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594 · · · · · . 'e .. · '. · COUNTY OF ELGIN By-Law No. 594 TO RAISE THE SUM OF FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PUR- POSE OF ERECTING, BUILDING. AND FURNISHING A COURT HOUSE AND OFFICES TO BE USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE SAID SUM AND THE INTEREST THEREON." WHEREAS the Council of the Municipality of the County of Elgin has considered it necessary to erect, build and furnish a Court House and offices to be used in con- nection therewith upon the land of the said Municipality within the City of St. Thomas, AND WrlEREAS it is necessary to raise the sum of forty thousand dollars to pay for the said Court House and offices to be used in connection therewith, AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient and necessary to issue debentures to the amount of forty thousand dollars to provide for the payment thereof and interest thereon, AND WHEREAS the amount of the whole rateable pro- perty of the said Municipality according to the last re- vised and equalized assessment thereof, is fifteen million, three hundred and two thousand, six hundred and thirty-one dollars. AND WHEREAS the amount of the existing debenture debt of the Municipality now is the sum of nine thousand, seven hundred and twenty-five dollars and eleven cents, and no part thereof or of the interest thereon is in arrears, AND WHEREAS it is desirable and necessary that the said sum of forty thousand dollars for which debentures are to be issued under the authority of this By-Law, should be repaid in twenty years from the day on which this By-Law shall take effect, together with the interest thereon, at the rate of three and one half per cent per annum, the same to be repayable by annual instalments during the twenty years next ensuing after the day upon which this By-Law shall take effect, (Cont'd) (Cont'd) 3. That the said debentures shall be made pay- able in twenty yearly instalments from the day hereinafter mentioned for the By-Law to take effect, such yearly in- stalments to be of such amounts that the aggregate amount payable ·for principal and interest in any year in respect of the debt, shall be equal as nearly as may be to what is payable for principal and interest during each of the other years of the said period of twenty years, and the deben- tures to be issued for the same shall be for the amounts, and payable at the times corresponding with such yearly in- stalments together with interest annually as hereinafter set forth and provided by this By-Law pursuant to Section 386 of the Municipal Act this is to say as follows: · · · · 2. That it shall be lawful for the Warden for the time being of the said County of Elgin to issue deben- tures of the said Corporation to the amount of forty thou- sand dollars in sums not less than one hundred dollars each but not exceeding in the whole the sum of forty thousand dollars for the purposes aforesaid, and the said debentures shall be sealed with the Seal of the said Corporation and signed by the Warden for the time being of the said Cor- poration · · 1. That it shall be lawful for the Warden for the time being of the said County of Elgin to raise by way of loan the said sum of forty thousand dollars upon the secur- ity of the debentures hereinafter mentioned, from any person or persons, body or bodies corporate who may be willing to advance the same upon the credit of the said debentures, the same to be paid to the Treasurer for the time being of the said Municipality for the purposes above recited. · · BE IT THEREFORE enacted and it is hereby enacted by the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the said County of Elgin AND WHEREAS it will be necessary in addition to all other rates and taxes to be levied in each year in the said Municipality to raise and levy annually by special rate sufficient therefor on all the rateable property in the said Municipality the sum of two thousand, eight hundred and fourteen dollars and forty-four cents, during the said period of twenty years to pay the several instalments of principal and interest upon the said sum of forty thousand dollars as they respectively become due and payable. · · By-Law No 594 Page 2 · · · (Cont'd) · 7. That for the purpose of paying the said sum of forty thousand dollars and interest, the said sum of two thou- sand, eight hundred and fourteen dollars, and forty-four cents shall be raised and levied annually in each year during the currency of the said debentures by a special rate sufficient therefor on all the rateable property in the said Municipality over and above all other rates and taxes which may be required to be raised and levied in the said Municipality · 6. That the said debentures as to principal and in- terest shall be payable at the office of the Treasurer of the County of Elgin in the said City St. Thomas. · 5. That the said debentures shall have coupons at- tached thereto for the payment of interest, and such coupons shall be signed by the Warden and the Treasurer for the time being of the said Corporation. · 4. That the said debentures shall bear interest at the rate of three and one half per cent per annum from the day on which the By~Law shall take effect, and such interest shall be payable yearly thereafter on the first day of February in each and every year during the currency of the said debentures respectively · · · · 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Number of Debenture · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 19l1 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 Date when Payable Principal $1414.44 1463.95 1515.19 1568.22 1623.ll 1679.91 1738.71 1799.56 1862.55 1927.74 1995.21 2065.04 2137.32 2212.13 2289.55 2369.68 2452.63 2538.47 2627.32 2719.27 Interest $1400.00 1350.49 1299.25 1246.22 ll91. 33 ll34.53 1075.73 1014.88 951. 89 886.70 819.23 749.40 677.12 602.31 524.89 444.76 361.81 275.97 187.12 95.17 Total $2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 2814.44 · By-Law No 594 Page 3 By-Law No. 594 Page 4 8. That the said sum of forty thousand dollars when obtained shall be applied for the purposes above specified, and according to the true intent and meaning of this By-Law. 9. That this By-Law shall come into force and take effect on and after the first day of February, 1899. Council Chamber St. Thomas 27th January 1899 K. W. McKay Oscar McKenney County Clerk Warden Received and read a first, second and third time and finally passed 27th January, 1899. Certified - K. W. McKay County Clerk I certify that the within instrument is duly Entered and Registered in the Registry Office for the Coun- ty of Elgin in Book B for By-Laws at 12:57 o'clock p.m of the 8th day of February A. D. 1899. K. Thompson Dy. Registrar Number 229 Fees $2.00 · · · · · · · · · · ·