Acts Authorizing Loans, and Synopsis of same. Act of March 3, 1865, (Continued.) Acts of April 12, 1866, amendment to act March 3, 1865......... Acts of July 1, 1862, and July 2, 1864. Act of March 2, 1867. may be made convertible into any bonds authorized by this act, and be of such denominations, not less than fifty dollars, and bear such dates, and be made redeemable or payable at such periods as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem expedient. The interest on the bonds payable semiannually; on Treasury notes semi-annually, or annually, or at maturity thereof; and the principal or interest, or both, be made payable in coin or other lawful money; if in coin, not to exceed 6 percent. per annum; when not payable in coin, not to exceed 7 3-10 per cent. per annum. Rate and character to be expressed on bonds or Treasury notes. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, at his discretion, to receive any Treasury notes or other obligations issued under any act of Congress, whether bearing interest or not, in exchange for any description of bonds authorized by the act to which this is an amendment; and also to dispose of any description of bonds authorized by said act, either in the United States or elsewhere, to such an amount, in such manner, and at such rates as he may think advisable, for lawful money of the United States, or for any Treasury notes, certificates of indebtedness, or certificates of deposit, or other representatives of value, which have been or which may be issued under any act of Congress, the proceeds thereof to be used only for retiring Treasury notes or other obligations issued under any act of Congress: but nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize any increase of the public debt. Bonds issued to the Union Pacific Railroad Company, in accordance with these acts. For the purpose of redeeming and retiring any compound interest notes outstanding, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue temporary loan certificates in the manner prescribed by section four of the act entitled "An act to authorize the issue of United States notes and for the redemption or funding thereof, and for funding the floating debt of the United States," approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding three per centum per annum, principal and interest payable in lawful money on demand; and said certificates of temporary loan may constitute and be held by any national bank holding or owning the same, as a part of the reserve provided for in sections thirty-one and thirty-two of the act entitled "An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof," approved June three, eighteen hundred and sixty-four: Provided, That not less than two-fifths of the entire reserve of such bank shall consist of lawful money of the United States: And provided further, That the amount of such temporary certificates at any time outstanding shall not exceed fifty millions of dollars. STATISTICAL VIEW OF THE STATES, ETC. Showing dates of acts creating Territories, and admitting States-Time of holding general elections-Number of Representatives in Congress-Date of general elections in the several States, with number of Representatives and Senators-Terms of office-Times of meeting-Location of capitals, etc. Alabama. 17 French 1713 Mar. 3, 1817 Mar. 2, 1819 1st Mon. Aug. 2 French 1670 Mar. 2, 1819 June 15, 1836 1st Mon. Aug. 1001 3 Span'd 1769) Sept. 9, 1850 Tues. after 1st Mon.Sept 36 1 116] Connecticut* 4 Engl. 1633 1st Mon. April. 2:321 1 21 Delaware*. 1 Swedes 1627) 2d Tues. Nov. Florida... 1 Span'd 1564 Mar. 3, 1823 Mar. 3, 1815 1st Mon. Oct. Georgia* 8 Engl. 1733 1st Mon. Oct. bienn. 150 13 French 1749 Feb. 3, 1:09 Dec. 3, 1818 Tues. af. 1st Mon. Nov. bienn. 75 100 6 Amer. 1835 June 12, 1838 Mar. 3, 1845 2d Tues. Oct. Amer. 1850 May 30, 1854 Jan. 29, 1861 2d Tues. Nov. 9 Vir'ns 1775 June 1, 1792 1st Mon, Aug. 4 French 1699 Mar. 26, 1801 Feb. 20, 1811 1st Mon. Nov. Massachusetts 10 Engl. Missouri 6 French 1670 Jan. 11, 1805 Jan. 26, 1837 Tues, af. 1st Mon. Nov. 74 2 Amer. 1847 Mar. 3, 1849 May 14, 1858 2d Tues. Oct. 9 French 1763 Mar. 3, 1805 Mar. 6, 1820 1st Mon. Aug. 1623 N. Hampshire*] 3 Engl. 5 French 1716 Apr. 7, 1798 Dec. 10, 1817 1st Mon. Oct. 22722~~~~~1221 1 31 11401 232 2 32 4 21 Mon. Nov. bienn.! 2 Montgomery. 4 ist Mou. Nov. bienu. 4 1st Tues. Jan. bienn. 4 Th. af. 1st M. Jan. 41st Mon. Dec. bienn.] 4 1st Wed. Jan. bienn. 4 Little Rock. 2 Sacramento. 2 Milledgeville. 4 Indianapolis. 2 2 Lecompton. Des Moines. 4 Frankfort. 4 Baton Rouge. 1 Augusta. 4 Annapolis. 1 Boston. 5 Swedes 1627.................. 31 Dutch 1613] Engl. 1650 Amer. 1860 Mar. 2, 1861 Oct. 31, 1864 Amer. 1850 May 30, 1854 Mar. 4, 1867 Tues. aft. Ist Mon. Nov.] 601 1st Tu. af. 1st Mon. Nov. 19 Va&N.Eng 1788 July 13, 1787 Apr. 30, 1802 2 Tues. Oct. Engl. 1796 Aug. 14, 1848 Feb. 12, 1859 1st Mon. June. 24 Engl. 2 Engl. 1682] 1631 6 Engl. 1689 10 NC&Va 1765 May 26. 1790 June 1, 1796 1st Thurs. Aug. 2 Span'd 1690] Engl. 1763 13 Engl. 1607 3 Amer. Dec. 29, 1845 1st Mon. Aug. Mar. 4, 1791 1st Tues. Sept. 4th Thurs. May. Dec. 31, 1862 4th Thurs. Oct. Amer. 1831 Apr. 30, 1836 Aug. 6, 1846 Tues. aft. 1st Mon. Nov. 97 Amer. 180 Mar. 2, 1861] *One of the original thirteen States of the Union. + Delegates from Territories who may speak on Territorial questions, but have no vote. [U. S. Senators serve 6 years, and each State is entitled to two.] (Position of Southern States represented as they stood before seceding. |