Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-13
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
18th August, 1915.
HOYJCE

proposition contained in the Notice, which
was issued from the Treasury Department on the
18th of June last, relative to the circulation of
Treasury Notes, has been generally adopted by the
State Banks, with the exception of those which
pay their own notes, OH demand. in gold or silver,
and those which are specified in the subjoined
list
The principal object of the proposition is, to
contribute to relieve the country from the en-
barassments produced by the want of national
circulating medium and, in that respect, to Sc
cure the cooperation of the Banks with the
Treasury. Thus, the notes of the acceding
Banks, Treasury Notes, and an issue of cents
(Which is preparing at the Mint) may afford an
adequate medium for all local purposes and for
the purposes ofremittance, from place to place
in the same state, or from one state to another
state, the Treasury notes, which, by agreement,
are ssuable and receivable at par, by all the ac-
ceding banks throughout the Union, will serve in
some degree, 10 overcome the existing nequali-
ties ofexchange.
NOTICE IS, THEnEroRE, HEREBY GIVEN, that
instructions have been issued TO the collectors
and other public officers, who are employed in
the collection and receipt of duties, taxes and
other public dues, prohibiting them from receiv-
ing in payment thereof, from and after the 1st
dayof October next, the Notes of the banks which
are specified in the subioined list, and requiring
them only TO receive in payment,
/. Gold or silver,
9. Treasury Notes,
3. Bank notes (other than Notes issued
by the banks specified in the subioined
lst) which are current at par, at the
place ofPayment.
Am NOTIcE is hereby further given that from
and after the said 1st day of October next by
agreement of the state banks (others than those
which pay their notes on demand, in gold or sill
yer, and those which are specified IN the subioin-
ed list) Treasury notes will be received credited
and re-ssued at par, by each and every ofthe sad
acceding Banks But it IS not intended OF un-
derstood, that the SAID agreement shall bind the
said acceding banks to receive, credit ana reis-
sue any Treasury Notes, which ave 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.
Al. DALLAS
Secretary Of the Treasury
List of Banks whose Notes are not TO be re-
ceived after the 1st of October, 1915, in any
payment to the United States:
1. Banks 1elich hare Positively declined the
Treasury proposition.
The Bank of New-York,
The New-York Manufacturing Com.
pany.
The Bank ofAugusta, (Georga)
The Middleton Bank Connecticut
2. Banks 70iich haze given no ansrver to the
Ifeds'Dy PROPORTION, and (Which do not (nts be-
GeUed) pay their Notes in specie.
IN yNev-York, The bank Of Armenia
The Union Bank,
The Merchants Bank,
The Bank Of Columbia
(Hudson)
The Bank of Hudson,
The Ontario Bank,
The Catskill Bank,
The Orange County Bank.
In yNsv Jerssy, The State Bank, Eliza
beth,
The State Bank, Norris
vile.
III Pennsylvania, The Bank Of the North
ern Liberties.
The Columbia Bank of
Pennsylvania.
IL Ohio, The Farmers Bank of
New-Salem,
The Farmers aud Me- |
ohaniek's Bank of
Cincinnati.
August 49, vito.