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e e their registration by the ComptrolIer of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. Upon registration of the Bonds said ComptrolIer of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for said Comptroller) shalI manually sign the ComptrolIer's Registration Certificate attached to such Bonds, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile, on such Certificate. The approving legal opinion of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Bond Counsel and the assigned CUSIP numbers may, at the option of the City, be printed on the Bonds issued and delivered under this Ordinance, but neither shall have any legal effect, and shall be solely for the convenience and information of the registered owners of the Bonds. Section 12. COVENANTS OF THE CITY. (a) General Covenants. The City covenants and represents that: (i) The City is a duly incorporated Home Rule City, having more than 5000 inhabitants, operating and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and is duly authorized under the laws of the State of Texas to create and issue the Bonds; all action on its part for the creation and issuance of the Bonds has been duly and effectively taken; and the Bonds in the hands of the Owners thereof are and will be valid and enforceable obligations of the City in accordance with their terms; and (ii) The Bonds shall be ratably secured in such manner that no one Bond shall have preference over other Bonds. (b) Snecific Covenants. The City covenants and represents that, while the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, it will: (i) Levy an ad valorem tax that will be sufficient to provide funds to pay the current interest on the Bonds and to provide the necessary sinking fund, all as described in this Ordinance; and (ii) Keep proper books of record and account in which full, true, and correct entries will be made of all dealings, activities, and transactions relating to the Funds created pursuant to this Ordinance, and all books, documents, and vouchers relating thereto shall at all reasonable times be made available for inspection upon request from any Owner. (c) Covenants Regarding Tax Matters. The City covenants to take any action to maintain, or refrain from any action which would adversely affect, the treatment of the Bonds as obligations described in section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the interest on which is not includable in "gross income" for federal income tax purposes. In furtherance thereof, the City specifically covenants as follows: (i) To refrain from taking any action which would result in the Bonds being treated as "private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 14l(a) of the Code; (ii) To take any action to assure that no more than 10% of the proceeds of the Bonds or the projects financed therewith are used for any "private business use," as defined in section 14l(b)(6) of the Code or, if more than ] 0% of the proceeds or the projects financed therewith are so used, that amounts, whether or not received by the City with respect to such private business use, do not under the terms of this Resolution or any underlying arrangement, directly or indirectly, secure or provide for the payment of more than 10% of the debt service on the Bonds, in contravention of section 141 (b )(2) of the Code; (Hi) To take any action to assure that in the event that the "private business use" described in paragraph (ii) hereof exceeds 5% of the proceeds of the Bonds or the projects financed therewith, then the amount in excess of 5% is used for a "private business use" which is "related" and not "disproportionate," within the meaning of section 141(b)(3) of the Code, to the governmental use; (iv) To take any action to assure that no amount which is greater than the lesser of $5,000,000 or 5% of the proceeds of the Bonds is directly or indirectly used to finance loans to persons, other than state or local governmental units, in contravention of section l4l(c) of the Code; 13