Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1864-03-29

payapIe TWO years after the ratlflCa
ton OF treaty of peace with tn,
United States, said new issues to b,
receivable in payment of all publ,
dues except export and import duties
and to be issued in exchange for ole
notes, at the rate of two dollars o
tho new for three dollars of the ole
issues. whether said old notes be sur
rendered for exchange by the holders
thereof. or be received into the I'rna
sury und the provisions of this
act and the holders of the new notes
or the old notes, except those Of til,
denomination of one hundred dollars
after they are reduced to sixty.siy
| and two-third cents on the dollar, hy
the tax aforesaid. may convert the
same into call certificates, bearing,
interest at the rate of four per cent.
per annum, and payable two years
after the ii.ca,ion Of treaty of
peace with the United States, unless
s"r11ncr convtr'"! int" Wv notes.
6. That to pay the expenses Of
the government not otherwise pro
videt for. the Secretary Of the Trea-
srnv is hereby authorized to issue six
per cent. bonds. TO an amrunt no,
,.yco,linr fix. hundred ,n;l,;onS or
dollars, the principal and interest
whereof shall l." free from taxation.
and for the pavment Of tb. interest
thereon the entire ne, r-r.ip,s O; any
EXPORT duty hereafter laid On the
value of all cotton. tobacco, and ma
val stores. which shall h.. axnor.cd
from the Confederate States. and the
net proceeds Of the import duties
now laid. or 50 much thereof as NAV
be NECESSARY IA nav annually the
interest, and hereby uI.t-cI, shall
hereafter be maid in snaci.. or in
sterling exchange, or in the coupons
of said bonds.
8. Tn. bonds authorized Lv ,he
6tl, section Of ,];s act may T., ,.;.Lcr
or cnuuon bonds. rs IN. mar.
tics ,a5inr them may ,I,c. and ,L..v
NAV h. EXCHANGED for each o,h.r nm.
der such r.,-rl,,ion. A. ,h. S.cr.,,r,
Of tn. Treasury NAV rr.scr;h. Tb,y
SHALL be for on. hundred dollars ar
some mn',;nlc Of one ,nuar.1 dollars
and shall, tor,,h.r. with t;,. commons
thereto attached. hr in such form and
Of such auth.nticat.goas the S,cr,,a-
nv of tn. Treasury may nr.sor;L.
III. Interest shall lr n,ya}l.. hair
yearly, ~, tho Is. J,,,,,,,. and Inv
n c,rh y,.or-.ho nr;nrin,l .ba,I l.,
,ay,lI,. no, l.ss,L,n thirty wear. from
'h1i, a.,
o Observation-Disclosures,
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oforo issued Of tl,c d~no,nina,ian Of
i've dollars shall, continue t. be- re-
'"ivah!r in payment of public dues. .
l. provided by law, an. f,,ndahlc at
'ar under the provisions Of tn, act.
'ai!! he lst OF y, 1864, cas-, and +.
tn,l! the Isl October, 1861, w.st OF
he mississippi. but after that time
hrE SHAH u" s"bl"rt - 'aN of thlr- .
y-thrce and one third cents on every
i"ilar promised on the face thereof;
aid tax to attach to said notes. whcr- /
Yer clrc"iated' and sud notes 20 be .
uhdah!" and exchanged Tor new treas