Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS JUNE M l8g8-7 PAGES

Bills Of exchange (foreign) or letters Of cred.
II, II drawn singly for sum not exceeding 100,
4 cents and for each FOO or fractional part
thereof In excess Of 900. I cents II draw
In sets OF two or more for every bill OF each
set. where the sum does not exceed 400 In any
foreign currency, cents. and for each el0O or
fractional part In excess Of 400, 3 cents
Bills Of lading or receipts tother than charter
party for any goods or merchandise to be OK.
ported to any foreign port or place. 10 cents
Express or Freight
It Is made the duty Of every railroad or steam
boat company, carrier, express company, or cor
poratlon or person whose occupation Is 10 act as
such to issue the shipper or o0nsigner bill OF
ladlng manifest or other evidence OF receipt, and
forwarding for each shipment received, whether
In bulk or In boxes. bales, packages bundles
or not so ncOsed or included and there Is to
be attached and cancelled to each OF said bills
Of ladng, etc, q stamp OF the value OF cent;
provided that but one bill Of ladlng shall be
required on bundles or packages OF newspa-
pers when lnclosed In one general bundle at
the time OF shipment Penalty 80 A tax Of
cent Is imposed for every telephone message
graphic message, cent
For Issue OF Bonds.
The secretary OF the treasury Is authorized TO
borrow on the credit Of the United States from
time to time as the proceeds may BIO required
TO defray expenditures authorized on account
OF the existing war (such proceeds to be used
only for the purpose Of meeting such war ex-
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thereof as may be necessary, and to prepare
and issue therefor coupon or registered bonds
Of the United States In denominations OF 40. or
some multiple Of that sum, redeemable 10 coin
at the pleasure OF the United States after ten
years from the date Of their Issue, and payable
20 years from such date. and bearing interest,
payable quarterly In coin at the rate OF per
cent per annum The bonds are to be first Of
lered ut par as q popular loan.
Certificates Of indebtedness; The secretary
Of the treasury Is authorized 10 borrow from
time TO time ut q rate Of interest not exceeding
3 per cent such sums as In his Judgment may
be necessary TO meet public expenditures, and
to issue certificates OF indebtedness In denom-
nations Of f5O or some multiple OF that sum
Each certificate Is made payable Ut such time
no, exceeding one year from the date Of It's
issue, as the secretary OF the treasury may
prescribe. provided. that the amount Of such
certificates outstanding shall at no time exceed
600 100000
Coinage Of Silver Bullion.
Following Is the provision In regard to the
coinage OF silver bullion. The secretary OF
the treasury Is authorized and directed to coin
into standard silver dollars as rapidly as the
public interests may require, to an amount, how
ever, OF not less than / 10000 OF milled dollars
In each month, oil Of the silver bullion now In
the treasury purchased In accordance with the
provisions Of the act approved July "A, 1890, en-
titled ian act directing the purchase OF silver
bullion md the Issue Of treasury notes thereon,
and for other purposes" and said dollars,
when so coined, shall be used and applied In
the manner and for the purpose named In said