Daily national Republican., 1863-04-01
DROPOsALs FOR DESIGNS, MODELS,
L AND PRINTING OF TREASURY NOTES.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March %, 1868.
PROPOSALS are hereby invited for Designs for
Treasury Notes to be issued under the act approved
March Q, 1853,
Proposals will be received for the denominati lions
Of los, 20a sos, 1908, 6OOs COOS, and 6OoOs, the
right being reserved by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury TO omit any OF the above denominations from
accepted offers or TO substitute the designs Of
denomina for those of another, or to use them
interchAngeably, or to alter their legends.
The designs must be national In their character,
and preference will be given, under equal clrcum-
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
Proposals must be for both the diverse and re-
verse OF the notes. The diverse must prominently
present tho words "TREAsvRY NoTE," with the
following similar legend "Two yeaEB after date
the United States will pay to bearer hfty dollars,
with interest at five per cent per annum, payable
semi-AnnuRlly,n as follows:
on the hrSt day OF October, 1883, one dollar and
hfty cents.
On the nrSt day of April, 1854, one dollar and hy
cents.
On the first day of October, 1864, one dollar and
fifty cents.
On tho first day Of April 1865, one dollar and fifty
cents.
The 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
by the Secretary:
I4t. " This note will be exchanged by the Trea.
suTer 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
mcnt;" or, This note is a legal tender to the
extent rs United States notes for Its face value,
without interest"
I'd. Every person making or engraving, or aid
ing to make or engrAve, or passing or attempting
to pass any imitation or alteration of this notei
and every person having In possession plate or
impression made in imitation Of it, or any paper
made in imitation OF that on which the note IL
printed, ,is guilty Of felony, and subject to tine 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, 1868, and must in all cases be accompanied
by models or Illustrative drawings.
Proposas may be made for designs alone, or for
completed dies, or for the entire work Of engray-
ing and printing. II the proposals are for the en-
tire work the price must he separately stated for
furnishing the dies, for making the plAtes, Cnclud-
ing all cost for Fe-enteFngD for printing per 100
Impressions OF four notes each, and for paper per
1000 impressionst and a sample Of the paper pro-
posed to be used, with the name OF the maker
thereof, must accompany the proposals. PrOpO-
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 following post
Offices the impressions will ba delivered, properly
packed for transmission, free Of any charge tor
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 bv
other parties than those making 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
forest of the Government
In all cases Of accepted bids the designs and dies,
together with all rOHS bed-pieceB plates or other
copies thereof must be the sole and eX elusive pro-
perty Of the United States. Those rejected will be
returned to the respective bidders.
In the selection of designs special attention will
teTAtiOnB.
Proposals. and degns must be enclosed In sealed
envelopes and directed to the Secretary Of the Trea-
for Treasury Notes" and will be opened on the
18th day OF April, 1868, at u O'Clock m.
s. p. CHASE,
Secretary Of the treasury
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