The national Republican., 1861-05-17
TREASURY DRpAnruIsa April 40, 1891.

TREASURY DEPAnTMEsT, dpftt ~, 1871.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
Department until IL o'clock noon Of Thursday,
the 3oth day OF May next, unless the whole
amount offered be sooner taken at par, for thir-
teen millions nine hundred and seventy-eight
thousand dollars Of Stock Of the United States,
under the act of Congress approved 22d June,
1880, authorizing a loan, and providing 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 fret days Of
January and July in each year, and will be re-
imbursable In ten years from the first day Of jan
usry last.
No offer, by the terms of the act, can DO ac-
cepted at less than par, or for any fraction Of one
thousand dollars nor can any offer DO consid-
cred unless one per cent Of the amount
thereof be first deposited with the Treasurer Of
the United States, or either OF the Assistant
Treasurers, at Boston, New York, or Philadel-
phia, subject to the order Of the Secretary Of tho
Treasury. The certificate showing suOh deposits
must accompany the offer.
Offers, under the above conditions, for the
amount above stated, or any portions thereof,
will be accepted, and the sums so accepted must
| be deposited either with the Treasurer of the
United States, or some one of the Assistant
Treasurers above named, before the fifth day Of
June next or, If preferred, one-ffth on or before
the fifth day of June, two-ffths on or before the
fifteenth of June, and the 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
cessfu bidders, or their assigns, in sums of one
thousand or Eve hundred dollars each, as may DO
required. Inscribed stock 80 Issued will carry
interest from the date of such deposite, and will
be transferable on the books of tho Trsasury,
agreeably to the regulations Of the Department
Should any accepted bidder desire certificates
of stock with coupons Of semi-annual interest
attached to each certificate, they will be issued
accordingly in sums Of one thousand dollars
each, with coupons attached for interest from the
first 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 datc 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 depositary with whom
the principal was deposited.
The proposals under this notice mast be on
dorsed on the envelopes, Proposals for Loan Of
22d June, 1850" and addressed to the Secretary
of the Treasury, Washington, D. G., or such pro,
posals so addressed may be put under cover u
the Assistant Treasurer, New York, who viii
forward them to this Department, to be opened an,
decided. 1t is desired that each sealed propose
may be accompanied with note addressed to tn,
Department, stating the name of the bidder, AM
the sum bid for, in order that the bids may b.
opened whenever the whole SUN offered Is sub
scribed for. The preliminary Opposite Of ON
per centum required from all bidders will be In
cuded in the FINAL deposits of the principal.
8, P. CHASE,
may l-stwf Secretary Of the Treasury.