The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-06
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
AND HOW SYSTEM WORKS
EXPECT GOVERNMENT TO RAISE
FULLY $4,000, ooo, ooo-LIMlT
OF PURCHASE 500.

OF PURCHASE 500.
The secretary of the treasury aoffer,
for sale to the people of the United
States an issue of United States war.
savings certificates, series of 1918, au.
thorized by act of congress approved
September "a, 1917. Payments for OIL
on account of such war savings GER.
certificates must be evidenced by the
a United States war savings certificate
stamps, series of 1918, which are tc
be affixed thereto. The sum of such
war savings certificates outstanding
shall not at any time exceed in the
aggregate $2,O00,OO0, 900 (maturit,
valued. The amount of war savings
certificates sold to any one person at
any time shall not exceed 500 Una
turity value), and it shall not be law
full for any one person at any one time
to hold war savings certificates to an
aggregate amount exceeding $1,000
(maturity value).
War savings certificates, war saw
ings certificate stamps, and United
States thrift stamps described below
may be purchased, at the prices here
matter mentioned, at post offices and
at numerous banks and other agencies
tosbe appointed by the secretary of the
treasury Advance sales will begin
December 3, 1917 All sales of wal
savings certificates and war savings
certificate stamps made in December
1917, will be at the January, 1918,
price, and the date of issue of all certi
.ficates so sold will be deemed January
10, 1918
Description of War Savins Certificates.
United States war savings certiti-
cate, series of 1918, will be an obliga
ton of the United States when. anG
only when, one or more United States
war savings certificate stamps. series
OF 1918. shall be affixed thereto. Each
Fof such war savings certificates win
nave spaces for 20 war savings GER
tlhcate stamps, series of 1918. and /
each of such stamps thereto affixed
VIII have a maturity value of IS on
January 1, 1928, which will accord
ingly give each such certificate, when
bearing its full complement of such
stamps, a maturity value of 500 on
said date. No war savings certifi-
cate will be issued unless at the Same
time one or more war saving certif-
cate stamps shall be purchased and
affixed thereto, but no additional
charge will be made for the war saw
ings certificate itself, The name of
the owner OF each war savings certif- I
cate must be written upon such certi-
hcate at the time Of the issue thereof
War savings certificate stamps /
series of 1918, will be issued in 1919
at tne lolloWing prices: January
$4.l2, February Sab, March s414.
April SAILS, May $416, June $417.
July $4.1s. August $419, September /
s4.2o, October 1921, November s4.2e.
December s4,23.
Inc average issue price above fixed
Tor the year 1918 with interest at 4
per cent per annum compounded quar-
,erly for the average period to ma
urity will amount to IS on January I
1923.
Payment at Maturity.
owners of war savings certificates
viii be entitled to receive, on January
/, 1923, at the treasury department in
washington, or at money order post
fiice, upon surrender of such certi-
Gates and upon compliance with all
Their provisions thereof, IS in respect +
each war savings certificate stamp,
cries OF 1918, then affixed thereto. but
Q post office shall be required to
lake any such payment until 10 DAVIS
fter receiving written demand there
)r. iii
Payment Prior to Maturity.
Any owner of a war savings certi-
cate, at his option, will be entitled to
'ceive at any time after January 2.
rs, and prior to January /, 1928, at
money order post Office, upon sur
nder of his certificate and upon COM
lance with all other provisions there
, in respect Of each war savings GER
1cate stamp, series Of 1918. then af-
led to such certificate. the amount
en- due but no post Office shall make