Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-11

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intc E"ii IL - Eases when. In lis judgment ims'.c,
EQUITY aud nscrs ity require such LstsI and he may
woke srr orrrs Of details Nhunersr he hiIss proper
For1! !, That " power hcroin srdnied 10 t j, rslei
To- ,skc d.ta and exspp'ios shall nrt Lr iurd
authorize the caempvn or detail OF ans sonrar"r 70
Furnishing ,!rs OF any Mud l. IL. tOseu.tnL by
snn al SAID contract. urirss f!s ar'du' ri-IS
tic department making iucl, cohtTac! shall certify tls
the services saironirac are Irds
the execution ihr contract: PrOricd i1her That wr
any tur contractor shall ia diligently and faithfully l.
proceed with tie loi OF such contract, his cErmp
\ Ioo or detail tha cease.
Sec H. Tha. 10 appointing local bnards Of surgeons u
tte amiasto: OF persons liable 10 military service
member eompo.nS the same sha be apo nted from tL
count; lng district In which they n.e Required
N kc such rEariinstlon. rg-,
| ArPE.vED. February II. 1864. March lI-ls, 4r
No. llG.
AN Act to Reduce Tie Currercf and to Au
thnrize new Issue IF Notes and bonds.
The Congress- Of the Confederate Statls
Of America 10 enact, That the holders cf al!
treasury notes aEoTe the denomination of tgr
dollars, not bearing Interest, shall bn allowed
until the first day OF April. eighteen hundred
and sixtY-:;jnr. east IL t.r hli.Sissippi river,
and uuril the fist .iny al .lu!y. .i.h:c cen !.u2-
dred AID slxty-luur west n! Tie Mississlpr: r:y
or, to fund the s;.me ,atd uI.il tie periods and 1t
the piiccs Seated tie holders vi all SUCH trt;.
sury n";rs shall Lr allowed t. flIrd the came
III Registered buftds, payable tWeaty years
a!teT -thc-r H0te, he:rin;, interest at the rnts
o: four per cerf. per ;.nnuu, payable Ga tlc
first day Of January and July Of each year.
SEC 2 TIE Secretary ci Tic Treasury Is hare
bynut.rizs4 70. :6IG Iii. byals :eqr.rr.i i,- :nc
!ucdi:g p.ov.ied for il: the prcee,i!nc; sec;l1n,
and untll The bonds csn e prepared ho may
issue certificates b. answer tho purpose. Suct;
bonds and certificates shall bc receivable
without interest in payment Of ail Gorcrhmcr:
dues payable in the year cigntttn hundred
a:id siz:y-iJur, except expert and IMPORT do
ties.
Sec g. That ail Treasury Notes Of tie iamo-
mihat!"n III onc Lulidrcd dollars, not bearing
interest, which sin>l not be presented fr
funding under the Provisions ii tic first sec-
ton u; this act, sErs!I, tom aId ;.tcr the first
dayOI April, eighteen huncred az! sixty.lrCr,
east cl the Mississippi riS,r and tn: r-: day ni
July. eighteen hn.jlcd a!ni nixtg-i"ur wcat Ct
tho MISSISSIPPI! r:vrr, cease ID be- receivable
in the pay Iucnt "I pnbi!;: due! ,.a,' aa uotr5,
j! not 80 presented 1t that .Iin", si.t!l in a.!
dltion tV the tax Of thirty thre. and oiic.third
cents imposed il Inc tunrt! section Il this act,
bc i.icc5 to 4 tax vi Ten percent. pcrmcnM unti!
Sd presented, "li;ch taAcs sha.4 attnau TO said
notes wherever circulated, :ln'i shall be- de-
duct.i from The face uf said notes whcncrcf
presented for raymeat VI ior lun:in,. ana
sid Notes shall i.rt b. cx,,l;.usrali" 81 IT,:
ncw issue al Treaary rn.4a il''Td!d !,r iii
this act.
See. i. That u; al said TrcasIrT notes nor
funded tor used H. payment y, taxes = tic d:.:c.:
ud Y,i:.cos prc4cribc,i il the t;s! sr:i',1 vi IN,
ant, there shall be la?icd at s:-:i ittas ;..:i
places :. tax d :hitiy-:hreo aad unr.tri.d
t>)nt- Cjr every !oii.r !.ronl,iod 81 tic :"cp ii
said notes: said tax sl!i. attach = r.,! :11t:b
wherever circulated. Gid .:..il ie c1!!tctet; b.
dc!mcting tine aaTre IT th;: iToHsrry. in :.ci:Er
tories, and by tie tax G0lic:tU.s, n.t Dy g!
Government officers rcc"Ising thc snEc, whcr
c:e- presented for payment. L: T.: ':':I!p:!.
or in rayn:cnt Of GD"cT'Laent '.ucs, or i@r
nl'n.,, rc 10 cZrLl:.@r - i.rw Il ;c4 G? :'.."
matter provided, liz, Ea:a |fca<ury nJt,l
sir;tii b.; lunj.n"fa ;,nit- - riuvi,iGd in thr
frs. sect q II l.is at G.:tl Tic iii u az Of ~
u;.ry eighteen :iu"ifc., and nsx;y-ifr. ac f:.G
ratio Of s,xty-S!x a;si :wu.t!I-d ':rm:s IN -. n!-
lar AN! J: s...ai! hc 80 dutJ ui ;irc Secretary
Of he fcc"-urJ III any time 3e;wcen iiIc
.st d: April ca-t ;.nd The iiS; y. du!" richicc:!
hundred arI :'iXtv-1ur,~cat Dl tsr M:sI.Ss lFl'.
river ini tho iir-t 0i ,i::f uarr, Il yht"cn hum
ircJ and SiXty..i,<, 10 substitute :Gi: ca:!aifc
new treasury n"tea i"r t:i, SANG, Ut the rI:c u
Sky .ix AID tS1-G.i ds cents ~! Tic d"!:r,
1rouiIcA stfit not.a II the d,aoui..;. i'm q; ono
hua!rcI dollars r!ail :iOt hc ,IL'ticd to Tie
privilege o.! said exchange; pror'dei. .jHitrr.
that tie right 70 fund any If sa:i treasury
rs,tes after first dn1 nf January, eigltecn hun
dreJ aud sixty-fSc, is hereby taken away:dm
yrorMed, .tHriher, thu. upon all sur'l treasury
notes which may remain outstanding on the
first DAY of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty five, and which may not 10 exchanged
for now treasury notes as herein provided, 4
tax Of ore hundred per cent. is herot, imposed.
Sec. s. That after tbc first day cf Apni! METAL
authority heretofore given tU the Secretary OF
the Treasury to issue treasury norcs shall he
aud ia hereby revoked: Pguca,d. Tie Scrrn-
taT7 OF the Treasury n!:.y, Gttcr that t;nc,
ISSUE new treasury nOtes. IN such forms ~ hn
may prescribe. payable twn ?rars ait.t the
ratification of treaty 81 i.::r:r with Inc
Uhited States, sad new issuc: T.. &c receivable
i'll payment Of Ill public dues except export
ard i:np0-t dutic-, nEri to :,G in.us III cSc argr
for Oh nUtcs ut the r:ric III iWn dollars o! ne
new ior tlirce d0l;lrs oi the nia Issues. whether
said old aotts lie su:rc:,icrcd for exchange hy
the holders thereof, Or be received i'Ico the
treasury under the provisions oil th!s Act: and
the Lllif1s Of the new notes or OF the oit
notce, except those Of the denomination OF
me hundred dollars, a!;:r they are reduced 20
sixty-six ana tw"-thirds cents uT the dollar,
by the tax aforesaid, may convert the saT1e
into call certificates, bearing interest at the
rate Of four per cent per annum, and p1yhe
bio two years after the ratification Of treaty
or peace with the United Statcg, unless sOGhar
converted into new notes.
Sec +. That to pny the expenses 5it tte GoVnrA-
ment E0s otherwise provided for, he Secretary
of the Treasury is hcleby authCi 'sed 70 issue
six per cent. bonds, to an amount net exceed
ing i've hundred millions of drj::.rs, tho prir-
cipal and interest whereof sha; b. free iroG
taxation, ard FOR the payment [: the intercs
thereon, the entire nctt rccn nss of any eSror.
duty hereafter laid on tic value Of AZ! cotton,
tnbacco, aud naval stores, wl,;''l shall bc rx-
uurted from tho Confederate S:i:eS, and ;li;
nett proceeds Of the import dut;oa :;"" i.:d, or
20 much thereof as may b.; n"';cAaary To pa
annually the intcre.t. are Hereby SPECIALLY
pledged; proeitlei that tho 'iG;.es nov lad
tupon imports and h*rel'y pledged shall here
after be paid in specie, or u: s:crips cSc!"Hs',
ur in the coupons of sad b, nG'.
SEQ. I. Thattle Sccrcta.yn. tic Treasury ii
hereby authorized, from time 70 ::mc, o. sto
wants OF the TREASURY mag rcqnre It, TO rclt or
hypothccatc for treasury nntes said '.onds "r
any part thereof, upon the '",s i"'r. H. c:.;;,
- ;-s to meet appropriation. by C"i'rsSf'. and
ut the same tina rc1u," ard i"stTi't tie
amGunt Of the c;caui:,t:,n i, treasury noes
within reasonable arJ 4ai" imI.;.
Sees. TheEon.i7 ui;,or!z2': - "o'!St zee
tiou Of this ac, n.ay ''..h"r r." +t&T"3 or e %
lon bonds =, the r.. !..sl,& la nay elect,
and they may ! .-."!'oi's.'i Or cash "tkes
unJ.r sireE, RI. ...ior -.s til. SccrcEas. # ,I;c
TreasurJ L. prescribe. Th"v ahal! b? f1r
m, bpuIrcLi dollars, "r some multiple Ot oar
hun.Ire,; ,lolla.e. :.'.d shall, t,.c:Ecr with
,he coupons thereto :,;tarhei, lie i'll sue. Fc-ni
and cf suc,. au:hsni,asiru 3 49,. Sccft-T.T. Il
tns Treasury my .cscr:"s. Th, j. Is. stall
be PAYABLE hall YcafiY or tDe tirst dag Of Jan