Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-15
NEW LOAN OF THE UNITED sTATED
IMPORTANT CIRCUL.HD.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
WAsHINaTNN Reh % 161


WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1871.
Pobiic notice II hereby given, that books viii
be opened on the 9Th day of March next in this
country and in Europe, for subscriptions to the
National Loan, under the Act approved July
ii, 1870, entitled Gan Act to authorize the Re-
funding of the National Debt" and the Act in
amendment thereof, approved Jan. 20, 1871.
The proposed loan comprises three classes of
Bonds, namely:
ftrst-Bonds TO the amount of five hundred
millions OF dollars, payable in coin, at the
pleasure of the United States, after ten years
from the date of their issue, and be airing interest
payable quarterly in coin, at the rate of five per
cent. per annum.
Secopd-BoDds to the amount of three hun
dred millions of dollars, payable in coin, AZ the
pleasure of the United States, after fifteen
years from the date of their issue, and bearing
interest, payable quarterly in coin, at the rate
Of four and a half per cent. per amman.
Nird-Bonds TO the amount of seven hundred
millions of dollars, payable in COIN at the pleas
IRE OF the United States, after thirty years from
the date of issue, and bearing interest payable
quarterly in coin, at the rate OF four per cent.
per annum.
Subscriptions to theloan will have preference
In the following order, namely:
First-Subscriptions that may be first made
hundred millions Of dollars, Of which there will
be reserved, for twenty days, one-half for sub
scribers in THE country and one-half for sub.
scribers in foreign countries.
SecOnd-Subscriptions for equal amounts of
each class of Bonds.
Third-Subscription for equal amounts of
Bonds bearing interest at the rate OF four and
half per cent, and OF Bonds bearing interest al
the rate Of tive per cent
Professionalism for any five per cent
Bonds that may not be subscribed for in the pre-
ceding classes.
When subscription IL made, the subscriber
will be required to deposit two per cent. Of the
amount thereof in coin or currency of the United
States, or in bonds OF the class to be exchanged,
to be accounted tor by the Government when
the new Bonds are delivered, and payment may
be made either in coin or in bonds OF the
United States known a. Five-twenty Bonds, at
their par value.
The coin received in payment will be applied
70 the redemption of Five-twenty Bonds, and
the debt Of the United States will not lie in
creased by this loan.
The bonds will be registered or issued with
coupons, as may lie desired by subscribers
Registered bonds will be issued Of the denom-
nations OF $50, 500, $500, 81 900, &5 900, and
SloO0; and coupon bonds OF each denomina-
ZION except the last two The interest will he
payable in the United States, at the Office of the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer or Desiy-
mated Depository or the Government, quarterly.
Oh the fret days of February, MAY, August and
November, in each year.
The bonds Of the several classes aforesaid
and the interest thereon, are exempt from the
payment of all taxes dues to the United
States, as well as from taxation in any form by
art,lar q
After maturity, the bonds last issued will be
first redeemed, by classes and numbers, as IN ay
be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The bonds will be issued at the United States
Treasury, but the agents for the negotiation OF
the loan in Europe are authorized to make
arrangements with subscribers for the trans
mission OF the bonds to the agents through
whom subscriptions may be received.
Subscribers in the United States will receive
The new bonds of the agents with whom the
subscriptions are made.
In the United States, the National Banks are
authorized to receive subscr Iltions. and su b.
scriptions may also be made at the OH &c of the
Treasurer Of the United States, or of any Assist
ant Treasurer, or at the Designated Deposita-
mes ut Buffalo, n. Y; Chicago, H.; Cincinnati,
Ohio; Louisville, Ny; Mobile, Ala, and Pitts
burg, Penn.
&
ifed to act AZ agents in receiving subscriptions
in the United States, viz:
NEW YoRK CITY.
Austin Baldwin 4 Co. KOuntze Brothers.
Baker & Kitchen Leonard, Sheldon &
!. Belmont 4 Co. Foster.
Blake Brothers & Co. Maitland, Phelps & Co.
Brown Brothers & Co. Marx & Co.
Bulge, Shin & Co. Morton, Bliss e Co.
Cecil, Stout & Ihayer. =. NJ. Myers & Co.
John j. Cisco x Son George Opdyke & Co.
CLARKE, Dodge X Go. r. ID. Randolph & Co.
Henry Clews & Co. Reid, Leo K Content.
Jay Cooke & Co. Security Bank.
Dsbney, Morgan & Co. j. & W. Seligman & Co
Thomas Denny 4 Co. Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
Drexel, winthrop 4 Go. SOutter 4 Co.
Duncan Sherman & Co. Edward Sweet K Go.
flsk x Hatch. MOses Taylor 4 Co.
frank Cans Trevor < Colgate.
6ibson, Casanova SCo. Turner Brothers.
6lendnning, Davis & Union Trust Company.
Amory. Van Schsick & Co.
dateh * Foote. Nermlye & Co.
W. L. Hatch & Son. l.. Van Hoffman & Co.
Edward Haight. Wells, Fargo & Co
q. A Heisers Sons. Winslow, Lanier x Co.
Bowes * Macy. Baltzer a Taaks.
James U. Kings Sons.
WASHINGTON, d. @.
Jay Cooke 4 Co. Middleton 4 Co.
FAINT Washington & Co.Riggs e. Co.
GEORGE =. BOUTWELL,,
mhs-t Secretary of the Treasury