Evening star., 1863-04-02
PROPOSALS FOR DESIGNS. MODELS AND
4 PRINTING OF TREASURY NOTES

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March %, 1868.
PROPOSALS are hereby invited for Designs for
Treasury Notes to be Issued under the act approved
Prope. ais will be receiv I'd tor the denominations
Of lns, POS, Jps, lN's, JWs, U0's and 5,D1's the
right being reserved by the Secretary of the Treas
ury to omit aIy Of the above denomia ations from
denomination for those of smother or to use them
iptarchangeably 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 use in whole
in part, upon any currency, bond, certificate, or
other rerres sentative OF value and completed bi Is
must be all 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 similar legend Two years after date
the United STATE will pay to bearer fifty dollars,
with interest at five per cent per annum, pa ysble
semi annually as follows:
On the first day Of October, 1873, dollar and
fifty cents
On the first day of April, 1851 one dollar ana fifty
On the first day of October, 1864, one dollar and
On the first day of April. 1866 one dollar and fifty
Th1 sums denoting the accrued and accruing in.
terest must be placed near the center of the width
OF the note and about two inches from its ri Y t-
spsce must be allowed for the seal and for tsa
signature of the Treasurer and Register
On the reverse there must be two tablets, to con
tain the following legends or such others of about
the same plumber OF words as be su bsttu ted by
lst 'Th note win be exchanged by the Treas
nrer any Assistant Treasurer any specially
dcsigDated depositary of the United States for
United States notes equal in amount to its face
value and interest to last date of interest payment
This note is legal te nder to to the same extent
as Uni ted States notes for its face value without
ID. Every pessen making or engraving. oraid
ing to make or ensray or passing or attem pting
every person having in possession plate i'm pres
sion made in imitation O. it, or any paper made in
guilty Of felony and subject to fine not texceeding
Proposals win be received until the 18th day of
April, 1868, ard must in all cases be accompanied
by models or illustrative drawings
Proposals. may be II ade for designs alone, or for
completed dies, for the entire work Of engraving
work the price must be separately stated for
furnishing the dies, for making the plates Tin
1000 impressions of four notes each and for paper
per lOoG impressions, and q sample of the paper
thereof, must accompany the proposals. Proposals %
must also state the st length of time REQUIRED after
mence, and thereafter the number of thousand
Impressions that will be delivered daily
must also state at which Of the ' foIoWins wing poss
offices the Impressions will be delivered, properly
chissse Buffalo, New W York Or bcston Boston o'n''0i A'l
designs only and cause the engraving to be doise
by other parties than those making the proposals,
ferring apd printing to be done by others, or to
reject part or a.. q any proposals as may be for
In all cases of pied bids the de gns and dies
together with all rolls, bed pieces plates other
copies thereof must be the sole and excnsi ve prop
erty of he United States Those reJec ed will be
returned to the respective bidders
In tie selection Of designs special attention will
be given 10 security against counterfeiting and
alterations.
Proposals and desighs must be enclosed in sealed
envelopes and directed to the Secretary of the
Treasury and plainly endors ed Designs and Pro-
possls for Treasury Notes. - and will be opened on
the 18th day of April, 1861 at II o'clock NJ
aS. P. CHASE
23- eOtapl2 Secretary 6f the Treasnry