Daily national Republican., 1863-03-23
DROPOsALs FOR DESIGNS, MODELS,
l. AND PRINTING OF TREASURY NOTES.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March "a, 1853.
PROPOSALS are hereby invited for Designs for
Treasury Notes to be Issued under the act approved
Proposals will be received for the denomination
right being reserved BY the secretary Of the Treas
ufy to omit any Of tho above denominations from
accepted offers, or to substitute the designs Of
denomination for those Of another, or to use them
InterchAngeably, or to alter their legends.
Tho designs must be national in their character,
and preference will be given, under equal clroum-
stances, to such as have not been used, In whole
or 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
present the words TREASURY NoTE," with the
following or similar legend 1.-TWO years after date
the United States will pay to bearer Atty dollars,
with interest at i've per cent. per annum, payable
On the first day OF October, 1859, one dollar and
fifty cents.
On the first day of April, 1864, one dollar and nifty
cents.
On the first day of October, 1854, one dollar and
Atty cents:
On the nrSt day of April, 1895, one dollar and ty
cents.
The sums denoting the accrued and accruing in.
forest must be placed 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-
the same number OF words As may be substituted
by the Secretary
Ist. "This note will be exchanged by the TrsA.
surer 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' or, This note is legal tender to the same
without interest"
I'd. Every person making or engraving, or AID
Ing to make or engrAYe, or passing or attempting
to pass any imitation or alteration Of this note
and every person having in possession a plate or
Impression made in Imitation Of 1t, or any paper
made in imitation Of that on which the note IL
printed, IL guilty Of felony, and subject TO ne not
| exceeding one thousand dollar, or imprisonment
not exceeding fifteen years at hard labor or DO th.n
Proposals will be received until the l5th day OF
April, 1853, and must In all cases be Accompanied
by models or illustrative drawings. =. ~.
Proposals may be made for deAignB alone or for
completed dies, or for the entire work OF engrav-
Ing and printing. II the proposals are for the on
tire work the price must be separately stated for
furnishing the dies, for making the plates nclud.
ing all cost for feenterlngD for printing per 1000
Impressions OF four notes each, and for paper per
1000 Impressions, and 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 a bid before deliveries will
commence, and thereafter the number of thousand
Impressions that will be delivered daily.
u the proposals are for the entire work they
ofnoes the impTeSsonS will be delivered, properly
packed for Transmission, free Of any charge for
package or delivery, viz: 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 s the proposal, OF
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, may be for the In
tereBt OF the Government.
In all cases OF accepted bids the designs and dies
together with all rolls bedpieees, plates or othei
copies thereof must be the sole and exclusive pro
porty Of the United States. Those rejected wifi bt
returned to the respective bidders.
In the selection OF designs special attention will
be given to security against oOunterfeiting and al
| teTAtions
Proposals. and deigns must be enclosed In sealed
envelopes and directed to the Secretary Of tho reA
suTy, and plainly endorsed "Deaign6 and Proposals
for Treasury Notes." and will be opened on the
l2th day OF April, 1859, at u o'clock m.
S. P. CHASE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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