The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-13
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WAsHINGToS, D, O., May u, 1851,
By virtue of the authority conferred b,
law upon the Secretary oi the Treasury
notice Is hereby given that tho principS
and accrued interest OF the per cen
coupon bonds issued under the acts o
July II, 1870, and January 20, 1871, ant
now outstanding and unCalIed, will b.
paid Ut the Treasury OF the United States
City Of Washington, D o., on the l2tt
day oil August, 1881, and that the inteTes
on said bonds will cease on that dAY, ant
none OF these bonds will hereafter be ex
changed for registered bonds bear
log 5 per cent interest. Pro
yided, however, that in case any
Of the holders OF said coupon bondS shall
request TO have their bonds continued
during the pleasure Of the Government
with interest at the rate OF 8! per cent
per annum, in lieu OF their payment al
the date above specified, such request
will bs granted II the bouds are received
by the Secretary OF the Treasury for that
purpose on or before the lst OF July, 1881
The Secretary also announces that until
the date mentioned, July Let, 1881, he
will receive for continuance in like man.
uer and subject to like conditions, any oil
the uucsled per cent registered bonds
OF the acts oil July II, 1870, and July 20,
1871. TO an amount not exceeding $3.50.
QUO 900, the remainder OF the loan being
reserved with view TO la payment from
surplus revenues.
Foreign holders oil any OF the 8 per
cent bonds above described may have
them continued, % above provided, upon
receipt OF the bonds Ut the Government
agency, established Tor that purpose, al
the banking house Of Morton, Rose 4 Co.,
Bartholomew Lane, London, England.
The request above mentioned Ehsu!d be
substantially 10 the iorp ~ herewith pre-.
sgribed, and upon the surrender ot the
bonds with such request, the Secretary Of
the Treasury will return to the owners
registered bonds OF the same loan, with
the fact that such bonds are continued
duripg the pleasure Of the Government,
with interest at the rate OF 81 per cent per
annum, stamped upon them In accord.
anCs with this notice.
Upon receipt OF bonds 10 be continued
as above provided interest thereon to
August l2, 1881, will bs prepaid at the rate
the bonds now bear. Registered bonds to
be continued should be assigned 10 "The
Secretary OF the Treasury for Continu.
anCs, and when reCsivsd Tor continuance
under the povisiona OF this circular they
will bs accepted for that purpose In the
order Of their receipt ut the department.
The department will pay no expenses OF
transportation on bonds received under
the provisions OF this circular, but the
bonds returned will be sent by prepaid
registered mail, unless the owners other
wise dlfsc! them. All bonds, whether in.
tended for payment or to be continued,
should be forwarded to the "SeCretary ol
the Treasury, Loan Department" with q
letter Of transmission setting forth the
purposes for which they are transmitted,
aud II to be continued they must also be
accompanied by the request above re.
terred 10, and the package containing the
bonds should be marked, Bonds for Con.
tinHance."
[SignedI WV. WINDOW, Secretary.
The following Is tho form ol request for
q continuance Of bonds:
[Date]
To he Secretary Of The 4redTiry.
Under the terms oil the circular No. -
issued by the Secretary Of the Treasury
on May l2, 1881, the undersigned owner
Of below described United States per
cenLum bonds, Issued under the act oi
July Il, 1879, and January 20. 1871,
hereby requests that - payment be de-
ierred, and that = be continued during
the pleasure OF the Government, TO bear
intefeat at 81 per centnm per annum,
from August 10, 1881, as provided in said
circular, and In consideration OF the
premises - horoby waive aud release oil
right 10, or claim for, any Interest on said
bonds in excess OF 81 per centum per an.
nun, on and after said date Of August l2,
1881, and In witness thereof | have here.
unto set my hand and seal this day.
[ Here describe the bonds stating whether
registered or coupon denomination; seri
al numbers, and amount
[Sig lAturs aud address
Notes.-The seal should be Of waller or
wax Il not executed by corporation.
Ia case the above request Is signed by an
officer Of 3 bank or other corporation II
should be accompanied by the proper au.
thority, certified by some CtticsE OI the In.
stitutiOn other than the one empowered
10 act. II the buhd1 are presented
st The London agency the forms ui the re-
ouest for their continuance mus! be exeCu.
ted iu duplioAtO. The forms Of requps. are
prepared 10 blank for use, whiCn will be
furnished on application to the Secretary
Of the Treasury. The smount Of coupons
above referred TO which are now out
standing and covered by the call is about
sl2O. 900 600, and the total amount Of reg
isterpd . per cent bonds lie about P395..
600 900. The privilege Of extending he
registered 8 per cent? st O reduced rate oil
interest being limited tO t250 900 900,
thste will remain at least 376. 100000 Of
them which the Secretary OF the Treasury
intends 10 pay absolutely out ot the sur.
plus revenue. Il is believed at the De.
puftnent that the holders OF much more
than S250,OO0,O 900 OF these registeted bonds
will spply ior continuance, bat all the ap.
pliCAiona received after the maxtmnm o.
$3.50, 900, 900 shall have been presented
viii not be entettAined.
Up 10 tho close ri bnsiussS to day there
has been received and counted at the
loan divRon T the Treasury department
Si43 0sl $50 Of 8 per cent bonds tor con.
tinuahce al 81 Ger cent. Theis are known
10 he abont Ell 600 600 more Of these
bonds In the TtsasuEst'a riiica not acted
on, leaving but about $50, 900, 900 yet 10
be heard from. No fstutns yet from the
London agerCy. .....
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