Atlanta Depression Script

Script issued by Atlanta to pay city employees in Nov. 1936

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State of Georgia County of Fulton

CITY OF ATLANTA

OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER

By Resolution of the Mayor and General Councl approved on the Third day of

November, 1936, this Certificate is issued and the City of Atlanta hereby certifies that it owes

TO

THE SUM OF $10.00 (TEN DOLLARS)

FOR SERVICES RENDERED THE CITY OF ATLANTA DURING THE PAY ROLL PERIOD ENDING ON THE DATE OF THIS CERTIFICATE.

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE DEBT HEREBY EVIDENCED IS DUE AND BEARS INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 3% PER ANNUM

FROM FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER DATE OF SAID CERTIFICATE AND IS REDEEMABLE BY THE CITY ON OR BEFORE MAY 1, 1937.

VOID IF NOT PRESENTED WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM MAY 1, 1937

NO CERTIFICATE IS VALID UNLESS IT BEARS THE SIGNATURE OR THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF THE COMPTROLLER.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, THE FOREGOING CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE CITY OF ATLANTA, AND THE INDEBTED-

NESS FROM THE CITY TO THE UNDERSIGNED EVIDENCED THEREBY IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED TO

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TO WHOM I WARRANT THAT THE ABOVE SUM IS LEGALLY DUE TO ME AND THAT THERE ARE NO OFFSETS AGAINST THE SAME:

 

ON THIS ____________________________________ DAY OF ________________________________________

 

SIGNED _____________________________________________________________________________________

(PARTY TO WHOM CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED)

 

 

Sript from the collection of Ed Jackson

 

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