The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-08
TREASURY DEPARTMENT Il,

WASHINGTON, February ZS, 1871.
| DUBLIO NOTICE is hereby given, that books will
| L be OPEN on the sixth day of March next in
this country and in Europe for subscriptions to the
National nat Loan under the Act approved July IA,
| of the National Debt" and the Act in amendment
thereof, approved January 20, 1871.
The proposed loan comprises three classes of
Bonds, namely
FIRsr--Bonds to the amount of five hundred mil
lions of dollars payable ia CON- at the pleasure of
the United States, after ten years from the date of
their ISSUE ami bearing interest, payable quarterly
In coin, at the rate of five per cent. per annum
sEooND-Bonds to the amount of three hundred
millions Of dollars, payable in coin, at the pleasure
of the United States after fifteen years from the date
of their ISSUE and bearing interest," payable quarter
y in coin at the ratio of four and hall per cent per
annum.
@THIRD-Bonds to the amount of seven hundred mil
lions Of dollars, payable in coin, the pleasure of
the United States after thirty years from the date of
their issue and bearing interest," payable quarterly
IN coin, at the ratio of four per cent per anpum.
Subscriptions to the loan will have preference in
the following ORDER namely:
FRsT.-Subscriptions that may be FIRST made for
hve per cent bonds to the amount of two hundred
millions OF dollars of which there will be reserved
for twenty days, one half for Subscribers in this
country and one-half for subscribers in foreign
countries.
Observation-Disclosures for equal amounts of each
class Of bonds.
THIRD subscriptions for equal amounts of bonds
bearing interest at the rate of four and half per
cent and OF bonds bearing interest ct tho rate of
five per cent.
FOURTH subscriptions for any tise par cent
bonds that may not be subscribed for in the pre-
ceding classes.
When a subscription Is made, the subscriber will
be required to deposit two per cent of the amount
thereof IN coin or currency of the United Staes,pr
in bonds of the class to be exchanged, to be 40.
counted for by the Government when the bonds al Q
delivered and payment may be made either ia coin
or In bonds of the United States known as FIVE
TWENTY BONDS at their par value.
The COIN received in payment will be applied to
the redemption OF five twenty bonos, and the debt
n fha TTrtf. Ge.,fr H. = -
loan.
The bonds will be registered or issued with cou-
pons, as may be desired by subscribers. Registered
bonds viii DO issued OF the denominations of $50
$780, $500, 81 600, IS GOO and sic COO and coupon
bonds of each denomination except the last two
The interest will be payabein the United States at
the office of the treasurer, any assistant treasurer
designated depositary of the government quarter
ly, on the first 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 or dues Of the United States well fro
taxation in any form by or under State, municipal
local authority.
After maturity the bonds last issued will be first
redeemed, by classes and numbers, as may be desig
mated by the secretary OF the treasury.
The bonds will be issued at the United States
treasury but the agents for the COLLATION. of the
loan in Europe authorized make arrangements
with subscribers for the transmission 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 subscrip- |
tons made.
In the United States, the National Banks are au.
thorzed to receive subscriptions and subscriptions
may also be made at the office OF the Treasurer of
the United States, of any Assistant Treasurer or
the Designated Depositaries at Buffalo, NJ Y Chica. |
go, ILL.,, Cincinnati, Ohio, Louisville, Ky, Mobile. |
Ala, and Pittsburg, Pa.
The following banking houses ara also authorized |
70 act as agents in receiving subscriptions, in
NEw FORK CITY:
Austin Baldwin Il Co. Leonard, Sheldon Foster
Baker d Kitchen. Maitland, Phelps & Co.
A belmont Il Co. Marx On
Blake brothers & Co. Morton, Bliss u Co.
Brown Brothers d Co. Pm Myers Co.
3udge, Schiff Co. George Opdyko & Co,
JeciI, Stout Thayer. u d Randolph & Co.
Ohm Cisco Son. Reid, Leo Content.
lark, Dodge Co. Security Bank,
ienry Clews 4 Co. J aud W seligman u Co.
ay Cooke d Go. Soutter Co.
)abney, Morgan Co. Edward Sweetor Il Go.
'homas Denny Co. Moses TAYLOR Co.
)rexel winthrop Co. Trevor Colgate.
,uncan, sherman q Go. Turner Brothers.
1sk Hatch. Union Trust Company.
rank Cans. Van schaick Co.
ibson, Casanova Co. Vermiiye Co
lendinning, Davis L Won Hoffman 4 Co.
Amory. Wells. Fargo & 90.
latch Foote. Winsow Lanier Il Co.
' Hatch q son. = Chase Higginson.
dwarA iiaight. Kuhn, Loeb * Co
Helsers Sons. Lloyd Hamilton Co.
owes Macy. Fielding Bailey
ames Kings Sons. Baltzer & Toaks.
ount2e Brothers.
wAsHIEGTos, D. O.
~ Cooke Co Middleton 90.
ant, Washington d Co. Riggs Go.
GEO. 8. BOUTWELL,,
NH T-d6t&w4t Secretary of the Treasury.