The Portland daily press., 1864-10-14
for LOAN
81 S.2O BONDS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

lt ra0r t.a.s r-. HuShtngtoR, OcG !, 1864.
Sealed offers will be received at this Department,
urder the act Of Congress approved June Both 1884,
until the noon of Friday, the 14h instant for bonds
ofthe United States to the amount offorty millions
Of dollars. The bonds offered will bear an interest
of ak per centum. payable semi.annualy, in coin,
on the first days of May and November, and win be
deemable at the pleasure of the Government after
fveyears, and payable in twenty years from Nov !,
1864. gofss s.t
Each offer must be for nifty or some multiple of
fifty dolsrs, and must state the :sum including pre-.
MUM offered for each hundred dollars or for fifty
when the offer ia Tor no more than fifty. Two per
cent of the principal Excluding premium) of whole
amount bid for, by each bidder, must be deposited
guaranty for the payment of subscriptions if &C.
cepted, with the Treasurer ofthe United States at
Washington, or with the Assistant Treasurer at
New. Yoik, Boston, Philadelphia, or St. Louis, or
with The designated Dspostary at Baltimore Pitts.
burgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, Detroit or
Buffalo, or with any National Deposit Bank which
may consent to transact the bpsness withoutcharg
for which deposits duplicate certificates will be issu-
ed to the de ostors by the officer bank receiving
them-the originals ST which must be forwarded =
with the offers, TO this department. All deposits
should be made in time for the certificates with the
offers to reach Washington not later than the morn.
ing of October a. Aforesaid. No offer, not accom-.
panied by its proper certificate of deposit, will be
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The Coupon and Registered Bonds, issued under
this proposal will be of the denominations of $50,
800. $500. $1,000 Registered Bonds Of $4,000 and
$40 600 will be Issued If required.
AL offers received will be opened on Friday, Oc.
tober l4th. The awards wall be made by the Score.
tary to the highest oerers and notice of acceptance
deolination will be Immediately given to the re,
spectiye oerers. In cases of acceptance, bonds Of
the description and denomination preferred will bs
sent to the subscribers, at the cost of Ahe Depart
ment, on final payment ofinstalments. The deposit
of two Fer cent. will be reckoned in the last install
meps paid by successful oferers, and will be imme
diatey retuI ned to those whose offers may not Ebe
accepted. .s-... .....,...-s. 1885, E
The amount of accepted offers mUst he deposited
with the Treasurer. officer or bank authorized to act
undor this notice. advice of the acceptance of Of
fers, as follows One half ON the 10th October, and
the balance, (including the premium and original
two per cent. deposit, on the slst October 4
The bonds will bear interest froa November lst.
Interest deposits, from their date TO Nov l. will
be paid by the Government in coir. 9f :.
One-half Of the first instament or twenty five per
cent of accepted offers, may be paid, with accrued
interest to Oct Ia, in United States ertifcates of
Indebtednes but such certificates will be received
in part payment of the first installment only. 2
Offers under this notice should be endorsed "Ofer
for Loan" and addressed to the Secretary OF the
Treasury The right to decline al offers not consid.
cred advantageous to the government, is reserved
to the Secretary, ., 2s 'samai 6ea q
.5ff al W. P. FEsSENDEN, 3
/. OctkylW&dtd Secretary of tho Treasury