New Castle County in the State of Delaware, for value received, hereby acknowledges its indebtedness and promises to pay to the holder of this bond at the Farmers' Bank at Wilmington on the day of A. D. 19 the sum of One Thousand Dollars with interterest thereon at the rate of payable semi-annually on the per centum per annum, day of and in each year. This bond is one of the authorized issue of twenty-five bonds aggregating Twenty-five Thousand Dollars, by virtue and in strict compli ance with an act of the General Assembly of the State of Delaware approved A. D. 1913, entitled "An Act to authorize the Levy Court of New Castle County, to borrow Twenty-five Thousand Dollars to alter, change, repair, and transform the old Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge over Brandywine Creek, in Wilmington, into a bridge suitable for General public travel", and in pursuance of a resolution of the Levy Court of New Castle County, adopted A. D. 191. It is hereby certified that this bond is one of the issue authorized by the above recited act of the General Assembly and that the faith and credit of said New Castle County are pledged for the punctual payment of the principal and interest of this bond according to the terms. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The County Treasurer, President of the Levy Court and the Clerk of the Peace OF THE LEVY COURT. of New Castle County, have hereunto set their hands and seal of the Levy Court of New Castle County, at the City of Wilmington, in Delaware, this day of County Treasurer of New Castle County. President of the Levy Court of New Castle County. Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County. Section 8. Said bonds shall contain such provisions in addition to those set forth in Section 7 of this act and not inconsistent with the requirements of this act, as said Levy Court shall determine. Approved March 12, A. D. 1913. OF THE LEVY COURT. CHAPTER 47. OF THE LEVY COURT. AN ACT to authorize the Levy Court of New Castle County to provide a fund to recompense the Fire Companies of the City of Wilmington for fighting fires, in said County, outside of the corporate limits of said city. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: recompense nies of Wil fire-fighting limits Section 1. That the Levy Court of New Castle County Levy Court to is hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate and Fire Compaset aside a sum of money, each year, to be used, from mington for time to time, to recompense any of the various Fire Com- outside of city panies of the City of Wilmington, Delaware, or to defray a portion of the expenses of said companies, for fighting fires in New Castle County outside of the corporate limits of said City. Section 2. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved March 11, A. D. 1913. OF THE LEVY COURT. Levy Court of Kent County to prepare bonds ᏟᎻᎪᏢᎢᎬᎡ 48. OF THE LEVY COURT. AN ACT Authorizing the Levy Court of Kent County to fund its present Indebtedness by issuing Bonds therefor. WHEREAS, the present indebtedness of Kent County consists of certificates of indebtedness aggregating Forty-five Thousand Dollars, and Coupon Bonds aggregating Forty Thousand Dollars; and WHEREAS, the said certificates of indebtedness are long past due and said Coupon Bonds will be due in the month of May, A. D. 1913; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that said indebtedness be funded by the issuance of bonds therefore; Now Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Levy Court of Kent County, for the purpose of funding its present indebtedness, be and it is hereby authorized and directed immediately to have prepared eighty-five bonds of the said County, of the par value of One Thousand Dollars each, with coupons or interest warrants thereto attached for each half year's interest thereon. The said bonds shall be numbered from Date and num- 1 to 85 inclusive, and shall bear date as of the date of their issuance, and shall bear interest from and after that date at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum, payable semi-annually from their date in each and every year while they remain unpaid, at the Farmers' bers of bonds Rate of interest OF THE LEVY COURT. principal Bank of the State of Delaware, at Dover, on presentation of the coupon representing such semi-annual payment of interest. The principal of said bonds shall be Payment on payable twenty years from the date of their issuance at the said Farmers' Bank of the State of Delaware at Dover, on presentation of said bonds. Said bonds, both principal and interest, shall be pay- Payable in able in Gold Coin of the United States of America, equal in weight and fineness to the present standard. authorized to The said Levy Court may and it is hereby empowered Levy Court to buy in open market any of the said bonds prior to their buy bonds bematurity. fore maturity The said bonds shall each be signed by the President of said Levy Court, by the Clerk of the Peace for said County, being ex-officio clerk of the said Levy Court, by Signatures on the County Treasurer and County Comptroller of said County, and shall have the seal used by said Levy Court impressed thereon and affixed thereto. The coupons attached to each bond shall be numbered consecutively from 1 to 170 inclusive, and shall each be signed by the said County Treasurer. bonds Section 2. The said bonds authorized to be issued by Form of bond this Act may be in the following form, to wit: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, |