Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-27

State Of Tenpessse shah be admitted member Of the Coneder
ate states Of Am RIGA, tpon eqsa fo9tDg With hs ohs
upon csndition the aid Constitution for
the Provisional Goynnsnt Of The Confederate States shah be
.hoTss q said STATE s1 hs oyerner Of :sia STATE shan
tic copy Of the Iopeb1g said adoption and rAfea
receipt whereof the President By proclamation shall a1uounes
the fact vtereupon and EihoR further processing tbs
The COnederacy, Constitution the Provisional
Government OF the Confederate saes shall IS considered
complete; and the lava of this Confeersy ths be thereby
tended said State uly completely the oher
approved Nay II, 1851. iya7-laE4w j,
CNo. 400
An ATTIC establish vrmaonyiTein Stat
Of Louisiana Grange in the STATE Of Texas and for or
sscTToS Congress Of the confedsrs States OF America
do enact hat The following mail be and the hereby
esabshed Wit From TermOngle, in the State Of Loaf
siana, to Orange, in the State Of Texas. H.-
SEC BE- further enacted That the Postmaster Genefa
b. and he hereby authorized make the first contract
for BIDS for said contracts as required by existing laws and that
this act take eHest AMI be in fsre from and after its
Approved May Il, 1861 iy97-laT4R
(No, I94)
An act 10 authorize the OF treasury and
TO prescribe the punihGent for forging the and for
ring certifcates Of stock and bonds-
SECTION The Congress Confederate States Of America
doenac That the Secretary Of the Treasury with tie
dollars in bond payable at the exaon Of twenty years from
their date and bearing rate of interest not exceeding eight
cent until they become payable the raid interest
be paid substantially The said bonds after public advertise
ment in three newspapers within the Confederate States fOF SIX
weeks to be sold for e military ores or for the proceeds
OF sales Of produce or manufactured articles 70 be paid
tie form OF specie With foTego bills OF exchange, in such
re;sTy Treasury, ef President
shall be the duty Of the Secretary the Treasury report
States precise staent OF transactions law
Nor shah the said bonds be issued in fractional Of the hun
dd be exchanged by said Secretary for Treasury notes.
the notes Of bank corporation or individual hut only in
1e manner herein prescribed Provided, That nothing here
the IRE ur from receiving forsn bills Of exchange IN payment
SIC be further enacted, That in lieu fonds an
amount not exceeding twenty million Of dollars the Secretary
of the Treasury with the esseat Of the President issue
Treasury the amount without interest," in
nomination Of net e than i've doarshe said notes to be
cvaDe payment or taxes dee to the Confederate
States except the export duty exchange for the
bonds herein author zd be Issued The said n-tes shall be
payable at the end Of from the date Of their ISSUE
SPECIE The holders said may any time demand
exchange them Confederate States payable
the end Of ten and bearing interest Of eight cetum
per annUm be paid SeE annually The Secretary Of the
Treasury hereby authorized to issue said bonds in
fractional parts Of the hendred But after the expiration Of
years the Treasury notes shall he due the Secretary
of the Treasury shall advertise that he will pay the then
the privilege OF funding shall cease after six months from the
date Of the advertisement unless there shall he failure TO
Sac And be further enaet That in lieu Of the notes au
thozed by this act which he redeemed other notes be
issued within the period Of years aoresaid: Provided
howeye That The amount OF such notes Onttlnding
with the stock in which the said treasury notes may have been
founded adder the provisions Of this shall
Of twenty million Of dolA But The Secretary Of the Treasury
may upon application Of the holder Of bond thus founded
under the provisions OF this act to such xteat that the
OF notes then ud together with the Of
the bonds 10 which they may have been udd shall exceed
twenty millions Of dollars.
Sac T. And be it further erac That the faith Of the Con
is hereby pledged provide establish su
Gent for the regular payment Of the interest," and for
redemption Of the sad sOCk AMI Treasury the
principle borrowed under provisions Of this the
Interest thereon, the shall from time become
payable shall be paid cut Of money in the T aury 9TH
erEise appropriated
SEC And b. further enacted That this shall deemed
contain all the IrOvisicns limitations and penalties Of the
pr scribe the punishment fer forging the same, and forging
certificates Of stecJ bonds a coupons and approved March O.
1861 which shall be considered parts act
second and tenth sections and much relates interest
| upon Treasury note
G. And it further enacted That for tAe purpose Of
raising million Of dollars within the present calender year,
providing fer the nit mate redemption the debt herein
authorized to be contracted the Secretary the Treasury
hereby orece collect information in regard the value Of
the property the and the amount collected %
ring the fiscal each Of the Confederate
port the Congress its session. enable it
to fair equal and system internal taxation,
cipal debt hereby authorized created manner
may fully discharge the ObgaOa herein contracted by the
pledge f the faith Of the Confederate States pay the prnc
/ pal and interest of the said debt when due.
SEC T. And be it further enacted, That State
into the Treas anticipation Of the aforead,
not less than hundred Thousand dollars specie its equiv
lent aud if the paid before the first day Of July
next the si State shall be allowed set of the with ten
cent additional from the quo 20 lie assessed the said
7 State
Approved May 10, IsGl iy?7.lsE4E