The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-25
FRANCIS Fl,EMoN
WASHINGTON, March II.
NOTICE.

1rrasury DefiTrtmeut, March 10, 1915.
IN pursuance OF powers, which have he,n duly vest
e1 y, 'ne Neefes'y OF he Treasury, under act OF
the Congressofthe United Stes entitled An act to
authorize iom sor sum exceeding eighteen
millions. tour hundred and .fiT two thousand eiidt
hundred DOLLARS approved by the President Of the u
'ass on te 'd OF lHare', current. proposals will he
received by The SecreCt' Of the Treasury firmn this
time, until the first day %; Nav next (.less ,i,. a
mount required should &c previously s,scrib, d. for.
!oar to tue CSta;es, o. IL sum of twelve millions ar
pn,as' or any part thereot, the following terms X
inthe following manner:
L. HE proposals must state the amount to be loaned
the rate at which tire stock will be received tie in
stniinetits IN which the party will make the paw
ments, not exceeding, for the whole, ninety DAYS
irom the date OF Ia subscriptions and the banks into
which the payments will he made
:. ne payments WA be rec iyei either in money or
IN arpoved bank notes, or in treasury notes acui-
any iss'ied before the Sd Of March current under
the acts OF Congress, passed. respectively the 3Otb
OF Juns, 1879, the 95th # February 1873 and
the 4,h OF March, 1911, at their par yaiqe
with the interest accrued thereon 81 th. tine
Oh payment. The Kind OF payment intended 10
De male must I've stated in the proposals; aud where
the terms OF subscription are equal, a preference
VIM oe gwen to offers Tor lssving in Treasury Notes
wren nave become fue ami remain anpad, with an
allowance OF Tie interest 1pon such notes as well
since, as before they became due
D. OataI!ure 20 pay stslsnent at the time sti,n,
Sed the next preceding nssliaeut shall be forfeited
tor the use of the u. States
oo'lictruue1tts VIII bc issued by the Cashiers of
Tue banss into which the payments shall be made
10 the corporations, or persons, making the paw
mens the Cashiers, will, also, endorse the nav
.'St 0' irrstairuts the scriI.cert
ncstes viii be assignable by endorsement and deIi,e
~ and viii befunded at the Loan-0iice of the
STATE, IN which the bank is situated, where the ps,
rnents have been made.
D. For the amount loaned, stock will be issued when
the instruments arc completed, bearing interest at
per Gem, per annn'n, payable quarter yearly The
siccS VIII be reinhnrsahle at the pleasure Of the u
states al any time after twelve years from the last af
december next: AID the Sinking Fund is CHARGED
VITA The punctual Payment of the interest and the
reimbursement of the principal according to con-
tract. - -
II is desahle as far the public interest will per-
my 10 reduce the amount of the Treasury Note tIeLt
ao particularly, the portion of it, which is due and
UNPAID; and, therefore, carly subscription is re-
commented TO the holders of Treasury Notes BUT.
- c.: &C :; ;i;f;G trouble, may DC i,,e, in
observe, that the terms of the proposals shon bear
some relation the actual fair price ofstock. in the
market OF PhlaGciDhia or New-York
a commission OF one fourth percent. will be allow
eh 10 any person collecting subscriptions for the pur
pose " Incorporating them in one proposal. 10 the a.
mount OF 2S,oG0 dollars, upwards, provided such
proposals shall! be accepted.
Al DALLAS,
iSecretay ofAe Treasury.
tIstAfay