Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-06-23
US. 1910 BONDS,

Ihese Bonds are issued under the Act 81 Congress of
March sth, 1864 which provides that oil Bonds Issued
under this Act shall be EXEMPT FROM TAXATION by
or under any State or municipal authority. subscrip
tons to these Bonds received IN United ssaaes no,es
or notes Of National Banks. They ere no RE prDEEM
ED IN COIN at the pleasure Of the Government, nj any
period not less than ten non han forty wears from
their date and until their redemption FIVE PER CENT
INTEREST WILL BE PAID IN COIN, on Bond. Of no,
over one hundred dollars annually az sa q: -S;hss
Bonds semi annually The interest Il payable on the
FIRST days Of March and September in each year.
Subscribers viii receise either Registered or Coupou
Bonds, they may prefer. Registered Bbus are 70.
corded the books Of the U. s. Treasurer and can be-
transferred only On the owners ordss coupoE Bonds
are payable TO bearer and conventss for CONF
mercial uses. rE Ews rsAw
Subscribers to this loan win have The option Of having
their Bonds draw interest from March 1st by paying
the accrued ntcrestin ccn(r IN United Stakes noses
or the notes Of National Banks adding y per cent for
premium) or receive them drawing interest from the
date Of subscription and deposit Al these Bonds are
Exempt from Municipal or stass Taxatssn,
their value Is increased from one to three pcr cent, psr
annum according 10 the rate Of tax eyies IN various
parts Of the country. - 50
At the presen.rase Of premium on gold they pay
Over Eight Per Cent. Interest
In currency, and Of equa. convenience as perms-
nent or temporary investment. say rsl gH.-Ta
IT'S believed that no securities offer DO great induce
ments to lenders as the various descriptions Of u g.
Bonds In all other forms Of Indebtedness she faith or
ability private parties stock companies or separate
communities only pledged for payment while for the
debts OF The United States the whole properly Of the
country holden to secure the payment Of both prnci
pal and interest in CON- assa 30
These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums from $50
up TO any magnitude the same terms and are thus
made equally available 10 the smallest lender and the
largest capita They be converted into money az
any moment and the holder viii have the benes Of tho
interest.
may be useful TO state In this connection that the
total Funded Debt Of the United States on which interest
Is payable In gold on the Sd day OF March, 1884, was
s76s 965 oO The interest this debt for the coming
fiscal year win be s4s 937 1885, while the customs revs
nue. in gold for the current fiscal year. ending juno sh
has been 30 far at the rate Of over 500 900 900
per annum.
will be seen that the present gold revenues Of
the Government largely in Of the wants Of the
Treasury for the payment Of gold interest," while the re-
cent Increase ohe tariff will doubtless raise the annual
receipts from customs the same amount Of importa-
tons, to $3.50 900 900 per annum
Instructions TO the National Banks acting q loan
agents were not issued from the United States Treasury un
til March g. but in the first three weeks Of April tho
subscriptions averaged more than TEN MILLIONS A
WEEK. ..I
Subscriptions win be received by the -s---u....
First National Bask Of Davenpert, Iowa.
First National Bank or Keokuk, Iowa.
First National Bank OF Mt. Pleasant, lows.
AND BY ALL NATIONAL BANKS
which are depositarics Of Public money, aAdsn p 4