The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-28
Distribution OF New United States
Notes.


The following is the official text of
the regulations which Treasurer
SPINNER issued Tuesday. as those
adopted for the new issue of legal
tender notes. known as United States
issue of 1862"
First Assistant Treasurers of the
United States and designated deposit
tories of the United States, other than
National Banks, will be furnished
with new notes whenever 1t shall APP
near that they are 10 need OF such
fpnds and there shall be a sufficient
snnpjy for the purpose on hand at this
| ofice They will, however, continue
40 nav out such notes of former issue
which are fit for circulation as they
may have on hand, or shall receive,
returning to the Treasurer only
such as have been called In by
previous circulars from this of
fee, aud such as it is desirable to
exchange for other denominations.
They will use new notes only IN their
regular payments, and IN redemption
of such currency as they are required
By existing regulations TO redeem.
and will not exchange With banks or
other notes which they are not re-
kquirsd to redeem, but will refer all
parties DESTROYS Of making such ex-
changes to the Treasurer of the
United States. They may, however.
receive deposits Of United States
notes to be ordered from this
Office. and issue certificates therefor
as stated below, eFediting amounts SO
| deposited to the Treasnrer,s general
account, as transfers of funds.
For the present, notes OF the new
| issue will be furnished BY Treasu-
rer to all other applicants only on the
following terms VIZ:
First, In exchange for ten dollars
and fifty dollars, convertible issue,
defaced and mutilated United States
notes of former issue, defaced and
mutilated fractional currency. and
circulating notes Of National Banks
mentioned in circular No. q, 1869,
. from this Office as having failed or
. being in voluntary liquidation, for
\ warded to the Treasurer in accord
anee with existing regulations for
: redemption. In this case new notes
! will be forwarded by express under
Government contracts at the expense
Of the department, provided that the
: amount is five hundred dollars OF
D more. but does not exceed one thou
, | sand dollars or an even multiple
thereof III less than five hundred
dollars to any point within the terri
7 tory of Adams Express Company OF
] of any express company which hat
: formed connections Herewith. Thi
= restriction is made necessary by thu
terms Of the Government contrac
with the Adams Express Company.
Second. upon receipt by the Treas
urer of original certificates of deposi
/, of other United States notes will
r Assistant Treasurers Of the Unite'
q States and designated repositories 0
: the United States, other than Nationa
: Banks, the fact that the deposits con
I sist of the United States notes mus
0 be expressly stated in the certificates
{ In this case new notes will be fol
q warded under contract at Government
: rates, at expense of consignees, tb
. amount of charges being deducte
n from the remittance. Precedence Wi
s be given to orders based on currenc
q RENTED for redemption, wheneve
the Treasurer shall be unable to FL
all orders which he shall have on hand
n Third, on filing orders for nel
@ notes, the Treasurer will be guide
by q regard for their equitable distrI
button among the business communi
a ties of the country, aud until tho sup
ply shall permit the fulfllment OF al
L orders may be compelled to fill larg
q orders in part only. For convenienc
i In this respect it is suggested that TO
the present orders be made in smal
6 sums, and that wherever bank.
u other party holds few thousand do
., lars which il is proposed to deposi
k on account of an order for new note:
70 the deposit be made and the eertif
4 cate forwarded without waiting for
large accumulation.
ir Treasurer u. S."