O-679-90 12/26/90ORDINANCE NO.
674
AN ORDINANCE providing for the issue of $125,000
General Obligation Bonds, Series 1990, of the
Village of Lemont, Cook and DuPage Counties,
Illinois, and for the levy of a direct annual tax
sufficient to pay the principal and interest on
said bonds.
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees (the "Vil-
lage Board ") of the Village of Lemont, Cook and DuPage Counties,
Illinois (the "Village "), have heretofore determined and do
hereby determine that it is necessary, essential and in the best
interests of the residents of the Village to purchase certain
improvements for the renovation of the Village Hall, including
interior demolition and remodeling, new windows and doors, wash-
rooms, offices, council room, elevator and all new mechanicals,
and other miscellaneous items incident to, including con-
tingencies of, such purchase (collectively, the "Improvements
and it is necessary at this time to borrow the sum of $125,000 to
pay the cost thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board does hereby find and deter-
mine that upon the borrowing of said sum and the issuance of
bonds of the Village in the amount of $125,000 all in accordance
with the provisions of the Section 8 -5 -16 of the Illinois
Municipal Code, as amended, the aggregate outstanding bonds of
the Village issued pursuant to said Section, including the bonds
herein authorized, will not exceed one -half of one per cent of
the assessed value of all of the taxable property located within
the Village, and accordingly, the Village Board is authorized to
issue such bonds without submitting the question of such issuance
to the electors of the Village:
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of Lemont, Cook and DuPage
Counties, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation of Preambles. The Village
Board hereby finds that all of the recitals contained in the
preambles to this ordinance are full, true and correct and does
incorporate them into this ordinance by this reference.
Section 2. Authorization. It is hereby found and
determined that the Village has been authorized by law to borrow
the sum of $125,000 upon the credit of the Village, and as
evidence of such indebtedness to issue bonds of the Village in
said amount, for the purpose of paying the cost of the Improve-
ments.
Section 3. Bond Details. In order to raise the sum of
$125,000 needed at this time for the purpose of paying the cost
of the Improvements, there shall be borrowed by, for and on
behalf of the Village the sum of $125,000 and to evidence said
loan, bonds of the Village shall be issued. Said bonds shall
each be designated "General Obligation Bond, Series 1990," shall
be dated December 1, 1990, and shall also bear the date of au-
thentication, shall be in fully registered form, of the denomina-
tion of $5,000 and authorized integral multiples thereof (but no
single Bond shall represent installments of principal maturing on
more than one date), shall bear interest at the rate of 6.60% per
annum and shall become due and payable on December 1, 1991.
The Bonds shall bear interest from their date, until
the principal amount of the Bonds is paid, such interest (com-
puted upon the basis of a 360 -day year of twelve 30 -day months)
being payable on December 1, 1991. Interest on each Bond shall
be paid by check or draft of Heritage Bank of Lemont, Lemont,
Illinois, as bond registrar and paying agent (the "Bond Regis-
trar"), payable upon presentation in lawful money of the United
States of America, to the person in whose name such Bond is
registered at the close of business on the 15th day of the month
next preceding the interest payment date. The principal of the
Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of
America at the Bond Registrar.
The seal of the Village shall be affixed to or printed
on each of the Bonds and the Bonds shall be signed by the
President and Village Clerk of the Village, and in case any
officer whose signature shall appear on any Bond shall cease to
be such officer before the delivery of such Bond, such signature
shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the
same as if such officer had remained in office until delivery.
All Bonds shall have thereon a certificate of authen-
tication substantially in the form hereinafter set forth duly
411executed by the Bond Registrar as authenticating agent of the
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Village for this issue and showing the date of authentication.
No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be
entitled to any security or benefit under this ordinance unless
and until such certificate of authentication shall have been duly
executed by the Bond Registrar by manual signature, and such
certificate of authentication upon any such Bond shall be con-
clusive evidence that such Bond has been authenticated and de-
livered under this ordinance. The certificate of authentication
on any Bond shall be deemed to have been executed by the Bond
Registrar if signed by an authorized officer of the Bond Regis-
trar, but it shall not be necessary that the same officer sign
the certificate of authentication on all of the Bonds issued
hereunder.
Owners.
Section 4. Registration of Bonds; Persons Treated as
The Village shall cause books for the registration and
for the transfer of the Bonds as provided in this ordinance to be
kept at the principal corporate trust office of the Bond Regis-
trar, which is hereby constituted and appointed the registrar of
the Village for the Bonds. The Village is authorized to prepare,
and the Bond Registrar shall keep custody of, multiple Bond
blanks executed by the Village for use in the transfer and
exchange of the Bonds.
Upon surrender for transfer of any Bond at the prin-
cipal corporate trust office of the Bond Registrar, duly endorsed
by, or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Bond Registrar and duly
executed by, the registered owner or his attorney duly authorized
in writing, the Village shall execute and the Bond Registrar
shall authenticate, date and deliver in the name of the trans-
feree or transferees a new fully registered Bond or Bonds of the
same maturity of authorized denominations, for a like aggregate
principal amount. Any fully registered Bond or Bonds may be
exchanged at said office of the Bond Registrar for a like aggre-
gate principal amount of Bond or Bonds of the same maturity of
other authorized denominations. The execution by the Village of
any fully registered Bond shall constitute full and due autho-
rization of such Bond and the Bond Registrar shall thereby be
authorized to authenticate, date and deliver such Bond, provided,
however, the principal amount of outstanding Bonds of each matu-
rity authenticated by the Bond Registrar shall not exceed the
authorized principal amount of Bonds for such maturity less pre-
vious retirements.
The Bond Registrar shall not be required to transfer or
exchange any Bond during the period beginning at the close of
business on the 15th day of the month next preceding the interest
payment date on such Bond and ending on such interest payment
date.
The person in whose name any Bond shall be registered
shall be deemed and regarded as the absolute owner thereof for
all purposes, and payment of the principal of or interest on any
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Bond shall be made only to or upon the order of the registered
owner thereof or his legal representative. All such payments
shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liabil-
ity upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.
No service charge shall be made for any transfer or
exchange of Bonds, but the Village or the Bond Registrar 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.
Section 5. Form of Bond. The Bonds shall be in sub-
stantially the following form; provided, however, that if the
t of the Bond is to be printed in its entirety on the front
side of the Bond, then paragraph [2] and the legend, "See Reverse
Side for Additional Provisions ", shall be omitted and paragraphs
[6] through [9] shall be inserted immediately after paragraph
[1]:
(Form of Bond - Front Side)
REGISTERED REGISTERED
$ NO.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF ILLINOIS
COUNTIES OF COOK AND DU PAGE
VILLAGE OF LEMONT
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 1990
See Reverse Side
for Additional
Provisions
terest Maturity Dated
te: 6.60% Date: December 1, 1991 Date: December 1, 1990
•gistered Owner:
Principal Amount:
[1] KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
Village of Lemont, Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois (the
"Village "), hereby acknowledges itself to owe and for value
received promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified
above, or registered assigns as hereinafter provided, on the
Maturity Date identified above, the Principal Amount identified
above and to pay interest (computed on the basis of a 360 -day
year of twelve 30 -day months) on such Principal Amount from the
date of this Bond at the Interest Rate per annum set forth above
on December 1, 1991, and until said Principal Amount is paid.
Principal of this Bond is payable in lawful money of the United
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States of America at the principal corporate trust office of
Heritage Bank of Lemont, Lemont, Illinois, as bond registrar and
paying agent (the "Bond Registrar "). Payment of the installments
of interest shall be made to the Registered Owner hereof as shown
on the registration books of the Village maintained by the Bond
Registrar at the close of business on the 15th day of the month
next preceding the interest payment date and shall be paid by
check or draft of the Bond Registrar, payable upon presentation
in lawful money of the United States of America, mailed to the
address of such Registered Owner as it appears on such regis-
tration books or at such other address furnished in writing by
such Registered Owner to the Bond Registrar. For the prompt
payment of this Bond, both principal and interest at maturity,
the full faith, credit and resources of the Village are hereby
irrevocably pledged.
[2] Reference is hereby made to the further provisions
of this Bond set forth on the reverse hereof and such further
provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set
forth at this place.
[3] It is hereby certified and recited that all condi-
tions, acts and things required by law to exist or to be done
precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond did exist, have
happened, been done and performed in regular and due form and
time as required by law; that the indebtedness of the Village,
"Including the issue of Bonds of which this is one, does not
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exceed any limitation imposed by law; and that provision has been
made for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest hereon as it falls due and also to pay and discharge
the principal hereof at maturity. THE VILLAGE HAS DESIGNATED
THIS BOND AS A "QUALIFIED TAX - EXEMPT OBLIGATION" PURSUANT TO
SECTION 265(b)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
[4] This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory
for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon
shall have been signed by the Bond Registrar.
[5] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Village of Lemont, Cook
and DuPage Counties, Illinois, by its President and Board of
rustees, has caused its corporate seal to be affixed hereto or
printed hereon, and this Bond to be signed by the President of
the Village and to be attested by the Village Clerk of the Vil-
lage, all as of the Dated Date identified above.
[SEAL]
Attest:
Village Clerk