Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-04-20
LON FOR THE DEFENSE op
THE STATFc

MAJ
Fivs MILLIONS Of the most &dYantaEeou, t,v..A
rnent wil! TO offered to the pahlie on the I'm -.
ensuing aad every ei,izsn throushos, the rc,sas..
ale States will have the opportunity OF takipp
If the benefit, at tbs sams time - sustaut,, "a.
cause Of hts ~couptry. =,
Bonds with coupons ain be iasMlsad Ia ,un.
siees to 80 and where IL ia preferred, stoeh ,s.,,s
Gates ia The usual 70. m ms: be nsG The ist.,.s,,.
eSea 10 8 PER cent. per runun, payable sv.r,n,
saontnr at all cur principal cities.
The ieat has ths very unasua. and iraportsn4
cursty Of a daty Of oheeighlh Of { cent Ter ,,na.
Or about o2 seats per bale 90 all cotton e,nort.
This duty. under ai circumstances OF pea.p A.
secures tie punetaal payment Of III. iut.ras, ~.
f~sraishes s sinking iend Inf the redemotaas 81 ~
PRINCIPAL The coupons whfa aNs are receivable
payment al The duty On cotton, ana sra .6 hi MA,
available as coin. Everywhere il our co4nsfy. ~
der II enable MI norsions % our psopis to take "a,
Of tn is valuable investment AID TO exhibit ,asi, ,nu
raoa interest in raislng fands for he common asr.n..
rooks a subscription Hfli be opened al tLs si,is, >
princiFsl interior tasns Gve per cent. mus, h. a..
il cash at the ,ine OF subF., iptioa ard The r,,.,.
dec on or before the Is. Msy-inlereat TO =, J..
the dste Of snch payment. Persons desiring Ia "a
CURE ti.eif subsci 'pttont nsy pay in eaah The vbo,
amount, and take q receipt Tor the delivery Of l,at.
or s,oek. To squalize the ratt Of subseriptien ~, ~.
points, and 70 enable al pers0ns rnuYenisa,l /, -,
scribe. cufrtpt oamk notss Of The plAse viii be r,e.tv
ed AZ their rparset vssu. IN coin.
In case Of &n cYer-subscripttoa, preference st,.
gwen 10 those vho pa dowa the whole subsesy,5o,.
next 10 subscsibsra Of s5o- next to anh,rc,ss,.
$50. G. O.. AEAAlseLR
secret&ry Of the Tr.s,u,,
montgomery, Asrrl 18Th. 1851.
$50
For more ample iainfrlstfcn 10 all cans,.bs5
coy Of the act " Congress ~ srtjoiued.
AN 4rTo ra,Se money FAT The supgo4t nj IL, f..u
maat, ard te prersde }or IL de,ens yf Id Csaf. ID
states Of Aaestfa-
sscIIeN j. Ths Coagress Of te Confederate St,su,
Aniertea 10 esad Tlst the Presideat Of the resi.Se,.
ate states be andli els heraby authorised, NJ xnv H..
within twelve months after The passage of This ~ ~
borrow, IN the credit Of the Conf,aerat. States ~
not rxceeting a teen millions Of dallsrs, or 40 mr.
tn reef as m bis opinion tn exis.ncies Of the public
service may require. to be applied N The qsymsntn ~
appropriations u7sss by law 3orszhe support Of h.
government and for the aeiensy Of The i~oussd,rs,.
States.
SEC 2. Tue Secretary Of the Treasury Is ha,.hr.,
thorised, by the consent Of the ! resilient Of fss ca
f-derate States. TO cause 10 be prepared certificates -
stock or bonds. IN such sunaS s. are bereinas.s, man.
TONED. Tor the amount TO be borr wed AZ sfy,sssf ~
be signed by tile Register of the TrsasuIy Z. and saa,aS
With the zeal Of the Treasury; aad the said e~srtfGssts.
Of stock or bouds shall ea made payable II ;he mi.
ration of ten yeats from the arst dag q sepvnh..
next; and the interest thereon Shan be paid asrtan
nuai y AZ the rate OF eight per cent. per snuum.u
the Pre- tsury and such other pssess as the stcrets,,
of the Treasury may designate And 10 TIE bapt, :.
which snail be issued, as aforesaid, shall ae st,,ch.a
cou pons fer the semi annual interest whtch ua,ae
~rTte ,rhsp}, uDp1 m y no ciuned ,
appointed 70" the pufpose by the secretary ,f u.
Treasury. Ard the faith Of the Confederate state, /.
hereby pledged for the due payment OF the prtsonsl
and interest of tn. said sipck and bonds.
sgc3. At the expiration of hve years from he eyt
,1ay of September next, the Confederate S ate. -,
pay up any portion si the bonds err stoeks. upon ga.
,ns three months prerious public notice, 1t tas s*t
of Government. Of the particular stocks ~ hens, h,
9n Fait. and HE time aud place of RAY ment; and Ton
and after the time go appointed, no further interest
al II be paid on said stock or bonds.
Ec4. The trtiicates Of stock and hsaass .bss Ii
issned in sueh f4tna sua for such amounts a. may
hetecm uea By tia secretary OF The TREASURY. ana
In.y he assigned or delivered under s1ch reg latter,
"a he rs.y establish. But none Of them .aai, "a On
q lsss urn than 5fty dollars; AMI he shall ,~nass u
Congress at ITS heNt se<aibn, r statement ii detaasf
his proceediags4 and the rate al which The Isss mar
nave been made, and sti expcnsss attending hssans.
SEc S. ffafe AL after the first day Of August, 1854,
these iail 5e levied collected and paid, q agty Of one
eighth of one cent per pound On all cas,on ii The m
state tx ysrtsd from the Confederate States; whiSh iii.
Il * hereby specially plelsei to the duo payritufa al
interest I'D princjpa Of tic loan provided Tor ID sha
act: and the ,ecretary II the Treasury Il. herfby 81
thorised aud req uired to establish q sinking fond
carry into Ell ct The p~rusisions OF this section. Pwa
efIad. however, hat tbs3nterest caspons issued undsf
tia : coud section Of this act. when due, ahail hss
c ivable IN payment q The expert duty On cotton
provided, also. that wteD4the debt and interf I there
81. herein authorised 10 be contracted, shall be tx
tingaished, or the sinking furd provided far that pei.
pose shat be adequate 70 thst End, shs said eIPofa
d1ty sGall cease aud deter mine.
npprveed 2stsI February, 1851,
FyR MILLIONS OF patIaks 10 tho Confederate sists, 70.
getier with the aet OF Congress creaiirgit i, tls Under
signed. appointed Commissioners, give ne,ics to sss
public that books OF subscription for said lSsn. Willie
opened at the Branch Of the Ieuisiaas Stats BssA y
Baton Rouge on the 18th Of april 1851.
Apar. rom other considerations. this lpaD sass
o subscribers a high rate Of intercs.-deM ~ aril
per osnsr,-yayabis semi-snnuslis, and the nishesaSs
order of securit3--s s.eeial appropriation o. 81 y
port duty on cotton Of one-eigbth u cen: per pcuss
thus presenting inducements. which cannot ~ V
commend the loan to public favor asa soaud ~
proatle investment- II. ". ALLEN,
W. RuFF1S BARROW.
DAsrFED AVsRr,
". s. PIKE,