Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-06
DR0P0eALS FOR LOAN.
PIvI.THENTY BONDS.
TRlAsusY DEPARTMENT..

WASHfN9T0N, OctoDof j, 1854.
sesled offers will be received st this Department..
under the act Of Congress approved June 30. 1854
until noon of Fridsy the 18th instant for Bonds Of
the Uuited States to the amount of Forty Millions
of dollars The Bonds offered will bear An interest
of six Der centum pa, able semi annually, In coin.
on the frst days Of May and November, and
win be redeemable at the pleasure Of the Govern
ment after FIVE years and payable In twenty year,
from Novem Der LIST, 1864.
Each offer must be for fifty or some multi iple 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 Gas guaranty for payment of subscrip
lions if accepted with the Treasurer of the United
sta'es, at Washington, or with the Assistant
Treasurer at New York, Boston, Phhdelphia, or
St. Louis, or with the designated depositary at
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Chicago Detroit, or Buffalo, or with any atioAal
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 of1cer or bank receiving them, the origi.
nails of which must be forwarded, with the offers,
to this Depar tment. 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 its proper certificate of deposit will be
considered.
Inc coupon ana registered Bonus. Issued under
this proposal, will be Of the denomination of $50,
500, $500, and ST 600. Registered bonds of IS 900
and Sic, 900 will be issued, if required.
All offers received will be opened on Friday
October Nth. The awards will be made by the
Secretary to the highest offerers, and notice of
acceptance or deelination will be Immediately
given to the respective offerers. In case of
acceptance, Bonds, of the descriptions and denom-
nations preferred will 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, follows One-half on the 10th OF October,
and the balance, including the premium and
rigina two per cent deposit on the 3lst of Octo.
Der.
The Bonds will bear interest from November
1st Interest ON deposits. from their date to
November lst will be Paid by the Government in
coin.
One half of the first instalment, or twenty five
per cent. of accepted offers. may be paid with &C.
crued interest to October l4th in United States
Certificates of Indebtedness, but such certificates
will be received in part payment of the first install
ment only.
Offers under this notice should be endorsed, "Of
fers for Loan ;" and addressed to the Secretary of
theTreasury.
The right to decline all offers not considered ad.
yantageous to the Government is reserved By the
Secretary W. p. FESSENDEN,
oc Std Secretary of the Treasury.