The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-30

ItddL u VIII uou oLltSS De ItVistu unu
amended by the next Congress. / he
Cdniet ra,e hotes that may be received
INTO the State Treasury after the first
Of April, will only be available in pay
menis at the discount of SO l>3 per
cent, and the 8 100 poles Il, farther
Discount OF j 0 per cen. per month from
I the first of April. The 800 ndtes
should heno Ionger reseigaitle, those
of less denomination only al dis
count of 80 3 per cent. The reports
tho Auditor ana Treasurer shew the
condition of the Trcasury and the
wants of the Government 70 be such
| thar the Stata should no! sustain the
loss Of the discount on the notes. The
tax payers 81 the State who have had
aotice of the provisions Of the Cur.
rsncv Bill. will doubtless make pro-
vision for payment Tor the Confederate
and State tax BY funding ihc Co fed,
erat" no'es and procuring State paper.
HE dilIesence between those Confed,
era'e notes and four er cent bonds
ader ihe first of April will not be equal
10 che discount on the notes, as brokers
can. BY setding The notes WRIST of the
Mississippi have them funded until
!he FIRST Of July, and 10 regulation Of
the Treasu'Y by oath or Otherwise can
prevcnt 'inscr p9ious Per.oMs from
dong his: / You authorize the re.
c~ipi ot me iour per ccdl boads in
payment Of taxes. il w-ll also be nccest
sary 10 give power 70 tho Tgfasurcr to
dlspo-n 81 thcm, "a tboy are not re
celvablr IL pttmeCl of public dues ri.
ter the fl-St OF January nrxt. d. lot
recommeud jhp receip, Of he four per
crnt bonds for taxes az IL will afford
bat Iiuie relief To the p'0ple pt the
State, the majority ot whom owing 70
the dardugemeht OF the mails ard Their
dis'anc" from the jrnosilofics. will net
hov" received Information In time TO
eDable them 10 iuud their notes, at4
they will be thrown into the power OF
INSCRIPTIONS brokers. also fear thai
these bonds viii. bv December next.
hc Of no greater valuc than the notes.
for it wiz be observed ;hlt the notes
of less deuOmna ion than 500 are.
until January nrxt. cxchanreablc at
n33 l,3 per cent discount for the new
i>SJie. and no such provision is made
for the bonds. The bon Il are also
axable 10 the full amount of their in.
iterest. The bonds are practically
twenty year binds without interes. and
II requires no great Gnlncisl aceumen
to duermlue iheir total wurthles$ness
in nc market after January next
! therefore rtcommend thai no Com
feder1tt nOes be hereafter received in
paymentof taxes or other public dues.
except the new issue 10 be made after
the first of pril and Inc old conycrt,
Die notes OF less denomination than
800 At their convertible value. and
that the Treasurer be authorized to
Z hange the latter for the new issur
and unless you retain them az basis
for IL future Issue of Treasury moi, s
that the Treasurer authorizrd with
the advice OF the Governor aud Audi
tor to sell the 6 per cent bonds'for the
market value for the new issue and
the paper Of tho Safe. or pay out
The slme Tor sGch value for Authors
warrants.
faxes.
The time forthe collection of the tax
assessed in 1862 having been extended
4 large part of>that tax. as we'll as of
that assessed for 1863 remains unpaid
| 4 80 &c o..nl, Lnn knnr, r,n;l