Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-06-07
U. s. 1910 BONDS.

rSNHEsE Bonds are issued under the Act
Il Of Congress of March s,h, lee4, which
I provides that al Bonds issued under this
( Act shall be EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
/ by or under any state or municipal aulhor.
iiy Subscriptions 10 these Bonds are receiv.
ed in United States notes or notes of Nation,
al Banks. They are TO BE EDEENED
| IN COIN, al the pleasure ofthe Government.
at any period mol less than ten more fhaa
forty years from their date, and until their
redemption FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST
! WILL BE PAID IN COIN, on Bonds Of not
o.her Bonds semi-anuually. The interest il
| payable on the first days Of March and Sep.
! ,ember in each year.
Subscribers will receive either Registered
or Coupon Bonds, as they may prefer. Reg.
is,ered Bonds are recorded on the books Of
the U. s. Treasurer, and can be transferred
only on the owners order. Coupon Bonds
are payable to bearer, and are more soRves
nienl ior commercial uses.
Subscribers 10 this loan vii. have the oploQ
of having their Bonds draw interest from
March LIST. BY paying the accrued interest in
coin-(or in United States notes. or the notsa
Of National Banks, adding fifty per sent. foe
premium.) or receive ,h'm drawing interest
from the date Of subscription and deposits
As these Bonds are
Exempt from Municipal or state razaiisa.
their value is increased from one to three PEI
cent. per annum, according to the rate OF tax
levies in various parts Of the country.
! Al the present rate Of premium On gold
they Ray
Over Eight Per Cent Interest
in currency. and are ofequal convenience a
permanent or temporary investment
1t is believed that no securities odsr so
erea, inducements to lenders as the various
descriptions Of L. s. bonds. In all othes
forms of Indebtedness, the faith or ability Of
private parties or stock companies or sspa.
rate communities only is pledged for pay.
ment, while for the debts of The United States
the whole property OF the country is holden
to secure the payment of both principal and
interest in coin
These Bonds may be subscribed for IN
sums from $50 up 10 any magnitude. on the
same terms, and are thus made equally avail.
able 10 the smallest lender and the largest
capitalist. They can be converted into money
at any moment. and the holder will have he
benefit cf the interest.
Ii NAV be nseful 10 state in this connection
-. 81 La III ,ka fa4
SiaIes on which interest is payable in gold,
on the 81 day of March 1864, wax SI6a,8S5..
eco. The interest on This debt for the coming
fiscal year will be Si5, ,i26; while the
customs revenue IN gold for the ourren fiscal
year, ending June Both, 1861. has been so fac
at the rate of over SlO0,0 900 per annum.
It will be seen that even the present gold
revenues Of the Government are largely in
excess Of the wants of the Treasury for the
payment OF gold interest, while the recent
increase ofthe tariff will doubtless raise the
annual receipts from customs on The same
amount of importatlons, to $l50,0O0,000 pee
annum.
Instructions to the National Banks aeiRg
as loan agents were not issued from the
United States Treasury until March 30, but
in the frs, three weeks of April the subscrip'
tioDs averaged more Than TEN MlLLlONSA
WEEK.
Subscriptions will be received BY all
NATIONAL BANKS
which are doposi,ares Of Public money, and
all
RESPECTABLE BANES AND BAaKRRs
throughout the country. (acting a. agents Of
the National Deposit Banks) Will furnisq
further information on application and
AFFORD EyERT FACILITY To SUBSCRIBERS.
May 6. ls6imiP.co