The Portland daily press., 1864-10-08
for LOAN.
$40 BONDS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..

Washington, Oct ], 1854.
Sealed offers will be received at this Department,
uuder the act of Congress- approved June 3Oth 1884,
until the of Friday, the 14th instant for bonds
of the United States, to the amount offorty millions
of dollars The bonds offered will bear an interest
of six per centum payable semi-annually, in coin,
on the first days of May and November, and will be
rdeemable at the pleasure of the Government after
five years and payable in twenty years from Nov l,
1864.
Each offer must be for fifty or some multiple of
fifty dollHrs, and must state the sum Including pre-
MUM offered for each hundred dollars or for fifty
when the offer is for no more than fifty. Two per
cent of the principal Excluding premiuml of whole
amount bid for by each bidder, must be deposited,
as guaranty for the payment of subscriptions fac-
cepted with the Treasurer of the United States at
Washington, or with the Assistant Treasurer at
New York, Boston, Philadelphia or st. Louis or
with The designated Depositary at Baltimore Pitts.
burgh, Cincinnati Louisville, Chicago Detroit, or
Buffalo or with any National Depost Bank which
may consent to transact the business without charge
for which deposits duplicate certificates will be ssu-
ed to the de ositors by the officer bank receiving
them-tbe originals sf 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.
panied by its proper certificate of deposit, will be
considered.
The Coupon and Registered Bonds, issued under
this proposal, will be of thu denominations of $780,
500. $500. $100). Registered Bonds of $1,000 and
$lO0 0Q9 will be issued If required
All offers received viii be opened on Friday, Oc-
tober l4th The awards Will be made by the secre-
tary to the highest oerers and notice of acceptance
or declination will be Immediately given to the re-
spective ofIerers In GASES of acceptance bonds of
the description and denomination preferred ill be
sent to the subscribers at the cost of the Depart.
ment, on final payment ofinstaIments. The deposit
of two Fer cent will be reckoned in the last install
ments paid by successful eferers and will be imme-
diately Petur ned to those whose offers may not tbe
| accepted.
| The amount of accepted offers must be deposited
with the Treasurer officer or bank authorized to act
undor this notice, advice of the acceptancs of of
fers as follows One hall on the 20;h October, and
the balance, tipeluding the premium and original
two per cent. depost,) on the 3lst October
The bonds will bear interest from November lst,
Interest deposits, from their date 10 Nov l. will
bepaid by the Government in coin
One-half of the first instalment or twenty five per
cent of accepted offers, may be paid, with accrued
interest to Oct IA, in United States Certificates of
Indebtedness but such certificates will be received
in part payment Of the first installment only.
Offers under this notice should be endorsed "Ofar
for Loan, !" and addressed TO the Secretary Of the
Treasury The right to decline all offers not consid.
cred advantageous to the Government, is reserved
! to the Secretary.
W. P. FESSENDEN,
! Oct5w1w&dtd Secretary of the Treasury.