National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-20
PROPOSALS FOR INTERNAL REV
L ENUE STAMPS.

PROPOSALS FOR INTERNAL REV
l. ENUE STAMPS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
OFFICE OF CON. OF lNIERNAL REvENUE,
e. WASHINGTON, July %, ls7i. \
Proposals viii be received until TUESDAY, the
Pnys pape to Be m Rat 6I
pose by thf oice, Internal Revenue Stamps Of the
present use, and as hereafter specified, viz:
CLASS I.
Beer Stdmps -Hogsheads, barrels, half barrels,
third barrels, quarter barrels, sixth barrels.
CLASS II.
Stamps Io- Distilled Spfrfts, Tar Paid.-Ten
ions efr lions, sixty gallons, seventy gallons,
Ens ] sHd ten 9sons o oas hsnd K1d
Snd evenly gallons, and one hundred and thirty
,S.,g'7Es, l2E Distilled Sptrtts otasE, Than TIA
gao. Gistillery warehouse, recttded spirits and
Shoiesale liquor dealers.
CLASS ".
S.aWps for Tobacco AID SnyF, Strfp-One
ounSe, W" ounces, four ounces, eight ounces and
0uLcr TWO ounces. four ounces, eight ounces and
sixteen ounces snuf.
CLASSY.
StampSJOr Tobacco and SRyf, SgHare.-one hall
pould, one pound, two pounds, three pounds, 1ve
pounds, ten. pounds, hreen pounds, twenty
pounds. twenty-9ne pounds, twenty-five Toandi,
half Pound, oae pound, two pounds, three pounds,
I've pounds, ten pounds and twenty pounds snuR.
CLASS vi.
Es gs s! oS one @ andre ssa g5 g5S5 SDg y
ties, i've hundred and cigarettes.
CLASS WI. ....'
stamps foT sprt BroT TSF Pe9@
C!Sss fS Sf printed and Prepared for Issue in
class ITO be engraved with nine coupons, and
one Sup sIfnShsG e each st1mPi Zach stamp and
in book form, each book to contain one hundred
and hlty stamps, three on page, and book to be
CldSs LtE-Each stamp to have an engraved stub at
tAched, stamps and stubs TO be numbered in serial
contain four hundred stamps, four on q page, and
book IeItered and numbered.
0Se ounce to four ounces, inciGsye. 70 6e printed
and perforated, with forty stamps on sheet.
Eight and sixteen ounces TO be Printed and perfo-
rated, with hfteen stamps on . sheet.
SRHg stamps, az JolIoloS:
rated, with one hundred and ninety-siI stamps
TWO oinSes to be printed and perforated, With one
hundred and twelve stamps on . sheet,
-Four sig and eight ounces 70 be printed and perfo-
sixteen ounces 70 os printed and perforated, With
CtdSs TGfo6deso stamps, az JoIlotos:
One half to dye pounds to be printed Without per-
foraton, and issued In sheets, twelve stamps TO .
Ten pounds to sixty pounds, inclusive, excepting
iSiRsd; stamps ant stubs to 5e Numbered IN serial
numbers and bound in book form; each book to
page and book leItered and Numbered. =
The hftesn-pound stamps TO be as above; With the
saSS sta 81 1 az SSSiRss: 20
onshAf TO aye pounds ,reiIsiye, 70 6s printed
stamps to q sheet.
Ten sp. a9S sn f6r each Book 70
contain four hundred stamps, I'VE stamps on .
ass sTF SSSa o and
to be printed and perforated, TO be Issued in
hssS5 h s s9 '' Sn a.: Hundreds to be
printed and peLforsted, TO Se prepared FOR Issue
pEePsrsd for Iss1s in sheets, ten ltsnps on sheet
ri f numbSss a5d 5oaaS Is BOOK FORM; each BOOK
40 SoOs istsFsG aSd 'oui % page
The stamps inSsded IN Slsisei Z: II, N and Y
tesAndlsttertng In every case must be Of plate
l specimens of the aboye me9uonsd stamps may
be Sssn At the S5ss Sf ths O. inter- ter
descriptions taken thefefrom,
ts .e & S s aSd%S'IJ Shs smRi @sS
also Be seen at the Once Of Tue Comnissioner.
WI the pE' ri ssSGR
SSt q TsfSS for snpnsn ns Ss9 a.
BTds vii not be accepted for less quantities than
o'lors BIDS may DO for one printing Tor all the
stamps embraced within the class,
s for Ike prnt In Of the SS SiSne and er
ing, such bids should also Include the numbering
az Each Siu Sd should be accompanied with specl,
men Of the style Of engraving, and the accepted
SsSr 2f &C. Ss sHi q Tn gru
or The engravlngs ofthe several kinds and dsnoni-
The sSRtrsGt vim require all qe;lgus, dies and
brisht and sharp, and that new and additional de-
PRESENT s kinds d aud dsnOminati5h5 q stamps or
others without charge, at the pleasure OF the Com
missioner OF Internal Reyenusi and all such de-
iiserei 20 the United States Treasury Department
st the Termination OF the contract, OF whenever de-
Ihs Sc pepa S iG ana dsversd Of such kinds
denominations, and In such quantities and at such
fIT he Time Being may arect aud that ali neasures
aud PR cautions which the COmmlssloner VI Inter-
nal RsyeRIs ss deem Necessary 70 tS5 10 10 STdfr
gence on TIE part Of the contractor or his emp loyees
Shall te taken at the proper charge and exp nse
No bids viii be considered except from parties
who have been, or are, actually engaged In the
Sidsd With ali the necessary faciiitiss to sIeeufe
the work promptly, aud give the requBite protec-
ton 10 the stamps dlss and plates Id their posses-
Parties not known to the Department VIII furnish
Bideers win slate the time from the date Of the
contract, II awarded, when Lhey Will be ready to
commence delivering the stamps, and their daily
Each BID must be aeeoS panied By a guarantee OF
at least two responsible persons, that 10 case the
Will become Suretes in such reasonable sum as may
be required by the Government Tor the althful per-
TRe Sontraes viii Be msds for not less than one
nGT more than ts sssS o. %a PC 9RSG
sails IN case It shall appear 20 be for the Interest Of
the Government TO DO so.
''Proposals FOR Revenue Stamps,u and Addressed
to the Commissioner OF Internal Rsy ee11Tsi,