The national Republican., 1861-05-30
OFFICIAL.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, .iPrI 20, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
Department until IL o'clock noon of Thursday,
the 3oth day OF May next, unless tue whole
m,unt offered be sooner taken at par, for thir-
teen millions nine hundred aud sevtnty.tight
thousand dollars OF Stock Of tie United States
under the act Of Congress approved 22i Jube,
1860, authorizing loan, and prJvidug for the
redemption Of Treasury notes. This stock will
bear interest at the rate Of six per cent per an
mum, payable semi annually, on the first days Of
January and July In each year, and will be re-
imbursable in ten years from the frs, day Of jan
uary last.
No offer, by the term, of the act, can be ac-
cepted At less than pa for any fraction Of one
thousand dollsrs; nor can any offer be consid-
cred unless one per cent. Of the amount
thereof be first deposited with the Treasurer of
the Unit States, or either OF the Assis!ant
Treasurers, at Boston, New York, or Pbiadel-
phia subject to the order Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. The certificate showing such deposte
must accompany the offer. ..
Offers, under the above conditions, for the
amount above stated, or any portions thereof,
will be accepted, aud the sums to accepted must
be deposited either With the Treasurer of the
United States, or scme one Of the Assistant
Treasurers above named, before the 6th day Of
June next; or, II preferred, ope-6fth on or before
the fifth day of June, two-fifths on or before the
fifteenth Of June, and tie remaining two-6fths
on or before the thirtieth day of June.
On the receipt here Of the certificates Of the
proper officers, showing such deposites, certi6-
Gates Of inscribed stock will be issued to sue
cessful bidders, or their assigns, In sums Of one
thousand or Eve hundred dollars EACH as may be
required. Inscribed stock so issued will carry
interest from the date Of such deposite, and will
be transferable on the books of the Treasury,
agreeably to the regulations Of the Department.
Should any accepted bidder desire certificates
Of stock with coupons of semi-annusl interest
attached to each certificate, they will be issued
accordingly In sums Of one thousand dollars
each, with coupons attached for interest from the
6rst day Of July next Such coupon stock, in
stead Of being transferable on the books Of
the Treasury, may be assigned and transferred
by tie delivery of the certificates. The interest
On such coupon stock from the date of the de-
posite therefor, until the first day of July next,
will be paid on that day to the accepted bidder,
or his attorney, BY the depositsry with whom
the principal was deposited.
The proposals under this notice must be e1-
dorsed on the envelopes, proposals for Loan Of
22d June, 1860" and addressed to the Secretary
Of the Treasury, Washington, D. c., or such pro-
posals 30 addressed may be put under cover to
the Assistant Treasurer, New York, who will
forward them to this Department, to be opened and
decided. tits desired that each sealed proposal
may be accompanied with n ste addressed to the
Department, stating the name of the bidder, and
the sum bid for, in order that the bids may be
opened whenever the whole sum offered is sub
scribed for. Tho preliminary opposite of one
per centum required from all bidders will be In
cluded iu the 6ual deposite Of the principal
8. P. CHASE,
may l-stwif Secretary of the Treasury.