Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-05-07
U. S. 1910 BONDS.


fbsso Heads ere Issued under The Act Of Congress
of March sth, 1855, which provides that all Bonds
issued under this Act shali Le EXEMPT FROM
TAXATION BY or under snys,at. or municipal eu-
tbcriiy. Subscriptions to ,hcsc Bonds received
in United States notes or notes Of National BGnks
They are TO BE REDEEMED IN coin. a, tho
pleasure Of The Governmep,. a, any perioi not les,
ti1n nor more than forty yesrs from their
date. aud unit, their redemption FIyE FER CENT.
INTEREST WILL BE PAID IN COIN, on Bond.
Of no,over one hundred dollars annually and ali
ether Bonds semi-sunusiiy Tho interest is payable
on the Ere, days Of March and Scptembsr in eaoh
year..
Subscriber. will resciys either Registered or Coz.
ron Bonds, as they may prefer. Registered Bonds
are recorded on the books of the L. s. Treasurer,
and can be transferred only on tho owner order
Coupon Bou'is are payable to bearer, and more
convenient tor commercial uses.
Subscribers 10 this loan will have the option Of
having their Bonds draw interest from March lst by
paying thu accrued interest in coin-tor in uni,od
States notes the notes Of National Bank, adding
ing interest from THO date of subscription aud deposit;
As these Bonds are
Exempt from Municipal or state
Taxation,
there value increased # sno to three Der cent,
per annum, according the rate Of tax eyir, in VA,
Tious parts Of tho eoustry.
At the present rate Of premium on gold they pay
OVER EIGHT PER CENT INTEREST
in currency, and are Of equal eonrenisnos Ne per
nRneut or temporary investment
IL is believed that securities olor 70 great H.
dueements to lenders as tho various descriptions of
L. :. Bonds In all other forms OF indebtedness, tho
faith or ability of private par,ie. or stock compane.
only is pledged for payment while for the debt. Of
the uuiiei States the whole property Of tho couu-
try is holden to the pay snt Of both PRINCIPAL
and interest in eoiH.
These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums FROM
$50 up TO any magnitude the same terms, snd aro
thu, made equally available to the smallest lender
and the largest capitalist. They can he converted
! into money at any smount and the holder will havo
the beus6t Of the interest.
/ Il may be useful to stste in thi. connection the,
the total Funded Debt VI the United State. on which
interest is payable in gold oh the Cd day Of March,
1864, was Sos g6j ZOO. Tho int.res: on this deb;
for the coming 6.cal year will be So 93T:c rhlo
the customs revenue in gold for the current fiscal
year, onding June Soh 1861 ba. been so far at tho
rate of over 500 900 900 per snnum
II will b. that the present gola reyouue,
Of the Severance, are largely in of the wants
Of tho Treasury for the payment OF gold interest,
while the recent increase Of the tsriG will doubtlo1s
raise the annual receipts from customs ON tho samo
smount Of imporations, to SI5o 900 OoU per snnum
Instructions 20 the National Banks actnE rs loan
agents not issued from tho United State lr-a-
sury until March 20, but in the nrst three roeks Of
April tas subscriptions averaged moro thsu TEN
MILLIONS \ WEEk
Subscriptions will be received by the
First National Bank If Philadelphia T.,
Second National Bask OF PbiladeIphs, Pa
Third National Bank Of PLilaislphia, Ps
And by nlI National Bank.
which are dsposi,aries Of Public money, and all
RsSrECrARLE BASks AND BANKERS
throughout the country acting agents of tAo "
tionsl Depository Bsnks) will furnish further info
nation application .nd
AFFORD EVERY FACILITY lTosUBSCRIpER,