the sender, the amount and denomination of minor coins. desired in return, and the city or town where it is desired such coins shall be sent. REDEMPTION OF MINOR COINS. Persons holding coins of copper, bronze, or copper-nickel, authorized by law, and desiring their redemption in lawful money, may forward or present them, in packages of $20, or multiples thereof, assorted by denominations and issues, to any of the officers hereinafter named, advising the officer to whom sent of the amount and kind of coin shipped and the place (New York, Philadelphia, Boston, New Orleans, or San Francisco) at which the transfer check of the Treasurer of the United States for payment of the coins shall be made payable. The officers to whom coins of the kinds specified may be presented or forwarded for redemption are as follows: The Superintendent of the United States Mint, Philadelphia, Pa. The United States Treasurer, Washington, D. C. The United States Assistant Treasurer, Boston, Mass. The United States Assistant Treasurer, Philadelphia, Pa. GENERAL REMARKS. The expense of transportation of coins forwarded for exchange or redemption, as herein provided, must be paid by the sender. Coin in return will be forwarded at the expense of the United States. Minor coins so mutilated that they cannot be identified, or materially reduced in value by clipping or otherwise, will not be exchanged or redeemed. Silver coins will not be received for exchange or redemption under the provisions of this circular. DESCRIPTIVE TABLE of the Debt of the United States, October 31, 1877. BONDS. Certificates bearing interest. Navy Pension Fund. July 23, 1868. 3 Cur'y. Int. only applicable to pay't of Pen's. January and July. 14,000,000 Notes, Currency, and Certificates bearing no interest. (July 17, 1861. February, 12, 1862. Issues prior to 1869. .......... Series of 1869. Series of 1874................................ Series of 1875. (February 25, 1862.1 July 11, 1862. March 3, 1863. Accrued Interest-Currency. Accrued Interest on Pacific Railway Bonds-Currency... Unclaimed Interest.... $3.674,960 74 24,840,093 87 7,447 03 27,062,880 26 1,049,495 09 $2,231,888,746 15 *Payment of the Pacific Railway Bonds is ultimately to be made by the Companies to which they have been issued; and, therefore, neither the amount of these bonds nor the accrued interest upon them is included in the total debt. The interest on the bonds, which is paid by the United States, is repaid by the Companies, by the Transportation of Mails, &c. There has been $35,957,629.14 interest paid, and $3,756,413.52 repaid by Transportation. Statement showing the condition of the Treasury, October 31, 1877. Amount of the debt of the United States as shown by the preceding table. Cash in the Treasury Coin..... Currency. Currency held for redemption of fractional currency....... Special deposit held for redemption of certificates of deposit.. Less estimated amount due Military Establishment for which no appropriation has been made.... Debt, less Cash in the Treasury, November 1, 1877. Debt, less Cash in the Treasury, October 1, 1877......... Decrease of Debt during October.. Decrease of Debt since June 30, 1877.. INDEX. Authority to commence banking business, Comptroller to issue certificate of........... Agent of bank to examine annually its bonds held by United To witness destruction of mutilated notes.......... Associations for doing banking business, authority for or Articles of association to be entered into by corporators of.. Attachment not issuable against national banks before final judgment in State courts, &c ........... ........... Publication of certificate of, how to be made tional banks Capital stock, amount of, necessary for organization of na ........... Default in making returns of, by State banks, bankers, &c., penalty for.......... Of national banks, failure of shareholders to pay instal ... ..... Of State banks that have ceased to exist, or have been 3410 Par value and transfer of shares of........... 5139 Returns of, to Commissioner of Internal Revenue not Returns of, by State banks, bankers, &c., provisions relating to............... 3414 5 |