Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-23
NO. 10.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
u. 1910 BONDS.

These Bonds are issued under the Act Of Congress
March sth, 1864 which provides that ali Bonds issued
under this Act shall be Exempt from Taxation by
der any state municipal authority, Subscriptions
these Bonds are received iu United states notes or
notes os National Basks, They are 70 be Redeemed
in Coin. al the pleasure TIE GoYernnent a; guy PEE
Rod not less than ten than forty years from
their date and until their redemption five per cent
erest viii be paid in coin Bonus of not over one
hundred dollars annually and all other Ponds scmi
annually The interest is payable the FIRST days Of
March and September in oac, year.
Subscribers viii receive either Registered o. Coupon
Bonds, they may prefer. Registered Bends Gre
corded the books of the T. 5. Treasurer and can be
transferred only the owners order. Coupon Bonds
payable to bearer. and convenient for
mercial usez.
Subscribers this loan viii have the option @: av.
ing their Bonds draw interest from Isrch ls 6y ls-
ing the accrued inserest III eoinor in United States
not 5 the notes of National Banks adding fifty per
cent. for prenia,) or receive them drawing intees;
from the date Of subscription aud deposit; As these
Bondsar
EXEMPT FROM MUNICIPAL or STATE TAXATION,
their value is increased from one TO three per ce per
annu according 70 TIE rate of tax ieyies in vario.a
parts Of tho country
At The present rate Of prenaiann goIa they pay
OVER EIGHT PER CENT. INTEREST
in curreney and arc Of equal convenience as perna.
nent or temporary investment.
Ii is believed that securities offer gres; induce
mnts to lenders the various descriptions of u S.
Bonds. in all other forms of indebtedness the faith or
ability OF private parties stock companies separate
communities only is pledged for payment, while for tie
debts of the United States the whole property Of the
country holden to secure the pa, ment OF both pria.
oipai and interest in coin.
These Bonds may be subscribed for Ia from $50
up to any magnitude the terms, and are thus
made equally available to the smallest lender and the
largest capitalist They I've converted into money
at any moment; and the holder VIII haze the benefit o;
the Interest.
1t may useful To state in this conneation that the
total Funded Debt Of the United States which inter
est payable in gold. the 81 day Of March, 1864
s76s,965,cOO The interest this debt for the coming
fiscal year wiIl be SO 937 1885, willie the customs reven-
in gold for the fiscal year. ending June SOth.
loO4, lttn so q. OF
1t will be that even the present gold Of
the Government largely in of the wants Of
the Treasury for tie payment of gold interest while
the recent increase of the tariff VIII doubtless raise the
annual receipts from customs tie amount os
importaiions 10 S15O, O0O,OOO per annum.
Instructions 10 the National Banks acting as loan
az, ns not issued from the United States Treasury
unit March 90, but in the first three weeks of april
Che subscriptions averaged tian Ten Millions
Week.
Subscriptions win be received by tho
First National Bank Of GAINESVILLE.
First National Bank of Milwaukee,, Wis
First National Bank Of Madison, Wis
And by all National Banks which arc depositares Of
Public money, and all Respectable Banks and Bankers
throughout the country, (aetng agents of the Ma
tiona Depository Banks1 wilt furnish further inforua
ton application and afford every facility to s,lscr