The Portland daily press., 1864-10-10
for LOAN.
$40 BONDS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.


Sealed offers will be received at this Department
urder the act of Congress, approved June 9Oh 1884,
until the noon of Friday the 14th instant for bonds
of the United States to the amount forty millions
of dollars. The bonds offered will bear interest
of six per centum, payable semannnally, in coin,
on the first days of May and November, and will be
rdeemable at the pleasure of the Government after
iveyears. and payable in twenty years from Nov. !,
1864.
Each offer must be for fifty or some multiple of
fifty dollErs and state the SUM including pre-.
MUM offered for each hundred dollars or for fifty
when the offer is for no more than fifty. Two per
cent of the principal texcluding premium) of whole
amount bid for by each bidder, must be denoaites,
as guaranty for the payment subscriptions if ae
eepted, with the Treasurer fthe United States at
Washington, or with the Assistant Treasurer at
New York. Boston, Philadelphia, or st. Louis, or
with The designated Dspositary at Baltimore Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, Detroit, or
Buffalo, or with any National Deposit Bank which
may consent to transact inc business without charge
for which deposits duplicate certificates will be ssu-
cd to the de ositors by the officer or bank receiving
them-the originals ST which must be forwarded,
with the oaers, to this department. All deposits
should be made in time for the certificates with the
offers to reach Washington not later than the morn
ing of October IA, as aforesaid No Offer not accom-
panied by its proper certificate of deposit viii be
considered.
The Coupon and Registered Bonds, issued under
this proposal, will be of thu denominations of $50,
500, $780, $1,000. Registered Bonds of $500 and
$4,000 will be issued if required
All offers received will be opened on Friday, Oc-
tober l4th- The awards will be made by the secre-
tary to the highest oferers and notice acceptance
or declination will be Immediately given to the res
spective oerers. In cases of acceptance, bonds of
the description and denomination preferred v i'll be
sent " the subscribers at the cost of the Depart
ment, on final payment ofinstalmsnts. The deposit
of two FER will be reckoned in the last install
ments paid by successful efferers and will be imme-
diately returned to those whose offers may not Ibe
accepted.
The amount of accepted offers must be deposited
with the Treasurer, ocsr hank authorized TO act
under this notice. advice of the acceptance of Of
fers as follows: One half on the 20lh October and
the balarcs, (ncluding the premium and original
two per cent. deposit, on the 3lst October. :.
The bonds will bear interest froA November 1st.
Interest on deposts, from their date to Nov l. will
be paid by the Government in eoir.
Onehalf of the first instalment or twenty five per
cent of accepted OFFERS may be paid. WITH accrued
interest to Ost IL, in United States Certificates of
Indebtedness" but such certificates will be received
! in part payment of the first installment only.
Offers under this notice should be endorsed ssOer
for Loan" and addressed to the Secretary Of the
Treasury. The right ~ decline al oaers not copsd
cred advantageous to the Government, is reserved
to the Secretary.
W. P. FESSEN DEN,
| Oct5y1w&dtd Secretary of the Treasury