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     7-14-4656. Contents of indenture. (1) An indenture pursuant to which bonds are issued may include such covenants and agreements on the part of the commission as the commission deems necessary or advisable for the better security of the bonds issued thereunder.
     (2) An indenture may include any or all the following clauses relating to the bonds issued thereunder:
     (a) requiring the commission to pay or cause to be paid punctually the principal of all such bonds and the interest thereon on the date or dates, at the place or places, and in the manner mentioned in such bonds and in the coupons appertaining thereto in accordance with such indenture;
     (b) requiring the commission to make all repairs, renewals, and replacements necessary to the operation of the project and to keep it at all times in good repair;
     (c) requiring the commission to preserve and protect the security of the bonds and the rights of the holders thereof and to warrant and defend such rights;
     (d) requiring the commission to pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged from the funds available for that purpose all lawful claims for labor, materials, and supplies or other charges which if unpaid might become a lien or charge upon the revenues or any part thereof of any project acquired, constructed, or completed from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds or from other proceeds or upon any of the physical properties thereof which might impair the security of the bonds;
     (e) limiting, restricting, or prohibiting any right, power, or privilege of the commission to mortgage or otherwise encumber, sell, lease, or dispose of any project constructed from the proceeds of the bonds or from other proceeds or to enter into any lease or agreement which impairs or impedes the operation of such project or any part thereof necessary to secure adequate revenues or which otherwise impairs or impedes the rights of the holders of the bonds with respect to such revenues;
     (f) requiring the commission to fix, prescribe, and collect fees, tolls, rentals, or other charges in connection with the services and facilities furnished from the project acquired, constructed, or purchased from part or all of the proceeds of the bonds or from other proceeds, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as they become due and payable, together with all expenses of operation, maintenance and repair of the project, and with such additional sums as may be required for any sinking fund, reserve fund, or other special fund provided for the further security of such bonds or as a depreciation charge or other charge in connection with such project;
     (g) requiring the commission to hold in trust the revenues pledged to the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon or to any reserve or other fund created for the further protection of the bonds and to apply such revenues or cause them to be applied only as provided in the indenture;
     (h) limiting the power of the commission to apply the proceeds of the sale of any issue of bonds for the acquiring, constructing, or completing of any project or any part thereof or more than one of such projects;
     (i) limiting the power of the commission to issue additional revenue bonds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, or completing any improvement or any part thereof;
     (j) requiring, specifying, or limiting the kind, amount, and character of insurance to be maintained by the commission on any project or any part thereof and the use and disposition of the proceeds of any such insurance thereafter collected;
     (k) providing the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which any or all of the bonds then or thereafter issued may become or be declared due and payable prior to maturity and the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived;
     (l) designating the rights, limitations, powers, and duties arising upon breach by the commission of any of the covenants, conditions, or obligations contained in any indenture;
     (m) prescribing a procedure by which certain specified terms and conditions of the indenture may be subsequently amended or modified with the consent of the commission and the vote or written assent of the holders of a specified principal amount of the bonds issued and outstanding;
     (n) providing for such other acts and matters as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure the bonds or to make the bonds more marketable.

     History: (1), (2)(a) thru (2)(m)En. Sec. 14, Ch. 223, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 11-107, Ch. 164, L. 1963; Sec. 11-3714, R.C.M. 1947; (2)(n)En. Sec. 15, Ch. 223, L. 1951; Sec. 11-3715, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3714(part), 11-3715(part).

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