Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-26
AT. AND INSr. GENERALS OFFICE,
RlcHNrSn, Va. Feb ~ itr"'. }

G.Esa!b ORDERS,
SO. Il.
TIE following Acc f Congress J.. unh'!Sheu
fa- trs Information of the Arm3:
ne. liz
a. ACT 20 fcjIre the Gu ccrcJ A.; - Au-
h .Ize l. rcw i-suo Of Noes aHi B)ni'.
The C'asr"ss CT ia utn;.it..;o S:.;ns
IF AaH-i:a Go eugrt, That rue hn.dv:S 81 All
,r:asrry rs,tss nlogc ,h- GcnomiH..loE o. ne
G...;!', rGt bcer'n. interest, shall na aii'Hed
un:l. tLr ar5t G;E Of April. ~c;lii:'n s"aofec
and : YOUR, east e. - vi ~i'a.!al: I've,
AL u-t;i tbs f. lag 81 .Iuiy, t'siican huh-
Grel arn aiXty-.,G:. we: .! tho Mlssisr; !Hi flE
rr, t, !usd tha scrIc,aui until tic period: sno e.!
:no places sta',d the hc;t2:s % y! 61an trea.-
.GrY .o,.G g':c,l - allowed ~ !iai u" saa'r
in re.i,,"::i hiAis, p",ah,a !"'aty yc.ra
ate ;'cc Gatc, bearing interest II he rate
Of in:r pr cant. pc:- a;tnam F~a~t&ls -, TIE
ir.; day az JANUARY anr JG!g II Zach Trar.
SIC. =. The Secretary % tlc Treasury, i!'rs'
by authorizes 10 i~ssuetile bonds required i;:'ho
funding provided for in tho preead;G: scc,icp,
and until tho bonds en- be prep.!ed he may
Issue certificates I, answtr'tiie pa:prss. h.ct
bonds md certificates shall be r1:ei1Hti'
without interest IN payment If allg1vcrEmcGt
uucS i'hyapiC III u ySo' 50" ''''+
and sizty-fyur, except eyrnf. and import du-
ties.
Sec. 3. That al TreaGrr.notes CT the Acno-
,~ninati, IN of ono hundred d4iara. not bcarirg
interest, which shali nat Do Presented itr
funding unG6r ito provisions oftEs fTS1 scc-
ZION Of ti.ia aat, shall, IRON and alter tho first
daT of April. eighteen hundred atd aiytp.f0ur.
east Of tie Mississippi .ivor, ard the inst ohyc t
July, eighteen hu4drtl end si1s3-tgur ,vNat Ct
the Mississippi river. cease 10 lie reoei7sG!e
il the ,sY l:at rf puJIie iaes, ani sal! nete4,
# LOT So preseuted ~ that i,inr, 81 Ill, ia al
l:tion 10 tho tax Of th,r;y-.brca and Que thi.i
cents ion posed ia the fourth section of this act,
be SUI! ict1D Z tx Of ten per cent. per mouth until
30 presented, which taxes shall attach "a said
notes wherever circulated, and shall be de-
Quoted from the face of said nntes whenever
pre- sertcl ;o- payment or lcr funding, and
.ait notea sL"ll not bs eIc~hs2geahle for the
new issue If Treasury noteI provided for 10
this act.
Sec. 1. Tim. on all said Treasury notos No.
funded or used iD paSlncat Of taIcsat the dates
aud places prescribed in tho irc! ~set.ion Of Ajs
act, there shall be levied u. ssid dates and
places O tax % thirty-thrcc aud oao-third
cents for every dollar promised Oh the face Of
said notes; said tax shall attach to said notes
:sherever circulated, and stall 30 collected Ivy
deducting the same e5 the Treasury, its depos-
~itoriee, and By the tax collectors, and by al!
Government officers receiving the anne when
ever presented for pa?mant, or fir funding.
or in payment Of Government dues, or Tor
postage, or in exchange for new notes as here
~inGftcr provided, an.l saiI Treasury notes
shall h. iGndabie in bono - provided IN ti:e
first sectiGn Of tais act until n. frat day Of JAN
NARY, eighteen hiu1rei lHd si!.g hse. at tie
t..Io OF =~iIty-aiS AMI t'vo-ti,ird GEMS un tuo dol
lar. And 1t shall i've the duty OF iae Secretary
{ the Tfto.I.v at any time between the
iEs.of 4. phil cas-, AMI TIE tir.t oC July e:xhtoe"
hundred and s:2 :.:GuT. !gost 81 tsc M!s7.sj.pp,
Ever, AID tho tirs:. Of Janunry, cigttsen hun
fred gni six.y-hY-, il substitute arni exchange
new Treasury rCt2s .or tie same, ~ tho re- e o
siytY--ix and ;|J--iifdd ccr's N Tia dollar,
pr0rs!rd ;hat rct"s & n" Gea"rninnticn Ct one
huudrcl dollars phnll ngt he entitled 10 tie
privilege oil sill exchange: pr5ri2sd, .fa'thcr,
ina. tie 1;:h. % fond uuy Of sid treasury
no.es aftcE Frs; Day Of january, G Eighteen hr"-
iret and s;Ssy-t7c, il nerchy taken sTay;cad
vrorida5, further, tha' upon all su"h treasury
1o.rs which mas Ic!nain oht5taEdlpg Oh the
ir,t Day u January, e!gi,teea auodrcd i:n1
.istY .GFe, n:l which rl!:.y Ro' " EXCHANGED
iy1 nc4 :reasG-g rote7 us he:ein provided, n
"a, Of one hWndrsd per rent is Lerohu ri ?0sei
Sc. 5. ThataitrtiloS!s lay Of April ErxffJi
an.hGr!!7 fore given 10 The S."rc2ar7 O.!
Tho Tre.surs 10 rs5Ir treasury r"'ca Sa:! fe
2uG i. ..crtl.T. ,cvpi:.i: Pr"rids4, tie Seer
iarf Of tie r~-n&!ry :H2v. a'tar ihat ti:nc.
Issue uoH ,:c.slr" IL les, IN sICu ,p:i:ls n. ha
rov }-ascrrhr. T"aYa';a wa Yeas aF:"r TIC
, atiScG:i., o. d .TGH'g ~ rcDGa w,tH the
Unii.t S-.'a-. rad rev r~-lcs 81 ~ Te" i:at.:r
in roy!rc,.t ~ "A public GuAs except exH@rt
ard ;r.~,rrtc.,;Ca, arl .. D." i;.ucc in cScsarrc
Gor Oh Noes. at ;ae ra5" + lwo dallar- If TIC
.eS for ,trea dollars 0f the ola %issii"a, w3s:hrT
aid Id rot e lo -:i-rsn!ar3d f. "xciar." bg
the holders ;~.,"ra.- ~ - r.ct'"Gi into t.
.reasnrr under Interpretations q as I1!; sr@
he hn'I5fs 8 80 nsH Errn 9: o. re Uij
ao'1s, rEcc:t tiIoae ~ iGn 0cgJIn!ra;i'A Of
me huntrot dollars, af,cr thy sse rc!u"ei y
sixt--=iE and rwC-,t;7da cent? az he 6,,iGr,
Nv the lax afc rnsaid. may r>nr:;: tho snG'e
ih.o call car.iii2.tc., bearing Interest 81 t!c
rate Of four per cent. Yer annuln, ani PEA
bic twn years alter .he ratification of 8 tsca-y
.: peace with the Uaitc1 STATES. unless souDcr
converted into new notes.
Sec. g.. Tint 20 par the ex0cnassG! thc Govern
mont not otherwise provided for, TIE Secretary
Of the Treasury is hereby authorized to i=sua
six rer cent. bends, to "a amount not exceed
ing Eve hundred millions Of dotlGr-, tho pri:-
cipal and interest whereof s'Ill be free irrm
taxation, and Tor the payment OF Ito int,:es:
thereon. tue entire nett receipts CT any export
duty hereafter laid on the value Of all r,.:on,
tobacco, and naval sto-cs, which shall! he ex-
ported from the Confederate STAIRS, and tho
nett proceeds Of tho import duties now kid, or
80 much thereof az may DO necessary TO pay
Annually the Interest, are hereby specially
pied g4G. pr6ridtd TINT tho duties now laid
uron imports and hereby pledged shall here
after be paid in specie, or in .tcr.irg exchange,
or in the coupons Of said boads.
Sec :. Thatthe Secretary Of the Treasury is
hereby authorized, from time to time, as tie
@ants of the treasury may require 1t, to sell Or
hYpothecats for treasury notes said bonds or
any part thereof, uponsthe best terms be can.
80 as to meet appropriations by Congress, and
ut the same time reduce and restrict the
amount of the circulation in treasury notes
within reasonable and safe limits.
Seo.S. The bonds authorized by tliesi4th Sec
ton of this act may be either registered or cou-
pom bonds, az TIC plrtiee tating them may elect,
and they may b, exchanged FOR each other
under such regulations ss the Secretary If the
Treasury may prescribe. They .shall be for
one hundred d~ollurs, or scme multiple Of ono
hundred dollars, and shall, together with
the coupons thereto attached, be in such form
and of such authorization on the Secretary Of
the Treasury may prescribe. The interes;shall
be payable half yearly on the first day OF Jan
nary aud July in each yclr-;he principal
It'll l.. -o-ot1a No. lac, -ha- llfrf,,
from their date.
SEQ. g. All call certificates shall lie furdablc,
and shall be taxed ir-a.i respects, as IL rrovide6
fer the Treasury uc!ea, int, which they are
convertible. If rot converted before tie tire
fixed FOR taxing the Trcssnry notes. sucn Ger
siEcases siall, from that time, bear interest
upon only -:1tys;z ana two sdird GEMS foF
ey,ry dollar promis+d np0a their face, and
shallbe r~edaemahlH only in rev I~'ressury |
notes 81 that rate, but after the passage OF this