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3758Y. ORDINIaNCE NO . 3758 • AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING TIE ISSUjUTCE OF FIMMEG BOND'S UNDER. ALIENDI. JIM NO. 11 TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF APYQ NSAS . Be it Ordained v the City Council of the Citv of Little Rock as follows: Section 1. To secure funds to pay the indebtedness outstanding at the time of the adoption of iymendraent No. 11 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, bonds in the ariount of :1,900,000.00 are hereby authorized and directed to be issued, which bonds shall be sold. as required by Ordinance No. 3751 passed and approved March 16, 1925. Section 2. Said bonds shall bear date April 1, 1925, and. be payable serially through a period of twenty -five and one-half years, the first bond to be payable uctober 1, 1.926, and the last bond to be payable October 1, 1950, the first interest coupon to be payable October 1, 1926, and thereafter the interest shall be payable semi - annually on the first days of April and October at a r +.te to be determined by the award of said bonds in accordance with Ordinance No. 3751. Section 3. The City Council shall by resolution confirm the award of said bonds made pursuant to said Ordinance No. 3751 and shall, by such resolution, fix the rate of interest and maturities and the place of payment of said bonds and shall, by such resolution or by separate resolution, adopt the -form of said bonds and provide for the execution thereof. Section 4. The City Council shall, as required by said act, levy a tax not exceeding; three mills for the payment of said bonds. Such tax shall be in addition to the taxes now authorized to be levied by said City and the full taxing power of the City, including the general tax, is hereby pledged to the payment of said bonds. Page 2 - Ord. Yo. 3758. Section 5. It is hereby ascertained and declared that by reason of the heavy indebtedness h_.n�ing over the city it is unable to procure or maintain proper facilities for the extinction of fires, p� :oper police protection or p.-oper s,.fe- r, guards for the public health, and that therefore it is immediate- ly necessary for the preservation of the public pel.ce, health and safety that this ordinance should go into effect immediately and the same shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved: Mayor Passed: March 23, 1925. Attest: City Clerk.