Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-11
DROPOSAL FOR LOAN.
FIyE-TWENTY BONDS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, October l, 1854
ses,sd offers will be received at this Department.
under the act of Congress approved June 30 1854,
until noon of Friday TIE I4th instant for Bonds of
the Uuited States to the amount of Forty Millions
of dollars. The Bonds offered will bear an interest
of six per centum pa, able semi annually, in coin,
on the frst days of May and Novembe-, AMI
viii be redeemable at the plea sure OF the Govern
ment, after FIVE years and payable in twenty year
from Nov m Der 1st, 1854.
Each offer must be for City some multiple 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
DER centum of the principal Excluding premium
of the whole amount bid for, by each bidder must
be deposited las guaranty for payment of subscrp-
tions if accepted with the Treasurer of the United
Sta es, at Washington, or with the Assistant
Treasurer at New York. Boston, Philad ell phia, or
St Louis, or with the designated depositary at
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Chicago. Detroit or Buffalo, or with any National
Deposit Bank which may consent to transact the
business without charge; for which deposit du pill
cate certificates will be issued to the depostors BY
the od1cer bank receiving them, the orr gi.
pals Of which must be forwarded, with the offers,
to this Department. All deposits should be made
in time for the certificates, with the offers, to
reach Washing ton not later than the morning of
October l4th, as aforesaid. No offer not accompa-
MED BY it's proper certificate of deposit will be
considered. f.f%.' Il
The Coupon and Registered Bonds, issued under
this proposal, will be Of the denomination of $780,
500, $500, and 81 on8 Registered bonds of IS 900
and SIC, NrO 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. aud notice OF
acceptance or destination will be immediately
given to the respective offerers. In case OF
acceptance. Bonds. Of the descriptions and denom-
nations preferred win 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.
cessful 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 as follows Ons-hslf on the Goth OF October
and the balance, including the premium ana
original two per cent deposit, On the 3lst of Osto'
Der. f-- e..e.-. -r--.--
The Bonds will bear interest from November
1st. Interest on deposits. from their date to
November LIST, will be paid by the Government in
csin. .. r.,-- q O.
One half of the first instalment, or twenty. five
per cent. of accepted offers may be paid with ac-
crued interest to October l4th in " United States
Certificates of Ipdebtedness," but such certificates
will he received in part payment of the fHt install
ment only.
Offers under this notice should be endorsed, 'Of-
fers for Losn" and addressed to the Secretary of
the Treasury. .rt.
The right to decline all offers not considered ad-
vantaeeous to the Government is reserved by the
Secretary. W. FEsSENDEN,
&C std Secretary of the Treasury.