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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-11-26-0200PM-Specialti Y r t' { r. T J i 3 T r F H~ 3 11 ,f f IF . j I = F~ s, I , i r p~ 1 ~ c Ir ~ , ~ty 1 i a 1 r 0 V 3 ri r r i depositing directly with the paying agent for the Refunded Bonds the proceeds of such refunding bonds, together with other available funds, which may be invested or reinvested only in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, which shall mature and/or bear interest payable at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to provide for the scheduled payment and/or redemption of the Refunded Bonds, and such deposit shall constitute the making of firm banking and financial arrangements for the discharge and f4nal payment of the Refunded Bonds. (d) The Court desires to enter into an escrow deposit agreement (the "Escrow Agreement") with MBank Dallas, N.A., Dallas, Texas pursuant to which certain proceeds of the Bonds, as herein defined and herein authorized, and other available funds, will be deposited, invested, and applied in a manner independently certified to be sufficient to provide for the full and timely payment of all interest on and principal of the Refunded Bonds (the "Escrow Fund"). (e) Upon the issuance of the Bonds and the SICs herein authorized, and the creation of the Escrow Fund referred to above, the Refunded Bonds shall no longer be regarded as being outstanding, except for the purpose of being paid pursuant to such Escrow Agreement, and the pledges, liens, trusts, and all other covenants, provisions, terms, and conditions of the orders authorizing the issuance of the Refunded Bonds shall be discharged, terminated, and defeased. (f) The proportionate total debt service on the Bonds herein authorized to be issued will amount to less than the total debt service on the Refunded Bonds. (g) The Bonds and the SICs herein authorized shall be payable from taxes of the same nature as those pledged to the payment of the Refunded Bonds. (h) The Court desires to authorize the purchase of certain direct obligations of the United States of America in the open market and the subscription for certain book entry United States Treasury certificates of indebtedness, notes, and bonds and other obligations of the United States of America to be purchased with the proceeds of the refunding bonds herein authorized, all for deposit into the Escrow Fund. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. Redemption of Certain Refunded Bonds. All of the Series 1980-A Bonds will be called at par on March 1, 1986. All of the Series 1981 Bonds will be called at par on May 1, 1996. Notice of such redemption is hereby authorized and .1 -2- 1 {S I,1 SS l . 1 ~ tE 1 r ~ y , - E ` 1 1 'r 11 ,t 3 t~ ~t i 4 a I i VOL PAG b5-` 1 ^l rn 1 i Sp -MQ LL♦ 9 w - - - - N3i. T,Fut ral~°'~' "6:'G"JL a ~ I I Tn. + _ n S- r I ^ _ + + I I r Z~ I 1 Section 2. Authorization of the Bonds. Negotiable bonds of the County to be known as "BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1985," ! bearing the date, interest rates, denominations, numbers, and maturities provided herein (hereinafter referred to as the "Bonds") are hereby authorized and shall be issued in the original aggregate principal amount of $9,450,000 for the purposes described in the Form of the Bonds contained in Section 4 hereof. directed to be given in the manner required by the orders authorizing the Series 1980-A Bonds and the Series 1981 Bonds. IF.I Section 3. Dates, Maturities, and Interest Rates, The obligations of the County to be paid from the Interest and Sinking Fund, as herein defined, are represented by the following: A. The Bonds. The Bonds shall be dated December 15, 1985, shall be inT the denomination of multiples of $5,000 each, shall be numbered consecutively from R-1 through R-14, and shall mature on March 1 in each of the years as provided below, unless theretofore called for redemption prior to their maturities in accordance with the provisions of the Form of the Bonds contained in Section 4 hereof, and the Bonds shall bear interest from the date thereof through the respective maturity date or earlier redemption at the per annum rates stated below, to wit: CURRENT INTEREST BONDS I I k , 1 I , I I d ~ u 1 1 Initial Year Bond of Principal Interest Number Maturity Maturing Rate R-1 1986 $565,000 5.250% R-2 1987 365,000 5.750 R-3 1988 450,000 6.250 R-4 1989 430,000 6.500 R-5 1990 615,000 6.750 R-6 1991 705,000 7.000 R-7 1992 705,000 7.200 R-8 1993 705,000 7.400 R-9 1994 805,000 7.600 R-10 1995 810,000 7.800 R-11 1996 865,000 8.000 R-12 1997 1,020,000 8.100 R-13 1998 1,025,000 8.250 R-14 1999 385,000 8.400 B. Supplemental Interest Certificates. In addition to the Bonds, two supplemental interest certificates ("SICs"), numbered SIC 1 and SIC 2, dated the date of delivery, issued in the aggregate amount of $716,543.21 are hereby authorized. All the supplemental interest is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, of twelve 30-day months, from the date thereof and shall be payable on the date and in the amount set out in the table below. VOL S PAGE 10 -3- ~ ~ f ' r ~ 1•. `1 ll i i h~T ~ 1 ~ ~ T f i l ~ f t \ ~ ' \ \ , ~ ~l ••I , 1 'vc , v , 11 ,4 ~ ~ ~ ' _ ~ ` W. I~ _ f ` L.,~+. I' ..f~ " , .~Caar++ar Y3 ~aYIIL 1 1 ~1~ .i. ~ ' i i 1 !1 ~ r+ F ~ 1 r I ~ I e L f f^• t L , , l 1 ~1 a .,T.=.- r r ^er ~ r i + r r, i,.,r ~ ...r .A t.,.-... r r. r t r gR i ' Supplemental interest shall be evidenced by SICs in the form set forth in Section 4(B) and shall be in addition to interest on the Bonds as described in Section 3(A). The SICs shall be issued and each shall become due and payable on the Supplemental Interest Payment Due Date, as set forth below: Supplemental Interest Supplemental Payment Date Interest Amount March 1, 1990 SIC 1 - $358,271.60 March 1, 1990 SIC 2 - $358,271.61 Section 4. General Characteristics and Forms: A. The Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued, shall be payable, may be redeemable prior to their scheduled maturities, shall have the characteristics, and shall be signed and executed (and the Bonds shall be sealed), all as provided in the manner indicated in the respective forms set forth below. The Form of the Bonds, the Form of the Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas to be manually endorsed and printed on or attached to each of the Initial Bonds (hereinafter defined), the Form of the Authentication Certificate, and the Form of Assignment, which shall be, respectively, substantially as follows, with necessary and appropriate variations, omissions, and insertions as permitted or required by this order, and the definitions contained within each such form shall apply solely to such form. FORM OF THE BONDS United States of America State of Texas NUMBER DENOMINATION R- $ REGISTERED REGISTERED BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1985 INTEREST RATE: MATURITY DATE: ISSUE DATE: CUSIP: December 15, 1985 REGISTERED OWNER: .t r t t i I PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $ BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS (the "County"), a political subdivision of the State of Texas, promises to pay to the registered owner (the "Registered Owner") identified above, or registered assigns, on the date specified above, upon presentation and surrender of this bond at the principal corporate trust office of MBank Dallas, N.A., Dallas, Texas, or its successor (the "Paying Agent/Registrar"), the principal amount identified above, in lawful money of the United States of America, and to pay interest thereon at the rate shown above, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, from the later o- -4- VOL PAG ~ t I 5 r- ' T , r+`.r p x ~ - r cr r t r • I I t~ , l ~ I! ~ r I _ r' r r l , it I t December 15, 1985, or the most recent interest payment date (defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. Interest on this bond is payable by check or draft payable on March 1, 1986, and each September 1 and March 1 thereafter (the "Interest Payment Date"), mailed to the Registered Owner of record as shown on the books of registration kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar (the "Register"), as of the date which is the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding each Interest Payment Date (the "Record Date"), or in such other manner as may be acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar. THIS BOND is one of a series of Bonds (the "Bonds") dated as of December 15, 1985, of like designation, date, and tenor, except as to number, interest rate, denomination, and maturity issued pursuant to the Order adopted by the Commissioners Court of the County (the "Court") on November 26, 1985 (the "Bond Order"), in the original aggregate principal amount of $9,450,000 for the purpose of refunding bonds originally issued, of which collectively $9,450,000 (the "Refunded Bonds"), are comprised of two separate issues, to wit: "Brazos County, Texas Limited Tax Courthouse and Building Bonds, Series 1980-A," originally issued in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, of which $500,000 remained outstanding on the date of the Bond Order; and "Brazos County, Texas Permanent Improvement Refunding Bonds, Series 1981," 6riginally issued in the aggregate principal amount of $9,000,000, of which $8,950,000 remained outstanding on the date of the Bond Order. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH PROVISIONS SHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH IN THIS SPACE. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Bond has been signed with the manual or facsimile signature of the County Judge of the County, And countersigned with the manual or facsimile signature of the County Clerk of the County, registered by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Treasurer of the County, and the official seal of the County has been duly impressed, or placed in facsimile, on this Bond. (AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx County Clerk Brazos County, Texas (COMMISSIONERS COUNTY SEAL) BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx County Judge Brazos County, Texas REGISTERED: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx County Treasurer Brazos County, Texas (Back Panel of Bonds) I\. HI ~I t ~ E r I - ~ Ir I V®L PAGE o -5- t r , r . r I~ i, i ° firT' ~,i• Y a~` ~ r '4 ~~'r 'fir ~ + + r ON MARCH 1, 1992, or on any date thereafter, the Bonds maturing on March 1, 1993 through 1999, both inclusive, are subject to redemption prior to their scheduled maturities, at the option of the Court, in whole or in part, and the Court shall r have the right to chose the maturity or maturities of the Bonds to be redeemed, and the Bonds within a maturity of which only a portion has been chosen to be selected by the Paying Agent/Registrar at random and by lot, in multiples of $5,000, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof plus 'r unpaid accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption, without premium. Notice of any redemption shall be given not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption by first class ' mail addressed to the Registered Owner of each Bond to be redeemed in whole or in part at the address shown on the Register; provided, however, that failure to mail or receive any such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing, shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for redemption of Bonds. When Bonds or portions thereof have been called for redemption, and due provision has been made to redeem the same, the principal amounts so redeemed shall be payable solely from the funds provided for redemption, and interest which would otherwise } accrue on the amounts called for redemption shall terminate on the date fixed for redemption. Reference is made to the Bond f Order for complete details concerning the manner of redeeming the Bonds. THE BONDS are issued pursuant to the Bond Order whereunder the County covenants to levy a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax on taxable property within the County, of up to $0.80 per $100 of assessed valuation as provided by Art. 8 §9 of the Texas Constitution, for each year while any part of the Bonds are ? considered outstanding under the provisions of the Bond Order, in C } sufficient amount to pay interest on each Bond as it becomes due, i to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the Bonds when due, and to pay the expenses of assessing and collecting such tax, all as more specifically provided in the Bond Order. Reference is hereby made to the Bond Order for { provisions with respect to the custody and application of the County's funds, remedies in the event of a default hereunder or thereunder, and the other rights of the Registered Owner. By acceptance of this Bond, the Registered Owner consents to all of the provisions of the Bond Order, a certified copy of which is on ( file in the office of the County Clerk of the County, ` THIS BOND IS TRANSFERABLE OR EXCHANGEABLE only upon ' presentation and surrender at the principal corporate office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. If this Bond is being transferred, it shall be duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the Registered Owner, or his authorized representative, subject to the terms and conditions of ` the Bond Order. If this Bond is being exchanged, it shall be in the principal amount of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof, subject to the terms and conditions of the Bond Order. The Paying Agent/Registrar is not required to accept any Bond for transfer or exchange during the 45 days prior to mailing of any v Y ` -6- V Oa S PAG /0 9 s d I? 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THIS BOND SHALL NOT BE VALID or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any benefit under the Bond Order unless this Bond either (a) is (registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas as evidenced by execution of the registration certificate endorsed hereon]* [authenticated as evidenced by execution of the authentication certificate endorsed hereon by the Paying Agent/Registrar].** IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, COVENANTED, AND REPRESENTED THAT all acts, conditions, and things necessary to be done precedent to the issuance of the Bonds in order to render the same legal, valid, and binding obligations of the County have happened and have been accomplished and performed in regular and due time, form, and manner, as required by law; provision has been made for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds by the levy of a continuing, direct annual ad valorem tax upon taxable property within the County, of up to $0.80 per $100 of assessed valuation as provided by Art. 8 §9 of the Texas Constitution; and issuance of the Bonds does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. * * * FORM OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (NOTE: Print on Initial Bonds Only) COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES REGISTER NO. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT there is on file and of record in my office a certificate to the effect that the Attorney General of the State of Texas has examined and finds that this Bond has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and is a valid and binding obligation of Brazos County, Texas, and further, that this Bond has been registered this day by me. F WITNESS my signature and seal of office this . ~ (COMPTROLLER'S SEAL) Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas *Printer: Include in Initial Bonds only **Printers Print on all Bonds other than Initial Bonds CVO PAGE o -7- , r • a a ~ . , t ~ - ~ ,,.fit `i''; , r ~ r crala w~i cS+e1 a ~''(.•~ypr. ~,R ~ti ~.L.stl.•""°'-~^-._ ~~C L. _ - -.~w+ba.6l~.+4.r..~aierrG°~'Yuri"-°y"{'Z-i-"'~,~-~---~+illii~ ~ J J / 1.v , C II O 7 r C~' FORM OF AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE (NOTE: Print on all Bonds except Initial Bonds] AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE This Bond is one of the Bonds described in and delivered pursuant to the within-mentioned Bond Order, and this Bond has been issued in conversion of and exchanged for, or replacement of, a Bond, Bonds, or a portion of a Bond or Bonds, which was originally approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. Registration Date: MBANK DALLAS, N.A., Dallas, Texas r BY Authorized Signatory MUNICIPAL BOND INSURANCE: Policy No. 1708 with respect to the payments due for principal of and interest on this Bond has been issued to The United States Trust Company of New York, in New York, New York, as the Insurance Trustee under said Policy. The Policy is issued by AMBAC Indemnity Corporation. Said Policy is on file and available for inspection at the principal office of said insurance Trustee and copy thereof may be secured from AMBAC Indemnity of said Insurance Trustee. FORM OF ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT t r . 4 I{ l 1 r~ v r ~n t~ FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered owner of this Bond, or duly authorized representative or attorney thereof, hereby assigns this Bond to (Assignee's Social / (print or typewrite Assignee's name Security or Taxpayer and address, including zip code) Identification Number) and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the registration of this Bond on the Paying Agent/Registrar's Registration Books with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: -8- I t 1 r 1 , 1 , J f iJl ~ h• ` ` I ~ ' ' r I ¢ U z ` I ! r ~ 4~ 1 f r~ 1 ~ . I _ ! 1 .-1 .111 ~ ~ { r I • t L ~F C A VOL S PAGE - r ` ` h I X11{ ~ , t I r r ' 1 „ f Signature Guaranteed: NOTICE: This signature must be guaranteed by a member firm of a National Securities Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable. f Y~ 1 ~ ~ t o r The following abbreviations, when used in the assignment above or on the face of the within Bond, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties JT TEN - as point tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian (Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the list above. (END OF FORMS OF BONDS) B. The SICs. The SICs shall be issued, shall be payable at the stated Supplemental Interest Payment Due Date, in the Supplemental Interest amounts, and shall be signed and executed, all as provided in the manner set forth below. The form of the SICs, the form of the Authentication Certificate, and the Form of Assignment, which shall be, respectively, substantially as follows, with necessary and appropriate variations, omissions, and insertions as permitted or required by this Order, and the definitions contained within each such form shall apply solely to such form. VOL 6 PAG J 4 -9- Registered Owner NOTICE: This signature must correspond with the name of the Registered Owner appearing on the face of the Bond, without alteration or enlargement or other change Y ~ t I ~ 7 ♦Y Y 1 i 1 r t t FACE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST CERTIFICATES United States of America State of Texas NUMBER ,r SIC- REGISTERED ,A s 1 r a >i F r rt • DENOMINATION S REGISTERED SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST CERTIFICATE OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS,' GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1985 REGISTERED OWNER: SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST SUPPLEMENT INTEREST ISSUE DATE PAYMENT DUE DATE AMOUNT DUE December 15, 1985 March 1, 1990 SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST AMOUNT: DOLLARS BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS (the "County"), a political subdivision of the State of Texas, promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above, or registered assigns, on the Supplemental Interest Payment Due Date (the "Due Date") specified above, by presentation and surrender of such Supplemental Interest Certificate (the "SIC") at the principal corporate trust office of MBank Dallas, N.A., Dallas, Texas (the "Paying Agent/Registrar"), the amount specified above, in lawful money of the United States of America. Supplemental interest commences to accrue on the Issuance Date, which is the date of authentication and delivery of such SIC and is payable on March 1, 1990. THIS SIC represents Supplemental Interest on the one unpaid Special Bond (defined in the Bond Order as Bond No. R-5 and any bond bearing Supplemental Interest issued in exchange or replacement for Bond No. R-5) issued in the amount of $ and due March 1, 1990, pursuant to the Order adopteU by the Commissioners Court of the County on November 26, 1985 (the "Bond Order"). Such SIC is one of two SICs issued in the original aggregate amount of $716,543.21 as interest on bonds (the "Bonds") issued for the purpose of refunding all outstanding bonds of that issue of Brazos County, Texas, Limited Tax Courthouse and Building Bonds, Series 1980-A, originally issued in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, of which $500,000 is presently outstanding, and Brazos County, Texas, Permanent Refunding Bonds, Series 1981, originally issued in the aggregate principal amount of $9,000,000, of which $8,950,000 is presently outstanding (the "Refunded Bonds"). REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SIC SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH PROVISIONS SHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH IN THIS SPACE. -10- VOL S PAG ee,~ ~I % •F"'rl+ C- r r "i ~ r - : w w r _ y ~ - ~ l ~ O IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this SIC has been signed with the manual or facsimile signature of the County Judge, and countersigned with the facsimile signature of the County Clerk, registered by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Treasurer, and the official seal of the County has been duly impressed, or placed in facsimile, on this SIC. BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx County Clerk County Judge Brazos County, Texas Brazos County, Texas (COUNTY SEAL) REGISTERED: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx County Treasurer, Brazos County, Texas (*PRINTER: NOTE SIC 1 issued in amount of $358,271.60 and SIC 2 issued in amount of $358,271.61) (Back Panel of SICs) SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST IS PAYABLE SEPARATE AND APART from the Special Bond and from the right to receive payment of any other interest on such Special Bond. The Court makes no representation with respect to the tax basis of any taxpayer acquiring this Certificate, nor with respect to whether such Supplemental Interest is subject to federal income taxes. { t CE ~I i , 1 , t I i , i 7 THE SICs are issued pursuant to the Bond Order whereunder the County covenants to levy a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax on taxable property within the County, of up to $0.80 per $100 of assessed valuation as provided by Art. 8 §9 of the Texas Constitution, for each year while any part of the SICs are considered outstanding under the provisions of the Bond Order, in sufficient amount to pay interest on each Bond as it becomes due, to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the Bonds when due, and to pay the expenses of assessing and collecting such tax, all as more specifically provided in the Bond Order, and to pay Supplemental Interest as it becomes due. Reference is hereby made to the Bond Order for provisions with respect to the custody and application of the County's funds, remedies in the event of a default hereunder or thereunder, and the other rights of the Registered Owner. By acceptance of this SIC, the Registered Owner consents to all of the provisions of the Bond Order, a certified copy of which is on file in the office of the County Clerk of the County. THIS SIC IS TRANSFERABLE OR EXCHANGEABLE only upon presentation and surrender at the principal corporate office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. If this Supplemental Interest Certificate is being transferred, it shall be duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the Registered Owner, or his authorized representative, subject to i 1T i V0L PAGN 1 1 14 r ~ l i ~Li Ry ~.:-y~'♦ S11l rI'I -i 'r •f'."1T "^tT' i . - - ' 1 { the terms and conditions of the Bond Order. If this Supplemental Interest Certificate is being exchanged, it shall be for another Supplemental Interest Certificate of the same denomination, date, and maturity. THIS SIC SHALL NOT BE VALID or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any benefit under the Bond Order unless it is authenticated as evidenced by execution of the authentication certificate endorsed hereon by the Paying Agent/Registrar. ' IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, COVENANTED, AND REPRESENTED THAT all r acts, conditions, and things necessary to be done precedent to the issuance of the SICs in order to render the same legal, valid, and binding obligations of the County have happened and have been accomplished and performed in regular and due time, form, and manner, as required by law; that provision has been t made for the payment of the Supplemental Interest on the SICs by the levy of a continuing, direct annual ad valorem tax upon k taxable property within the County, of up to $0.80 per $100 of " assessed valuation as provided by Art. 8 §9 of the Texas Constitution; and issuance of the SICs does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. r FORM OF AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE ( This certificate is one of the SICs described in and delivered pursuant to the within-mentioned Bond Order, payable at Q the maturity of certain Bonds. Registration Date: MBANK DALLAS, N.A., Dallas, Texas By i Authorized Signatory MUNICIPAL BOND INSURANCE: Policy No. 1708 with respect to the payments due for principal of and interest on this Bond has been issued to The United States Trust Company of New York, in New York, New York, as the Insurance Trustee under said Policy, The Policy is issued by AMBAC Indemnity Corporation. Said Policy is on file and available for inspection at the principal office of said insurance Trustee and copy thereof may be secured from AMBAC Indemnity of said Insurance Trustee. FORM OF ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT f ! FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered owner of this ' SIC, or duly authorized representative or attorney thereof, t hereby assigns this SIC to V0 I PAGE ZIS" .c a • V.1 - ~l t 3 I - +!r a . ~--~sc'racrac r, .s nor I (Assignee's Social (print or typewrite Assignee's name Security or Taxpayer and address, including zip code) Identification Number) and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the registration o this SIC on the Paying Agent/Registrar's Registration Books with full power of substitution in the premises. , ~i Dated: Signature Guaranteed: NOTICE: This signature must be guaranteed by a member firm of a National Securities Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable. Registered Owner NOTICE: This signature must correspond with the name of the Registered Owner appearing on the face of the SIC, without alteration or enlargement or other change The following abbreviations, when used in the assignment above or on the face of the within SIC, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties JT TEN - as point tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian (Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (State) 1 , J d i I k~ i Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the list above. (END OF FORMS FOR SICs) (END OF FORMS FOR BONDS AND CERTIFICATES) In case the County Judge or any other officer of the County whose facsimile signature shall appear on any Bond or SIC shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of any such Bond or SIC, such facsimile signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in office until such delivery. Any Bond or SIC which bears the VOL -,S _PAG -13- 1 r ~ ,°~y •d , D , , J"JI V4 + i r a i i Y ~ , r, 'S f ~y facsimile signature of such person who at the actual time of the delivery of such Bond or SIC shall be an officer authorized to sign such Bond or SIC, but who at the date of such Bond or SIC was not such an officer, shall be validly and sufficiently signed for all purposes as if such person had been such officer at the date of such Bond or SIC. The County authorizes the printing of a true and correct copy of an opinion of Reynolds, Allen & Cook Incorporated, Houston, Texas relating to the validity and enforceability of the Bonds under federal income tax laws and laws of the State of Texas on the reverse side of each of the Bonds over a certificate of identification executed by the facsimile signature of the County Clerk of the County; the imprinting of CUSIP (the American Bankers Association's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures) numbers on the Bonds; and the imprinting of any appropriate statement of insurance or guarantee by any municipal bond insurance company or association; provided, however, that the failure of such opinion, certificate, CUSIP numbers, or statement of insurance to appear on any Bond or SIC, or any errors therein or in any part of the Bond or SIC, the form of which is not included in this Order, shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the Bonds or SIC or relieve the Underwriters of their obligation to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds or the SICs. Section 5. Definitions. In addition to other words and terms defined in this Order (except those defined and used in Section 3), and unless a different meaning or intent clearly appears in the context, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, respectively: "Additional Bonds" - Bonds as may hereafter be authorized by the County, payable from and equally secured by a pledge of the County's taxes to the same extent as pledged for and in all things in a parity with the lien on the Bonds. "Bond Order" or "Order" - This Order adopted by the Commissioners Court authorizing the Bonds to be issued. "Bonds" - Any Bond or Bonds or all of the Bonds, as the case may be, of that series styled "Brazos County, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1985." "Court" - The Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas. "County" - Brazos County, Texas. "Escrow Agent" - MBank Dallas, N.A., Dallas, Texas, and it's successors in such capacity, "Escrow Agreement" - The agreement between the County and the Escrow Agent, dated as of December 15, 1985. "Government Securities" - Direct obligations of, or obligations of principal of and interest on which are a 'k i , unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, which -14- r 1 ~y ® f~A~.~+ it r •r b L _ ~ ' 1 f , - fl- ~ - a '1 r ~J I ti 1 { are non-callable prior to the respective maturities of the Bonds, and which may include United States Treasury Obligations such as State and Local Government Series and may be in book entry-form. "Initial Bonds" - The Bonds registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts as described in Section 13 hereof. "Interest Payment Date" - When used in connection with any Bond, shall mean March 1, 1986, and each September 1 and March 1 thereafter until maturity or earlier redemption of such Bond. t, "Interest and Sinking Fund" - The interest and sinking fund for payment of the Bonds established by the County pursuant to Section 6 of this Order. "Issuance Date" - The date on which the Bonds are delivered to and paid for y the Underwriters of the Bonds from the County. "Municipal Bond Insurance Policy" or "Bond Insurance" - The insurance policy issued by AMBAC Indemnity Corporation, or its successor, in that capacity. "Owner" or "Registered Owner" - Any person who shall be the registered owner o any outstanding Bonds as shown in the Register. "Paying Agent/Registrar" - MBank Dallas, N.A., Dallas, Texas, and such other bank or trust company as may hereafter be appointed in substitution therefor or in addition thereto to perform the duties of Paying Agent or Registrar in accordance with this Order. "Record Date" - The 15th calendar day of the month next preceding each Interest Payment Date. "Refunded Bond Orders" - The County's orders authorizing the issuance, sale, and elivery of the Refunded Bonds. "Refunded Bonds" - the following outstanding bonds of the County: (1) Brazos County, Texas, Limited Tax Courthouse and Building Bonds, Series 1980-A, in the original aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, of which $500,000 remains outstanding; and (2) Brazos County, Texas, Permanent Improvement Refunding Bonds, Series 1981, in the original aggregate principal amount of $9,000,000 of which $8,950,000 remains outstanding. "Register" - The books of registration kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar in which are maintained the names and addresses of, and the principal amounts of the Bonds and the SIGs registered to each Owner. 1 i VOL _!5 _PAGE_ -15- I l~4 t1 {a f~f 41 i h' I~ .t ..~7' 1 { + j 1 i , r 1 F J \ Ye , r n+ 1 t , a 9. t t~ "Report" - The verification report prepared by Hein + Associates, Certified Public Accountants, a copy of which is to be attached to the Escrow Agreement. , "Special Bond" - Bond No. R-5 (one of the Bonds) and any Bond Searing Supplemental Interest subsequently issued and delivered by the County in exchange for or in replacement of Bond No. R-5, or any previously issued Special Bond. "Supplemental Interest" - The additional interest on the Special Bond, payable pursuant to Section 3(B) of this Order. "Supplemental Interest Certificates" or "SIC(s)" or Supelemental Certificates" - The short-term, interest-only t obligations of the County authorized by Section 3B of this Order which will be paid March 1, 1990. t "Supplemental Interest Payment Due Date" or "Due Date" - ' March 1, 1990 as described by Section 3B of this Order. 4i "Underwriters" - A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. and Ehrlich ` Bober & Co., Inc. ' Section 6. Count Funds. - The County hereby establishes or confirms the establishment of the following funds of the County: A. Interest and Sinking Fund. The Interest and Sinking Fund is the interest an sinking and of the County into which shall be placed (i) the County's tax collections, less expenses incurred in such collections, as provided in Section 7 of this Order, and (ii) certain proceeds of the Bonds, as provided in i Section 8 hereof. The Interest and Sinking Fund shall be used to i pay the principal or redemption price of and interest on the x Bonds, and to pay the principal or redemption price of and interest and principal on the outstanding Bonds and any Additional Bonds when due. B. Escrow Fund. The Escrow Fund is hereby created and shall be used as provided in this Order and the Escrow Agreement. Section 7. Taxes. The proceeds from all taxes levied, assessed, and collected for and on account of the Bonds I authorized by this Order shall be deposited, as collected, in the Interest and Sinking Fund. While the Bonds or any part of the principal thereof or interest thereon (including without limitation the Supplemental Interest) remain outstanding and ' unpaid, there is hereby levied and there shall be annually r assessed and collected in due time, form, and manner, and at the - t same time as other County taxes are assessed, levied, and , 4 collected, in each year, beginning with the current year, a { a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax upon all taxable property y f in the County, within the limits prescribed by law, sufficient to pay the current interest on the Bonds (including without ;j limitation the Supplemental Interest) as the same becomes due and I! -16- r / / H 11 ! ' 71 fl~ ~ fr+ t _ t 'may,-.~.. -'✓!Y ~ ~ ' r ^ ` r' I ~ yv..... r- ~ lI /rte _ b v i 1 to provide and maintain a sinking fund of not less than two percent of the principal amount of the Bonds or the amount levied to pay each installment of principal of the Bonds as the same matures, whichever is greater, and to pay the Supplemental Interest amount when due, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection, and said taxes are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the interest on and the principal of the Bonds and to no other purpose. In addition, interest accrued from the date of the Bonds until their delivery will be deposited in the Interest and Sinking Fund. `f Section 8. Disposition of Bond Proceeds. The proceeds of v' the Bonds shall be placed into the Interest and Sinking Fund and the Escrow Fund as follows: A. Interest and Sinking Fund: An amount equal to the accrued interest on the Bonds from the date of the Bonds, being December 15, 1985, to the date of delivery to the Underwriters. B. Escrow Fund. An amount necessary to establish that portion of the Escrow Fund, not funded from other sources, for the purpose of refunding the Refunded Bonds, and, to the extent not otherwise provided for, to pay a portion of all expenses arising in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, the establishment of the Escrow Fund, and the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, as more fully provided in the Escrow Agreement. Section 9. Concerning the Bond Insurance Policy. (A) As long as the Bond Insurance shall be in full force and effect, the County and the Paying Agent/Registrar agree to comply with the following provisions: (a) if five (5) days prior to an Interest Payment Date • the Paying Agent/Registrar determines that there will be insufficient funds in the Funds to pay the principal of or interest on the Bonds on such Interest Payment Date, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall so notify AMBAC Indemnity Corporation. Such notice shall specify the amount of the anticipated deficiency, the Bonds to which such deficiency is applicable and whether such Bonds shall be deficient as to principal or interest, or both; (b) the Paying Agent/Registrar shall, after giving notice to AMBAC Indemnity Corporation as provided in (a) above, make available to AMBAC Indemnity Corporation and the United States Trust Company of New York, as insurance trustee for AMBAC Indemnity Corporation, the registration books of the County maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar, and all records relating to the Funds maintained under this Order; (c) the Paying Agent/Registrar shall provide AMBAC Indemnity Corporation and the United States Trust Company of New York with a list of registered owners of Bonds entitled to receive principal or interest payments from AMBAC, Indemnity Corporation under the terms of the Municipal Bond, 4 1~+ r nl`1\ ~ 1~ ~ rl ~,..r f'T ~ F \ 1 `1~ '1, Y, l\\Y,~^, y ,.a +il. "'`~~.1' \ 1+j ~ ~ I ~f~- 'V IE '~i 1 ~ ~ ~ w,~~ \I~N3~a ~ I , i s M ~1 w i , 1 9 F z 5 t 1 Insurance Policy, and shall make arrangements with United States Trust Company of New York (i) to mail checks or drafts ly to the registered owners of Bonds entitled to receive full or partial interest payments from AMBAC Indemnity Corporation, and (ii) to pay principal upon Bonds surrendered to United States Trust Company of New York by the registered owners of Bonds entitled to receive full or partial principal payments from AMBAC Indemnity Corporation; (d) the Paying Agent/Registrar shall, at the time it provides notice to AMBAC Indemnity Corporation pursuant to (a) above, notify registered owners of Bonds entitled to receive the payment of principal or interest thereon from AMBAC Indemnity Corporation (i) as to he fact of such ` entitlement, (ii) that AMBAC Indemnity Corporation will remit to them all or a part of the interest payments next coming due, (iii) that should they be entitled to receive full payment of principal from AMBAC Indemnity Corporation they must tender their Bonds (along with a form of transfer of title thereto) for payment to Unted States Trust Company of New York, as insurance trustee for AMBAC Indemnity Corporation, and not the Paying Agent/Registrar, and (iv) that should they be entitled to receive partial payment of principal from AMBAC Indemnity Corporation they must tender their Bonds for payment thereon first to the Paying Agent/Registrar, who shall note on such Bonds the portion of the principal paid by the Paying Agent/Registrar, and then, along with a form of transfer of title thereto, to AMBAC Indemnity Corporation, which will then pay the unpaid portion of principal; and k` (e) AMBAC Indemnity Corporation shall, to the extent it r makes payment of principal of or interest on Bonds, become t subrogated to the rights of the recipients of such payments in accordance with the terms of the Municipal Bond Insurance Policy, and to evidence such subrogation (1) in the case of subrogation as to claims for past due interest, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall note AMBAC Indemnity Corporation's rights as subrogee on the registration books of the County maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar upon receipt from i AMBAC Indemnity Corporation of proof of the payment of interest thereon to the registered owners of the Bonds, and a (ii) in the case of subrogation as to claims for past due principal, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall note AMBAC Indemnity Corporation's rights as subrogee on the registration books of the County maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar upon surrender of the Bonds by the registered j c owners thereof together with proof of the payment of I principal thereof. Section 10. Covenants of the County. The County covenants and represents that: (1) It has lawful power to issue the Bonds and has lawfully exercised such power under the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas. -18- ' VOL S PAGE r r r Y \ ^vr - i1 i ~ t T-1 V r (2) The Bonds shall be ratably secured in such manner that no one Bond shall have preference over other Bonds. J (3) It shall levy an ad valorem tax that will be sufficient to provide funds to pay the current interest on the Bonds and the Supplemental Interest and to provide and maintain the necessary sinking fund of not less than two percent of the principal amount of the Bonds or the amount required to pay each installment of principal of the Bonds as the same matures, whichever is greater, full allowance being made for delinquents and costs of collection all as described in this Order. (4) After the Initial Bonds have been executed, it shall be the duty of the County Judge to deliver the Initial Bonds and all pertinent records and proceedings to the Attorney General of Texas, for examination and approval by the Attorney General. After the Initial Bonds have been approved by the Attorney General, they shall be delivered to the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas for registration. Upon registration of the Initial Bonds to be initially issued, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy lawfully designated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate prescribed herein to be printed and endorsed on the Initial Bonds, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed or placed in facsimile thereon. Section 11. County Officer's Duties. A. Issuance of Bonds. The County Judge, County Clerk, the County Treasurer, or any other duly authorized officer of the County is hereby authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the County such certificates and instruments as may be necessary or appropriate prior to delivery of and payment for the Bonds to and by the Underwriters. B. Execution of Order. The County Judge, County Clerk, or any other duly authorized officer of the County is hereby authorized to execute the Certificate to which this Order is attached on behalf of the County and to do any and all things proper and necessary to carry out the intent thereof. Section 12. No-Arbitrage. The County covenants that it shall not take any action or omit to take any action with respect to the proceeds of the Bonds or other funds of the County, and that it shall make such use of the proceeds of the Bonds, regulate investments of proceeds of the Bonds, and take such other and further actions as may be required so that the Bonds, the SICs, or the Refunded Bonds shall not be "arbitrage bonds" under section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and the regulations or rulings pertaining thereto. Furthermore, all officers, employees, and agents of the County VOL_ .65 PAGE 17 il~ 1 A 14 P ~ ~ l J+ C I L~ 6 f ~ Y -19- r r r y + 1 I 1 + f E P 3 I s ~ 1 s ~ / tea°net %CX1 - - T It ,w / r a a~ s .'t Z ti ~t ~r i • r , 4 4 1 Y e rJ ' ~J+.y y- , ~I It s, are authorized and directed to provide certifications of facts and estimates that are material to the reasonable expectations of the County as of the date the Bonds and the SICs initially issued are delivered and paid for. In particular, all or any officers of the County are authorized to certify for the County the facts and circumstances and reasonable expectations of the County on the date the Bonds initially issued are delivered and paid for regarding the amount and use of the proceeds of the Bonds. Section 13. Paying Agent/Registrar, The Paying Agent/ Registrar is hereby appointed as paying agent and registrar for the Bonds and the SICs. The principal of and premium, if any, on the Bonds shall be payable, without exchange or collection charges, in any coin or currency of the United States of America, which, on the date of payment, is legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America, upon their presentation and surrender as they respectively become due and payable, whether at maturity or by prior redemption, at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. The interest on each Bond shall be payable by check or draft payable on the Interest Payment Date, mailed by the Paying Agent/Registrar on or before each Interest Payment Date, to the owner of record as of the Record Date, to the address of such owner as shown on the Register, or in such other manner as may be acceptable to the Owner and the Paying Agent/Registrar. If the date for the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Bonds shall be a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day on which banking institutions in the city where the Paying Agent/Registrar is located or authorized by law or executive order to close, the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which banking institutions are authorized to close. Payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original Interest Payment Date. Payment on the SICs shall be payable on the Supplemental Interest Payment Due Date upon presentation and surrender of such SIC at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. If such date for the payment of such SIC shall be a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day on which banking institutions in the city where the Paying Agent/Registrar is located or authorized by law or executive order to close, the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which banking institutions are authorized to close. Payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original Supplemental Interest Payment Due Date. The County, the Paying Agent/Registrar, and any other person may treat the person in whose name any Bond or SIC is registered as the absolute Owner of such Bond or SIC for the purpose of making and receiving payment of the principal thereof and premium, if any, thereon, and for the further purpose of making and receiving payment of the interest thereon, or, as the absolute owner of such SIC, for the purpose of receiving 1 r `1 l A r ~ I~ r 1 it -20- vo PAG / a--? i . } 0 1 Supplemental Interest thereon, and for all other purposes, whether or not such Bond or SIC is overdue, and neither the County nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be bound by any 7 notice or knowledge to the contrary. All payments made to the rt person deemed to be the Owner of any Bond or SIC in accordance with this Order shall be valid and effectual and shall discharge the liability of the County and the Paying Agent/Registrar upon such Bond or SIC to the extent of the sums paid. So long as any Bonds or SICs remain outstanding, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall keep the Register at its principal r corporate trust office in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall provide for the registration and transfer of Bonds or SICs in accordance with the terms of this Order. The County may at any time and from time to time appoint another Paying Agent/Registrar in substitution for the previous Paying Agent/Registrar; provided that any such Paying Agent/Registrar shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any State, authorized under such laws to exercise trust powers, subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, and a transfer agent registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In such event, the County shall give notice by certified mail to each Owner at least 30 days prior to the effective date of such substitution. Any bank or trust company with or into which any Paying Agent/Registrar may be merged or consolidated, or to which the assets and business of Paying Agent/Registrar may be sold or otherwise transferred, shall be deemed the successor of such Paying Agent/Registrar for the purposes of this Order. The County hereby authorizes the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, and the right to receive Supplemental Interset by any Owner of a SIC, pursuant to a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement, which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", the terms and provisions of which are hereby approved, subject to such insertions, additions, and modifications as shall be necessary to carry out the intents and purposes of this Order and the County Judge is hereby authorized to execute and deliver such Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement on behalf of the County in multiple counterparts and the County Clerk is hereby authorized to attest thereto and affix the County's seal. 0 w t h Section 14. Initial Bonds; Exchange or Transfer of Bonds or Supplemental Interest Certificates. Initially, the Ial Bonds numbered from R-1 through R-14 and being in the principal amount, respectively, as shown on Section 3 for each year of maturity, and representing the entire principal amount of the Bonds shall be registered in the name of the Underwriters or their designee and shall be executed and submitted to the Attorney General of Texas for approval, and thereupon certified by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas or 1 VOL 3-PAGE -21- l l I , 1 ~ r 1 t~rw _ _ ` 1 - 1 1 I~ . t ~ r• J/1 ~ ~ 4 ~ 1 IY- , 1 1~ ' , r 6 P ,I n ,i i l ti t~ ~I I~ 4I(~4I I I y l l ' ~r 7 r ! c ~f I 7 f j Xx q, r his duly authorized agent, by manual signature. At any time thereafter, the owner may deliver the Initial Bonds to the Paying Agent/Registrar for exchange, accompanied by instructions from the owner or such designee designated the persons, maturities, and principal amounts to and in which the Initial Bonds are to be transferred and the addresses of such persons, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall thereupon, within not more than three days, register and deliver such Bonds upon authorization of the County as provided in such instructions. Each Bond or SIC shall be transferable only upon the presentation and surrender thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, duly endorsed for transfer, or accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the registered owner or his authorized representative in form satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar. Upon due presentation of any Bond or SIC for transfer, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, to the extent possible and under reasonable circumstances within three business days after such presentation, a new Bond or Bonds, or a new SIC or SICs, registered in the name of the transferee or transferees, in authorized denominations and of the same maturity and aggregate principal amount and bearing interest at the same rate as the Bond or Bonds so presented or in the same maturity amounts as the SIC or SIGs so presented. All Bonds or SICs shall be exchangeable upon presentation and surrender thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar for a Bond or Bonds of the same maturity and interest rate and in any authorized denomination, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Bond or Bonds presented for exchange or for a new SIC or SICs of aggregate number of Units equal to the SIC or SICs presented for exchange. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall be and is hereby authorized to authenticate and deliver exchange Bonds or SICs in accordance with this Order and each Bond or SIC so delivered shall be entitled to the benefits and security of this Order to the same extent as the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which such Bond or SIC is delivered. 1 1 r The County or the Paying Agent/Registrar may require the Owner of any Bond or SIC to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with the transfer or exchange of such Bond or SIC. Any fee or charge of the Paying Agent/Registrar for such transfer or exchange shall be paid by the County. Neither the County nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be required to issue, transfer or exchange any Bond selected for redemption in whole or in part when such redemption is scheduled to occur within 45 calendar days; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any exchange of Bonds by any Registered Owner for a portion of Bonds not to be redeemed but which have been called for redemption in part. C -22- VOL S a ! . -rn ~ " S.JI~~~^ .+~...,..r..~in-T`°"!tT►' yr a.u.._r-~atm+ rx.w~...we.cr•m .7sw; - '-+1~k ~ i._4' e h~,~-:& °6't„s.RO.rw~. Ste' r , ` ! _ ,i 1 P .1 i ~ is ~ f{ i d J 1 '1J . Y •'1'~PT-'i"' T - it _ 1 1 ' L ~ r' o 1 t i t f~ Section 15. Escrow Agreement. The discharge and defeasance of the Refunded Bonds shall be effectuated pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Escrow Agreement, which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "B," the terms and provisions of which are hereby approved, subject to such insertions, additions, and modifications as shall be necessary to (a) carry out the County's financial program and which shall be certified as to mathematical accuracy by Hein ¢ Associates, Certified Public Accountants, whose Report shall be attached to the Escrow Agreement, (b) maximize the County's present value savings and/or to minimize the County's costs of refunding, (c) comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, and (d) to carry out the other intents and purposes of this Order, and the County Judge is hereby authorized to execute and deliver such Escrow Agreement on behalf of the County in multiple counterparts and the County Clerk is hereby authorized to attest thereto and affix the County's seal. Section 16. Use of Certain Funds Maintained for Refunded Bonds. In order to maximize the present value savings of the refunding program authorized by this order, it is the intention of the County to use amounts on deposit in the funds maintained for the payment of the Refunded Bonds and in other funds maintained pursuant to the orders authorizing the Refunded Bonds, and to apply such amounts to purchase Open Market Securities (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) for deposit pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the proceeds of which shall be applied to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Refunded Bonds at the times, in the amounts, and in the manner prescribed in the Report and to make any other transfers as may be set forth in the Report. The County Judge is hereby authorized and directed to withdraw and apply, to the extent necessary, all proceeds of the debt service funds, reserve funds, surplus funds, and all other funds and accounts (other than construction funds) presently maintained pursuant to the Refunded Bond Orders for the purpose of purchasing such Open Market Securities to be deposited pursuant to the Escrow Agreement and to establish the balances in the aforesaid funds created pursuant to this Order. Section 17. Purchase of United States Treasury Obligations. In order to assure the purchase of the Escrowed Securities referred to in the Escrow Agreement, the County Judge is hereby authorized to subscribe for, agree to purchase, and purchase such Government Securities in such amounts, maturities, and bearing interest at such rates as may be provided for in the Report, and to execute any and all subscriptions, purchase agreements, commitments, letters of authorization, and other documents necessary to effectuate the foregoing, and any actions heretofore taken by the County Judge on behalf of the County for such purpose are hereby ratified and approved. Section 18. Matters Related to Refunding. In order that the County shall satisfy in a timely manner all of its ~~aa -23- PAG r 7 ~ t Y, V ~ ~ w^"` fir, 1 ~ l • ~ ~ ' tY I • f r N i1 t} a 4 t 1 7 r~ V ~i Ap" / ? f ,r IT .t c Sy. 1#`I t 1t , I t I t t t ~ I ` t I t I ~ f i h tau f J 11 Y I f r i t r S obligations under this Order and the Escrow Agreement, the County Judge and other appropriate officers and agents of the County are hereby authorized and directed to take all other actions that are reasonably necessary to provide for the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, including without limitation, executing and delivering on behalf of the County all certificates, consents, receipts, requests, notices, and other documents as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy the County's obligations under this Order and the Escrow Agreement and to direct the transfer and application of funds of the County consistent with the provisions of this Order and the Escrow Agreement. Such officers are authorized to give or provide for the giving of notice of prior redemption of the Refunded Bonds as follows: a Option Date f ~ x F [ 1 1! x i t ~ 3 i ~r F I` i i ` I t I 4 ~ II -24- VOL S PAGE ~t ~I VI ` i tI t J , t pN Series 1980-A Bonds March 1, 1986 Series 1981 Bonds May 1, 1996 Section 19. Remedies of Owners. In addition to all rights and remedies of any owner provided by the laws of the State of Texas, the County and the Court covenant and agree that in the event the County defaults in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of the Bonds or SICs when due, fails to make the payments required by this Order to be made into the Interest and Sinking Fund, or defaults in the observance or performance of any of the covenants, conditions, or obligations set forth in this Order, any owner of any of the Bonds or SICs shall be entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of proper jurisdiction compelling and requiring the Court and other officers of the County to observe and perform any covenant, obligation, or condition prescribed in this Order. No delay or omission by any Owner to exercise any right or power accruing to such owner upon default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or acquiescence therein, and every such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. The specific remedies mentioned in this Order shall be available to any Owner and shall be cumulative of all other existing remedies. Section 20. Additional Bonds. The County shall hereafter have the right to issue any Additional Bonds. Section 21. Lost, Stolen, Destroyed, Damaged, or Mutilated Bonds or SICs; Destruction of Paid Bonds or SICs. A. Replacement Bonds. In the event any outstanding Bond or SIC shall become lost, stolen, destroyed, damaged, or mutilated, at the request of the Owner thereof, the County shall cause to be executed, registered by the Paying Agent/Registrar, and delivered, a new Bond or SIC of like date and tenor, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of such mutilated or damaged Bond or SIC, or in lieu of and substitution for such Bond or SIC, lost, stolen, or destroyed, subject to the provisions of subsections B, C, D, and E of this Section 20. A` 1 I a~ { i ~K:t-,.a.L`t7a.n~+1t! ~ ~~~~';~f~9.K~e y~~N ~ ~ti •r ~ 1 ~+a+iYY+1rw..?t .J lid i ! o lr r i I ' ~ + I ' ~ ` - i C FT - B. Application and Indemnity. Application for exchange and substitution o lost, stolen, destroyed, damaged, or mutilated Bonds or SICs shall be made to the County. In every case the applicant for a substitute Bond or SIC shall furnish to the County such deposit for fees and costs as may be required by the County to save it and the Paying Agent/Registrar harmless from liability. In every case of loss, theft, or destruction of a Bond or SIC, the applicant shall also furnish to the County indemnity to the County's satisfaction and shall file with the County evidence to the County's satisfaction of the loss, theft, or destruction and of the ownership of such Bond or SIC. In every case of damage or mutilation of a Bond or SIC, the applicant shall surrender the Bond or SIC so damaged or mutilated to the Paying Agent/Registrar. C. Matured Bonds or SICs. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 20, in the event any such Bond, or with regard to a SIC, the Supplemental Interest amount shall have become due and payable, shall have matured, and no default has occurred which is then continuing in payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds or Supplemental Interest, the County may authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a damaged or mutilated Bond or SIC) instead of issuing a substitute Bond or SIC, if any, provided security or indemnity is furnished as above provided in this Section 20. D. Expenses of Issuance. Upon the issuance of any substitute Bond or SIC, the County may charge the holder of such Bond or SIC with all fees and costs incurred in connection therewith. Every substitute Bond or SIC issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 20 by virtue of the fact that any Bond or SIC is lost, stolen, destroyed, damaged, or mutilated shall constitute a contractual obligation of the County, whether or not the lost, stolen, destroyed, damaged, or mutilated Bond or SIC shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Order equally and proportionately with any and all other Bonds or SICs duly issued under this Order. E. Authority to Issue Substitute Bonds or SICs. This Order shall constitute sufficient authority for the issuance of any such substitute Bond or SIC without necessity of further action by the Court or any other body or person, and the issuance of such substituted Bonds or SICs is hereby authorized, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Order. Section 22. Destruction of Paid Bonds or SICs. At any time subsequent to six months after the payment thereof, the Paying Agent/Registrar is authorized to cancel and destroy any Bonds or SICs duly paid and shall furnish to the County a certificate evidencing such destruction. 11 I' PAGE J 1 L } i -25- i IS ~ ~ y r t. r e ( , l < I ~ J F ~ n 7t . r t - _ lllf~ , ' ` 7 'i 4 t1 Y ' 1 1 a - k t 1 r S r a t ( a . t , f 1. x 1 E 1 . 1 r f A a, i 1 I i "11 Section 23. Special Bond. The Special Bond issued and delivered pursuant to this Order, which shall bear all of the Supplemental Interest, shall be entitled to all the benefits and Security of this Order to the same extent as each of the Series 1985 Bonds. Only a Special Bond shall bear Supplemental Interest, which is payable only to the Owners of the SICs. Section 24. Redemption. The County, reserves the right, at its option, to redeem prior to maturity all of the Bonds, in whole or from time to time in part as described in the Form of Bond in Section 4 hereof. Principal amounts may be redeemed only in integral multiples of $5,000. Upon surrender of any Bond for redemption in part, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a Bond or Bonds of like maturity and interest rate in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Bond so surrendered. Notice of any redemption identifying the Bonds to be redeemed in whole or in part shall be given by the Paying Agent/Registrar at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption by sending written notice by certified mail to the owner of each Bond to be redeemed in whole or in part at the address shown on the Register; provided, however, that failure to mail or receive any such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof, shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for redemption of Bonds. Such notices shall state the redemption date, the redemption price, the amount of accrued interest payable on the redemption date, the place at which Bonds are to be surrendered for payment, and, if less than all Bonds outstanding are to be redeemed, the number of the Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed. Any notice given as provided in this Order shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Owner receives such notice. By the date fixed for redemption, due provision shall be made with the Paying Agent/Registrar for payment of the redemption price of the Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed, plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. When Bonds have been called for redemption in whole or in part and due provision has been made to redeem same as herein provided, the Bonds or portions thereof so redeemed shall no longer be regarded as outstanding except for the purpose of receiving payment solely from the funds so provided for redemption, and the rights of the Owners to collect interest which would otherwise accrue after the redemption date on any Bond or portion thereof called for redemption shall terminate on the date fixed for redemption. Section 25. Defeasance. A. Payment of Bonds. Any Bond shall be deemed to be paid and shall no longer be considered to be a "Bond" within the meaning of this Order when payment of the principal of and the premium, if any, on such Bond, plus interest thereon to the due date thereof (whether such due date be by reason of maturity or upon redemption as provided in this Order or otherwise) either (a) shall have been paid or caused to be paid in accordance with -26- V -s -PAGE n } L u 4 ' I c i i 1 I II -v ~ ~ 1 z r I I 1 I1 I I i _ I the terms thereof or (b) shall have been provided for by depositing with an escrow agent for such payment, (i) money sufficient to make such payment; or (ii) Government Securities certified by an independent public accounting firm of national reputation to be of such maturities and interest payment dates and to bear such interest as will, without further investment or reinvestment of either the principal amount thereof or the interest earning therefrom (likewise to be held in trust and committed, except as hereinafter provided), be sufficient to make such payment; or (iii) a combination of money and Government Securities together so certified to be sufficient, provided that all the expenses pertaining to the Bonds with respect to which such deposit is made shall have been paid or the payment thereof provided for to the satisfaction of the escrow agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such deposit shall have the effect described in this Section if made during the subsistence of a default in the payment of any Bond unless made with respect to all of the Bonds then outstanding. Any money and Government Securities deposited for such purpose shall be held by the escrow agent in a segregated account in trust or escrow for the owners of the Bonds with respect to which such deposit is made and, together with any investment income therefrom, shall be disbursed solely to pay the principal of and interest on such Bonds when due. No money or Government Securities so deposited shall be invested or reinvested unless in Government Securities and unless such money and Government Securities not invested and such new investments are together certified by an independent public accounting firm of national reputation to be of such amounts, maturities, and interest payment dates and to bear such interest as will, without further investment or reinvestment of either the principal amount thereof or the interest earnings therefrom, be sufficient to make such payment. At such times as a Bond shall be deemed to be paid hereunder, as aforesaid, they shall no longer be entitled to the benefits of this Order, except for the purposes of any such payment from such money or Government Securities. B. Defeasance. In the event that the principal and redemption price, if applicable, and interest due on the Bonds shall be paid by AMBAC Indemnity Corporation pursuant to a policy referred to in the Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement, herein authorized, all covenants, agreements and other obligations of the County to the Owners shall continue to exist and AMBAC Indemnity Corporation shall be subrogated to the rights of such Owners. C. Notice Requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no deposit under clause (b)-of- the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed a payment of such Bonds as aforesaid until (i) proper notice of redemption of such Bonds shall have been previously given or duly provided for or (ii) the maturity of such Bonds. I ~ VOL 6 PAG[-:--L'3 a 1 14 (r t t a, I. 3 1 y -27- r ,r 1 . ff I r~ rt I, ~t I I I ly j 11 i~ ~i ca I~ t 1 r~ i 1 4 t r 1 t t~ 4 ti 1 6 f , t r I r~.M7- Tr y-; i w r - ,a r r Yv , ,r r ' t _z I f I I~ t I L t f Section 26. Order a Contracts Amendments. This Order shall constitute a contract with the Owners, from time to time, of the Bonds, binding on the County and its successors and assigns, and shall not be amended or repealed by the County as long as any Bond remains outstanding except as permitted in this Section. The Court may, without the consent of or notice to any Owner, amend, change, or modify this Order as may be required (i) by the provisions hereof, (ii) in connection with the issuance of any Additional Bonds, (iii) for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, inconsistency, or formal defect or omission herein, or (iv) in connection with any other change which is not to the prejudice of the Owners. The Court may, with the written consent of the owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Bonds then outstanding affected thereby, amend, change, modify, or rescind any provisions of this Orders provided that without the consent of all of the Owners affected, no such amendment, change, modification, or rescission shall (i) extend the time or times of payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, reduce the principal amount thereof to the rate of interest thereon, or in any other way modify the terms of payment of the principal of or interest on Additional Bonds on a parity with the lien of the Bonds, (ii) give any preference of any Bond over any other Bond, (iii) extend any waiver of default to subsequent defaults, or (iv) reduce the aggregate principal amount of Bonds required for consent to any such amendment, change, modification, or rescission. Whenever the Court shall desire to make any amendment or addition to or rescission of this Order requiring consent of the Owners, the County shall cause notice of the amendment, addition, or rescission to be given as described above for a notice of redemption. Whenever at any time within one year after the date of the giving of such notice, the County shall receive an instrument or instruments in writing executed by the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding affected by any such amendment, addition, or rescission requiring the consent of owners of Bonds, which instrument or instruments shall refer to the proposed amendment, addition, or rescission described in such notice and shall specifically consent to and approve the adoption thereof in substantially the form of the copy thereof referred to in such notice, thereupon, but not otherwise, the County may adopt such amendment, addition, or rescission in substantially such form, except as herein provided. No Owner may thereafter object to the adoption of such amendment, addition, or rescission, or to any of the provisions thereof, and such amendment, addition, or rescission shall be fully effective for all purposes. AMBAC Indemnity Corporation shall be deemed to be the holder of the bonds insured by AMBAC Indemnity Corporation: (1) at all times for the purpose of the execution and delivery of a -28- VO L i N 1 \ 1 ~ E^ I I !1 ~ I I ' 1 ' 11 1 ~ 1 I r, 1 ~ W I ` 1 I 1 *4 ~ A ! I 5 u \ ~ . 1 1 / I t 1 t r r supplemental order of any amendment, change or modification of the (identify any underlying agreements) or the initiation of bondholders of any action to be undertaken by the Paying Agent/Registrar at the request of the Owners of the Bonds, which under this Order requires the written approval or consent of a majority of the owners of the Bonds outstanding and (ii) following an Event of Default for all other purposes. Section 27. Sale and Delivery of the Bonds and SICs. A. Sale. (1) The sale and delivery of the Bonds to the Underwriters is hereby authorized, pursuant to the terms of a purchase contract presented to the Court concurrently with the adoption of this Order, the terms of which are found to be the most advantageous reasonably attainable by the County, and the County Judge and County Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver same on behalf of the County. The Court hereby finds and determines that the net effective interest rate of the Bonds as calculated pursuant to Article 717k-2, Vernon's Civil Statutes, as amended, is 7.767% (2) The sale and delivery of the SICs by the Underwriters for private placement is hereby authorized. B. Legal Opinion. The Underwriters' obligation to accept delivery of the Bonds is subject to its being furnished an opinion of Reynolds, Allen & Cook Incorporated, Attorneys, Houston, Texas, such opinion to be dated and delivered as of the date of delivery and payment for the Bonds. C. Registration and Delivery. Upon the registration of the Bonds, the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas is authorized and instructed to deliver the Initial Bonds pursuant to the instructions of the County Judge for delivery to the Underwriters or to a depositary of the County. i 1 1 I It ~ rats D. Official Statement. The distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement by the Underwriters is hereby ratified and confirmed and the final Official Statement in substantially the form presented to the Court this date is hereby approved and may be distributed by the Underwriters as provided in the Contract of Purchase. The officers of the County are hereby authorized to approve any changes therein and the distribution thereof. Section 28. Miscellaneous Provisions. A. Titles Not Restrictive. The titles assigned to the various sections o this Or er are for convenience only and shall not be considered restrictive of the subject matter of !any section or of any part of this Order. 1 VOL PAG 3 2::~ -29- 1 t 77 77 E _ } t ~ }LL3F ~ i \ ♦Y ~ , } ~4 r 1 I~ I 1 i i '`I SV } >F 1 1~ er4~ F 41 t ~ tt) l ' ~ u7 t (d " t 1 e vet., , r t l ' 4 e f 1 ~T f 7 r I B. Inconsistent Provisions. All orders and resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this order are hereby repealed and declared to be inapplicable, and the provisions of this Order shall be and remain controlling as to the matters prescribed herein. C. Severability. If any word, phrase, clause, paragraph, sentence, part, portion, or provision of this Order or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Order shall nevertheless be valid and the Court hereby declares that this Order would have been enacted without such invalid word, phrase, clause, paragraph, sentence, part, portion, or provisions. I t I t ~ Yl - I 3 1 -30- VOL S PAG i % r t;' t'2 7 r t ys ` v` s , . j 1 r b . 'T ' s \N 4 1 f e , r•r ~--TVq Y e" 11i r _•~i-c _S .y.-....r,•~ wT.., -.rt a - r r= ~ l M1 t ~ i ~f ' t 11 7 ~f 1 ~I D. Governing Law. This Order shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. E. Open Meeting. The Court officially finds and determines that the meeting at which this Order is adopted was open to the public; and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of such meeting was given, all as required by Article 6252-17, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended. PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED this . County Judge, Brazos County, Texas Commissioner, Precinct No. 1 Commissioner, Precinct No. 2 Commissioner, Precinct No. -T ATTEST: Commissioner, Precinct No. 4 County Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas (COMMISSIONERS COURT SEAL) C VO L S PAG E-. 1-3 4 -31- 1 I I , a I i i, 1 f r4 - ' 1 ej ~1 h 2 , , BOND REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENCY, I AND TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT i ~ THIS BOND REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENCY, AND TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT (hereinafter designated as the "Agreement"), dated as of December 15, 1985, by and between BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, a ¢ political subdivision of the State of Texas (hereinafter referred 1, p to as the "County"), and MBANK DALLAS, N.A., DALLAS, TEXAS, a national bank organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, with its principal offices in Dallas, Texas, (hereinafter together with any successor designated as the „ "Bank")• t 1 W I T N E S S E T H: f WHEREAS, the County is authorized to issue the ' 1 $9,450,000 Brazos County, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1985 (the "Bonds") in accordance with the Order attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all purposes (the "Bond Order"); { WHEREAS, the County desires that the Bonds be issued in ! fully registered form with privileges of transfer and exchange as herein provided, and as authorized by Article 717k-6, Vernon's ` Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, to insure the exemption from f federal income tax of interest thereon pursuant to section 103 of 1 , the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; WHEREAS, the governing body of the County has authorized 4 i the issuance of the Bonds subject to the terms of the Bond Order = and, to provide for registration, payment, transfer, exchange, and replacement of the Bonds, the County has authorized the execution and delivery of this agreement and has levied taxes where necessary and appropriate to make the payments under this 4 agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and subject to the conditions herein set forth, the County and the Bank agree as follows: ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS ~ t AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION SECTION 1.01. Definitions. The terms defined in this Article shall have the meaning set out below unless the context ` requires a different meaning: TA l rSS } fi ` F VOL -PAGE /YS"" Kt~, T - 2t- 1. 1 , 1 'b t 1 , II 1 t fl ) - tr=mow ' _ 0 _ Imo. 1 BOND REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENCY, AND TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT THIS BOND REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENCY, AND TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT (hereinafter designated as the "Agreement"), dated as of December 15, 1985, by and between BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, a political subdivision of the State of Texas (hereinafter referred to as the "County"), and MBANK DALLAS, N.A., DALLAS, TEXAS, a national bank organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, with its principal offices in Dallas, Texas, (hereinafter together with any successor designated as the "Bank"); E i ti W I T N E S S E T Hs WHEREAS, the County is authorized to issue the $9,450,000 Brazos County, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1985 (the "Bonds") in accordance with the Order attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all purposes (the "Bond Order"); WHEREAS, the County desires that the Bonds be issued in fully registered form with privileges of transfer and exchange as herein provided, and as authorized by Article 717k-6, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, to insure the exemption from federal income tax of interest thereon pursuant to section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; WHEREAS, the governing body of the County has authorized the issuance of the Bonds subject to the terms of the Bond Order and, to provide for registration, payment, transfer, exchange, and replacement of the Bonds, the County has authorized the execution and delivery of this agreement and has levied taxes where necessary and appropriate to make the payments under this agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and subject to the conditions herein set forth, the County and the Bank agree as follows$ ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION SECTION 1.01. Definitions. The terms defined in this Article shall have the meaning set out below unless the context requires a different meanings n 7~ i J^ H 1N J~'~ns. 1'1p ill ~ 1 s I f I a f r I I I ~ F ~ f + • rY I i P, J 1 t l t ,I t i F il ir j ! , 1 ! ~ l 7 , r' 1 t i ' - f nr ~ I t I , "Agreement" means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, or amended. "Bank" means the entity named as the "Bank" in the first paragraph of this instrument or a successor Bank selected in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement. "Bond Order means the "Order Authorizing $9,450,000 Brazos County, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1985" adopted by action of the Commissioners Court substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all purposes. "Bond Register" has the meaning stated in Section 5.01. "Bonds" means the "$9,450,000 Brazos County, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1985". "Commissioners Court" means the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, acting in its capacity as the governing body of the County. "County" means the Brazos County, Texas. "County Request" means a request signed in the name of the County by the chief executive officer and the person charged with maintaining the records of the Commissioners Court, which the Bank shall assume to be a duly authorized act of the County. "Interest Payment Date" means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on any Bonds. "Maturity" when used with respect to any Bond means the date on which the principal of such Bond becomes due and payable as therein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration or call for redemption or otherwise. "Owner" when used with respect to any Bond, means the person in whose name such bond is registered in the Bond Register. "Person" means any entity, individual, corporation, partnership, point venture, association, point-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any governmental agency or political subdivision. Predecessor Bonds of any particular Bond means every previous Bond evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Bond, and, for purposes of this -2- U l VOL 3 PAGE 3 ,r ti^ Ilk, v • 1 t~ i o al t+ ,I n I r - I + r I ~ 1i i t ! e , r I _ _ , , ` - P _ - • - to if - . O t r 1 definition, any bond authenticated and delivered under Section 5.02 in lieu of a mutilated, lost, destroyed, or stolen bond Shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed, or stolen Bond. "Record Date" for the interest payable on an interest Payment Date means the fifteenth day (whether or not a business day) of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date. "Redemption Date" when used with respect to any Bond to be redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms thereof and this Agreement. "Redemption Price" when used with respect to any Bond to be redeemed means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to terms thereof, excluding-installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or before the Redemption Date. "Responsible officer" when used with respect to the Bank means the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Cashier, any Assistant Cashier, any Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officer, or any other officer of the Bank customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. "Stated Maturity" when used with respect to any Bond or any installment of interest thereon means the date specified in such Bond as the fixed date on which the principal of such Bond or such installment of interest is due and payable. SECTION 1.02. Written Communication. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other written communication provided or permitted by this Agreement to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with A. the County, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the County addressed to it at Brazos County Courthouse, 26th Street at Texas Avenue, Bryan, Texas 77803, or at any other address previously furnished to the Bank in writing by the County Request, and -3- I V®L S PAGE 0Z 7 i i 1 f t , yJI 1 t I ,tt ,1~ 1 r yr' u~'S'u'~ ~ + i • ~ . , C~'T+~JCT~^-~'_'{I',4"T114'~C - _ _ _ __•'_rt3.`Yw~r_"C1 ^''31~I+rwiL`^,irGY4t~'+°~~ .'4~A }i.~V..~e _ _ 1 `I~sLIWI.~ +t t ~r . r rrr~, t t ~ ~ - ~ { n „ P i I~ I ; P fit` ~."y~ r r J-- ~ 1: ~ ~ _ - - . 1 r ~ r t 1 X11 ¢ t ' K ~olr 1 a z B. the Bank, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid (and properly referred to this Agreement or the t d l Bonds) to the Bank addressed to it at 1704 Main Street, P. 0. Box 225415, Dallas, Texas 75265, Attention: Corporate Trust Department, or at any other address previously furnished to the County in writing by the Bank. SECTION 1.03. Notice to Owners; Waiver. Where this Agreement provides for notice to Owners of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Owner, at the address of such Owner as it appears in the Bond Register. ! SECTION 1.04. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are or convenience only and shall not f affect the construction hereof. SECTION 1.05. Successors and Assigns. All covenants 1 and agreements in this Agreement by the County or the Bank Shall bind its successors and assigns. d r SECTION 1.06. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas. ti ` K ARTICLE II. THE BONDS t SECTION 2.01. Forms Generally. The Bonds, Registration 4, N Certificate the Comptro ler of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, the Certificate of Registration, and the Assignment to be t ' typed or printed on each of the Bonds, shall be substantially in the form set forth in the Bond Order with such appropriate ~I insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations as are I permitted or required by the Bond Order Snd this Agreement and may have such letter, numbers, or other marks of identification and the Bonds may have such legends and endorsements thereon (including any reproduction of an opinion of counsel thereon) as may, consistently herewith, be established by the Bond Order or determined by the officers executing such bonds as evidenced by } + their execution thereof; provided, however, that the County covenants that the Bonds shall not contain any provision in conflict with, or creating an ambiguity with respect to, this } Agreement. j SECTION 2.02. Cancellation. All Bonds surrendered for it payment, redemption, transfer, exchange, or replacement, if surrendered to the Bank, shall be promptly cancelled by it and, -4- ( r) . i x i x 3~ V®L S PAG a 1 r~+.a+~+~.ew~l.■+■■■■r.~ws~■oms■■~.~~■~...~..Iw , T + mtr`~p+. ' rl TTJ4ia ;4'"„ ':li ~L•~..r ~ t~T' ;~-.n."kL~' "YF"T~.~~Ey=r lip.-.. + F-'c^c--at-t.~a-,cv lY-G::G.f._~4Y L l tl 11 ' - , t !1 1 :I 1 L r. ~YSr f l+ / I I '1 1 I 1 f rIl I ~ I I 1 I , I I 1 ~J I if surrendered to the County, shall be delivered to the Bank and, if not already cancelled, shall be promptly cancelled by the Bank. The County may at any time deliver to the Bank for cancellation any Bonds previously certified or registered and delivered which the County may have acquired in any manner whatsoever and all Bonds so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Bank. No Bond shall be registered in lieu of or in exchange for any Bond cancelled as provided by this Agreement. A11 cancelled Bonds held by the Bank shall be disposed of as directed by County Request. SECTION 2.03. Persons Deemed Owners. The County, the Bank, and any agent of the County or the Bank may treat the Person in whose name any Bond is registered as the owner of such Bond for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal (and Redemption Price) of and interest on such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever whether or not such Bond be overdue, and, to the extent permitted by law, none of the County, the Bank, and any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. ARTICLE III. PAYMENT OF BONDS SECTION 3.01. Payment of Interest. Interest on any bond of any series which is payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Owner at the close of business on the Record Date. Interest shall be paid by the Bank by check or draft f mailed to the Owner at its, his, or her address as it appears on the Bond Register, or by such other customary banking arrangements to which the Owner and the Bank may agree, but solely from funds collected from the County for such purpose. Installments of interest with a Stated Maturity on or prior to any redemption Date shall be payable to the Owners registered as such on the relevant Record Dates according to the terms of such Bonds and the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph. Each Bond delivered under this Agreement upon transfer or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond and each such Bond shall bear interest from such date so that neither gain nor loss in interest shall result from such transfer, exchange, or substitution. SECTION 3.02. Payment of Principal and Redemption Price. Principal (and the Redemption Price, applicable) o each Bond shall be paid by the Bank to the Owner at the Maturity i -5- ti ~ I I} 1, t rt w.t . t I I ~ ~ ~ ~k I 4dL lr ~ ~ ~t ~ .C^ + ~ a r ~ 1 1 + r ~ I 1 I . ~1 Y " J r Y r~ thereof, but solely from funds collected from the County for such purpose, upon surrender of such Bond to the Bank for cancellation, subject to Section 4.04, SECTION 4.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Bank. The exercise by the County o its option to redeem any Bonds shall be evidenced by action taken by the Commissioners Court consistent with the provisions of the Bond Order. In case of any redemption at the election of the County of less than all of the outstanding Bonds the County shall, at least 30 days prior to the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Bank), notify the Bank of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Bond of each stated Maturity to be redeemed, and the Redemption Price to be paid to the owners. , , I G ~ C I t , s r C ` i r t t r ? SECTION 4.03. Selection of Bonds to be Redeemed. If less than all the outstanding Bonds with the same State Maturity are to be redeemed, the particular Bonds to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date in accordance with the provisions of the Bond Order from the outstanding Bonds which have not previously been called for redemption. SECTION 4.04. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption shall be given by the Bank in the name and at the expense of the County prior to the Redemption Date, to each owner of Bonds to be redeemed at the times and otherwise as required by the Bond Order. to: All notices of redemption shall include a statement as A. the Redemption Price, -6- ' 1 L L SECTION 3.03. Count to Deposit Funds. The County will duly and punctually pay the principal (an redemption price, of applicable) of and interest on the Bonds in accordance with their terms and shall deposit with the Bank, on or before each stated Maturity of interest on Bonds and each Maturity of Bonds, money sufficient to pay the principal (and redemption price, if applicable) of and interest on the Bonds when due. ARTICLE IV. REDEMPTION OF BONDS SECTION 4.01. General A licabilit of Article. If the Bonds which are redeemable before their State Matur ty, they shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise provided by the Bond Order) in accordance with this Article. A i, t ;I I { I Y B. the Redemption Date, t C. the principal amount of Bonds to be redeemed, and, if less than all outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in case of partial redemption, the I principal amounts) of the Bonds to be redeemed, D. that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price of > each of the bonds to be redeemed will become due and payable ` and that the interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and i~ after said date, and E. that the Bonds to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price at the principal corporate trust office of the Bank, and the address of such ' office. i R ARTICLE IV. REGISTRATION, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, AND REPLACEMENT OF BONDS SECTION 5.01. Registration, Transfer, and Exchange. { The Bank shall keep at its offices a register (herein referred to 1 as the "Bond Register") in which, subject to such reasonable ;i regulations as the County or the Bank may prescribe, registration of transfers of the Bonds as herein provided. { Upon surrender for transfer of any Bond at the principal corporate trust office of the Bank, the Bank shall register and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new fully registered Bonds of the same maturity, of any authorized denominations, and of a like aggregate principal amount. " If and to the extent so provided with respect to the Bonds, at the option of the Owner, Bonds may be exchanged for other bonds of the same maturity, of any authorized denominations, and of like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Bonds to be exchanged at the principal corporate trust office of the Bank. Whenever any Bonds are to be ` surrendered for exchange, the County shall execute, and the Bank shall register and deliver, the Bonds which the Owner of Bonds making the exchange is entitled to receive. ` All Bonds issued upon any transfer or exchange of Bonds shall be the valid obligations of the County, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits hereunder and under the Bond Order, as the bonds surrendered upon such transfer or { exchange. -a- r I ' r lY ~ 1 ' , },i , 1 1 ~ L l I ~ 7) , tI ' t , 4 I t ~ I )t ~ Ft I ~ ~ 1 1 J 1 , { r k { X41 ~ I/ Z k H1 S a t ti 1 t .r S t 'j } I + P 1 I 4 ,I t i I i r I -8- t a y d V O 5 PAG L.-- S 4 ~ 1 ~ Q Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed (if so required by the Bank) or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Bank, the signature on which has been guaranteed by an officer of a federal or state bank or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., in form satisfactory to the Bank, duly executed by the Owner thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. No service charge shall be made to the Owner for any registration, transfer, or exchange of Bonds, but the County may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Bonds. Neither the County nor the Bank shall be required to (1) transfer or exchange any Bond during the period of 15 days next preceding any Interest Payment Date or (ii) transfer or exchange any Bond during the 45 day period prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption of such Bond. The County shall with the advice of the Bank, provide an adequate inventory of Bond certificates to facilitate transfers and exchanges. The Bank covenants that it will maintain Bond certificates in safekeeping and will use reasonable care in maintaining such condition in safekeeping, which shall be not less than the care it maintains for debt securities of other governments or corporations for which it serves as registrar, or which it maintains for its own securities. The Bank as Registrar will maintain the records of the Bond Register in accordance with the Bank's general practices and procedures in effect from time to time. The Bank shall not be obligated to maintain the Bond Register in any form other than those which the Bank has currently available and currently utilizes at the time; provided, however, that such form shall at all times be adequate to provide for an accurate accounting of the entire principal amount of Bonds maturing in each year of maturity, and to permit the tracing of any Bond to one of the Initial Bonds (as such term is defined in the Bond Order). The Bond Register may be maintained in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. SECTION 5.02. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost, and Stolen Bonds. If (i) any mutilate Bon is surrendered to the Bank, or the County and the Bank receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss, or theft of any Bond, and (ii) there is delivered to the County and the Bank such security or indemnity I 11 !p' r 4 ! 1 u , 1 ~ r i . r f O r r rr__ r - - as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then in the absence of notice to the County or the Bank that any such destroyed, lost, or stolen Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the County shall execute and upon its request the Bank shall register and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Bond (upon surrender of such Bond), a new Bond of the same series and maturity and of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, all in accordance with Article 715a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended. The Bank will not issue a replacement Bond or pay such replacement for a lost, stolen or destroyed Bond unless there is delivered to the Bank such security or indemnity as it may require (which may be the Bank's blanket bond) to save both the Bank and the County harmless. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the County in its discretion may by County Request have the Bank pay such Bond instead of issuing a new Bord, all in accordance with Article 715a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended. Upon the issuance of any new Bond under this Section, the County may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge, that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Bank) connected therewith, and shall charge its fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith in excess of $25.00. SECTION 5.03. List of Owners. The Bank will provide the County at any time requested by the County, upon payment of the required fee, a copy of the information contained in the Bond Register. The County may also inspect the information in the Bond Register at any time the Bank is customarily open for business, provided that reasonable time is allowed the Bank to provide an up-to-date listing or to convert the information into written form. The Bank will not release or disclose the content of the Bond Register to any person other than the Superintendent of Schools or the President of the Commissioners Court of the County or pursuant to an County Request, except upon receipt of a subpoena or court order. Upon receipt of a subpoena or court order or any notice relating to such a subpoena or order or a hearing with respect thereto, the Bank will promptly notify the County so that the County may contest or have the opportunity to contest the subpoena or court order. -9- ii i i i r~ i ii ~ I r VO L -5 PAGE-/ 3 ~l f fr i f 6 r~ SECTION 5.04. Surety Bond. The County hereby accepts the Bank's current blanket on or lost, stolen, or destroyed I certificates (and any future substitute blanket bond for lost, stolen, or destroyed certificates that the Bank may arrange with sufficient coverage to protect the County in the opinion of the Bank) and agrees that the coverage under any such blanket bond is acceptable to it and meets the County's requirements as to > security or indemnity. The Bank need not notify the County of any changes in the security or other company giving such bond or the terms of any such bond. The blanket bond then utilized for the purpose of lost, stolen or destroyed certificates by the Bank r is available for inspection by the County on request. SECTION 5.05. Transaction Information to County. The Bank will, within a reasonable time after receipt of written request from the County, furnish the County information as to the Bonds it has paid, Bonds it has delivered upon the transfer or exchange of any Bond, and Bonds it has delivered in exchange for F or in lieu of mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Bonds. k` ARTICLE VI. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF BANK ; SECTION 6.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities. A. The Bank shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties as are set forth in this Agreement. r ~ { B. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed i to relieve the Bank from liability for its own negligent action, ' its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct. n t iE i C. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Bank shall be subject to the provisions of this Section. SECTION 6.02. Certain Rights of Bank. Except as t' otherwise provided in Section 6.01 hereof: F , A. the Bank may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, f direction, consent, order, bond, coupon, or other paper or it document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; B. the Bank may consult with legal counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in I t t -10 }5 r l 1 ti 0 PAGE 1 , 4 . 1 t ~7R'i11RR1rIflT~67R~1~~11~...a~.n .wow.. ~ i 1 ' 'r i I J , 1 ; II a J r , r C. the Bank shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts of matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instruments, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, coupon, or other paper or document supplied by the President of the Commissioners Court, but the Bank, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit. D. the Bank may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any of the duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. SECTION 6.03. Not Responsible for Recitals. The recitals contained in the Bonds, except any certificate of registration signed by the Bank on the Bonds, shall be taken as the statements of the County, and the Bank assumes no responsibility for their correctness. SECTION 6.04. Ma Hold Bonds. The Bank, in its individual or any other capacity, may ecome the owner or pledgee of Bonds and otherwise deal with the County with the same rights it would have if it were not serving as paying agent, transfer agent, bond registrar, authenticating agent, or in other capacity hereunder. / respect of any action taken, suffered, or omitted by the Bank hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon: t~ i SECTION 6.05. Money Deposited with Bank. Money deposited by the County with the Bank for payment of the principal (or Redemption price, if applicable) of or interest on any Bonds shall be segregated from other funds of the Bank and the County and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Owners of such Bonds. All money deposited with the Bank hereunder shall be secured in the manner and to the fullest extent required by law for the security of funds of County. Any money deposited with the Bank for the payment of the principal, premium (if any), or interest on any Bond and remaining unclaimed for four years after final maturity of the Bond has become due and payable will be paid by the Bank to the County, and the Owner of such Bond shall thereafter look only to the County for payment thereof, and all liability of the Bank with respect to such monies shall thereupon cease. The Bank shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder unless a County official -11- \ F V®L PACE tc ~ I VL o I II t 0 'f I• 1 j t 1 ' r 1 r r t r Z7 Z. ` I 1 V l r ~n 1 ~ A ~ 1 1 / I - I r 1 fr r a , a 3 t Y E Y Y t I I' t 1 f directs the investment of such funds, in which case such funds shall be so invested and any interest earned thereon shall be paid or credited to the County, unless otherwise agreed with the County. This Agreement relates solely to money deposited for the purposes described herein, and the parties agree that the Bank may serve as depository for other funds of the County, act as Trustee under indentures authorizing other bond transactions, or act in any other capacity not in conflict with its duties hereunder. SECTION 6.06. Compensation and Reimbursement. The County agrees: A. to pay to the Bank from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder, which compensation shall be established initially for the Bonds in accordance with the schedule attached as Exhibit "B", which is made a part hereof for all purposes; B. except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Bank upon its request for all reasonably expenses, disbursements, and advances incurred or made by the Bank in accordance with any provisions of this Agreement, except to the extent covered by the compensation established pursuant to Subsection A of this Section and except any such expense, disbursement, or advance as may be attributable to the gross negligence or bad faith of the Bank; and C. to indemnify the Bank for, and to hold it harmless I~ against, any loss, liability, or expense incurred without gross negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the administration or performance of its duties and obligations hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself (including counsel fees) against t any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or r performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. a i SECTION 6.07. Resignation and Removal. The Bank may r t resign from its duties hereunder at any time by giving not less than 30 days' written notice thereof to the County. The Bank may be removed from its duties hereunder at any time with or without cause by action of the Commissioners Court designating a successor upon not less than 30 days' notice; provided, however, that no such removal shall become effective until such successor shall have accepted the duties of the Bank F s hereunder by written instrument. b ; 1. vs ~ k I i -J i r i V® PAC rr 1' l J ~ L fJ L -f 1 t r ~ 1 -12- 1 I t r I 1 it Ii i 1 I Ir ` y r 11 1 i I • I S ~ ~ 1 I • I - t r upon the effective date of such resignation or removal (or any earlier date designated by the County in case of resignation) the Bank shall, upon payment of all its fees, charges, and expenses then due, transfer and deliver to, or upon the order of, the County all funds, records, and Bonds held by it (except any Bonds owned by the Bank as owner or pledgee), under this Agreement. - If the Bank shall resign or be removed, the County shall by Board Action promptly appoint and engage a successor to act in } the place of the Bank hereunder, which appointment shall be 1 effective as of the effective date of the resignation or removal l of the Bank. Such successor shall immediately give notice of its r substitution hereunder in the name and at the expense of the ' County to the Owners, including the name of the successor to the Bank and the address of its principal office. SECTION 6.08. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation, or Succession. Any corporation into which the Bank may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which the Bank shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Bank shall be the successor of the Bank hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of either of the parties hereto. In case any Bond shall have been registered, but not delivered, by the Bank then in office, any successor by merger, conversion, or consolidation to such authenticating Bank may adopt such registration and deliver the Bond so registered with the same effect as if such successor Bank had itself registered such Bonds. 0 SECTION 6.09. Bank Not a Trustee. This Agreement shall i not be construed to require the Bank to enforce any remedy which I any Owner may have against the County during any default or event of default under any agreement between any Owner and the County, including the Bond Order, or to act as trustee for such Owner. F SECTION 6.10. Bank Not Responsible for Bonds. The Bank shall not be accountable for the use of any Bonds or for the use on application of the proceeds thereof. ~j SECTION 6.11. Bank's Funds Not Used. No provisions of + this Agreement shall require the Bank to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability for performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights of powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity satisfactory to it against such risks or liability is not assured to it. l j PAGE /Y7 -5 WL ' - L h \ (Alf F , t~-1 .•i~y T- - _ 'Tlr'w'Ti~.~1.-1M1 1f..L ~_~'-r I • 1 y\ y t r i r F 3. , 1 ~(n;~ `nry~~ssl~l~~r..,..~.s...- v r-•-r ~ i ^ - YT T - , ^ - - - - r ~ - ` ~ ~ • I r ~ f' Y, t r, i ~ 5r A + r h SECTION 6.12. Counterparts. This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts % shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first ataove written. BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS t 1 i 4 ' y S ' 1 I 1 r 1 ' i ATTESTi a County Clerk (SEAL) ATTESTi Title: IN d (SEAL) By: County Judge Address: Brazos County Courthouse 26th Street at Texas Avenue Bryan, Texas 77803 MBANK DALLAS, N.A. Dallas, Texas By: Title: Address: P.O. Box 225415 Dallas, Texas 75265 Attention: Corporate Trust Department -14- 1 Ms•!,"'}R`4 ,T T.~~t+uraa t.tl l:' +4~ ~~r !~E'~S'r~`.sY'u-e+w_'.'l~.i.i1....j a I i o tt _ 1 f r_ y V r I - , i . ~ I I I y L i l f 1 ~ ~ t 1 } L y ~ ~ ORDER AUTHORIZING I ~I $9,450,000 BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1985; REFUNDING OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING BONDS; ENTERING INTO AN ESCROW DEPOSIT AGREEMENT; A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT; A PAYING AGENCY/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO f II I li t i I I 5- ~ ~t i1 i I I a It ; I ~ t 11 t I, I 1 I' 1 I ~r i ~ t ~I 1 l~ r VOL PAGE IY% EXHIBIT "A" ~ t w.'` ~~+cr•~c~'rs~--•.cma~a: .f,.,o'Pfc.~~r,r.'+dkF~ri~w.n-rTa"i~s:'.rF.~~".ariYw~~~'~-"-""'_ ` - i A w ~ i r f I ` Ir l~ J r 1 i i< 1 }F f i r~ 4 x + t ~ 1 .1 i 11 N% t I I r FEE SCHEDULE BOND REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENCY, AND + TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT Acceptance Fee Remaining Compensation for terms • of this Agreement Exhibit "B" g ~ ~a i t ORDER LEVYING TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1985 NOW IN PROCESS OF ISSUANCE AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT THE SATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § The /J Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, convened in session at a /1-1/ f.., If of said Court at Brazos County Courthouse in the City of Bryan, Texas, on the 26th day of November, 1985, with the following members present, to-wit: R. J. Holmgreen County Judge Bill Cooley Commissioner, Precinct 1 Walter Wilcox Conmissioner, Precinct 2 Billy Beard Commissioner, Precinct 3 Milton Turner Commissioner, Precinct 4 and the following members absent, to-wit: constituting a quorum, when among other business, the following was transacted. Commissioner /.J introduced an order and made a motion that the same be adopted. Commissioner seconded the motion for adoption of the order. The motion, carrying with it the adoption of the order, prevailed by the following vote: AYES: NOES. ! The County Judge thereupon announced that the motion had duly and lawfully carried and that the order had been duly and lawfully adopted. The order thus adopted follows: 0 f f ~ u + r r S J j - W 1F f x \ I~ I I I h i i } r Y z 4 1 s + ' 4 Y I, ?i + P 1 i i ORDER LEVYING TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL I OF AND INTEREST ON BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1985 ' NOW IN PROCESS OF ISSUANCE AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT i WHEREAS, notice of this meeting of the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, (the "Court") has been given in the manner and for the time required by law; and WHEREAS, the Court is in the process of issuing the following described bonds of said County, to-wit: BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1985, in the aggregate principal amount of $9,450,000; and WHEREAS, the order authorizing the issuance of such bonds will be adopted at a term of the Court; and WHEREAS, Article 2354, Vernon's Annotated civil Statutes of the State of Texas, provides that no county tax be levied except at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Court with at least four members of the Court present and unless at least three members of the Court vote in favor of the levy; and WHEREAS, this being a regularly scheduled meeting of the Court and at least four members being present, the Court wishes to levy taxes for the benefit of said bonds; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS: I. That this order relates to, and is adopted for the benefit of, the $9,450,000 Brazos County, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1985 (the "Bonds") which are more particularly described in the preamble of this order and are now in the process of issuance. II. That a special fund, to be designated as BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS TAX FUND (the "Tax Fund") is hereby created, and the proceeds from all taxes levied, assessed and collected for and on account of the Bonds shall be credited to the Tax Fund, That while the Bonds or any part of -2 e tr ri ~ J t -4 I \ t 1. ^\II V ~ ti l r \ 1 \ 1 •1 4 ~ r 1 r Y i \~r~~ 1 ; 1 4 ~ r 1 I ~ \ ~„~~~~,~la✓+~Vi-:~.i-~Rl~ - _ At, F.~, ~1~ ~_"law...- t0~. ~y~~~ _ _ ~p.~~~,~pw~ ~ 1V.. `X.i.^'71rl.ti' ~\~rt 1+`\+a-Yr ~~~~-~%a+~L ~•d~W>x:r....-NG~~~.~ i' \`5` , \ 4 ' l 4{ /i- f tl - 171 ~r r H1 I I iJ 1 I the principal thereof or interest thereon remain outstanding and unpaid, there is hereby levied and there shall be annually assessed and collected in due time, form and manner, an annual ad valorem tax upon all taxable property in said Brazos County, Texas sufficient to pay the current interest on said bonds and to create land provide a sinking fund of not less than two percent (2%) of the principal amount of the Bonds or not less than th principal payable out of said tax, whichever is greater, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection, and said taxes when collected shall be applied to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, and to no other purpose. ADOPTED, PASSED AND APPROVED, this 26th day of November, 1985. R.J. Holmgreen, unty u ge B111 Cooley Commissioner, Precinct No. 1 i y w ' 1 l l t~ 7 I Walter Wilcox Commis loner, Precinct No. 2 Billy Be p1d Commis ner, Precinct No. 3 milt" Vurner Commissioner, Precinct No. 4 ATTEST: Frank Boriskie, County Clerk and Ex Officio Clerk of the r Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas n By Deputy (SEAL) - 3 41 / 1 r~ l ~ ~ ~ ' .-y ~ r *e r Y r ! 1 VO L PAGE .ZT-7- 1 _r a 1+ rti ^ r r ~ + rift r I I f , 1 v _ \ .t-r~pw..r ~a..~r~.»R- r - I - ~....-a~ "'r ...5. -S _ • I I I THE STATE OF TEXAS $ f S COUNTY OF BRAZOS $ k , I , r , I ,I ~a y a „I t y t f 1 t 1 I 1, the undersigned, the duly elected, qualified and acting County Clerk and Ex Officio Clerk of the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entitled: ORDER LEVYING TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1985 NOW IN PROCESS OF ISSUANCE AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT adopted by said Commispioners Court at a meeting, open to the public, held on the d0 day of November, 1985, together with an excerpt from the minutes of said meeting showing the adoption thereof, as same appears of record in the official minutes of said Commissioners Court on file in my office. I further certify that the written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting of the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, acting for and in behalf of Harris County, at which the foregoing order was adopted, was posed on a bulletin board located at a place convenient to the public in the County Courthouse and readily accessible to the general public at all times for at least seventy-two (72) hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting pursuant to Article 6252-17 of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended. WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID COURT, this day of November, 1985. 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