The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-02
Treasury DEPARTMENT,

December Doth, lS42.
conformity with the provisions of the 18th see
ton OF an act Of Congress entitled "An act legal
izng and making appropriations for such necessary
objects have been usually included In the general
appropriation bills without authority of law and to
fix and provide for certain incidental expenses Of the
Departments and Offices # the Government and for
other purposes, approved the 26th August, lSi2.
PROPOSALS
VIII be received by this Department until the first
day Of February next which day the bids will be
opened for furnishing the Department with ten thou
sand six hundred and seventy blank certificates of re-
gisby Of The r,sseis Of m, United States and twenty
thousand three hundred and forty blank lists Of
erocs, on as good paper, and with the same water
marks and as well executed and in all respects 10
be fscsimies OF those first engraved under the act of
ID March, 1888. Specimens Of which may be seen
at the Treasury Department. The proposals 10 state
for what sum the alore aid number of documents will
be furnished including the engraved steel plates from
which tie impressions are TO be taken, IL necessary
steel dies for the work and the paper mouds having
the necessary water marks. All the plates, dies
and mouds 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 tho month of
February ollowin which time all the said plates
dies and paper mouds executed for the work shall
likewise be delivered up the pr perry OF the
United States. Payment 10 the contractor, in the
event Of the necessary appropriations being provided
for by Congress- to be made from time t. time a. the
work is finished and delivered, twenty live per cent
on the whole amount being reserved by the Depart
ment, until the last payment security for the faith
fu fulhllment Of the contract and satisfactory com
pletion Of the work.
The work may be executed either within or out Of
the limits Of Washington the contractor entering into
bond with sufficient surecs the satisfaction Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury for the faithful perform
aps Ol a. 40 nd deli
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 hna
Judge, TO a forfeiture Of the contract
No proposals unaccompanied by proper testimo-
mails of the ability Of the bidder faithful, 10 fulfil
hi. contract together with the names Of the sureties
oie ed that do not 10 all respects conform TO the
terms Of this advertisement viii be consde red among
the bids for the contract
The proposals TO be sealed AMI endorsed Promo
sails for furnishing certificates Of Registry and crews
Lists"-and directed TO the Secretary Of the Tfea-
sury, at Washington.
w FORWARD
Seor'y Of the Treasury.
To be published once week fr four weeks IN the
Mad sonian, Globe, and National Integencer, d. CT
Morning Post and Daily Times, Bost ID, Mass,chu-
its Standard, Union and Sun, New York; Ameri-
can Sentinel and Public Ledg r, Philadelphia, Penn
Republican and sun, Baltimore Md; Southern Pa.
iria, Charlie ton, $. &. copy Of the advertise.
men from each paper 70 be forwarded 10 this DE
Psrtment dec al-lswiN