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CIRCULAR N O .

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Offering of $ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 (or thereabouts)

United States of America 33^ Per Cent. Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness
Series D 1922
Dated and bearing interest from April 15, 1922

Due October 16, 1922

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 D 1922, dated and bearing interest from April 15, 1922, payable October 16, 1922, with interest at the rate of
three and one-half per cent, per annum.
Applications will be received at the Federal Reserve Banks.
Bearer certificates will be issued in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000
and $100,000.
The certificates will have one interest coupon attached, payable
October 16, 1922.
The certificates of said series 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 April
15, 1922, 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 allotments on the basis and up to the
amounts indicated by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Federal Reserve Banks of
the respective districts.
Yours very truly,
BENJ. STRONG

Governor.

New York, April 12, 1922.