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supplementary thereto, entitled " An act to increase the rate of interest on 

 the bonds of the State issued to the Real Estate Bank of the State of Arkan- 

 sas," approved December 19, 1837. 



Six per cent, stock. 



Know all men by these presents that the State of Arkansas acknowledges to- 

 be indebted to the Real Estate Bank of tha State of Arkansas in the sum of one 

 thousand dollars; which sum the said State of Arkansas promises to pay. in 

 current money of the United States, to the order of the president, directors, and 

 company of said bank on the twenty-sixth day of October, one thousand eight 

 hundred and sixty-one with interest, at the rate of six per cent per annum, 

 payable half yearly, at the place named in the endorsement her<= to, on the first 

 days of January and Jnly of each year, until the payment of said principal. 

 In testimony whereof, the Governor of 1 he Slate of Arkansas has signed, and 

 the treasurer of the State has countersigned these presents, and caused 

 Ik. s.] the seal of the State to be fixed thereto, at Little Rock, this first day of 

 January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 

 thirty-eight. 



SAM. C. ROANE, Governor. 

 Countersigned: 



WM. E, WOODRUFF. Treasurer. 

 500 bonds of this description, numbered 1 to 500, inclusive. 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 

 STATE OF ARKANSAS. 



$1,000.1 N 294 r $1,000. 



225.} 1 225. 



Bank of the State of Arkansas. 



Six per cent, stock. 



Under an act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, entitled " An 



act supplemental to an act to establish the State Bank of Arkansas," approved 



December 18, 1837. 



Know all men, that the State of Arkansas acknowledges to be indebted to the 

 president and directors of the Bank of the State of Arkansas in the sum of one 

 thousand dollars; which sum the said State of Arkansas promises to pay, in 

 current money of the United States, to the order of the president and directors 

 of said bank, on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and 

 sixty-eight with interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum, payable half 

 yeai'ly at the place named in the endorsement hereto, on the first day of July 

 and of January, of each year, until the payment of said principal. 



In testimony whereof, the Governor of the State of Arkansas has signed, and 

 the treasurer of the State has countersigned, these presents, and caused 



r -, the seal of the State to be fixed thereto, at Little Roc* , this first day of 



IL,. b.j j anuary t i n the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 

 thirty-eight, 



SAM. C. ROANE, Governor. 



Countersigned : 



WM. E. WOODRUFF, Treasurer. 



These bonds have been assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury. 



38 bonds of this description 13 numbered 282 to 294, inclusive; 15 numbered 

 359 to 373, inclusive ; and 10 numbered 401 to 410, inclusive. 



SPECIAL CERTIFICATE. 



DETROIT AND PONTIAC KAILROAD STATE STOCK, 

 STATE OF MICHIGAN. 



$1,000.] Six per cent, stock. [No. 92. 



Know all men by these presents, that the State of Michigan acknowledges to 

 owe to the Detroit and Pontiac Railroad Company the sum of one thousand 

 dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, which sum of money 

 the said St'te promises to pay to the said Detroit nnd Pontiac Railroad Com- 

 pany or to their order at i\\-. Manhattan Bank, in the city of New Yor*c , on the 

 first Monday of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 

 fifty-eight or at any time thereafter that- the State may choose, with interest 

 thereon . at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable at the said Manhattan 

 Bank half yearly, upon presentation and the delivery of the coupons severally 

 hereunto annexed, to wit: on the first Monday of January and the first Monday 

 of July, in each and every year, until the payment of the said principal sum 



The faith and credit of the people of the said State are hereby solemnly 

 pledged for the payment of the interest and the redemption of the principal 

 thereof, in accordance with the provisions of the act entitled " An act to provide 



