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28390 ORDINANCE NO. 2839 ( An Ordinance for the Re _ LT of r'arrants Numbered 33635, 33636, and 33701. Whereas, There have been presented to this council warrants of the City of Little Rock, as follows: Warrants numbered 33635, 33636, and 33701, all of said warrants drawn upon July 25, 1920, in favor of R. G. Helbron, of Little Rock, Arkansas, each warrant being for the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00), and all of said warrants maturing July 25, 1921; and, Whereas, the holders of said warrants have requested their reissue to R. G. Helbron, of Little Rock, Arkansas, but payable to bearer; and, tihereas, this council has carefully investigated the validi- ty and the amount of the indebtedness for which each of said :�ar- rants was issued; and, Whereas, this council has ascertained that the said war- rants are the legal and binding obligations of the City of Little Rock; Now, Therefore, It is hereby ascertained and declared that said warrants are valid and existing obligations of said city, and, therefore: BE IT ORDAIJED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF Section 1. That said warrants, shall be filed with the city clerk an perforation and kept in his file, and City of Little Rock, by its mayor and THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK: j hereirbefore described, I by him plainly canceled by that in lieu thereof the city clerk, as president and cler.h of the city council, issue to the said R. G. Helbron war- rants of the City of Little Rock to the amount of 3000.00 in V 1 X)t • r i i renewal thereof. Said warrants shall be made payable to the bearer at the Union Trust Company, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, i +larch 25, 1922, and they shall have all the attributes of negotia- ble paper, and they shall be in the denomination of One Thousand Dollars (1000.00) each. Section 2. Said warrants shall be in the following form: Ido . STATE OF AR%ANSAS CITY OF LITTLE ROCK On the 25th day of i,,iarch, 1322, the City of Little Rock, in the State of Arkansas, at the Union Trust Company, in the City of Chi, sum of One Thousand Dollars in lawful money of out of any money in his hands belonging to the 117-1000 treasurer of the will pay to bearer Sago, Illinois, the the United States, general fund. This warrant is issued to fund another warrant of said city which has been presented to the city council of the said City of Little Rock by the holder thereof, and reissuance thereof re- quested in pursuance of the provisions of let 11o. 383 of the Gen- eri3l Assembly of the State of Arkansas for the year 1917, entitled "An act authorizing cities in Arkansas having a population of 40,000 or over, to refund their city warrants," the said warrant in lieu of which this warrant is issued having been carefully investi- gated by the city council of s =_id city, and it having ascertained and declared the validity and amount of the indebtedness due upon the warrant in lieu of which this warrant is issued, and the war- rant in lieu of which this warrant is issued has been filed with the city clerk and by him plainly canceled by perforation and kept in his files; and it is hereby recited and covenanted with the holder of this warrant that this warrant has been duly issued in accordance with the act aforesaid, and that all things required to be done by the terms of said act have been done as therein required W -A z and that the ordinance ordering the issue of this warrant has the force and effect of a judgment, establishing the validity of the claim for which this warrant is issued, and that this warrant evidences a valid indebtedness of the City of Little Rock for the, amount thereof, and that it is not open to question at law or in equity, and to the payment of this warrant the full faith, credit and resources of said city are irrevocably pledged. In 7,itness rlhereof, , the City of Little Rock has executed this warrant under the hand of its mayor and caused the same to be attested by its uorporEte seal end the signature of its clerk on this 25th day of July, 1921. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK By jJayor. Attest: City Clerk. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage• iassed :September 12, 1921. Approve a�-or t' ttest a �'-'� i y Clerk