Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-06-04
U. S. 1910 BONDS

These Bonds nto issued undor the Aot Of Ooure.,,
4 March 9Th, 1864, which provides thst all Bond
,ssuI undor this Ac, siail be EXEMPT FROM
TAXATIONby or under any stete'cr nunio pal
tbority. Subscriptions Is these Bonds nrr rc"ovei
in United States notes nUtes Of Nstic,h Bssts
Thoy uro TO BE REDEEMED IN CON-, a, Ls
pleasure Of tic Government, eny poriOj icss
than tsa 'aorS than forty years ffon tGer
date aud until their redemption FIVE PlR CENT
INTEREST WILL DE PAID ~ COIN, on Bouds
Of uotoyos one hundred doilara annually ard on all
other Bonds scmannuslly. Tho interest ia paysbls
Oh the first days of March and September Ia oscg;
years
subsorioors III receive either Registered or cou
pom Bonds, ~ tloy may prefer. Registered Bond.
recorded tho bsoA, Of the t. S. Treasurer,
Gui be transferred only the owner order
Coupon Bonds payable to bearer, and uso nors
conveuien: iur con III orciu u'e6.
SutsoriLers 10 tLis loan will bpTo the option ae
having their Bonds dtaw interest i.on March i,t, ~
paying the accrued interest in coin-,or in Cuitej
State, Bo,es OF the notes Of National Banks adding
hf;y pee cent for PREMIUM ro'eiVe them draw.
ing inter from It's dsto Of sGpstri i;iO nd deposit
As these Bonds
Exernp; E.'rsu fAplsicipslE or 5sgeo
Taxation,
there vsiuo IL ncr"si isd fofr to three per osLt
psr snuu according tho ls,s Of tax ori-s il "a.
rious paris Of tLs country.
At the present rate Of premium on gold they pay
OVER EIGHT PER CENT INTEREST
in currency and Of equal convenience as q lsr,
manent or temporary investment.
1t is believed that no securities offer gTeat IL.
ducemens to lenders the various descriptions Of
L. 5. Bonds In all other forms Of indebtedness thu
faith ability Of private parties or stock companies
only is pledged for payment while for the debts Of
the United States Il whole property Of the coun'
try is holden the payment Of both principal
and interest in coin
These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums frorl
$50 up to any magtula, on the sGmo terms, and ara
thus made equally available to the smallest lender
and the largest capitalist They can 20 converted
into money at'any amount, and the holder will hay.
the benefit of the interest
1t may be useful to state in this connection thtt
the total Funded Debt Of the United States Oh which
interest is payable in gold, on the Sd day Of March,
1864, was s76s 96j 900 Tho interest On this dets
.
the customs revenue in gold for the current fiscal
year, ending June Both, 1854 has been far the
rate Of over 500 100000 per onnum
Ii will be that even the present gold rcvonu,s
of the Government are 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 tho same
amount Of importatons, to 600 per anuum,
Instructions 10 the National Banks acting as loaa
agents not issued from the United State Irea.
sury until March 25 but in the first three weeks Of
April the subscriptions averaged moro thaa TEN
MILLIONS \ WEEK.
Subscriptions will be received by tho
First National Bank of Philadelphia, Pa.
Second National Bank OF Philsdolphia Pa.
Third National Bank Of Philadelphia, IA.
And by all National Banks
which depositarios OF Public money, and all
RESPECTABLE BASKs And DANELE5
th'oUgloa: Tie country, acting agents Of the Ma
Iional Depository Banks,) will furnish further Itot.
nation on application and
AFFoT. o EVERY FACILITY YTOsUBSCRIDLEs
MayT ls6I