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Ordinance No. 777ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,740,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1966; PRESCRIB- ING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF; APPROPRIAT- ING THE SUM OF $1,740,000 OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SALE OF SUCH BONDS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS; LEVYING TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST THEREON; AWARDING THE SALE THEREOF; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON AND AFTER ITS ADOPTION THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF HARRIS § The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, convened in regular session. at the City Hall. within said City on the 24th day of February, 1966, with the following members and the City Clerk present, to -wit: Seaborn Cravey Mayor Ae M. Braswell Councilman. J. Robert Barnes Councilman Ca M. Massey Councilman J, C. Huron Councilman Dot; M. Hallurn round iman Raymond Donnally Councilman Edna Oliver City Clerk and the following member(s) absent, to -wit: v � when, among other business, the following was transac ed: The Mayor introdiztled at ordinair:c�e wt�i:,}, v, -�s read in full° Councilman made a motion that the ordinance be adopted as read. Councilman�� seconded the motion for adoption of the ordinance, The motion, carrying with it the adoption of the ordinance, prevailed by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Braswell, Barnes, Massey, Huron, Hullum and Donnally. NOES: bone, The Mayor thereupon announced that the ordinance had been duly and lawfully adopted. The ordinance thus adopted follows: -2- ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,740,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1966; PRESCRIB- ING THE 'TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF; A PPROPRIAT- ING THE SUM OF $1,740,000 OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SALE OF SUCH BONDS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS; LEVYING TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST THEREON; AWARDING THE SALE THEREOF; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON AND AFTER. ITS ADOPTION WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, on the llth day of February, 1965, an election was held within said City of Baytown on the 6th day of March, 1965, whereat more than a majority of the duly qualified resident electors of said City who owned taxable property within said City and who had duly rendered the same for taxation, voting in said election, voted in favor of the issuance of: (a) $i,66i,occ for the purpose of constructing permanent street improvements in and for said City; (b) $130,000 for the purpose of constructing permanent drainage improvements in and for said City; (c) $300,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -.wit: a city hall building; (d) $55,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a fire station building; (e) $74o,coo for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a community center building, including the purchase of the necessary site therefor; and (f) $1,178,000 for the }purpose of constructing improvements to the City's waterworks system, said bonds to be payable from ad valorem taxation and to mature serially over a period of not exceeding forty (40) years From -3- their date or dates, and to bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed five per cent ( 5 %) per annum; and WHEREAS, said election was called and held under and in strict conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Home -Rule Charter of the City of Baytown, Texas, and the City Council of said City has heretofore officially declared the results of said election and has determined and declared the specific authority of the City to issue said bonds; and WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore authorized, issued and sold $100,000 of the bonds mentioned in Paragraph (a) above, $150,000 of the bonds mentioned in Paragraph (e) above, and $50,000 of the bonds mentioned in Paragraph (f) above; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined and deems it advisable to proceed with the authorization, issuance and sale of a second installment out of said total voted bonds of March 6, 1965, said second installment to consist of: $800,000 of the bonds mentioned in Paragraph (a) above; all of the bonds mentioned in Paragraph (c) above; $590,000 of the bonds mentioned in Paragraph (e) above; and $50,000 of the bonds mentioned in Paragraph (f) above, leaving remaining the following described bonds to be issued, sold and delivered at a later date: (a) $761,coo for the purpose of constructing permanent street improvements in and for said City; (b) $130,000 for the purpose of constructing permanent drainage improvements in and for said City; (c) $55,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a fire station building; and -4- (d) $1,078,000 for the purpose of constructing improvements to the City's waterworks system; and WHEREAS, the City Council has caused a notice of sale of such second installment of bonds to be published in the Texas Bond Reporter (a publication carrying municipal bond notices and devoted primarily to financial news) and in the Baytown Sun (the official newspaper of said City), said notice having been published more than ten (10) days prior to the date set for sale of such bonds; and WHEREAS, bids have been received pursuant to said notice and the City Council wishes to authorize the issuance of said bonds and award the sale thereof on the basis of the best bid received; Therefore BE' IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: RATIFICATION OF ORDINANCE: That the ordinance heretofore adopted by the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, on the 11th day of February, 1965 (authorizing the issuance of the $1,740,000 bonds described in the preamble to this ordinance and calling an election therefor) is hereby and in all things ratified and confirmed, Section 2: NAME, AMOUNT, PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZATION: That the serial coupon bonds of the City of Baytown., Texas, to be known and designated as "CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1966 ", be issued in the principal amount of $1,740,000, $800,000 -5- of which is for the purpose of constructing permanent street improvements in and for said City, $300,000 of which is for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to-wit: a city hall building, $590,000 of which is issued for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal. building, to. -wit: a community center building, including the purchase of the necessary site therefor, and $50,000 of which is issued for the purpose of constructing improvements to the City's waterworks system, under and in strict conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including particularly Chapters 1 and 7 of Title 22, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended, the Home -Rule Charter of said City, and pursuant to an election held within. said City on the 6th day of March, 1965, at which more than a majority of the duly qualified resident electors of said City who owned taxable property within said City and who had duly rendered the same for taxation, voting at said election, voted in favor of the issuance of said bonds ( being a portion and the second installment of $4,064,000 General Obligation .Bonds authorized at said election), Section 3: DATE. BOND NUMBERS, DENOMINATION AND MATURTTI:ES: That said bonds shall be dated February 15, 1966, shall. be numbered consecutively from 1 to 346, both inclusive, shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each, aggregating $1,7+0,000, and shall become due and payable serially in their numerical order,without option of prior redemption, on February 15 in each of the years 1967 to -6- 1986, both inclusive, in the respective amounts shown in the following schedule, to -wit: Bond Numbers Year„ of Amount both inclj Maturity. Maturing 1 - 8 1967 $ 4o,o00 9 - 18 1968 50,000 19 - 28 1969 50,000 29 - 38 1970 50,000 39 - �+8 1971 50,000 49 - 58 1972 50,000 59 68 1973 50,000 69 - 78 1974 50,000 79 - 88 1975 50,000 89 - 98 1976 50,000 99 - 108 1977 50,000 109 - 128 1978 100,000 129 - 148 1979 100,000 144 - 168 1980 100,000 169 - 188 1981 100,000 189 - 218 1982 150,000 21.9 - 248 1983 150,000 249 - 278 1984 150,000 279 - 308 1985 150,000 309 - 348 1986 200,000 4.01 - INTEREST RATES AND INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: That said bonds shall bear interest from date until paid at the following rates per annum, respectively, to -wit: Bond .Nos, 1 to , both inclusive, A Bond Nos, to , both inclusive, A Bond Nos, to , both inclusive, A Bond Nose to , both inclusive, %, and Bond loos, to both inclusive, f, interest payable Pebinary 14, 19+6 , and semi- annually thereafter on August 15th and February iOL of each year until the principal sum is paid -7- 4,02 - MEDIUM AND PLACES OF PAYMENT. That both principal of and interest on said bonds shall be payable, without exchange or collection charges to the owners or holders of said bonds and /or the interest coupons appurtenant thereto, at the Citizens National Bank & Trust Co,, Baytown, Texas, or, at the option of the holder, at the First City National Barak of Houston, Houston, Texas, in any coin or currency which, on the respective dates of payment of such principal and interest, is legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America. The principal of such bonds shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of said bonds as they respectively become due, and interest falling due on and prior to the respective maturity dates of the bonds shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons attached to said bonds as such coupons severally become due, Section 5: EXECUTION OF BONDS AND INTEREST COUPONS: That the facsimile of the official seal of said City shall be printed, engraved, lithographed or stamped on each of said bonds, and each of said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the City Clerk of said City by their printed, engraved, litho- graphed or stamped facsi.mi.le signatures, and the interest coupons attached to said bonds shall also be executed by the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk, Said facsimile seal on t'r:e bonds and said facsimile signatures on the bonds and interest coupons shall have the same effect as If the official seal of the City had been manually impressed upon each such bond -8- and as if the Mayor and City Clerk had in person and manually signed each such bond and interest coupon. The registration certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, which certificate is to be printed upon the back of each of said bonds as hereafter provided in Section 8 of this ordinance, shall be manually subscribed. 0, nn4 -1 nn r.- FORM OF BONDS: That said bonds shall be in substantially the following form: N0. $5,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 1966 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the City of Baytown, in the County of Harris, in the State of Texas, hereby acknowledges itself indebted to and promises to pay to bearer on the Fifteenth day of February, 19 , the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), and to pay interest thereon from the date hereof at the rate of % (NOTE TO PRINTER: For interest rates see Section 4.01 of bond ordinance) per annum, interest payable February 15, 1967, and semi - annually thereafter on August 15th and February 15th of each year until the principal sum is paid, Both principal of and interest on this bond shall be payable in any coin or currency which on the respective dates of payment of such principal and interest is legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America, at the Citizens National Bank & Trust Co., Baytown, Texas, or, at the option of the holder, at the First City National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder. The principal hereof shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this bond, and interest hereon falling due on and prior to the maturity of this bond shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached as such coupons severally become due. THE DATE OF THIS BOND, in conformity with the ordinance hereinafter mentioned, is February 15, 1966. THIS BOND IS ONE OF A SERIES OF 348 SERIAL COUPON BONDS of like tenor and effect except as to serial number, interest rate, and maturity, being numbered consecutively from 1 to 348, in the denomination of $5,000 each, aggregating $1,740,000, $800,000 of which is for the purpose of constructing permanent street improvements in and for said City, $300,000 of which is for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a city hall building, $590,000 of which is for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a community center building, including the purchase of the necessary site therefor, and $50,000 of which is issued for the purpose of constructing improvements to the City's waterworks system, under and in strict conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including particularly Chapters 1 and 7 of Title 22, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended, the Home -Rule Charter of said City, and -10- by authority of a vote of the duly qualified resident electors of said City who owned taxable property within said City and who had duly rendered the same for taxation, at an election held within said City on the 6th day of March, 1965, and pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of said City entitled "ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 1,740,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1966; PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREOF; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF 1,740,000 OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SALE OF SUCH BONDS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS; LEVYING TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST THEREON; AWARDING THE SALE THEREOF; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON AND AFTER ITS ADOPTION ", finally passed on the 24th day of February, 1966. (This bond is a portion and second installment of $4,064,000 General Obligation Bonds, voted at the election hereinabove mentioned.) IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED, AND DECLARED that the issuance of this bond, and the series of which it is a part, is duly authorized by law; that all acts, conditions, and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this bond and this series of bonds have been properly done and performed, and have happened in regular and in due time, form and manner as required by law; that due provision has been made for the payment of the principal of and interest on this bond, and the series of which it is a part, by the levy of a direct annual ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within said City sufficient for said purposes; and that the total -11- indebtedness of said City, including the entire series of bonds of which this is one, does not exceed any Constitutional or statutory limitation. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, has caused the facsimile of the corporate seal of said City to be printed, engraved, lithographed or stamped hereon, this bond to be signed by the Mayor and counter- signed by the City Clerk by their printed, engraved, lithographed or stamped facsimile signatures, and the annexed coupons also to be signed by said facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk, all as of the 15th -Jay of February, L966. COUNTERSIGNED: City Clerk, City of Baytown, Texas ( SEAL) Mayor, City of Baytown, Texas Section y: FORM OF INTEREST COUPONS: That the interest coupons to be attached to said bonds shall be in substantially the following form: NO. ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF , 19 , the CITY OF BAYTOWN, in the County of Harris, State of Texas, PROMISES TO PAY TO BEARER, without exchange or collection charges, at the Citizens National Bank & Trust Co., Baytown, Texas, or, at the option of the holder, at the First City -12- National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas, the sum of $ , in any coin or currency which on such date is legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America, being interest due that date on the City of Baytown, 'texas, General Obligation Bond, Series 1965, bearing the number hereinafter specified, dated February 15, 1966, Bond No. City Clerk, City of Baytown, Texas ( SEAL) Mayor, City of Baytown, Texas REGISTRATION OF BONDS BY STATE COMPTROLLER AND FORM OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE: That each of said bonds shall be registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, as provided by law, and the registration certificate of the said Comptroller, which certificate is to be printed upon the back of each of said bonds and is to be manually executed, shall be in substantially the following form: OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER REGISTER NO. THE STATE OF TEXAS I HEREBY CERTIFY that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas to the effect that this bond has been examined by him as required by law; that he finds that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas; and that it is a valid and binding obligation upon the City of -13- Baytown, of Harris County, Texas; and said bond has this day been registered by me. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE at Austin, Texas, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Section 9: 9.01 - APPROPRIATION OF BOND PROCEEDS: That there is hereby appropriated out of the proceeds of sale of the bonds authorized by this ordinance: (a) The sum of $800,000 for the purpose of constructing permanent street improvements in and for said City; (b) The sum of $300,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a city hall building; (c) The sum of $590,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to�-wit: a community center building, including the purchase of the necessary site therefor; and (d) The sum of $50,000 for the purpose of constructing improvements to the City's waterworks system. It is estimated that the maximum cost of constructing permanent street improvements will be $800,000, that the maximum cost of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a city hall building, will be $300,000, that the maximum cost of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a community center building, including the purchase of the necessary site therefor will be $590,000, and that the maximum cost of constructing improvements to the City's waterworks system will -14- be $50,000; consequently, there is no necessity for any down payments and no such down payments are made. 9.02 - APPLICATION OF BOND PROCEEDS: That $800,000 of the proceeds of sale of the bonds authorized by this ordinance shall be used and extended for the purpose of constructing permanent street improvements in and for the City of Baytown, $300,000 of the proceeds of sale shall be used for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a city hall building, $590,000 of the proceeds of sale shall be used for the purpose of constructing and equipping a municipal building, to -wit: a community center building, including the purchase of the necessary site therefor, and $50,000 of the proceeds of sale of the bonds shall be used for the purpose of constructing improvements to the City's waterworks system, as provided in the ordinance adopted on the 11th day of February, 1965, calling the bond election which was held in said City on the 6th day of March, 1965. Section 10: DESIGNATION OF BONDS THAT ARE TO BE ISSUED FOR WATERWORKS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES: The following bonds of this issue are hereby declared to be the bonds issued for the purpose of constructing improvements to the City's waterworks system, to -wit: 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 99, 109, 129, and 149. Section 11: INTEREST AND SINKING FUND - TAX LEVY: That there is hereby created a special fund to be designated "CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, -15- GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1966, INTEREST AND SINKING FUND ", and all taxes levied, assessed and collected for and on account of the bonds authorized by this order shall, as collected, be deposited into said fund. While said bonds or any part of 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 and at the same time other city taxes are levied, assessed and collected, in each year, beginning with the current year, a continuing direct ad valorem tax upon all taxable property in said City sufficient to pay the current interest thereon as it accrues and to create a sinking fund of not less than two per cent (2 %) of the principal amount of said bonds then outstanding, or of not less than the amount required to pay the principal of said bonds 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 and interest on said bonds and to no other purpose. Section 12: APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS BY STATE OFFICERS: That it shall be the duty of the Mayor of said City, or someone acting under authority of said Mayor, to submit the record of said bonds, and the bonds, to the Attorney General of the State of Texas for examination and approval, and thereafter to have such bonds registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. -76- Section 13: THE SALE OF BONDS: That the bonds, having been advertised for sale as provided in Section 63 of Article VI of the City's Home- Rule Charter, and sealed proposals having been received therefor, it is hereby found and determined that the bid submitted by to purchase said bonds at a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon from the date thereof to the date of actual delivery, plus a cash premium of $ , is the best bid received, and the sale of said bonds to the named bidder at the stated price, subject to the unqualified approving opinion as to the legality of said bonds, of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and Vinson, Elkins, Weems & Searls, Houston, Texas, market attorneys, is hereby authorized, approved, ratified and confirmed. When said bonds have been approved by the said Attorney General and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, they shall be delivered to the named purchaser upon receipt of the full purchase price. Section 14: DUTIES OF CITY OFFICIALS: That the Mayor and the City Clerk of said City and other appropriate officials of the City are hereby authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and /or convenient to carry out the provisions of this ordinance, Section 15: EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE: That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full .force and effect upon and after its -17- adoption, and it is so ordained. ATTEST: ity pert PASSED AND APPR i" D this 24th day of February, 1966, Mayor, CRY of 0aj -Powr� '.Vex.as W