Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TT. 1910 BONDS.

These Bonds are issued under the Act Of Congress
March sth, 1864 which provides that all Bonds issued
under this Act shall be Exempt from Taxation By or ah-
der any state municipal authority, Subscriptions 70
these Bonds received in United States notes or
notes Of National Banks, They 20 be Redeemed
in Coin thu pleasure of the Government at any pc
Rod less than than forty frOni
their date aud until their redemption five per cent in
terest will be paid in coin Bonds of not
hundred dollars snnuslly and all other Bonds semi
annually The interest is payable the FIRST days u
March and September in each gear.
Subscribers win receive either Registered or Coupon
Bonds as the- may prefer Registered Bonds are re
corded on the books of the U. s. Treasurer and can DO
transferred only on the owners order Coupon Bonds
are payable bearer and convenient for COM
mercial uses.
Subscribers to this loan viii have the option ei hav
ing their Bonds draw interest from March 1st, By
ing the accrued in eon-(or in United States
notes. or the notes of National Banks adding fifty per
cent. for premum,) 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 to three per ceat per
annum according to the OF tar leyes In
parts of tho country.
At the present rate of premium gold they pay
OVER EIGHT PER CENT. INTEREST
in currency, and are of equal convenience permA
nent or temporary investment.
1t believed that securities offer great induce
mtnts to lenders the various descriptions of T. S.
Bonds In all other forms of Indebtedness the faith
ability of private parties stock companies separate
communities only pledged for payment while for tho
debts of the United States the whole property of the
country is holden to the payment of both prn-
cipal and interest in coin.
These Bends may be subscribed for in from $50
up to any magnitude, the same TERMS and are thus
made equally available to the smallest lender and the
largest capitalist They be converted into money
at any Moment and the holder will hase the benek Of
| the interest.
1t may be useful to state this CONGESTION that the
total Funded Debt the United States which inter
payable in gold the 81 day Of March, 1864, was
s76s 965 OOo The interest this debt for the coming
fiscal year will be SIS 9s7 2s while the customs
ne gold for the fiscal yes ending June 30th,
1894 has been FAR at the rate of 500 100000
1t will be seen that the present gold OF
the Government largely in excess of the wants Of
the Treasury for the payment of gold iutere while
the recent increase of the tariff will doubtless raise the
annual receipts from customs the same amount Of
importstions, to $50, QUO per annum.
Instructions TO the National Banks acting as loan
az. ns were not issued from United States Treasury
unit March 20, but in the frst three weeks OF April
che subscriptions averaged more than Ten Nillieas
Week.
subscriptions will be received BY the
First National Bank Of GAINESVILLE.
| First Nationsl 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
tioDsl Depositary Banks will furnish further nfoma
tion application and afford every facility to subscri
bers. 2-Tn2