Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-05-24
U. S. 1O-4O BONDS.

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These Bonds are issued under the Act of congress
March sth, 1884 which provides that all Bonds Issue
under this Act shall lie EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
under any state Or municipal authority. subscriI
tons TO these Bonds are received United States note
or notes of National Banks They are TO BE REDEEM
ED IN COIN at the pleasure the Government al an!
period not less than ten nor than forty years from
their date, and until their redemption FIVE PER CENT
INTEREST WILL BE PAID IN COIN. on Bonds of mo-
one hundred dollars annually and all other Bond
semtannnally The interest is payable the FIRST dayl
of March and September in each year.
Subscribers will receive either Registered or Coupon
Bonds they prefer Registered Bonds record
ed the books of the u S. Treasurer and be
ferred emily on the owners order Coupon Bonds pay
able to bearer, and convenient for commercial
uses.
Subscribers to this loan will have the option having
their Bonds draw interest from March 1st by paying the
accrued interest In coinor in United States notes.
the notes Of National Banks adding fifty per cent for
premium or receive them drawing interest from the
date Of subscription and depost As these Bonds are
NAAoAnpN MmnlctpuA stare TAXA
tton,
per annum according the rate Of tax lOvies in various
parts Of the country.
At the present rate of premium gold they pay
Over Eight per Cent Interest
in currency, and of equal convenience
or atempOrary Investment
1t is believed that no securletlss offer so great nl
ducemens to lenders the various ptions Of u s.
Bonds In all other forms of indebtedness the faith OF
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 holden secure the payment Of both principal
and interest in coin.
These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums from $50
up to any magnitude, on the TERMS and are thus
made equally available to the smallest lender and tie
largest capitalist They be converted into money at
any moment and thu holder will have tile benefit Of the
interest
It may b. useful 10 stats in tis enur, Cnn liza, the
total Funded Debt the United States on which interest
is payable Tin gold, on the ad day Of march, 1884, was
s7esa65OOO The interest this debt for the coming
fiscal year will be while the customs
in gold for the current fiscal year ending june sOth
1861 has been far at the rate Of SlOOOOOOO per
annum.
1t will be seen that even the present gold revenues of
the Government largely in Ct the wants of the
Treasurer for the payment of gold inrsrost while the
recent increase of the tariff will doubtless raise the
annual receipts from customs the amount of
importations, 10 15O,OOO,OOO per annum.
Instructions to the National Banks acting as loan
agents not issued from the United States Treasury
until March &C. 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 Akron, o.
FirstNational Bank of Bridgeport,
First National Bank of Canton o.
First National Bank of Baltimore, Md.
First National Bank of Washington, D. G..
AND BY ALL NATIONAL BANKS
which deposilaries of Public money, and all
RESPECTABLE BANKS AND BANKERS
throughout the country (acng agents Of the Nation
al Deposary Banks) will furnish further information
on application and
AFFORD EVERY FACILITY TO SUBSCRIBE s.
mayo sm.