Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-06-25
u. s. 1910 BONDS,

These Bonds are issued under the Act Of Congress
Of March eth, 1884, which provides that oil Bonds
issued under this Act shall b. Exempt from tax.
alton BY or under any state Dunuip.l authority.
Subscriptions to these Bonds IRE rseeivsdin United
ststss notes or notes Of Natieoal Banks. They are
TO DE REDEEMED IN COIN, At til. plsasur. Of
the Government, at any period not less than ten
nor more than forty years from their date, and IN.
til their redemption FIVE PER CENT INTER-
EST WILL DE PAID IN COIN, .. Bo,ds Of no,
over hundred dollars annually and on all oths,
Bonds semi-anuually. The interest 10 payable %
the Arss days Of March and September In each year
Subscribers will receive either Registered or Cou.
pen Bonds, As they may prefor. Registered Donds
recorded on the books Of the Z. 8. Treasurer,
and cas b transferred only on ths owners order
convenient Tor com neacial uses
Subscribers to this loan will have tho option q
having their Bonds draw interest from March LIST,
by paying the accrued INTEREST in eoin-(or in ..
Notes, or the notes Of National Banks, adding fifty
per cent. for premium j or receive then, drawing
interest from the dstc Of ssbseripti md Deposit
All these Bonds are sApt from M ~nIsipal
or state Taxation, thear value /, incr.s,ed
from one to three par cent. per annun, according
to tho rate Of tax lcvies in various part, Of the
country. At the present rate Of premium on gold
they pay over Eight Per Cent. Interest
in currency, and are Of equal convenience ~ per-
manent or temporary Investment.
It is believed that no securities offer 10 rr..t;n
ducements to lenders As the various descriptions os
U. S. Eouds. In all other forms Of indebtedn...
thsfaith or ability Of private parties stock COM
panes or separate communities only j. pledged for
payment. while for the debts Of tho United State.
tho whole property Of the country 10 holden to
secure the payments Of both principal and intere..
iu coin.
These Bontsmay be subscribed fol in sums from
$50 up to any magnitude, on the same terms and
are thus made equally arai!a lie to the smallest lem
der and the largest captalist They are con .er,.d
into money at any moment, and the holder will
have tho benefit of the interest
1t may be useful to state in this connection that
the total Funded debt OF tho United States on
which interests pa yable in gold on the Sd day Of
March, 1864 was s7es SOS 600 The interest on .hi,
debt for the coming fiscal year will be si5 22e
while the customs revenue in gold for the curr.n.
fiscal year. ending June 3oth, 1854 has been 90 far
at the rate Of over 500 900 900 per annnm.
1t will be seen tina, even the present gold revs.
nues OF tho Governme largely in excess Of the
"anssef the Treasury for the payment es gold i.-
terest. bile the recent increass Of the tariff will
doubtless raise tho aanua, receipts from customs On
the same amount OF ri.,ions, to 3l5o, 600 900
per anrum
Instructions to the National Banks acting -
loan agents were not issued from the United Ststss
Treasury until March rs, but in the nrs, ,hre,
weeks q April the subscriptions averaged NOR,
than TEN MILLIONS AwEEK. Subscription
will Be Received by tho
First Srtional Bark Of Davenport Iowa
First National Bank Of Keokuk, Iowa.
First National Bank Of Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Andty ALL NATIONAL BANKS which Ar. d.,o.
sitar!cs Of Public money, and all RESPEcTABLB
BANKS AND BANKERS thronsnou, the country
aeting as agents of the National Depositary Bauk)
will furnish furth information on appIi alton,
aud afford every facility to subscribers CIV