Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-08
DROPOsALS FOR LOAN
FIyB.rwENrY BON DS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

WASHIHGT0H Octobar ], 1854
sea'-d offers will be received at this Depart nens'
upapr the act OF CONGRESS- approved June 70 1884.
until noon of ~ tie 18th instant. for 3onts of
the Uuited States to the amount Of Forty Millions
of dollars The Bonds offered will bear IN interest
of six Pc centum. pa, alba semi usl. in coin.
on the 6rst days Of May and Novenb. sut
will he rede enable at the pleasure OF the Govern
ment, after Eve ars and payable in twenty year,
from Nov EN- Der lat. 1854.
Each offer must be for 6fty n some mutt ipls of
fifty dollars, and must state the sum, including
premium offered, for each hundred dollars. or for
fifty when the offer is for no more than fifty. Two
per centum of the principal excluding premium,
Of the whole amount bid for. by each bidder, must
be deposited las guaranty for payment or hscrip-
tions if accepted> with the Treasurer of The United
STA es at Washington, or with the Assistant
Treasurer at New York, B ,stoa. phis. or
st Louis, or with the designated deposltsry at
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville
Chicago, Detroit or Buffalo, or with any alton al
Deposit Bank which may consent to transact the
bushes. without Charge for which de posit du pli
cate certificates will be issued to the by
the ON Ger or bank receiving them, the origi-
psls Of which must be forwarded. with the offers,
20 this Departm All deposits should he made
in time for the &c tifcates, with the offers, to
reach Washing ton not later than the morning of
October 18th as aforesaid. No offer not accom- pa
MED by its proper certificate of deposit will be
considered.
The Coupon and Registered Bonds, issued under
this proposal will be Of the denomination of $50,
500. $500. and 81 900. REGISTERED bonds Of IS 900
and $1,000 will be issued. if required
All offers received will be opened on Friday
October 18th. The awards will be made by the
Secretary to the highest offerers. and notice Of
acceptance or declination will be Immediately
given to the respective offerers. In csse of
acceptance. Bonds. of the descriptions and demon
nations preferred will be sent to the subscribers
at the cost of the Department. on final payment
of installments The deposit Of two per cent. will
be reckoned in the last installment paid by sue
cefsful offerers, and will be Immediately returned
to those whose offers may not be accepted.
The amount of accepted offers must be deposited
with the Treasurer, Officer, or Bank authorized to
act under this notice, on advice of acceptance of
offers. follows: One-half the goth OF October,
and the balance, including the premium and
original two per cent Deposit on the 3lst of Osto
Der.
The Bonds will bear interest from November
LIST. Interest on deposits. from their date to
November LIST, will be paid by the Government in
coin.
One half of the 6rst instalment, or twenty. five
per cent of acce pied offers may be paid with &C
crued interest to October l4th in " United States
Certificates of Indebtedness" but such certificates
will be received in part payment of the first install
mept only.
Offers under this notice should be endorsed, 'Of-
fers for Loan, and addressed to the Secretary Of
theTreasury.
The right to decline all offers not considered adj
vantageous to the Government is reserved by the
Secretary. W. P. FESSENDEN,
oc3-td Secretary of the Treasury.