +. Execution of the Warrant, The warrant
shall be executed and the corporate seal of the elty shail
be affixed thereto by the mayor, and the clty clerk shail
attest the same by affixing ter signature thereto. The ware
rant shall ‘be registered by the clty treasurer ih the records
maintained by her as a claim against the city and against the
special tax herdinafter pledged therefor,
Section 5. Place ond Medium of Payment of the
Warrant. The principal of and interest on the warrant shall
be payable in Inwful money of the United States of America
at the Prichard Branch of The Merchants National Bank of
Mobile, in the City of Prichard in the State of Alabamas
Section 6. Brepavment Privilege, The city
reserves the privilege of prepaying all or part of the =
principal of the warrant ab any time prior to maturity; pro= f
vided, that if a portion only of the principal then remaining \
unpaid of the warrant should be paid prior to maturity then
the portion off the principal so prepaid must be an amount
equal to $1,000 or a multiple thereof and the portion of the
principal so prepaid shall be credited on thab part of the
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then outstanding principal having the then letest maturity;
and proyided, further, that all umpaid interest acerued to
the date of such prepayment on the principal so prepaid
prior to maturity shall be paid simulteansously with the .
payment of the principal so prapalds . .
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Section 7s, Sonerd), Oblisotion Pledze. The
indebtedness evidenced and ordered paid by the werrant ig
and shall be a general obligation of the city for the
payment of the principal of and interast on which the full
faith and credit of the elty are hereby irrevocably pledged.
aa kA
Section 84 Specs ge of the Gross Keepin :
Zax» As additional security for the paygient of the princi« r
pal of and interest on the warrant, and as a part, of the
sontract wheréunder the money evidenced by the warrant is
borrowed, the city agrees ta continue to levy, collect and
apply, and hereby specially and irrevocably pledges, to the
extent necessary to pay the principal of and interest on |
the warrant et the respective maturities of such principal
and interest, that certain special, privilege and license
tax of the elty (together with the proceeds thereof) which
was levied by Ordinance No. 880 of the city with respect
to qertain business activities, to the extent to which the
said tax was levied within the corporate limits of the elty;
provided, however, that so long as no defanit shall exist
in the payment of the principal of or interest on the war=
rant. the proceeds from the gross receipts tax shell be used
to pay the said principal of and interest on the warrant at
the vespective maturities of said principal and interest.
and tho balance of the said proceeds remaining in each fiscal
year of the city while no such default exists may be used by
the city for any lawful purposG.e To whatever extent, if any,
the proceeds of the gross veecipts tax avaliable for‘ seid pur~
pose may not be suffielent to pay the principal of and intere
est on the warrant at the respective maturities of sald.
peinelpal and interest, the elty agrees to use for said pure
pose so much of the general revenues of the city derived
from other scurees and available for said purpose es may be
necessary to pay sald principal and interest ab their re«
spective maturities, The city does hereby specially declare
that. the pledge of the gross receints tax, including the
proceeds thereof, contained in this section shall be on a
parlty with the pledge of the gross receipts tax made in
Section 27 of ssid Ordinance No. 90% end is made under the
reserved ‘rights so ta do contained in Section 12 of said
Ordinanes Now 904, a
tee
Section 9» Adoution of Certain Provisions of
Grdlnanes Nos Site fhe provisions contained in Sections 73,
+, 25, 26, and 17 of Ordinance Nos 904, to the extent to ;
which fhe Same may be applicable to the warrant, are hereby re
ineorporated in this ordinance to the same extent as if those \
provisions were set out in full herein, ‘The clty specially
agrees te make the monthly paynents inte the Gross Receipts
fax Fund ercated in Section 1% of sald Ordingnee Nos 90,
Section 10. Form of the Yerrant, The warrant and -
the provisions for aseignment thereof shall be in substantially
the following forms
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(Forni of Warrant)
$225,000 $225,000
URTTED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF ALABAMA
-QITY OF PRICHARD
GENERAL OBLIGATION SANITARY SEWER WARRANT
SERIES 1962
The City freagurer of the Clty ef Prichard
(herein called’ the
5 1 5 1 2 4 674 843 142 37 65.613144 city), inthe State of Alabama, is
hereby ordered te pay to the. Merchants National Bank of
Mobile; or its assigns, the principal sum of
yo RUBDRED TWENTY-FLVE THOUSAND DOLLARS .
an ten annusl principal installments ag follows:
Maturity Date Suount of Pringi-
of Principal pal Instaliment ee
. Tostaliments the on Sala. Dat
_ ‘Angust Ly 1969 . $18,000
August 1, 196% 19,000
dugust’1, 1965° BOg008
August 23, 1966 21,000.
Angust 1, 1967 22,000
august 1, 1968 233000
August 2, 1969 3000
August 2, 1970 25,000
dugust Ly 1974 26,000
August 2, 1972 27,000
together with interest from February Ty 1962 at the rate of
hel /2% per annum on the principal hereof reuaining unpaid on
each such interest. payment date, which interest shall be
payable on August 1, 1962 and semiannually thereafter on each
February 1. and August 1. ds gach such principal anid interest
drstallment is paid, notation of such payment shall be made
in the space ‘provided therefor at the ond of this warrant.
Both the principal of each such instalinent and the interest
payable hereunder shall bear interest at the rate of 6% per
amniun after their respective meturities, and shall be payable
in lawful money of the United States of America at the —
Prichard Branch of The Merchants National. Bank of Mobile, in
the Clty of Prichard in the State of Alabamse
the sity reserves the privilege of prépaying all
or part of the principal of this warrant at any time prior
to maturity; provided, that if a portion only of the princi-
pal then renmsining unpaid shall be paid prior to. matorlty
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the ‘portion so prepaid must be an amount equal ta $1,000
or a multiple thereof, and the portion of the principal
so prepaid shall be deemed to be that nart of the then
outstanding principal having the latest maturity; and pro-
vided, further, that ali unpaid interast accrued to the
date of such prepayment on the principal so prepaid shall
he paid _pimitancously with the payment of the principal
So prep #
_ Shis yarrant has been issued putsnant to the
applicable provisions of the constliution and laws of
the State of Alabama, including particularly Section 253
of Title 37 of the Code of Alabama of 1940 for the pur~
pose of refunding an obligation of the city incurred to
Qischarge an obligation originally incurréd im acquiring,
- providing, and constructing sanitary severs dn the city,
and also particularly including Geetion 466 of Title 37
af the Code of Alabama of 1940 for the purpose of raising
funds with which to. acquire, provide, and construct sani«
tary severs in the city, and an ordinance duly adopted by _.
the governing hody of the clty. The indebtedness evidenced’
and ordered yaid by this warrant is a general cbligation
of the city for the payment of the principal of and inter=
est on which the full faith and eredit of the clty have
been irrevocably pledged. In addition thoreto, the elLty
has irrevocahly pledged for paynent of .sald principal and
interest at their respsetive maturities -so much as may be
necessary for said purpose of the special privilege and
license tax of the elty levied py Ordinance No, 850. of
the city, together yith the procesds therefrom, to the
extent that the sald tax is levied with respect to
businesses conduated within the corporate limits of the
eity, which pledge is on a parity with a pledge made for
the benefit of certain outstanding seaurities of the clty
and may be on a parity with a pledge of sald tax which
may under certain conditions be made for the benefit of
additional securities of the sity hereafter issued.
It is hereby certified and recited that the
indebtedness evidenced and ordered paid by this warrant
is lawfully due without condltions abatement.or offsat
ef any deseription; that this warrant hac been registered
din the manner provided by law; that all conditions, actions
and things required by the constitution and laws of the
State of Alabama to exist, be performed or happen pre-
eadent to and In the issuande of this warrant exist, have
been performed and have happened; and that the indebtedness
evidenced and ordered paid by thig warrant, togethor vith
all. other indebtedness of the eity, was ab the time the
gane’was ereated and is now within every debt and other
limit preseribed by the constitution and laws of the State
of Alabamty
_ Ghis warrant is nonnegotiabie but is transferable
by assignment. Each taker, owner, purchaser or holder here~
of, by receiving or accepting this warrant, shall consent
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and agree and shall be estopped to deny that whonever and
so.long as this warrant may be assigned in blank by written
assignment by the original payee, or by ary subsequent
owner in the chain of title te whom written assignaent is
nade, the elty may treat any person in possession of this
warrant, regardless of how such possession may have been —
acquired and regardless of the genuineness of effectiveness
of any agsignment, as the absolute owner hereof for all
purposés and payment to any such person shall discharge all
obligations horounders.
IN WITNESS WHEREOH, the city has caused this _
warrant to be execubed and iis official seal ta he hereto
affixed by its mayor, has @aused the same to be attested
py its city clerk, both of whom have hereunto. subscribed
thoir signatures, and has caused this warrant to be dated
August Ly 1961.
CITY OF PRICHARD
By. __. .
ts Mayor
Attest:
~“Sity clerk
ASSIGNMENT)
| For value received, this Warrant and the in-
debtedness thereby evidenced and ordered paid area hereby
bransferred and assigned, without recourse or warranty,
(Form of __
CEREIETCATE. OF RUECISTRATION)
i, the widersigned City Clerk of the City of
Prichard, Alabaua, hereby certify that the foregoing warrant
has been duly registered by me in ‘the records of said elty
as a, claim against sald city and the gioss receipts Titense
tax pledged therefor.
—_ “ity Clerk — i
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(Form of
NOTATION OF PAYMENTS)
Amount of Amount of Signature of Holder
Date of Principal interest of This Warrant to
Eemment’ paaee 1 I: Oe <7:
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Section 11. Grestion of Contract. The prom
visions of this ordinance shall constitute a contract bee
tween the city and each successive holder of the warrant.
Section 12. es Oxe¢
the various. provisions of this ordinance are hereby dee
glared to be severable. In the event any provision here~
of should be held invalid by a court of competent jurise
diction such invalidity shali not affeet any other portion
of this ordinance,
Section 13+ Delivery.of the Warrant, The ware
rant. shall be delivered to The Merchants National Benk of
Mobile upon payment by said bank to the elty of the sum _
of $225,000 plus acerued interest thereon fron February 1s
1962 tothe date of such payment, The elty treasurer is
authorized and directed to effect such delivery, $35,000
of the principal proceeds derived fron the issuance of the
warrant shall thereupon be used to pay the principal of
the. outstanding note, and the city treasurer is hereby
directed to use from’the cltyts funds available for that
purpose so much as may be necessary to pay the interest on
the outgtending note te the date of payment thereof. Tron
receipt of the outstanding note the same shall thereupon
be canceled and retired,
‘ Adopted this 12th day of Fébruary, 1962s
Bods Howie .
President of the City Council
Authenticated:
orpiese FH, Centann:
mn
Approved this 12th day of February, 19625
Hayor

