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Bo it remembered that on the 13th day of ~.~y A.D· 1929~ there wac begun an~ belden et tho
Court Rouse in Bryan,' Texas a .regular session o~ the ~on. Co~sslonere Cou~
Count~ Te~s~ ~on. A. S. MoSwatn, Co. Yu~e Prest~l~ wl~h Co~sloners ~
~ett ~oZi~, Fre~ A. Weh~n ~n~ ~o~ ~. Moore o~ Precincts 1, ~, ~, ~ 4 re~ottve~
~e State of Te~sl
Co~ of Brezo~ ~ 0n this the lTth ~ off ~, Z929~ the Co~ssloners, Oou~
County, Te~s, convene4 In ~Za~ meet~ at a L~ te~ thereof at ~e 0o~thouse with
the foZZow~s ;~bers off the Cou~ present~
A. S. MoSwaln~ Co~ Yud;e,
6~ F. Boyett~ Co~;=loner Preotno~ No. 1~
Fre~ A. Weh~n~ Co~tseloner Precinct No. 2.
· ~ M. }.~ore, Co~esloner Precinct No, 4,
Yes= B. t~o~ee, go~ty CZerk a~ Ex-0~fflolo C~e~ 0~sstoners~
oonstl~t~ 8 quo~ ~t ~loh time the ~oZlowlns ~o~ oth~ .business wes
C~ls;lonor Bo~ett lntroduoe~ a proposed order and ~e a ~lon that It be p~ese~.
The notlon ~s seconded b~ Co~s~oner Webs, ~e ~tlon o~ln~ wl~h It the
the Order ~s carried by the fo~lowl~ vo~e:
· ~es; Co~;oloners ~ett, We~n, Ho~lenQ and Moore.
Noes; None.
~e ~u~e ~ounde4 thet the 0r4er ~s been p~se~. T~e 0r~er os peese~
follows~
~; ORDER
AWARDINO ~1~-,000'.00 Brazes County Brld~e
Cons~otlon Bo~s, Series 19~9, to the
~oh~eer thereof·
~e~oae, thc Co~sstonern~ Court of Brezos C~nty~ Te~e, h~s heretofore ~etor~ the
Bon~, Serle~ 1999, bel~ ~re ~1~ ~e~orlbe~ In the 0r~er-p~eaed by thla Court ~utho~l~l~
their lessee, whloh ~eoorlptlon le ~de a p~rt hereofl
~ero~e~ off ~he offers reoelve~ ~ the Court ~or
T~st Conpa~ ~f Texas, Dallas, Texas, appears ~ t~ 0o~t a~ ls adjured to be the
highest a~ boot bid fo~ sal~ bonds, bei~ In the
It Is therefore ordered, adjudged, and ~eoreed By the o~issioners, Oou~ of Brazos
~ounty, Texas:
(1) T~t the bid of Merc~tlle Ba~ ~ T~o~ Oompa~ of Texas for the p~oBase of said
bonds at a pries of p~ a~ aoo~od interest be and it is hereby aoocpt~
(2) That the Oo~ty Yudge, Cowry Clerk and
direotod to do a~ and all thins neoessa~ ~d, or convenient to oar~ out ~he ~e~ of
said sale a~ ~o effoot the delive~ of said bonds.
Passed ~d a~roved,, this the 17th ~y of ~y~ 1~
ATTEST: A.S. McSw~n, Oo~ty Yudge, B~zos 0o~ty~ Texas.
Yess B. Mo0ee,
County Clork ~d ~-0ffiolo
Clork of the Com~Assloners,
Court, Brazos County, Texas'.
-,,- ,,'.564-A
'~e State of Texas! ,
County of Brazes j On this the 8th day of April, 1929, the Commissioners* Cou~t of' ~e~
o~t~ wee oonvege~ In ~e~ ~ee~ tn the court,susa, w~th ~e followl~ ~mbera p~eeh~.
towi t~
A. S. MoSwaln,
GUy F. Boyett,
Fred A. Wehrman,
]~mmat Holland,
~. ~. Moore,
~eeso B. MoO,e,
County Suds.,
Commissioner ?reolnot No. 1
Commissioner Precinct I¢o. 2
Commissioner Precinct No. 3
OommAsaloner Precinct No. 4
County Clerk and F.x-Offiolo Clerk,
Co~.nlestoners' Court.
6onstltutlng the entlre court, at which time the following amo~g other prooeedAng~ '"
were hadl ~ 4::
-'*;The ~u~e presented for the consideration of the oou~t an order. Cc..missioner
~ved that the order be passed. The motion was Seconded by Commissioner Wehrman, ~nd the'
m~tton was carried by the followln~ vote: "
'~ ~ , ', Ayes~ Co~,~!ssloners Boy. ti, Wehr~an, Holland and Mooro~ ''
.' (:',.' , Noes: None. .... " · "
The ~udge announded that the order had been passed.
The order is as follows;
Order
/ Whereas, at an election held for the purpose of authorizing the Commissioners, Cou~t '~'
of Brazes Count-y to issue bonds of said county In the sum crf $100.O00~O0.for the purpose ,.
of ]oonstruottn~ bridges for public purposes within Brazes County, on the 5th day of November,.
19~ a majority of the qualified voters who are tax-payers within said Brazes County, voting.
at said election sustained the proposition to issue the ~onds hereinafter described by a ".
vote of 474 for th~ lsauanoe of the bonds ~nd a vote of ~6 against the Issuance of the
bo~ds~ the proposition to issue said bonds being sustained by aJm~Jority of 1~8 votes; a~d
,: W~FA~; heretofore on the 4th day of November, 1921, the Commissioners' Court passed
a~'order which was amended by an order passed on the 9th day of SanuarT, 1922, authorizing
the lssuanoe of $74,000.00 of the above described bonds; and "
,'~%Thereas, heretofore on the 10th d~y of April, 19~5~ the Commissioners' Court of Brazes''
County' passed an order authorizt~ the ~ssuanoe of $14,000.00 of the above dessrlbed
bonds; and
¢' 'Whereas, the Commissioners' Court at this time deems it advisable and to the best in?
~erest of, the county that the remaining $12~000.00. of bonds authorized at the elsstlon held''~
on the Sth day of November, 192~, be issued.
:- · T~]~REFORS~ BE IT ORDI~D AD.TUDGED .t~D D~C~ED, BY TP~, CO~.~SS~OB-E1RS~ COURT OF BRAZOSI'
(1) That the bonds of said. County to be known As "B:azos County Bridge Construction'
Bonds, Series 1929" be,lss~ed on the faith and credit of Brazes County, Toxas, for the'
purpose of eonetruotl~'brl~es fSi'public' purposes withkn Brazes County, Texas~ '":,'~ ''~
-'~. (S) That said,bonds shall be'numbered consecutively from One (1)' %o ~welve (1~) ......
Inclusive and"shaS.1, be'of th$' denomAnatlon ~f,$1~O00;O0 each, a~6re6atlng the sum'o~ .,
(~)
(~,) The?' shall be dated the 1st day of Apl"].l~, '19~9~, ~ ~a%% beo~ ~ aM
~pri2 1st, l~l. R~.er,-aaid Brazes Co~t7 rese.e~ ~e righ~ to rede~ said bonds at
time after ten (10~ ~e~s ~m their
~i~ bonds ~l bear five an~ one-~lf ~, per cent interest p~ ~, pa2able
0etcher 1st, 192g, and thereafter se~-an~ua~ on April 1st, ~' 0etcher 1st of each ~ar.
Both principal ~ interest s~l be p~able upon presentatio4 a~ s~ender of bonds or p~per
coupo~ at ~e office o~ the ~tate ~ea~er~ A~stin, Te~s,'or a~ ~e 6~an~ T~st C~
~ New York, New Yor~, Sr at the office of ~e Co~ Trea~rer of B~zos C~ty, at
option of the holder'.
{5~ T~ each of sai~ bonds sh~l be signe~ by ~e Co~ty ~udge~ oo~tersi~ ~ ~he
Cowry Clerk ~d registered by ~he Co~ty Treas~er, a~ the seal of the C~s~loners~
sh~l be i~resse~ upon each of
[6~ That the fao-sidle sig~ures of the Co~ ~udge ~d Co~ Clerk ~ be
g~ph~ or printe~ on the coupons attached to sai~ bond~ ~ ~11 ~ve ~he s~e effect as
they ha~ been sl~ed ~ them.
{7~ The fo~ of sai~ bond ~all be ~bstanti~ ae
No. Sl,000100
~ ST~ 0F
STA~ 0F ~
C0~?~ 0F
B~ZOS C0~ B~I~E CON~0TI~
B0~
~e o~ of ~zos ~n the S~=te of Texas~ for value reoe~vc~ ~o~le~es ~tself
~eb~e~ to a~ h~e~ presses to p~y to Be~er Apr~I lst~ 1961~ a~ t~e off~oe of the State
Treasurer at Aus$~np Texas~ or At C~r~y T~t C~ New York C~ty~ ~? at the off~oe of
the Cowry Treasurer of Brazes County~ Te~s~ at ~he option of the hol~e?~ the s~ of One
~re~ Thousan~ dollars (%~00~000.00) ~n 1~1 ~ne? of ~e U~te~ S~ates of ~er~oa~ to, e-
the? w~th ~ntorest thereon from the date hereof a~ the rate of five ~d one-h~f per o~t
per ~n~p pebble Ootober 1st, 19~9p ~ se~---~u~ thereafter on the 1st ~y of Apr~
an~ the 1st ~y of 0otober of eeoh ?egr upon presentation ~ s~render of p~per ooupon
the off[oe of ~he State Tr~sure? at Aust~n~ T~s~ or at the Cua?~t? T~st C~p~ N~
C~t?~ or at the off~oe of the Treasurer of B~zos Co~t?~ Tex~s at ~he option of the hol~e?~
~e Coun~ of Brazes hereby ~ee~os the r~gh~ to redeem thee bon~ a~ e~ t~me ef~e? ten
(10) ?egrs f~m ~ts ~te by p~n~ p~noip~l ~ aoo~ea ~nterest~ ~ ~ oase the same
be o=~ ~n for reception before ~tur~p not~oe thereof ~n wr~t~n~ sh=ll be 6~ven to the
holder by the Co~y Treu~rer of sa~ ~o~ ~ least th~y ~eys befo~ the da~e f~xed
re~pt~on~ ~ ~oul~ th~s bo~ not be preGente~ for re~pt~on the ~e s~l oease to
~ntercst fr~ e~ ~ter the ~ute so f~xed for red~p~on.
This bon~ ~s one of a ser~es of ~elve (18) bon~s n~bored eonse~t~ve~ fr~ one (1} to
twelve (la), ~nolus~ve~ of the deno~net~on of One Thous~ ~lg?s (S1~000~00) e~oh~
Bati~ ~welve thous~ dollers (~lSpO00.00} ~s~uea. for the ~ose of oo~t~ot~n6 br~ee fo?
publ~o pu~oues w~th~n Brazes Co~ty~ Te~s~ ~der an~ by v~r~ue of the Constr~tut~on a~
of the S~ate of Texaa, end ~n pu~u~oe of ~ or,er ~sse~ ~ ~e Co~ss~oners~ Cou~ of
the o~ty of Brazes, ~oh orde? ~e o~ reoor~ of ~e ~utes of sa~d CouP.
~e Date of th~s bond~ ~n oonfo~ty w~th the order ~b~e ~nt~one~ ~s Apr~l ls~ 19~9p
~n~ ~t ~s heru~ oert~f~ed ~ reo~ea t~t ~ ao~s~ oond~t~o~ ~d ~h~s ~qu~r~ to be
done preoedent ~o ~ ~n the ~ss~oe of ~h~s bon~ here been prop~ d~e, happene~ ~n~ pe~
fo~ed ~n re~lar ~d due fo~ as require~by 1~ ~ t~t ~he tot~ ~ndebte~ess of
oounty~ ~nolud~ th~s bond, does not exoeed the eom t~tut~on~ or s~atuto~ l~tat~o~.
~N T~TZMONY WH~.;~.0F, the County .Commissioners' Court of Brazes Co~t~ Te~e~ hee ,
oeu~e~ the lntereet coupons to be exeou~e~ .tn the f~o-sl~lo slgna~res of the C~ ~u~ge
~ Co~ Clerk ~ has o~se~ the se~Z of s~J.~ oo~t ~o Be ~fftxed hereto ~ thl~ bon~
~o be s~ne~ ~ the oo~ ~ud~e ~ oo~ters~e~ b~ the Cowry C~erk ~ re~tstere~ ~'the
C~ty Trea~rer as of the 4ate last above ~ltten.
Counters lghedt
~ounty Clerk 'a~d EX-Officio Clerk.
Commissioners' Court, Brazes County,
Texas. ·
Registeredt °
~Oe
~unty ~udse, Brazes County,' Texas.~
' ' domptroi~o~ of Public Aoc'o'unts of the State of Texas.
(10) A psectal fund to be designated "Brazes Count~ Bridge Construction Fund, Series
1929, shall be eeeated and ia hereby created, and the proceeds of all taxes collected for or
on account of this series of bonds shall be credited to said ~und for the purpose of paying
the interest on and providing a sinking fund for the red~nption of said bonds at mturlty
and said fund shall be used for no other purposes; that 2o create said Dund a tax
'( %} on the one hundred dollars valuabion of taxable property'
in Brazes County is hereby levied against all the taxable property in s~ld sounty, both ;.
real an4 personal, for the current year out of the constitutional 15~ Road and Bridge Taxlng
Fund of the county to support said bonds; that for each year thereafter while az~t of
bon4s or interest are u~paid and at the time other oo~nty taxes are levied during s~l~ year,
there shall be computed and asoertalne~ what rate of tax based on the latest approved tax
roils of said o~nty will be'neo~ssa~, requislt? and sufficient to fully '_make, raise and
produce ~n each of said years and ~mount of principal and interest to be paid in that year~
For each of said years' there is hereby levl~ ~alnst ~11 taxable property in said county ·
the State Trecsurer, Auatine Texas, or at the 0uaranty Trust Compact, New York, or 'at the
office of the County Treasurer of B azos County, Texas, at the option of the holder 9n the
1st day of AeD. 19 .($ )
being the semi-annual interest on bond No~ ~ dated April let, A.D. 19~9,
1~o. -.--..
~ounty Clerk, Co'tnt7 ~ud~e,
(9) Substanti~'ly the following certificate shall be printed on the back of each bonds
Sta~e of Te~s I X ~ C~T~ ~T ~ ls on f~le an~ of reoor~ In ~ ~ffloe
a oer~ifioate of the Attorney Geneaal of the State of Texas, to ~e effect ~t this
has been ex~m~ by h~ as require~ ~ law, ~ ~a~ he finds that it has been is~e~ in
oonfo~ty with the Constl~t2on ~ ~ws of ~e State of Texas, ~ t~t it is a vall~
~ bin~ obligation upon sal~ Brazes Co~, Texas, an~ sa~ bon~ has this day been
regisSere~ ~
Witness ~ ~ an~ seal of ~ offloe at Austin, Texas, this ~e the ,,
~ay of , 1929.
-'Counter Treasurer, Brazes County, Texas.
(S) The form of intere::t coupon attached ~o said bonds shall be substantially as follows=
$~0.00
The County of Brazes, in the ,State ~f Texas, promises.to.pay to bearer at the office of
_~ tax at s~oh re~o aB ~al2. be-nooeooa~ &o ~o~eoaXd, ~ :h&~ ~ ~xeo whe~ ~X~eo~e~
be appropriated ~ appl~ed'~o the ~o~eo ~ed~
~e ~ of ~660,00 ~o here~ app~opr~a~e~ ~ of ~n~o a~lablo therefor ~o pay the
tere~ ~tur~n6 ~n ~h~e ser~es o~ bon~s, 0otober let~ 1929, ~e Co~ Cl~k ~e
to ~raw a w~r~t for sai~ s~ ~d the oo~ Treas~er la ~ireo~ed to sash sal~ ~rr~t ~d
to plaoe the p~oee~o In a sepa~o ~d to beouse~ f~ no o~her pu~ose than to pa7 the
maturities on this series of wa~ants, 0otobor lot, 19290
It lo ~rther ordered that the Coun~ ~udge, A, Se ~W~=o ~a~ ~e a~ have shags
of ~he reoord ~d bonds pendl~ their investigation ~ app~o~l ~ tho Atto~oy General, a~
the sale a~ ~oeivi~ of the ~n~ for the benefi~ of ~he o0~tye
Passe~ and a~roved, this ~e . ~y of Ap~I 19~9.
'! ~esse B, L~ooee,
County Clerk end ~x-0ffiolo
Clerk~ CommisSioners, Court,
Brazes Couflty~ Tex~so · ·
A, Se ~o~waino Count7 ~u~e~
Ou~ ~, BoTett, Com, Pot, ~o,l,.
Fred A,
~mmt Holland, Com
$, Mo L~ores Com, Pot, 700
7117
}:~7 TeI~u. of 0ourt. A.D. 1029
"565
~ The followl~ Bonds were preson, ted to the oo~sstoners Court by Boy Hont~onor7
County. Treasurer: Road - ~.D. ~2. Bonds No. ~6- 27 - 28 - $500~00-eaoh
Apr~ 4, ~9~0 Brazes 0o~, ~prove~ent Dl~t. No. ~ Bond No. 5 ~ 6 $~0~0~00 eaoh
~p. Bon~ No. 8 ~1000.00 April 14, ~13 ~ssue. ma~e be~ p~d ~n ~ ~d. oanocllcd
were burned In open mutt.
Notion ~de by ~.~oore ~d seconed by Weh~n to approve report of Y. T. HoGee Yustio~
the Peaoe Preot. No. 4 ~d to pay him $72.'50 for Fees.
~ Hotion rode by Boyett ~nd du~ eeooned ~ Weh~n to e~loy ~. D. ~ones as road
at a sala~ of $90.00 p~ ~nth ( }.~otion oarried)
~ Motion ~de by Com. Boyett ~ ~ Com. Weh~ ~thorizi~ Cowry Yudge to give
order to S~ ~ola for ~6.00 In grooer~es forOarlo Penile (Pauper)
~o. In ca~, Begin 1st of Ho~th.(~otion oarri~) '.
There be.t~ no ~rther bustnesm to oomo before the o~rt s~e was adjourned
Attest: ~ .
~e Te~ of ~o~t~ A.D, L929
Be I$ ~bere~ tha~ on the 10~ d~ of ~ A.D, 1929~ the~ was be~ a~ ho~d~
the 6~t ~se ~ B~ Te~s, a re~ session of ~e Non. C~esioners 0o~S of
B~zos C~ Te~,, Non. A. 8, M~, 0o. ~u~e Pres~d~ w~th C~,~oners
B~e~$, ~t~ Ho~, F~d Ae We~- a~ ~o~ M~ Moore, of Pr~lnots 1, 2, 3. ~ 4
~sp~tive~
/ ~otlon m~e ~ ~ F. BoTett ~d 4u~ seoo~ed b7 Fre~ A. W~ ~at A. L, Barne~
of ~ellborm ~ p~oed om t~e ~upers list at $5.00 ~n oash to be ~rawn by ~s. L~pk~n
Carrie~.
~ Motion male ~ O~. B~eSt a~ ~ seoond~ ~ Corn. Nol~ to aoeept an~ a~rove
petit~om for ~blio ~a~ with ~ e~ense $o Co~ o~her th~ to ~nl~ 4 S~r~d of
bed wire. S~d ~a~ $o be as followl~ petition ~quesSs begl~ at the ~.W. oorner
of Wl~ Hen~ersonts ~d o~ t~e ~e~e Tap ~oad, ~enoe la an easter~ di~otion
~een Wi~ He,erin ~ ~lm~o~h's p~oes ~d ln~erseots HlSw~ 2X at Wl2l H~der~om
gate at ~he 5outhwast oo~mer of sa~ Henderson's p~oee Motion o~ied~
, ~ Notion ~de ~ 0~. ~o~ ~d d~ aeoonde~ ~ C~.~et~ to Iooep~ w~X
~ ~ot~on redo W C~, ~ore ~ d~ Moon,ed ~ C~, We~ to ~rohaoe one ~
~ ~o~on mae W C~, B~ett ~d d~ eeoo~ea bY C~; W~'- to ~nt ~ ~e~
aa el~tl~ ~u~e In votl~ Preot. No, 2 to fill ~t ~e~trea te~ of S~