Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-24
ADJr AND ISsP's GRP. 0FYlcE,
RICHMOND, Va, FEB. 20, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS,
M al
Z Congress 1. pusH.asd Tor The Information

RICHMOND, Va, Fe0. 20, lsSi
GENERAL ORDXRS
The inoEns A,, o, Congress Published for the Information
Of ms Army; ,,.,
An ACT y Reduce Crrency gl Authorize ne's tsse
7 Ooagr.ss q AS CoFtdsra St. IF '.eiea DO enact,
That ne holders nets Aeose we asnomnsaea
drs day OF April sghteea hundred Aod Sur east Of the
Mississippi liver, AMI ustu me nss DAY o. July esh'sen hee
md SKY euz, vest q ne hs pP rysr 70 saa 'as
sane periods and ~ ne places stAiel The holders Of
s seSG Iss'y 80 .S ssr their date beAlSg la
trs tae cent anaaH payable on u nTs
s me ssr-Jay u the rrsauy hereby authorized TO
Issue tae bsn1s requ 60 Tor ne -ns lo IN s p
sue - y 6 p, i5Ssies, IN payment o. All gov
vsrument n the year eighteen hundred and tEty
ioar except export aad Import dudes.
Fec that al Treasury notes Of the Determination Of one
hundred d5A-s bearing interest," which shall not be present
funding aater The prosoos ne section Of tos act
T1ty.,ou- NlPPi river anl me nst y otJu y
egatsen hundred and sl1-i0ur Es OF ne mississippi uvs
20 be receivable ID he payment OF Puou GUS ana SAID
not n not presented That ume shall 10 add loo % etaK
OF ty-rve third cents Imposed Ia The fourth section
Of his act, be subject 10 tN o. te. pr o ei .CA unt
- presented. shall zItcn said noses wherever cir
ever presspei FOR payenl urdng and
s4ehaasbl the aeE ISSUE Of Treasury noie' provided
Sc T6ason all said Treasury notes not funded used IN
payment Of tNe 81 dates ana P' PIeseioed N te nrst
az on yI-e oushl ce1 5r every dollar promised
sysr zted and shan be BY dsducJrg me
rea,u drpOsses, Aac ~ me * collectors, and
by al ono receiving the same whenever present
Ell r psyeat or tor fund ug, n payment Of Government
dues postage, a exchange f n1S ro, IS heretofore
r M ip te All ssetol his until the a.y
u..y h sea ADD ski aye as the rate o. t K and
esreary the Treasury, any e bsSeen he tst or Apal
o. tbs Mi, pp lives aud January. eighteen
drei and -aye, substitute and exchange treasury
n he d5uar: ProUlsd o. Denomination
hA be eniei % ne Pdyhegs Of SAID eK,
bsr NJ FThr 10 Wufa aid
Ssresy taSea Say: iad proSilsd fsrilsy Thai
M - t-..trv rotsg witch uiss rr an Outstanding o.
the day " JznuAr. eighteen tired ana sxyhye, Add
provided : t.1 o, one talysd per eet hereby imposed.
Thai hsst s Api ueEt AZ anihori here
notes hs Is hereby revoked Pr07taed the seers.aTy
Of The TasaIy nay amer .ha. ss se new s-saiy ao,e
treatf Of With te Unite states said new
ps a for, daiiss And exchange notes.
a. doa o. The new io three doar Of the OLD
holders thereof be received n1 The treasury under he pro
visions Of M aet aud NE holders Of ne tey n5l sf Of the
old notes except tue urn0mlasioa % huaired dol
lars AFTER they ejueei % sxX AID tEohr'S cents
eera AteI 6sAn - s Of iOur osat per
nun and payable years ts radcaon Of treaty Of
peace S DE Uuted safes converted into
ss inst 70 pay The en,eI the GOyorassl not other
oiei 20 issue per cea exceeding
millions Of dollars, the principal azd interest whsre
OF be Zee from taSa n add fer tls payment q te inter
thereon, the euts get receipts Of any export "a hereafter
% Ell
shall Be ex'ostsi ho ne Con rsAe stAs sna e let pro-
essds the impost cute al, 90 much ersot mY
cay annually the Interest are hereby slsIy
pie gei. procidsd has he LAD u5ol pOrs aud
hsreUy pes el saau hereafter be paid 10 specie, 10 staring
S. i6as ne sesr,tsT Ct he rsSssar hereby authorised
from uas % tms a. ne Eaa o. ne iresa sy rqe H. =
tAsreo uoa srG b. - q mst aPproPras
circulation IA Treasury uNhn sgnabe aad safe
sec The bonds authorized by As sixth session Of This ao,
may be eh-r reseei eguPou 0onds he parties TAX
tneaa may ee Aha ey nay oe o eaen oLer uaaer
They shan be Tor lu,dred dollars, mnps
hundred dollars, AID shall seer with The eoepous thereto
taehed b. such form suhencada Secre-
tay Of d frsas1r' ~ prescribe Ihe Interest hah be PAya-
he principal shall be payable Eot is than thirty from
Sec call certificates shall he fuudable and sha be taxed
IN esPe provided for he Treasury notes. Rto which
they convertible converted before The time hxed fF
taxing Treasury roel such certificates shall rO time,
Interest up oay sixty six and rso-thEd Tor every
d5AT promised upon sr and shall be rsdsgnab only
erruhcAes shall b. Issued Until aer ne ht day Ct April,
SEC 10 Tuai any deposit give depOs ira the
bonds AGhr I'D by he st sssn Of his act IN exchange for
Inactive be agreed with Secretary
the q sad bonds 10 reaEy notes. interest
and outstanding a. The passage u tbs ae; Fr0old the said
par snail a e. - herein provided
Sec That all treasury heretofore Issued the dsnom-
Of Eve dolss shall connue receivable payment
Of public dusL Provis - law and f0ndaOe par under the
PrOyoss u his act ut he trt dsy Of july gLtsen hun
sr Sa tr. NV ,Sa be- 10 taT n 1hty-.hrse and
one-i-d every dollar prem the face
tar said wherever circulated and said
i1 providsd suFjest q me dedusaon Of sad tax
sec r. that holding e. received before
the line herein aSed fr taxing ID notes shah be allowed aa
The day Of January eighteen undei and sixty ave 70 iund
the sane N E pr sent poh1s o. me OenlsAe STATES pay
able tssn years asr dat And ne nSes. payable
nuay. Bul ali treasury noses received BY STATE aer hs
tm aEed taxing the so esAl shal be held 70 have
bsea Iscgved tlnihel o. we aIioah on sAll TAX the e
nation between notes subject the tax ard tEose
su5ect The gOoa faith CT each state and he
sec Is That treasury uo-s herrto'ore saed bearing interest
lar er anuuu longer IA payment public
dae5 deemed Ani eordsrd bonds u the COnieds
r.s states paysbis dclon Of treaty
peace sl te Uoi,sd sstsl ng speced
thsAs Pyab The first day u January 10 each and
sec IA Tha ts Secretary Of The Treasury be snd he Is hereby
auth Iizsd gncis % hs Government shoul
9uirs H. % pay ia - Aay public
may contracted after the Of this wng receive
In certificate OF Indebtedness TO be isqed By SAID
Secretary such form he may deem able years
amer ra eaon e es q pace Win he United States,
semi annually and Transferable onJ BY special endorsement
der ths regulations 70 be prescribed BY hs Secretary Of tie
Treasury, sd esrtheats shall be exempt nom taxation Ia
phBl al and Interest
The number Of es9oo les 90 - - meet ne rec raen Of mis-
act haty=W employ such Of ice banks Of the several
S. ia me eorsry 81 me treasury shall forth advertise
ibis 10 such spapes in he several states and ~
sssrsay Of sad Secretary Navy shan
Puenshsd In general orders for the information Of The
~ III s ftyeeond section OF The act for the assessment
sOssoa Of taxes approved May ais eighteen hun1red
SEQ IS TIE secretary Treasury Is hereby authorized
IssssS-sSh 6y he als ssedOao o. provide for ihe
funding further Of Treasury notes. approved March
:. sSsSsaser deemed . 6s bondl5 Issue sseh Sadsr
bond Rsrs'ol uP' ths .sra. provided b. said act
APPF0''9as RSssSei' - i'''- ~ COOPER.
tss3-lu Adt and lnsP 6so's
nv OpOpR of he Stockholders of the