Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-23
July23.
TREAsUnr DEPARTMENT,
18th August, 1915.
NOTICE


Incorporation contained IN the Notice, which
was issued from the Treasury Department on the
5th of june last, relative to the circulat on oc
Treasury Notes, has been generally adopted bvths
State Banks, with the eXcep' on of those which
pay their own nolc.s on demand, in gold o. silver,
AND those which are specified IN the subjoMed
list.
The principal object of the proposition is, to
contribute to relieve the country from the en-
barasSments produced by the want of q national
circulating medium and, in that respect, to Sc
cure the cooperation of the Banks w.th The
Treasury. Thus, the notes of the accedng
Banks, Treasury Notes, and an issue Of Gems
(Which is preparing at the MnO may afford am
adequate medum for III local purposes ard for
The purposes ofrem.uance, from place to place
M the SANE state, or from ore state 10 another
state, the freasuiy no e., Which, by agreement,
are SsuabIe and receivable at par, by All the &C
ceding banks throughout the Union, viii serve IN
some degree, TO overcome the existing nequali-
ties ofexchange.
NoTIcG IS, THEREFORE, HEREBY GIVEN, that
instructions have been issued To the collectors,
and other public officers, who are employed in
the collection and receipt OF d,t es, taxes and
other public dues, prob biting them from recev-
ing in payment thereof, from and after the 1st
dayof Octobernext, the No es of the banks which
ave specified in the subjoined list, and requiring
them only TO receive in payment,
/. Gold or silver,
2. Treasury Notes,
3. Bank notes (0ther than Notes issued
by the banks spec fed IN the subioned
lisO which are Current ct par, at the
place ofPaymsnt
AID NOTICE is hereby iurthe7 gwen that fom
and after the said 1St dav Of October mex bv
agreement Of the state banks (oihers than those
which pay their notes on demand, IN gold or sill
ycr, and those Which are spec fed IN tbe subion
ell lsO Treasury notes will be rece we'd credited
and re-issued, at par BY eachand every of The d
accedlng Banks. But IL is not intended or IN
derstood,. that the SAID agreement shall bind the
sad acceding banks to receive, credit ans reis
sue any Treasury Notes, which now due and
payable, or WHICH shall become due and PAYABLE
and for the payment whereof, funds have been
or shall be assigned at the proper Loan Office
=. j. DALLAS.
Secretary Of hs T're0sary
List of Banks whose Notes are mot TO be pa.
ceived after The 1st Of October, 1915, in any
paymentto the United States
l. Banks which haze bosiiivelv declined n.
Treasury brobosiaoH
The Bank of New-York
The New-YorlS Manuigcturipe Com
pany.
The Bank ofAugIsta, Georgia
The Middleton Bank Connect cutl
2. Banks 1okich haze ye-iuen no Gas.osr to tLs
Treasury proposition, and 1giich dg not Cifis b..
heredJ pay He.r Notes IN specie.
In Ns'g-f'rh, The bank sf Amenia.
The Unon Bank,
The Merchants Bank.
The Bank OIL; Columbia
(iiDdsou)
The Bank OF Hudson,
The Onaro Bank.
The Catsk il Bank,
The Orange County Bank
f@ Non 's'"J5 The State Bank, Ezs.
BETH
The State Bank, Morris
vile
Ia PsHnDiuaria The Bank Of the North.
ern Liberties
The Columbia Bank Of
Pennsylvania
In ONO, The Farmers Bank Of
New-Salem,
The Farmers and Me
ohanick's Bank OF
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