Evening star., 1864-05-15
u. =. lO.1O BONDS.

These Bonds sre issued under the Act of Congress
of March sth. 1854, which provides that all Bonds
Issued under this Act shall be EXEMPT FROM
TAXATION by or under any State municipal
authority. Subscriptions to these Bonds arere-
reived in United States notes notes of National
Banks. They are TO BIZ REDEEMED IN COIN,
at the pleasure Of the Government, at any period
less thaa than forty years from their
date. and until their redemption FIVE PER
CENT. INTEREST WILL BE PAID IN COIN.
on Bonds of not over enc hundred dollars annually
and on all other Bonds semi annually. The in
terest is payable on the first days OF March and
September in each year.
Subscribers will receive either REGISTERED or
Coupon Bonds. as they may prefer. Registered
Bonds are recorded on the Books of the United
Ststes Treasurer, and can be transferred only on
the owners order. Coupon Bonds pa yable to
bearer. and are more convenient for Commercial
nses.
Subscrib bers to this loan will have the option of
having their Bonds draw interest from March lat,
BY paying the accrued interest in coin-or in Uni
led States notes, or the notes of National Banks,
adding ffty per cent. for promiunJ or receive
them drawing interest from the date of subscrp-
tion and deposit. As these Bonds are
EXEMPT FROM MUNICIPAL OR STATE
TAXATION,
their value Is increased from one to three per
sent. per annum. according to the rate of tax
iieyies in various parts of the country.
At the present rate of premium on gold they pay
OVER EIGHT PER CENT INTEREST
IN currency, and are of equal convenience a per
manent or temporary investment.
It is believed that no securities offer so great
fo ha
tons of U. S. Bonds. In al other forms of in
aebtedness the faith ability of private parties
Or stock companies or separate communities only
8 pledged for payment, while for the debts of the
United States the whoiepra perty of the country
's holden to secure the sn,nt of both principal
and interest in coin.
These Bonds may besatscr bed for in sums from
- mp to any magnitude, Or the sams terms, and
lender and the largest capitalist They can be
converted into money at any moment. and the
holder viii have the benefit of the interest
1t may be useful to state in this connection that
the total Funded Debt of the United States on
which interest is payable in gold the Sd day of
March 1864. was s76s 965 ooO The interest on this
debt for the coming fiscal year will be S45.sg 126.
while the customs revenue in gold for the current
at the rate of over 500 GOO goo per annum.
It will be seen that even the present gold reve-
nues Of the Government are largely in excess of
the wants of the Treasury for the payment of gold
interest, while the recent increase of the tariff
will doubtless raise the annual receipts from Gus.
TENS On the same amount of importations, to
$50 600 600 per annum
Instructions to the National Banks acting as
loan agents were not issued until March 26. but
the amount of Bonds reported sold at the U. s.
Treasury up to May Twas
S44,6l6,1OO.
Subscriptions will be received by the Treasure,
efths Uni.ed States at Washington and the Assist
ant Irsospers at New York, Boston and Philade!-
phis, and by the
PIRsT NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BALTIMORE.
and By all National Bsnks which are depositaries
Of public money, and all respectable banks and
bankers throughout the country (acting as agents
of the National Depository BanksJ will furnish
further information on application, and afford
every facility to subscribers. mys-lw
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