Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-17
FINANCE AND TRADE.
RstemutlOn Of National Curreney.

= rHw ~REGULATIoss or II TREASURY DE-
The following regulations are adopted IN
lien Of ali which havh been heretofore issued
by the Treasury Department in regard 20 the
redemption OF United States currencyi
M~UTILATED CURRENCY.
Mutilated currency Is redeemabIe by the
Treasurer OF The United States, at Washing
ton, L. C., and by no other officer.
UNITED STATE NOTES.
Notes presented for redemption, the abra-
sion or loss Of substanee nom which does not
exceed one-twentiofh OF their original pro-
portions, VIII be redeemed As Whole notes.
l. Fragments Ofnotes win not be redeemed
IN full, except when proofs adduced by afd-
dayit that tue missing parts Of such notes
have been totally destroyed, and stating the
cause and manner OF destruction. Less than
half OF a note - not redeemable at All, unless
accompanied by such affidavit when presented
by the holder. The character OF the aniaut
must be certified g be good By a magistrate
IN iie absence OF such AFFIDAVIT, frag-
ments OF notes, exceeding by measurement
one-halfo az their original surface viii be re-
deemed IN their proportion TO the whole note
reckoning as "A general rule by twentieths.
q Muiilated notes which have been torn, no
matter how much, but Of which all the frag-
lnents are returned, or defaced, no matter
how badly, so that IL Is certain they are gen
nine, VIII be redeemed at their null lace value
/. Fragments onegaI tender notes for which
less than the full value has been paid viii be
retained six months 10 enable owners TO re-
turn tOthe Treasury missing parts OF such
notes and receive the amount previously
withheld. such return should give the date
oi the letter nom this Office transmitting the
original remittance.
NTEKEsr-BEARING NOTES
The rules Tor tie redemption OF mutilated
United States notes are likewise applicable 10
ntuulaIed iuterest-bearing notes
Coupons OF two years nye per cent Treas
ury notes separated from The notes Of which
they constituted "a part, are Of no value eN-
opt when presented for redemption with the
nofrs 80 which they belong. Coupons should
MI Ne Ngfaflf4N nom the five Der cent notes
except by d Government object authorized 70
redcum theHa at maturity. But This resula-
lion does not apply 10 coupom notes OF bonds
other than ave per cent notes
FRACrloNAL CURRENCY.
DcfaceI fractional notes, II whole, are not
considered as mutIiaged when presented for
-redempuDn, nor Is an evidently accidental
uiInluution reducing the note by not more
Than o~ne-tenUisof rs size regarded as a multi
alton.
l. Fragments OF r note Will not be redeemed
unless 10 Shall be clearly evident that they
constitute ume-half OF more Of one original
ftsie: in winch case a noie, however multi
aied. sin Toe redeemed ina proportion 10 the
whole note, reckoning by nlths, except three
cent nOtes, which wall be reckOned 10y thirds.
Z MuiiatiDuE less than Oue-tenth VIII be
di.Fegarded, uniess fraudulent; but any mu-
tiIatium which destroys more than One-teuth
OF the original note VIII reduce the redemp-
value, or IL "a three cent EOte, by One-third OF
its original value
8 Fragments of n three cent note will not
De redeemed, unless such m cOnSti-
cute Iuiiy IwO-thirds OF the note in its origi-
ul form.
4 MutIated notes presented for redemption
must be fn sums of not less than three dollars
Of their original value. !