American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-09-07
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Tue Secretary Of the Treasury gives notice that sub
serptions win be received for Coupon Treasury Notes
payable three years from Aug 18TH lsoi with scuai-
nual interest rate Of seven end threete:sths per
cent annuiprncipal and interest both to bo paid
in lawful money
These notes win be convertible at the option Of tho
holder at maturity into six per cent gold bearing bonds
payable not less than i've nor more than twenty years
from their date.a the Government may elect. They
will be issued in denominations Of $50 slOo $780, 81
and 5000 aud all subscriptions be for y dollars
or some multpleof fifty dollars
The notes viii be transmitted to tho owners freq Of
transportation charges after the receipt of the
original Certificate Of Deposit they be prepared
Aa the notes draw interest from August Is, persons
making deposits subsequent to that date must pay'thG
interest accrued from date Of note to date of deposit
Parties deposlting twenty-five thousand dollara and
upwards for these notes any time will be allowed
commission Of nequrter of per cent? which will
be paid by the Treasury Department upon the receipt Of
bill for the amount certified by the officer with whom
the deposit was made No deductions for commissions
must be made from 49, deposits.
Special Advantages OF This Loan,
II Is ANAuoSAt SAVINGS BAND, offering higher rate
Of interest than any other and he best security. Any
savings bank which pays It's depostors in L s. Notes.
considers that it paying In the best circulating medium
Of the country, and cannot pay in anything better for
is own assets arc either IN government securities or In
notes or bonds payable in government papcr.
1t equally conyeniet a temporary or pormonent
Investment The notes alwoysb be sold for within
fraction Of their face and accumulated interest and are
tho best security with banks eoatcrs for dsounta
Convertible into Six per cent $40 Cold Bond
In addition to the very liberal interest the notes for
three years. this privilege Of conversion is worth
about three per per annum for the for
500 Bonds is pot less than nine per cent premiun and
before the the premium in six per cent U 5. stocks
was over twenty por cent. It will be that the
tpa profit this loan the present market rate not
less than ten per cent. per annum.
Its Exemption from State or Municipal Taxation
But aside from MI tho advantages We hare enumora-
ted, special Act Of Congress ezemfts all bonds and
Treasury i,ets Jrom laeaI larstion. on the average,
this exemption worth about two per cent per aunum,
occorng to the rate Of taxation IN various parts Of the
country.
Its believed that securities offer So great Induce
ments to lenders us those issued by the government
all other forms Of indebtedness the faith ability
of private parties stock companies, or separate
muultes, ouly is pledged fr payment while the whole
property Of the couury is held to the discharge
Of all the obligations II the Unliel States
while the government offers the most liberal forms
or rs loans it believes that tho very strongest appeal
viii be the loyalty aud potdgtl.nl If the people
Duplicate certificates will be Issued for all deposits.
Tho paIty dsposting must endorse upon the original
certificate tho denomination Of notei required, aud
nhoher hy 10 bo issued in blank payable to
der Whom 70 endorsed It must be loft with tho officer
receiving the deposit to be Forwarded to the Treasury
Ueput tment.
SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE RgcGIyED by the Treasurer 0
tho United States at Washington tho several Assistant
TroasuTors and designated Dopostaries, and by tho
First National HANK of
Allegheny City Pa. First, Second, and Third National
Banks Of Pittsburgh, Pa and by all National Banks
which are depositaries Of public money, and
ALL RESPECTABLE BANKS AND BANKERS
throughout thecountry will give further Iuf5fatlop and
AFFORD EVERY FACILITY 10 SUBSCRIBERS.