East Saginaw courier., 1866-05-23
Hulls lor tho Redemption OF United
StarcS Notes.


be cut out and pasted'up beside every
business mans desk:
/. Notes presented for redemption,
of which the abrasion or loss Of sub
stance from the corners or edges does
not exceed one-twentieth of their orig
inal proportions, will be redeemed as
entire notes. When Of the issue known
as Demand Notes, they are receivable
for custom duties; but when demand
uotes are mutilated to the extent Of
one twentieth or more they can only
be paid for under the rules. as ordi-
nary notes, in lawful money.
ii. Fragments of notes will not be
redeemed in full, except when proof
is adduced by affidavit that the miss
ing parts of such notes have been
totally destroyed, and stating the cause
and manner of destruction. Less than
half of note is not redeemable at
all, unless accompanied by such afH-
davit when presented by the holder.
The character of the affiant must be
certified to be good, by a magistrate
or other public officer.
Ill. In the absence Of such affida-
Wit, fragments of notes, exceeding 10y
measurement more than one half their
original surface, will be redeemed in
their proportion to the whole note !;
reckoning, as a general rule, by twen-
tieths. See diagrams, snbdivided into
twentieths -lrai i.s7. 20 '.i-
w. Mutilated notes which have
been torn, no matter how much, but
of which all tho fragments are re-
turncd-or defaced, no matter how
badly, but are certainly genuine Z will
be redeemed ut their full face value
on presentation. '...''
Y. Fragments of notes, for which
less than the full value has been paid,
will be retained six months, to enable
owners to return to the Treasury miss
ing parts Of such notes, and receive
the amount previously withheld
vi. Mutilated notes aud fragments
will be redeemed only at the Treasury
IF the United States, at W ashington.
They should be forwarded to the
Treasurer of the United States,
Washington, ID. c." with the name
of the owner, the names of his or her
postollice aud State, and the nominal
value Of the amount renitted, plainly
written. A draft OH the Assistant
Treasurer Of New York, for the amount
allowed, returned 10y mail to the adj
diess of the person remiiting, is the
customary method of payment.
VII. Half-notes that have been
punched will in no case be redeemed.
RULES FOR REDEMPTION OF FRA TIoNAL
CURRENCY.
/. All fractional currency, not mu-
tilated, when presented 10 an Assist
ant Treasurer or Designated Deposit
airy of the United States, must have
Teen assorted by rhe holder, according
to denominations, with the faces and
upper sides in corresponding order in
the packages. There are three differ
ent kinds of fractional currency in
circulation, and they should be as
sorted Ivy holders, each kind by itself,
when presented for redemption.
=. When presented i'll sufficient
numbers. each package must contain
one hundred iecns "f tho same-da,
with paper strap at least one inch
wide, and on the strap must be writ
ten, in ink, the numb, L of pieces, de-
nomination, and the name of the
owner.
B. The entire deposit must be Sc
curely done up in one package, and
upon the wrapper, indorsed with ink,
the date of the deposit, the amount
contained and the name and residence
of the owner.
No less sum than three dollars will
be redeemed, and packages will be
paid for in lawful money of the United
States, in the order as to time in which
they shall have been received, as soon
as the currency can be counted and
passed upon. H. 4"
RULES FOR REDEMPTION OF DEFAcED rRAc-
g. . TIoHAL CURRENCY
Fractional notes shall be redeemed,
if not niutilated, by any Assistant
Treasurer or Designated Depositary
of the United States, or National
Bank designated as a Depositary of
the United States, in SUMS not less
than three dollars. Defaced notes, if
whole, are not considered us mutlated;
nor is an evidently accidental injury,
not reducing the note by more than
one-tenth its original size, regarded
rs n mutilation. Mutilated fractional
notes will be redeemed at the Treas
ury of the United States, at the City
of Washington, under the following
regulations, established as necessary
to guard agoinst frauds:
i. Fragments of a note will not be
redeemed unless it shall be clearly ev-
ident that they constitute one-haif or
more of one original note /; in which
ease note however ,nu,ilated, will be
redeemed in proportion to the whole
note, reckoning 10y fiiths, except three
cent notes, which will be reekoned by
thirds. ts
III. Mutilations less than one-tenth to
be disiegaI ded. unless fraudulent but
any ny'mutilaiion which destroys more
than one-tenth the original note, will
reduce the redemption value of the
note 10y one-fiith its face value, or if
three-cent note, by ono-third its
original value.
Ill. Fragments of the three-cent
note note will not be redeemed unless
such fragments constitute fully two
thirds OF the note in its original form.
~. Mutilated notes presented for
redemption must be in sums not less
than three dollars of their original
value.
All Government officers will receive
for public dues all United States notes
of the several kinds. and on account