Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-15

sued:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, d. c., April II, 1881.
By virtue of the authority con-
ferred by law upon the Secretary of
the Treasury, notice is hereby given
that the principal and accrued inter
est of the bonds herein below desig-
mated will be paid at the treasury of
the United States, at the city of
Washington, D. c., on the first day
Of July, 1881, and that the interest
on said bonds will cease on that day,
provided, however, that in case any
of the holders of said bonds shall
request to have the bonds continued
during the pleasure of the govern
ment at the rate of 81 per centum
per annum, in lieu of their payment
on the date above specified, such
request will be granted, if the
bonds are received by the
Secretary of the Treasury for
that purpose, On or before the
10th day Of May, 1861, viz: 6 per
cent. bonds of the act of July II
and August 5, 1861-coupon bonds,
$3O,706,050; registered bonds, $780,
838,600; total, S140, 544,65O. 6 per
cent. bonds of the act of March 3,
1063-coupon bonds, S9,545, 800;
registered bonds, S45,600,25O; total,
s55, 145,750, aggregating $195, $685.
400, and being the entire amount
issued under the aforementioned
acts which remain outstanding. The
requests above mentioned should be
in the forms substantially as here>
with prescribed, and upon the sur
render of the bonds, with such re-
quest, the Secretary Of the Treasury
will return to the owners registered
bonds Of the same loan, with the
fact that such bonds are to be con-
tinued at the pleasure of the gov
eminent, with interest at the rate of
81 per cent. per annum stamped
notice, upon receipt IF tie u 5 ID tits
be continued as above, provided the
interest thereon to July, 1881,
will be parpaid at the rate the
bonds now bear, and, after that date,
semi annual payments of interest on
continued bonds will be made by
checks from the departments as in the
case of the other registered loans.
All bonds, whether intended for pay
ment or to be continued, should be
forwarded to the Secretary of the
Treasury. Loan division" with a let.
ter of transmission, setting forth the
purpose for which they are trans
mitted, and if to be continued they
must also be accompanied by the re-
quest above referred to.
Registered bonds for redemption,
or to be continued, should be assigned
assigned to the Secretary Of the
Treasury for redemption, or continu-
ance, as the case may be, and when
the parties desire checks in payment
of the registered bonds, to be drawn
to the order of any one but the payee,
they should assign them to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury for redemp~
UlOu, Ou dCCOuuU VI \uSI0 1uS6Ib Gut
name or names of the person to
whose order the check is to be made
payablel. The department will pay
no expense of transportation on
bonds received under the provisions
of this circular, but the bonds re-
turned will be sent by prepaid reg
istered mail, unless the owners other
wise direct. WILLIAM WINDOW,
Secretary of the Treasury.
NoTE-In case the above request
is signed by the officer of a bank or
other corporation, it should be acs
companied by the usual resolution
authorizing such officer to act for
the institution.
A form of request, prepared in
blank for use, will be furnished upon
application to the Secretary of the
Treasury.
THE OREGON WAR DEBT.
The following was also issued this
afternoon
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, April II, 1881.