Evening star., 1863-04-04
PROPOSALS FOR DESIGNS. MODELS AND
PRINTING OF TREASURY NOTEs.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March 2

TREASURY DErAKrMEsr, March O. 1863.
Treasury Notes to be issued under the act approved
Prope, ais viii be received tor the denominations
of lot, 2's 5a's, 1O0's 5ps, ,s1's and 5,mm's the
right being reserved by the of the Treas
demon ination for those Of smother or 10 use them
The designs mus, be national in their charactsr
and prefe erence will be given. under equal circum
in part, upon any currency, bond certificate, or
other representative OF vslue, and completed bills
must be all of the uniform size of seven inches by
Proposals must be for both the diverse and re-
present the words ssTREasuRY NoTE" with the
following or similar legend Two years after date
the Unite States will pay to bearer fifty dollars,
sem, annually ; as follows; - 49,. - =, w
On the first day of April, 1864, one dollar and 6ty
On the first day of October, 1854. one dollar and
fifty cents.
The sums denotins the accrued and accruing in
terast must be placed the centsr of the width
of the note and about two inches from its ri hit
hand end
Space must be allowed for the seal and for tie
signatures of the Treasurer aud Register
On the reverse there mus. be two tablets, to con-
tain the following legends. or such others Of about
the same number OF words as may be substituted bv
lst '.Th note will be exchanged by the Treas
urer any Assistant Treasurer any specially
designated depositary of the United States for
United States notes equal i'll amount to it's face
value aho interest last date OF interest payment
or note is legal nder to to the tent
as nlted States notes tor its face value without
ID. Every person making engraving oraid
ing to make or engra or passing or attem ptine
to pass any imitation alteration Of this note and
every person having in possession plate or isnpres
sion made in imitation o it. or any paper made in
imitation of that on which the note IS printed Is
guilty Of felony and subject to fine notexceeding
one thousand dollars, oi imprisoninent not exceed
ing fifteen years at hard labor, or both
Prsposols viii be received until the 18th day Of
by models or illustrative drawings
Proposals may De made for designs alone, or for
and printing If th proposals sr for shs entiTs
work the pric" must be separately stated for
eIudng ali cdst or r. eaternr5 for , printing @ per
100 i'm pressioi= of four notes each ani for papsr
10 Be used with ha IT, nae Of Of the he NJ
thereof must accompany the proposals. Proposals
a5o stat sh lid Psth br o. & e T1s atsr
m"nce, ard iheresite: The number Of thousand
i'm prtssions s that will b" deiisered daily
must also state at which of the folit wing pot
Offices the impressions vii; be delivered, properly
packed for transmissit N, free II any charge for
p4Gksse or Ps. t.ivesy VIZ = st. louis c'ncinr
he Secretary reserves the right 10 accept
designs only and cause the engraving to BE do sc
by other parties than hose making the proposals
or to accept designs aud dies AMI cause the trans
ferring and printing To be dane by others, or TO
reject part or al = any proposals, may be for
the interest OF the Government.
In all Of acc pied bids tho designs ani dies,
together with all rolls bed pieces Plates other
erty Of he United States Those r";ec. e1 viii be
returned TO III. respective hidd'rs
In Il e selection designs special attention will
be- given 10 security against cnunterieiting and
envelopes and directed to the Se:retary OF tbs
Treasury, and plainly endorsed Designs and Pro
posais for Treasury Notes, and will be opensd
the 18th day oi April, 1863, ut II nG,'ck &