Daily national Republican., 1863-04-09
DROPOsALs FOR DESIGNS, MODELS
l. AND PRINTING OF TREASURY NOTES.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March "a, 1868.
PROPOSALS are hereby invited for Designs for
Treasury Notes to be Issued under the act approved
Proposals will he received for the denom na tions
Of lOs 20s, sos, zoos, bOOs, OOOs, and 6OOOs, the
right being reserved by the Secretary OF the Treas
uTy to omit any of the above denominations from
accepted offers or to substitute the designs Of one
denomination for those OF another, or to use them
interchangeably, or to alter their legends
The designs must be national in their character,
and preference will be given, under equal circum-
| stances, to such as have not been used, In whole
in part, upon any currency bond, certificate, or
other representative OF value and completed bills
must all be Of the uniform size Of seven Inches by
| three inches.
Proposals must be for both the diverse and re-
verse Of the notes: The diverse must prominently
following or similar legend: "rwO years after date
the United States will pay to bearer fifty dollars,
with interest at nve per cent per annum, payable
On the frat day Of October, 1863, one dollar and
dfty cents
On the first day of October, 1854, one dollar and
On the first day of April 1866, one dollar and fifty
oents,
The sums denoting the accrued and accruing In
tereBt must be placed near the centre Of the width
Of the note and about two inches from its right
hand end.
Space must be allowed for the seal and for the
signatures of the Treasurer and Register.
On the reverse there must be two tablets to con-
tain the following legends, sUch Others Of about
Ist. " This note will be exchanged by the Trsa.
suTeT or any Assistant Treasurer or any specially
designated depositary Of the United States for
United States notes equal in amount to its face
value and interest to last date Of interest pay
ment;n or, This note is legal tender to the same
extent as United States notes for its face value,
without interest,"
I'd. Every person making or engraving, or aid
ing to make or engrAVe, or passing or attempting
to pass any imitation or alteration Of this notei
and every person having In possession plate or
made in imitation Of that on which the note u
printed iB guilty Of felony, and subject to tine not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment
not exceeding fifteen years at hard labor or both"
Proposals will be received until the 18th day OF
April, 1862 and must in all cases be accompanied
by models or illustrative drawings.
Proposals. may be made for designs alone, or for
completed dies, or for the entire work OF engrav-
ing and printing. If the proposals are for the en-
tire work the price must be separately stated for
furnishing the dies, for making the plates, Qnclud-
ing all cost for re-enteFing) for printing per 1000
Impressions Of four notes each, and for paper per
posed to be used, with the name of the maker
thereof must accompany the proposals. ProPo.
after acceptance Of a bid before deliveries will
commence, and thereafter the number Of thousand
Impressions that will be delivered daily.
II the proposals are for the entire work they
must also state at which Of the following post
Offices the impressions will be delivered, properly
packed for transmission, free OF any charge for
package or delivery, WIS at St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Chicago Buffalo, New York. or Boston.
The Secretary reserves the right to accept de-
signs only and cause the engraving to be done by
other parties than those makiI & the proposal or
to accept designs and dies and cause the transfer
ring and printing to be done BY others, or to reject
partOT all OF any proposal, as may be for the In
terest Of the Government.
In all cases of accepted bids the designs and dies,
together with all rolls, bed-pieees plates, or other
copies thereof must be the sole and exclusive pro-
perty OF the United States. Those rejected will be
returned to the respective bidders.
In the selection of designs special attention will
begiyen to security against counterfeiting and al
teFations
Proposals and deigns must he enclosed in sealed
envelopes and directed TO the Secretary Of the IFea
sury, and plainly endorsed Designs and Proposals
for Treasury Notes. and will be opened on the
18th day Of April, 1858, at l2 O'Clock m.
s. P. CHASE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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