Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-05
PROPOSALS FOR LOAN.
FIvE-TWENTY BONDS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON. Ocfoha

~ WASHINGTON, october l, 1854.
Sealed offers will be received at this Departments.
under the act of CONGRESS approved June 80. 1854
until noon of the 18th instant for Bonds of
the Uuited States to the amount Of Forty Millions
of dollars The Bonds offered will bear an interest,"
of six per centum, pss able semiannualy, in coin,
on the first days Of May and November, and
win be redeemable at the pleasure of the Govern
ment after five years, and payable in twenty year,
from November lst 1854. "
Each offer must be for fifty or some multiple of
fifty dollars, and must state the sum, including
premium offered, for each hundred dollars or for
fifty when the offer is for no more than fifty Two
per centum of the principal Excluding premium)
of the whole amount bid for, BY each bidder. must
he deposited as guaranty for payment of subscrip-
tions if accepted 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 depository at
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Chicago, Detr oit or Buffalo, or with any National
Deposit Bank which may consent to transact the
business without charge; for which deposit dupli-
cate certificates will be issued to the depositors by
the ofacer bank receiving them, the origi-
nails of which must be forwarded, with the offers,
to this Department. ALI deposits should be made
in time for the certificates, with the offers, to
reach Washington not later than the morning of
October 14th, as aforesaid No offer not accompa.
MED by its proper certificate of deposit will be
considered. 100 -..-, -...
The Coupon and Registered BondS issued under
this proposal, win be of the denomination of $50,
$780, $780, and 81 600. Registered bonds of $500
and $40 ,OcO will be issued, if required.
All offers recsived will be opened on Friday
October 18th. The awards will be made by the
Secretary to the highest oferers, and notice of
acceptance or declnation will be Immediately
given to the respective offerers. In case of
acceptance, Bonds, Of the descriptions and demon.
nations preferred will be sent to the subscribers
at the cost of the Department. on final payment
of installments. The deposit of two per cent will
be reckoned in the last installment paid by sue
cessful offerers and will be immediately returned
to those whose offers may not be accepted.
The amount of accepted offers must be deposited
with the Treasurer, Officer, or Bank authorized to
act under this notice, advice of acceptance of
offers, as follows: One-half the Goth of October,
and the balance, including the premium and
original two per cent deposit the 3lst of Oeto-
Der.
The Bonds will bear interest from November
LIST. Interest on deposits. from their date to
November LIST, will be paid by the Government in
coin.
One half of the first instalment, or twenty-five
per cent. of acce pied offers may be paid with &C.
crued interest to October 14th in United States
Certificates of Indebtedness" but such certificates
will be received in part payment of the first install
ment only
Offers under this notice should be endorsed, "Of-
fers for Loan" and addressed to the Secretary of
theTreasury.
The right to decline all offers not considered ad
Secretary. W. p FESsENDEN,
oc std Secretary of the Treasury.