§ 15-6-431 — Bonds; authorization; general requirements; signatures; limitation on amount

(a) The governing body of any city or town may provide by
ordinance for the issuance of bonds for the payment of the whole
or any portion of the cost and expense of any local improvements
as provided in this chapter.
(b) The bonds authorized in subsection (a) of this
section:
(i) May be issued to the contractor, or be issued and
sold as otherwise provided;
(ii) Shall be issued only pursuant to ordinance;
(iii) By their terms shall be made payable on or
before a date not more than fifteen (15) years from the date of
issuance;
(iv) Shall bear interest as provided in the ordinance
payable annually or semiannually at a rate not to exceed twelve
percent (12%);
(v) Shall be in the denominations provided in the
ordinance and be numbered in each series consecutively from one
(1) upwards;
(vi) May be refunded under W.S. 16-5-101 through
16-5-119;
(vii) May be payable in any place within or without
the state including the office of the state treasurer.
(c) Each bond shall:
(i) Have interest coupons attached for each payment;
(ii) Have the seal of the city or town affixed to it
and refer to the improvement for which issued and the ordinance
ordering its issuance;
(iii) Provide that the principal and interest is
payable out of the local improvement fund created for the
payment of the cost and expense of the improvement and not
otherwise.
(d) Each bond and coupon shall be signed by the mayor,
countersigned by the treasurer and attested by the clerk or
comptroller. Printed facsimile signatures of those officers may
be used on the coupons.
(e) No bonds may be issued in any amount in excess of the
cost and expense of the improvement.