The New York herald., 1865-03-13

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The Atlantic Fire Insurance Company Of this city will
pay demand semi annual dividend OF Ave per cent
The Fancuil Hall Bank, OF Boston, which last woek
ganzod, under the National Currency act has declared
dividend Of fifty dollars per SHARE free of
tax, payable on the 1st Of April
The amount OF gold paid out by the United States As
ssant Treasurer for Boston, OF the March in
terest Of the ten forty ioan has been about $43000
The Central National Bank OF this city, will
to the corner Of Broadway and Pearl street. oppo
site It's present location and it is In contemplation to
raise the capital to four millions which increased bust
has rendered necessary. The deposits
to fifteen millions OF dollars
Tho following is official copy OF the loan law,
which authorizes tho Secretary OF the Treasury
Treasury and five forty bonds the of six
hundred millions Of dollars:-
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tves Of the United States of America in Congress
bl d. That the Secretary Of tho Treasury be- and he is
hereby authorized TO borrow from time 10 time the
credit of the United Sates in addition to the amounts
heretofore authorized sums not exceeding in the ag
gregat, six hundred millions Of dollars and to issue
therefor bonds or Treasury notes Of the United States in
such form he may prescribe; and 30 much thereof
may be issued in bonds shall be OF denominations
than lfty dollars and may be made payable at any
period than forty years from date Of ISSUE
may be made redeemablc at she pleasure OF the govern
ment after any period not less than ave years
more than forty years from date may be made re-
deeabe and payable aforesaid, may be expressed
in Treasuary nctcs may be made convert BILE into
any bonds authorized by this act and may be
Of such denominaiions.not less than hfty dol
able or payable such periods in the opinion of tho
Secretary Of the Treasury may be deemed expedent
And the interest sch bonds shall be payable sem
nnnually; and on Treasury authorized by this
the interest may be made payable semi.annually
nualy, at maturity thcrco: and the principal er
int or BOTH may be made payable in coin in law
f money provided that the rate Of interest such
bonds or Treasury notes when payable in con shall not
IN Ycant uOt avulYl
in coin shall not exceed seven and thr-etenhs per
per annu and the ratio and character Of interest
shall expressed all such bonds Treasury notes.
and provided further, that the act entitled IAN act TO
provide ways and means for the support Of the govern
shall be 20 construed as to authorize the issue Of bonds
OF any description auth rized by this act And any
Treasury noses other obligations bearing interest
issued under any act OF Congress- may at the discretion
or the Secretary o. the Treasury and with the consent
O. the oder be converted into any description Of bonds
authorized by tins act and no bonds suhor.zed shall
be considered part Of the amount Of six hundred
millions hereinbefore authorized
SEC And be 1t further enacted, That the Secretary
Of the Treasury dispose Of any Of the bonds other
obligations issued under this act, either in the United
States elsewhere In such manner and at such rates
and under such conditions as he may think advisable
for coin for other lawful money OF the United states
or any Treasury notes. certificates OF Indebtedness
certificates OF deposit OF othar representatives OF value
which have been may be issued under any Of Con-
gress and may, at his discretion issue bonds Treasury
notes authorized BY this act ~ payment for any roqus
made by the appropriate department or offices upon the
Treasury OF the United states, on receiving notice in
writing through the department or ohce making ths re-
auisiton that the owner OF the claim for which the
requion issued desires TO Subscribe for anamount Of
loan that will said quis tion any part thereof
and all bonds other obligations issued under this act
shall be exempt from taxation by or under State
nicipal authority.
SIC g. And be II further enacted That oil the provi-
sons OF the entitled "An act TO provide ways and
means the support Of the vernment and for other
purosesr approved June 30 1864 In relation TO FORMS
Inscriptions devices and the printing nestation sealing
signing and countccitng thereof with such others
arr APP able shall apply to the bonds and other obli
gaton3 ISSUED under this act; provided, that nothing
her in contained shall be construed authorizing the
issie OF legal tender notes In any form; and sum,
not exccedins one per ccntum OF the OF bonds
and other obligations issued under this act Is hereby
appropriated pay the expense Of preparing and Issuing
the 5. me and dsposing thereof
The annexed table compares the last weekly statement
OF the Philadelphia banks with the Of the pro-
vious week and with the corresponding week in 1894: