Daily national Republican., 1863-04-10
TREAsuRY DrPARrMrHr, ~

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March %, 1858.
PROPOSALS are hereby invited for DoeignH for
Treasury Notes to be Issued under the act approved
Proposals will be received for the denominAti tionS
Of loi, 2os, sos, lo0s boos, COOS, and COOS the
ury to omit any OF the above denominations from
accepted offers or to substitute the deaigns Of one
ipteTehHSSeHbiy' or to alter tSeiT ieSenSs. '"0'
The designs must be national in their character,
and preference will be given, under equal otroum-
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
Proposals must be for both the diverse and re-
verse OF the notes. The diverse must prominently
following or similar legend "Two years after date
the United States will pay to bearer fifty dollars,
with interest at nve per cent. per annum, payable
Bemi-annually,h as follows:
On the first day OF October, 1853, one dollar and
On the first day of April, 1864, one dollar and ATTY
cents.
on the first day of October, 1864, one dollar and
fifty cents.
Tie sums denoting the accrued and accruing in
terest 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
the same number Of words as may be substituted
Ist. This note will be exchanged by the Trea-
BureT or any Assistant Treasurer or any specially
designated depositaTy Of the United states for
United States notes equal in amount to its face
value and interest to last date Of interest pay
ment" or This note is legal tender to the same
extent as United States notes for Its face value,
without interest"
I'd. "Eyery person making or engraving, or and
ing to make or engraye, or passing or attempting
person having a
impression made in imitation Of Il, or any paper
made In imitation OF that on which the note u
printed, IL guilty Of felony and subject to hne 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, 1858, 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, uneud.
ing all cost for re-entering) for printing per 1000
Impressions Of four notes each, and for paper per
600 Impressions, and a 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 for the entire work they
must also state at which OF the lolL1WlnB posi-
offices the Impressions will be delivered, properly
packed for transmission free Of any charge lor
package or delivery, viz! at St. Louis Cincinnati,
chicago bunAlo, new loEhi OF DosVph' -. 1,
The Secretary reserves the right TO accept do
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
part or all Of any proposal as may be for the In
teTeBt OF the Government.
In all cases Of accepted bids the designs and dies
together with all rolls, bod-pieees plates, 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
be given to security against cOunterfeiting and al
teFatlonH
Proposals. and deigns must he enclosed In sealed
nveopeR and directed to the Secretary Of the TTea-
sury, and plainly endorsed Designs and Proposals
| for treasury Notes." and will be opened on the
| ISth day Of April, 1853, at u O'Clock IN.
| s. p CHASE
Secretary Of tho Treasury.
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