The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-26
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

December GOTH 1912
conformity with the provisions of the 18th sec
lion oil an act OF Congress, entitled "An act legal
izing and making appropriations for such necessary
objects have been usually included in the general
appropriation bills without authority of law, and to
x and provide for certain Incidental expenses of the
Departments and Offices of the Government and for
other purposes, approved the 26lh August, 1912
PROPOSALS
viii be received by this Department until the first
day oil February next, on which day the bids will be
opened, for furnishing the Department with ten thou
sand six hundred and seventy blank certificates of re-
gistry Of the resis Of The United States, and twenty
one thousand three hundred and forty blank lists Of
c'eics, on as good paper, and with the water
marks, and as well executed and in all respects 10
be facsmes of those first engraved under the act of
I'd March, 1883. Specimens Of which may be seen
at the Treasury Department The proposals TO state
for what the AZORES aid number of documents will
be furnished including the engraved steel plates from
which the impressions to be taken the necessary
steel dies for the work and the paper moulds having
the necessary water marks. All the plates, dies,
and moulds thus executed to be the property of the
United States.
The aforesaid documents to be furnished to the
Department. one half Of each in the month of
October next, and the remainder in the month of
February following at which time all the said plates
dies and paper moulds executed for the work shall
likewise be delivered up as the property of the
United States. Payment 10 the contractor, in the
event OF the necessary appropriations being provided
Tor by Congress, to be made from time to time as the
work is finished and delivered, twenty five per cent
on the whole amount being reserved by the Depart
ment until the last payment security for the faith
iul iuhllment OF the contract and satisfactory com
pleon Of the work
The work may be executed either within or out Of
the limits OF Washington, the contractor entering into
bond with sufficient surees to the satisfaction of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, for the faithful perform
ance of the contract to the execution and delivery
of the documents and all other matters and things
required by the terms of the contract failure on
the part of the contractor in any particular in regard
to which the head of the Department will be the final
judge, to cause forfeiture Of the contract
No proposals unaccompanied by proper testmo-
mails Of the ability of the bidder faithfully to fulfil
his contract, together with the names Of the sureties
Offered or that do not in all respects conform TO the
terms OF this advertisement will be considered among
the bids for the contract.
The proposals to be sealed and endorsed "Propo-
sails for furnishing certificates of Registry and crews
Liss"-and directed to the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, at Washington.
w. FORWARD,
Secry of the Treasury
To be published once week for four weeks, in the
Madisonian Globe, and National Intelligcncer d. c.;
Morning Post and Daily Times, Boston, Massachu-
st,s STANDARD Union and Sum- New York Ameri-
Sentinel and Public Ledg +, Philadelphia Penn;
Republican and Sun, Baltimore, Md Southern Pa
riot, Charleston, S. c. A copy of the advertise
ment from each paper to be forwarded to this De-
parment. dec 2l-laW4W