The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-05
HEASUKf DEPARTMENT
REGIsTER's OFFICE, May Sd, 1912.
Treasury DEPARTMENT,

the 10Th OF April lS42, and under the authoy oI inc
President of the United States, contained In COM
mission under his hands bearing even date herewith,
and directed to the Secretary of the Treasury,
NoTlcE is hereby given that proposals will be re-
ceivcd by the Secretary of the Treasury until the first
day of May next fiom any person who may offer to
loan to the United States the sum of Three Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, or any part there
Of not less than five thousand dollars The stock to
be issued for the money loaned will be in sums not
less than FIVE hundred dollars, and will bear an inte
at the Treasury of the United States, at such of
it's agencies shall be designated by the Secretary of
the Treasury and will be reimbursable at the plea
sure Of the Government at any time after twenty
years from the rst day of January, eighteen hundred
and forty-three.
The proposals must distinctly state the amount of
money offered to be loaned, and the that will be
paid for each hundred dollars ofstock.
The amount loaned is to be paid into the Treasury
of the United States, at Washington or the Phila-
Bank of America, in New York or the Merchants
Bank in Boston; the Bank Of Virginia, at Rich
mond; or the Southwestern Rail Road Bank, at
Charleston s. c., special deposit to the credit of
the Treasurer of the United States.
The amount which may be subscribed will be re-
CURED in instalments, as follows, viz:
One-third on the fifteenth day of May next
One-third on the first day of June next.
One-third on the first day of July next
But any person subscribing may pay any larger
amount at his option.
The Department the right Of accepting
such proposals only shall be deemed advantageous
to the Government.
The cashiers Of the several Banks, where the pay
shall be made and the Treasurer of the United
States WILL respectively issue scrip certificates bearing
interest at the rate of six per cent per annum to the
persons making the payments and will ndorse there
the subsequent payments on account OF the seve-
raj instruments when made The scrip certificates
will be assignable by Endorsement and delivery and on
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will be delivered by the Treasurer of the United
States or by the cashier of the Bank where the pay
ments shall have been made.
On failure of payment of any instalment the next
preceding nstament to be forfeited
The whole amount subscribed by any party may
be paid at any time after the acceptance of his OFFER
in anticipation of the required instruments and GER
tifcates of stock will thereupon be issued for such
amount
The stock to be thus issued will be transferable by
Endorsement and delivery, and the half yearly pay
ment of its interest and the eventual reimbursement
Of its principal will be charged upon the moneys
arising from duties goods, wares and merchandise
which may be imported into the United States-so
much thereof as shall be equal to the payment from
time to time of the interest and the ultimate redemp
ton of the principal Of said stock being pledged and
expressly appropriated for these purposes by the act
of the fifteenth of April aforesaid, and by the
act made applicable in the first instance by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, to such payments and re-
demption.
w. FORWARD,
Secretary Of the Treasury
I5PTo be published in the National Intelligencer,
Baltimore Sun, American Sentinel, New York Com
mercial Advertiser Boston Atlas, Portland Advert
ser, New Haven Palladium, Hartford Patriot and
Eagle, Norfolk Beacon, Southern Patriot.
April l9-tlMay
r AND.-A person owning obout acres of wood
IL land situate in the Northwest Branch above the
Adelph mills, adjoining the property of the Dick ia
my (late the property of Lawson Clark, decea sed)
is DESTROYS of disposing Of it for family carriage
Application may be made to
ap9 JNO. BANCROFT.
| NEW MUSIC.--Just received the following piece
lN of New Music at the old established store, third
door east of 18th street. p. A.
w. FISCHER.
My Bark is out upon the deep, by G. P. Morris.
What is it as thee, heart of mine 7
| wandered by the brook side, words by Milne.
operate Gems, collection of Italian airs from the
works of Donizette, Mercadante, &c.
Downes Quick Step, with handsome vignette.
Military Movements do do feb23
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CIAL DICTIONARY, the publisher has left few
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next Saturday.
feb23 w. FISCHER.
CHALLENGE BLACKING-W. FISCHER
" has just received from the manufacturers, Messrs