Acts Authorizing Loans, and Synopsis of same. Act of March 3, 1863. Act of June 30, 1864.. Act of March 3, 1863. Act of Jan. 28, 1865.. Authorized an issue not exceeding $50,000,000, in fractional Authorized an issue in lieu of the issue under acts of July 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 per cent. 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 17 French 1713 Mar. 3, 1817] Mar. 2, 1819 1st Mon. Aug. Louisiana 5 Eugl. Maryland* 5 Engl. 1630 1634 Maine... 2 French 1670 Mar. 2, 1819 June 15, 1836|1st Mon. Aug. 3Span'd [1769| ་ 1633 Sept. 9, 1850 Tues. after 1st Mon.Sept| 36 1 16 4 Engl. 1st Mon. April. 2d Tues. Nov. Span'd [1564 Mar. 3, 1823 Mar. Engl. 1733 3, 1845 1st Mon. Oct. 1st Mon. Oct. bienn. 13 French 1749 Feb. 3, 1x09] Dec. 3, 1818 Tues. af. 1st Mon. Nov. bienn. 75 11}French|1730|May 7, 1800| Apr. 19, 1816]2d Tues. Oct. 6] Amer. 1835 June 12, 1838 Mar. 3, 1845 2d Tues. Oct. Amer. 1850 May 30, 1854 Jan. 29, 1861 28 Tues. Nov. 9Virus 1775 June 1, 1792 1st Mon. Aug. 4 French 1699|Mar. 26, 1804 Feb. 20, 1811|1st Mon. Nov. Massachusetts* 10 Engl. 16201 Michigan Minnesota....... 1st Wed, Nov. Tues. af. Ist Mon. Nov.[240] 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. 100 150 2 [52] 4 2d Mon. Nov. bienn. 4 1st Mon. Nov. bienu. 21st Mon. Jan. 1st Tues. Jan. bienn. 4 4th Mon. Nov. 21st Mon. Nov. 4 2d Mon. Jan. Th. af. 1st M. Jan. “ 4 2d Mon. Jan. bienn. 4 1st Mon. Dec. bienn. 3d Mon. Jan. 1 1st Wed. Jan. 1st Wed. Jan. bienn. 21st Wed. Jan. bienn. 42 1 121 Mississippi Missouri 9 French 1763 Mar. 3, 1805 Mar. 6, 1820 1st Mon. Aug. [2d Tues, March. N. Hampshire*| 3|Engl. [1623] 5 French 1716 Apr. 7, 1798 Dec. 10, 1817 1st Mon. Oct. 2 1st Tu. af. 1st M.Jan. 2 1338 1st Wed. June. St. Paul. 2 Jackson. 4 Jefferson City. 1 Concord. |