File No. 817.51/931
No. 357
American Legation,
Managua,
March 28, 1917.
[Inclosure—Translation]
Notice of the Commission of Public Credit to all
holders of claims against the Government
It being necessary for the Commission of Public Credit to learn the
exact amount of the public debt, and the history of the credits of
which it is composed, it gives notice to all persons, societies or
corporations holding any documents
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against the State that they should send to
this office as soon as possible the following data on their credits:
- 1.
- Concerning cash loans: Amount of the original sum, kind of
money in which the obligation is, rate of interest, amount
of interests liquidated on December 31 last, total including
principal and interests, the date on which the obligation
was contracted, the date of maturity, the public official
who signed the obligation, name of the office, date and name
of the official who received the sum, number and date of the
document.
- 2.
- Concerning loans part in cash and part in documents of
public credit (portioned loans): All foregoing data, and in
addition detail of the part in cash and of the part in
credits with which it was portioned.
- 3.
- Concerning whisky and tobacco: Number of certificate,
date, official who signed the obligation, the depository
where the goods were delivered, the principal, the
interests, the total of principal and interests.
- 4.
- Concerning invoices of merchandise sold to the Government:
There shall be expressed the class of goods or articles, by
whom it was ordered, to whom it was delivered, total of
articles, amount of unit value, date on which delivered, and
a true copy of each invoice.
- 5.
- The amounts of foreign correspondents: There shall be sent
statements complete to December 31 last with the verifying
invoices.
- 6.
- Holders of bonds of national taxes of 1913: They shall
give the number of bonds, number of register, sum total and
interests to December 31 last, amount in cash and amount in
documents of public credit which were delivered.
- 7.
- Leases: Date of the lease, monthly amount of the same,
period of the contract and the amount due to December 31,
1916.
- 8.
- Supplies of all kinds, such as of water, lights,
etc.
- 9.
- Bonds of the administration of ex-President Zelaya: Number
of bonds, number of the series and of each bond, and the sum
total.
- 10.
- Bonds of the administration of ex-President Madriz: Number
of bonds, number of the series and of each bond, and the sum
total.
- 11.
- Documents or quedans (promises to
pay): If they proceed from the bonds of the administrations
of ex-Presidents Zelaya and Madriz, they shall state from
which of the issues of 1909.
- 12.
- Documents proceeding from cancellations of privileges or
monopolies.
- 13.
- Taxes for all time, verified by the constituted
Government.
- 14.
- Levies or pillage by revolutionaries, but recognized as
debts of the State by a public official or a competent
tribunal.
In brief, it is desired to obtain the data of all debts against the
State, duly legalized with all the necessary requisites, and signed
by a public official or competent tribunal.
With respect to the credits of the Mixed Claims Commission, the
holder of credits of this class shall send the following data:
Number of the judgment, name of the original claimant, number of the
case, amount recognized and the name of the actual holder.
There shall be excepted from the sending of this data back salaries
for services to the Government, as salaries, fees and wages of
employees shown by the State budget, subsidies to colleges and
schools, and charities, pensions to invalids and other pensions.
Note: Every creditor must place at the foot of the statement of the
data concerning his credit the following oath: “I certify that the
statement which precedes with regard to the data of my credit is
authentic, that I am owner or legitimate holder, and that I have not
received any sum or sums on account of this credit.”
If any sum or sums have been received on account, there shall be
given the date, and the sum or sums, the public official from whom
they were received and the office of the one who paid them.
(Here the date and the signature of the holder of the credit)
-
M. Benard,
Commissioned by the Government of
Nicaragua—President
-
Alberto Zelaya,
Secretary
-
A. F. Lindberg,
Commissioned by the Department of
State of the United States
Managua
, March 22, 1917.
