The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-14
M'ADoo MAKES
PUBLIC Terms
OF U. S. BONDS

.~ro the Secretary of the Treasury:
"According to the teL1ns or the
treasury, circular NO. Is, dated May
ia, 1sl7,s the undersigned hereby apo
ply for B. par vafue OF the io,oo
IA Ia per, cent. gold bonds of the
tUnitad States and agree to pay pa
and accrued interest for any bonus
allotted ON this subscription. The sum
iof So is enclosed, being per cent
Ion the amount of bonds applied TOT
COR payment in full for the one $50 OF
the one 800 bond applied foro
signature of the subscriber IN
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eft is desirable the application
fprrn adds in a foot note, that the
+ applicant state tif full payment IS 10
!ba made before the final 1nstallment
indicated in the circular august 3O)
amid If SO the date of full payment;
the names and addresses of the banks
and TRUST companies upon Wnlcn
cheeks willis he drawn for SUBSEQUENT
dnstallments; denominations on IN
term certificates issued upon receipt
,ef installments and through what bank
or other agency the application is for
warded.'
The circular referred to as No. Is is
the one teIegraphed today to reserve
: banks. After reiterating the desrc1p-
ton of the bonds, previously pub
lished, and calling attention to thear
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bonds with cou-
pons attached in denominations OF
$50. 500. $500 and $1,O00 and registered
Z ! bonds in denominations of 500. $500.
$1,000, 81, 900, $4,000 $4,000 and 100000
ito the interest rate, IL per cent to
the interest dates, June Is amid Decem-
her Is, to the exemption of bonds from
all taxation, except the inheritance
tax and to the conversion privilege
under which they may be exchanged
for any bonds issued at a higher rate
.of interest during the war, the circular
continues:
.erhe agencies designated to re-
ceive applications for the bonds are
the treasury department in Washing
ton. d c. and the federal reserve
banks in Boston, New York. Philadel-
phia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta
with branch at New Orleans, Chi
cago, St. Louis. Minneapolis, Kansas
: City, Dallas and San Francisco. Said
banks have been designated also as
fiscal agents of United States to collatc
applications and to give notices of the
allotments which the secretary of the
TREASURY will eventually make to sub
scribers and to issue interim certifi-
4 Gates for payments made on allotted
subscriptions.
Large numbers of national banks,
state banks and trust companies, pri-
vate bankers, express companies.
newspapers, department stores and
other private corporations, firms and
organizations have periodically offer
ed to receive and transmit applica-
tons for the Liberty Loan without ex-
pense to the United States or to the
applicants. The secretary of the
treasury, approaching the value of
these offers will have application
Nolanlzs widely distributed throughout
the country to these private institu-
lions and also to the post Offices and
sub-tfeasuries. Individual subscribers
may Use these conveniences or may
send their applications directly to the
treasury department at Washington
and to the federal reserve banks. As
tn law prohibits the allowance or pay
1nent of commissions on subscriptions
all those through whom applications
are made render service as a. patriotic
duty without compensation.
"An applications must be in the
II form prescribed and be accompanied
by as,payment of 2 per cent. of the
amounted DIS application. Appli
cations must be for $50 or any null
tip1e thereof, but any application fol
one $50 or 800 bond until further
notice may be allotted at once ant
payment in full accepted against de
livery of an interim certificate Ap
plcations must reach the treasur!
: department or a federal reserve banl
not later than noon, June IS, 1917
Rotary Sc tho ii ri easufy 10 close tn,
subscription on any earlier date. AL
lotments will be made soon afte
June Is as possible"
The secretary reserves the right t.
reject any subscriptions, or to maxi
allotment of part Of the amount sub
scribed for, and to allot in full upo1
Fapplications for smaller amounts o
bonds even though it. may be neces
tsary, to rSduqe allotments on applica
tons for larger amounts, should an
such action be deemed by him to be Il
the public interest, and his decision
in these respects will be final. L
any case of the rejection of an ap
plication, the accompanying paymen
of per cent. of the amount apple
for will be returned. In cast of par
tial allotment the 2 per cent. paymen
will be retained and any excess ap
piled upon the next fnstAlment. Upo
ALLOTMENT of bonds. the subscribe
will receive notice thereof signed b
or on behalf of the federal reserv
: bank of his district. Unless and I'm
til payment. in full has been mad
further payments must be mad
when and as below provided unde
penalty of forfeiture of any and a
tnstallments previously paid and q
i all right or interest in the bonds al
1otted."
The terms of payment referred t
are IS per cent. June 20; 20 per CEN
July so; 80 per cent August 15 an
the remaining 80 per cent. August 81
1t is strongly recommended that sub
ecribers avail themselves of the assist
Gnce Of their own banks, but wher
subscriptions are sent direct to tn
k4egerve banks or the treasury depart
hneSt they should be made by BAN
FdraJ check, post Office or expires