The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-13
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w.su,xcror Aug. 1O.-There is au
thor;tv for stating that the report that tn:
Sacratarv of the Treasury contemplated
nutfinc On the markek ut an early Gay I
S.o11 ioen the interestt TO b4tpaid In 0old !,
withnnf foundation. The loans aushorixeo
hv the various acts of Congress and ~
aysilable are under the act of Marcn ~
1855. bonds six per cents 81, "a. 500 IN 2,
der the oct of March Sd, 1854, bones w..
per cent 3l25, Al, $50; und7r the ACT OF . uIn
50, 1854, bonds redeemable in not lees tnan
made nsvsble at not more than 40 years
from date, bearing interest not excee0 80 y
6 per cent, payable In coin w vuVV, o.
ia lien of a. equal amount Of the bonds
lasf named not exceeding S0OaOOO,OO0 10
tressury notes. payable not exceeding
three years from date. or II expedient 2.
any time after years nom dase oearine
tntareat not exceeding seven 70 snf Ss.fn3
per cent, paya0lo . ~
Under the act Of February Is, 80. bonds
k.e0s in Enrope. 1900 900; total $562, III $50;
under the act Of June3O, "a, In substitution
~ 3 r,er cent. legal tender notes heretofore
/. fsaned. new Withdrawn to b destroyed
There may be issued not to and a. above
described, 81 ,639, 607, making . total sof
1630. IS, al. The per cent. interest bear
in9 notes were issued under act OF March
8. rs; NJ follows: one year interest, gaya-
bic 1t maturity, at per cent, ]4o.OaV,VV;
two years interest, payable at maturity, -
s pef cent, 81, $4,000; two years coupon
Interest payable sem annually q Per cent
4l5O. 900, 600; total $2l4, OOO, 600. OF the lat
ter Isl .639. SO7 have been withdrawn ~
above stated. Under the act of March ID,
$50. there have been delivered to the Treas
ury compound interest 8 per cent. notes.
amounting to ~, 10000. The loans NOT
closed and of cred 70 the Treasury ana
Sieemable ct the pleasure OF the Govern
mont after 10 and payable after 40 years,
and hence are called 1O-4O certificates Of in.
debtedness, which are issuable In dis
charges ofcurrent claims upon the Govern
ment three years six per cent compound
interest notes. The six per cent loan pro.
vided for the exchange OF the $50 three
year notes maturing ON the 18th OF August
and lst of October, 1854, and new loan Of
three years notes under the act ofCongrees
Of SOth June, 1854, bearing interest at the
rate of $50 per cent per anunum, or cent
per diem, on every $bQpf the Principal i'm
terest, payable semi-Annualiy in lawful
money. convertible ut maturity in go six
per cent bonds, interest in coin.
The official statement Of the public debt
I'm to Yesterday shows the amount out
standing q, S32, $50, 900, and the interest$74,-
S72, ZOO, over $53. COX, 600 of interest, is pay
able in coin. The unpaid acquisitions are
$7H, Oh, 900, and the amount in Treasury,
&lS6. 23O, 900. The statement is signed by
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury Har-
Iington.
The Internal Revenue Bureau has is.
sued regulations concerning the inspec-
ton and stamp on cigars. And the in
spectof, in making his valuation, is to oct
on his own knowledge of the market val
ne of the inspected articles, exclusive Of
the tax. No other person than inspectors(
duly appointed by the Secretary Of Treat
sury, Il authorized to affix stamps.-
Regulations are also issued concerning
assessment of tobacco, snuff and, cigaro
and In which il il said, that considerable
sales have been made and taxes paid &C.
cording to rates under former acts, with
. view Of avording additional tax, requir-
ed by act of June, 1854. The commission
or remarks that sales, made by manufac-
turef t. his foreman, or to some conven-
lent friend, or man of straw. with q view
of re-transfer to the manufacture, or Of =
sion may have been deliveredV6 such fore
right Of the Government to the increased
tax; such sales are fraudulent, 30 far as the
II concerned, whatever may
b between the parties and ought not to be
recognized as valid by the officers Of the
Ltternai Revenue.
On the sale, or consumption, or removal
FOR consumption, or sale or removal from
he place of manufacture of such articles
AFTER the first Of July the tax became due
md must be paid at the increased rates
pursuant to the last act.