The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-12-17

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GREENynLE SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER

Relief OF the Fipanoes Of the Gov
ernmsut and the Improvement Of.
the Confeuo. - Currency.
Tho Following ID the scher:ss, .ucoe...
ed bJ ,Mr. Memmihger, In his REPORT to
Cong gress, Cor the. relief Of the Govern
msnt finances and the improvement Of
the Confederate currsec.y = s = - -
I. That Congress forthwith author
ize q loan Of $1,000, COO, 900 in six per
cent. bonds, the principal payable in
twenty years, tire interest Semi. annually;
to be extended hereafter, from time to
time, 30 fas TO consolidate the whole
public debt. 5...s.....,. =. s. s,
2. That ths sccpeary Of the Trca.>
urys be authorized 10 sell at par as many
Of The said bonds as will be sufficient to
take up the outstanding currency and
10 pay the approprinriene made BY Con-;
grees. 3 Z: - ~ --.-o
g.. That deposits Of Treasury notes on
account Of the said loaa may be received
atthe treasury any Of IFS repositories,
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said deposits 20 be in sums Of 500, or
in sums of which 100 is perfect di-
visor. . ..tESsts - -
4. Certificates shall be issued for
such deposits, which shalt en,iue the
holder 10 bonds for the amount, with
interest from the date of f>deposit. the
deposit be made in the month of Janu.
AIRY, the bonds issued for the came, shall
be exempt from the tax of five per cent.
for the present year, hereinafter men.
TONED I; il made in The month of Febru
airy, they shall be exempt from or e half
Of the tax; and il made in the month
of March, they shall be exempt from one
fourth Of the said tax Officers, soldiers
and sea,nen, in service, shall be entitled
TO exemption frssn the whole tax for
sums paid at any time before April ], J,
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8. A tax Of per cent. shall be i'm.
posed ON all property and credits (other
thanthe new issue Of notes hereinafter
meptioned) which may be hold on the
list Of April next, to be paid on the 1st
Of July, one half in Treasury notes and
one-haf in coin, or in the coupons Of
the bonds issued for the loan ..
9. In case the. coupons should ad.
So 20 in the market TO a premium Sx-
cesdIRg Ie----r-s.t AA,.- DIR -l5exy,Ss
shall be permitted to pay his tar In
Treasury notes Of the new issue, with
25 per Cont. adied. ss7'l.5S -.-.:. ,-: : - :
Within six months new and i'm,
proved issue shall be made Of two hun
dred millions OF. Treasury notes, in sub.
stitusion for thai amount of old issues,
and all tho old issues shall.be cancelled,
and the faith Of the, Government is
pledged not to ipcrease,said issue.
Z 8. Notice shall he given TO holders OF
Treasury notes, (other thau yho sHid two
hundred millions,) requiring thsm to
| present their notes at the Treasury, or
at some of she repositories, on or before
the first day Of April next, and receive
payment thereof in bonds Of tho said
consolidried loan, or in default. thereof,
the notes not so. brought in shail cease
to be current or receivable at the Treas.
ury for dues, but shall remain evidences
4 Of debt payable by The Confedera.s
States according TO their tenor. o - g,
I 0. In the States beyond the Missis
sippi, the time mentioned in the las
clause shall be extended until lhe frs
day Of July. 7..ss...r
i 10. Six months more sha]l'he allow
ed oil holders Of Treasury notes to com,
in and register and verify their notss a
demands against the Treasury; and ex
change the same for, n certificate O
debt /; or ifthey prefer to keep the notes
the name OF the holder shall be en-
i dorsed. thereon. after which the ssi,
notes; shsfi bs Negotiable only by spe
cisl assignment, aad all notes not o
registered within the same time ,sbal
be barred from any further claim o
4 the Government.
IL. Any holder of bond Of, III
Confederate States may convert tn
same into one Of the bonds under thi
loan the eigh; per cent. bonds at pa
and the others at n proportiona:s rate
aad tl,e loan shall be extended 90 rs I
absorb all bonds which may be ofere
in exchange. - -.
NJ tSs Auo tutercst Coupous VI tbis. toa
shali be held equivalent to specie IN q
. future dealings Of the Government, an
!. sbah be bsIaeeepted IN pa yment Of any Il
: hereafter made payable in coin. J.
|, Is. The faith OF the Government
!. pleaged 70 make adequate provision &
! the payment Of the principal and int
: rest OF the said loan by the continuan'
: or the tax mentioned in article fire, n
iii census shall be taken, after whit
Ike provision shall be made by dire
a taxes OF BY dptiee,on imports and. o
Ia ports. ~ = s.
nj IA. The notes of denominations a
:. der ts shall not be affected by The pr
= visions OF this scheme.
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