Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.
II. S. 1910 BONDS.

These Bonds are issued under the Act Of Congress
March sth, 1851 which provides that all Bonds issued
under this Act shall be Exempt from Taxation by or
der any state municipa authority, Subscriptions to
these Bonds are received in United States notes or
notes of National Banks: They are to be Redeemed
in Coin at the pleasure of the Government at any Pc
Rod not less than than forty years from
their date and until their redemption five per cent in
terest will paid in coin Bonds of not over one
hundred dollars annually and all other .Bonds semi
annually. The interest is payable the frst days OF
March and September in each year.
Subscribers will receive either Registered Coupon
Bonds as ther may prefer Registered Bonds are re-
corded ON the books Of the L. S. Treasurer and be
transferred only on the owners order. Coupon Bonds
are payable bearer ard convenient for
mercial uses.
Subscribers 10 this loan will the option Of hav
ing their Bonds draw interest from March 1s by pay
ing the accrued interest in coin(or in United States
notes. or the notes of National Banks adding fifty per
cent for prenium) or receive them drawing interest
from the date of subscription and deposit As these
Bonds are
EXEMPT FROM MUNICIPAL OR STATE TAXATION,
their value is increased from one to three per ee per
annum according to the rate of tax levies in
parts of tho country.
AT the present rate of premium on gold they pay
OVER EIGHT PER CENT. INTEREST
in currency and are of equal convenience perma-
nent or temporary investment.
II is believed that no securities offer great induce
mnts lenders the various descriptions of U. S.
Bonds In all other forms of Indebtedness the faith
ability of private parties stock companies separate
communities only is pledged for payment, while for the
debts of the United States the whole property of the
country lie holden to the payment Of both prin-
cipal and interest in coin.
These Bonds may be subscribed for in from $50
up TO any magnitude, the terms and are thus
made eqnaly available to the smallest lender aud the
largest capitalist. They be converted into money
at any moment and the holder will haze the benefit OF
the interest.
1t NAV be useful to state in this connection that the
total Funded Debt of the United States which inter
est payable in gold the Sd dag of March, 1854,
SOS OO0 The interest this debt for the coming
fiscal year viii be $40 while the customs reven-
ne in gold for the current fiscal year. ending June SOth
1884 has been far at the rate of 500
1t viii be that the present gold revenues of
the Government largely in Of the wants Of
the Treasury for the payment of gold Interest, while
the recent increase Of the tariff will doubtless raise the
annual receipts from customs the amount OF
importations, to $3.50, coo, QUO per annum.
Instructions to the National Banks acting as loan
age nts were issued from the United States Treasury
unit March 90 but in the first three weeks of April
The subscriptions averaged more than Ten Millions a
Week.
subscriptions will be received by the
First National Bank of GAINESVILLE.
First National Bank of milwaukee,, Wis.
First National Bank of Madison, Wis.
And by all National Banks which depositaries Of
Public money, and all Respectable Banks and Bankers
throughout the country, (acting agents of the Ma
tonal Depository BanksD viii furnish further informal
ton on application and afford every facility to subscri
bers. 2-mz