Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-04
DROPOsAL FOR LOAN.
FIvR-TWBNTY BONDS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, october l, 1854.
Sealed offers will be received ut this Department,
under the act of Congress approved June 80. 1854,
until noon of Frida the 18th instant for Bonds of
the Uuited States to the amount of Forty Millions
of dollars The Bonds offered will bear An iuteres.
of six per centum, pay able semiannually in coin.
on the first days Of May and November, AMI
will be redeemable at the pleasure of the Govern
ment, after FIVE years, and payable in twenty year.
from Novemb Der LIST, 1854.
Each offer must be for fifty or some multiple of
City 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
per centum of the principal Excluding prsmium)
of the whole amount bid for, by each bidder. must
be deposited Gas guaranty for payment Of su bscrp
tions if accepted) with the Treasurer of the United
States, at Washington, or with the Assistant
Treasurer at New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or
st. Louis or with the designated depository at
Baltimore, PITTSBURGH, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Chicago. Detroit. Buffalo. or with any National
Deposit Bank which may consent to transact the
business without charge; for which deposit dup pill
cate certificates will be issued to the depositors by
the ohicef or bank receiving them the origi.
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 Washin gton not later than the morning of
October 14th as aforesaid. No offer not accompa-
MED by its proper certificate of deposit will be
considered
Inc coupon ana heg1btereQ BONUS Issued under
this proposal, will be of the denomination of $50,
500, $500, and $1,000. REGISTERED bonds of S. 100
and $1,000 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, and notice of
acceptance declination will be i'm 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, Offcer, or Bank authorized to
act under this notice, on advice of acceptance Of
offers, az follows: One-half the Goth of October,
and the balance, including the premium and
gnal two per cent. deposit, the 3lst of Ooto-
Der.
The Bonds will bear interest from November
LIST. Interest on deposits from their date to
November LIST, will be Paid by the Government in
coin.
One half of the first instalment, twenty five
per cent of acce pied offers. may be paid with ac-
crued interest to October 18th 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.
vantageous to the Government is reserved by the
Secretary W. P. FESSENDEN,
oc std Secretary of the Treasury.