The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-14
UNITED STATES TEn.f0hTY BONDS

gress Of March 6th. 1854 which provides that In
Lieu Of 80 much Of the loan authorized By the Act
OF March Sd, 1862 to which this Il supplementary,
the Secretary Of the Treasury u authorised to
borrow from time to time, on the credit Of the
United States, not exceeding TWO HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS during the current fiscal
ysar. and g prepare and iasus therefor Coupon
and Registered Bonds OF Tie United States; and
Ill Bonds issued undsr this ACT shall b EX-
E1PT FROM TAXATION by Or under any
State or municipal authority. subscriptions to
these Bonds are received In United States notes
OF notes Of National Banks. They areTO BE
REDEEMED IN COIN. at the pleasure Of the
Government, ct any period not less taor tn ,ov
more thcn forty gears from their dats, and until
their redemption FIVE PER CENT. INTER
EST WILL BE PAID IN Qe1N. on Bonds Of
not over one hundred dollars annually, ana ON
all other Bonds senai-annually.
The interest = PAYABLE on the nrst days OF
March and September In each year. The semi.
annual Coupons are payable at those dates, ana
the annual Coupons on the 50 and loo dollar
Bonds are payabls on the fISt OF March.
Subscribers win receive either Registered or
Coupon Bonds, rs they may prefer. Registered
Bonds are recorded ON the books Of the U. g,
Treasurer. and can be transferred only on the
owners order. Coupon Bonds arc payable to
bearer. and are more convenient for commercial
uses.
Registered Bonds win be issued Of the deuomi-
nations Of Fifty Dollars O5o. Ons Hundred Dol
lasOa0N Five Hundred DollauO6oe one Thou
sand Dollars q .oooA Five Thousand DOLLARS as.
ooO. and Ten Thousand Dollars tslc. oook and Cou-
pom Boads Of the denonnina4aons q Fifty Do1lara
(edoA One Hundred Dollars C3lsN. Five Hundred
Do,lara tsDo). and One Thousand Dollars q ,oooA
euhscribers to this lean Win Asvs tksroption
Of having their Bonds draw interest ftpm March
LIT. By paying the aosEusd interest IN coia-(os
In United States notes. or the nstss q Nasaona,
Banks. adding any Per cont for premium) Il
receive thsm drawing interest nom H. dats q
subscrtpion and deposit. a h'l oF
A. thess Bonds are exempt ftom municipal q
State taxation, their valusis Increased from ON
to three per cent per annum, according to III
rate Of tax leviss In various pazts Of the coun
tu. IS. M !.
At the present rate Of premium ON gold thsy
pay over eight pr osnt interest in currency
and arc q equal convenience = permanent d
Temporary Investment
| Il = believed that no securities oner % No.
induoements 70 lenders a the various dsscrip
items Of U. g. Bonds. In al other form Of In
debtedne@. the fAith or ability Of private par
ties or stock companies or separate conmuni
ties only = pledged 1ur payment while for tn
debt Of the United States the whole property .
tho country = holden 70 secure the payment 3
both principal and interest in coin.
The Bonds may be subscribed for in sum,
nom 90 up to any magnitude, on the cam
terms. and are thus made equally available Z,
the smallest lender and the largest capitalist
They can b convsgted into money q any mo
mont. and the holder Vim have tho bsnsnt q Il,
interest. g5 A@
4he net that al duties on imports are paya
BILE In specie Turntables fund 1se Ike paymsn
q interest On ~ Government Bonds largely Il
excss Of the wants q the Treasury for shi,
purpose. {, Tgul
| Upon the receipt Of s1bseEiptiopsa eertiacatl
q deposit therefor, - duplicate. wfl b issssa
The original of which VIII b forwarded " Il,
subscriber 70 the ssersaazy q the Trsasuxy,y q
Washington, with ! letter stating the kind ues
istered o. eoupon) and, ~ dsnonainationss o
bonds required. 800 q son aoii i ,s,fj
Upon the receipto Of the original serttncates 81
tho Treasury Department. the bends suhecrtbsd
TOR viii Be transmitted to the subscriser, -
spectixely. s.f wv a.s s.s. nAi XXI -#.ta
Subscriptions win be received By 10 1sscs,re,
ahe United States, at Washington, and tie As,ts.
ant Hreos,wers at New York. Boston, and Phtls.
delphia, and by the " s.
Firat Netional Bank Davenport, . Iowa.
1 s..ytt " Ke kuk @i "ir
$50 =. f. I Iosss.n1 nsn,.a 49,;
2nd "
and by all National Banks which are deposito-
ries Of public money. All respectable banks
and bankers throughout the country will. furn-
ish further information on application, and at
ford every facility to subscribers a
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