Scope and Contents This collection comprises most of the records related to the city's debt and bonds from 1830 to 1980. Each agency or department responsible for monitoring and reporting on the debt has their records collection in their respective series. The first series "Records of bonds, notes, and other securities or currencies issued by the city of New Orleans and its subdivisions, 1830-1861" includes debts incurred during the muncipality period by the first, second, and third...

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The records of the Second Municipality include the Second Municipality Council, surveyor's office, financial departments and records of ploice, schools, and wharfs. The image to the right shows the boundaries that were in place during the Municipality Period from 1836-1852, dividing the city into three separate entities. The Second Municipality occupied the area from Felicity to Canal, between the City of Lafayette and the First Municipality. This area was known as the "American Sector."