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(New Issues)

CIRCULAR NO. 410

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Offering of

$200,000,000

(or thereabouts)

United States of America Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness
Dated and bearing Interest from November 1, 1 9 2 1
Series C—1922, 4 # Per Cent. Due April 1, 1922
Series TS 2—1922, 4 ^ Per cent. Due September 15, 1922
To nil Hanks, Trust Companies, Savings Banks, Bankers, Investment
and Principal Corporations in the Second Federal Reserve District:

Dealers

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, in two series, both dated and bearing interest from
November 1, 1921, the certificates of Series C—1922, being payable on April 1, 1922 with
interest at the rate of four and one-quarter per cent, per annum, and the certificates of Series
TS 2—1922, being payable on September 15, 1922, with semiannual interest at the rate of four
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 of Series C—1922 will have one interest coupon attached, payable
April 1, 1922, and the certificates of Series TS 2—1922 two interest coupons attached payable
May 1, 1922, and September 15, 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 warprofits 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 (6) above.
The certificates of these series do not bear the circulation privilege, and the certificates of
Series C—1922 will not be accepted in payment of taxes. The certificates of Series TS 2—1922
will be accepted at par, with an adjustment of accrued interest, during such time and under such
rules and regulations as shall be prescribed or approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in payment
of income and profits taxes payable at the maturity of the certificates.
The right is reserved to reject any subscription and to allot less than the amount of certificates of either or both series applied for and to close the subscriptions as to either or both series
at any time without notice. Payment at par and accrued interest for certificates allotted must
be made on or before November 1, 1921, 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 e listing
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 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,
BENJ. STRONG,

New York, October 27, 1921




Governor.