Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-06-11
U. s. 1O-4O BONDS.

Thoso io,,ds oro issaOd undor tho Act of Cong,ss
Of March 5tb, 1854, which provides that all BOlds
| issued under this Act sliall be ExENpT FROM
| TAXATION ty or under anyslatc or municipal AZ
tl,rfty Srbscrip,iols to these Bonds ere received
In United States notes o. notes Of National Banks
They are 10 BE REDEEMED IN COIN. at this
pleasure OF the Government, at any period not Icss
than ten nor moro then forty gears from their
date, and until their redemption FIVE PER CENT.
INTEREST WILL BE PAID IN COIN, on Bont'
of not over ono hundred dollars annually and On al
other Bonds semi.annually The interest is payabie
on tho firs days Of March and septoalLor in caeA
years.
subscriber, i'll receive ethor Registered or C6u.
pom Bonds, u. they may prefer. Registered Bonds
aro recorded on the books Of The L. s Treasurer,
and can be transferred ouly the owner sorder -
Coupon Bcnl7 are payable 10 bearer, and are InoTS
eony,ncu. for commeryiai
Subscribers 10 this loan will have the option OF
having lher Bond, draw interest from March lst, hy
peyn,, the accrued Interest IN coin--tor in United
states not,s, the notes Of National hanks. adding
itty per cent for prcn.iuiaJ Or receive them draw.
ing iuorrs rou, the date ol description and deposit
As these Bonds aic
EXcl0ns f.'orr Municipal or state
Taxnsiou,
there value s increased f on 70 ibreo per cent
per aanutn according 70 The rate Of tax cyies il
roGa paris Of the country.
~ the present rate Of Premium on gold they pay
OVER EIGHT PER CENT INTEREST
in currency, and are Of equal convenience as per-
n.ancut Of temporary Investment.
Il is believed thst 10 secuiitns olcr great in.
ducemonts to lenders the various descriptions Of
L. 5 Bonds. In all other forms OF Indebtedness. t.,
faith ability Of private parties stock companies
only is pledged for payment, while fur tho dcbts Of
the United States the whole property of tho eoun.
Try i. holder to the payment Of both principal
and interest in ooin,
These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums from
$50 up TO any magitude, Oh the same terms and ars
thus made equally available to tho smales: Lender
and the largest capitalist. They can be converted
into money at any amount ami the holder will Layo
the bcrcf, Of the in crest.
Il may BE usylu, TO state in this connection tho.
the lo.M Funded Debt of the United States On nli.A
interest Is payable in gold, the Sd day Of Mnro,,
1854, was s7y5g55.OOO. The interest on this i"b.
!v. the coming fiscal year will tc Sl5997l23. Will"
the cust0u, revenue in gold Ir the current ts:,,
ending June 200h, 1851 has been so C2r at ,hs
rate o! over SlU0 0O0000 per anrum
IT will be- seen that the present gold revenue
Of the Government are largely in excess 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 on the sann
amount of imp0rtstions to $3.50 600 900 per snruu,
Instructions TO the National Banks acting loan
agents were not issued from the United State Jr"a-
sury until March %, but il The first three Wutk, O.,
April the subscriptions averaged more than 4L.'
MILLIONS \ WLEk
Subscriptions will be received by tho
Eirs; National Bunk of Philadelphia, Pa
Second National Bank OF Rhilalol!hia Pa.
Third National Banl. Of Philadelphia, p.
And by n,l National Fsnn:6s
which are depo.taries Of Public money AM al
RESPECTABLE BANKS A>D BANKERS
throughout the country (q.l!ng agents o? tho Va.
ioaal Depository Banks) vii! furnish further inior.
nation application and
AFFORD EVERY FACILITY YI0sCBsCRJDERs.
May :, 1861.