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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
OFFERING OF

United States of America 5 } ^ % Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness

Series H 1920
Dated and bearing interest from May 17, 1920.

Due November 15, 1920

To all Banks, Trust Companies, Savings Banks, Bankers, Investment Dealers
and Principal Corporations in the Second Federal Reserve District,
The Secretary of the Treasury, under the authority of the act approved September
24, 1917, as amended, offers for subscription, at par and accrued interest, through the Federal Reserve Banks, Treasury certificates of indebtedness, Series H, 1920, dated and bearing interest from May 17, 1920, payable November 15, 1920 with interest at the rate of
five and one-half per cent per annum.
Applications will be received at the Federal Reserve Banks.
Bearer certificates, without coupons, will be issued in denominations of $500, $1,000,
$5,000, $10,000, and $100,000.
Said certificates shall be exempt, both as to principal and interest, from all taxation
now or hereafter imposed by the United States, any State, or any of the possessions of the
United States, or by any local taxing authority, except (a) estate or inheritance taxes, and
(6) graduated additional income taxes, commonly known as surtaxes, and excess profits
and war-profits taxes, now or hereafter imposed by the United States, upon the income or
profits of individuals, partnerships, associations, or corporations.
The interest on an
amount of bonds and certificates authorized by said act approved September 24, 1917, and
amendments thereto, the principal of which does not exceed in the aggregate $5,000, owned
by any individual, partnership, association or corporation, shall be exempt from the taxes
provided for in clause (b) above.
The certificates of this series do not bear the circulation privilege and will not be accepted
in payment of taxes.
The right is reserved to reject any subscription and to allot less than the amount of
certificates applied for and to close the subscriptions at any time without notice. Payment
at par and accrued interest for certificates allotted must be made on or before M a y 17,1920,
or on later allotment. After allotment and upon payment Federal Reserve Banks may
issue interim receipts pending delivery of the definitive certificates. Any qualified depositary will be permitted to make payment by credit for certificates allotted to it for itself
and its customers up to any amount for which it shall be qualified in excess of existing
deposits, when so notified by the Federal Reserve Bank of its district.
As fiscal agents of the United States, Federal Reserve Banks are authorized and requested to receive subscriptions and to make allotment in full in the order of the receipt of
applications up to amounts indicated by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Federal Reserve Banks of the respective districts.
Yours very truly,
J. H. CASE,

New York, May 12, 1920.




Acting Governor.