Daily national Republican., 1863-03-26
DnOPOsALS FOT DESIGNS, MODELS,
J. AND PRINTING OF TREASURY NOTES.

THLASu ny DEPNHTMLhT, March -, 1853.
PROPOSALS are hereby invited for Designs for
Treasury Notes to be issued under the act approved
March ,, 1853.
Proposals will be receN ed for the denominations
OF los, POS sos, lU's 5OOs, OOOs and 5OOO's the
right being reserved by the Secretary of the Treas
uTy to omit any Ol the above denOmin atoms from
accepted offers or to substitute the designs of one
denomination for those of another, or to use them
inteTchgngGahlS, or to alter their Legends.
The designs must be national in their character,
and preference will be given, under equal cTcum-
stances, to such as have not been used, In whole
or In part, upon any currency, bond, certificate
other representative OF value, and completed bills
must all b" of the uniiOIm size Of seven Inches 10y
three inches.
Proposals must be for both the diverse and re-
verse OF the notes. The diverse must prominently
present the MOfdB "TREAsuRY NoTE," with tie
following similar legend: 1.-TWO years after date
the United States will pay TO hearer fifty dollars,
with intcIeS, at hye PER cent per annum, payable
On the first day OF October 1863, one dollar and
On the Grst day Of April, 1854 one dollar and nny
cents.
Ou the first Gny OF October, 1861, one dollar and
! ATTY cents
in the first day of April, 1865, one dollar and Giy
cents.
Tie sums Genoting the accrued and aucruins IL
UIest must be placed near the centre Vi the width
Of the note and about two inches from Ito right
hand end.
signatures of the Treasurer md Register.
On The there uIust he two tablets, to con-
tain the following legend., such others OF about
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BY the Secretary.
Ist. " THIS note will be exchanged by the Trea.
suror or any Assistant Treasurer or any specially
doFignated dGpositAry Of the United States for
United states notes equal in amount TO It's face
value and interest TO last date OF interest pay
mcntip or, IHis note is legal tender to the same
extent United States notes iOr its face value,
without interest"
I'd. Every person making or engraving, or and
Ing to make or engTaYe, or passing or attempting
to pass any imitation or alteration OF this nOtei
and every person having in possession plate OF
impression made in imitation Of 1t, or any paper
made in imitation OF that on which the note il
printed, iB guilty Of felony, aud subject To hue not
exceeding one thousand dOllaTs, or imprisonment
not exceeding fifteen yeArs at hard labor, or both"
Proposals will be received until the l3th day Of
April, 1868, and must in all caseB be accompanied
By models or illustrative drawings.
Proposals may be made Tor designs alone, or for
completed dies or for the entire work OF engTay-
! ing and printing II the proposals are for the en-
furnishing the dies, Tor making the plates (incud.
Ing all cost for Te-entering) for printing per 1000
Impressions OF four notes each, and for paper per
1909 Impressions, aud sample OF the paper pro-
posed to be used, with the name OF the maker
thereof, must accompany the proposals. Propo.
sails must also state the length OF time required
after acceptance OF bid before deliveries will
commence, and thereafter the number Of thousand
impressions that will be delivered daily.
II the proposals are tor the entire woTk they
must also state at which OF the following post
offices the Impressions will DO delivered, properly
packed for transmission, iree Of any charge lor
package or delivery, viz: at St. Louis, Cincinnati,
chicago, Buffalo, New York, or Boston.
The Secretary reserves the right 10 accept de-
signs only and cause the engraving 10 be done hY
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
part or all Of any proposal, as may be for the IN
terest OF the Gov rFnmeut,
In all cases OF accepted bids the designs and dies
together with all rolls bedpieces, plates, other
copies thereof must be the sole and exclusive pro-
peFty Of the United States. Those rejected will be
returned to the respective bidders.
In the selection Of designs special attention will
be given to security against COunterieIting and al.
. teTAtiOna.
Proposals and deigns must be enclosed In scaled
envelopes and directed TO the Secretary OF the lGH
suFy, and plainly endorsed "DesignB and Proposals
for Treasury Notes." and will be opened on the
18Th day Of April, 1903, at ~ O'Clock m
&. =. CHASE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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